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Laboratory studies on granular filters and their relationship to geotextiles for stormwater pollutant reduction (2015)
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Paul, P., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2015). Laboratory studies on granular filters and their relationship to geotextiles for stormwater pollutant reduction. Water, 7(4), 1595-1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/w7041595

Applications of geotextiles within tertiary stormwater treatment systems and for stormwater infiltration can provide a substrate for biofilm formation, enabling biological treatment of contaminants. Geotextiles can serve as an efficient part of storm... Read More about Laboratory studies on granular filters and their relationship to geotextiles for stormwater pollutant reduction.

Deciphering tectonic controls on fluvial sedimentation within the Barmer Basin, India: The lower cretaceous Ghaggar-Hakra formation (2015)
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Beaumont, H., Clarke, S., Burley, S., Taylor, A., Gould, T., & Mohapatra, P. (2015). Deciphering tectonic controls on fluvial sedimentation within the Barmer Basin, India: The lower cretaceous Ghaggar-Hakra formation

The Cretaceous of NW India is poorly known from sparse outcrops in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Here, we describe the stratigraphy and sedimentology of outcrops of the Ghaggar-Hakra Formation of probable Lower Cretaceous age from the Sarnoo Hills, eastern... Read More about Deciphering tectonic controls on fluvial sedimentation within the Barmer Basin, India: The lower cretaceous Ghaggar-Hakra formation.

The importance of regional scenarios for low carbon transitions: The case of Wales (2015)
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Georgakaki, A., De Laurentis, C., & Eames, M. (2015). The importance of regional scenarios for low carbon transitions: The case of Wales. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 11(2), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCIS.2015.068611

This paper examines the complexities of modelling a regional energy system in the context of Wales, and in the process, examines the role of regions in low carbon transitions. Despite a wealth of studies at national level, it can be challenging to de... Read More about The importance of regional scenarios for low carbon transitions: The case of Wales.

A New Dynamic Rule Activation Method for Extended Belief Rule-Based Systems (2015)
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Calzada, A., Liu, J., Wang, H., & Kashyap, A. (2015). A New Dynamic Rule Activation Method for Extended Belief Rule-Based Systems. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 27(4), 880-894. https://doi.org/10.1109/TKDE.2014.2356460

© 2014 IEEE. Data incompleteness and inconsistency are common issues in data-driven decision models. To some extend, they can be considered as two opposite circumstances, since the former occurs due to lack of information and the latter can be regard... Read More about A New Dynamic Rule Activation Method for Extended Belief Rule-Based Systems.

Randomised Controlled Trials, Evidence Hierarchies and Smarter Choices (2015)
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Melia, S. (2015). Randomised Controlled Trials, Evidence Hierarchies and Smarter Choices. World Transport Policy and Practice, 21(2), 64-71

A growing body of literature aimed at policymakers as well as researchers criticises the quality of much transport research and advocates a methodological hierarchy with randomised controlled trials at the top as the solution. This article critically... Read More about Randomised Controlled Trials, Evidence Hierarchies and Smarter Choices.

Performance of pilot-scale microbial fuel cells treating wastewater with associated bioenergy production in the Caribbean context (2015)
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Tota-Maharaj, K., & Paul, P. (2015). Performance of pilot-scale microbial fuel cells treating wastewater with associated bioenergy production in the Caribbean context. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 6(3), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-015-0169-x

© 2015, The Author(s). Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology represents a form of renewable energy that generates bioelectricity from what would otherwise be considered a waste stream. MFCs may be ideally suited to the small island developing state (S... Read More about Performance of pilot-scale microbial fuel cells treating wastewater with associated bioenergy production in the Caribbean context.

Development of ST: REAM: A reach-based stream power balance approach for predicting alluvial river channel adjustment (2015)
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Clifford, N. J., Thorne, C. R., Parker, C., Thorne, C., & Clifford, N. (2015). Development of ST: REAM: A reach-based stream power balance approach for predicting alluvial river channel adjustment. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40(3), 403-413. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3641

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. River channel sediment dynamics are important in integrated catchment management because changes in channel morphology resulting from sediment transfer have important implications for many river functions. However, a... Read More about Development of ST: REAM: A reach-based stream power balance approach for predicting alluvial river channel adjustment.

Understanding the performance of deep mixed column improved soils - A review (2015)
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Abbey, S. J., Ngambi, S., & Ngekpe, B. E. (2015). Understanding the performance of deep mixed column improved soils - A review. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 6(3), 97-117

The essence of ground improvement is to enhance the engineering properties of weak soils to provide stability and sufficient bearing capacity for construction and other engineering purposes. Deep soil mixing is one method that has been widely employe... Read More about Understanding the performance of deep mixed column improved soils - A review.

Changes in level of household car ownership: The role of life events and spatial context (2015)
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Clark, B., Chatterjee, K., & Melia, S. (2016). Changes in level of household car ownership: The role of life events and spatial context. Transportation, 43(4), 565-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-015-9589-y

Recent longitudinal studies of household car ownership have examined factors associated with increases and decreases in car ownership level. The contribution of this panel data analysis is to identify the predictors of different types of car ownershi... Read More about Changes in level of household car ownership: The role of life events and spatial context.

Real estate market led land development strategies for regional economic corridors - A tale of two mega projects (2015)
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Mittal, J., & Kashyap, A. (2015). Real estate market led land development strategies for regional economic corridors - A tale of two mega projects. Habitat International, 47, 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.01.026

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The rapid population growth has outpaced the planning interventions in most large Indian cities resulting into unplanned, leapfrogged physical development and considerable transport challenges for intra-city and regional traffic.... Read More about Real estate market led land development strategies for regional economic corridors - A tale of two mega projects.

Description of male Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on habits and conservation status (2015)
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Kulkarni, S., & Lewis, T. (2015). Description of male Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on habits and conservation status. Biodiversity Data Journal, 3(1), Article e4451. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e4451

The male sex of Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 is described based on specimens from the type locality. The distinguishing characters from its closest species Tylorida ventralis (Thorell, 1877) are detailed. An interesting behaviour of going unde... Read More about Description of male Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on habits and conservation status.

Reading groups as radical practice (2015)
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Mason, K., Halvorsen, S., & Burton, K. (2015). Reading groups as radical practice

Reading groups represent a common practice both inside and outside the university, and in many cases provide an important space that breaches the divide. Nevertheless, there is relatively little critical reflection on the political significance of re... Read More about Reading groups as radical practice.

Physico-chemical characteristics of borehole water quality in Gassol Taraba State, Nigeria (2015)
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Adekola, O., Bashir, A., & Kasimu, A. M. (2015). Physico-chemical characteristics of borehole water quality in Gassol Taraba State, Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajest2014.1794

Many people in Africa depend on water from borehole, but purity of the drinking water from this source remains questionable. In a bid to ascertain the health risk local people are exposed to, this study analyses the physico-chemical characteristics o... Read More about Physico-chemical characteristics of borehole water quality in Gassol Taraba State, Nigeria.

What are shared and social values of ecosystems? (2015)
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Kenter, J. O., O'Brien, L., Hockley, N., Ravenscroft, N., Fazey, I., Irvine, K. N., …Williams, S. (2015). What are shared and social values of ecosystems?. Ecological Economics, 111, 86-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.01.006

© 2015. Social valuation of ecosystem services and public policy alternatives is one of the greatest challenges facing ecological economists today. Frameworks for valuing nature increasingly include shared/social values as a distinct category of valu... Read More about What are shared and social values of ecosystems?.

Beaver-mediated methane emission: The effects of population growth in Eurasia and the Americas (2015)
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Whitfield, C. J., Baulch, H. M., Chun, K. P., & Westbrook, C. J. (2015). Beaver-mediated methane emission: The effects of population growth in Eurasia and the Americas. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 44(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-014-0575-y

Globally, greenhouse gas budgets are dominated by natural sources, and aquatic ecosystems are a prominent source of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere. Beaver (Castor canadensis and Castor fiber) populations have experienced human-driven change, and CH4... Read More about Beaver-mediated methane emission: The effects of population growth in Eurasia and the Americas.

Learning to be resilient by moving between ‘poor by chance’ to ‘not-so-poor by intent’ identities: Lessons from conversations with labor migrants in Southern India (2015)
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Gopinath, D., & Nair, M. (2015). Learning to be resilient by moving between ‘poor by chance’ to ‘not-so-poor by intent’ identities: Lessons from conversations with labor migrants in Southern India. Social Development Issues, 37(1), 1-10

Through their engagement with the lives of labor migrants working on construction sites in southern India, the authors advance a critical understanding linking poverty, place, and migration. This article challenges conventional images of poverty asso... Read More about Learning to be resilient by moving between ‘poor by chance’ to ‘not-so-poor by intent’ identities: Lessons from conversations with labor migrants in Southern India.

The Contribution of the Creative Economy to the Resilience of Rural Communities: Exploring Cultural and Digital Capital (2015)
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Roberts, E., & Townsend, L. (2016). The Contribution of the Creative Economy to the Resilience of Rural Communities: Exploring Cultural and Digital Capital. Sociologia Ruralis, 56(2), 197-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12075

© 2016 European Society for Rural Sociology. This article develops understanding of cultural and digital capital in order to evaluate the contribution of creative practitioners to rural community resilience. Online practices today impact on creative... Read More about The Contribution of the Creative Economy to the Resilience of Rural Communities: Exploring Cultural and Digital Capital.

Geology and regional significance of the Sarnoo Hills, eastern rift margin of the Barmer Basin, NW India (2015)
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Bladon, A. J., Burley, S. D., Clarke, S. M., & Beaumont, H. (2015). Geology and regional significance of the Sarnoo Hills, eastern rift margin of the Barmer Basin, NW India. Basin Research, 27(5), 636-655. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12093

The Barmer Basin is a poorly understood rift basin in Rajasthan, northwest India. Exposures in the Sarnoo Hills, situated along the central eastern rift margin of the Barmer Basin, reveal a sedimentary succession that accumulated prior to the main Ba... Read More about Geology and regional significance of the Sarnoo Hills, eastern rift margin of the Barmer Basin, NW India.