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Legislation and reality: the archaeological evidence for sanitation and housing quality in urban workers' housing in the Ancoats area of Manchester between 1800 and 1950 (2014)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2014). Legislation and reality: the archaeological evidence for sanitation and housing quality in urban workers' housing in the Ancoats area of Manchester between 1800 and 1950. Industrial Archaeology Review, 36(1), 48-74. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072814Z.00000000031

This paper looks at some of the excavated material for British urban workers’ housing, built and occupied during the period 1800 to 1950 in the Ancoats area of Manchester: Ancoats was notorious amongst contemporary writers and campaigners for its poo... Read More about Legislation and reality: the archaeological evidence for sanitation and housing quality in urban workers' housing in the Ancoats area of Manchester between 1800 and 1950.

Revisiting the iconic: the excavation of the reelfitz pit engine and the newcomen steam engine in Cumberland, UK (2014)
Journal Article
Nevell, M., & George, D. (2014). Revisiting the iconic: the excavation of the reelfitz pit engine and the newcomen steam engine in Cumberland, UK. Industrial Archaeology Review, 36(2), 128-140. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072814Z.00000000035

Examples of excavated 18th century stationary steam engine sites are very rare in Britain. This article records the rescue excavations ahead of road-building works of one such site in 1974-5 at Reelfitz Pit in Little Clifton, Cumberland. The Reelfitz... Read More about Revisiting the iconic: the excavation of the reelfitz pit engine and the newcomen steam engine in Cumberland, UK.

A common polymorphism within MSLN Affects miR-611 binding site and soluble mesothelin levels in healthy people (2014)
Journal Article
Garritano, S., De Santi, C., Silvestri, R., Melaiu, O., Cipollini, M., Barone, E., …Landi, S. (2014). A common polymorphism within MSLN Affects miR-611 binding site and soluble mesothelin levels in healthy people. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 9(11), 1662-1668. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0000000000000322

INTRODUCTION: Soluble mesothelin related peptide (SMRP) was proposed as a promising diagnostic marker for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). In a previous study, we found that rs1057147 within the 3' untranslated region of MSLN gene was associat... Read More about A common polymorphism within MSLN Affects miR-611 binding site and soluble mesothelin levels in healthy people.

The effect of a different environment on providing personal information when engaging in E-commerce : the case of Saudis in the UK (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Alshehri, H., & Meziane, F. (2014, November). The effect of a different environment on providing personal information when engaging in E-commerce : the case of Saudis in the UK. Presented at 24th International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA) Conference, Milan, Italy

The results reported in this paper are part of a study comparing the online behaviour of Saudis living in Saudi Arabia (SA) and those living in the United Kingdom (UK). It is acknowledged that culture and the environment play an important role to dev... Read More about The effect of a different environment on providing personal information when engaging in E-commerce : the case of Saudis in the UK.

Smart cloud search services: verifiable keyword-based semantic search over encrypted cloud data (2014)
Journal Article
Fu, Z., Shu, J., Sun, X., & Linge, N. (2014). Smart cloud search services: verifiable keyword-based semantic search over encrypted cloud data. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 60(4), 762-770. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2014.7027353

With the increasing popularity of the pay-as-you- consume cloud computing paradigm, a large number of cloud services are pushed to consumers. One hand, it brings great convenience to consumers who use intelligent terminals; on the other hand, consume... Read More about Smart cloud search services: verifiable keyword-based semantic search over encrypted cloud data.

The impact of organisational culture and leadership on performance improvement in Iraq (2014)
Journal Article
performance improvement in Iraq. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 7, 1-15

In 2013, the World Bank ranked Iraq 165 out of 185 countries in its overall “ease of doing business” category. Transparency International ranked Iraq 169 out of 176 in its 2012 Corruption Perception Index (BEBA, 2013). This reflects the poor performa... Read More about The impact of organisational culture and leadership on performance improvement in Iraq.

Genetic variability and haplotypes of Echinococcus isolates from Tunisia (2014)
Journal Article
Boufana, B., Lahmar, S., Rebai, W., Ben Safta, Z., Jebabli, L., Ammar, A., …Craig, P. (2014). Genetic variability and haplotypes of Echinococcus isolates from Tunisia. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108(11), 706-714. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/tru138

Background: The species/genotypes of Echinococcus infecting a range of intermediate, canid and human hosts were examined as well as the intraspecific variation and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) within these hosts.... Read More about Genetic variability and haplotypes of Echinococcus isolates from Tunisia.

Preface (Editorial) (2014)
Journal Article
Meziane, F., & Métais, E. (2014). Preface (Editorial). Data and Knowledge Engineering, 94, 133-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2014.11.002

The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle® (2014)
Report
Ankrah, N., Manu, E., Hammond, F., Gyau, K., Hingorani, N., & Wood, P. (2014). The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle®

This User Guide outlines the object, scope and expected deliverables from the Valuation Tool component of the Cradle to Cradle® C2C BIZZ project. It describes the compendium of subtools that have been developed comprising: i) overview of funding too... Read More about The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle®.

Microbial biofilms: biosurfactants as antibiofilm agents (2014)
Journal Article
IM, B., Rienzo MA, D., & GA, Q. (2014). Microbial biofilms: biosurfactants as antibiofilm agents. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98, 9915–9929. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-6169-6

Current microbial inhibition strategies based on planktonic bacterial physiology have been known to have limited efficacy on the growth of biofilm communities. This problem can be exacerbated by the emergence of increasingly resistant clinical strain... Read More about Microbial biofilms: biosurfactants as antibiofilm agents.

The strengths and weaknesses of inverted pendulum models of human walking (2014)
Journal Article
McGrath, M., Howard, D., & Baker, R. (2015). The strengths and weaknesses of inverted pendulum models of human walking. Gait & Posture, 41(2), 389-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.023

An investigation into the kinematic and kinetic predictions of two ‘inverted pendulum’ (IP) models of gait was undertaken. The first model consisted of a single leg, with anthropometrically correct mass and moment of inertia, and a point mass at th... Read More about The strengths and weaknesses of inverted pendulum models of human walking.

A general procedure to generate models for urban environmental-noise pollution using feature selection and machine learning methods (2014)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., & Ruiz, D. (2015). A general procedure to generate models for urban environmental-noise pollution using feature selection and machine learning methods. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 680-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.060

The prediction of environmental noise in urban environments requires the solution of a complex and non-linear problem, since there are complex relationships among themultitude of variables involved in the characterization andmodelling of environmen... Read More about A general procedure to generate models for urban environmental-noise pollution using feature selection and machine learning methods.

Do wild titi monkeys show empathy? (2014)
Journal Article
Clyvia, A., Kaizer, M., Vale, R., Young, R., & Casar, C. (2014). Do wild titi monkeys show empathy?. Primate Biology, 1, 23-28. https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-1-23-2014

We observed a putative case of empathy among wild black-fronted titi monkeys (Callicebus nigrifrons) from two different groups (D and R). In over 10 years of behavioural observations of five habituated groups of this species, only low levels of int... Read More about Do wild titi monkeys show empathy?.

Participatory sensing and education : helping the community mitigate sleep disturbance from traffic noise (2014)
Journal Article
Ong, K., Zarpelon Leao, S., & Krezel, A. (2014). Participatory sensing and education : helping the community mitigate sleep disturbance from traffic noise. International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, 10(4), 419-441. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-04-2014-0030

Purpose: This paper aims to present a project in Australia, where participants use smartphones to measure the level of traffic noise in their homes. Through the data collected, participants learn if they are subjected to sleep disturbances and, if so... Read More about Participatory sensing and education : helping the community mitigate sleep disturbance from traffic noise.

Near-unity quantum yields from chloride treated CdTe colloidal quantum dots (2014)
Journal Article
Page, R., Espinobarro-Velazquez, D., Leontiadou, M., Smith, C., Lewis, E., Haigh, S., …Binks, D. (2015). Near-unity quantum yields from chloride treated CdTe colloidal quantum dots. Small, 11(13), 1548-1554. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201402264

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are promising materials for novel light sources and solar energy conversion. However, trap states associated with the CQD surface can produce non‐radiative charge recombination that significantly reduces device performan... Read More about Near-unity quantum yields from chloride treated CdTe colloidal quantum dots.

Anticancer phototherapy using activation of E-combretastatins by two-photon–induced isomerization (2014)
Journal Article
Hadfield, J., Bisby, R., Scherer, K., Botchway, S., & Parker, A. (2014). Anticancer phototherapy using activation of E-combretastatins by two-photon–induced isomerization. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(5), 1004-1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.20.5.051004

The photoisomerization of relatively nontoxic E-combretastatins to clinically active Z-isomers is shown to occur in solution through both one- and two-photon excitations at 340 and 625 nm, respectively. The photoisomerization is also demonstrated t... Read More about Anticancer phototherapy using activation of E-combretastatins by two-photon–induced isomerization.

Predicting exposure of wildlife in radionuclide contaminated wetland ecosystems (2014)
Journal Article
Stark, K., Andersson, P., Beresford, N., Yankovich, T., Wood, M., Johansen, M., …Vandenhove, H. (2015). Predicting exposure of wildlife in radionuclide contaminated wetland ecosystems. Environmental Pollution, 196, 201-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.10.012

Many wetlands support high biodiversity and are protected sites, but some are contaminated with radionuclides from routine or accidental releases from nuclear facilities. This radiation exposure needs to be assessed to demonstrate radiological prote... Read More about Predicting exposure of wildlife in radionuclide contaminated wetland ecosystems.

A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale (2014)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Yin, H., Wang, C., Cavan, G., & James, P. (2014). A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 13(4), 846-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2014.09.009

Urban green spaces provide cooler microclimates and create localized urban cool islands and, as part of an adaption strategy to cope with future urban climate change, have been proposed as a means to mitigate the urban heat island effect. Numerous pr... Read More about A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale.

Clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater contaminated with a diesel spill (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Isawi, R., Scholz, M., Wang, Y., & Sani, A. (2014). Clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater contaminated with a diesel spill. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(17), 12779-12803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3732-8

Clogging often leads to a decrease of the treatment performance of wetlands. The aims of this study were to compare the impact of different design and operational variables on the treatment efficiency and clogging processes and to model suspended sol... Read More about Clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater contaminated with a diesel spill.

Equilibrium and dynamic vapour water sorption properties of biochar derived from apple wood (2014)
Journal Article
Popescu, C., Hill, C., Anthony, R., Ormondroyd, G., & Curling, S. (2015). Equilibrium and dynamic vapour water sorption properties of biochar derived from apple wood. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 111, 263-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.10.014

The water vapour sorption properties of biochar derived from apple wood (Malus sp.) have been studied. The biochar used in the study were formed from wood samples taken from different parts of the trunk and they exhibited different cell wall densit... Read More about Equilibrium and dynamic vapour water sorption properties of biochar derived from apple wood.