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Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2025)
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Wolstenholme, J. M., Cooper, F., Thomas, R. E., Ahmed, J., Parsons, K. J., Parsons, K. J., & Parsons, D. R. (online). Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.432

Hedgerows are a key component of the UK landscape that form boundaries, borders and limits of land whilst providing vital landscape-scale ecological connectivity for a range of organisms. They are diverse habitats in the agricultural landscape provid... Read More about Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring (2025)
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Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., & Gilbert, J. M. (2025). Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring. Sensors, 25(3), Article 786. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25030786

Epoxy resins are widely used in the manufacture of composite materials for a wide range of applications. Control of the curing process is an important consideration in ensuring product quality and minimizing production times. The curing of epoxy resi... Read More about Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring.

Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies (2025)
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White, S. H. (2025). Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies. New area studies, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.37975/NAS.78

This article develops a new approach for using photographic sources that might be of interest to American Studies scholars whose research contributes broadly to environmental education. Over the past forty years of photographic scholarship, scientifi... Read More about Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies.

A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity (2024)
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Buchan, P., Glithero, L., McKinley, E., Strand, M., Champion, G., Kochalski, S., Velentza, K., Praptiwi, R., Jung, J., Márquez, M., Marra, M., Abels, L., Neilson, A., Spavieri, J., Whittey, K., Samuel, M., Hale, R., Čermák, A., Whyte, D., West, L., …Payne, D. (2024). A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity. People And Nature, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10715

1. Challenge 10 of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) calls for the restoration of society's relationship with the ocean. Research suggests that the relationship people have with marine environments can... Read More about A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity.

"What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey" (2024)
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Twiddy, M., & Ramsden, S. (2024). "What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey". PLoS ONE, 19(8 AUGUST), Article e0306593. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306593

In England, the Environment Agency (EA) estimates that over 3 million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding. Heavy and prolonged rainfall that drives surface water flooding is projected to increase in the future due to climate c... Read More about "What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey".

Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action (2024)
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Smith, K., McDonagh, B., & Brookes, E. (in press). Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2382473

Artistic works informed by the global climate emergency are now common. Yet research typically focuses on the role of art in climate communication, rather than evaluating opportunities for large-scale public art to drive climate action and behavioral... Read More about Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action.

Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels (2024)
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Taylor, M. J., Hornsby, K., Cheah, K. W., Hurst, P., Walker, S., & Skoulou, V. (2024). Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 7, Article 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100123

Value added lignin rich waste sludges from biorefinery processes are, as yet untapped valuable feedstocks that can be reformed into clean, high quality solid fuels. By water washing sludges produced from base hydrolyzed waste, a material stripped of... Read More about Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels.

Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates (2024)
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Yuan, S. W., Dai, X., Lu, J. H., Ma, P. H., Dalgarno, S. J., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2024). Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates. Heliyon, 10(13), Article e32936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32936

Interaction of the lanthanide nitrates M(NO3)3 (M = Gd, Eu) with methylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10Q[5]) in the presence of transition metal chlorides (ZnCl2 and FeCl3) in acidic media resulted in the isolation of the complexes [Me10Q[5]Gd(H2O)2Cl Gd(H2O)6]... Read More about Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates.

Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings (2024)
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Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., Morgan-Clague, O., & Gilbert, J. M. (2024). Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings. Sensors, 24(11), Article 3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113397

The curing of epoxy resin is a complex thermo-chemical process that is difficult to monitor using existing sensing systems. We monitored the curing process of an epoxy resin by using long-period fiber gratings. The refractive index of the epoxy resin... Read More about Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings.

Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures (2024)
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Gilbert, J. M., Bhavsar, K., & Ivanov, O. V. (2024). Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 373, Article 115445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115445

Fibre optic sensors are attractive for monitoring of composite structures but the significant risk of damage to fibres where they enter the structure and within the structure itself can make their use unreliable. Mesh configurations of embedded fibre... Read More about Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures.

Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube (2024)
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Ren, X., Dang, G., Gong, L., Li, J., Zhu, C., Duan, X., & Pei, G. (2024). Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube. Applied thermal engineering, 248, part B, Article 123207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123207

Solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology has enormous promise in the field of renewable cogeneration as a key technology to increase the utilization rate of solar energy. The structural restrictions of PV/T and the high power temperature coeffici... Read More about Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube.

Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus (2024)
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Neiva, J., Assis, J., Fragkopoulou, E., Pearson, G. A., Raimondi, P. T., Anderson, L., Krause-Jensen, D., Marbà, N., Want, A., Selivanova, O., Nakaoka, M., Grant, W. S., Konar, B., Roleda, M. Y., Sejr, M. K., Paulino, C., & Serrão, E. A. (2024). Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 12, Article 1356987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1356987

Amphiboreal taxa are often composed of vicariant phylogroups and species complexes whose divergence and phylogeographic affinities reflect a shared history of chronic isolation and episodic trans-Arctic dispersal. Ecological filters and shifting sele... Read More about Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus.

Circulation of hydraulically ponded turbidity currents and the filling of continental slope minibasins (2024)
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Reece, J. K., Dorrell, R. M., & Straub, K. M. (2024). Circulation of hydraulically ponded turbidity currents and the filling of continental slope minibasins. Nature communications, 15(1), Article 2075. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46120-2

Natural depressions on continental margins termed minibasins trap turbidity currents, a class of sediment-laden seafloor density driven flow. These currents are the primary downslope vectors for clastic sediment, particulate organic carbon, and micro... Read More about Circulation of hydraulically ponded turbidity currents and the filling of continental slope minibasins.

Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications (2024)
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Li, Q., Yu, Z., Redshaw, C., Xiao, X., & Tao, Z. (2024). Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00961k

Double-cavity Q[n]s are relatively new members of the Q[n] family and have garnered significant interest due to their distinctive structures and novel properties. While they incorporate n glycoluril units, akin to their single-cavity counterparts, th... Read More about Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications.

Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull (2024)
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McDonagh, B., Worthen, H., Mottram, S., & Buxton-Hill, S. (2024). Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull. Environment and History, 30(4), 585-614. https://doi.org/10.3828/whp.eh.63830915903577

This paper explores Hull's histories of living with water and flood in the period between the foundation of the town in the 1260s and c. 1700, examining how the inhabitants, Corporation and Commissioners of Sewers managed and governed water in order... Read More about Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull.

Detection of basic amino acids under highly alkaline conditions using a perylene amine-derived probe (2024)
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Zhang, T. T., Lu, Y., Lu, J. H., Zhao, A. T., Redshaw, C., & Xiao, X. (2024). Detection of basic amino acids under highly alkaline conditions using a perylene amine-derived probe. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 309, Article 123835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2024.123835

pH plays a crucial part in numerous chemical and physiological processes. In this work, a new perylene diimide derivative that acts as a pH-sensitive dye with Bay Area Carboxylic Acid functionality. The derivative utilizes the outstanding thermal, ch... Read More about Detection of basic amino acids under highly alkaline conditions using a perylene amine-derived probe.

Morphometric fingerprints and downslope evolution in bathymetric surveys: insights into morphodynamics of the Congo canyon-channel (2024)
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Hasenhündl, M., Talling, P. J., Pope, E. L., Baker, M. L., Heijnen, M. S., Ruffell, S. C., da Silva Jacinto, R., Jacinto, S., Gaillot, A., Hage, S., Simmons, S. M., Heerema, C. J., McGhee, C., Clare, M. A., & Cartigny, M. J. (2024). Morphometric fingerprints and downslope evolution in bathymetric surveys: insights into morphodynamics of the Congo canyon-channel. Frontiers in Earth Science, 12, Article 1381019. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2024.1381019

Submarine canyons and channels are globally important pathways for sediment, organic carbon, nutrients and pollutants to the deep sea, and they form the largest sediment accumulations on Earth. However, studying these remote submarine systems compreh... Read More about Morphometric fingerprints and downslope evolution in bathymetric surveys: insights into morphodynamics of the Congo canyon-channel.

Selective detection of paraquat by a cucurbit[7]uril-based fluorescent probe (2024)
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Shan, P. H., Pan, D. W., Li, C. R., Meng, T. H., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2024). Selective detection of paraquat by a cucurbit[7]uril-based fluorescent probe. Journal of Pesticide Science, 49(2), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1584/JPESTICS.D23-062

A simple fluorescent “on-off” system that can be utilized for the selective identification and determination of paraquat (PQ) is presented herein. 1H NMR spectroscopic data indicated that in aqueous solution the alkaloid palmatine can be partially en... Read More about Selective detection of paraquat by a cucurbit[7]uril-based fluorescent probe.

Performance investigation of a novel low-carbon solar-assisted multi-source heat pump heating system demonstrated in a public building in Hull (2023)
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Li, Y., Li, Z., Song, Z., Fan, Y., Zhao, X., & Li, J. (2024). Performance investigation of a novel low-carbon solar-assisted multi-source heat pump heating system demonstrated in a public building in Hull. Energy Conversion and Management, 300, Article 117979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117979

Global climate change has raised great attention from governments and prompted a wave of application of low-carbon heating technologies. However, solar-assisted heat pump, as an attractive technology, has challenges of unstable performance and comple... Read More about Performance investigation of a novel low-carbon solar-assisted multi-source heat pump heating system demonstrated in a public building in Hull.

Ikaite formation in streams affected by steel waste leachate: First report and potential impact on contaminant dynamics (2023)
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Bastianini, L., Rogerson, M., Brasier, A., Prior, T. J., Hardman, K., Dempsey, E., Bird, A., & Mayes, W. M. (2024). Ikaite formation in streams affected by steel waste leachate: First report and potential impact on contaminant dynamics. Chemical Geology, 644, Article 121842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121842

Highly alkaline (pH 9–12) waters can arise from a range of globally significant and environmentally impactful industrial processes such as lime, steel and cement production, alumina refining and energy generation (e.g. combustion ashes). Such residue... Read More about Ikaite formation in streams affected by steel waste leachate: First report and potential impact on contaminant dynamics.