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Odour-based social recognition in Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis (2021)
Journal Article
Leedale, A., Thorley, J., & Clutton-Brock, T. (2021). Odour-based social recognition in Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis. Animal Behaviour, 179, 83-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.06.019

The ability to discriminate between conspecifics functions in mate choice, kin-selected cooperation and territory defence. In mammals, olfaction plays a key role in such social interactions. Olfactory cues may be particularly important for subterrane... Read More about Odour-based social recognition in Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis.

System of systems as a solution to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 (2021)
Book Chapter
Yousuf, H., Zainal, A., & Salloum, S. (2022). System of systems as a solution to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. In A. Hassanien, S. Elghamrawy, & I. Zelinka (Eds.), Advances in Data Science and Intelligent Data Communication Technologies for COVID-19 : innovative solutions against COVID-19 (77-91). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77302-1_5

System of systems is a compilation of systems that focus on a specific task or a system by combining multiple resources to create complicated task-oriented or dedicated systems that combine their resources and skills to develop a new, more complicate... Read More about System of systems as a solution to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The influence of YouTube videos on the learning experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 outbreak (2021)
Book Chapter
Tahat, K., Al-Sarayrah, W., Salloum, S., Habes, M., & Ali, S. (2022). The influence of YouTube videos on the learning experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 outbreak. In A. Hassanien, S. Elghamrawy, & I. Zelinka (Eds.), Advances in Data Science and Intelligent Data Communication Technologies for COVID-19 : innovative solutions against COVID-19 (239-252). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77302-1_13

A record number of individuals are not attending educational institutions during the Covid-19 outbreak. This situation is highly thought-provoking, yet; the use of new media technology can overcome this challenge. In this regard, this chapter investi... Read More about The influence of YouTube videos on the learning experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Physical-mechanical properties of sandstones after exposure to high temperature (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, G., Sun, H., Tong, G., & Wang, Y. (2021). Physical-mechanical properties of sandstones after exposure to high temperature. Sustainable civil infrastructures (Online), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80316-2_2

Studying the problems of rock engineering under high temperatures has become a new research direction for rock mechanics. The physical-mechanical properties of rocks under high temperatures circumstances have a great interest in many of engineering a... Read More about Physical-mechanical properties of sandstones after exposure to high temperature.

Biotic systems as a critical urban infrastructure during crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Jenkins, A. (2021). Biotic systems as a critical urban infrastructure during crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cities and Health, 5, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1789821

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed the way urban resilience and wellbeing are viewed. The duration of the pandemic is currently unknown, but it could potentially be less challenging to address than future crises driven by climate change. Th... Read More about Biotic systems as a critical urban infrastructure during crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spectral relaxation computation of electroconductive nanofluid convection flow from a moving surface with radiative flux and magnetic induction (2021)
Journal Article
Akter, S., Ferdows, M., Beg, T., Beg, O., Kadir, A., & Sun, S. (2021). Spectral relaxation computation of electroconductive nanofluid convection flow from a moving surface with radiative flux and magnetic induction. Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 8(4), 1158-1171. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcde/qwab038

A theoretical model is developed for steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) viscous flow resulting from a moving semi-infinite flat plate in an electrically conducting nanofluid. Thermal radiation and magnetic induction effects are included in addition t... Read More about Spectral relaxation computation of electroconductive nanofluid convection flow from a moving surface with radiative flux and magnetic induction.

Envisioning happy places for all : a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups (2021)
Journal Article
Cassarino, M., Shahab, S., & Biscaya, S. (2021). Envisioning happy places for all : a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups. Sustainability, 13(14), e8086. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148086

Urban planning and design can impact mental health, but it is unclear how ever-growing and changing cities can sustain the psychological wellbeing of vulnerable groups, who are among the most mentally sensitive to spatial inequalities. This systemati... Read More about Envisioning happy places for all : a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups.

Evidence of stock connectivity, hybridization and misidentification in white anglerfish support the need of a genetics-informed fisheries management framework (2021)
Journal Article
Aguirre-Sarabia, I., Díaz-Arce, N., Pereda-Agirre, I., Mendibil, I., Urtizberea, A., Gerritsen, H., …Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, N. (2021). Evidence of stock connectivity, hybridization and misidentification in white anglerfish support the need of a genetics-informed fisheries management framework. Evolutionary Applications, 14(9), 2221-2230. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13278

Understanding population connectivity within a species as well as potential interactions with its close relatives is crucial to define management units and to derive efficient management actions. However, although genetics can reveal mismatches betwe... Read More about Evidence of stock connectivity, hybridization and misidentification in white anglerfish support the need of a genetics-informed fisheries management framework.

Disaster scenario optimised link state routing protocol for disaster recovery and rescue operations (2021)
Thesis
Aliyu, U. (2021). Disaster scenario optimised link state routing protocol for disaster recovery and rescue operations. (Thesis). University of Salford

The success of disaster recovery and rescue operations depends largely on effective communication. Unfortunately, the communication infrastructures are among the first victims of most natural disasters such as tsunami, floods, fire, and earthquakes a... Read More about Disaster scenario optimised link state routing protocol for disaster recovery and rescue operations.

Deformed wing virus variant shift from 2010 to 2016 in managed and feral UK honey bee colonies (2021)
Journal Article
Kevill, J., Stainton, K., Schroeder, D., & Martin, S. (2021). Deformed wing virus variant shift from 2010 to 2016 in managed and feral UK honey bee colonies. Archives of Virology, 166(10), 2693-2702. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05162-3

Deformed wing virus (DWV) has been linked to the global decline of honey bees. DWV exists as three master variants (DWV-A, DWV-B, and DWV-C), each with differing outcomes for the honey bee host. Research in the USA showed a shift from DWV-A to DWV-B... Read More about Deformed wing virus variant shift from 2010 to 2016 in managed and feral UK honey bee colonies.

Examining the factors influencing the mobile learning usage during COVID-19 pandemic : an integrated SEM-ANN method (2021)
Journal Article
Alhumaid, K., Habes, M., & Salloum, S. (2021). Examining the factors influencing the mobile learning usage during COVID-19 pandemic : an integrated SEM-ANN method. IEEE Access, 9, 102567-102578. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3097753

The way in which the emotion of fear affects the technology adoption of students and teachers amid the COVID-19 pandemic is examined in this study. Mobile Learning (ML) has been used in the study as an educational social platform at both public and p... Read More about Examining the factors influencing the mobile learning usage during COVID-19 pandemic : an integrated SEM-ANN method.

Meta‐Fish‐Lib : a generalised, dynamic DNA reference library pipeline for metabarcoding of fishes (2021)
Journal Article
Collins, R., Trauzzi, G., Maltby, K., Gibson, T., Ratcliffe, F., Hallam, J., …Genner, M. (2021). Meta‐Fish‐Lib : a generalised, dynamic DNA reference library pipeline for metabarcoding of fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 99(4), 1446-1454. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14852

The accuracy and reliability of DNA metabarcoding analyses depend on the breadth and quality of the reference libraries that underpin them. However, there are limited options available to obtain and curate the huge volumes of sequence data that are a... Read More about Meta‐Fish‐Lib : a generalised, dynamic DNA reference library pipeline for metabarcoding of fishes.

Universal access : user needs for immersive captioning (2021)
Journal Article
Hughes, C. (2021). Universal access : user needs for immersive captioning. Universal Access in the Information Society, 21(2), 393-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00828-w

This article focuses on building a prototyping for immersive captioning following a user-centric approach. This methodology is characterised by following a bottom-up approach, where usability and user needs are at the heart of the development. Recent... Read More about Universal access : user needs for immersive captioning.

