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Refining the late-Holocene coastline and delta development of the northern Yangtze River delta : combining historical archives and OSL dating (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Zhang, W., Nian, X., Can, G., Zhao, X., Cheng, Q., …Hutchinson, S. (2019). Refining the late-Holocene coastline and delta development of the northern Yangtze River delta : combining historical archives and OSL dating. Holocene, 29(9), 1439-1449. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683619854522

Historical documents provide a general chronological overview of the environmental evolution of the Yangtze River delta (YRD) during the last ca. 2000 years; however, absolute dating of the region’s late Holocene sediment is relatively rare. Opticall... Read More about Refining the late-Holocene coastline and delta development of the northern Yangtze River delta : combining historical archives and OSL dating.

Combining deep and handcrafted image features for MRI brain scan classification (2019)
Journal Article
Hasan, A., Jalab, H., Meziane, F., Kahtan, H., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2019). Combining deep and handcrafted image features for MRI brain scan classification. IEEE Access, 7(1), 79959-79967. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2922691

Progresses in the areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and medical imaging technologies have allowed the development of the medical image processing field with some astonishing results in the last two decad... Read More about Combining deep and handcrafted image features for MRI brain scan classification.

Assessing equilibria of organo-arsenic complexes and predicting uptake of arsenic by wheat grain from organic matter amended soils (2019)
Journal Article
Mandal, J., Golui, D., & Datta, S. P. (2019). Assessing equilibria of organo-arsenic complexes and predicting uptake of arsenic by wheat grain from organic matter amended soils. Chemosphere, 234, 419-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.088

In view of limited information, a laboratory experiment was conducted to study the stability of organo-arsenic complexes as affected by competing anions i.e. phosphate, nitrate and sulphate. For this purpose, humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) were... Read More about Assessing equilibria of organo-arsenic complexes and predicting uptake of arsenic by wheat grain from organic matter amended soils.

Experimental investigation of temperature distribution in non - heated and pre - heated hot mix asphalt patch repair (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Byzyka, J., Rahman, M., & Chamberlain, D. (2019, June). Experimental investigation of temperature distribution in non - heated and pre - heated hot mix asphalt patch repair. Presented at 7th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements (7th ICONFBMP), Thessaloniki, Greece

The study focuses on the issue of hot mix asphalt patch repairs, the performance of which is greatly reduced by repair edge disintegration. This is caused by low interface temperatures during the repair operation which result in poor bonding between... Read More about Experimental investigation of temperature distribution in non - heated and pre - heated hot mix asphalt patch repair.

Multiple Modeling and Fuzzy Switching Control of Fixed-Wing VTOL Tilt-Rotor UAV (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Govdeli, Y., Tran, A. T., & Kayacan, E. (2019). Multiple Modeling and Fuzzy Switching Control of Fixed-Wing VTOL Tilt-Rotor UAV. In Fuzzy Techniques: Theory and Applications (270-284). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21920-8_25

This paper presents a detailed aerodynamic modeling technique along with a fuzzy switching multi-model guidance and control strategy for a custom blended wing-body tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The tilt-rotor configuration affects the ove... Read More about Multiple Modeling and Fuzzy Switching Control of Fixed-Wing VTOL Tilt-Rotor UAV.

Understanding causes of low voltage (LV) faults in electricity distribution network using association rule mining and text clustering (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Silva, H., & Saraee, M. (2019, June). Understanding causes of low voltage (LV) faults in electricity distribution network using association rule mining and text clustering. Presented at 3RD IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power System Europe (I&CPS), Genoa, Italy

In-depth understanding of a fault cause in electricity distribution network has always been of paramount importance to Distributed Network Operators (DNO) for a reliable power supply. Faults in the network have direct effect on its stability, availab... Read More about Understanding causes of low voltage (LV) faults in electricity distribution network using association rule mining and text clustering.

Deformed wing virus in honeybees and other insects (2019)
Journal Article
Martin, S., & Brettell, L. (2019). Deformed wing virus in honeybees and other insects. Annual Review of Virology, 6(1), 49-69. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-virology-092818-015700

Deformed wing virus (DWV) has become the most well-known, widespread, and intensively studied insect pathogen in the world. Although DWV was previously present in honeybee populations, the arrival and global spread of a new vector, the ectoparasitic... Read More about Deformed wing virus in honeybees and other insects.

A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard (2019)
Journal Article
Yovanovich, C. A., Pierotti, M. E., Trefaut Rodrigues, M., & Grant, T. (2019). A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard. Frontiers in Zoology, 16, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0320-2

Background Lizards are excellent models to study the adaptations of the visual system to different scenarios, and surface-dwelling representatives have been relatively well studied. In contrast, very little is known about the functional anatomy of t... Read More about A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard.

Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals (2019)
Journal Article
McDevitt, A., Sales, N., Browett, S., Sparnenn, A., Mariani, S., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., …Benvenuto, C. (2019). Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals. Journal of Fish Biology, 95(2), 679-682. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14053

We focus on a case study along an English canal comparing environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with two types of electrofishing techniques (wade‐and‐reach and boom‐boat). In addition to corroborating data obtained by electrofishing, eDNA provided a... Read More about Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals.

Coupling ontology with reference architectures to facilitate the instantiation process of software system architectures (2019)
Thesis
Al-Bayati, Z. (in press). Coupling ontology with reference architectures to facilitate the instantiation process of software system architectures. (Thesis). University of Salford

A reference architecture can be defined as a generic architecture for a set of information systems that is used as a basis to a software system architecture. It provides the foundation for the design of concrete architectures in terms of architectura... Read More about Coupling ontology with reference architectures to facilitate the instantiation process of software system architectures.

Numerical study of self-similar natural convection mass transfer from a rotating cone in anisotropic porous media with Stefan blowing and Navier slip (2019)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Uddin, M., Beg, T., Kadir, A., Shamshuddin, M., & Babaie, M. (2020). Numerical study of self-similar natural convection mass transfer from a rotating cone in anisotropic porous media with Stefan blowing and Navier slip. Indian Journal of Physics, 94, 863-877. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-019-01520-9

A mathematical model is presented for laminar, steady natural convection mass transfer in boundary layer flow from a rotating porous vertical cone in anisotropic high permeability porous media. The transformed boundary value problem is solved subje... Read More about Numerical study of self-similar natural convection mass transfer from a rotating cone in anisotropic porous media with Stefan blowing and Navier slip.

Disruptive approaches for subtitling in immersive environments (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, C., Montagud, M., & tho Pesch, P. (2019, June). Disruptive approaches for subtitling in immersive environments. Presented at TVX 2019 - ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for Television and Online Video, Media City, Salford UK

The Immersive Accessibility Project (ImAc) explores how accessibility services can be integrated with 360o video as well as new methods for enabling universal access to immersive content. ImAc is focused on inclusivity and addresses the needs of al... Read More about Disruptive approaches for subtitling in immersive environments.

Integration of digital watermarking technique into medical imaging systems (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Qasim, A., Aspin, R., & Meziane, F. (2019, June). Integration of digital watermarking technique into medical imaging systems. Presented at 10th International Conference Dependable Systems, Services and Technologies (DESSERT’2019), Leeds, UK

This paper presents the process of integrating digital watermarking technique into medical imaging workflow to evaluate, validate and verify its applicability and appropriateness to medical domains. This is significant to ensure the ability of the pr... Read More about Integration of digital watermarking technique into medical imaging systems.

Numerical modelling and underlying electrochemical mechanism characterisation of cathodic protection for chloride contaminated reinforced concrete structures (2019)
Thesis
Xiang, N. Numerical modelling and underlying electrochemical mechanism characterisation of cathodic protection for chloride contaminated reinforced concrete structures. (Thesis). University of Salford

Cathodic Protection (CP) as an effective electrochemical repair technique has been widely employed in the rehabilitation of deterioratedReinforced Concrete (RC) structures worldwide. However, the quantitative specifications of CP tech... Read More about Numerical modelling and underlying electrochemical mechanism characterisation of cathodic protection for chloride contaminated reinforced concrete structures.

Evaluation of uncertainties in classical and component (blocked force) transfer path analysis (TPA) (2019)
Journal Article
Moorhouse, A., Meggitt, J., & Elliott, A. (2019). Evaluation of uncertainties in classical and component (blocked force) transfer path analysis (TPA). SAE Technical Papers, 1(4), 1779-1789. https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1544

Transfer path analysis (TPA) has become a widely used diagnostic technique in the automotive and other sectors. In classic TPA, a two-stage measurement is conducted including operational and frequency response function (FRF) phases from which the con... Read More about Evaluation of uncertainties in classical and component (blocked force) transfer path analysis (TPA).

Robust NVH engineering using experimental methods - source characterization techniques for component Transfer Path Analysis and Virtual Acoustic Prototyping (2019)
Journal Article
Wienen, K., Sturm, M., Moorhouse, A., & Meggitt, J. (2019). Robust NVH engineering using experimental methods - source characterization techniques for component Transfer Path Analysis and Virtual Acoustic Prototyping. SAE Technical Papers, 1(4), 1766-1778. https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1542

A major challenge in automotive NVH engineering is to approach complex structure-borne sound and vibration problems with sufficient accuracy but reasonable experimental effort. Typical issues encountered are poor correlation between objective compone... Read More about Robust NVH engineering using experimental methods - source characterization techniques for component Transfer Path Analysis and Virtual Acoustic Prototyping.

Sponges as natural environmental DNA samplers (2019)
Journal Article
Mariani, S., Baillie, C., Colosimo, G., & Riesgo, A. (2019). Sponges as natural environmental DNA samplers. Current Biology, 29(11), R401-R402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.04.031

At a time of unprecedented impacts on marine biodiversity, scientists are rapidly becoming persuaded by the potential of screening large swathes of the oceans through the retrieval, amplification and sequencing of trace DNA fragments left behind by m... Read More about Sponges as natural environmental DNA samplers.

Comments on local cod (Gadus morhua) revealed by egg surveys and population genetic analysis after longstanding depletion on the Swedish Skagerrak Coast by Svedäng et al (2019)
Journal Article
Cardinale, M., Mariani, S., & Hjelm, J. (2019). Comments on local cod (Gadus morhua) revealed by egg surveys and population genetic analysis after longstanding depletion on the Swedish Skagerrak Coast by Svedäng et al. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(4), 1209-1211. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz095

Abstract Svedäng et al. (2018) concluded that “the occurrence of locally spawned cod eggs suggests that spawning on the Swedish Skagerrak coast takes place, which belong to either a coastal subpopulation that is a remnant stock of a once much larger... Read More about Comments on local cod (Gadus morhua) revealed by egg surveys and population genetic analysis after longstanding depletion on the Swedish Skagerrak Coast by Svedäng et al.

Deansgate Square, Manchester: Archaeology Beyond the Medlock (2019)
Book
Miller, I., & Cook, O. (2019). Deansgate Square, Manchester: Archaeology Beyond the Medlock. University of Salford

Transient analysis of Casson fluid thermo-convection from a vertical cylinder embedded in a porous medium : entropy generation and thermal energy transfer visualization (2019)
Journal Article
Reddy, G., Kethireddy, B., Kumar, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Transient analysis of Casson fluid thermo-convection from a vertical cylinder embedded in a porous medium : entropy generation and thermal energy transfer visualization. Journal of Central South University, 26(5), 1342-1361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-019-4091-x

Thermal transport in porous media has stimulated substantial interest in engineering sciences due to increasing applications in filtration systems, porous bearings, porous layer insulation, biomechanics, geomechanics etc. Motivated by such applicatio... Read More about Transient analysis of Casson fluid thermo-convection from a vertical cylinder embedded in a porous medium : entropy generation and thermal energy transfer visualization.