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Seasonal assessment of experimental vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater (2013)
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Sani, A., Scholz, M., & Bouillon, L. (2013). Seasonal assessment of experimental vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 147, 585-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.076

The aim of this work was to compare the impact of different design (aggregate size) and operational (contact time, empty time and chemical oxygen demand (COD) loading) variables on the long-term and seasonal performance of vertical-flow constructed w... Read More about Seasonal assessment of experimental vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater.

Computing air demand using the Takagi–Sugeno model for dam outlets (2013)
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Zounemat-Kermani, M., & Scholz, M. (2013). Computing air demand using the Takagi–Sugeno model for dam outlets. Water, 5(3), 1441-1456. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5031441

An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was developed using the subtractive clustering technique to study the air demand in low-level outlet works. The ANFIS model was employed to calculate vent air discharge in different gate openings for a... Read More about Computing air demand using the Takagi–Sugeno model for dam outlets.

Water quality improvement performance of geotextiles within permeable pavement systems: A critical review (2013)
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Scholz, M. (2013). Water quality improvement performance of geotextiles within permeable pavement systems: A critical review. Water, 5(2), 462-479. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5020462

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS; or best management practices) are increasingly being used as ecological engineering techniques to prevent the contamination of receiving watercourses and groundwater. Permeable paving is a SuDS technique, which is... Read More about Water quality improvement performance of geotextiles within permeable pavement systems: A critical review.

Erratum to: Impact of water quality parameters on the clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater (2013)
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Sani, A., Scholz, M., Babatunde, A., & Wang, Y. (2013). Erratum to: Impact of water quality parameters on the clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 224(9), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1641-y

In theory, biological and physical clogging, induced as a result of potentially excessive formation of biomass from degradation of pollutants and retention of inert suspended fine particles, respectively, should result in a decrease of treatment perf... Read More about Erratum to: Impact of water quality parameters on the clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater.

Rapid decision support tool based on novel ecosystem service variables for retrofitting of permeable pavement systems in the presence of trees (2013)
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Scholz, M., & Uzomah, V. (2013). Rapid decision support tool based on novel ecosystem service variables for retrofitting of permeable pavement systems in the presence of trees. Science of the Total Environment, 458-46, 486-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.062

The retrofitting of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) such as permeable pavements is currently undertaken ad hoc using expert experience supported by minimal guidance based predominantly on hard engineering variables. There is a lack of practical d... Read More about Rapid decision support tool based on novel ecosystem service variables for retrofitting of permeable pavement systems in the presence of trees.

Application of solar disinfection for treatment of contaminated public water supply in a developing country: Field observations (2013)
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Mustafa, A., Scholz, M., Khan, S., & Ghaffar, A. (2013). Application of solar disinfection for treatment of contaminated public water supply in a developing country: Field observations. Journal of Water and Health, 11(1), 135. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2012.119

A sustainable and low-cost point-of-use household drinking water solar disinfection (SODIS) technology was successfully applied to treat microbiologically contaminated water. Field experiments were conducted to determine the efficiency of SODIS and e... Read More about Application of solar disinfection for treatment of contaminated public water supply in a developing country: Field observations.

Impact of different shapes and types of mixers on sludge dewaterability (2013)
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Fitria, D., Scholz, M., & Swift, G. (2013). Impact of different shapes and types of mixers on sludge dewaterability. Environmental Technology, 34(7), 931-936. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2012.722692

The most significant operational cost in a treatment plant is related to the dewatering and disposal of sludge. In this research, different shapes of mixers (radial, axial, wheel, three-blade and magnetic) have been tested to assess their influence o... Read More about Impact of different shapes and types of mixers on sludge dewaterability.

Controlled experimental study on removing diesel oil spillages using agricultural waste products (2013)
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Li, M., Pan, H., Huang, S., & Scholz, M. (2013). Controlled experimental study on removing diesel oil spillages using agricultural waste products. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 36(4), 673-680. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201200658

Diesel oil was used as adsorbate, while corn stalk, wheat straw and sawdust were used as natural sorbents for adsorbing and absorbing pure oil and oil in water. The results showed that all three agricultural wastes absorbed diesel. The corresponding... Read More about Controlled experimental study on removing diesel oil spillages using agricultural waste products.

Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations (2013)
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Opoku, A., & Ahmed, V. (2013). Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations. International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Online), 2(2), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.7492/IJAEC.2013.012

There is an increasing demand from UK construction industry stakeholders to address the issue of sustainable construction. As a key sector in the delivery of a sustainable built environment, the construction industry needs to have a clear understandi... Read More about Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations.

Community engagement and social exclusion : the BME experience (2013)
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Ijasan, K., & Ahmed, V. (2013). Community engagement and social exclusion : the BME experience. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 6(2), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-11-2011-0051

Purpose – The endless and recurrent nature of community regeneration is of massive concern to any government due to the financial and human resources requested. Past research has suggested that by involving members of the community in the process of... Read More about Community engagement and social exclusion : the BME experience.

Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka (2013)
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Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(1), 72-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901311299017

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and challenges for Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment within urban Sri Lankan cities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a lit... Read More about Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka.

Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development (2013)
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Palliyaguru, R., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development. Disaster Prevention and Management, 22(2), 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561311325307

Purpose – Disasters provide physical, social, economic, political and environmental development windows of opportunity particularly through housing and infrastructure reconstruction. The reconstruction process should not be neglected due to the oppor... Read More about Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development.

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects (2013)
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Khaled, Y., Ammori, B., & Elkord, E. (2013). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects. Immunology and Cell Biology, 91(8), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1038/icb.2013.29

Immunosuppressive cells, mainly myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and T regulatory cells, downregulate antitumour immunity and cancer immunotherapy. MDSCs are a heterogeneous group of immature myeloid cells that negatively regulate the immune... Read More about Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects.

Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction (2013)
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Ramirez Cardozo, F., Armitage, R., & Danson, F. (2013). Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction. Remote Sensing, 5(6), 3037-3056. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5063037

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) have the potential to revolutionise measurement of the three-dimensional structure of vegetation canopies for applications in ecology, hydrology and climate change. This potential has been the subject of recent resear... Read More about Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction.

Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask (2013)
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Armitage, R., Alberto Ramirez, F., Mark Danson, F., & Ogunbadewa, E. (2013). Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask. Remote Sensing Letters, 4(5), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2012.744486

Image objects obtained by segmentation usually provide a much more reliable representation of real world objects than individual pixels. However, in regions with high quality spatial information, image analysis should focus on objects of interest... Read More about Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask.

A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning (2013)
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Barrett, P., Zhang, Y., Moffatt, J., & Kobbacy, K. (2013). A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning. Building and Environment, 59, 678-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.016

The aim of this study was to explore if there is any evidence for demonstrable impacts of school building design on the learning rates of pupils in primary schools. Hypotheses as to positive impacts on learning were developed for 10 design paramete... Read More about A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning.

Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges (2013)
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Siderius, C., Biemans, H., Wiltshire, A., Rao, S., Franssen, W., Kumar, P., …Collins, D. (2013). Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges. Science of the Total Environment, 468-46, S93-S101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.084

Himalayan headwaters supply large quantities of runoff derived from snowmelt and monsoon rainfall to the Ganges River. Actual snowmelt contribution to discharge in the Ganges remains conjectural under both present and future climatic conditions. As s... Read More about Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges.

Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate? (2013)
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Yang, G., Giraudoux, P., Raoul, F., Pleydell, D., Li, T., Han, X., …Craig, P. (2013). Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate?. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(3), e2045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002045

BACKGROUND:Human alveolar echinococcocosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the cestode E. multilocularis. Its life-cycle includes more than 40 species of small mammal intermediate hosts. Therefore, host biod... Read More about Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate?.

Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control (2013)
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Varghese, S., Elfakhri, S., Sheel, D., Sheel, P., Bolton, F., & Foster, H. (2013). Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 115(5), 1107-1116. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12308

Aims: Environmental contamination plays an important role in the transmission of infections, especially healthcare-associated infections. Disinfection transiently reduces contamination, but surfaces can rapidly become re-contaminated. Antimicrobia... Read More about Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control.