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Towards disentangling the classification of freshwater fish trypanosomes (2023)
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Zhang, P., Liu, J., Yin, X., Zhou, J., Lukeš, J., Lun, Z., & Lai, D. (2023). Towards disentangling the classification of freshwater fish trypanosomes. #Journal not on list, 5(4), 551-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-023-00191-0

Currently, new species of freshwater fish trypanosomes, which are economically important parasites, are being described based on subjectively selected features, i.e., their cell morphology and the host species. We have performed detailed phylogenetic... Read More about Towards disentangling the classification of freshwater fish trypanosomes.

Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems (2023)
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Adams, D., Larkham, P. J., & Hardman, M. (2023). Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems. Land, 12(10), 1915. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101915

Connecting to and extending recent debates around more-than-human thinking, this paper explores how porous boundary treatments and plot layouts might encourage ecological exchanges within new urban and peri-urban developments. This study therefore re... Read More about Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems.

Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka (2023)
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Geekiyanage, D., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2023). Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka. Sustainability, 15(20), 14662. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014662

During the last two decades, global disasters have impacted over 5.2 billion people, with economic losses exceeding USD 2.97 trillion. This underscores the critical need for inclusive risk-sensitive urban planning (RSUP) that integrates community ins... Read More about Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka.

Auditory Alerts for E-scooters: Relationship Between Pedestrian Auditory Detection Rates and Alert Sound Level (2023)
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Walton, T., Elias, D. S., & Torija, A. J. (2023). Auditory Alerts for E-scooters: Relationship Between Pedestrian Auditory Detection Rates and Alert Sound Level. Applied Acoustics, 214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109683

Electric micromobility has the potential to transform the urban transportation system by offering increased personal mobility, whilst reducing congestion and air pollution. Standing electric scooters (e-scooters) are considered as the most popular mo... Read More about Auditory Alerts for E-scooters: Relationship Between Pedestrian Auditory Detection Rates and Alert Sound Level.

Impact of Digital Transformation toward Sustainable Development (2023)
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Alojail, M., & Khan, S. B. (in press). Impact of Digital Transformation toward Sustainable Development. Sustainability, 15(20), 14697. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014697

The rapid advancements in digital technologies have prompted organizations to embrace digital transformations (DTs) in order to enhance efficiency, gain a competitive advantage, and achieve long-term sustainability objectives. However, the successful... Read More about Impact of Digital Transformation toward Sustainable Development.

Computation of couple stress electroconductive polymer from an exponentially stretching sheet (2023)
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Umavathi, J. C., Sankar, M., Bég, O. A., & Chamkha, A. J. (2023). Computation of couple stress electroconductive polymer from an exponentially stretching sheet. #Journal not on list, 86, 75-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjph.2023.10.002

Magnetic polymer processing involves multiple physical phenomena and requires simultaneous consideration of rheological, hydromagnetic and thermal characteristics. Inspired by new developments in functional magnetic coating dynamics, the present arti... Read More about Computation of couple stress electroconductive polymer from an exponentially stretching sheet.

Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis (2023)
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Shen, J., Zhao, S., Peng, M., Li, Y., Zhang, L., Li, X., …Wu, Z. (in press). Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis. Cell Discovery, 9(1), 101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-023-00603-6

Schistosoma parasites, causing schistosomiasis, exhibit typical host specificity in host preference. Many mammals, including humans, are susceptible to infection, while the widely distributed rodent, Microtus fortis, exhibits natural anti-schistosome... Read More about Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis.

Natural convection of nanofluid in a porous medium within a right-angle trapezoidal enclosure: A Tiwari-Das nanofluid model (2023)
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Venkatadri, K., Fazuruddin, S., Bég, O. A., & Ramesh, O. (2023). Natural convection of nanofluid in a porous medium within a right-angle trapezoidal enclosure: A Tiwari-Das nanofluid model. #Journal not on list, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2023.2263224

The study uses the Tiwari-Das nanofluid model to compute free convective flows in a right-angled trapezoidal cavity containing a porous material which is saturated with Cu-water nanofluid material. This investigation aims to enhance the characteristi... Read More about Natural convection of nanofluid in a porous medium within a right-angle trapezoidal enclosure: A Tiwari-Das nanofluid model.

Computation of inclined magnetic field, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects on mixed convective electroconductive nanofluid flow in a rectangular porous enclosure with adiabatic walls and hot slits (2023)
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Sumithra, A., Sivaraj, R., Ramachandra Prasad, V., Anwar Bég, O., Leung, H., Kamalov, F., …Rushi Kumar, B. (in press). Computation of inclined magnetic field, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects on mixed convective electroconductive nanofluid flow in a rectangular porous enclosure with adiabatic walls and hot slits. International Journal of Modern Physics B, https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217979224503983

This analysis theoretically investigates the transport phenomena of mixed convection flows in an enclosure of rectangular geometry saturated with a permeable medium filled with an electrically conducting nanofluid. An inclined magnetic field is taken... Read More about Computation of inclined magnetic field, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects on mixed convective electroconductive nanofluid flow in a rectangular porous enclosure with adiabatic walls and hot slits.

Carbon sequestration and geochronology in Southern England’s seagrass meadows (2023)
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do Amaral Camara Lima, M., Ward, R. D., & Joyce, C. B. (in press). Carbon sequestration and geochronology in Southern England’s seagrass meadows. Carbon Footprints, 2(4), https://doi.org/10.20517/cf.2023.08

The aim of this study was to provide an evaluation of the current methods used to assess carbon sequestration (Cseq) rates from intertidal Zostera spp. meadows in central Southern England. This study evaluated the use of 210Pb dating methods to calcu... Read More about Carbon sequestration and geochronology in Southern England’s seagrass meadows.

A mathematical model for the motion of a micro-robot consisting of three spheres linked with axially aligned retractable arms in Stokes flow that gives expressions for mean distance moved, mean drift velocity and energy efficiency of the non-reciprocal cyclic swimming motion (2023)
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Elatrash, L., Chadwick, E., El-Mazuzi, R., Christian, J. M., Wang, Y., Adamu, H. A., & Chadwick, E. (in press). A mathematical model for the motion of a micro-robot consisting of three spheres linked with axially aligned retractable arms in Stokes flow that gives expressions for mean distance moved, mean drift velocity and energy efficiency of the non-reciprocal cyclic swimming motion. Computers and Fluids, 266, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2023.106064

The problem studied was the non-reciprocal cyclic swimming motion of three spheres linked with axially aligned retractable arms in Stokes flow. The arms are assumed to be able to retract at a steady speed to half their length, and then at a later tim... Read More about A mathematical model for the motion of a micro-robot consisting of three spheres linked with axially aligned retractable arms in Stokes flow that gives expressions for mean distance moved, mean drift velocity and energy efficiency of the non-reciprocal cyclic swimming motion.

Cross diffusion and higher order chemical reaction effects on hydromagnetic copper-water nanofluid flow over a rotating cone with porous medium (2023)
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Rushi Kumar, B., Bég, O. A., & Bég, T. A. (2023). Cross diffusion and higher order chemical reaction effects on hydromagnetic copper-water nanofluid flow over a rotating cone with porous medium. Journal of Multiscale Modeling,

Spin coating of engineering components with advanced functional nanomaterials which respond to magnetic fields is growing. Motivated by exploring the fluid dynamics of such processes, a mathematical model is developed for chemically reactive Cu−H2O m... Read More about Cross diffusion and higher order chemical reaction effects on hydromagnetic copper-water nanofluid flow over a rotating cone with porous medium.

Startup’s critical failure factors dynamic modeling using FCM (2023)
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Salmeron, J. L., Mansouri, T., Sadeghi Moghaddam, R., Yousefi, N., & Tayebi, A. (2023). Startup’s critical failure factors dynamic modeling using FCM. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40497-023-00352-6

The emergence of startups and their influence on a country's economic growth has become a significant concern for governments. The failure of these ventures leads to substantial depletion of financial resources and workforce, resulting in detrimental... Read More about Startup’s critical failure factors dynamic modeling using FCM.

