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A time method version of the transfer matrix method (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Porous absorbers are ubiquitous in acoustics applications. They are, for example, widely used to
control reverberation in rooms and cavities, or to provide attenuation in ducts. Because of this, they
have attracted significant research effort to be... Read More about A time method version of the transfer matrix method.

Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks (2021)
Journal Article

From fraud detection to speech recognition, including price prediction,
Machine Learning (ML) applications are manifold and can significantly improve
different areas. Nevertheless, machine learning models are vulnerable and are
exposed to differen... Read More about Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks.

Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects (2021)
Journal Article
Shamshuddin, M., Mabood, F., & Beg, O. (2021). Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, https://doi.org/10.1080/02286203.2021.1977531

The objective of this study is to develop a mathematical model for chemically reacting magnetic nanofluid flow
with thermophoretic diffusion, Brownian motion and Ohmic magnetic heating in a Darcian permeable regime.
The current flow model also cons... Read More about Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects.

Developing framework for the reconstruction of housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict (2021)
Thesis

As a result of Boko Haram conflict in Nigeria, many people have been displaced and a lot of houses destroyed. The displaced people are presently domiciled in different temporary camps across the country and the camps are in bad condition without elec... Read More about Developing framework for the reconstruction of housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict.

Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information (2021)
Journal Article
O'Brien, D., Hall, J., Miro, A., O'Brien, K., Falaschi, M., & Jehle, R. (2021). Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information. Journal for Nature Conservation, 64, 126077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126077

Conserving genetic diversity in wild species is vital for preserving adaptations to local environmental conditions. We conducted a habitat creation project for a flagship European Protected Species of amphibian (northern great crested newt Triturus c... Read More about Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information.

Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network (2021)
Journal Article
Jain, T., Palaiahnakote, S., Pal, U., & Liu, C.-L. (2021). Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network. Pattern Recognition Letters, 152, 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2021.10.006

Although text detection methods have addressed several challenges in the past, there is a dearth of effective methods for text detection in deformable images, such as images containing text embedded on cloth, banners, rubber, sports jerseys, uniforms... Read More about Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network.

A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques (2021)
Journal Article
Yaghobian, M., & Whittleston, G. (in press). A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.08.053

This paper provides a current overarching review of several commonly used carbon nanomaterials applied within cementitious composites. It reviews the typical weight percentages used within mixes from several researchers in the field and assesses the... Read More about A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques.

Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia (2021)
Journal Article

Diverse lines of geological and geochemical evidence indicate that the Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) marked the onset of a global cooling phase, rapid growth of the Antarctic ice sheet, and a worldwide drop in sea level. Paleontologists have esta... Read More about Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia.

Supplementary material to 'Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types' (2021)
Other

Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump (2021)
Journal Article
El Gendy, M., Beg, O., Kadir, A., Islam, M., & Tripathi, D. (2021). Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 21(8), 2150058. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519421500585

Motivated by recent developments in bio-inspired medical engineering microscale pumps, in
the present article a 3-dimensional sequential simulation of a peristaltic micro-pump is
described to provide deeper insight into the hydromechanics of lamina... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump.

How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo) (2021)
Journal Article
(Bufo bufo). Herpetological journal, 31, 204-213. https://doi.org/10.33256/31.4.204213

Processes of island colonisation have long been of interest to biologists. Colonisation events themselves are rarely observed, but the processes involved may be inferred using genetic approaches. We investigated possible means of island colonisation... Read More about How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo).

Exploring the role of E-learning practices in protecting secondary school education after violent conflict : case study - secondary school education in Libya (2021)
Thesis
Essadi, H. Exploring the role of E-learning practices in protecting secondary school education after violent conflict : case study - secondary school education in Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: It is reported that approximately 2,000 schools in Libya were damaged between 2011 and 2013, and that within the month of November 2016 a further 477 schools were damaged and another 30 schools were destroyed in Tripoli and Benghazi. This... Read More about Exploring the role of E-learning practices in protecting secondary school education after violent conflict : case study - secondary school education in Libya.

Tension vector and structure matrix associated force sensitivity of a 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robot (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, Q., Lin, Q., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2022). Tension vector and structure matrix associated force sensitivity of a 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robot. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 236(1), 100-114. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062211026344

This paper investigates the force sensitivity of 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) in order to propose a better force measurement device. Kinematics and dynamics for a CDPR of n-DOF are deduced and formulated, and algorithms for calculating... Read More about Tension vector and structure matrix associated force sensitivity of a 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robot.

Bat phylogenetic responses to regenerating Amazonian forests (2021)
Journal Article

Throughout the tropics, regenerating secondary forests occupy vast areas previously cleared for agriculture and cattle ranching. However, despite the importance of regenerating forests in mitigating the pervasive negative consequences of forest loss... Read More about Bat phylogenetic responses to regenerating Amazonian forests.

Enabling urban social farming : the need for radical green infrastructure in the city (2021)
Journal Article

With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, there are concerns that health services are beginning to be stretched beyond working limits, particularly in the Global North, where many nations face ageing populations and similar obstacl... Read More about Enabling urban social farming : the need for radical green infrastructure in the city.

Simultaneous expression of UV and violet SWS1 opsins expands the visual palette in a group of freshwater snakes (2021)
Journal Article

Snakes are known to express a rod visual opsin and two cone opsins, only (SWS1, LWS), a reduced palette resulting from their supposedly fossorial origins. Dipsadid snakes in the genus Helicops are highly visual predators that successfully invaded fre... Read More about Simultaneous expression of UV and violet SWS1 opsins expands the visual palette in a group of freshwater snakes.

Multiple slip effects on nanofluid dissipative flow in a converging/diverging channel: A numerical study (2021)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Beg, T., Khan, W. A., & Uddin, M. J. (2022). Multiple slip effects on nanofluid dissipative flow in a converging/diverging channel: A numerical study. Heat Transfer, 51(1), 1040-1061. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22341

AbstractA mathematical model is developed for viscous slip flow and heat transfer in water/Ethylene glycol‐based nanofluids containing metallic oxide nanoparticles, through a converging/diverging channel. We adopt the single‐phase Tiwari–Das model. T... Read More about Multiple slip effects on nanofluid dissipative flow in a converging/diverging channel: A numerical study.

Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature (2021)
Journal Article

The application of CPB (Cemented Paste Backfill) can realize the clean, efficient, and safe mining of underground metal mines. Clear understanding on the triaxial mechanical properties of CPB is important to the CPB design and the stability analysis... Read More about Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature.

Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges (2021)
Journal Article

Risk-sensitive urban development is an innovative planning approach that can transform the way cities are built to face uncertainties that arise from climate-induced disaster risks. However, the potential to initiate such a transformative approach ha... Read More about Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges.

Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota (2021)
Journal Article
Alpízar, P., Risely, A., Tschapka, M., & Sommer, S. (2021). Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.746783

Habitat alteration for agriculture can negatively affect wildlife physiology and health by decreasing diet diversity and increasing exposure to agrochemicals for animals foraging in altered landscapes. Such negative effects may be mediated by the dis... Read More about Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota.