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Changes in music tempo entrain movement related brain activity (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Daly, I., Hallowell, J., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Malik, A., Roesch, E., …Nasuto, S. (2014, August). Changes in music tempo entrain movement related brain activity. Presented at 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Chicago, IL, USA

The neural mechanisms of music listening and appreciation are not yet completely understood. Based on the apparent relationship between the beats per minute (tempo) of music and the desire to move (for example feet tapping) induced while listening to... Read More about Changes in music tempo entrain movement related brain activity.

A field test of a model for the stability of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia texana (2014)
Journal Article
Weeks, S., Benvenuto, C., Reed, S., Duff, R., Duan, Z., & David, P. (2014). A field test of a model for the stability of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia texana. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27(10), 2080-2095. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12459

The evolution of hermaphroditism from dioecy is a poorly studied transition. Androdioecy (the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites) has been suggested as an intermediate step in this evolutionary transition or could be a stable reproductive mode.... Read More about A field test of a model for the stability of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia texana.

Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione” (2014)
Journal Article
Trillo, C. (2015). Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione”. European Planning Studies, 23(8), 1627-1645. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2014.942598

This paper investigates the use of public–private non-financial compensation in urban planning, aimed at achieving social housing goals. In so doing, it aims: first, to explain the current situation of housing policy in Italy and how it relates to th... Read More about Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione”.

The relevance of taxation in middle income economies (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Orchieng, M., & Poon, J. (2014, August). The relevance of taxation in middle income economies. Presented at 4th Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana (CITG) Annual International Tax Conference, Accra, Ghana

Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study (2014)
Journal Article
Joynson, R., Swamy, A., Bou, P., Chapuis, A., & Ferry, N. (2014). Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 177, 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.08.003

The level of cellulolytic activity in different areas of the gut of the terrestrial slug Arion ater was assayed at different temperatures and pH values. To do this, crude gut proteins were isolated and assayed using modified dinitrosalicylic acid red... Read More about Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study.

Investigating affect in algorithmic composition systems (2014)
Journal Article
Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, E., Roesch, E., Daly, I., & Nasuto, S. (2015). Investigating affect in algorithmic composition systems. Psychology of Music, 43(6), 831-854. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735614543282

There has been a significant amount of work implementing systems for algorithmic composition with the intention of targeting specific emotional responses in the listener, but a full review of this work is not currently available. This gap creates a s... Read More about Investigating affect in algorithmic composition systems.

Divergence by depth in an oceanic fish (2014)
Journal Article
Shum, P., Pampoulie, C., Sacchi, C., & Mariani, S. (2014). Divergence by depth in an oceanic fish. PeerJ, 2, e525. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.525

Despite the striking physical and environmental gradients associated with depth variation in the oceans, relatively little is known about their impact on population diversification, adaptation and speciation. Changes in light associated with increasi... Read More about Divergence by depth in an oceanic fish.

Can enrichment make Brazilian tapir spend more time on view to the public? (2014)
Journal Article
more time on view to the public?. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 18, 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2014.945177

One common visitor complaint in zoos is that the nonhuman animals are not visible. This problem
needs to be resolved without compromising the animals’ welfare; environmental enrichment could
solve the problem. This study investigated whether enrich... Read More about Can enrichment make Brazilian tapir spend more time on view to the public?.

Developing a dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner to characterise forest canopy structure (2014)
Journal Article
Danson, F., Gaulton, R., Armitage, R., Mathias, D., Gunawan, O., Philip, L., …Ramirez, A. (2014). Developing a dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner to characterise forest canopy structure. Agricultural and forest meteorology, 198, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.07.007

The development of a dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner to measure the three-dimensional structure of forest canopies is described, and field measurements used to evaluate and test the instrument measurement characteristics. The... Read More about Developing a dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner to characterise forest canopy structure.

Students’ views on the incorporation of commercial awareness in real estate education (2014)
Journal Article
Poon, J., & Brownlow, M. (2014). Students’ views on the incorporation of commercial awareness in real estate education. Property Management, 32(4), 326-351. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-07-2013-0040

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review how real estate students perceive and define commercial awareness, which is one of the most important employability skills. This paper also examines students’ perceptions about how their courses support... Read More about Students’ views on the incorporation of commercial awareness in real estate education.

Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis (2014)
Journal Article
Herman, J., McDevitt, A., Kawałko, A., Jaarola, M., Wójcik, J., & Searle, J. (2014). Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e103949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103949

Phylogeography interprets molecular genetic variation in a spatial and temporal context. Molecular clocks are frequently
used to calibrate phylogeographic analyses, however there is mounting evidence that molecular rates decay over the
relevant tim... Read More about Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis.

To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment? (2014)
Journal Article
Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2014). To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment?. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18(1), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900936-8

Purpose:
This paper aims to establish two key points. Firstly that there is a gap in the resilience literature, and to show that electricity
needs to play a more central role in all the academic research fields associated with ‘disasters’ and ‘resi... Read More about To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment?.

Network analysis reveals that bacteria and fungi form modules that correlate independently with soil parameters (2014)
Journal Article
soil parameters. Environmental Microbiology, 17(8), 2677-2689. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12559

Network and multivariate statistical analyses were
performed to determine interactions between bacterial
and fungal community terminal restriction length
polymorphisms as well as soil properties in paired
woodland and pasture sites. Canonical cor... Read More about Network analysis reveals that bacteria and fungi form modules that correlate independently with soil parameters.

EWMA model based shift-detection methods for detecting covariate shifts in non-stationary environments (2014)
Journal Article
Raza, H., Girijesh, P., & Li, Y. (2015). EWMA model based shift-detection methods for detecting covariate shifts in non-stationary environments. Pattern recognition, 48(3), 659-669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2014.07.028

Dataset shift is a very common issue wherein the input data distribution shifts over time in non-stationary environments. A broad range of real-world systems face the challenge of dataset shift. In such systems, continuous monitoring of the process b... Read More about EWMA model based shift-detection methods for detecting covariate shifts in non-stationary environments.

Do real estate courses sufficiently develop their graduates’ employability skills? Perspectives from multiple stakeholders (2014)
Journal Article
Poon, J. (2014). Do real estate courses sufficiently develop their graduates’ employability skills? Perspectives from multiple stakeholders. Education and Training, 56(6), 562-581. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-06-2013-0074

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited real estate courses in the UK have equipped real estate graduates with sufficient relevant employability skills to embark on a car... Read More about Do real estate courses sufficiently develop their graduates’ employability skills? Perspectives from multiple stakeholders.

Adding value and meaning to coheating tests (2014)
Journal Article
Stafford, A., Johnston, D., Miles-Shenton, D., Farmer, D., Brook-Peat, M., & Gorse, C. (2014). Adding value and meaning to coheating tests. Structural survey, 32(4), 331-342. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-01-2014-0007

Purpose: The coheating test is the standard method of measuring the heat loss coefficient of a
building, but to be useful the test requires careful and thoughtful execution. Testing should take
place in the context of additional investigations in o... Read More about Adding value and meaning to coheating tests.

Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus paca in the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil,Caça de subsistência de Cuniculus paca no Médio Solimões, Amazonas, Brasil (2014)
Journal Article
Valsecchi, J., Rocha El Bizri, H., & Figueira, J. (2014). Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus paca in the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil,Caça de subsistência de Cuniculus paca no Médio Solimões, Amazonas, Brasil. https://doi.org/10.1590/bjb.2014.0098

Ungulates, large primates and caviomorfs are cited by Amazonian hunters as preferred species. In this research, paca (Cuniculus paca) hunting was investigated in relation to water levels and the lunar cycle. In eight years of monitoring in the Amanã... Read More about Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus paca in the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil,Caça de subsistência de Cuniculus paca no Médio Solimões, Amazonas, Brasil.

Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Ihuah, P., Ekenta, C., & Nwokorie, B. (2014). Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria. International journal of environment, ecology, family and urban studies, 4(4), 9-20

The purpose of the study is to investigate and analyses the impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value, utilizing Agbama and Ehimiri Housing Estate located in Umuahia City of Nigeria. Both open and closed ended questionnai... Read More about Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria.

Spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging in live cells of a cyano-substituted combretastatin (2014)
Journal Article
combretastatin. Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, 3, 211-218. https://doi.org/10.3233/BSI-140067

Fluorescence lifetime imaging has been used to observe the real-time uptake in live mammalian cells of a
combretastatin-type drug analogue that is a substituted stilbene with a cyano group at the bridging olefinic bond. Fluorescence spectra in a ran... Read More about Spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging in live cells of a cyano-substituted combretastatin.