(In Press) Cadmium, lead, and zinc mobility and plant uptake in a mine soil...
Accumulation of heavy metals in unconsolidated soils can prove toxic to proximal environments, if measures are not taken to stabilize soils. One way to minimize the toxicity of metals in soils is the...
View ArticleA simplified binary harmony search algorithm for large scale 0-1 knapsack...
As an important subset of combinatorial optimization, 0-1 knapsack problems, especially the high-dimensional ones, are often difficult to solve. This study aims to provide a new simplified binary...
View ArticleConsumer socialisation agency within three-generational Vietnamese families
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to establish how consumer knowledge is transferred among family members in multi-generational families, based on the consumer socialisation theory. Understanding...
View ArticleAn integrative framework for the appraisal of coloration in nature
The world in color presents a dazzling dimension of phenotypic variation. Biological interest in this variation has burgeoned, due to both increased means for quantifying spectral information and...
View ArticleWorkplace football and industrial recreation in the first world war
The existence of workplace football, part of a wider phenomenon of industrial welfare, has been acknowledged, but little studied in Australia. This article examines the place of football teams in...
View ArticleDual reciprocity boundary element based block model for discontinuous...
This paper presents a further development of the dual reciprocity boundary element method (DRBEM) with stepwise updating to pave the way for the introduction of boundary element mesh into the...
View ArticleA theoretical model for nucleate boiling of nanofluids considering the...
The forming of a porous layer of deposited nanoparticles on the heater surface is one of the unique phenomena in nucleate boiling of nanofluids. As the deposition of nanoparticles is induced by the...
View ArticleThe development of a natural gas transportation logistics management system
Efficient management of the natural gas business chain - based on pipeline transmission networks and taking into consideration the interaction among the main players (e.g., shippers, suppliers,...
View Article(In Press) Governance of mandated corporate social responsibility: evidence...
This study provides evidence on the governance of CSR policies and activities by Indian central government-owned companies [i.e. Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)] within a unique mandatory...
View ArticleDirect comparison of disaccharide interaction with lipid membranes at reduced...
Understanding sugar-lipid interactions during desiccation and freezing is an important step in the elucidation of cryo- and anhydro-protection mechanisms. We determine sucrose, trehalose, and water...
View ArticleNectar vs. Pollen loading affects the tradeoff between flight stability and...
Bumblebee foragers spend a significant portion of their lives transporting nectar and pollen, often carrying loads equivalent to more than half their body mass. Whereas nectar is stored in the abdomen...
View ArticleTactical capacity planning in a real-world ETO industry case: An action research
Many engineering-to-order (ETO) organizations are multi-project capacity-driven production systems in which capacity planning is of major importance in the order acceptance phase. The academic...
View ArticleCharacterization of the phase behaviour of a novel polymerizable lyotropic...
The development of new polymerizable lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) utilizing charged amphiphilic molecules such as those based on long chain imidazolium compounds, is a relatively new design...
View ArticleSelfies, image and the re-making of the body
This article explores the relationality between women's bodies and selfies on NSFW (Not Safe For Work) tumblr blogs. We consider the way selfie practices engage with normative, ageist and sexist...
View ArticleRaw talent in the makin: Imaginary journeys, authorship and the discourses of...
In the digital age, it seems that participation has been conflated with literacy, content with engagement, novelty with innovation and ubiquity with meaning (e.g. see Thornham and McFarlane, 2014;...
View ArticleDual-function smart electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells:...
Metal charge collectors are an essential component of photovoltaic modules, facilitating charge collection over larger areas. Their application in dye-sensitized solar cells has so far been hampered by...
View Article(In Press) Tool wear mechanisms involved in crater formation on uncoated...
When machining titanium alloys at cutting speeds higher than 60 m/min using cemented carbide cutting tools, the tool wears out rapidly. With the ever-increasing use of titanium alloys, it is essential...
View ArticleRole of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites on Ni/TiO2 catalyst for vapour phase...
The TiO2 supported Ni catalysts were investigated for vapour phase hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid at ambient pressure. Ni/TiO2 demonstrated high selectivity of -valerolactone (GVL) compared to...
View ArticleSchrödinger's microbe: implications of coercing a living organism into a...
Consideration of the experimental activities carried out in one discipline, through the lens of another, can lead to novel insights. Here, we comment from a biological perspective upon experiments in...
View ArticleComparative immunogenicity of a cytotoxic T cell epitope delivered by...
Cell penetrating peptides (CPP), including the TAT peptide from the human immunodeficiency virus transactivator of transcription (HIV-TAT) protein and penetratin from Drosophila Antennapedia...
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