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Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries (2020)
Journal Article
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., Keraminiyage, K., Fernando, T., & Jayawickrama, T. (2021). Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 53, 101973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101973

Post-disaster relocations have both positive and negative impacts on host communities. Receiving the host community’s willingness to host the new community is essential to ensure integration and the sustainability of the new resettlement. This “wil... Read More about Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries.

A grey wolf-based method for mammographic mass classification (2020)
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Tahoun, M., Almazroi, A., Alqarni, M., Gaber, T., Mahmoud, E., & Eltoukhy, M. (2020). A grey wolf-based method for mammographic mass classification. Applied Sciences, 10(23), e8422. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238422

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancer types with a high mortality rate in women worldwide. This devastating cancer still represents a worldwide public health concern in terms of high morbidity and mortality rates. The diagnosis of breast... Read More about A grey wolf-based method for mammographic mass classification.

Measurements and analysis of Non-Methane VOC (NMVOC) emissions from major domestic aerosol sprays at “source” (2020)
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Nourian, A., Abba, M., & Nasr, G. (2021). Measurements and analysis of Non-Methane VOC (NMVOC) emissions from major domestic aerosol sprays at “source”. Environment International, 146, 106152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106152

Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOCs) from domestic aerosol sprays are emerging pollutants and have substantial negative effects on human health and the environment. This study, for the first time, carried out quantification of the NMVOC... Read More about Measurements and analysis of Non-Methane VOC (NMVOC) emissions from major domestic aerosol sprays at “source”.

Foraging behaviour alters with social environment in a juvenile songbird (2020)
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Franks, V., G. Ewen, J., McCready, M., & Thorogood, R. (2020). Foraging behaviour alters with social environment in a juvenile songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1939), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1878

Early independence from parents is a critical period where social information acquired vertically may become outdated, or conflict with new information. However, across natural populations, it is unclear if newly independent young persist in using in... Read More about Foraging behaviour alters with social environment in a juvenile songbird.

Deriving leaf area index reference maps using temporally continuous data: a comparison of upscaling approaches (2020)
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Brown, L., Ogutu, B., Camacho, F., Fuster, B., & Dash, J. (2020). Deriving leaf area index reference maps using temporally continuous data: a comparison of upscaling approaches. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 14, 624-630. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3040080

To further progress the validation of global leaf area index (LAI) products, temporally continuous reference data are a key requirement, as periodic field campaigns fail to adequately characterize temporal dynamics. Progress in cost-effective automat... Read More about Deriving leaf area index reference maps using temporally continuous data: a comparison of upscaling approaches.

Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants (2020)
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Barnett, C., Beresford, N., Wood, M., Izquierdo, M., Walker, L., & Fawkes, R. (2020). Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants. Earth System Science Data, 12(4), 3021-3038. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3021-2020

There are international recommendations that the environment (i.e. wildlife) is assessed for the potential impact of releases of ionizing radiation. The transfer of radionuclides to wildlife from media (e.g. soil, water) is usually described using th... Read More about Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants.

Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective (2020)
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Monaghan, B., & Bass, J. (2020). Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective. Lecture notes in computer science, 12562, 254-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_16

Organisations that manage legacy systems at scale, such as those found within large government agencies and commercial enterprises, face a set of unique challenges. They manage complex software landscapes that have evolved over decades. Current conce... Read More about Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective.

Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation (2020)
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A Hall, M., E Brettell, L., Liu, H., Nacko, S., Spooner-Hart, R., Riegler, M., & M Cook, J. (2021). Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa236

Maintaining beneficial interactions with microbial symbionts is vital for animal health. Yet, for social insects, the stability of microbial associations within and between cohorts is largely unknown. We investigated temporal changes in the microbiom... Read More about Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation.

Numerical investigation of Von Karman swirling bioconvective nanofluid transport from a rotating disk in a porous medium with Stefan blowing and anisotropic slip effects (2020)
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Beg, O., Kabir, M., Uddin, M., Ismail, A., & Alginahi, Y. (2021). Numerical investigation of Von Karman swirling bioconvective nanofluid transport from a rotating disk in a porous medium with Stefan blowing and anisotropic slip effects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 235(19), 3933-3951. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406220973061

In recent years, significant progress has been made in modern micro- and nanotechnologies related to applications in micro/nano-electronic devices. These technologies are increasingly utilizing sophisticated fluent media to enhance performance. Amo... Read More about Numerical investigation of Von Karman swirling bioconvective nanofluid transport from a rotating disk in a porous medium with Stefan blowing and anisotropic slip effects.

On the use of AI for generation of functional music to improve mental health (2020)
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Williams, D., Hodge, V., & Wu, C. (2020). On the use of AI for generation of functional music to improve mental health. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 3, 497864. https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2020.497864

Increasingly music has been shown to have both physical and mental health benefits including improvements in cardiovascular health, a link to reduction of cases of dementia in elderly populations, and improvements in markers of general mental well-be... Read More about On the use of AI for generation of functional music to improve mental health.

Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils : an incubation experiment (2020)
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Craig, H., Antwis, R., Cordero, I., Ashworth, D., Robinson, C., Osborne, T., …Simpson, L. (2021). Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils : an incubation experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 153, 108076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108076

Mangrove ecosystems are important for carbon storage due to their high productivity and low decomposition rates. Waterways have experienced increased nutrient loads as a result of anthropogenic activities and it is unclear how this may affect carbon... Read More about Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils : an incubation experiment.

Investigation into the effects of the geometry in cone driven midrange horns & phase plugs (2020)
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Macdonald, L., & Hargreaves, J. (2020). Investigation into the effects of the geometry in cone driven midrange horns & phase plugs. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 42(3), https://doi.org/10.25144/13367

Midrange horn loudspeakers are usually used in professional audio applications to improve efficiency and control directivity. Because traditional lumped parameter circuits do not model phase plugs or complexities of horn geometry after the expansion,... Read More about Investigation into the effects of the geometry in cone driven midrange horns & phase plugs.

Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges : a review with focus on Pakistan (2020)
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Ahmed, T., Zounemat-Kermani, M., & Scholz, M. (2020). Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges : a review with focus on Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), e8518. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228518

Climate variability is heavily impacting human health all around the globe, in particular, on residents of developing countries. Impacts on surface water and groundwater resources and water-related illnesses are increasing, especially under changing... Read More about Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges : a review with focus on Pakistan.

Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies (2020)
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Stelzenmüller, V., Cormier, R., Gee, K., Shucksmith, R., Gubbins, M., Yates, K., …Clarke, S. (2021). Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies. Journal of Environmental Management, 278, 111545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111545

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has rapidly become the most widely used integrated, place-based management approach in the marine environment. Monitoring and evaluation of MSP is key to inform best practices, adaptive management and plan iteration. Whi... Read More about Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies.

Implementation of a highway wind power generation using vertical axis wind turbine to automatically power a street lamp (2020)
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Sundaram, A., Almobasher, L., Al-Eid, M., Bazroon, M., & Abohasson, A. (2021). Implementation of a highway wind power generation using vertical axis wind turbine to automatically power a street lamp. Wind Engineering, 45(5), 1175-1192. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524X20969421

Vision 2030 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia envisions a shift towards renewable sources of energy. In accordance with this vision, we have developed an off-grid application using a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) to power a street lamp in a highway.... Read More about Implementation of a highway wind power generation using vertical axis wind turbine to automatically power a street lamp.

Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB) (2020)
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Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Nguyen, V. (2021). Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB). Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121526

Underground mined-out areas and tailings are the two major harmful consequences from metal mining industry. Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB) method, refilling the tailings back to the underground mined-out areas, has been widely used worldwide. Clear un... Read More about Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB).

Validation through a comparison of physical examination and DNA test results : OLFML3 case study (2020)
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Preiss, J., & Almansouri, Z. (2021). Validation through a comparison of physical examination and DNA test results : OLFML3 case study. Meta gene, 27, 100819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2020.100819

Objective To investigate the usefulness of predicting the presence of a genetic mutation in a population based on data arising from physical examinations and its use as a validator of grading schemes. Methods We employ an inference algorithm adj... Read More about Validation through a comparison of physical examination and DNA test results : OLFML3 case study.

Ethogram and time-activity budget of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassuidae) : implications for husbandry and welfare (2020)
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da Silva, M., de Faria, C., de Souza Sá, F., Lovestain Costa, D., da Silva, B., de Deus, G., …de Azevedo, C. (2020). Ethogram and time-activity budget of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassuidae) : implications for husbandry and welfare. Journal of Natural History, 54(25-26), 1617-1635. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1819453

The collared peccary, Pecari tajacu, is a mammal in the family Tayassuidae from the Americas that occurs from the United States to north Argentina and throughout Brazil. They are very sociable animals, living in groups of six to nine individuals. In... Read More about Ethogram and time-activity budget of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassuidae) : implications for husbandry and welfare.

Structural insight into [Fe–S2–Mo] motif in electrochemical reduction of N2 over Fe1-supported molecular MoS2 (2020)
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Zheng, J., Wu, S., Lu, L., Huang, C., Ho, P., Kirkland, A., …Edman Tsang, S. (2021). Structural insight into [Fe–S2–Mo] motif in electrochemical reduction of N2 over Fe1-supported molecular MoS2. Chemical Science, 12(2), 688-695. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc04575f

The catalytic synthesis of NH3 from the thermodynamically challenging N2 reduction reaction under mild conditions is currently a significant problem for scientists. Accordingly, herein, we report the development of a nitrogenase-inspired inorganic-ba... Read More about Structural insight into [Fe–S2–Mo] motif in electrochemical reduction of N2 over Fe1-supported molecular MoS2.

A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks (2020)
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Salehi, S., Jalili Ghazizadeh, M., Tabesh, M., Valadi, S., & Salamati Nia, S. (2021). A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 17(10), 1338-1359

Among the main concerns of water companies are to maintain the optimal performance of pipes in water distribution networks (WDNs); this is achieved by activities, such as renewal works, maintenance actions, pressure management and other improvement... Read More about A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks.