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Good practice guidelines for long-term ecoacoustic monitoring in the UK (2023)
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Metcalf, O., Abrahams, C., Ashington, B., Baker, E., Bradfer-Lawrence, T., Browning, E., …Smith, S. Good practice guidelines for long-term ecoacoustic monitoring in the UK

The popularity of ecoacoustics as an innovative environmental discipline has enjoyed immense growth within the last five years, to a point where it is now becoming difficult to keep up with all the new research papers published. What soon becomes a... Read More about Good practice guidelines for long-term ecoacoustic monitoring in the UK.

A comparison between the high-frequency Boundary Element Method and Surface-Based Geometrical Acoustics (2023)
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Hargreaves, J. (2023). A comparison between the high-frequency Boundary Element Method and Surface-Based Geometrical Acoustics. https://doi.org/10.3397/in_2022_1005

The audible frequency range covers many octaves in which the wavelength changes from being large with respect to dominant features of a space to being comparatively much smaller. This makes numerical prediction of a space's acoustic response, e.g. fo... Read More about A comparison between the high-frequency Boundary Element Method and Surface-Based Geometrical Acoustics.

Evaluation of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Funding Programme (2023)
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Kenyon, A., Coventry, P., White, P., Montasem, A., Phukan, S., & Ozols-Riding, J. (2023). Evaluation of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Funding Programme

A growing body of evidence shows health, wellbeing and ecosystem benefits of investment in Green Social Prescribing. West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership funded nine Green Social Prescribing pilot projects, with the aim of supporting and improv... Read More about Evaluation of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Funding Programme.

Optimized and efficient image-based IoT malware detection method (2023)
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El-Ghamry, A., Gaber, T., Mohammed, K., & Hassanien, A. (2023). Optimized and efficient image-based IoT malware detection method. Electronics, 12(3), 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12030708

With the widespread use of IoT applications, malware has become a difficult and sophisticated threat. Without robust security measures, a massive volume of confidential and classified data could be exposed to vulnerabilities through which hackers cou... Read More about Optimized and efficient image-based IoT malware detection method.

Transient solute dispersion in electro‐osmotic viscoplastic flow in a microchannel (2023)
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Beg, O., Roy, A. K., & Debnath, S. (2023). Transient solute dispersion in electro‐osmotic viscoplastic flow in a microchannel. ZAMM, 103(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/zamm.202200260

The transport of a neutral solute in incompressible electro-osmotic flow of Bingham plastic non-Newtonian liquid flowing through a microchannel is studied theoretically. The flow is driven by a constant axially applied electric field. The non-dimen... Read More about Transient solute dispersion in electro‐osmotic viscoplastic flow in a microchannel.

Comparison of predictions of daily evapotranspiration based on climate variables using different data mining and empirical methods in various climates of Iran (2023)
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Sharafi, S., Ghaleni, M., & Scholz, M. (2023). Comparison of predictions of daily evapotranspiration based on climate variables using different data mining and empirical methods in various climates of Iran. Heliyon, 9(2), e13245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13245

To accurately manage water resources, a precise prediction of reference evapotranspiration (ETref) is necessary. The best empirical equations to determine ETref are usually the temperature-based Baier and Robertson (BARO), the radiation-based Jensen... Read More about Comparison of predictions of daily evapotranspiration based on climate variables using different data mining and empirical methods in various climates of Iran.

The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone (2023)
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Hopwood, H., Harris, D., Sevalie, S., Iyawa, G., Langan Martin, J., & Martin, J. (2023). The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone. Community Mental Health Journal, 59(6), 1071-1082. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-023-01087-0

In 2009, 98.0% of people with mental illness in Sierra Leone were not receiving treatment, partly due to the absence of public psychiatric facilities outside the capital. In response to this situation, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation rolled out... Read More about The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone.

A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology (2023)
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Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2023). A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 68, 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2023.01.009

The loading outline of railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond the railway gauge due to its larger size. The choice of a safe and economical transportation route according to the characteristics of the freights in the railway network becomes an... Read More about A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology.

Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise (2023)
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Bittencourt, E., Vasconcellos, A., Sousa-Lima, R., Young, R., & Duarte, M. (2023). Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise. Animals, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030352

Simple Summary: Communication is one way that animals use to obtain and defend resources, escape predators and attract sexual partners. However, this process can be disrupted by anthropogenic noise, which often differs from natural sounds in frequenc... Read More about Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise.

Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning (2023)
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Mandal, J., Jain, V., Sengupta, S., Rahman, M. A., Bhattacharyya, K., Rahman, M., …Mondal, D. (in press). Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning. Journal of Environmental Quality, https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20452

Minimizing arsenic intake from food consumption is a key aspect of the public health response in As-contaminated regions. In many of these regions, rice is the predominant staple food. Here we present a validated maximum allowable concentration of to... Read More about Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning.

KryptosChain—a blockchain-inspired, AI-combined, DNA-encrypted secure information exchange scheme (2023)
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Mukherjee, P., Pradhan, C., Tripathy, H., & Gaber, T. (2023). KryptosChain—a blockchain-inspired, AI-combined, DNA-encrypted secure information exchange scheme. Electronics, 12(3), 493. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12030493

Today’s digital world necessitates the adoption of encryption techniques to ensure secure peer-to-peer communication. The sole purpose of this paper is to conglomerate the fundamentals of Blockchain, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and DNA (Deoxyribonuc... Read More about KryptosChain—a blockchain-inspired, AI-combined, DNA-encrypted secure information exchange scheme.

Quality control and homogeneity analysis of precipitation time series in the climatic region of Iraq (2023)
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Mohammed, R., & Scholz, M. (2023). Quality control and homogeneity analysis of precipitation time series in the climatic region of Iraq. Atmosphere, 14(2), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14020197

Non-climatic reasons, such as station replacement and changing the measurement device and calculation method, may make climate data unrepresentative of the actual variation of the regional climate. Data quality control and homogenization tests for cl... Read More about Quality control and homogeneity analysis of precipitation time series in the climatic region of Iraq.

Disaster Planning Intentions of Tourism Accommodation Managers: Understanding the Influence of Past Disaster Experience and Disaster Management Training (2023)
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Sahadev, S., Malhotra, N., Kannangara, L. N., & Ritchie, B. W. (2023). Disaster Planning Intentions of Tourism Accommodation Managers: Understanding the Influence of Past Disaster Experience and Disaster Management Training. Journal of Travel Research, 63(1), 175-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875221145129

Tourism is one of the most vulnerable industries to disasters, and empirical studies on disaster preparedness have been surprisingly sparse. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, this study sheds light on the unexplored mediating role of strateg... Read More about Disaster Planning Intentions of Tourism Accommodation Managers: Understanding the Influence of Past Disaster Experience and Disaster Management Training.

Effects of an IgE receptor polymorphism acting on immunity, susceptibility to infection, and reproduction in a wild rodent (2023)
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Wanelik, K. M., Begon, M., Bradley, J. E., Friberg, I. M., Jackson, J. A., Taylor, C. H., & Paterson, S. (2023). Effects of an IgE receptor polymorphism acting on immunity, susceptibility to infection, and reproduction in a wild rodent. eLife, 12, https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.77666

The genotype of an individual is an important predictor of their immune function, and subsequently, their ability to control or avoid infection and ultimately contribute offspring to the next generation. However, the same genotype, subjected to diffe... Read More about Effects of an IgE receptor polymorphism acting on immunity, susceptibility to infection, and reproduction in a wild rodent.

Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde. (2023)
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Oloyede, O., Lopez, N., Ozuomba, S., Asuquo, P., Essien, E., & Agbu, A. (2023). Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde. Data in Brief, 46, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.108904

Weather pattern anomalies and climate change have greatly impacted human activities and the environment in varying ways. Whether induced naturally or by anthropogenic activities, it remains a menace to global public health. A foreknowledge of the wea... Read More about Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde..

Computation of Sakiadis flow of an Eyring-Powell rheological fluid from a moving porous surface with a non-Fourier heat flux model (2023)
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Beg, O., Aatif, M., Waqas, M., Zubair, M., & Kadir, A. (2023). Computation of Sakiadis flow of an Eyring-Powell rheological fluid from a moving porous surface with a non-Fourier heat flux model. Waves in Random and Complex Media, https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2022.2148012

This article examines theoretically and numerically the effect of non-Fourier heat flux on non-Newtonian (Eyring-Powell) Sakiadis convective flow from a moving permeable surface accompanied by a parallel free-stream velocity, as a simulation of pol... Read More about Computation of Sakiadis flow of an Eyring-Powell rheological fluid from a moving porous surface with a non-Fourier heat flux model.

Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species (2023)
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Lopes, G., Rohe, F., Bertuol, F., Polo, E., Lima, I., Valsecchi, J., …Hrbek, T. (2023). Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species. PeerJ, 11, e14526. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14526

Although the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the Saguinus mystax group. The most geographically broadly distributed and phenotypically diverse species in thi... Read More about Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species.

Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid (2023)
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Miah, T., Demoro, P., Nduka, I., De Luca, F., Abate, S., & Arrigo, R. (2023). Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid. ChemPhysChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200589

We report a green, wet chemistry approach towards the production of C‐supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 reduction to formic acid. We use citrus peels as a C support precursor and as a source of reducing agents for the Cu cations. We sho... Read More about Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid.