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Gypsum and rice husk ash for sustainable stabilization of forest road subgrade (2023)
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Sharifi Teshnizi, E., Mirzababaei, M., Karimiazar, J., Arjmandzadeh, R., & Mahmoudpardabad, K. (in press). Gypsum and rice husk ash for sustainable stabilization of forest road subgrade. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2023-008

Forest roads are crucial for economic development and resource accessibility, especially in regions with extensive wood demand driven by construction growth. These roads require consistent maintenance to prevent structural issues, even though they ex... Read More about Gypsum and rice husk ash for sustainable stabilization of forest road subgrade.

Generalised analytical solutions for linear and non-linear bond-slip models for externally bonded FRP to a concrete substrate (2023)
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Augusthus Nelson, L., Weekes, L., Milani, G., & Al-Allaf, M. (2024). Generalised analytical solutions for linear and non-linear bond-slip models for externally bonded FRP to a concrete substrate. Engineering Structures, 298, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.117025

This article presents a set of novel analytical derivations from generalised bond-slip models using first principles, which can be used to predict experimental outcomes, including maximum load resistance, load-slip response, and strain throughout the... Read More about Generalised analytical solutions for linear and non-linear bond-slip models for externally bonded FRP to a concrete substrate.

New Technologies for New Materials and Products from Construction and Demolition Waste (2023)
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Ferriz-Papi, J. A., Wang, Y., Arevalillo Roman, A., & Valentin, J. (2023). New Technologies for New Materials and Products from Construction and Demolition Waste. Advances in Science and Technology, 133, 65-71. https://doi.org/10.4028/p-29vgqd

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounted for almost 36% of total waste produced in the European Union in 2018. Growing recovery rates are achieved but mainly for low-value applications. Variable composition and characteristics undermine cust... Read More about New Technologies for New Materials and Products from Construction and Demolition Waste.

Silica sources for arsenic mitigation in rice: machine learning-based predictive modeling and risk assessment. (2023)
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Khanam, R., Nayak, A. K., Kulsum, P. G. P. S., Mandal, J., Shahid, M., Tripathy, R., …Bandaru, R. G. (in press). Silica sources for arsenic mitigation in rice: machine learning-based predictive modeling and risk assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30339-5

Arsenic (As) is a well-known human carcinogen, and the consumption of rice is the main pathway for the South Asian people. The study evaluated the impact of the amendments involving CaSiO , SiO nanoparticles, silica solubilizing bacteria (SSB), and... Read More about Silica sources for arsenic mitigation in rice: machine learning-based predictive modeling and risk assessment..

A new deep CNN for 3D text localization in the wild through shadow removal (2023)
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Shivakumara, P., Banerjee, A., Nandanwar, L., Pal, U., Antonacopoulos, A., Lu, T., & Blumenstein, M. (2024). A new deep CNN for 3D text localization in the wild through shadow removal. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2023.103863

Text localization in the wild is challenging due to the presence of 2D and 3D texts, the presence of shadows, arbitrary orientated text with non-linear arrangements, varying lighting conditions as well as complex background. This paper proposes the f... Read More about A new deep CNN for 3D text localization in the wild through shadow removal.

Optimizing Inference Distribution for Efficient Kidney Tumor Segmentation Using a UNet-PWP Deep-Learning Model with XAI on CT Scan Images (2023)
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Rao, P. K., Chatterjee, S., Janardhan, M., Nagaraju, K., Khan, S. B., Almusharraf, A., & Alharbe, A. I. (in press). Optimizing Inference Distribution for Efficient Kidney Tumor Segmentation Using a UNet-PWP Deep-Learning Model with XAI on CT Scan Images. Diagnostics, 13(20), 3244. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13203244

Kidney tumors represent a significant medical challenge, characterized by their often-asymptomatic nature and the need for early detection to facilitate timely and effective intervention. Although neural networks have shown great promise in disease p... Read More about Optimizing Inference Distribution for Efficient Kidney Tumor Segmentation Using a UNet-PWP Deep-Learning Model with XAI on CT Scan Images.

A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation (2023)
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Hand, S. J., Maugoust, J., Beck, R. M., & Orliac, M. J. (2023). A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation. Current Biology, 33(21), 4624-4640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.043

Bats are among the most recognizable, numerous, and widespread of all mammals. But much of their fossil record is missing, and bat origins remain poorly understood, as do the relationships of early to modern bats. Here, we describe a new early Eocene... Read More about A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation.

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.