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Taylor dispersion in non-Darcy porous media with bulk chemical reaction : a model for drug transport in impeded blood vessels (2021)
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Roy, A., Beg, O., Saha, A., & Ramana Murthy, J. (2021). Taylor dispersion in non-Darcy porous media with bulk chemical reaction : a model for drug transport in impeded blood vessels. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 127(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-021-10120-8

The present article discusses the solute transport process in unsteady laminar blood flow through a non-Darcy porous medium, as a model for drug movement in blood vessels containing deposits. The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer drag force formulation is... Read More about Taylor dispersion in non-Darcy porous media with bulk chemical reaction : a model for drug transport in impeded blood vessels.

Age and sex-associated variation in the multi-site microbiome of an entire social group of free-ranging rhesus macaques (2021)
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Janiak, M., Montague, M., Villamil, C., Stock, M., Trujillo, A., DePasquale, A., …Higham, J. (2021). Age and sex-associated variation in the multi-site microbiome of an entire social group of free-ranging rhesus macaques. Microbiome, 9(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01009-w

Background: An individual’s microbiome changes over the course of its lifetime, especially during infancy, and again in old age. Confounding factors such as diet and healthcare make it difficult to disentangle the interactions between age, health, an... Read More about Age and sex-associated variation in the multi-site microbiome of an entire social group of free-ranging rhesus macaques.

Evaluating the risk of disclosure and utility in a synthetic dataset (2021)
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Chen, K., Yu, C., & Dargahi, T. (2021). Evaluating the risk of disclosure and utility in a synthetic dataset. Computers, Materials & Continua, 68(1), 761-787. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2021.014984

The advancement of information technology has improved the delivery of financial services by the introduction of Financial Technology (FinTech). To enhance their customer satisfaction, Fintech companies leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to col... Read More about Evaluating the risk of disclosure and utility in a synthetic dataset.

In depth characterisation of the biomolecular coronas of polymer coated inorganic nanoparticles with differential centrifugal sedimentation (2021)
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Perez-Potti, A., Lopez, H., Pelaz, B., Abdelmonem, A., Soliman, M., Schoen, I., …Monopoli, M. (2021). In depth characterisation of the biomolecular coronas of polymer coated inorganic nanoparticles with differential centrifugal sedimentation. Scientific reports, 11(1), 6443. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84029-8

Advances in nanofabrication methods have enabled the tailoring of new strategies towards the controlled production of nanoparticles with attractive applications in healthcare. In many cases, their characterisation remains a big challenge, particularl... Read More about In depth characterisation of the biomolecular coronas of polymer coated inorganic nanoparticles with differential centrifugal sedimentation.

Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas (2021)
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Franco, C., Rocha El Bizri, H., Souza, P., Fa, J., Valsecchi, J., Sousa, I., & Quieroz, H. (2021). Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas. Journal of Environmental Management, 287, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112314

Globally, community-based initiatives are effective in protecting ecosystems and the species within them. In this paper, we analyze the emergence and large-scale expansion of a community-based environmental protection system (the Voluntary Environmen... Read More about Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas.

Thermal analysis of airway mucus clearance by ciliary activity in the presence of inertial forces (2021)
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Shaheen, S., Maqbool, K., Beg, O., & Gul, F. (2021). Thermal analysis of airway mucus clearance by ciliary activity in the presence of inertial forces. SN Applied Sciences, 3(4), 461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04439-1

In this study heat transfer effects on cilia induced mucus flow in human airways is presented. The elliptic wave pattern of cilia tips produces metachronal wave which enables the transportation of highly viscous mucus with nonzero inertial forces. Up... Read More about Thermal analysis of airway mucus clearance by ciliary activity in the presence of inertial forces.

Multi-objective optimal design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plate heat exchanger with phase change (2021)
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Norouzi, M., Targhi, R., Hashemian, S., Vaziri, S., & Beg, O. (2021). Multi-objective optimal design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plate heat exchanger with phase change. AUT journal of mechanical engineering (Online), 5(4), 8. https://doi.org/10.22060/AJME.2021.19168.5935

Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) have been shown to be feasible thermodynamically for electricity generation from organic fluids as working fluids with low temperature sources. Heat exchanger performance is strongly influenced by thermodynamic cycle eff... Read More about Multi-objective optimal design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plate heat exchanger with phase change.

Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory (2021)
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Farina, A., & James, P. (2021). Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory. Biosemiotics, 14(2), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-021-09406-2

Vivoscape, from Latin ‘vivo’ (living) and the English ‘scape’ (shape and form of a place) is presented as a new ecosemiotic agency that integrates the interactions between biological and ecological components of a taxon with the environment. Accordin... Read More about Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory.

Fish out of water : consumers’ unfamiliarity with the appearance of commercial fish species (2021)
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Cusa, M., Falcão, L., De Jesus, J., Biolatti, C., Blondeel, L., Bracken, F., …Mariani, S. (2021). Fish out of water : consumers’ unfamiliarity with the appearance of commercial fish species. Sustainability Science, 16(4), 1313-1322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-00932-z

Seafood labels play an increasingly key role in assisting consumers in purchasing processed and featureless fish products, and in encouraging sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices. While informed purchasing choices are typically influenced by... Read More about Fish out of water : consumers’ unfamiliarity with the appearance of commercial fish species.

