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Thermo‐electrokinetic rotating non‐Newtonian hybrid nanofluid flow from an accelerating vertical surface (2021)
Journal Article
Prakash, J., Tripathi, D., Beg, O., Tiwari, A. K., & Kumar, R. (2022). Thermo‐electrokinetic rotating non‐Newtonian hybrid nanofluid flow from an accelerating vertical surface. Heat Transfer, 51(2), 1746-1777. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22373

AbstractThis paper explores the combined effects of Coriolis force and electric force on the rotating boundary layer flow and heat transfer in a viscoplastic hybrid nanofluid from a vertical exponentially accelerated plate. The hybrid nanofluid compr... Read More about Thermo‐electrokinetic rotating non‐Newtonian hybrid nanofluid flow from an accelerating vertical surface.

Innate resistance to Leishmania amazonensis Infection in rat is dependent on NOS2 (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Yu, S., Wu, C., Wu, N., Shen, J., Shen, J., …Lun, Z. (2021). Innate resistance to Leishmania amazonensis Infection in rat is dependent on NOS2. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 733286. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.733286

Leishmania infection causes diverse clinical manifestations in humans. The disease outcome is complicated by the combination of many host and parasite factors. Inbred mouse strains vary in resistance to Leishmania major but are highly susceptible to... Read More about Innate resistance to Leishmania amazonensis Infection in rat is dependent on NOS2.

Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands (2021)
Thesis
West, D. Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands. (Thesis). University of Salford

Cystic echinococcosis, caused by the larval form of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus, has been identified as an important public health risk in the Falkland Islands since the early 1940s. This prompted the instigation of an intensive cont... Read More about Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands.

A Fourth Way : the role of cultural heritage in embedding place-driven innovation (2021)
Thesis
Devaney, C. A Fourth Way : the role of cultural heritage in embedding place-driven innovation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Set against an already powerful context of political instability and global economic uncertainty, and further intensified by the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the paradigm of ‘place’ which, prior to the pandemic, had se... Read More about A Fourth Way : the role of cultural heritage in embedding place-driven innovation.

Construction waste minimization : a narrative review (2021)
Journal Article
Alhawamdeh, M., & Lee, A. (2021). Construction waste minimization : a narrative review. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1077/CGP/v18i01/1-33

Colossal growth of construction waste (CW) generation worldwide, and its consequential environmental and economic impact, has ensured that construction waste minimization (CWM) practice is critical. Notably, the largest proportion of waste generation... Read More about Construction waste minimization : a narrative review.

Spectral computation of reactive bi-directional hydromagnetic non-Newtonian convection flow from a stretching upper parabolic surface in non-Darcy porous medium (2021)
Journal Article
Shahid, A., Bhatti, M., Beg, O., Animasaun, I., & Javid, K. (2021). Spectral computation of reactive bi-directional hydromagnetic non-Newtonian convection flow from a stretching upper parabolic surface in non-Darcy porous medium. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 35(29), 2150294. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979221502945

The current article presents a mathematical model for bi-directional convection magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) tangent hyperbolic nanofluid flow from the upper horizontal subsurface of a stretching parabolic surface to a non-Darcian porous medium, as a... Read More about Spectral computation of reactive bi-directional hydromagnetic non-Newtonian convection flow from a stretching upper parabolic surface in non-Darcy porous medium.

The development of an integrative framework and capability maturity model for the planning and implementation of sustainable rural development projects (2021)
Thesis
David, B. (in press). The development of an integrative framework and capability maturity model for the planning and implementation of sustainable rural development projects. (Thesis). University of Salford

Over the years, development partners and national governments in developing countries have invested heavily in implementing development projects in rural areas. This is in a bid to ensure that economic activities in these areas including Nigeria, are... Read More about The development of an integrative framework and capability maturity model for the planning and implementation of sustainable rural development projects.

Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum (2021)
Journal Article
Arntzen, J., Jehle, R., & Wielstra, B. (2021). Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum. Evolutionary Applications, 14(12), 2784-2793. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13312

Deeply diverged yet hybridizing species provide a system to investigate the final stages of the speciation process. We study a hybridizing pair of salamander species — the morphologically and genetically drastically different newts Triturus cristat... Read More about Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum.

Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries (2021)
Journal Article
Le Roux, D. B., Parry, D. A., Totolo, A., Iyawa, G., Holloway, J., Prenter, A., & Botha, L. (2021). Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries. Computers and Education, 160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104056

High levels of Internet-based media use is a defining feature of behaviour among university students. A growing body of evidence indicates, firstly, that their learning activities are charac-terised by frequent switching between academic content and... Read More about Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries.

Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions (2021)
Book Chapter
Umavathi, J., Beg, O., Vasu, B., & Gorla, R. (2022). Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions. In P. Mahanta, P. Kalita, A. Paul, & A. Banerjee (Eds.), Advances in thermofluids and renewable energy : select proceedings of TFRE 2020 (3-21). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_1

Buoyancy-driven reactive flows feature extensively in geophysics, materials processing and energy systems. In respect to the latter, geothermal energy holds great promise in India and other Asian geographical locations and offers immense resources in... Read More about Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions.

An investigation into the volumetric flow rate requirement of hydrogen transportation in existing natural gas pipelines and its safety implications (2021)
Journal Article
Abbas, A., Hossein, H., Burby, M., & Idoko, J. (2021). An investigation into the volumetric flow rate requirement of hydrogen transportation in existing natural gas pipelines and its safety implications. Gases, 1(4), 156-179. https://doi.org/10.3390/gases1040013

As an alternative to the construction of new infrastructure, repurposing existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transportation has been identified as a low-cost strategy for substituting natural gas with hydrogen in the wake of the energy transi... Read More about An investigation into the volumetric flow rate requirement of hydrogen transportation in existing natural gas pipelines and its safety implications.

Beyond the horizon, backhaul connectivity for offshore IoT devices (2021)
Journal Article
Shabih Zaidi, K., Hina, S., Jawad, M., Nawaz Khan, A., & Nawaz, R. (2021). Beyond the horizon, backhaul connectivity for offshore IoT devices. Energies, 14(21), https://doi.org/10.3390/en14216918

The prevalent use of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices over the Sea, such as, on oil and gas platforms, cargo, and cruise ships, requires high-speed connectivity of these devices. Although satellite based backhaul links provide vast coverage, but... Read More about Beyond the horizon, backhaul connectivity for offshore IoT devices.

New phiocricetomyine rodents (Hystricognathi) from the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Ashqar, S., Seiffert, E., de Vries, D., El-Sayed, S., Antar, M., & Sallam, H. (2021). New phiocricetomyine rodents (Hystricognathi) from the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt. PeerJ, 9, e12074. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12074

Background The rich rodent assemblages from the Eocene–Oligocene deposits of the Jebel Qatrani Formation (Fayum Depression, Egypt) have important implications for our understanding of the origin and paleobiogeography of Hystricognathi, a diverse clad... Read More about New phiocricetomyine rodents (Hystricognathi) from the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt.

Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020 (2021)
Journal Article
Ingram, D. J., Coad, L., Milner-Gulland, E., Parry, L., Wilkie, D., Bakarr, M. I., …Abernethy, K. (2021). Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 46(1), 221-254. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-041020-063132

Several hundred species are hunted for wild meat in the tropics, supporting the diets, customs, and livelihoods of millions of people. However, unsustainable hunting is one of the most urgent threats to wildlife and ecosystems worldwide and has serio... Read More about Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020.

Temperature and exudativory as drivers of the marmoset (Callithrix spp.) daily activity period (2021)
Journal Article
Hilário, R. R., Silvestre, S. M., Abreu, F., Beltrão‐Mendes, R., de Castro, C. S. S., Chagas, R. R. D., …Souza‐Alves, J. P. (2021). Temperature and exudativory as drivers of the marmoset (Callithrix spp.) daily activity period. American Journal of Primatology, 84(6), e23341. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23341

Primates are affected by fluctuations in ambient temperatures, mostly through thermoregulatory costs and changes in the availability of food. In the present study, we investigate whether the ambient temperature and proxies of food availability affect... Read More about Temperature and exudativory as drivers of the marmoset (Callithrix spp.) daily activity period.

A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components (2021)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2022). A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 218(Part A), 108130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2021.108130

There has been a considerable increase in derailment investigations, in particular at railway turnouts (RTs), as the majority of derailments lead to lengthy disruptions to the appropriate rail operation and catastrophic consequences, being potentiall... Read More about A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components.

High resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) knockout rats (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Yu, S., Gao, J., Zhang, P., Hide, G., Yamamoto, M., …Lun, Z. (2021). High resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) knockout rats. iScience, 24(11), 103280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103280

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important immune molecule which acts against extra- and intracellular pathogens in most hosts. However, after knockout of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS-/-) in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, these iNOS-/- rats were found to... Read More about High resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) knockout rats.

High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis : implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy (2021)
Journal Article
Fiorillo, M., Ozsvari, B., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2021). High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis : implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy. Frontiers in Oncology, 11, 740720. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.740720

Recently, we presented evidence that high mitochondrial ATP production is a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Using ATP as a biomarker, we isolated the “metabolically fittest” cancer cells from the total cell population. Importantly, ATP-h... Read More about High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis : implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy.

Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats (2021)
Journal Article
Risely, A., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T., Manser, M. B., & Sommer, S. (2021). Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats. Nature Communications, 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26298-5

Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics compared to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. Here, we investigate gut bacterial dynamics in wil... Read More about Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats.

Role of sulphates and chloride ions in improved oil recovery in a hybrid smart-low salinity flooding technique (2021)
Thesis
Al-otaibi, A. (2021). Role of sulphates and chloride ions in improved oil recovery in a hybrid smart-low salinity flooding technique. (Thesis). University of Salford

The growing demand for energy to cater for the growing world population has forced the exploitation and utilisation of existing hydrocarbon resources. Oil and gas are deemed the most conventional and common sources of energy, formed as a result of d... Read More about Role of sulphates and chloride ions in improved oil recovery in a hybrid smart-low salinity flooding technique.