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Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature (2021)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., & Ren, F. (2022). Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature. Journal of Environmental Management, 301, 113828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113828

The application of CPB (Cemented Paste Backfill) can realize the clean, efficient, and safe mining of underground metal mines. Clear understanding on the triaxial mechanical properties of CPB is important to the CPB design and the stability analysis... Read More about Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature.

Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges (2021)
Journal Article
Roslan, A., Fernando, T., Biscaya, S., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges. Sustainability, 13(19), 10631. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910631

Risk-sensitive urban development is an innovative planning approach that can transform the way cities are built to face uncertainties that arise from climate-induced disaster risks. However, the potential to initiate such a transformative approach ha... Read More about Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges.

Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota (2021)
Journal Article
Alpízar, P., Risely, A., Tschapka, M., & Sommer, S. (2021). Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.746783

Habitat alteration for agriculture can negatively affect wildlife physiology and health by decreasing diet diversity and increasing exposure to agrochemicals for animals foraging in altered landscapes. Such negative effects may be mediated by the dis... Read More about Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota.

Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure (2021)
Journal Article
Augusthus Nelson, L., Lees, J., & Weekes, L. (2022). Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 259, 107987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107987

Fracture-based models commonly use a characteristic length as the basis for determining size effects in concrete beams. The characteristic length is related to the concrete fracture process zone and defined in terms of the concrete fracture propert... Read More about Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure.

SnoRNAs and miRNAs networks underlying COVID-19 disease severity (2021)
Journal Article
Parray, A., Mir, F., Doudin, A., Iskandarani, A., Danjuma, I., Kuni, R., …Cyprian, F. (2021). SnoRNAs and miRNAs networks underlying COVID-19 disease severity. Vaccines, 9(10), e1056. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101056

There is a lack of predictive markers for early and rapid identification of disease progression in COVID-19 patients. Our study aims at identifying microRNAs (miRNAs)/small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) as potential biomarkers of COVID-19 severity. Using... Read More about SnoRNAs and miRNAs networks underlying COVID-19 disease severity.

Using games in geographical and planning-related teaching : serious games, edutainment, board games and role-play (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, G., Hardman, M., & Matley, R. (2021). Using games in geographical and planning-related teaching : serious games, edutainment, board games and role-play. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 4(1), 100208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100208

This paper reviews the use of games in geographical teaching, including prior to the emergence of computer-based (digital) games. The growing popularity of ‘serious games’ and ‘edutainment’ is addressed, focusing on their perceived advantages in cl... Read More about Using games in geographical and planning-related teaching : serious games, edutainment, board games and role-play.

A behavioral framework for construction waste minimization : the case of Jordan (2021)
Journal Article
Alhawamdeh, M., & Lee, A. (2021). A behavioral framework for construction waste minimization : the case of Jordan. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 17(2), 9-32. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1077/CGP/v17i02/9-32

Construction waste (CW) accounts for approximately 36 percent of the total solid waste received at landfill sites around the world and, therefore, presents a significant challenge to the sustainability of the construction industry, the country’s ec... Read More about A behavioral framework for construction waste minimization : the case of Jordan.

Vulnerability of island insect pollinator communities to pathogens (2021)
Journal Article
Brettell, L., Martin, S., Riegler, M., & Cook, J. (2021). Vulnerability of island insect pollinator communities to pathogens. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 186, 107670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2021.107670

Island ecosystems, which often contain undescribed insects and small populations of single island endemics, are at risk from diverse threats. The spread of pathogens is a major factor affecting not just pollinator species themselves, but also posing... Read More about Vulnerability of island insect pollinator communities to pathogens.

Cost-sensitive meta-learning framework (2021)
Journal Article
Shilbayeh, S., & Vadera, S. (2021). Cost-sensitive meta-learning framework. Journal of Modelling in Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-03-2021-0065

Purpose This paper aims to describe the use of a meta-learning framework for recommending cost-sensitive classification methods with the aim of answering an important question that arises in machine learning, namely, “Among all the available classif... Read More about Cost-sensitive meta-learning framework.

An investigation of work-based education and training needs for effective BIM adoption and implementation : an organisational upskilling model (2021)
Journal Article
Semaan, J., Underwood, J., & Hyde, J. (2021). An investigation of work-based education and training needs for effective BIM adoption and implementation : an organisational upskilling model. Applied Sciences, 11(18), e8646. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188646

Research reveals that organisations in general are keen to provide their staff with the support needed to boost their competency in BIM and subsequently leverage the effectiveness of its implementation. However, employers need a decision-making tool... Read More about An investigation of work-based education and training needs for effective BIM adoption and implementation : an organisational upskilling model.

A novel approach to the analysis of spin-trapped free radicals using dimethyl sulfoxide and Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) with both solvent extraction and headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) (2021)
Journal Article
Mishra, S., Manzoor, K., Zafar, M., & Podmore, I. (2021). A novel approach to the analysis of spin-trapped free radicals using dimethyl sulfoxide and Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) with both solvent extraction and headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME). Free Radical Research, 55(5), 569-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2021.1980563

In this study, we have utilized a novel strategy based upon the use of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)for the detectionand identification ofspin-trapped free radicals. Hydroxymethyl (.CH2OH) radicals, genera... Read More about A novel approach to the analysis of spin-trapped free radicals using dimethyl sulfoxide and Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) with both solvent extraction and headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME).

