All Outputs (526)

A review of traditional project procurement towards integrated practice (2014)
Journal Article
Nifa, F., Mohd Nasrun Mohd, N., & Ahmed, V. (2014). A review of traditional project procurement towards integrated practice. American-Eurasian journal of sustainable agriculture, 8(2), 65-70

As a new integrated procurement approach, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has been introduced as an alternative towards improving sustainability and integrated construction performance. Currently, however, most of the project procurement or method... Read More about A review of traditional project procurement towards integrated practice.

Colloidal interactions induced by overlap of mixed protein+polysaccharide interfacial layers (2014)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, R., & Akinshina, A. (2014). Colloidal interactions induced by overlap of mixed protein+polysaccharide interfacial layers. Food Hydrocolloids, 42(Part 1), 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.01.020

Colloidal interaction potentials induced by the overlap of mixed protein + polysaccharide interfacial layers, formed solely as a result of electrostatic attraction between these two biopolymers, have been calculated using the Self Consistent Field Th... Read More about Colloidal interactions induced by overlap of mixed protein+polysaccharide interfacial layers.

Using virtual environments to test the effects of life like architecture on people (2014)
Book Chapter
Adi, M., & Roberts, D. (2014). Using virtual environments to test the effects of life like architecture on people. In A. Brooks, S. Brahnam, & L. Jain (Eds.), Technologies of Inclusive Well-Being: Serious Games, Alternative Realities, and Play Therapy (261-285). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45432-5_13

While traditionally associated with stability, sturdiness and anchoring, architecture is more than a container protecting from the elements. It is a place that influences state of mind and productivity of those within it. On the doorstep of adaptive... Read More about Using virtual environments to test the effects of life like architecture on people.

Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth (2014)
Journal Article
Martinez-Outschoorn, U., Lisanti, M., & Sotgia, F. (2014). Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth. Seminars in Cancer Biology, 25, 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2014.01.005

Fibroblasts are the most abundant “non-cancerous” cells in tumors. However, it remains largely
unknown how these cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote tumor growth and metastasis, driving
chemotherapy resistance and poor clinical outcome. Th... Read More about Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth.

Impact of sludge floc size and water composition on dewaterability (2014)
Journal Article
Fitria, D., Scholz, M., Swift, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2014). Impact of sludge floc size and water composition on dewaterability. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 37(3), 471-477. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201300378

In order to observe the impact of different water compositions on sludge dewaterability, assessments of floc sizes using a particle size analyzer and of sludge dewaterability based on the capillary suction time (CST) test were carried out. Synthetic... Read More about Impact of sludge floc size and water composition on dewaterability.

Arsenic(V) removal in wetland filters treating drinking water with different substrates and plants (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, M., Li, Q., Tang, X., Huang, Z., Lin, L., & Scholz, M. (2014). Arsenic(V) removal in wetland filters treating drinking water with different substrates and plants. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 94(6), 618-638. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2013.864647

Constructed wetlands are an attractive choice for removing arsenic (As) within water resources used for drinking water production. The role of substrate and vegetation in As removal processes is still poorly understood. In this study, gravel, zeolite... Read More about Arsenic(V) removal in wetland filters treating drinking water with different substrates and plants.

Widely varying giant Goos–Hänchen shifts from airy beams at nonlinear interfaces (2014)
Journal Article
Chamorro-Posada, P., Sánchez-Curto, J., Aceves, A., & McDonald, G. (2014). Widely varying giant Goos–Hänchen shifts from airy beams at nonlinear interfaces. Optics Letters, 39(6), 1378-1381. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.001378

We present a numerical study of the giant Goos–Hänchen shifts (GHSs) obtained from an Airy beam impinging on a nonlinear interface. To avoid any angular restriction associated with the paraxial approximation, the analysis is based on the nonlinear He... Read More about Widely varying giant Goos–Hänchen shifts from airy beams at nonlinear interfaces.

Mass media influence and the regulation of illegal practices in the seafood market (2014)
Journal Article
Mariani, S., Ellis, J., O'Reilly, A., Bréchon, A., Sacchi, C., & Miller, D. (2014). Mass media influence and the regulation of illegal practices in the seafood market. Conservation Letters, 7(5), 478-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12085

Following media exposure on the issue of seafood mislabeling in Ireland, results of repeated forensic testing of cod product labeling suggest that media attention played an important role in determining significant improvements in the supermarket ret... Read More about Mass media influence and the regulation of illegal practices in the seafood market.

Tests of multiple molecular markers for the identification of Great Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers and their hybrids (2014)
Journal Article
Michalczuk, J., McDevitt, A., Mazgajski, T., Figarski, T., Ilieva, M., Bujoczek, M., …Kajtoch, Ł. (2014). Tests of multiple molecular markers for the identification of Great Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers and their hybrids. Journal of Ornithology, 155(3), 591-600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-014-1040-1

Great Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major and D. syriacus) are known to hybridize in nature; however, the extent of this phenomenon is not known due to difficulties in hybrid detection based on plumage analyses. Here, we tested five mar... Read More about Tests of multiple molecular markers for the identification of Great Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers and their hybrids.

Genome-wide analysis identifies common CNVs associated with primary open angle glaucoma (2014)
Journal Article
Kaurani, L., Vishal, M., Kumar, D., Mehani, B., Sharma, C., Sharma, A., …Mukhopadhyay, A. (2014). Genome-wide analysis identifies common CNVs associated with primary open angle glaucoma. Molecular Cytogenetics, 7, Article 131. https://doi.org/10.1186/1755-8166-7-s1-p131

Background
Copy number variation (CNV) is one of the major factors contributing to genomic diversity and diseases. Glaucoma is a major neurodegenerative disease causing irreversible vision loss across the globe. We wanted to analyze the impact of co... Read More about Genome-wide analysis identifies common CNVs associated with primary open angle glaucoma.

MSLN gene silencing has an anti-malignant effect on cell lines overexpressing mesothelin deriving from malignant pleural mesothelioma (2014)
Journal Article
Ho, M., Melaiu, O., Stebbing, J., Lombardo, Y., Bracci, E., Uehara, N., …Landi, S. (2014). MSLN gene silencing has an anti-malignant effect on cell lines overexpressing mesothelin deriving from malignant pleural mesothelioma. PLoS ONE, 9(1), e85935. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085935

Genes involved in the carcinogenetic mechanisms underlying malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are still poorly characterized. So far, mesothelin (MSLN) has aroused the most interest. It encodes for a membrane glycoprotein, frequently over-expressed... Read More about MSLN gene silencing has an anti-malignant effect on cell lines overexpressing mesothelin deriving from malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Surfactant secretion in LRRK2 knock-out rats : changes in lamellar body morphology and rate of exocytosis (2014)
Journal Article
Miklavc, P., Ehinger, K., Thompson, K., Hobi, N., Shimshek, D., & Frick, M. (2014). Surfactant secretion in LRRK2 knock-out rats : changes in lamellar body morphology and rate of exocytosis. PLoS ONE, 9(1), e84926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084926

Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is known to play a role in the pathogenesis of various diseases including Parkinson disease, morbus Crohn, leprosy and cancer. LRRK2 is suggested to be involved in a number of cell biological processes such as ves... Read More about Surfactant secretion in LRRK2 knock-out rats : changes in lamellar body morphology and rate of exocytosis.

The cybersport nexus (2014)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2014). The cybersport nexus. In The Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (76-86). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203114711.ch7

Exercise machines increasingly incorporate computer-controlled motion and force feedback and will eventually become reactive robotic sports partners.…Today’s rudimentary, narrowband video games will evolve into physically engaging telesports.

Assessment of Lead contamination in Peatlands using field portable XRF (2014)
Journal Article
Shuttleworth, E., Evans, M., Hutchinson, S., & Rothwell, J. (2014). Assessment of Lead contamination in Peatlands using field portable XRF. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 225(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1844-2

Ombrotrophic peatlands are highly sensitive to atmospheric heavy metal deposition. Previous attempts to quantify peatland lead pollution have been undertaken using the inventory approach. However, there can be significant within-site spatial heteroge... Read More about Assessment of Lead contamination in Peatlands using field portable XRF.

An activity-based cost controlling model for improving the management of construction project overheads (2014)
Thesis
Jaya, N. An activity-based cost controlling model for improving the management of construction project overheads. (Thesis). University of Salford

Abstract
The construction industry was considered very important as it contributed a significant part of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the economic development of any country. Construction projects appeared to have high expenditures and compl... Read More about An activity-based cost controlling model for improving the management of construction project overheads.

Simulating acoustic scattering from atmospheric temperature fluctuations using a k-space method (2014)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, J., Kendrick, P., & von Hünerbein, S. (2014). Simulating acoustic scattering from atmospheric temperature fluctuations using a k-space method. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4835955

This paper describes a numerical method for simulating far-field scattering from small regions of inhomogeneous temperature fluctuations. Such scattering is of interest since it is the mechanism by which acoustic wind velocity profiling devices (Dopp... Read More about Simulating acoustic scattering from atmospheric temperature fluctuations using a k-space method.

Physical and numerical constraints in source modeling for finite difference simulation of room acoustics (2014)
Journal Article
Sheaffer, J., van Walstijn, M., & Fazenda, B. (2014). Physical and numerical constraints in source modeling for finite difference simulation of room acoustics. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836355

In finite difference time domain simulation of room acoustics, source functions are subject to various constraints. These depend on the way sources are injected into the grid and on the chosen parameters of the numerical scheme being used. This paper... Read More about Physical and numerical constraints in source modeling for finite difference simulation of room acoustics.

Effect of situational, attitudinal and demographic factors on railway vibration annoyance in residential areas (2014)
Journal Article
Peris, E., Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Sharp, C., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2014). Effect of situational, attitudinal and demographic factors on railway vibration annoyance in residential areas. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836495

Railway induced vibration is an important source of annoyance among residents living in the vicinity of railways. Annoyance increases with vibration magnitude. However, these correlations between the degree of annoyance and vibration exposure are wea... Read More about Effect of situational, attitudinal and demographic factors on railway vibration annoyance in residential areas.

Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments (2014)
Journal Article
Sharp, C., Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Peris, E., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2014). Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836115

In this work, exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments are developed, so as to better understand the differences in human response to these two sources of enviro... Read More about Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (2014)
Journal Article
Waddington, D., Woodcock, J., Peris, E., Condie, J., Sica, G., Moorhouse, A., & Steele, A. (2014). Human response to vibration in residential environments. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836496

This paper presents the main findings of a field survey conducted in the United Kingdom into the human response to vibration in residential environments. The main aim of this study was to derive exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to vi... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments.