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Retrofit assessment: Getting it right from the start (2024)
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Fitton, R., & Swan, W. (2024). Retrofit assessment: Getting it right from the start. Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal and Valuation, 12(3), 208-217

The UK has some of the oldest buildings in Europe. They are also some of the worst performing in terms of energy performance. In tandem with these issues the UK has committed to making a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions. UK homes are currently... Read More about Retrofit assessment: Getting it right from the start.

An artificial intelligence-based decision support system for early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease (2024)
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T.R., M., V., V. K., Bhardwaj, R., Khan, S. B., Alkhaldi, N., Victor, N., & Verma, A. (2024). An artificial intelligence-based decision support system for early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. #Journal not on list, 10, 100381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100381

People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) might struggle with sadness, restlessness, or difficulty speaking, chewing, or swallowing. A diagnosis can be challenging because there is no specific PD test. It is diagnosed by doctors using a... Read More about An artificial intelligence-based decision support system for early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.

Neoclassical influences in the Architectural Language of the Greek Church of the Annunciation, Manchester (2024)
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Yioutani-Iacovides, M., & Moustaka-Kampouri, A. (2024). Neoclassical influences in the Architectural Language of the Greek Church of the Annunciation, Manchester. #Journal not on list, 1(10 (2023)), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.26234/HEAL.IHU.BXNV-8P30

The Greek Church in Manchester stands as a unique sample of 19th‐century Neoclassical architecture, created by the cityʹs Greek community. This paper focuses on its design concept and features, the architectural expression, ornamentation, and fi... Read More about Neoclassical influences in the Architectural Language of the Greek Church of the Annunciation, Manchester.

Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bat species following 30 years of passive forest restoration (2024)
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Rowley, S., López-Baucells, A., Rocha, R., Bobrowiec, P. E. D., & Meyer, C. F. J. (2024). Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bat species following 30 years of passive forest restoration. Restoration Ecology, e14093. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14093

Passive forest restoration can buffer the effects of habitat loss on biodiversity. We acoustically surveyed aerial insectivorous bats in a whole‐ecosystem fragmentation experiment in the Brazilian Amazon over a 2‐year period, across 33 sites, compris... Read More about Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bat species following 30 years of passive forest restoration.

Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes (2024)
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Hegde, S., Brettell, L. E., Quek, S., Etebari, K., Saldaña, M. A., Asgari, S., …Hughes, G. L. (2024). Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes. Environmental Microbiology, e16576. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16576

The mosquito microbiome is critical for host development and plays a major role in many aspects of mosquito biology. While the microbiome is commonly dominated by a small number of genera, there is considerable variation in composition among mosquito... Read More about Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes.

Calcification and trophic responses of mesophotic reefs to carbonate chemistry variability (2024)
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Noyes, T. J., Garley, R., & Bates, N. R. (in press). Calcification and trophic responses of mesophotic reefs to carbonate chemistry variability. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1274915. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1274915

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are extensions of adjacent shallow water coral reefs. Accessibility to these ecosystems is challenging due to their depth limits (~ 30 – 150 m) and as a result, scientific knowledge of these reef systems is limited.... Read More about Calcification and trophic responses of mesophotic reefs to carbonate chemistry variability.

Meta-Analysis of Biochar as an Amendment for Arsenic Mitigation in Paddy Soils (2024)
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Mandal, J., Sharma, P. K., Mondal, D., Wood, M. D., Hutchinson, S. M., Kirby, J., & Srivastava, P. (2024). Meta-Analysis of Biochar as an Amendment for Arsenic Mitigation in Paddy Soils. Current Pollution Reports, 10(1), 105-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-023-00288-1

Purpose of Review: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of biochar in immobilizing arsenic (As) in contaminated paddy soils and its impact on As availability and bioaccumulation in rice, as well as rice plant biomass. Recent Fi... Read More about Meta-Analysis of Biochar as an Amendment for Arsenic Mitigation in Paddy Soils.

Understanding the Impact of Temperate Bacteriophages on Their Lysogens Through Transcriptomics. (2024)
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Krishnamurthi, R., González-Tortuero, E., Plahe, G., Goodhead, I. B., Fothergill, J. L., James, C. E., & Allison, H. E. (in press). Understanding the Impact of Temperate Bacteriophages on Their Lysogens Through Transcriptomics. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 10.3791/64945. https://doi.org/10.3791/64945

Temperate phages are found integrated as prophages in the majority of bacterial genomes. Some prophages are cryptic and fixed in the bacterial chromosome, but others are active and can be triggered into a replicative form either spontaneously or by e... Read More about Understanding the Impact of Temperate Bacteriophages on Their Lysogens Through Transcriptomics..

Using Voice Technologies to Support Disabled People (2024)
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Semary, H. E., Al-Karawi, K. A., & Abdelwahab, M. M. (in press). Using Voice Technologies to Support Disabled People. #Journal not on list, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.57197/jdr-2023-0063

In recent years, significant strides have been made in speech and speaker recognition systems, owing to the rapid evolution of data processing capabilities. Utilizing a speech recognition system facilitates straightforward and efficient interaction,... Read More about Using Voice Technologies to Support Disabled People.

Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria (2024)
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Ayadi, O., Djemai, S., & Hide, G. (2024). Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria. Acta parasitologica / Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-023-00773-z

Purpose Avian coccidiosis is an important and widely distributed disease that affects global agricultural economies through losses. In Algeria, there is limited epidemiological and ecological knowledge about this disease and this hinders implementat... Read More about Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria.

Ternary Cobalt ferrite (CoFeO4) -Silver (Ag) -Titanium dioxide (TiO2) hybrid nanofluid hydromagnetic non-linear radiative-convective flow from a rotating disk with viscous dissipation, non-Darcy and non-Fourier effects: Swirl coating simulation (2024)
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Gnaneswara Reddy, M., Bhagya, K., Latha, S., Tripathi, D., Anwar Bég, O., Kuharat, S., & Burby, M. L. (2024). Ternary Cobalt ferrite (CoFeO4) -Silver (Ag) -Titanium dioxide (TiO2) hybrid nanofluid hydromagnetic non-linear radiative-convective flow from a rotating disk with viscous dissipation, non-Darcy and non-Fourier effects: Swirl coating simulation. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2023.2299295

Ternary Cobalt ferrite (CoFeO4)-Silver (Ag)-Titanium dioxide (TiO2) hybrid nanofluid hydromagnetic non-linear radiative-convective flow from a rotating disk with viscous dissipation, non-Darcy and non-Fourier effects: Swirl coating simulation ABSTRAC... Read More about Ternary Cobalt ferrite (CoFeO4) -Silver (Ag) -Titanium dioxide (TiO2) hybrid nanofluid hydromagnetic non-linear radiative-convective flow from a rotating disk with viscous dissipation, non-Darcy and non-Fourier effects: Swirl coating simulation.

Numerical study of dissipative SW/MWCNT-nanofluid coating flow from a stretching wall to a porous medium with shape factor effects (2023)
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Waqas, M., Kausar, M. S., Anwar Bég, O., Kuharat, S., Khan, W. A., Shukhratovich Abdullaev, S., & Fadhl, B. M. (2023). Numerical study of dissipative SW/MWCNT-nanofluid coating flow from a stretching wall to a porous medium with shape factor effects. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.036

A mathematical model is developed for incompressible steady-state dissipative CNT-aqueous nanofluid boundary layer flow from a stretching sheet to a saturated isotropic porous medium. Three different CNT shapes (spheres, blades and platelets) are con... Read More about Numerical study of dissipative SW/MWCNT-nanofluid coating flow from a stretching wall to a porous medium with shape factor effects.

A novel routing optimization strategy based on reinforcement learning in perception layer networks (2023)
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Tan, H., Ye, T., Rehman, S. U., ur Rehman, O., Tu, S., & Ahmad, J. (2023). A novel routing optimization strategy based on reinforcement learning in perception layer networks. Computer Networks, 237, 110105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2023.110105

Wireless sensor networks have become incredibly popular due to the Internet of Things’ (IoT) rapid development. IoT routing is the basis for the efficient operation of the perception-layer network. As a popular type of machine learning, reinforcement... Read More about A novel routing optimization strategy based on reinforcement learning in perception layer networks.

Advancing Disability Management in Information Systems: A Novel Approach through Bidirectional Federated Learning-Based Gradient Optimization (2023)
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Khan, S. B., Alojail, M., & Al Moteri, M. (in press). Advancing Disability Management in Information Systems: A Novel Approach through Bidirectional Federated Learning-Based Gradient Optimization. Mathematics, 12(1), 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12010119

Disability management in information systems refers to the process of ensuring that digital technologies and applications are designed to be accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities. Traditional methods face several challenges such as p... Read More about Advancing Disability Management in Information Systems: A Novel Approach through Bidirectional Federated Learning-Based Gradient Optimization.

SkinLesNet: Classification of Skin Lesions and Detection of Melanoma Cancer Using a Novel Multi-Layer Deep Convolutional Neural Network (2023)
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Azeem, M., Kiani, K., Mansouri, T., & Topping, N. (2023). SkinLesNet: Classification of Skin Lesions and Detection of Melanoma Cancer Using a Novel Multi-Layer Deep Convolutional Neural Network. Cancers, 16(1), 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16010108

Skin cancer is a widespread disease that typically develops on the skin due to frequent exposure to sunlight. Although cancer can appear on any part of the human body, skin cancer accounts for a significant proportion of all new cancer diagnoses worl... Read More about SkinLesNet: Classification of Skin Lesions and Detection of Melanoma Cancer Using a Novel Multi-Layer Deep Convolutional Neural Network.

Near-infrared digital hemispherical photography enables correction of plant area index for woody material during leaf-on conditions (2023)
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Brown, L., Morris, H., Morrone, R., Sinclair, M., Williams, O., Hunt, M., …Dash, J. (2024). Near-infrared digital hemispherical photography enables correction of plant area index for woody material during leaf-on conditions. Ecological Informatics, 79, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102441

Indirect optical measurement techniques enable efficient and non-destructive estimation of plant area index (PAI). However, because they cannot distinguish between foliage and other canopy elements, corrections are needed to determine leaf area index... Read More about Near-infrared digital hemispherical photography enables correction of plant area index for woody material during leaf-on conditions.

Toward Estimating Noise–Power–Distance Curves for Propeller-Powered Zero-Emission Hydrogen Aircraft (2023)
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Amargianitakis, D. C., Self, R. H., Torija, A. J., Proença, A. R., & Synodinos, A. P. (2023). Toward Estimating Noise–Power–Distance Curves for Propeller-Powered Zero-Emission Hydrogen Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.c037194

As part of the UK Research and Innovation project New Aviation, Propulsion, Knowledge and Innovation Network (NAPKIN), a high-level framework was developed for the assessment of the noise impact of the proposed regional-sized hydrogen-powered aircraf... Read More about Toward Estimating Noise–Power–Distance Curves for Propeller-Powered Zero-Emission Hydrogen Aircraft.

A novel autoencoder for structural anomalies detection in river tunnel operation (2023)
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TAN, X., Palaiahnakote, S., Chen, W., Cheng, K., & Du, B. (2024). A novel autoencoder for structural anomalies detection in river tunnel operation. Expert systems with applications, 244, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122906

Anomaly diagnosis is essential to prevent disasters and ensure long-term stable operation of tunnels. However, the diversity and scarcity of abnormal data make it difficult to identify outliers, especially to diagnose structural anomalies from poor-q... Read More about A novel autoencoder for structural anomalies detection in river tunnel operation.