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Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content (2023)
Journal Article
Phillips, N., Gandia, A., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, 10(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-023-00155-0

Mycelium-bound composites are potential alternatives to conventional materials for a variety of applications, including thermal and acoustic building panels and product packaging. If the reactions of live mycelium to environmental conditions and stim... Read More about Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content.

Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation (2023)
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Hirschfeld, D., Behar, D., Gohar, A., Nicholls, R. J., Cahill, N., James, T., …Yokoki, H. (2023). Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 102. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00703-x

Including sea-level rise (SLR) projections in planning and implementing coastal adaptation is crucial. Here we analyze the first global survey on the use of SLR projections for 2050 and 2100. Two-hundred and fifty-three coastal practitioners engaged... Read More about Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation.

From raising awareness to a behavioural change: A case study of indoor air quality improvement using IoT and COM-B model (2023)
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Kureshi, R. R., Thakker, D., Mishra, B. K., & Barnes, J. (2023). From raising awareness to a behavioural change: A case study of indoor air quality improvement using IoT and COM-B model. Sensors, 23(7), 3613. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073613

The topic of indoor air pollution has yet to receive the same level of attention as ambient pollution. We spend considerable time indoors, and poorer indoor air quality affects most of us, particularly people with respiratory and other health conditi... Read More about From raising awareness to a behavioural change: A case study of indoor air quality improvement using IoT and COM-B model.

Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: Lessons learned from the Quercus genus (2023)
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Schoppach, R., Chun, K., & Klaus, J. (2023). Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: Lessons learned from the Quercus genus. European Journal of Forest Research, 142, 797–809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-023-01558-9

Catchment-scale transpiration is commonly determined by the use of sap-flow sensors, and its quantification, which is critical for water and forest management, relies crucially on the total catchment’s sapwood area (As). Species-specific allometric r... Read More about Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: Lessons learned from the Quercus genus.

Importance of tree diameter and species for explaining the temporal and spatial variations of xylem water δ18O and δ2H in a multi-species forest (2023)
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Fresne, M., Chun, K. P., Hrachowitz, M., McGuire, K. J., Schoppach, R., & Klaus, J. (2023). Importance of tree diameter and species for explaining the temporal and spatial variations of xylem water δ18O and δ2H in a multi-species forest. Ecohydrology, 16(5), Article e2545. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2545

Identifying the vegetation and topographic variables influencing the isotopic variability of xylem water of forest vegetation remains crucial to interpret and predict ecohydrological processes in landscapes. In this study, we used temporally and spat... Read More about Importance of tree diameter and species for explaining the temporal and spatial variations of xylem water δ18O and δ2H in a multi-species forest.

Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry (2023)
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Uzoigwe, S. A. A., Atoofi, M., Lewis, H., & Onyedikachukwu, N. B. (2023). Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry. Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 24(9), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i9839

Aim: The essential purpose of the current research was to identify the challenges faced by project engineering managers in the UK construction industry while seeking to achieve sustainability. Study Design: The current study was built upon six import... Read More about Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry.

Presence of boulders associated with an extreme wave event in the western Mediterranean (Cape Cope, Murcia, Spain): Possible evidence of a tsunami (2023)
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Lario, J., Spencer, C., & Bardají, T. (2023). Presence of boulders associated with an extreme wave event in the western Mediterranean (Cape Cope, Murcia, Spain): Possible evidence of a tsunami. Journal of Iberian Geology, 49(2), 115-132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41513-023-00208-8

The region of Murcia, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, experiences moderate tectonic activity, with earthquakes of up to 6.2–6.9 Mw recorded. Even with seismic activity of this scale there is no geological or instrumental record of tsunamis... Read More about Presence of boulders associated with an extreme wave event in the western Mediterranean (Cape Cope, Murcia, Spain): Possible evidence of a tsunami.

Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework (2023)
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West, H., Hill, J., Abzhaparova, A., Cox, W., & Alexander, A. (2024). Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 48(2), 157-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2190962

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in profound disruption to geography higher education. A pivot to online teaching required staff to rapidly adapt their practices to novel digital spaces. Whilst many studies have reported the different pedagogic approac... Read More about Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework.

Exploring the uses of arts-led community spaces to build resilience: Applied storytelling for successful co-creative work (2023)
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Liguori, A., Le Rossignol, K., Kraus, S., McEwen, L., & Wilson, M. (in press). Exploring the uses of arts-led community spaces to build resilience: Applied storytelling for successful co-creative work. Journal of Extreme Events, https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345737622500075

In a time of many extremes — climate, pandemic, isolation — there is strength in community linkages that can provide resilience through arts-generated connections. The arts-led recovery approach to communities suffering extreme events and social isol... Read More about Exploring the uses of arts-led community spaces to build resilience: Applied storytelling for successful co-creative work.

Development of a Lytag-silica fume based lightweight concrete and corresponding design equation for pure bending (2023)
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Abbey, S. J., Ghassan, N., Booth, C. A., & Nukah, P. D. (in press). Development of a Lytag-silica fume based lightweight concrete and corresponding design equation for pure bending. Case Studies in Construction Materials,

This study presents a novel Lytag-silica fume concrete (LSFC) for structural and other construction applications. The evaluation of compressive strength development and stress strain relationships of the LSFC light weight was carried out to determine... Read More about Development of a Lytag-silica fume based lightweight concrete and corresponding design equation for pure bending.

A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility (2023)
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Cabanelas, P., Parkhurst, G., Thomopoulos, N., & Lampón, J. F. (2023). A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 47, Article 100964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.100964

The ‘new mobility’ is claimed to promise improved transport services with reduced socioeconomic and environmental impacts whilst at the same time creating high-value business opportunities. The present article contributes to understanding the latter... Read More about A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility.

Analytical study on the rational challenges project engineering managers encounter prior to achieving sustainability in the UK construction industries (2023)
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Uzoigwe, S. A. A., Atoofi, M., Lewis, H., & Onyedikachukwu, N. B. (2023). Analytical study on the rational challenges project engineering managers encounter prior to achieving sustainability in the UK construction industries. Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 24(5), 64-77. https://doi.org/10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i5817

Aim: The essential purpose of the current research was to identify the challenges faced by project engineering managers in the UK construction industry while seeking to achieve sustainability. Study Design: The current study was built upon six import... Read More about Analytical study on the rational challenges project engineering managers encounter prior to achieving sustainability in the UK construction industries.

Profit or public service? Tensions and alignment in private planning practice (2023)
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Sturzaker, J., & Hickman, H. (2024). Profit or public service? Tensions and alignment in private planning practice. Planning Practice and Research, 39(2), 339-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2023.2182027

The growth of employment opportunities for planners working in the private sector has resulted in a rapid change in the composition of the planning profession in the UK, with over 40% of Royal Town Planning Institute members now employed in private p... Read More about Profit or public service? Tensions and alignment in private planning practice.

British Wildlife Freshwater fishes report 2022 (2023)
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Everard, M. (2023). British Wildlife Freshwater fishes report 2022. Journal of the Institute of Fisheries Management, 2022 Issue 5(5), 14-17

This article provides an overview of novel issues and challenges in the world of British freshwater fishes throughout 2022. Successive heatwaves driving temperatures in Britain above 40oC for the first time defined summer 2022, with drought extend... Read More about British Wildlife Freshwater fishes report 2022.

Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats (2023)
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Jones, V., McEwen, L., Webber, A., Williams, S., Deave, T., Hobbs, L., …Gorell Barnes, L. (2023). Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats. Primary Science, 7-9

In this article, the Voices in a Pandemic: Children’s Lockdown Experiences Applied to Recovery (VIP- CLEAR) team talk about the research they have undertaken in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the voices of children need to be listened t... Read More about Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats.

Scooter stories: User and non-user experiences of a shared E-Scooter trial (2023)
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Speak, A., Taratula-Lyons, M., Clayton, W., & Shergold, I. (2023). Scooter stories: User and non-user experiences of a shared E-Scooter trial. Active Travel Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1195

E-scooters are the fastest-growing form of micro-mobility, riding a wave of popularity in recent years; in may cities, they have sparked something akin to an urban personal mobility revolution. Despite their popularity, e-scooters raise several chall... Read More about Scooter stories: User and non-user experiences of a shared E-Scooter trial.

Modified orange peel waste as a sustainable material for the adsorption of contaminants (2023)
Journal Article
Uloaku, M., Abbey, S. J., Ifelebuegu, A. O., & Eyo, E. U. (2023). Modified orange peel waste as a sustainable material for the adsorption of contaminants. Materials, 16(3), 1092. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031092

World orange production is estimated at 60 million tons per annum, while the annual production of orange peel waste is 32 million tons. According to available data, the adsorption capacity of orange peel ranges from 3 mg/g to 5 mg/g, while their wate... Read More about Modified orange peel waste as a sustainable material for the adsorption of contaminants.

Temporalities of cemeteries: The tensions and flows of perpetuity and change in ‘slow’ places (2023)
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House, D., Beebeejaun, Y., Maddrell, A., & McClymont, K. (in press). Temporalities of cemeteries: The tensions and flows of perpetuity and change in ‘slow’ places. Mortality, https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2023.2170218

Cemeteries in the UK and Ireland are typically viewed as a final ‘place of rest’ for the deceased where their remains will not be disturbed. This sense is at least in some part created by the norm of in-perpetuity grave rights in these countries. Yet... Read More about Temporalities of cemeteries: The tensions and flows of perpetuity and change in ‘slow’ places.

Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes (2023)
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Sapsford, D. J., Stewart, D. I., Sinnett, D. E., Burke, I. T., Cleall, P. J., Harbottle, M. J., …Weightman, A. (2023). Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 176(2), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00008

Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining... Read More about Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes.