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Limited environmental and yield benefits of intercropping practices in smallholder fields: Evidence from multi-source data (2023)
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Li, C., Kambombe, O., Gulule Chimimba, E., Fawcett, D., Brown, L., Yu, L., …Dash, J. (2023). Limited environmental and yield benefits of intercropping practices in smallholder fields: Evidence from multi-source data. Field Crops Research, 299, Article 108974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.108974

Context To ensure food security in sub-Saharan Africa, it is necessary to improve crop yields while minimizing environmental impacts. Intercropping has been demonstrated to deliver such outcomes, but their performance in smallholder fields has recei... Read More about Limited environmental and yield benefits of intercropping practices in smallholder fields: Evidence from multi-source data.

Social media paradox: utilizing social media technology for creating better value for better social outcomes: Case of developing countries (2023)
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Sarwar, B., Sarwar, A., Mugahed Al-Rahmi, W., Almogren, A. S., Salloum, S., & Habes, M. (2023). Social media paradox: utilizing social media technology for creating better value for better social outcomes: Case of developing countries. Cogent Business and Management, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2210888

This study presents a research framework based on the underlying richness of social media capacity (usefulness) at the individual level of youngsters regarding their contribution to building social capital and civic engagement, which significantly le... Read More about Social media paradox: utilizing social media technology for creating better value for better social outcomes: Case of developing countries.

Assessment of active LiDAR data and passive optical imagery for double-layered mangrove leaf area index estimation: a case study in Mai Po, Hong Kong (2023)
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Li, Q., Kwan, F., Wong, K., Fung, T., Brown, L. A., & Dash, J. (2023). Assessment of active LiDAR data and passive optical imagery for double-layered mangrove leaf area index estimation: a case study in Mai Po, Hong Kong. Remote Sensing, 15, Article 2551. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15102551

Remote sensing technology is a timely and cost-efficient method for leaf area index (LAI) estimation, especially for less accessible areas such as mangrove forests. Confounded by the poor penetrability of optical images, most previous studies focused... Read More about Assessment of active LiDAR data and passive optical imagery for double-layered mangrove leaf area index estimation: a case study in Mai Po, Hong Kong.

Understanding the impact of temperate bacteriophages on their lysogens through transcriptomics (2023)
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Krishnamurthi, R., González-Tortuero, E., Plahe, G., Goodhead, I., Fothergill, J., James, C., & Allison, H. (in press). Understanding the impact of temperate bacteriophages on their lysogens through transcriptomics. Journal of Visualized Experiments,

SUMMARY: This protocol enables the impact of prophages on their hosts to be revealed. Bacterial cultures are synchronized using conditions that best support the lysogenic state, limiting spontaneous induction. RT-qPCR unequivocally distinguishes pr... Read More about Understanding the impact of temperate bacteriophages on their lysogens through transcriptomics.

Thermo-hydraulic phenomena of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow over a rectangular channel with trapezoidal obstacles (2023)
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Saha, S., Prasad, V., Beg, O., & Das, A. (in press). Thermo-hydraulic phenomena of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow over a rectangular channel with trapezoidal obstacles. Journal of Nanofluids,

Numerical simulations of water-Al,O, nanofluid flow in a rectangular channel with two trapezoidal obstacles have been studied, which has rmarkable effect in various engineering applications. The governing equations have been solved using SIMPLEC al... Read More about Thermo-hydraulic phenomena of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow over a rectangular channel with trapezoidal obstacles.

The multiple roles of media use within the family system during lockdown: a thematic analysis of parental reports from the UK (2023)
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Galpin, A., Bidgood, A., & Taylor, G. (2023). The multiple roles of media use within the family system during lockdown: a thematic analysis of parental reports from the UK. Children & Society, https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12741

Children's media use increased during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Here, we present a thematic analysis of online survey responses from 69 parents (of children aged 0–11 years) who described their family media use after the first UK lockdown. Data highlig... Read More about The multiple roles of media use within the family system during lockdown: a thematic analysis of parental reports from the UK.

'Oh you're on our side, you're my brother’: occupational ontology and challenges for Muslim prison officers in Europe (2023)
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Quraishi, M., & Wilkinson, M. (2023). 'Oh you're on our side, you're my brother’: occupational ontology and challenges for Muslim prison officers in Europe. Contemporary Islam, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11562-023-00526-9

Filling a significant gap in prisons research, this paper articulates the experiences and perspectives of a group of Muslim prison officers interviewed as part of an international study examining Islam in prison. These Muslim prison officers occupied... Read More about 'Oh you're on our side, you're my brother’: occupational ontology and challenges for Muslim prison officers in Europe.

Numerical Study of Transient Convective Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow along a Vertical Plate: Analysis of Kinetic Energy and its Dissipation rate (2023)
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Suresha, S. P., Janardhana Reddy, G., Kumar, M., Rani, H. P., & Anwar Bég, O. (in press). Numerical Study of Transient Convective Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow along a Vertical Plate: Analysis of Kinetic Energy and its Dissipation rate. Waves in Random and Complex Media,

The present article numerically investigates the turbulent buoyancy-driven (natural convection) flow along a vertical plate with a low Reynolds turbulence two-equation k-ε model. The deployed turbulence model is appropriate for low Reynolds number (L... Read More about Numerical Study of Transient Convective Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow along a Vertical Plate: Analysis of Kinetic Energy and its Dissipation rate.

No differences in knee joint loading between individuals who had a medial or lateral meniscectomy: An ancillary study (2023)
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Starbuck, C., Walters, V., Herrington, L., Barkatali, B., & Jones, R. (2023). No differences in knee joint loading between individuals who had a medial or lateral meniscectomy: An ancillary study. The Knee, 42, 304-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2023.04.013

Background Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is a frequently undertaken procedure for traumatic meniscal injuries. The location of knee joint degeneration and long-term prognosis differs between knees who have had a medial or lateral meniscectomy. H... Read More about No differences in knee joint loading between individuals who had a medial or lateral meniscectomy: An ancillary study.

Quality of life in adults with Down syndrome: A mixed methods systematic review (2023)
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Ijezie, O. A., Healy, J., Davies, P., Balaguer-Ballester, E., & Heaslip, V. (2023). Quality of life in adults with Down syndrome: A mixed methods systematic review. PloS one, 18(5), e0280014. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280014

Background As the life expectancy of adults (aged ≥ 18 years) with Down syndrome increases for a plethora of reasons including recognition of rights, access, and technological and medical advances, there is a need to collate evidence about their qua... Read More about Quality of life in adults with Down syndrome: A mixed methods systematic review.

Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods (2023)
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Skidmore, S., Prior, Y., Nester, C., Bird, S., & Vasilica, C. (2023). Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(25), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-023-00621-3

The cost of losing foot health is significant to the person, healthcare systems, and economy, with diabetes related foot health issues alone costing over £1 billion annually in the UK. Yet many foot health problems are preventable through alternative... Read More about Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods.

Validation of Simplified Level 2 Prototype Processor Sentinel-2 fraction of canopy cover, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and leaf area index products over North American forests (2023)
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Fernandes, R., Brown, L., Canisius, F., Dash, J., He, L., Hong, G., …Sun, L. (in press). Validation of Simplified Level 2 Prototype Processor Sentinel-2 fraction of canopy cover, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and leaf area index products over North American forests. Remote Sensing of Environment, 293, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113600

Canopy biophysical variables such as the fraction of canopy cover (fCOVER), fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR), and leaf area index (LAI) are widely used for ecosystem modelling and monitoring. The Sentinel-2 mission was... Read More about Validation of Simplified Level 2 Prototype Processor Sentinel-2 fraction of canopy cover, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and leaf area index products over North American forests.

Testing the accuracy of wearable technology to assess sleep behaviour in domestic dogs: a prospective tool for animal welfare assessment in kennels (2023)
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Schork, I. G., Manzo, I. A., Oliveira, M. R. B. D., Costa, F. V., Young, R. J., & De Azevedo, C. S. (in press). Testing the accuracy of wearable technology to assess sleep behaviour in domestic dogs: a prospective tool for animal welfare assessment in kennels. Animals, 13(9), 1467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091467

Sleep is a physiological process that has been shown to impact both physical and psychological heath of individuals when compromised; hence, it has the potential to be used as an indicator of animal welfare. Nonetheless, evaluating sleep in non-human... Read More about Testing the accuracy of wearable technology to assess sleep behaviour in domestic dogs: a prospective tool for animal welfare assessment in kennels.

Aerodynamics and wake flow characteristics of a four-cylinder cluster (2023)
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Nguyen, C., Inam, S., Lasagna, D., & Xie, Z. (2023). Aerodynamics and wake flow characteristics of a four-cylinder cluster. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-023-00419-0%22

The aerodynamic behaviour and wake flow of a cluster of two-dimensional sharp-edged bluff bodies exhibits extremely complex unsteady phenomena in both near and far fields. Due to the high cost of wind-tunnel experiments and numerical simulations, a c... Read More about Aerodynamics and wake flow characteristics of a four-cylinder cluster.

Explainable fault prediction using learning fuzzy cognitive maps (2023)
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Mansouri, T., & Vadera, S. (2023). Explainable fault prediction using learning fuzzy cognitive maps. Expert Systems,

IoT sensors capture different aspects of the environment and generate high throughput data streams. Besides capturing these data streams and reporting the monitoring information, there is significant potential for adopting deep learning to identify v... Read More about Explainable fault prediction using learning fuzzy cognitive maps.

Comparative gastrointestinal organ lengths among Amazonian primates (Primates: Platyrrhini) (2023)
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de Souza Jesus, A., Rocha El Bizri, H., Fa, J., Valsecchi, J., Rabelo, R., & Mayor, P. (2023). Comparative gastrointestinal organ lengths among Amazonian primates (Primates: Platyrrhini). American Journal of Biological Anthropology,

Objectives The morphological features of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in mammals reflect a species' food niche breadth and dietary adaptations. For many wild mammals, the relationship between the structure of the GIT and diet is still poorly und... Read More about Comparative gastrointestinal organ lengths among Amazonian primates (Primates: Platyrrhini).

Co-expression of PD-1 with TIGIT or PD-1 with TIM-3 on tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells showed synergistic effects on improved disease-free survival in treatment-naïve CRC patients (2023)
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Meyiah, A., Chalbatani, G., Al-Mterin, M., Malekraeisi, M., Murshed, K., & Elkord, E. (2023). Co-expression of PD-1 with TIGIT or PD-1 with TIM-3 on tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells showed synergistic effects on improved disease-free survival in treatment-naïve CRC patients. International Immunopharmacology, 119,

Immune checkpoints (ICs) are highly expressed on tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) in different malignancies, including colorectal cancer (CRC). T cells play crucial roles in shaping CRC, and their presence in the tumor microenvironment (TME) h... Read More about Co-expression of PD-1 with TIGIT or PD-1 with TIM-3 on tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells showed synergistic effects on improved disease-free survival in treatment-naïve CRC patients.

A practice-based exploration of therapeutic change in a charitable, community-based person-centred counselling service using routine outcome measures of anxiety and depression. I: Statistical and clinically significant change (2023)
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Young, J., Widdowson, M., & Tate, D. (2023). A practice-based exploration of therapeutic change in a charitable, community-based person-centred counselling service using routine outcome measures of anxiety and depression. I: Statistical and clinically significant change. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12651

Abstract Background Establishing the value of differing treatments for depression and anxiety is crucial in a climate of delimited spending and increased demand. Drawing from a well-founded, diverse evidence base is salient to constructive evaluati... Read More about A practice-based exploration of therapeutic change in a charitable, community-based person-centred counselling service using routine outcome measures of anxiety and depression. I: Statistical and clinically significant change.