All Outputs (471)

Biomechanical analysis of the effect of the finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performance (2022)
Journal Article
Wei, Y., Zou, Z., Qian, Z., Ren, L., & Wei, G. (2022). Biomechanical analysis of the effect of the finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performance. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30, 360-368. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3146906

Quantifying the effect of routing and topology of the inter-connected finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performances is a long-standing research problem for the better clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and biomimetic hand development. Ho... Read More about Biomechanical analysis of the effect of the finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performance.

Proline-specific aminopeptidase P prevents replication-associated genome instability (2022)
Journal Article
Silva, N., Castellano-Pozo, M., Matsuzaki, K., Barroso, C., Roman-Trufero, M., Craig, H., …Martinez-Perez, E. (2022). Proline-specific aminopeptidase P prevents replication-associated genome instability. PLoS Genetics, 18(1), e1010025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010025

Genotoxic stress during DNA replication constitutes a serious threat to genome integrity and causes human diseases. Defects at different steps of DNA metabolism are known to induce replication stress, but the contribution of other aspects of cellular... Read More about Proline-specific aminopeptidase P prevents replication-associated genome instability.

Electroosmotic modulated unsteady squeezing flow with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, electric and magnetic field effects (2022)
Journal Article
Prakash, J., Tripathi, D., Beg, O., & Sharma, R. (2022). Electroosmotic modulated unsteady squeezing flow with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, electric and magnetic field effects. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac4ead

Modern lubrication systems are increasingly deploying smart (functional) materials. These respond to various external stimuli including electrical and magnetic fields, acoustics, light etc. Motivated by such developments, in the present article uns... Read More about Electroosmotic modulated unsteady squeezing flow with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, electric and magnetic field effects.

Numerical study of magnetohydrodynamic natural convection in a non-Darcian porous enclosure filled with electrically conducting helium gas (2022)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Venkatadri, K., Prasad, V., Beg, T., Leonard, H., Gorla, R., & Rajarajeswari, P. (2022). Numerical study of magnetohydrodynamic natural convection in a non-Darcian porous enclosure filled with electrically conducting helium gas. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062211003624

A theoretical and computational study of MHD natural convection in an isotropic non-Darcian porous medium saturated with electrically conducting helium gas in an enclosure in the presence of heat generation is presented. A Brinkman extended Darcy-For... Read More about Numerical study of magnetohydrodynamic natural convection in a non-Darcian porous enclosure filled with electrically conducting helium gas.

Determinants of intention to use medical smartwatch-based dual-stage SEM-ANN analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Almarzouqi, A., Aburayya, A., & Salloum, S. (2022). Determinants of intention to use medical smartwatch-based dual-stage SEM-ANN analysis. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 28, 100859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2022.100859

The current study is based on an integrated research model developed by combining constructs from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and other features affecting smartwatch effectiveness, such as content richness and user satisfaction (SAT). TAM i... Read More about Determinants of intention to use medical smartwatch-based dual-stage SEM-ANN analysis.

Performance of magnetite-based stone mastic asphalt (SMA) as a superior surface course material (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Kheetan, M., Azim, M., Byzyka, J., Ghaffar, S., & Rahman, M. (2022). Performance of magnetite-based stone mastic asphalt (SMA) as a superior surface course material. Construction and Building Materials, 322, 126463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126463

A new line of research is reported in this study where magnetite is used as a partial replacement of traditional aggregates in stone mastic asphalt (SMA) mixtures. The objective is to enhance the functional and mechanical properties of SMA while taki... Read More about Performance of magnetite-based stone mastic asphalt (SMA) as a superior surface course material.

Heat Flux Sensing Device (2022)
Patent
Fitton, R., Benjaber, M., & Busby, P. (2022). Heat Flux Sensing Device

According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a heat flux sensing device comprising: a heat flux sensor; a support frame upon which the heat flux sensor is mounted; a housing provided around the support frame, the housing com... Read More about Heat Flux Sensing Device.

Experimental study on the interplay between different brine types/concentrations and CO2 injectivity for effective CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers (2022)
Journal Article
Edem, D., Abba, M., Nourian, A., Babaie, M., & Naeem, Z. (in press). Experimental study on the interplay between different brine types/concentrations and CO2 injectivity for effective CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers. Sustainability, 14(2), e986. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020986

Salt precipitation during CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers can have severe consequences on injectivity during carbon storage. Extensive studies have been carried out on CO2 solubility with individual or mixed salt solutions; however, to the best o... Read More about Experimental study on the interplay between different brine types/concentrations and CO2 injectivity for effective CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers.

Are current UK coastal defences good enough for tomorrow? An assessment of vulnerability to coastal erosion (2022)
Journal Article
Kantamaneni, K., Rice, L., Du, X., Allali, B., & Yenneti, K. (2022). Are current UK coastal defences good enough for tomorrow? An assessment of vulnerability to coastal erosion. Coastal Management, 50(2), 142-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/08920753.2022.2022971

Coastal vulnerability and its physical, economic and social consequences at national and international scales is of high scientific, political and policy interest. Anthropogenic climate change and coastal erosion threaten the very fabric of a society... Read More about Are current UK coastal defences good enough for tomorrow? An assessment of vulnerability to coastal erosion.

