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Numerical computation of nonlinear oscillatory two-immiscible magnetohydrodynamic flow in dual porous media system : FTCS and FEM study (2019)
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Beg, O., Zaman, A., Ali, N., Gaffar, S., & Beg, T. (2019). Numerical computation of nonlinear oscillatory two-immiscible magnetohydrodynamic flow in dual porous media system : FTCS and FEM study. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(4), 1245-1263. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21429

The transient Hartmann magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of two immiscible fluids flowing through a horizontal channel containing two porous media with oscillating lateral wall mass flux is studied. A two-dimensional spatial model is developed for the t... Read More about Numerical computation of nonlinear oscillatory two-immiscible magnetohydrodynamic flow in dual porous media system : FTCS and FEM study.

Genomics, environment and balancing selection in behaviorally bimodal populations : the caribou case (2019)
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Cavedon, M., Goubili, C., Heppenheimer, E., vonHoldt, B., Mariani, S., Hebblewhite, M., …Musiani, M. (2019). Genomics, environment and balancing selection in behaviorally bimodal populations : the caribou case. Molecular Ecology, 28(8), 1946-1963. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15039

Selection forces that favor different phenotypes in different environments can change frequencies of genes between populations along environmental clines. Clines are also compatible with balancing forces, such as negative frequency‐dependent selectio... Read More about Genomics, environment and balancing selection in behaviorally bimodal populations : the caribou case.

Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen (2019)
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, Z., He, C., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2019). Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen. Cell Cycle, 18(5), 552-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2019.1577651

Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) lewisi is a globally distributed rat trypanosome, currently considered as a zoonotic pathogen; however, a detailed understanding of the morphological events occurring during the cell cycle is lacking. This study aimed to inv... Read More about Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen.

Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study (2019)
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Shamshuddin, M., Mishra, S., Kadir, A., & Beg, O. (2019). Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study. Journal of Nanofluids, 8(2), 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1166/jon.2019.1587

Corrosion in lubricating systems involves many complex phenomena including chemical reaction, surfacial degradation, heat dissipation and unsteady effects. Biomimetic design is increasingly being employed in many branches of engineering (including tr... Read More about Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study.

Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents (2019)
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Xiang, N., Wang, Y., Oleiwi, H., Chadwick, E., Yao, G., Augusthus Nelson, L., …Shabalin, I. (2020). Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents. Magazine of Concrete Research, 72(11), 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.18.00198

The electrical resistivity of concrete is an important property in the assessment of reinforcement corrosion in concrete and an essential parameter in the design and operation of cathodic protection for reinforced-concrete (RC) structures. Water and... Read More about Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents.

Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa (2019)
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Almeida, R., De La Fuente, L., Koebnik, R., Lopes, J., Parnell, S., & Scherm, H. (2019). Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa. Phytopathology, 109(2), 172-174. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-12-18-0488-fi

Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most important threats to plant health worldwide. This bacterial pathogen has a long history, causing disease in the Americas on a range of agricultural crops and trees, with severe economic repercussions particularly... Read More about Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa.

Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron (2019)
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Padbhushan, R., Mandal, J., Kumar, S., & Kumar, A. (2019). Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 42(5), 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2019.1567770

The present study was conducted with an objective to estimate the distribution of boron (B) application in various soil fractions and their plant response for assessing the availability in the soil. Two soils (alluvial and red soil) and five levels o... Read More about Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron.

It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making (2019)
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Hayes, S. (2019). It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making. Town Planning Review, 90(1), 57-79. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2019.5

Literature provides a basis for understanding the relationship between strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and plan-making. This research furthers this by examining dialogue between SEA and plan-making more closely. The research draws on communi... Read More about It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making.

Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study (2019)
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Al-Tameemi, A., Wang, Y., Albayati, A., & Haynes, B. (2019). Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(4), 04019019. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0002634

Hydrated lime has been recognized as an effective additive used to improve asphalt concrete properties in pavement applications. However, further work is still needed to quantify the effect of hydrated lime on asphaltic concrete performance under var... Read More about Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study.

Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study (2019)
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Taylor, P., Mwiki, H., Dehghantanha, A., Akibini, A., Choo, K., Hammoudeh, M., & Parizi, R. (2019). Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study. Science & justice (Online), 59(3), 337-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2019.01.005

Minecraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), has reportedly millions of players from different age groups worldwide. With Minecraft being so popular, particularly with younger audiences, it is no surprise that the interactive nature of Mine... Read More about Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study.

Heat removal efficiency of stratum ventilation for air-side modulation (2019)
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Zhang, S., Cheng, Y., Oladokun, M., Huan, C., & Lin, Z. (2019). Heat removal efficiency of stratum ventilation for air-side modulation. Applied Energy, 238, 1237-1249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.148

Stratum ventilation has significant thermal non-uniformity between the occupied and upper zones. Although the non-uniformity benefits indoor air quality and energy efficiency, it increases complexities and difficulties in the air-side modulation. In... Read More about Heat removal efficiency of stratum ventilation for air-side modulation.

The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents (2019)
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Connolly, D., Dockrell, J., Shield, B., Conetta, R., Mydlarz, C., & Cox, T. (2019). The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 145(1), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5087126

An investigation has been carried out to examine the impact of different levels of classroom noise on adolescents’ performance on reading and vocabulary-learning tasks. A total of 976 English high school pupils (564 aged 11 to 13 years and 412 aged 1... Read More about The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents.

Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation (2019)
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Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2019). Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 8(1), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-018-0124-5

One of the challenges of deploying multitenant cloud-hosted services that are designed to use (or be integrated with) several components is how to implement the required degree of isolation between the components when there is a change in the wor... Read More about Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation.

Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership (2019)
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Buchan, P., & Yates, K. (2019). Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership. Marine Policy, 101(Mar 19), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.12.017

Effective stakeholder participation is increasingly seen as an essential part of improving marine and coastal management. Coastal partnerships are a well-established informal method for enabling stakeholder participation in coastal management. Howeve... Read More about Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership.

The effects of inflammation, aging and oxidative stress on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) (2019)
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Halim, M., & Halim, A. (2019). The effects of inflammation, aging and oxidative stress on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes). Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, 13(2), 1165-1172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2019.01.040

Diabetes mellitus is seen to be prevalent among the different epidemics. The prevalence rate of the diabetes mellitus is seen to be increasing in different regions of the world. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common form of the disease that cau... Read More about The effects of inflammation, aging and oxidative stress on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes).

BAP1 status determines the sensitivity of malignant mesothelioma cells to gemcitabine treatment (2019)
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Guazzelli, A., Meysami, P., Bakker, E., Demonacos, C., Giordano, A., Krstic- Demonacos, M., & Mutti, L. (2019). BAP1 status determines the sensitivity of malignant mesothelioma cells to gemcitabine treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(2), 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020429

Malignant mesothelioma (MMe) is a cancer with poor prognosis and resistance to standard treatments. Recent reports have highlighted the role of the BRCA associated protein 1 gene BAP1 in the development of MMe. In this study, the chemosensitivity of... Read More about BAP1 status determines the sensitivity of malignant mesothelioma cells to gemcitabine treatment.

Trace element uptake by herbaceous plants from the soils at a multiple trace element-contaminated site (2019)
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Nworie, O., Qin, J., & Lin, C. (2019). Trace element uptake by herbaceous plants from the soils at a multiple trace element-contaminated site. Toxics, 7(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics7010003

The uptake of trace elements by wild herbaceous plants in a multiple trace element-contaminated site was investigated. The bioaccumulation factor (BF) of trace elements was markedly variable among the different plant species. On average, the BF for v... Read More about Trace element uptake by herbaceous plants from the soils at a multiple trace element-contaminated site.

Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow (2019)
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Kumar, M., Reddy, G., Kiran, G., Aslam, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(3), 1067-1092. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21421

Entropy generation is an important aspect of modern thermal polymer processing optimization. Many polymers exhibit strongly non-Newtonian effects and dissipation effects in thermal processing. Motivated by these aspects in this article a numerical an... Read More about Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow.

Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations (2019)
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Akpan, E., Enyi, G., Nasr, G., Yahaya, A., Ahmadu, A., & Saidu, B. (2019). Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 175(Apr 19), 1028-1038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.002

This study examines the effectiveness of sodium erythorbate, potassium formate, and polyethylene glycol for the formulation of high-performance water-based drilling fluids. High-performance water-based drilling fluids are environmentally-friendly, re... Read More about Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations.