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Millimetre wave frequency band as a candidate spectrum for 5G network architecture : a survey (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Falahy, N., & Alani, O. (2019). Millimetre wave frequency band as a candidate spectrum for 5G network architecture : a survey. Physical Communication, 32(Feb 19), 120-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2018.11.003

In order to meet the huge growth in global mobile data traffic in 2020 and beyond, the development of the 5th Generation (5G) system is required as the current 4G system is expected to fall short of the provision needed for such growth. 5G is anticip... Read More about Millimetre wave frequency band as a candidate spectrum for 5G network architecture : a survey.

Gut microbiome composition is associated with spatial structuring and social interactions in semi-feral Welsh mountain ponies (2018)
Journal Article
Antwis, R., Lea, J., Unwin, B., & Shultz, S. (2018). Gut microbiome composition is associated with spatial structuring and social interactions in semi-feral Welsh mountain ponies. Microbiome, 6(207), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0593-2

Background: Microbiome composition is linked to host functional traits including metabolism and immune function. Drivers of microbiome composition are increasingly well-characterised; however, evidence of group-level microbiome convergence is limited... Read More about Gut microbiome composition is associated with spatial structuring and social interactions in semi-feral Welsh mountain ponies.

Stronger together : combining automated classifiers with manual post-validation optimizes the workload vs reliability trade-off of species identification in bat acoustic surveys (2018)
Journal Article
López-Baucells, A., Torrent, L., Rocha, R., Bobrowiec, P., Palmeirim, J., & Meyer, C. (2018). Stronger together : combining automated classifiers with manual post-validation optimizes the workload vs reliability trade-off of species identification in bat acoustic surveys. Ecological Informatics, 49(Jan 19), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.11.004

Owing to major technological advances, bioacoustics has become a burgeoning field in
ecological research worldwide. Autonomous passive acoustic recorders are becoming widely
used to monitor aerial insectivorous bats, and automatic classifiers have... Read More about Stronger together : combining automated classifiers with manual post-validation optimizes the workload vs reliability trade-off of species identification in bat acoustic surveys.

Broadband characterisation of in-duct acoustic sources using an equivalent source approach (2018)
Journal Article
Meggitt, J., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., Banwell, G., Hopper, H., & Lamb, J. (2019). Broadband characterisation of in-duct acoustic sources using an equivalent source approach. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 442(Mar 19), 800-816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2018.10.041

This paper is concerned with the development of an experimental method capable of independently characterising low Mach number, in-duct fluid machines, such as pumps, fans, etc. The aim is to propose and test a source characterisation method that is... Read More about Broadband characterisation of in-duct acoustic sources using an equivalent source approach.

Urban land-use dynamics in the Niger Delta : the case of Greater Port Harcourt watershed (2018)
Journal Article
Dan-Jumbo, N., Metzger, M., & Clark, A. (2018). Urban land-use dynamics in the Niger Delta : the case of Greater Port Harcourt watershed. Urban Science, 2(4), 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2040108

Cities in developing countries are urbanising at a rapid rate, resulting in substantial pressures on environmental systems. Among the main factors that lead to flooding, controlling land-use change offers the greatest scope for the management of risk... Read More about Urban land-use dynamics in the Niger Delta : the case of Greater Port Harcourt watershed.

A vast 4000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds (2018)
Journal Article
Martin, S., Funch, R., Hanson, P., & Yoo, E. (2018). A vast 4000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds. Current Biology, 28(22), R1292-R1293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.061

The origins of many large-scale ‘biogenic’ earthen structures are controversial, because often the species that built them have vanished. This is especially true when they form regular (over-dispersed), self-organized vegetation patterns [1]. Here, w... Read More about A vast 4000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds.

Putting context to numbers : a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism (2018)
Journal Article
Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2019). Putting context to numbers : a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism. Construction Management and Economics, 37(4), 217-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2018.1513656

The study investigates the cause of the unusually high cost overruns experienced
in highway project delivery in the tropical wetland setting of the Niger Delta
region of Nigeria. This is in view of the extensive literature supporting the link
betw... Read More about Putting context to numbers : a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism.

Quantifying and contextualising cyclone-driven, extreme flood magnitudes in bedrock-influenced dryland rivers (2018)
Journal Article

In many drylands worldwide, rivers are subjected to episodic, extreme flood events and associated sediment stripping. These events may trigger transformations from mixed bedrock-alluvial channels characterised by high geomorphic and ecological divers... Read More about Quantifying and contextualising cyclone-driven, extreme flood magnitudes in bedrock-influenced dryland rivers.

Many Labs 2 : Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Sample and Setting (2018)
Journal Article
Klein, R., & et al. (2018). Many Labs 2 : Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Sample and Setting. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/9654g

We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance to examine variation in effect magnitudes across sample and setting. Each protocol was administered to approxi... Read More about Many Labs 2 : Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Sample and Setting.

Critical success factors for Kaizen implementation in the Nigerian construction industry (2018)
Journal Article
Omotayo, T., Kulatunga, U., & Bjeirmi, B. (2018). Critical success factors for Kaizen implementation in the Nigerian construction industry. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 67(9), 1816-1836. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-11-2017-0296

Purpose: Kaizen in construction is a new paradigm stemming out of lean production systems. Construction companies in developing economies, such as Nigeria, have a task to innovate to liquidate in certain cases. With the aid of kaizen, which encompass... Read More about Critical success factors for Kaizen implementation in the Nigerian construction industry.

Book review : Manga and anime go to Hollywood : the amazing rapidly evolving relationship between Hollywood and Japanese animation, manga, television, and film (2018)
Journal Article
Hernandez Perez, M. (2018). Book review : Manga and anime go to Hollywood : the amazing rapidly evolving relationship between Hollywood and Japanese animation, manga, television, and film. Animation, 13(3), 252-254. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746847718799406

Review of : Northrop Davis, Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood: The Amazing Rapidly Evolving Relationship between Hollywood and Japanese Animation, Manga, Television, and Film, Bloomsbury: London, 2016: 410 pp.: ISBN 9781623562489, £80 (hbk); ISBN 97816... Read More about Book review : Manga and anime go to Hollywood : the amazing rapidly evolving relationship between Hollywood and Japanese animation, manga, television, and film.

The barriers and enablers of the educational cloud: a doctoral student perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Ali, M. (2018). The barriers and enablers of the educational cloud: a doctoral student perspective. Open Journal of Business and Management, 7, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojbm.2019.71001

Background, Motivation and Objective: Cloud computing (CC) within UK HEIs is an emerging research phenomenon. When adopting new innovations, it is important to assess whether it will add value to the organisation. Contri- bution/Method: This explorat... Read More about The barriers and enablers of the educational cloud: a doctoral student perspective.

‘That’s what they talk about when they talk about epiphanies’ : an invitation to engage with the process of developing found poetry to illuminate exceptional human experience (2018)
Journal Article

This paper illuminates some of the journey taken by me, the researcher, whilst completing my doctoral research into the lived experience of epiphanies. The research journey is conceptualised as one of discovery; into the task of qualitative research... Read More about ‘That’s what they talk about when they talk about epiphanies’ : an invitation to engage with the process of developing found poetry to illuminate exceptional human experience.

Learning causality for Arabic - proclitics (2018)
Journal Article
Sadek, J., & Meziane, F. (2018). Learning causality for Arabic - proclitics. Procedia Computer Science, 142, 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2018.10.469

The use of prefixed particles is a prevalent linguistic form to express causation in Arabic Language. However, such particles are complicated and highly ambiguous as they imply different meanings according to their position in the text. This ambiguit... Read More about Learning causality for Arabic - proclitics.

Azithromycin and Roxithromycin define a new family of “senolytic” drugs that target senescent human fibroblasts (2018)
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Ozsvari, B., Nuttall, J., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2018). Azithromycin and Roxithromycin define a new family of “senolytic” drugs that target senescent human fibroblasts. Aging, 10(11), 3294-3307. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101633

Here, we employed a “senolytic” assay system as a screening tool, with the goal of identifying and repurposing FDA-approved antibiotics, for the targeting of the senescent cell population. Briefly, we used two established human fibroblast cell lines... Read More about Azithromycin and Roxithromycin define a new family of “senolytic” drugs that target senescent human fibroblasts.