Towards secure agile software development process: a practice-based model (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Ardo, A., Bass, J., & Gaber, T. (2022). Towards secure agile software development process: a practice-based model. In 2022 48th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA). https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA56994.2022.00031

Agile methods are a well-established paradigm in the software development field. Agile adoption has contributed to improving software quality. However, software products are vulnerable to security challenges and susceptible to cyberattacks. This stud... Read More about Towards secure agile software development process: a practice-based model.

Cold case : the disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970’s Egypt (2022)
Journal Article
de Miranda, J., Brettell, L., Chejanovsky, N., Childers, A., Dalmon, A., Deboutte, W., …Ball, B. (2022). Cold case : the disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970’s Egypt. Virology Journal, 19(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-022-01740-2

In 1977, a sample of diseased adult honeybees (Apis mellifera) from Egypt was found to contain large amounts of a previously unknown virus, Egypt bee virus, which was subsequently shown to be serologically related to deformed wing virus (DWV). By seq... Read More about Cold case : the disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970’s Egypt.

Deep learning model for fully automated breast cancer detection system from thermograms (2022)
Journal Article
Mohamed, E., Rashed, E., Gaber, T., & Karam, O. (2022). Deep learning model for fully automated breast cancer detection system from thermograms. PLoS ONE, 17(1), e0262349. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262349

Breast cancer is one of the most common diseases among women worldwide. It is considered one of the leading causes of death among women. Therefore, early detection is necessary to save lives. Thermography imaging is an effective diagnostic technique... Read More about Deep learning model for fully automated breast cancer detection system from thermograms.

Urban land and development management in a challenged developing world : an overview of new reflections (2022)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., & Abdulai, R. (2022). Urban land and development management in a challenged developing world : an overview of new reflections. Land, 11(1), e129. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11010129

The urban development and management challenges of the developing world are well documented in the literature. However, the global built environment landscape is undergoing rapid changes. These changes are steeped in three fundamental imperatives, wh... Read More about Urban land and development management in a challenged developing world : an overview of new reflections.

Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating (2022)
Journal Article
Ray, A., Vasu, B., Murthy, P., Beg, O., Gorla, R., & Kumar, B. (2022). Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06467-w

The present article addresses the steady incompressible convective flow of kinetic theory-based Eyring-Powell fluid conveying nano-sized particle from a vertical plate with convective boundary condition and distribution of nanoparticles fraction ov... Read More about Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating.

Environmental DNA metabarcoding and citizen science as a cost-effective and rapid tool for monitoring terrestrial mammalian species (2022)
Thesis
Lavin, J. Environmental DNA metabarcoding and citizen science as a cost-effective and rapid tool for monitoring terrestrial mammalian species. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become increasingly important as a surveying technique for monitoring rare, elusive and/or invasive species. eDNA metabarcoding (which targets multiple species simultaneously) has been frequently used to monito... Read More about Environmental DNA metabarcoding and citizen science as a cost-effective and rapid tool for monitoring terrestrial mammalian species.

The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice (2022)
Journal Article
Cai, X., Li, S., Zhang, P., Li, Z., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2022). The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 806626. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.806626

Pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei are best known for their tightly controlled cell growth and developmental program, which ensures their transmissibility and host fitness between the mammalian host and insect vector. However, after long-term adaptation... Read More about The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice.

The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs (2022)
Journal Article
Schork, I., Manzo, I., De Oliveira, M., da Costa, F., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs. Scientific reports, 12(1), 478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04502-2

Sleep deprivation has been found to negatively affect an individual´s physical and psychological health. Sleep loss affects activity patterns, increases anxiety-like behaviors, decreases cognitive performance and is associated with depressive states.... Read More about The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs.

The effect of coherent coupling nonlinearity on modulation instability and rogue wave excitation (2022)
Journal Article
and rogue wave excitation. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 106246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.106246

We study modulation instability (MI) in both anomalous and normal dispersion regimes of a coherently coupled system. It is found that there exist three types of MI spectra with distinct characteristics termed baseband, passband, and zero-baseband b... Read More about The effect of coherent coupling nonlinearity on modulation instability and rogue wave excitation.

Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies (2022)
Journal Article
Bakker, E., Fujii, M., Krstic‑Demonacos, M., Demonacos, C., & Alhammad, R. (2022). Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies. International Journal of Oncology, 60(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5306

The oxidoreductase protein disulfide isomerase A1 (PDIA1) functions as a cofactor for many transcription factors including estrogen receptor α (ERα), nuclear factor (NF)‑κB, nuclear factor erythroid 2‑like 2 (NRF2) and regulates the protein stability... Read More about Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies.

Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles (2022)
Journal Article
Preiss, J. (2022). Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles. Multimedia Tools and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-021-11621-5

We exploit the Twitter platform to create a dataset of news articles derived from tweets concerning COVID-19, and use the associated tweets to define a number of popularity measures. The focus on (potentially) biomedical news articles allows the quan... Read More about Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles.