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Interplay between local and landscape-scale effects on the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous Neotropical bats (2022)
Journal Article
López-Baucells, A., Rowley, S., Rocha, R., Bobrowiec, P., Palmeirim, J., Farneda, F., & Meyer, C. (2022). Interplay between local and landscape-scale effects on the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous Neotropical bats. Landscape Ecology, 37(11), 2861-2875. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01493-x

Context Human-modified landscapes are globally ubiquitous. It is critical to understand how habitat loss and
fragmentation impact biodiversity from both a local habitat context and landscape-scale perspective to inform
land management and conservat... Read More about Interplay between local and landscape-scale effects on the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous Neotropical bats.

An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration (2022)
Journal Article
Zhu, Y., Wei, G., Ren, L., Luo, Z., & Shang, J. (2022). An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration. IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 39(1), 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1109/tro.2022.3200143

The human hand has a fantastic ability to interact with various objects in the dynamic unstructured environment of our daily activities. We believe that this outstanding performance benefits a lot from the unique biological features of the hand muscu... Read More about An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration.

Assessment of Urban Green Space Dynamics Influencing the Surface Urban Heat Stress Using Advanced Geospatial Techniques (2022)
Journal Article

Urban areas are mostly heterogeneous due to settlements and vegetation including forests, water bodies and many other land use and land cover (LULC) classes. Due to the overwhelming population pressure, urbanization, industrial works and transportati... Read More about Assessment of Urban Green Space Dynamics Influencing the Surface Urban Heat Stress Using Advanced Geospatial Techniques.

Determinants influencing the continuous intention to use digital technologies in Higher Education (2022)
Journal Article

There is increasing evidence that the lack of access to digital information and technologies is not widely considered in the educational sectors when focusing on the perceived experience, tutor quality and students’ satisfaction. In this paper, we re... Read More about Determinants influencing the continuous intention to use digital technologies in Higher Education.

Lebanon (Still) Unsettled (2022)
Journal Article
Sharp, D., Farhat, M., Shayya, F., Bassil, M., & El-Samrani, M. (2022). Lebanon (Still) Unsettled

Exploring the adoption of platform-based design for manufacture and assembly (P-DFMA) in the UK construction sector: a stakeholder perspective (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Balogun, T., & Thakur, S. (2022, September). Exploring the adoption of platform-based design for manufacture and assembly (P-DFMA) in the UK construction sector: a stakeholder perspective. Presented at ARCOM Conference 2022: Build Back Wiser 38th Conference

Correlations between circulating and tumor-infiltrating CD4+ Treg subsets with immune checkpoints in colorectal cancer patients with early and advanced stages (2022)
Journal Article

The existence of various T regulatory cell (Treg) subsets in colorectal cancer (CRC) could play a variety of functions in the regulation of anti-cancer immunity. We studied correlations between CD4+ Treg subsets with the expression of immunological c... Read More about Correlations between circulating and tumor-infiltrating CD4+ Treg subsets with immune checkpoints in colorectal cancer patients with early and advanced stages.

Estimating the population density of Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using camera trap footage (2022)
Journal Article
Gashchak, S., Barnett, C., Beresford, N., Paskevych, S., & Wood, M. (2022). Estimating the population density of Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using camera trap footage. Theriologia Ukrainica (Online), 23, 47-65. https://doi.org/10.15407/TU2307

The study reports the first estimation of the Eurasian lynx population inhabiting the
Ukrainian Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ, 2600 km2
) in 2013–2018. Although
lynx were once common in this region, anthropogenic impacts reduced their numbers subs... Read More about Estimating the population density of Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using camera trap footage.

A Blockchain Protocol for Authenticating Space Communications between Satellites Constellations (2022)
Journal Article
Torky, M., Gaber, T., Goda, E., Snasel, V., & Hassanien, A. E. (2022). A Blockchain Protocol for Authenticating Space Communications between Satellites Constellations. Aerospace, 9(9), 495. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9090495

Blockchain has found many applications, apart from Bitcoin, in different fields and it has the potential to be very useful in the satellite communications and space industries. Decentralized and secure protocols for processing and manipulating space... Read More about A Blockchain Protocol for Authenticating Space Communications between Satellites Constellations.

Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates: ecological factors and primate filarial infection (2022)
Journal Article

Filarial nematode infections are common in primates, but have received little attention in the Neotropics. Epidemiological data on filarial infections in primates are still too sparse to fully understand the complex of this parasitism, especially bec... Read More about Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates: ecological factors and primate filarial infection.

Electro-osmosis modulated periodic membrane pumping flow and particle motion with magnetic field effects (2022)
Journal Article
Bhandari, D. S., Tripathi, D., & Beg, O. (2022). Electro-osmosis modulated periodic membrane pumping flow and particle motion with magnetic field effects. Physics of Fluids, 34(9), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0111050

Theoretical studies of micro-electro-mechanical systems provide important insight into the mechanisms and optimization of such devices for a range of applications, including biomedical and chemical engineering. Inspired by emerging applications of mi... Read More about Electro-osmosis modulated periodic membrane pumping flow and particle motion with magnetic field effects.

Modeling the impact of delay on the aggregation of ad proteins (2022)
Journal Article
Nutini, A., Sohail, A., Arif, R., Fiaz, M., & Beg, O. (2022). Modeling the impact of delay on the aggregation of ad proteins. Annals of Data Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40745-022-00439-z

Accumulation of the amyloid-β (Aβ ) peptide in the brain gives rise to a cascade of key events in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is verified by different research trials that the sleep-wake cycle directly affects Aβ levels in the br... Read More about Modeling the impact of delay on the aggregation of ad proteins.

Wooden housing boom needed to boost climate goals, says new study – but is it possible? (2022)
Other
Jankovic, L. (2022). Wooden housing boom needed to boost climate goals, says new study – but is it possible?

Advances in Recycled Aggregate Concrete (2022)
Journal Article

The construction industry produces about 1183 million metric tons of construction and demolition wastes each year worldwide, in which concrete waste takes the most considerable proportion. The disposal of such huge quantities of waste has become an e... Read More about Advances in Recycled Aggregate Concrete.

First human case of infection with Arsenophonus nasoniae, the male killer insect pathogen (2022)
Journal Article
Liew, K. C., Graves, S., Croft, L., Brettell, L. E., Cook, J., Botes, J., & Newton, P. (2022). First human case of infection with Arsenophonus nasoniae, the male killer insect pathogen. Pathology, 54(5), 664-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2021.08.011

Mathematical modelling of thermo-solutal transport in pulsating flow in the hydrocephalus (2022)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Balasundaram, H., & Sathiamoorthy, S. (2022). Mathematical modelling of thermo-solutal transport in pulsating flow in the hydrocephalus. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519422500713

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a symmetric flow transport that surrounds brain and central nervous system (CNS). Hydrocephalus is an asymmetric and unusual cerebrospinal fluid flow in the lateral ventricular portions. This dumping impact enhances the e... Read More about Mathematical modelling of thermo-solutal transport in pulsating flow in the hydrocephalus.

Krypton and the fundamental flaw of the Lennard-Jones Potential (2022)
Journal Article
Pruteanu, C., Loveday, J., Ackland, G., & Proctor, J. (2022). Krypton and the fundamental flaw of the Lennard-Jones Potential. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(35), 8284-8289. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02004

We have performed a series of neutron scattering experiments on supercritical krypton. Our data and analysis allow us to characterize the Frenkel line crossover in this model monatomic fluid. The data from our measurements was analyzed using Empirica... Read More about Krypton and the fundamental flaw of the Lennard-Jones Potential.

Network Mobility Management Challenges, Directions, and Solutions: An Architectural Perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., & Hammoudeh, M. (in press). Network Mobility Management Challenges, Directions, and Solutions: An Architectural Perspective. Electronics, 11(17), 2696. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11172696

Efficient mobility management solutions are essential to provide users with seamless connectivity and session continuity during movement. However, user mobility was not envisaged as one of the early Internet’s use cases due to the early adoption of d... Read More about Network Mobility Management Challenges, Directions, and Solutions: An Architectural Perspective.

Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine (2022)
Journal Article

Control of tropical theileriosis, caused by the apicomplexan Theileria annulata, depends on the use of a single drug, buparvaquone, the efficacy of which is compromised by the emergence of resistance. The present study was undertaken to improve under... Read More about Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine.

The predator problem and PCR primers in molecular dietary analysis: Swamped or silenced; depth or breadth? (2022)
Journal Article

Dietary metabarcoding has vastly improved our ability to analyse the diets of animals, but it is hampered by a plethora of technical limitations including potentially reduced data output due to the disproportionate amplification of the DNA of the foc... Read More about The predator problem and PCR primers in molecular dietary analysis: Swamped or silenced; depth or breadth?.