College of Science & Engineering

  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Comparison and Standardization of Soil Enzyme Assay for Meaningful Data Interpretation

    Deng, S., Dick, R., Freeman, C., Kandeler, E. & Weintraub, M., Feb 2017, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 133, February, p. 32-34

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Contrasting response of summer soil respiration and enzyme activities to long-term warming and drought in a wet shrubland (NE Wales, UK)

    Dominguez, M., Holthof, E., Smith, A., Koller, E. & Emmett, B., Feb 2017, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 110, p. 151-155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Determination of poly-β-hydroxyalkanoate in Peat

    Dowrick, D., Yusoff, F., Gough, R. & Freeman, C., Feb 2017, In: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 48, 5, p. 576-580

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Finding alternatives to swidden agriculture: Does agroforestry improve livelihood options and reduce pressure on existing forest?

    Rahman, S. A., Jacobsen, J. B., Healey, J. R., Roshetko, J. M. & Sunderland, T., Feb 2017, In: Agroforestry Systems. 91, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Indirect Redox Transformations of Iron, Copper, and Chromium Catalyzed by Extremely Acidophilic Bacteria

    Johnson, D. B., Hedrich, S. & Pakostova, E., Feb 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 211.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Of mice and men: Why the unintended consequences of carbon markets matter

    Chomba, S., Kariuki, J., Lund, J. F. & Sinclair, F., Feb 2017, In: Land Use Policy. 61, p. 99-102

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Pokémon Go: Benefits, Costs, and Lessons for the Conservation Movement

    Dorward, L., Mittermeier, J., Sandbrook, C. & Spooner, F., Feb 2017, In: Conservation Letters. 10, 1, p. 160-165

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Regional variation in bycatches associated with king scallop (Pecten maximus L.) dredge fisheries

    Szostek, C., Kaiser, M., Bell, E., Murray, L. & Lambert, G., Feb 2017, In: Marine Environmental Research. 123, p. 1-13 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    A sclerochronological archive for Antarctic coastal waters based on the marine bivalve Yoldia eightsi (Jay, 1839) from the South Orkney Islands

    Román González, A., Scourse, J., Richardson, C., Peck, L. S., Bentley, M. J. & Butler, P., 1 Feb 2017, In: Holocene. 27, 2, p. 271-281

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Analysis of the Polarization of a Single-Mode VCSEL Subject to Parallel Optical Injection

    Quirce, A., Popp, A., Denis-Le Coarer, F., Perez, P., Valle, A., Pesquera, L., Hong, Y., Thienpont, H., Panajotov, K. & Sciamanna, M., 1 Feb 2017, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics. 34, 2, p. 447-455

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Fractionation of rapeseed straw by hydrothermal/dilute acid pretreatment combined with alkali post-treatment for improving its enzymatic hydrolysis

    Chen, B.-Y., Zhao, B.-C., Li, M.-F., Liu, Q. & Sun, R.-C., 1 Feb 2017, In: Bioresource Technology. 225, p. 127-133

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes(Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes)

    Maddock, S., Childerstone, A., Fry, B. G., Williams, D. J., Barlow, A. & Wüster, W., 1 Feb 2017, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107, February, p. 48-55

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) for rapid characterisation of households to inform Climate Smart Agriculture interventions: Description and applications in East Africa and Central America

    Hammond, J., Fraval, S., van Etten, J., Suchini, J. G., Mercado, L., Pagella, T., Frelat, R., Lannerstad, M., Douxchamps, S., Teufel, N., Valbuena, D. & van Wijk, M. T., 1 Feb 2017, In: Agricultural Systems. 151, February, p. 225-233

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    The large-scale removal of mammalian invasive alien species in Northern Europe

    Robertson, P. A., Adriaens, T., Lambin, X., Mill, A., Roy, S., Shuttleworth, C. & Sutton-Croft, M., 1 Feb 2017, In: Pest Management Science. 73, p. 273-279

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The Impact of Pay-As-You-Throw Schemes on Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Exemplar Case of the County of Aschaffenburg, Germany

    Morlock, J., Schoenberger, H., Styles, D., Galvez Martos, J. L. & Zeschmar-Lahl, B., 8 Feb 2017, In: Resources. 6, 1, 16 p., 8.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Experimental demonstration of a DSP-based cross-channel interference cancellation technique for application in digital filter multiple access PONs

    Giddings, R., Al-Rawachy, E. & Tang, J., 14 Feb 2017, In: Optics Express. 25, 4, p. 3850-3862 13 p., 270560.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Diet management to effectively abate N2O emissions from surface applied pig slurry

    Sanchez-Martin, L., Beccaccia, A., De.Blas, C., Garcia-Rebollar, P., Estelles, F., Marsden, K., Chadwick, D. & Vallejo, A., 15 Feb 2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 239, p. 1-11

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Rebuilding soil hydrological functioning after swidden agriculture in eastern Madagascar

    Zwartendijk, B. W., van Meerveld, H. J., Ghimire, C. P., Bruijnzeel, L. A., Ravelona, M. & Jones, J. P. G., 15 Feb 2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 239, p. 101-111

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The genetics of mate preferences in hybrids between two young and sympatric Lake Victoria cichlid species

    Svensson, O., Woodhouse, K., van Oosterhout, C., Smith, A., Turner, G. & Seehausen, O., 15 Feb 2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 20162332.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Intramolecular epoxide ring opening cyclisation reactions involving guanidines

    Al-Shuhaib, Z., Arndt, M., Dennis, M., Evans, D., Jones, I., Leitmann, V., Murphy, P., Roberts, D., Rowles, R., Sadaghiani, Y. K., Thornhill, A. J., Nash, R. J., Hollinshead, J., Bartholomew, B., Tizzard, G. & Coles, S., 16 Feb 2017, In: Tetrahedron. 73, 7, p. 845-852 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Using local knowledge to understand challenges and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity of smallholder farming systems in Western Kenya

    Mutemi, M., Njenga, M., Lamond, G., Kuria, A., Öborn, I., Muriuki, J. & Sinclair, F., 17 Feb 2017, Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An Integrated Systems Research Approach. Öborn, I., Atta-Krah, K., Phillips, M., Thomas, R., Vanlauwe, B. & Brooijmans, W. (eds.). London; New York: Earthscan, p. 177-195 419 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  23. Published

    Genome sequences of Beet curly top Iran virus, Oat dwarf virus, Turnip curly top virus, and wheat dwarf virus identified in leafhoppers

    Kamali, M., Heydarnejad, J., Pouramini, N., Masumi, H., Farkas, K., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., 23 Feb 2017, In: Genome Announcements. 5, 8, e01674-16.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    The buzz about bees and poverty alleviation: Identifying drivers and barriers of beekeeping in sub-Saharan Africa

    Amulen, D. R., D’Haese, M., Ahikiriza, E., Agea, J. G., Jacobs, F. J., de Graaf, D. C., Smagghe, G. & Cross, P., 24 Feb 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 2, p. e0172820

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Intraspecific leaf trait variability along a boreal-to-tropical community diversity gradient

    C. Bastias, C., Fortunel, C., Valladares, F., Baraloto, C., Benavides, R., Cornwell, W., Markesteijn, L., de Oliveira, A. A., Sansevero, J. B. B., Vaz, M. C. & Kraft, N. J. B., 27 Feb 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 2, p. 1-16

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Highly sensitive and selective biosensor based on graphene oxide coated long period grating

    Shaikh, M. S., Liu, C., Partridge, M., James, S. W., Zhu, W. & Chen, X., 28 Feb 2017, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XVII. SPIE, p. 10058-15 (Proceedings of the SPIE; vol. 10058).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

  27. Published

    A Paradigm-Shifting Methodology for Sensitivity Analysis of Multiplying Nuclear Systems

    Cacuci, D., Mar 2017, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 185, 3, p. 361-383

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Activity screening of environmental metagenomic libraries reveals novel carboxylesterase families

    Popovic, A., Hai, T., Tchigvintsev, A., Hajighasemi, M., Nocek, B., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Brown, G., Glinos, J., Flick, R., Skarina, T., Chernikova, T., Yim, V., Bruls, T., Le Paslier, D., Yakimov, M. M., Joachimiak, A., Ferrer, M., Golyshina, O., Savchenko, A., Golyshin, P. & Yakunin, A. F., Mar 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 44103, 44103.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Conserving the World’s Megafauna and Biodiversity: The Fierce Urgency of Now

    Ripple, W. J., Chapron, G., López-Bao, J. V., Durant, S. M., Macdonald, D. W., Lindsey, P. A., Bennett, E. L., Beschta, R. L., Bruskotter, J. T., Campos-Arceiz, A., Corlett, R. T., Darimont, C. T., Dickman, A. J., Dirzo, R., Dublin, H. T., Estes, J. A., Everatt, K. T., Galetti, M., Goswami, V. R., Hayward, M., Hedges, S., Hoffmann, M., Hunter, L. T. B., Kerley, G. I. H., Letnic, M., Levi, T., Maisels, F., Morrison, J. C., Nelson, M. P., Newsome, T. M., Painter, L., Pringle, R. M., Sandom, C. J., Terborgh, J., Treves, A., Van Valkenburgh, B., Vucetich, J. A., Wirsing, A. J., Wallach, A. D., Wolf, C., Woodroffe, R., Young, H. & Zhang, L., Mar 2017, In: BioScience. 67, 3, p. 197-200

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Distributions and habitat associations of deep-water corals in Norfolk and Baltimore Canyons, Mid-Atlantic Bight, USA

    Brooke, S. D., Watts, M. W., Heil, A. D., Rhode, M., Mienis, F., Duineveld, G. C. A., Davies, A. & Ross, S. W., Mar 2017, In: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 137, p. 131-147

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Effects of Long-Term Flow Variation on Microhydropower Energy Production in Pressure Reducing Valves in Water Distribution Networks

    Brady, J., Gallagher, J., Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P. & McNabola, A., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 143, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Feasibility of using straw in a strong, thin, pulp moulded packaging material

    Curling, S., Laflin, N., Davies, G., Ormondroyd, G. & Elias, R., Mar 2017, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 97, p. 395-400

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Inflammatory Properties and Adjuvant Potential of Synthetic Glycolipids Homologous to Mycolate Esters of the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Tima, H. G., Al-Dulayymi, J., Denis, O., Lehebel, P., Baols, K., Mohammed, M., L'Homme, L., Sahb, M., Potemberg, G., Legrand, S., Lang, R., Beyaert, R., Piette, J., Baird, M. & Hugyen, K., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Innate Immunity. 9, 2, p. 162-180 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Influence of storm surge on tidal range energy

    Lewis, M., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Evans, P. S. & Neill, S., Mar 2017, In: Energy. 122, p. 25-36

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Macrofaunal communities associated with chemosynthetic habitats from the US Atlantic margin: A comparison among depth and habitat types

    Bourque, J. R., Robertson, C. M., Brooke, S. & Demopoulos, A. W. J., Mar 2017, In: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 137, p. 42-55

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Microbial uptake and utlization of low molecular weight organic substrates in soil depend on carbon oxidation state

    Gunina, A., Smith, A., Jones, D. & Kuzyakov, Y., Mar 2017, In: Biogeochemistry. 133, 1, p. 89-100

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Mitigating Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions from Swine Manure Management: A System Analysis

    Wang, Y., Dong, H., Zhu, Z., Gerber, P. J., Xin, H., Smith, P., Opio, C., Steinfeld, H. & Chadwick, D., Mar 2017, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 51, 8, p. 4503-4511

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Modelling tree growth to determine the sustainability of current off-take from miombo woodland: a case study from rural villages in Malawi

    Green, E. L., Eigenbrod, F. & Willcock, S., Mar 2017, In: Environmental Conservation. 44, 1, p. 66-73

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Shrubland primary production and soil respiration diverge along European climate gradient

    Reinsch, S., Koller, E., Sowerby, A., de Dato, G., Estiarte, M., Guidolotti, G., Kovács-Láng, E., Kröel-Dulay, G., Lellei-Kovács, E., Larsen, K. S., Liberati, D., Peñuelas, J., Ransijn, J., Robinson, D., Schmidt, I. K., Smith, A., Tietema, A., Dukes, J. S., Beier, C. & Emmett, B., Mar 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 43952.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Surreptitious sympatry: Exploring the ecological and genetic separation of two sibling species

    Cordes, L. S., O'Corry-Crowe, G. & Small, R. J., Mar 2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 6, p. 1725-1736

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    The Effect of Dextran Molecular Weight on the Biodegradable Hydrogel with Oil, Synthesized by the Michael Addition Reaction

    Omer, R. A., Hama, J. R., Rashid, R. S. M. & Tai, H., Mar 2017, In: Advances in Polymer Technology. 36, 1, p. 120-127

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    The effects of temperature and pH on the kinetics of an acidophilic sulfidogenic bioreactor and indigenous microbial communities

    Santos, A. L. & Johnson, D. B., Mar 2017, In: Hydrometallurgy. 168, p. 116-120

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Age-dependence of cultured pearl grade and color in the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera

    Ky, C.-L., Demmer, J., Blay, C. & Lo, C., 1 Mar 2017, In: Aquaculture Research. 48, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Elevated CO2 and Tree Species Affect Microbial Activity and Associated Aggregate Stability in Soil Amended with Litter

    Al-Maliki, S. M. J., Jones, D. L., Godbold, D. L., Gwynn-Jones, D. & Scullion, J., 1 Mar 2017, In: Forests. 8, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Emissions from bio-based building products

    Clauder, L., Ormondroyd, G., Mansour, E. & Pfriem, A., 1 Mar 2017, COST FP1303 Design, Application and Aesthetics of biobased building materials. Sofia, p. 1-2 2 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

  46. Published

    Explicitly modelled deep-time tidal dissipation and its implication for Lunar history

    Green, M., Huber, M., Waltham, D., Buzan, J. & Wells, M., 1 Mar 2017, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 461, p. 46–53

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Implications of synergistic durability relationships on design of construction elements.

    Curling, S. & Ormondroyd, G., 1 Mar 2017, COST FP1303 Design, Application and Aesthetics of biobased building materials. Sofia: European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), p. 17-18 2 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

  48. Published

    MDF Recovery: Recycled MDF technologies for routed and laminated applications

    Ormondroyd, G., Curling, S. & Elias, R., 1 Mar 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePoster

  49. Published

    Reassembly of the large predator guild in Hluhluwe-iMofolozi Park, South Africa

    Somers, M. J., Becker, P., Druce, D., Flacke, G., Graf, J., Gunther, M., Hayward, M. W., Marneweck, D., Paiz, M. M., Trinkle, M. & Cromsigt, J. P. (Editor), 1 Mar 2017, Conservation in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi: Africa's oldest National Park. 2014 ed. Elsevier, p. 286-310

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  50. Published

    Response of soil microbial community to afforestation with pure and mixed specie

    Gunina, A., Smith, A., Godbold, D., Jones, D. & Kuzyakov, Y., 1 Mar 2017, In: Plant and Soil. 412, 1-2, p. 357-368

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Restricted Set Classification: Who is there?, Pattern Recognition

    Kuncheva, L. I., Rodriguez, J. J. & Jackson, A. S., 1 Mar 2017, In: Pattern Recognition. 63, C, p. 158-170

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review