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Investigating the feasibility of using dynamic stiffness beam functions in a hybrid structure-borne noise prediction model (2019)
Thesis
Filipe, D. (in press). Investigating the feasibility of using dynamic stiffness beam functions in a hybrid structure-borne noise prediction model. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Ground-borne vibration and structure-borne noise in buildings associated with nearby railway systems, either above ground or underground, is a common occurrence in densely populated areas. This is especially true where new transportation systems are... Read More about Investigating the feasibility of using dynamic stiffness beam functions in a hybrid structure-borne noise prediction model.

Endothelin-1 mediates Aspergillus fumigatus induced airway inflammation and remodelling (2019)
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Labram, B., Namvar, S., Hussell, T., & Herrick, S. (2019). Endothelin-1 mediates Aspergillus fumigatus induced airway inflammation and remodelling. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 49(6), 861-873. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13367

BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways and patients sensitised to airborne fungi such as Aspergillus fumigatus have more severe asthma. Thickening of the bronchial subepithelial layer is a contributing factor to asthma... Read More about Endothelin-1 mediates Aspergillus fumigatus induced airway inflammation and remodelling.

Role assigning and taking in cloud computing (2019)
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Khan, S., Nicho, M., Takruri-Rizk, H., Maamar, Z., & Kamoun, F. (2019). Role assigning and taking in cloud computing. Human Systems Management, 38(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3233/HSM-180336

The widespread use of cloud computing (CC) has brought to the forefront information technology (IT) governance issues, rendering the lack of expertise in handling CC-based IT controls a major challenge for business enterprises and other societal orga... Read More about Role assigning and taking in cloud computing.

Plant Defense by VOC-Induced Microbial Priming (2019)
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Liu, H., & Brettell, L. (2019). Plant Defense by VOC-Induced Microbial Priming. Trends in Plant Science, 24(3), 187-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.01.008

The plant holobiont extends the plant’s capacity for nutrient acquisition and stress protection. Recent studies show that under biotic stress plants can promote the acquisition of certain beneficial bacteria to their rhizosphere. Active emission of v... Read More about Plant Defense by VOC-Induced Microbial Priming.

Supporting the development and delivery of the Level 3 DEC! learning programme : enhancing the pathway to higher education and employment through local HEI and School partnership (2019)
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and employment through local HEI and School partnership. Salford, UK

This report outlines the key findings and benefits from this BIM4Education project, and the partnership between St. Ambrose Barlow RC High School, The University of Salford, and Class Of Your Own. The purpose of the report is to document evidence of... Read More about Supporting the development and delivery of the Level 3 DEC! learning programme : enhancing the pathway to higher education and employment through local HEI and School partnership.

“Energetic” cancer stem cells (e-CSCs) : a new hyper-metabolic and proliferative tumor cell phenotype, driven by mitochondrial energy (2019)
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Fiorillo, M., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2019). “Energetic” cancer stem cells (e-CSCs) : a new hyper-metabolic and proliferative tumor cell phenotype, driven by mitochondrial energy. Frontiers in Oncology, 8(677), https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00677

Here, we provide the necessary evidence that mitochondrial metabolism drives the anchorage-independent proliferation of CSCs. Two human breast cancer cell lines, MCF7 [ER(+)] and MDA-MB-468 (triple-negative), were used as model systems. To directly... Read More about “Energetic” cancer stem cells (e-CSCs) : a new hyper-metabolic and proliferative tumor cell phenotype, driven by mitochondrial energy.

Smart processes for smart buildings : ‘sustainable processes’, ‘recyclable processes’ and ‘building seeds’ in parametric design (2019)
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Haidar, A., Underwood, J., & Coates, P. (2019). Smart processes for smart buildings : ‘sustainable processes’, ‘recyclable processes’ and ‘building seeds’ in parametric design. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 15(5), 402-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2018.1564645

The rapid evolution of digital technologies and the resulting emergence of novel design methodologies are coinciding with climate change, population growth and increased pressure on global resources. This concurrence evokes opportunities to harness t... Read More about Smart processes for smart buildings : ‘sustainable processes’, ‘recyclable processes’ and ‘building seeds’ in parametric design.

Lie group analysis of nanofluid slip flow with Stefan Blowing effect via modified Buongiorno’s Model : entropy generation analysis (2019)
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Rana, P., Shukla, N., Beg, O., & Bhardwaj, A. (2021). Lie group analysis of nanofluid slip flow with Stefan Blowing effect via modified Buongiorno’s Model : entropy generation analysis. Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, 29(1), 193-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12591-019-00456-0

This article presents a detailed theoretical and computational analysis of alumina and titania-water nanofluid flow from a horizontal stretching sheet. At the boundary of the sheet (wall), velocity slip, thermal slip and Stefan blowing effects are co... Read More about Lie group analysis of nanofluid slip flow with Stefan Blowing effect via modified Buongiorno’s Model : entropy generation analysis.

Numerical computation of nonlinear oscillatory two-immiscible magnetohydrodynamic flow in dual porous media system : FTCS and FEM study (2019)
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Beg, O., Zaman, A., Ali, N., Gaffar, S., & Beg, T. (2019). Numerical computation of nonlinear oscillatory two-immiscible magnetohydrodynamic flow in dual porous media system : FTCS and FEM study. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(4), 1245-1263. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21429

The transient Hartmann magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of two immiscible fluids flowing through a horizontal channel containing two porous media with oscillating lateral wall mass flux is studied. A two-dimensional spatial model is developed for the t... Read More about Numerical computation of nonlinear oscillatory two-immiscible magnetohydrodynamic flow in dual porous media system : FTCS and FEM study.

Genomics, environment and balancing selection in behaviorally bimodal populations : the caribou case (2019)
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Cavedon, M., Goubili, C., Heppenheimer, E., vonHoldt, B., Mariani, S., Hebblewhite, M., …Musiani, M. (2019). Genomics, environment and balancing selection in behaviorally bimodal populations : the caribou case. Molecular Ecology, 28(8), 1946-1963. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15039

Selection forces that favor different phenotypes in different environments can change frequencies of genes between populations along environmental clines. Clines are also compatible with balancing forces, such as negative frequency‐dependent selectio... Read More about Genomics, environment and balancing selection in behaviorally bimodal populations : the caribou case.

Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen (2019)
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, Z., He, C., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2019). Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen. Cell Cycle, 18(5), 552-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2019.1577651

Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) lewisi is a globally distributed rat trypanosome, currently considered as a zoonotic pathogen; however, a detailed understanding of the morphological events occurring during the cell cycle is lacking. This study aimed to inv... Read More about Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen.

Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study (2019)
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Shamshuddin, M., Mishra, S., Kadir, A., & Beg, O. (2019). Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study. Journal of Nanofluids, 8(2), 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1166/jon.2019.1587

Corrosion in lubricating systems involves many complex phenomena including chemical reaction, surfacial degradation, heat dissipation and unsteady effects. Biomimetic design is increasingly being employed in many branches of engineering (including tr... Read More about Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study.

Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents (2019)
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Xiang, N., Wang, Y., Oleiwi, H., Chadwick, E., Yao, G., Augusthus Nelson, L., …Shabalin, I. (2020). Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents. Magazine of Concrete Research, 72(11), 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.18.00198

The electrical resistivity of concrete is an important property in the assessment of reinforcement corrosion in concrete and an essential parameter in the design and operation of cathodic protection for reinforced-concrete (RC) structures. Water and... Read More about Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents.

Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa (2019)
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Almeida, R., De La Fuente, L., Koebnik, R., Lopes, J., Parnell, S., & Scherm, H. (2019). Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa. Phytopathology, 109(2), 172-174. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-12-18-0488-fi

Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most important threats to plant health worldwide. This bacterial pathogen has a long history, causing disease in the Americas on a range of agricultural crops and trees, with severe economic repercussions particularly... Read More about Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa.

Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron (2019)
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Padbhushan, R., Mandal, J., Kumar, S., & Kumar, A. (2019). Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 42(5), 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2019.1567770

The present study was conducted with an objective to estimate the distribution of boron (B) application in various soil fractions and their plant response for assessing the availability in the soil. Two soils (alluvial and red soil) and five levels o... Read More about Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron.

BIM-enabled recommendations for digital handover process in the highways sector (2019)
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Bayar, M. (2019). BIM-enabled recommendations for digital handover process in the highways sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

An efficient maintenance of the UK’s highways network is of critical importance to the country’s economy and among the top priorities of the government and public agencies (e.g. Highways England). The public highways agencies have huge data sets rela... Read More about BIM-enabled recommendations for digital handover process in the highways sector.

It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making (2019)
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Hayes, S. (2019). It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making. Town Planning Review, 90(1), 57-79. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2019.5

Literature provides a basis for understanding the relationship between strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and plan-making. This research furthers this by examining dialogue between SEA and plan-making more closely. The research draws on communi... Read More about It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making.

Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study (2019)
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Al-Tameemi, A., Wang, Y., Albayati, A., & Haynes, B. (2019). Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(4), 04019019. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0002634

Hydrated lime has been recognized as an effective additive used to improve asphalt concrete properties in pavement applications. However, further work is still needed to quantify the effect of hydrated lime on asphaltic concrete performance under var... Read More about Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study.

Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study (2019)
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Taylor, P., Mwiki, H., Dehghantanha, A., Akibini, A., Choo, K., Hammoudeh, M., & Parizi, R. (2019). Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study. Science & justice (Online), 59(3), 337-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2019.01.005

Minecraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), has reportedly millions of players from different age groups worldwide. With Minecraft being so popular, particularly with younger audiences, it is no surprise that the interactive nature of Mine... Read More about Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study.