All Outputs (1342)

Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) (2018)
Journal Article
Harper, L. R., Lawson Handley, L., Hahn, C., Boonham, N., Rees, H. C., Gough, K. C., Lewis, E., Adams, I. P., Brotherton, P., Phillips, S., & Hänfling, B. (2018). Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus). Ecology and Evolution, 8(12), 6330-6341. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4013

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, cost‐effective, non‐invasive biodiversity monitoring tool which utilises DNA left behind in the environment by organisms for species detection. The method is used as a species‐specific survey tool for rar... Read More about Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus).

Win, win, win: Low cost baffle fish pass provides improved passage efficiency, reduced passage time and broadened passage flows over a low-head weir (2018)
Journal Article
Dodd, J. R., Cowx, I. G., & Bolland, J. D. (2018). Win, win, win: Low cost baffle fish pass provides improved passage efficiency, reduced passage time and broadened passage flows over a low-head weir. Ecological engineering, 120(September 2018), 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.05.028

The number of low-head barriers to fish migration far outweighs the number of large magnitude barriers and thus the cumulative negative impact on fish communities could also be far greater. Removal of man-made obstructions to fish migration is the mo... Read More about Win, win, win: Low cost baffle fish pass provides improved passage efficiency, reduced passage time and broadened passage flows over a low-head weir.

Models for collaborative engagement in the recovery and preservation of Maltese folk music (seeking new media practices to preserve and disseminate endangered musical genres) (2018)
Thesis
Borg, S. (2018). Models for collaborative engagement in the recovery and preservation of Maltese folk music (seeking new media practices to preserve and disseminate endangered musical genres). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500263

The research focuses on the recovery and preservation of an endangered European music genre that, as intangible heritage, is threatened by a lack of political will to implement a planned strategy in order to establish a national audiovisual archive a... Read More about Models for collaborative engagement in the recovery and preservation of Maltese folk music (seeking new media practices to preserve and disseminate endangered musical genres).

Modelling antisepsis using defined populations of facultative and anaerobic wound pathogens grown in a basally perfused biofilm model (2018)
Journal Article
Oates, A., Lindsay, S., Mistry, H., Ortega, F., & McBain, A. J. (2018). Modelling antisepsis using defined populations of facultative and anaerobic wound pathogens grown in a basally perfused biofilm model. Biofouling, 34(5), 507-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2018.1466115

An in vitro model was developed to assess the effects of topical antimicrobials on taxonomically defined wound biofilms. Biofilms were exposed over seven days to povidone-iodine, silver acetate or polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) at concentrations... Read More about Modelling antisepsis using defined populations of facultative and anaerobic wound pathogens grown in a basally perfused biofilm model.

SAARC and region-building: is South Asia a region? (2018)
Journal Article
Chakma, B. (2018). SAARC and region-building: is South Asia a region?. Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, 14(2), 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/19480881.2018.1478272

'Region' is a contested concept. Although scholars have extensively debated the issue, there is no consensus on the definition of region. While some scholars emphasise geographic proximity as a key factor, others put importance to cognitive and ideat... Read More about SAARC and region-building: is South Asia a region?.

Novel oil-in-water emulsions stabilised by ionic surfactant and similarly charged nanoparticles at very low concentrations (2018)
Journal Article
Xu, M., Jiang, J., Pei, X., Song, B., Cui, Z., & Binks, B. P. (2018). Novel oil-in-water emulsions stabilised by ionic surfactant and similarly charged nanoparticles at very low concentrations. Angewandte Chemie, 57(26), 7738-7742. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201802266

Novel oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are prepared which are stabilised by a cationic surfactant in combination with similarly charged alumina nanoparticles at concentrations as low as 10-5 M and 10-4 wt.%, respectively. The surfactant molecules adsorb... Read More about Novel oil-in-water emulsions stabilised by ionic surfactant and similarly charged nanoparticles at very low concentrations.

Modelling and neutron diffraction characterization of the interfacial bonding of spray formed dissimilar steels (2018)
Journal Article
Lee, T. L., Mi, J., Ren, S., Zhao, S., Fan, J., Kabra, S., Zhang, S., & Grant, P. S. (2018). Modelling and neutron diffraction characterization of the interfacial bonding of spray formed dissimilar steels. Acta Materialia, 155, 318-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.05.055

The spray forming of thick, dissimilar steel clad tubes with the objective of achieving a high integrity metallurgical bond across the cladding-substrate interface able to withstand residual stresses and subsequent thermo-mechanical processing was in... Read More about Modelling and neutron diffraction characterization of the interfacial bonding of spray formed dissimilar steels.

A review of applications of fuzzy sets to safety and reliability engineering (2018)
Journal Article
Kabir, S., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2018). A review of applications of fuzzy sets to safety and reliability engineering. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 100, 29-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2018.05.005

Safety and reliability are rigorously assessed during the design of dependable systems. Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) processes are comprehensive, structured and logical methods widely used for this purpose. PRA approaches include, but not limi... Read More about A review of applications of fuzzy sets to safety and reliability engineering.

Punishment: Incarceration and the death penalty (2018)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2018). Punishment: Incarceration and the death penalty. In D. Nash, & A.-M. Kilday (Eds.), Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth Century Britain (243-270). Palgrave Macmillan

Does cage quantum delocalisation influence the translation-rotational bound states of molecular hydrogen in clathrate hydrate? (2018)
Journal Article
Benoit, D. M., Lauvergnat, D., & Scribano, Y. (2018). Does cage quantum delocalisation influence the translation-rotational bound states of molecular hydrogen in clathrate hydrate?. Faraday Discussions, 212, 533-546. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8fd00087e

In this study, we examine the effect of a flexible description of the clathrate hydrate framework on the translation-rotation (TR) eigenstates of guest molecules such as molecular hydrogen. Traditionally, the water cage structure is assumed to be rig... Read More about Does cage quantum delocalisation influence the translation-rotational bound states of molecular hydrogen in clathrate hydrate?.

A novel WebVR-Based lightweight framework for virtual visualization of blood vasculum (2018)
Journal Article
Huang, C., Zhou, W., Lan, Y., Chen, F., Hao, Y., Cheng, Y., & Peng, Y. (2018). A novel WebVR-Based lightweight framework for virtual visualization of blood vasculum. IEEE Access, 6, 27726-27735. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2840494

With the arrival of the Web 2.0 era and the rapid development of virtual reality (VR) technology in recent years, WebVR technology has emerged as the combination of Web 2.0 and VR. Moreover, the concept of “WebVR + medical science”is also proposed to... Read More about A novel WebVR-Based lightweight framework for virtual visualization of blood vasculum.

Half-plane partial slip contact problems with a constant normal load subject to a shear force and differential bulk tension (2018)
Journal Article
Moore, M., Ramesh, R., Hills, D., & Barber, J. (2018). Half-plane partial slip contact problems with a constant normal load subject to a shear force and differential bulk tension. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 118, 245-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2018.05.017

This article provides a new form of solution to half-plane contact problems in partial slip where a normal load has been applied, held constant and is subsequently loaded with both a shear force and differential bulk tension. It uses a formulation wh... Read More about Half-plane partial slip contact problems with a constant normal load subject to a shear force and differential bulk tension.

Technology upgrading through co-creation of value in developing societies: Analysis of the mobile telephone industry in Bangladesh (2018)
Journal Article
Dey, B. L., Babu, M. M., Rahman, M., Dora, M., & Mishra, N. (2019). Technology upgrading through co-creation of value in developing societies: Analysis of the mobile telephone industry in Bangladesh. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 145, 413-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.05.011

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. The use of various forms of ICTs (information communication technology) such as mobile telephones can foster the socio-economic progression of developing countries. Contextually appropriate design and use are needed for ICTs to d... Read More about Technology upgrading through co-creation of value in developing societies: Analysis of the mobile telephone industry in Bangladesh.

Effect of increased inspired oxygen on exercise performance in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction (2018)
Journal Article
Shah, P., Pellicori, P., Rimmer, S., Rigby, A. S., & Clark, A. L. (2018). Effect of increased inspired oxygen on exercise performance in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction. International journal of cardiology, 268, 166-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.05.029

Introduction: We investigated whether increased concentrations of inspired oxygen (FiO2) affects exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction (HeFNEF). Methods: 46 patients (mean age 75 years (63% male) and median NT... Read More about Effect of increased inspired oxygen on exercise performance in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction.

Survival among older adults with kidney failure is better in the first three years with chronic dialysis treatment than not (2018)
Journal Article
Tam-Tham, H., Quinn, R. R., Weaver, R. G., Zhang, J., Ravani, P., Liu, P., Thomas, C., King-Shier, K., Fruetel, K., James, M. T., Manns, B. J., Tonelli, M., Murtagh, F. E., & Hemmelgarn, B. R. (2018). Survival among older adults with kidney failure is better in the first three years with chronic dialysis treatment than not. Kidney International, 94(3), 582-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2018.03.007

Comparisons of survival between dialysis and nondialysis care for older adults with kidney failure have been limited to those managed by nephrologists, and are vulnerable to lead and immortal time biases. So we compared time to all-cause mortality am... Read More about Survival among older adults with kidney failure is better in the first three years with chronic dialysis treatment than not.

Recovery of Al, Cr and V from steel slag by bioleaching: batch and column experiments (2018)
Journal Article
Gomes, H. I., Funari, V., Mayes, W. M., Rogerson, M., & Prior, T. J. (2018). Recovery of Al, Cr and V from steel slag by bioleaching: batch and column experiments. Journal of environmental management, 222, 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.056

Steel slag is a major by-product of the steel industry and a potential resource of technology critical elements. For this study, a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel slag was tested for bacterial leaching and recovery of aluminium (Al), chromium (Cr),... Read More about Recovery of Al, Cr and V from steel slag by bioleaching: batch and column experiments.

Recent remote sensing applications for hydro and morphodynamic monitoring and modelling (2018)
Journal Article
Entwistle, N., Heritage, G., & Milan, D. (2018). Recent remote sensing applications for hydro and morphodynamic monitoring and modelling. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 43(10), 2283-2291. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4378

It is not new to recognise that data from remote sensing platforms is transforming the way we characterise and analyse our environment. The ability to collect continuous data spanning spatial scales now allows geomorphological research in a data rich... Read More about Recent remote sensing applications for hydro and morphodynamic monitoring and modelling.

193 nm ArF laser ablation and patterning of chitosan thin films (2018)
Journal Article
Aesa, A., & Walton, C. (2018). 193 nm ArF laser ablation and patterning of chitosan thin films. Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 124(6), Article 444. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-018-1859-z

This paper reports laser ablation studies on spin coated bio polymer chitosan films, β-l,4-1inked 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose. Chitosan has been irradiated using an ArF laser emitting at 193 nm. An ablation threshold of FT = 858 mJcm-2 has been... Read More about 193 nm ArF laser ablation and patterning of chitosan thin films.

Cases of energy system in a green building in UK (2018)
Book Chapter
Zhao, X., Ma, X., Xu, P., Thierno, D., Zhu, Z., & Zhou, J. (2018). Cases of energy system in a green building in UK. In R. Wang, & X. Zhai (Eds.), Handbook of Energy Systems in Green Buildings (1741-1794). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49120-1_15

© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. This chapter gives an overview of the current development of the indirect evaporative cooling technologies, PV and PV/T solar energy systems, natural ventilation systems, heat recovery systems, and low-energ... Read More about Cases of energy system in a green building in UK.

Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A systematic literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Carvajalino, S., Reigada, C., Johnson, M. J., Dzingina, M., & Bajwah, S. (2018). Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A systematic literature review. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 18(1), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0651-3

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Those affected by advanced fibrotic interstitial lung diseases have limited treatment options and in the terminal stages, the focus of care is on symptom management. However, quantitatively, little is known about sym... Read More about Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A systematic literature review.