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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,192 Views
15 Pages

25 September 2024

Collisions of over-height vehicles with low clearance bridges is commonly encountered worldwide. They have caused damage to bridge structures, interruption to traffic, injuries or even fatalities to road users. To mitigate such risks, passive systems...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,410 Views
13 Pages

The Effects of Temporary Portable Rumble Strips on Vehicle Speeds in Road Work Zones

  • Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati,
  • Mason Ali,
  • Fadi Alhomaidat,
  • Nishantha Bandara and
  • Yuting Chen

16 December 2024

The safety of construction and maintenance work zones has been highlighted as a crucial aspect of construction management that requires special attention due to the increasing number of fatal and non-fatal injuries in recent years. Temporary traffic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,338 Views
14 Pages

29 July 2025

This study examines the safety and cost-effectiveness of implementing shoulder rumble strips (SRS) and road lighting on Saudi Arabian freeways, providing insights into their roles in fostering sustainable transport systems. By leveraging the Highway...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,839 Views
19 Pages

30 September 2018

African savanna elephants live in dynamic fission–fusion societies and exhibit a sophisticated vocal communication system. Their most frequent call-type is the ‘rumble’, with a fundamental frequency (which refers to the lowest vocal fold vibration ra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,544 Views
16 Pages

Identification of Elephant Rumbles in Seismic Infrasonic Signals Using Spectrogram-Based Machine Learning

  • Janitha Vidunath,
  • Chamath Shamal,
  • Ravindu Hiroshan,
  • Udani Gamlath,
  • Chamira U. S. Edussooriya and
  • Sudath R. Munasinghe

29 November 2024

This paper presents several machine learning methods and highlights the most effective one for detecting elephant rumbles in infrasonic seismic signals. The design and implementation of electronic circuitry to amplify, filter, and digitize the seismi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,916 Views
16 Pages

Rumble: Prevalence and Correlates of Group Fighting among Adolescents in the United States

  • Matt DeLisi,
  • Michael G. Vaughn and
  • Christopher P. Salas-Wright

4 May 2015

Objective. Group fighting is portrayed as a piece of Americana among delinquent youth, but the behavior produces significant multifaceted negative consequences. The current study examines the heterogeneity and correlates of group fighting using natio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,100 Views
22 Pages

Sound Visualization Demonstrates Velopharyngeal Coupling and Complex Spectral Variability in Asian Elephants

  • Veronika C. Beeck,
  • Gunnar Heilmann,
  • Michael Kerscher and
  • Angela S. Stoeger

18 August 2022

Sound production mechanisms set the parameter space available for transmitting biologically relevant information in vocal signals. Low–frequency rumbles play a crucial role in coordinating social interactions in elephants’ complex fission...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,287 Views
33 Pages

13 May 2025

The past 15 years of extensive experience teaching VR system development has taught us that haptic feedback must be more sophisticatedly integrated into VR systems, alongside the already realistic high-fidelity visual and audio feedback. The third ge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
1,233 Views
12 Pages

Role of Oxaliplatin Combined with 5-Fluorouracil and Folinic Acid in the First- and Second-Line Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer

  • D. Jonker,
  • R.B. Rumble,
  • J. Maroun and
  • the Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario’s Program in Evidence-Based Care

1 October 2006

Question: What is the role of oxaliplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) and folinic acid (FA) in the first- and second-line treatment of advanced (unresectable locally advanced or metastatic) colorectal cancer? Perspectives: Evidence was select...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
8,377 Views
49 Pages

Metadata Stewardship in Nanosafety Research: Community-Driven Organisation of Metadata Schemas to Support FAIR Nanoscience Data

  • Anastasios G. Papadiamantis,
  • Frederick C. Klaessig,
  • Thomas E. Exner,
  • Sabine Hofer,
  • Norbert Hofstaetter,
  • Martin Himly,
  • Marc A. Williams,
  • Philip Doganis,
  • Mark D. Hoover and
  • Iseult Lynch
  • + 5 authors

15 October 2020

The emergence of nanoinformatics as a key component of nanotechnology and nanosafety assessment for the prediction of engineered nanomaterials (NMs) properties, interactions, and hazards, and for grouping and read-across to reduce reliance on animal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,663 Views
22 Pages

Identification of Leukocyte Surface P2X7 as a Biomarker Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Yihan Li,
  • Xin Huang,
  • Christopher Fowler,
  • Yen Y. Lim,
  • Simon M. Laws,
  • Noel Faux,
  • James D. Doecke,
  • Brett Trounson,
  • Kelly Pertile and
  • Ben J. Gu
  • + 7 authors

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has shown altered immune responses in the periphery. We studied P2X7 (a proinflammatory receptor and a scavenger receptor) and two integrins, CD11b and CD11c, on the surface of circulating leukocytes and analysed their...

  • Protocol
  • Open Access
1,578 Views
16 Pages

Co-Design and Evaluation Protocol for the RECOVER Model of Care After Childhood Cancer Treatment

  • Natalie Bradford,
  • Christine Cashion,
  • Erin Sharwood,
  • Shelley Rumble,
  • Paula Condon,
  • Danica Cossio,
  • Helen Stratton,
  • Stuart Ekberg,
  • Remziye Semerci and
  • Kimberly Alexander
  • + 2 authors

20 February 2025

Background: Advances in diagnosis and treatment have significantly increased survival rates for childhood cancer, leading to a growing population of long-term survivors. However, these survivors face substantial physical and psychological sequelae th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,013 Views
15 Pages

Peripheral Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation to Augment Resistance Training

  • Jawad F. Abulhasan,
  • Yvonne L. D. Rumble,
  • Emma R. Morgan,
  • William H. Slatter and
  • Michael J. Grey

Electrical stimulation (ES) and magnetic stimulation (MS), applied peripherally, may be used to elicit muscle contractions to increase muscle hypertrophy, increase muscle strength and reduce knee laxity in rehabilitation following injury. We aimed to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,071 Views
13 Pages

Cortical Mechanisms Underlying Immersive Interactive Virtual Walking Treatment for Amelioration of Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: Findings from a Preliminary Investigation of Thalamic Inhibitory Function

  • Sylvia M. Gustin,
  • Mark Bolding,
  • William Willoughby,
  • Monima Anam,
  • Corey Shum,
  • Deanna Rumble,
  • Victor W. Mark,
  • Lucie Mitchell,
  • