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Male red throat coloration, pelvic spine coloration, and courtship behaviours in threespine stickleback (2016)
Journal Article
Wright, D. S., Yong, L., Pierotti, M. E., & McKinnon, J. S. (2016). Male red throat coloration, pelvic spine coloration, and courtship behaviours in threespine stickleback. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 17, 407–418

Background: In addition to exhibiting red nuptial throat coloration, male threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) often possess red coloration on their pelvic spines. Although variation in throat colour has been shown to be associated with... Read More about Male red throat coloration, pelvic spine coloration, and courtship behaviours in threespine stickleback.

Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives (2016)
Journal Article
Wong, Z. W., Govdeli, Y., & Kayacan, E. (2016). Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives. #Journal not on list,

Over the past two decades, we have witnessed increased interest in rapidly growing unmanned aerial vehicles technologies triggered by numerous commercial applications. However, production cost is still a challenge due to the complexity of the manufac... Read More about Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives.

Learning cost-sensitive Bayesian networks via direct and indirect methods (2016)
Journal Article
Nashnush, E., & Vadera, S. (2017). Learning cost-sensitive Bayesian networks via direct and indirect methods. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, 24(1), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.3233/ICA-160514

Cost-Sensitive learning has become an increasingly important area that recognizes that real world classification problems need to take the costs of misclassification and accuracy into account. Much work has been done on cost-sensitive decision tree l... Read More about Learning cost-sensitive Bayesian networks via direct and indirect methods.

Diffusive Release of Photosensitizing Agents (PS) from Novel PVA-Borate Semi-Solid Drug Carriers Through In Vitro Oral Streptococcus mutans Biofilm (2016)
Journal Article
Diaz De Rienzo, M., Williams, G., Banat, I., Callan, J., Faheem, A., Martin, P., & McCarron, P. (2016). Diffusive Release of Photosensitizing Agents (PS) from Novel PVA-Borate Semi-Solid Drug Carriers Through In Vitro Oral Streptococcus mutans Biofilm. #Journal not on list, 5(4),

Background: Streptococcus mutans, one of the agent of human dental caries, is particularly effective at forming biofilms on the hard tissues of the human oral cavity; the purpose of this study was to investigate and quantify the diffusional release o... Read More about Diffusive Release of Photosensitizing Agents (PS) from Novel PVA-Borate Semi-Solid Drug Carriers Through In Vitro Oral Streptococcus mutans Biofilm.

A framework for implementation of IPD principles in oil & gas projects (2016)
Thesis
AL Subaih, A. A framework for implementation of IPD principles in oil & gas projects. (Thesis). University of Salford

Investment in the global Oil and Gas sector is huge. In 2014, the cumulative investment in between 2014 and 2035 was estimated to be US$22.4 trillion, equivalent to an average annual spend of more than US$1 trillion. A high percentage of Oil & Gas pr... Read More about A framework for implementation of IPD principles in oil & gas projects.

Targeting cancer stem cell propagation with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor: Telomerase drives tumor cell heterogeneity (2016)
Journal Article
Bonuccelli, G., Peires-Pages, M., Ozsvari, B., Martinez- Outschoorn, U., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2017). Targeting cancer stem cell propagation with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor: Telomerase drives tumor cell heterogeneity. Oncotarget, 8(6), 9868-9884. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.14196

In this report, we systematically examined the role of telomerase activity in lung and ovarian cancer stem cell (CSC) propagation. For this purpose, we indirectly gauged telomerase activity, by linking the hTERT-promoter to eGFP. Using lung (A549)... Read More about Targeting cancer stem cell propagation with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor: Telomerase drives tumor cell heterogeneity.

Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring (2016)
Journal Article
Pelsmakers, S., Fitton, R., Biddulph, P., Swan, W., Croxford, B., Stamp, S., …Elwell, C. (2017). Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring. Energy and Buildings, 138, 396-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.051

Reducing space heating energy demand supports the UK’s legislated carbon emission reduction targets and requires the effective characterisation of the UK’s existing housing stock to facilitate retrofitting decision-making. Approximately 6.6 million U... Read More about Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring.

Numerical study of slip effects on unsteady aysmmetric bioconvective nanofluid flow in a porous microchannel with an expanding/ contracting upper wall using Buongiorno’s model (2016)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Basir, M., Uddin, M., & Ismail, A. (2016). Numerical study of slip effects on unsteady aysmmetric bioconvective nanofluid flow in a porous microchannel with an expanding/ contracting upper wall using Buongiorno’s model. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 17(3), 1750059. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519417500592

In this paper, the unsteady fully developed forced convective flow of viscous incompressible biofluid that contains both nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms in a horizontal micro-channel is studied. Buongiorno’s model is employed. The upper c... Read More about Numerical study of slip effects on unsteady aysmmetric bioconvective nanofluid flow in a porous microchannel with an expanding/ contracting upper wall using Buongiorno’s model.

Human commercial models’ eye colour shows negative frequency-dependent selection (2016)
Journal Article
frequency-dependent selection. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0168458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168458

In this study we investigated the eye colour of human commercial models registered in the UK (400 female and 400 male) and Brazil (400 female and 400 male) to test the hypothesis that model eye colour frequency was the result of negative frequency de... Read More about Human commercial models’ eye colour shows negative frequency-dependent selection.

Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA (2016)
Journal Article
Guardiola, M., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Taberlet, P., Coissac, E., Uriz, M., & Turon, X. (2016). Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA. PeerJ, 4, e2807. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2807

We assessed spatio-temporal patterns of diversity in deep-sea sediment communities using metabarcoding. We chose a recently developed eukaryotic marker based on the v7 region of the 18S rRNA gene. Our study was performed in a submarine canyon and its... Read More about Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA.

Urban measures for hot weather conditions in a temperate climate condition : a review study (2016)
Journal Article
Kleerekoper, L., Taleghani, M., van den Dobbelsteen, A., & Hordijk, T. (2017). Urban measures for hot weather conditions in a temperate climate condition : a review study. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 75, 515-533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.019

This paper discusses the effects of urban design and meteorological parameters on thermal comfort for pedestrians at street level. A comparison of different urban modifications allows an objective assessment of the effectiveness of climate adaptati... Read More about Urban measures for hot weather conditions in a temperate climate condition : a review study.

Characterization of acoustic diffusion using refracto-vibrometry (2016)
Journal Article
Jackett, R., Piper, B., & Hughes, R. (2017). Characterization of acoustic diffusion using refracto-vibrometry. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 392, 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2016.12.028

Refracto-vibrometry is a relatively new measurement technique that is sensitive to variations in the optical refractive index of a medium caused by changes in acoustic pressure within that medium (the acousto-optic effect). It has so far been employe... Read More about Characterization of acoustic diffusion using refracto-vibrometry.

Between the Balkans and the Baltic : phylogeography of a common vole mitochondrial DNA lineage limited to Central Europe (2016)
Journal Article
Stojak, J., McDevitt, A., Herman, J., Krystufek, B., Uhlikova, J., Purger, J., …Wojcik, J. (2016). Between the Balkans and the Baltic : phylogeography of a common vole mitochondrial DNA lineage limited to Central Europe. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0168621. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168621

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) has been a model species of small mammal for studying end-glacial colonization history. In the present study we expanded the sampling from central and eastern Europe, analyzing contemporary genetic structure to id... Read More about Between the Balkans and the Baltic : phylogeography of a common vole mitochondrial DNA lineage limited to Central Europe.

Wear rate-state interaction modelling for a multi-component system : models and an experimental platform (2016)
Journal Article
Assaf, R., Scarf, P., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Do, P. (2016). Wear rate-state interaction modelling for a multi-component system : models and an experimental platform. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(28), 232-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.11.040

This paper proposes a general deterioration model for a multi-component system. The deterioration process of a component depends upon the operational conditions, the component’s own state, and also the state of other components. An experimental platf... Read More about Wear rate-state interaction modelling for a multi-component system : models and an experimental platform.

Enhancing case-based reasoning retrieval using classification based on associations (2016)
Book Chapter
Aljuboori, A. (2016). Enhancing case-based reasoning retrieval using classification based on associations. In Information communication and management (ICICM), international conference on 29-31 Oct. 2016 (52-56). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOCOMAN.2016.7784214

The aim of this paper was to perform an extension of (CBRAR) strategy, Case-Based Reasoning using Association Rules to enhance the performance of the Similarity Base Retrieval SBR. FP-CAR classed frequent pattern tree algorithms are used in order to... Read More about Enhancing case-based reasoning retrieval using classification based on associations.

Identification of appropriate risk analysis techniques for railway turnout systems (2016)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2018). Identification of appropriate risk analysis techniques for railway turnout systems. Journal of Risk Research, 21(8), 974-995. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2016.1264452

The construction of railway turnout entails a complex geometry and multidisciplinary engineering science, which makes it one of the most critical railway infrastructures. As such, these characteristics pose various risks in rail operation. A consider... Read More about Identification of appropriate risk analysis techniques for railway turnout systems.

Effect of attitudinal, situational and demographic factors on annoyance due to environmental vibration and noise from construction of a light rapid transit system (2016)
Journal Article
rapid transit system. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(12), 1237. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121237

The aim of this paper is to determine what non-exposure factors influence the relationship between vibration and noise exposure from the construction of a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system and the annoyance of nearby residents. Noise and vibration f... Read More about Effect of attitudinal, situational and demographic factors on annoyance due to environmental vibration and noise from construction of a light rapid transit system.

An analysis of the sociotechnical transition process from the existing centralised alternating current voltage electrical system in the UK to one where distributed direct current voltage is used to meet the energy needs of the built environment (2016)
Thesis
Kinn, M. An analysis of the sociotechnical transition process from the existing centralised alternating current voltage electrical system in the UK to one where distributed direct current voltage is used to meet the energy needs of the built environment. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This study concerns the potential sociotechnical transition of the current UK centralised alternating current (AC) electricity system to one where distributed direct current (DC) systems may proliferate. The development of the new distributed DC syst... Read More about An analysis of the sociotechnical transition process from the existing centralised alternating current voltage electrical system in the UK to one where distributed direct current voltage is used to meet the energy needs of the built environment.

Investigating the antecedents to the adoption of SCRM technologies by start-up companies (2016)
Journal Article
Hasani, T., Jamil, B., & Dehghantanha, A. (2016). Investigating the antecedents to the adoption of SCRM technologies by start-up companies. Telematics and Informatics, 34(5), 655-675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.12.004

Despite their fairly recent emergence, start-up companies now play an important role in the economic development of countries around the globe. These companies have fewer tangible assets and capital, and therefore, the efficient delivery of services... Read More about Investigating the antecedents to the adoption of SCRM technologies by start-up companies.

Emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species : the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic Leptospira in Ireland (2016)
Journal Article
Nally, J., Arent, Z., Bayles, D., Hornsby, R., Gilmore, C., Regan, S., …McMahon, B. (2016). Emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species : the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic Leptospira in Ireland. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, e0005174. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005174

The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is an invasive mammalian species that was first recorded in Ireland in 2007. It currently occupies an area of approximately 7,600 km2 on the island. C. russula is normally distributed in Northern Af... Read More about Emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species : the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic Leptospira in Ireland.