Stage 1 Validation of Plant Area Index from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (2023)
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Brown, L. A., Morris, H., Meier, C., Knohl, A., Lanconelli, C., Gobron, N., …Danson, F. M. (2023). Stage 1 Validation of Plant Area Index from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2023.3319528

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) aims to provide improved characterization of forest structure, and plant area index (PAI) is one of many variables provided in the official GEDI Level 2B (L2B) product suite. However, since release,... Read More about Stage 1 Validation of Plant Area Index from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation.

Authentic Pathology Specimen Reception: A Valuable Resource for Developing Biomedical Science Student Competencies and Employability (2023)
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Hussain, T., Namvar, S., & Jones, M. (2023). Authentic Pathology Specimen Reception: A Valuable Resource for Developing Biomedical Science Student Competencies and Employability. British Journal of Biomedical Science, 80, 11731. https://doi.org/10.3389/bjbs.2023.11731

Background/Introduction: The pathology specimen reception is fundamental to the services provided by Biomedical Science laboratories worldwide. To ensure patient safety and that samples are of adequate quality to send for analysis, prospective Biomed... Read More about Authentic Pathology Specimen Reception: A Valuable Resource for Developing Biomedical Science Student Competencies and Employability.

Enhancement of an Air-Cooled Battery Thermal Management System Using Liquid Cooling with CuO and Al2O3 Nanofluids under Steady-State and Transient Conditions (2023)
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Soleymani, P., Saffarifard, E., Jahanpanah, J., Babaie, M., Nourian, A., Mohebbi, R., …Ma, Y. (in press). Enhancement of an Air-Cooled Battery Thermal Management System Using Liquid Cooling with CuO and Al2O3 Nanofluids under Steady-State and Transient Conditions. Fluids, 8(10), 261. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids8100261

Lithium-ion batteries are a crucial part of transportation electrification. Various battery thermal management systems (BTMS) are employed in electric vehicles for safe and optimum battery operation. With the advancement in power demand and battery t... Read More about Enhancement of an Air-Cooled Battery Thermal Management System Using Liquid Cooling with CuO and Al2O3 Nanofluids under Steady-State and Transient Conditions.

Novel machine learning based approach for analysing the adoption of metaverse in medical training: A UAE case study (2023)
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Salloum, S. A., Bettayeb, A., Salloum, A., Aburayya, A., Khadragy, S., Hamoudi, R., & Alfaisal, R. (in press). Novel machine learning based approach for analysing the adoption of metaverse in medical training: A UAE case study. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 42, 101354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2023.101354

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to disruptions in the delivery of medical training across borders, posing challenges in observing and practicing advanced surgical techniques with cutting-edge medical equipment from foreign countries. Howeve... Read More about Novel machine learning based approach for analysing the adoption of metaverse in medical training: A UAE case study.

IoT-blockchain empowered Trinet: optimized fall detection system for elderly safety (2023)
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Alfayez, F., & Bhatia Khan, S. (in press). IoT-blockchain empowered Trinet: optimized fall detection system for elderly safety. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11, 1257676. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1257676

Numerous elderly folks reside alone in their homes. Seniors may find it difficult to ask for assistance if they fall. As the elderly population keeps growing, elderly fall incidents are becoming a critical public health concern. Creating a fall detec... Read More about IoT-blockchain empowered Trinet: optimized fall detection system for elderly safety.

X-crossing pneumatic artificial muscles (2023)
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Feng, M., Yang, D., Ren, L., Wei, G., & Gu, G. (2023). X-crossing pneumatic artificial muscles. Science Advances, 9(38), https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi7133

Artificial muscles are promising in soft exoskeletons, locomotion robots, and operation machines. However, their performance in contraction ratio, output force, and dynamic response is often imbalanced and limited by materials, structures, or actuati... Read More about X-crossing pneumatic artificial muscles.