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Eosinophils are key regulators of perivascular adipose tissue and vascular functionality (2017)
Journal Article
vascular functionality. Scientific reports, 7, 44571. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44571

Obesity impairs the relaxant capacity of adipose tissue surrounding the vasculature (PVAT) and has been implicated in resultant obesity-related hypertension and impaired glucose intolerance. Resident immune cells are thought to regulate adipocyte a... Read More about Eosinophils are key regulators of perivascular adipose tissue and vascular functionality.

Proceedings of the CSE 2017 Annual PGR Symposium (CSE-PGSym17) (2017)
Other
Aljuboori, A., Qasim, A., Ward, L., Benashor, R., Khalid Qaisi, A., Al-Ani, A., …Alogla, K. (2017). Proceedings of the CSE 2017 Annual PGR Symposium (CSE-PGSym17). Salford

Welcome to the Proceedings of the second Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium of the School of Computing, Science and Engineering (CSE-PGSym 2017). After the success of the first symposium, the school is delighted to run its second symposium which... Read More about Proceedings of the CSE 2017 Annual PGR Symposium (CSE-PGSym17).

Conceptual and preliminary design approach of a high altitude, long endurance solar-powered UAV (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Alsahlani, A., & Rahulan, T. (2017, March). Conceptual and preliminary design approach of a high altitude, long endurance solar-powered UAV. Presented at CSE 2017 Annual PGR Symposium (CSE-PGSym 2017), Salford University, UK

In this paper, a description of newly developed conceptual and preliminary design approaches is introduced, to design a high altitude long endurance solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle. The conceptual design approach is based on representing the ma... Read More about Conceptual and preliminary design approach of a high altitude, long endurance solar-powered UAV.

Angular reflectance of leaves with a dual-wavelength terrestrial lidar and its implications for leaf-bark separation and leaf moisture estimation (2017)
Journal Article
Hancock, S., Gaulton, R., & Danson, F. (2017). Angular reflectance of leaves with a dual-wavelength terrestrial lidar and its implications for leaf-bark separation and leaf moisture estimation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2017.2652140

A new generation of multi-wavelength lidars offer the potential to measure the structure and biochemistry of vegetation simultaneously, using range resolved spectra indices to overcome the confounding effects in passive optical measurements. Howe... Read More about Angular reflectance of leaves with a dual-wavelength terrestrial lidar and its implications for leaf-bark separation and leaf moisture estimation.

2050 - The invisible future (2017)
Book Chapter
Biscaya, S., & Aouad, G. (2017). 2050 - The invisible future. In P. Brandon, P. Lombardi, & G. Shen (Eds.), Future Challenges in Evaluating and Managing Sustainable Development in the Built Environment (108-124). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119190691.ch7

In order to create a sustainable future for the built environment advanced smart technologies, especially simulation tools will be deployed. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a good example of this type of technology which will provide us with... Read More about 2050 - The invisible future.

Initiative and obsolescence in sustainable development (2017)
Book Chapter
Brandon, P. (2017). Initiative and obsolescence in sustainable development. In P. Brandon, P. Lombardi, & G. Shen (Eds.), Future Challenges in Evaluating and Managing Sustainable Development in the Built Environment (1-13). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119190691.ch1

This chapter outlines a narrative for this book addressing its content and objectives. The chapters are a collection of essays from prominent authors in the field who have been associated with different aspects of sustainable development over several... Read More about Initiative and obsolescence in sustainable development.

Supporting risk assessment in building resilient cities (2017)
Book Chapter
Fernando, T., & Alzahmi, M. (2017). Supporting risk assessment in building resilient cities. In P. Brandon, P. Lombardi, & G. Shen (Eds.), Future Challenges in Evaluating and Managing Sustainable Development in the Built Environment (155-163). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119190691.ch9

In the past century, the occurrence of natural disasters and man‐made disasters has steadily increased with a significant loss of life, damage to infrastructure and property and destruction of the environment. Therefore creation of resilient cities i... Read More about Supporting risk assessment in building resilient cities.

Evaluation of spatial audio reproduction methods (part 2) : analysis of listener preference (2017)
Journal Article
Francombe, J., Brookes, T., Mason, R., & Woodcock, J. (2017). Evaluation of spatial audio reproduction methods (part 2) : analysis of listener preference. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 65(3), 212-225. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2016.0071

A paired-comparison preference rating experiment was performed in combination with a free-elicitation task for eight reproduction methods (consumer and professional systems with a wide range of expected quality) and seven program items (representativ... Read More about Evaluation of spatial audio reproduction methods (part 2) : analysis of listener preference.

Treatment of contaminated greywater using pelletised mine water sludge (2017)
Journal Article
Abed, S., Almuktar, S., & Scholz, M. (2017). Treatment of contaminated greywater using pelletised mine water sludge. Journal of Environmental Management, 197(Jul 17), 10-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.021

Precipitated sludge (ochre) obtained from a mine water treatment plant was considered as an adsorbent substance for pollutants, since ochre is relatively free from problematic levels of toxic elements, which could impair on the quality of water to be... Read More about Treatment of contaminated greywater using pelletised mine water sludge.

An improved moth flame optimization algorithm based on rough sets for tomato diseases detection (2017)
Journal Article
Hassanien, A., Gaber, T., Mokhtar, U., & Hefny, H. (2017). An improved moth flame optimization algorithm based on rough sets for tomato diseases detection. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 136, 86-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.02.026

Plant diseases is one of the major bottlenecks in agricultural production that have bad effects on the economic of any country. Automatic detection of such disease could minimize these effects. Features selection is a usual pre-processing step used f... Read More about An improved moth flame optimization algorithm based on rough sets for tomato diseases detection.

Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures (2017)
Journal Article
Castagnola, V., Cookman, J., De Araujo, J., Polo, E., Cai, Q., Silviera, P., …Dawson, K. (2017). Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures. Nanoscale horizons (Print), 2017(2), 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NH00219F

The range of possible nanostructures is so large and continuously growing, that collating and unifying the knowledge connected to them, including their biological activity, is a major challenge. Here we discuss a conception that is based on connectio... Read More about Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures.

Joint optimisation of inspection maintenance and spare parts provisioning: a comparative study of inventory policies using simulation and survey data (2017)
Journal Article
Zahedi-Hosseini, F., Scarf, P., & Syntetos, A. (2017). Joint optimisation of inspection maintenance and spare parts provisioning: a comparative study of inventory policies using simulation and survey data. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 168, 306-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2017.03.007

The demand for industrial plant spare parts is driven, at least in part, by maintenance requirements. It is therefore important to jointly optimise planned maintenance and the associated spare parts inventory using the most appropriate maintenance an... Read More about Joint optimisation of inspection maintenance and spare parts provisioning: a comparative study of inventory policies using simulation and survey data.

Numerical study of radiative Maxwell viscoelastic magnetized flow from a stretching permeable sheet with the Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model (2017)
Journal Article
Shahid, A., Bhatti, M., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2017). Numerical study of radiative Maxwell viscoelastic magnetized flow from a stretching permeable sheet with the Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model. Neural Computing and Applications, 30(11), 3467-3478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-017-2933-8

In this article, the Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model is implemented to study non-Fourier heat and mass transfer in the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of an upper convected Maxwell (UCM) fluid over a permeable stretching sheet under a transverse con... Read More about Numerical study of radiative Maxwell viscoelastic magnetized flow from a stretching permeable sheet with the Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model.

A comparison of deformed wing virus in deformed and asymptomatic honey bees (2017)
Journal Article
Brettell, L., Mordecai, G., Schroeder, D., Jones, I., da Silva, J., Vicente-Rubiano, M., & Martin, S. (2017). A comparison of deformed wing virus in deformed and asymptomatic honey bees. Insects, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8010028

Deformed wing virus (DWV) in association with Varroa destructor is currently attributed to being responsible for colony collapse in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera). The appearance of deformed individuals within an infested colony has long been... Read More about A comparison of deformed wing virus in deformed and asymptomatic honey bees.

On the high-pressure phase stability and elastic properties of β-titanium alloys (2017)
Journal Article
and elastic properties of β-titanium alloys. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 29(15), 155401-155401. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aa60b6

We have studied the compressibility and stability of different β-titanium alloys at high pressure, including binary Ti–Mo, Ti–24Nb–4Zr–8Sn (Ti2448) and Ti–36Nb–2Ta–0.3O (gum metal). We observed stability of the β phase in these alloys to 40GPa, well... Read More about On the high-pressure phase stability and elastic properties of β-titanium alloys.

Benefits of visual management in construction : cases from the transportation sector in England (2017)
Journal Article
the transportation sector in England. Construction innovation (London. Online), 17(2), 125-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-05-2016-0029

Purpose : The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of Visual Management (VM) systems in transportation construction projects in England. Design/methodology/approach: Following a comprehensive literature review, the benefits of VM wer... Read More about Benefits of visual management in construction : cases from the transportation sector in England.

Model tests on piled raft subjected to lateral soil movement (2017)
Journal Article
Toma-Sabbagh, T., & Al-Abboodi, I. (2017). Model tests on piled raft subjected to lateral soil movement. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 12(4), 357-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2017.1296061

Passive loadings due to lateral soil movement-induced activities are highly influencing the serviceability and safety of constructions. This research aims to investigate the influence of axial loads, sand density and the depth of moving soil on the l... Read More about Model tests on piled raft subjected to lateral soil movement.

Investigating antimalarial drug interactions of emetine dihydrochloride hydrate using CalcuSyn-based interactivity calculations (2017)
Journal Article
Matthews, H., Deakin, J., Rajab, M., Idris-Usman, M., & Nirmalan, N. (2017). Investigating antimalarial drug interactions of emetine dihydrochloride hydrate using CalcuSyn-based interactivity calculations. PLoS ONE, 12(3), e0173303. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173303

The widespread introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy has contributed to recent reductions in malaria mortality. Combination therapies have a range of advantages, including synergism, toxicity reduction, and delaying the onset of res... Read More about Investigating antimalarial drug interactions of emetine dihydrochloride hydrate using CalcuSyn-based interactivity calculations.

Mitochondrial “power” drives tamoxifen resistance : NQO1 and GCLC are new therapeutic targets in breast cancer (2017)
Journal Article
Fiorillo, M., Sotgia, F., Sisci, D., Cappello, A., & Lisanti, M. (2017). Mitochondrial “power” drives tamoxifen resistance : NQO1 and GCLC are new therapeutic targets in breast cancer. Oncotarget, 2017(8), 20309-20327. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.15852

Here, we identified two new molecular targets, which are functionally sufficient to metabolically confer the tamoxifen-resistance phenotype in human breast cancer cells. Briefly, ~20 proteins were first selected as potential candidates, based on u... Read More about Mitochondrial “power” drives tamoxifen resistance : NQO1 and GCLC are new therapeutic targets in breast cancer.

Maturity matrix assessment : evaluation of energy efficiency strategies in Brussels historic residential stock (2017)
Journal Article
Gonzalez, A., Zotano, M., Swan, W., Bouillard, P., & Elkadi, H. (2017). Maturity matrix assessment : evaluation of energy efficiency strategies in Brussels historic residential stock. Energy Procedia, 111, 407-416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.202

Energy retrofitting of historic or existing buildings is a challenge that it has not yet been properly solved. Multiple projects and methodologies are published every day but neither of them with the holistic approach that will assure success since t... Read More about Maturity matrix assessment : evaluation of energy efficiency strategies in Brussels historic residential stock.