Cultural dissonance as a risk factor in the construction of megaprojects : the experience of western consultants working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (2021)
Thesis
Walsh, A. (2021). Cultural dissonance as a risk factor in the construction of megaprojects : the experience of western consultants working in the Gulf Cooperation Council. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research examines the hypothesis that a megaprojects' execution can be negatively impacted if a harmonious relationship and trust are not formed between its delivery partners, and specifically focuses on the relationships between the Arab proje... Read More about Cultural dissonance as a risk factor in the construction of megaprojects : the experience of western consultants working in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Strengthening Target Value Design Benefits in Real Estate Market Through Living Labs (2021)
Conference Proceeding
A. Oliva, C., Denis Granja, A., Engler Bridi, M., Soliman-Junior, J., Ayo-Adejuyigbe, M., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2021). Strengthening Target Value Design Benefits in Real Estate Market Through Living Labs. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (634-643). https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0202

The Target Value Design (TVD) is a collaborative process where value drives the design process to achieve the client’s expectations while maintaining the costs and schedule under control. Its application has been successful in several construction pr... Read More about Strengthening Target Value Design Benefits in Real Estate Market Through Living Labs.

Living Labs in a Lean Perspective (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Soliman-Junior, J., Awwal, S., Engler Bridi, M., Tzortzopoulos, P., Denis Granja, A., Koskela, L., & Gomes, D. (2021). Living Labs in a Lean Perspective. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (484-493). https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0176

Living Labs (LLs) consist of social and dynamic environments that enable end-users and stakeholders to collaborate towards an innovation. This paper presents the concept of LLs and analysis on how it can foster communication and collaboration from a... Read More about Living Labs in a Lean Perspective.

Quantitative determination of the effects of He–Ne laser irradiation on seed thermodynamics, germination attributes and metabolites of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L) in relation with the activities of germination enzymes (2021)
Journal Article
Perveen, R., Wang, X., Jamil, Y., Ali, Q., Ali, S., Zakaria, M., …Fiaz, S. (2021). Quantitative determination of the effects of He–Ne laser irradiation on seed thermodynamics, germination attributes and metabolites of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L) in relation with the activities of germination enzymes. Agronomy, 11(7), e1411. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11071411

The present investigation was undertaken to assess the effects of different doses (100, 300, and 500 mJ) of low power He–Ne laser (632.8 nm) irradiation on seed germination and thermodynamics attributes and activities of potential germinating enzymes... Read More about Quantitative determination of the effects of He–Ne laser irradiation on seed thermodynamics, germination attributes and metabolites of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L) in relation with the activities of germination enzymes.

Integrated whole transcriptome and small RNA analysis revealed multiple regulatory networks in colorectal cancer (2021)
Journal Article
Shaath, H., Toor, S., Nada, M., Elkord, E., & Alajez, N. (2021). Integrated whole transcriptome and small RNA analysis revealed multiple regulatory networks in colorectal cancer. Scientific reports, 11(1), 14456. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93531-y

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a global disease burden and a leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. The identification of aberrantly expressed messenger RNA (mRNA), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), and microRNA (miRNA), and the resulting mol... Read More about Integrated whole transcriptome and small RNA analysis revealed multiple regulatory networks in colorectal cancer.

Finite element computation of magneto-hemodynamic flow and heat transfer in a bifurcated artery with saccular aneurysm using the Carreau-Yasuda biorheological model (2021)
Journal Article
Dubey, A., Vasu, B., Beg, O., & Gorla, R. (2021). Finite element computation of magneto-hemodynamic flow and heat transfer in a bifurcated artery with saccular aneurysm using the Carreau-Yasuda biorheological model. Microvascular Research, 138, 104221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104221

Existing computational fluid dynamics studies of blood flows have demonstrated that the lower wall stress and higher oscillatory shear index might be the cause of acceleration in atherogenesis of vascular walls in hemodynamics. To prevent the chanc... Read More about Finite element computation of magneto-hemodynamic flow and heat transfer in a bifurcated artery with saccular aneurysm using the Carreau-Yasuda biorheological model.