Ecotoxicology in the Context of Biodiversity Loss: Lessons from Seven Decades of Chemical Impacts and Paths Forward See

Chemical pollution is a major anthropogenic driver of biodiversity loss, yet its relative contribution compared to other stressors remains difficult to quantify. Ecotoxicology emerged as a discipline in response to evidence that chemicals in the environment can harm wildlife, but anticipating...

Botanically-infused prose: An examination of nature forms in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), The Waves (1931), and Between the Acts (1941) See

The thesis examines how Virginia Woolf’s nature writing in Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, The Waves and Between the Acts illustrates her, and her characters’, engagements with nature. With a focus on Woolf’s creative relationship with nature, the thesis looks at the naturalistic ...

Recent advances in nanocellulose scaffold membranes: Sources, processing and functionalization See

Nanocellulose, derived from renewable cellulose resources, has emerged as a highly promising candidate for biomedical scaffold membrane applications owing to its excellent mechanical properties, tunable surface chemistry, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The performance of nanocellulose-based membrane materials&#x...

Climate change, artisanal and small-scale mining, and livelihood diversification: Whither the agrarian workforce? See

This article explores the dynamics of climate change and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), and its manifestations in livelihood diversification in the agriculture sector. Integrating the concept of ‘livelihood diversification’ with discussions on ‘cocoa-climate variations’ in Ghana, we empirically&#x...

Experimental Study on Integrated Hydrogen-Based Cooling, Heating, and Power Generation See

To address rising energy demand and global warming, green hydrogen-based energy systems offer a promising alternative to fossil fuels. This study investigates the coupling of an Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolyser, metal hydride (MH) storage, and a Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell&#...

Evaluating genetic liability in hypertension and stroke using machine learning and traditional statistical models: Insights from UK biobank studies See

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, with hypertension being a major risk factor for stroke. According to the World Stroke Organisation Global Stroke Fact Sheet, hypertension alone is responsible for over half of all stroke-related deaths and disab...

Quasi-Consensus Control of Delayed Multi-Agent Systems With Stochastic Communication Protocols and Amplify-and-Forward Relays See

In this paper, the observer-based quasi-consensus control problem is investigated for a class of discrete-time multi-agent systems subject to time-varying delay. To improve communication quality and extend transmission distance, a stochastic communication protocol and an amplify-and-forward relay mechanism ...

A framework for effective design thinking based smart cities projects in Qatar See

As cities continue to grow and digital technologies reshape urban life, the concept of smart cities (S-Cits) has gained global momentum. In Qatar, this transformation brings unique challenges—especially around citizen engagement, data privacy, and governance. The aim of this thesis was to&#x...

Micro CT Based Stochastic Design and Flow Analysis of Dry Fiber Preforms Manufactured by Automated Fiber Placement See

The effective design of channels in dry tape preforms is crucial for achieving desired preform permeability for successful resin injection for composites manufacturing using Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) process. This work investigates the correlation between spatial variability of the preforms ...