Elevated recapping behaviour and reduced Varroa destructor reproduction in natural Varroa resistant Apis mellifera honey bees from the UK (2021)
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Hawkins, G., & Martin, S. (2021). Elevated recapping behaviour and reduced Varroa destructor reproduction in natural Varroa resistant Apis mellifera honey bees from the UK. Apidologie, 52(3), 647-657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00852-y

Varroa destructor mites remain a major threat to Apis mellifera honey bees, yet many populations across the world have naturally evolved survivorship to infestation. Here, we investigated the roles of recapping and mite reproduction in natural Varroa... Read More about Elevated recapping behaviour and reduced Varroa destructor reproduction in natural Varroa resistant Apis mellifera honey bees from the UK.

Computation of ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder with induction and curvature effects (2021)
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Mizan, M., Ferdows, M., Shamshuddin, M., Beg, O., Salawu, S. O., & Kadir, A. (2021). Computation of ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder with induction and curvature effects. Heat Transfer, 50(6), 5240-5266. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22122

AbstractMotivated by enrobing processes in manufacturing technology with intelligent coatings, this study analyses the flow of an electroconductive incompressible nanofluid with heat distribution in a boundary layer containing metallic nanoparticles... Read More about Computation of ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder with induction and curvature effects.

Tephritid fruit flies have a large diversity of co-occurring RNA viruses (2021)
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Sharpe, S. R., Morrow, J. L., Brettell, L. E., Shearman, D. C., Stuart Gilchrist, A., Cook, J. M., & Riegler, M. (2021). Tephritid fruit flies have a large diversity of co-occurring RNA viruses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 186, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2021.107569

Tephritid fruit flies are amongst the most devastating pests of horticulture, and Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs have been developed for their control. Their interactions with viruses are still mostly unexplored, yet, viruses may negatively... Read More about Tephritid fruit flies have a large diversity of co-occurring RNA viruses.

Validation of baseline and modified Sentinel-2 level 2 prototype processor leaf area index retrievals over the United States (2021)
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Brown, L., Fernandes, R., Djamai, N., Meier, C., Gobron, N., Morris, H., …Dash, J. (2021). Validation of baseline and modified Sentinel-2 level 2 prototype processor leaf area index retrievals over the United States. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 175, 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2021.02.020

The Sentinel-2 Level 2 Prototype Processor (SL2P) is made available to users for the retrieval of vegetation biophysical variables including leaf area index (LAI) from Multispectral Instrument (MSI) data within the Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP... Read More about Validation of baseline and modified Sentinel-2 level 2 prototype processor leaf area index retrievals over the United States.

A systematic review to establish a definition for natural disaster preparedness (2021)
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Siriwardhana, S., Kulatunga, U., & Fernando, T. (2021). A systematic review to establish a definition for natural disaster preparedness

Disaster Preparedness (DP) needs to be best viewed from a broad perspective in order to have a sound understanding of its practices, its scope and its impact on the successful implementation of disaster management. However, the DP concept has becom... Read More about A systematic review to establish a definition for natural disaster preparedness.

Towards methodological adventure in cost overrun research : linking process and product (2021)
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Amadi, A. (2021). Towards methodological adventure in cost overrun research : linking process and product. International Journal of Construction Management, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2021.1894632

The continued adoption of singular paradigms in the study of construction phenomena has elicited dialectical debates in scholarly literature. Calls have been made for more adventurous research methods, beyond the positivist versus interpretivist phil... Read More about Towards methodological adventure in cost overrun research : linking process and product.

Spatial distribution of recapping behaviour indicates clustering around Varroa infested cells (2021)
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Grindrod, I., & Martin, S. (2021). Spatial distribution of recapping behaviour indicates clustering around Varroa infested cells. Journal of Apicultural Research, 60(5), 707-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2021.1890419

Varroa destructor is arguably the most important threat to Apis mellifera honey bees. Despite the recentness of the invasion of Varroa, A. mellifera colonies naturally resistant to the mite are being observed in a growing number of populations across... Read More about Spatial distribution of recapping behaviour indicates clustering around Varroa infested cells.

Organo-arsenic complexation studies explaining the reduction of uptake of arsenic in wheat grown with contaminated irrigation water and organic amendments (2021)
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Kumar, S., Mishra, B., Kumar, S., & Mandal, J. (2021). Organo-arsenic complexation studies explaining the reduction of uptake of arsenic in wheat grown with contaminated irrigation water and organic amendments. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 232(3), 118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05065-8

Application of organics in soil can reduce uptake of arsenic (As) in food crops grown on soil spiked with As. However, the results may be different if the crop is grown with As-contaminated irrigation water. In this study, a modest initiative has bee... Read More about Organo-arsenic complexation studies explaining the reduction of uptake of arsenic in wheat grown with contaminated irrigation water and organic amendments.

Restoring perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity using exercise (2021)
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Saxton, S., Toms, L., Aldous, R., Withers, S., Ohanian, J., & Heagerty, A. (2021). Restoring perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity using exercise. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 35(6), 1291-1304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-020-07136-0

Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) exerts an anti-contractile effect which is vital in regulating vascular tone. This effect is mediated via sympathetic nervous stimulation of PVAT by a mechanism which involves noradrenaline uptake through organic ca... Read More about Restoring perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity using exercise.

eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems (2021)
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Jackman, J., Benvenuto, C., Coscia, I., Carvalho, C., Ready, J., Boubli, J., …Sales, N. (2021). eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems. Environmental DNA, 3(4), 837-849. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.191

The current capacity of environmental DNA (eDNA) to provide accurate insights into the biodiversity of megadiverse regions (e.g., the Neotropics) requires further evaluation to ensure its reliability for long‐term monitoring. In this study, we first... Read More about eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems.