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An adaptable and personalised e-learning system applied to computer science programmes design (2018)
Journal Article
Aeiad, E., & Meziane, F. (2019). An adaptable and personalised e-learning system applied to computer science programmes design. Education and Information Technologies, 24(2), 1485-1509. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-018-9836-x

With the rapid advances in E-learning systems, personalisation and adaptability have now become important features in the education technology. In this paper, we describe the development of an architecture for A Personalised and Adaptable E-Learning... Read More about An adaptable and personalised e-learning system applied to computer science programmes design.

SuDS and amphibians - are constructed wetlands really benefitting nature and people? (2018)
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While urbanisation is a major threat to global
biodiversity, it also brings opportunities for some
species. Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) have
been installed in all Scottish cities to reduce flood
and pollution risk and they can also offer... Read More about SuDS and amphibians - are constructed wetlands really benefitting nature and people?.

Decomposition of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton‐like processes : effects of ferrous iron source, salinity and temperature (2018)
Journal Article
Qin, J., Lin, C., Almebayedh, H., & Albader, M. (2018). Decomposition of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton‐like processes : effects of ferrous iron source, salinity and temperature. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 169(Mar-19), 764-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.086

Batch experiments were conducted to examine the effects of ferrous iron source, soil salinity and temperature on
degradation of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton-like processes. The results show that over 70%,
50% and 25% of aliphatic C16... Read More about Decomposition of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton‐like processes : effects of ferrous iron source, salinity and temperature.

Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta (2018)
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Purpose: We investigated the incidence and extent of stent migration after endovascular sealing of
abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAS), its relationship with adherence to the instructions for use of the
Nellix endograft and its association with aneur... Read More about Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta.

Analytical modeling of dissipative silencers (2018)
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Venegas, R., Arenas, J., & Boutin, C. (2018). Analytical modeling of dissipative silencers. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 144(5), 2998-3009. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5078607

This paper applies ideas originally developed in the field of acoustics of multiscale porous media to
the analytical modeling of dissipative silencers. Analytical models for the long-wavelength acoustical
properties of different types of dissipativ... Read More about Analytical modeling of dissipative silencers.

The perceived and observed needs of patients with dementia admitted to acute medical wards (2018)
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It is acknowledged that the needs of persons living with dementia admitted in acute hospitals are not always met. Previous studies have focused on the perceived needs of professional caregivers or family members whilst the voices of patients with dem... Read More about The perceived and observed needs of patients with dementia admitted to acute medical wards.

Stratified slopes, numerical and empirical stability analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Sauffisseau, R., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2018). Stratified slopes, numerical and empirical stability analysis. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 171(4), 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1680/jencm.18.00017

Urbanisation means that many natural slopes in and around cities are often subjected to cuts
resulting in dramatic changes in the geometry of slope faces mostly by increasing slope angle
which could lead to failures with catastrophic consequences.... Read More about Stratified slopes, numerical and empirical stability analysis.

Textile dye wastewater characteristics and constituents of synthetic effluents : a critical review (2018)
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Yaseen, D., & Scholz, M. (2018). Textile dye wastewater characteristics and constituents of synthetic effluents : a critical review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 16(2), 1193-1226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-018-2130-z

Textile industries are responsible for one of the major environmental pollution problems in the world, because they release undesirable dye effluents. Textile wastewater contains dyes mixed with various contaminants at a variety of ranges. Therefore,... Read More about Textile dye wastewater characteristics and constituents of synthetic effluents : a critical review.

Red Dead Redemption 2 : Virtual ecology is making game worlds eerily like our own (2018)
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Ali, U. (2018). Red Dead Redemption 2 : Virtual ecology is making game worlds eerily like our own

This article was first published in online news site The Conversation on 27th November 2018.

Purpose vs performance : what does marine protected area success look like? (2018)
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly deployed spatial management tool. MPAs are primarily designed for biodiversity conservation, with their success commonly measured using a narrow suite of ecological indicators. However, for MPAs to ac... Read More about Purpose vs performance : what does marine protected area success look like?.

Assessing the requirements from ‘BB101’ 2006 and 2018 for a naturally ventilated preparatory school in the UK (2018)
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In the UK, BB101 is the guidance document for ventilation design of school buildings. There are significant
changes proposed in the new version of BB101. The aim of this paper is to examine the requirements of
thermal comfort and CO2-based indoor a... Read More about Assessing the requirements from ‘BB101’ 2006 and 2018 for a naturally ventilated preparatory school in the UK.

Prolonged occupational standing : the impact of time and footwear (2018)
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Anderson, J., Nester, C., & Williams, A. (2018). Prolonged occupational standing : the impact of time and footwear. Footwear Science, 10(3), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2018.1538262

Prolonged occupational standing is strongly related to musculoskeletal disorders. Despite being the main external load bearing interface between the floor and musculoskeletal system, and easy to manipulate, footwear is often ignored as an interventio... Read More about Prolonged occupational standing : the impact of time and footwear.

On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil (2018)
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The taxonomy of the titi monkeys (Callicebinae) has recently received considerable attention. It is now recognised that this subfamily is composed of three genera with 33 species, seven of them described since 2002. Here, we describe a new species of... Read More about On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil.

Relativistic and pseudorelativistic formulation of nonlinear envelope equations with spatiotemporal dispersion. I. Cubic-quintic systems (2018)
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A generic envelope equation is proposed for describing the evolution of scalar pulses in systems with spatiotemporal dispersion and cubic-quintic nonlinearity. Our analysis has application, for instance, in waveguide optics where the physical origin... Read More about Relativistic and pseudorelativistic formulation of nonlinear envelope equations with spatiotemporal dispersion. I. Cubic-quintic systems.

Relativistic and pseudorelativistic formulation of nonlinear envelope equations with spatiotemporal dispersion. II. Saturable systems (2018)
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We consider an envelope equation with space-time symmetry for describing scalar waves in systems with spatiotemporal dispersion and a generic saturable nonlinearity. Exact bright and gray solitons are derived by direct integration methods and coordin... Read More about Relativistic and pseudorelativistic formulation of nonlinear envelope equations with spatiotemporal dispersion. II. Saturable systems.

Effectiveness of formal physical therapy following total shoulder arthroplasty: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Edwards, P. K., Ebert, J. R., Littlewood, C., Ackland, T., & Wang, A. (2018). Effectiveness of formal physical therapy following total shoulder arthroplasty: A systematic review. Shoulder and Elbow, 12(2), 136-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758573218812038

Background: Physical therapy is considered routine practice following total shoulder arthroplasty. To date, current regimens are based on clinical opinion, with evidence-based recommendations. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the eff... Read More about Effectiveness of formal physical therapy following total shoulder arthroplasty: A systematic review.

Gait adaptability (2018)
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Weerdesteyn, V., Hollands, K., & Hollands, M. (2018). Gait adaptability. Handbook of clinical neurology (Print), 159(8), 135-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63916-5.00008-2

Our activities of daily living inherently involve interacting with the physical environment. This interaction involves both reactive (feedback) and proactive (feedforward) gait adaptations. Reactive adaptations involve responses to mechanical perturb... Read More about Gait adaptability.

On the assessment of subjective response to tonal content of contemporary aircraft noise (2018)
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The Effective Perceived Noise Level (EPNL) is the primary metric used for assessing subjective response to
aircraft noise. The EPNL comprises calculation of the Perceived Noise Level (in PNdB), and takes into
account flyover duration and the presen... Read More about On the assessment of subjective response to tonal content of contemporary aircraft noise.

The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species (2018)
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The Roosevelt-Rondon Expedition marmoset, Mico marcai, was collected in 1914 and to date, all information on this species comes from three skins brought back by the Expedition and two additional skins collected in the 1990s. It is no surprise then th... Read More about The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species.

Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study (2018)
Journal Article
Lockwood, K., Smith, K., & Karpenko-Seccombe, T. (2019). Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study. Women's Studies International Forum, 72, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2018.11.006

Women’s migration has facilitated diverse understandings of both mothering and motherhood. Despite this, transnational mothering tends to be understood in narrowly defined terms, largely associated with economic necessity, with alternative motivation... Read More about Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study.