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Phenotypic Characterisation of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Exposed to X-Radiation (2015)
Journal Article
Senko, J., Brown, A., Correa, E., Xu, Y., AlMasoud, N., Pimblott, S., …Lloyd, J. (2015). Phenotypic Characterisation of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Exposed to X-Radiation. PLoS ONE, 10(6), e0131249. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131249

Biogeochemical processes mediated by Fe(III)-reducing bacteria such as Shewanella oneidensis have the potential to influence the post-closure evolution of a geological disposal facility for radioactive wastes and to affect the solubility of some radi... Read More about Phenotypic Characterisation of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Exposed to X-Radiation.

Novel therapies for cancer treatment : designing high affinity and selectivity ligands against SIRT1 (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Sudani, B., Krstic- Demonacos, M., & Ragazzon, P. (2015, June). Novel therapies for cancer treatment : designing high affinity and selectivity ligands against SIRT1. Poster presented at EuroMedLab Paris 2015, Paris, France

The word ‘sirtuin’ (SIR) stands for Silent Information Regulator. SIRT1 is the most studied mammalian sirtuin and predominantly localises to the nucleus. Many sirtuins targets are involved in cancer and in many types of cancers, SIRT1 is found to be... Read More about Novel therapies for cancer treatment : designing high affinity and selectivity ligands against SIRT1.

Multi-Turing instabilities & spontaneous patterns in discrete nonlinear systems : simplicity and complexity, cavities and counterpropagation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bostock, C., Christian, J., Leite, A., McDonald, G., & Huang, J. (2015, June). Multi-Turing instabilities & spontaneous patterns in discrete nonlinear systems : simplicity and complexity, cavities and counterpropagation. Presented at 12th International Conference on the Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation, Karlsruhe, Germany

Alan Turing's profound insight into morphogenesis, published in 1952, has provided the cornerstone for understanding the origin of pattern and form in Nature. When the uniform states of a nonlinear reaction-diffusion system are sufficiently stressed,... Read More about Multi-Turing instabilities & spontaneous patterns in discrete nonlinear systems : simplicity and complexity, cavities and counterpropagation.

Evaluating the predictions of objective intelligibility metrics for modified and synthetic speech (2015)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Cooke, M., & Valentini-Botinhao, C. (2015). Evaluating the predictions of objective intelligibility metrics for modified and synthetic speech. Computer Speech and Language, 35, 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csl.2015.06.002

Several modification algorithms that alter natural or synthetic speech with the goal of improving intelligibility in noise have been proposed recently. A key requirement of many modification techniques is the ability to predict intelligibility, both... Read More about Evaluating the predictions of objective intelligibility metrics for modified and synthetic speech.

An adaptable and personalised e-learning system based on free web resources (2015)
Book Chapter
Aeiad, E., & Meziane, F. (2015). An adaptable and personalised e-learning system based on free web resources. In C. Biemann, S. Handschuh, A. Freitas, F. Meziane, & E. Métais (Eds.), Natural Language Processing and Information Systems : 20th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2015, Passau, Germany, June 17-19, 2015, Proceedings (293-299). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19581-0_26

A personalised and adaptive E-Learning system architecture is developed to provide a comprehensive learning environment for learners who cannot follow a conventional programme of study. The system extracts information from freely available resources... Read More about An adaptable and personalised e-learning system based on free web resources.

Fiber guiding at the Dirac frequency beyond photonic bandgaps (2015)
Journal Article
Xie, K., Zhang, W., Boardman, A., Jiang, H., Hu, Z., Xie, Y., …Wang, E. (2015). Fiber guiding at the Dirac frequency beyond photonic bandgaps. Light: Science & Applications (Print), 4(6), https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2015.77

Light trapping within waveguides is a key practice of modern optics, both scientifically and technologically. Photonic crystal fibers traditionally rely on total internal reflection (index-guiding fibers) or a photonic bandgap (photonic-bandgap fiber... Read More about Fiber guiding at the Dirac frequency beyond photonic bandgaps.

Spherical trigonometry-based kinematics for controlling a dexterous robotic hand with an articulated palm (2015)
Journal Article
Emmanouil, E., Wei, G., & Dai, J. (2015). Spherical trigonometry-based kinematics for controlling a dexterous robotic hand with an articulated palm. Robotica, 34(12), 2788-2805. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574715000399

This work presents a method based on spherical trigonometry for computing all joint angles of the spherical metamorphic palm. The spherical palm is segmented into spherical triangles which are then solved and combined to fully solve the palm configur... Read More about Spherical trigonometry-based kinematics for controlling a dexterous robotic hand with an articulated palm.

Book review : Parasitism. The diversity and ecology of animal parasites, 2nd edn. By Timothy M. Goater,Cameron P. Goater and Gerald W. Esch,editors, p. 497. Cambridge University Press, UK, 2014. (2015)
Journal Article
Hide, G. (2015). Book review : Parasitism. The diversity and ecology of animal parasites, 2nd edn. By Timothy M. Goater,Cameron P. Goater and Gerald W. Esch,editors, p. 497. Cambridge University Press, UK, 2014. Parasitology, 142(10), 1348-1349. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182015000645

Improving headphone user experience in ubiquitous multimedia content consumption : a universal cross-feed filter (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Li, F. (2015, June). Improving headphone user experience in ubiquitous multimedia content consumption : a universal cross-feed filter. Presented at IEEE BMSB 2015, Ghent, Belgium

High performance audio and video codecs and ever increasing bandwidths of data communications networks have enabled multi-platform delivery of high definition media content via transmission channels such as terrestrial broadcast, broadband IP net... Read More about Improving headphone user experience in ubiquitous multimedia content consumption : a universal cross-feed filter.

Engendering change within a water infrastructure client organization : a participatory action research approach (2015)
Journal Article
Potts, M., Awuzie, B., McDermott, P., & Stephenson, A. (2015). Engendering change within a water infrastructure client organization : a participatory action research approach. Journal of engineering, project, and production management, 5(2), 71-81

Continuing demands by stakeholders for improved service delivery has caused Infrastructure Client Organisations (ICO) in the UK to embark upon organisational restructuring. It is expected that such restructuring would enhance cost-effectiveness and q... Read More about Engendering change within a water infrastructure client organization : a participatory action research approach.

A set of NF-κB–regulated microRNAs induces acquired TRAIL resistance in lung cancer (2015)
Journal Article
Jeon, Y., Middleton, J., Kim, T., Laguna, A., Piovan, C., Secchiero, P., …Croce, C. (2015). A set of NF-κB–regulated microRNAs induces acquired TRAIL resistance in lung cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(26), E3355-E3364. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504630112

TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) is a promising anticancer agent that can be potentially used as an alternative or complementary therapy because of its specific antitumor activity. However, TRAIL can also stimulate the proliferation of c... Read More about A set of NF-κB–regulated microRNAs induces acquired TRAIL resistance in lung cancer.

Active control of structure-borne road noise based on the separation of front and rear structural road noise related dynamics (2015)
Journal Article
Zafeiropoulos, N., Ballatore, M., Moorhouse, A., & Mackay, A. (2015). Active control of structure-borne road noise based on the separation of front and rear structural road noise related dynamics. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 8(3), https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2222

Axle forces from tire-road interaction can excite different structural resonances of the vehicle hence a high number of sensors is required for observing and separating all the vibrations dynamics that are coherent with the cabin noise. Feed-forward... Read More about Active control of structure-borne road noise based on the separation of front and rear structural road noise related dynamics.

Three-dimensional post-glacial expansion and diversification of an exploited oceanic fish (2015)
Journal Article
Shum, P., Pampoulie, C., Kristinsson, K., & Mariani, S. (2015). Three-dimensional post-glacial expansion and diversification of an exploited oceanic fish. Molecular Ecology, 24(14), 3652-3667. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13262

Vertical divergence in marine organisms is being increasingly documented, yet much remains to be done to understand the role of depth in the context of phylogeographic reconstruction and the identification of management units. An ideal study system... Read More about Three-dimensional post-glacial expansion and diversification of an exploited oceanic fish.

Low cost fault-tolerant routing algorithm for Networks-on-Chip (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Harkin, J., Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2015). Low cost fault-tolerant routing algorithm for Networks-on-Chip. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 39(6), 358-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpro.2015.06.002

A novel adaptive routing algorithm - Efficient Dynamic Adaptive Routing (EDAR) is proposed to provide a fault-tolerant capability for Networks-on-Chip (NoC) via an efficient routing path selection mechanism. It is based on a weighted path selection s... Read More about Low cost fault-tolerant routing algorithm for Networks-on-Chip.

Good neighbours : distribution of black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment (2015)
Journal Article
(Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment. Wildlife Research, 42(7), https://doi.org/10.1071/WR14148

Context: Primates are one of the most charismatic and widely studied vertebrate groups. However, the study of new world primates in green patches within urban areas has been neglected. Such primates have been viewed as a source of human–animal conf... Read More about Good neighbours : distribution of black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment.

The role of effective contingency planning in managing extreme disasters in UAE (2015)
Presentation / Conference
AlShamsi, H., & Pathirage, C. (2015, June). The role of effective contingency planning in managing extreme disasters in UAE. Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

The ability to manage extreme disasters of any type and their aftermath has been observed to be a challenge for government. This is because extreme disasters are known to disrupt and harm social, economic, business, human welfare and the environment... Read More about The role of effective contingency planning in managing extreme disasters in UAE.

Importance of knowledge capturing (KC) in the design briefing process in the construction industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Olatokun, E., & Pathirage, C. (2015, June). Importance of knowledge capturing (KC) in the design briefing process in the construction industry. Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

Construction is a major contributor to UK GDP (directly 8.5% in 2008, rising to 10% overall when the entire value chain is considered) and a driver of historical GDP growth. The sector employs over 3 million people in a multitude of roles representin... Read More about Importance of knowledge capturing (KC) in the design briefing process in the construction industry.