Chapitre 4. Guérilla jardinière, résistance et espace public (Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space) (2021)
Book Chapter
(Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space). In L. Granchamp, & S. Glatron (Eds.), Militantismes et potagers (Activists and vegetable gardens). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion

There is a small but emerging area of research that explores the impact of ‘guerrilla gardening’, an activity which involves actors occupying land, often in the public realm, without permission. Whilst several recent studies have charted the impact o... Read More about Chapitre 4. Guérilla jardinière, résistance et espace public (Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space).

An early Oligocene age for the oldest known monkeys and rodents of South America (2021)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., O'Sullivan, P., Fleagle, J., de Vries, D., & Seiffert, E. (2021). An early Oligocene age for the oldest known monkeys and rodents of South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(37), e2105956118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2105956118

The Santa Rosa fossil locality in eastern Perú produced the first Paleogene vertebrate fauna from the Amazon Basin, including the oldest known monkeys from South America. This diverse paleofauna was originally assigned an Eocene age based largely on... Read More about An early Oligocene age for the oldest known monkeys and rodents of South America.

Characteristics of iron-containing magnetic particles in household dust from an urban area : a case study in the megacity of Shanghai (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Zhang, W., Dong, C., Hutchinson, S., & Feng, H. (2022). Characteristics of iron-containing magnetic particles in household dust from an urban area : a case study in the megacity of Shanghai. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424(Part A), 127212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127212

In order to characterize the magnetic properties and trace sources of household dust particles, magnetic measurements, geochemical and SEM/TEM analyses were performed on vacuum dust from 40 homes in Shanghai, China. Iron-containing magnetic particles... Read More about Characteristics of iron-containing magnetic particles in household dust from an urban area : a case study in the megacity of Shanghai.

The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums (2021)
Journal Article
Elkadi, H., Al-Maiyah, S., Fielder, K., Kenawy, I., & Martinson, B. (2021). The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152, 111653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111653

The management of indoor microclimates is an important function of museum operations, a topic that has recently received growing attention. The way in which museum microclimates are specified is still not well documented universally, particularly in... Read More about The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums.

A future for seafood point-of-origin testing using DNA and stable isotope signatures (2021)
Journal Article
Cusa, M., St John Glew, K., Trueman, C., Mariani, S., Buckley, L., Neat, F., & Longo, C. (2021). A future for seafood point-of-origin testing using DNA and stable isotope signatures. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32, 597-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09680-w

Demand for seafood products is increasing worldwide, contributing to ever more complex supply chains and posing challenges to trace their origin and guarantee legal, well-managed, sustainable sources from confirmed locations. While DNA-based methods... Read More about A future for seafood point-of-origin testing using DNA and stable isotope signatures.

Antibiotic Resistance Profiles and Population Structure of Healthcare-associated and Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Fort Portal, Western Uganda (2021)
Thesis
Ackers Johnson, G. Antibiotic Resistance Profiles and Population Structure of Healthcare-associated and Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Fort Portal, Western Uganda. (Thesis). University of Salford

Antimicrobials currently hold infectious pathogens at bay, but with cases of resistance ever increasing, those same pathogens have the potential to reverse decades of medical progress, creating one of the biggest threats to global health, food securi... Read More about Antibiotic Resistance Profiles and Population Structure of Healthcare-associated and Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Fort Portal, Western Uganda.

Seasonal variation in tissue-borne heavy metal(loid)s in herbaceous plants growing in contaminated soils developed from industrial wastes of Industrial Revolution age (2021)
Journal Article
Nworie, O., & Lin, C. (2021). Seasonal variation in tissue-borne heavy metal(loid)s in herbaceous plants growing in contaminated soils developed from industrial wastes of Industrial Revolution age. Environmental Advances, 5, 100113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100113

A 1-year monitoring program was performed to examine the seasonal variation in shoot-borne heavy metal(loid)s in a dominant herbaceous plant species (creeping bentgrass) growing in contaminated soils developed from industrial wastes of Industrial Rev... Read More about Seasonal variation in tissue-borne heavy metal(loid)s in herbaceous plants growing in contaminated soils developed from industrial wastes of Industrial Revolution age.

Assessment of capsicum annuum L. grown in controlled and semi-controlled environments irrigated with greywater treated by floating wetland systems (2021)
Journal Article
Almuktar, S., Abed, S., Scholz, M., & Uzomah, V. (2021). Assessment of capsicum annuum L. grown in controlled and semi-controlled environments irrigated with greywater treated by floating wetland systems. Agronomy, 11(9), e1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091817

Accumulation of trace elements, including heavy metals, were evaluated in soil and fruits of chilli plants (Capsicum annuum L.) grown under both laboratory-controlled and semi-controlled greenhouse location conditions. Chilli plant biomass growth in... Read More about Assessment of capsicum annuum L. grown in controlled and semi-controlled environments irrigated with greywater treated by floating wetland systems.

The detection and characterisation of novel alkyl spin-adducts of PBN and its derivatives using capillary gas chromatography coupled to electron-ionisation mass spectrometry (2021)
Thesis
Zafar, M. (2021). The detection and characterisation of novel alkyl spin-adducts of PBN and its derivatives using capillary gas chromatography coupled to electron-ionisation mass spectrometry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Free radical induced oxidative stress has been reported to be involved in several diseases such as diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis and hypertension), respiratory diseases (asthma), cataract dev... Read More about The detection and characterisation of novel alkyl spin-adducts of PBN and its derivatives using capillary gas chromatography coupled to electron-ionisation mass spectrometry.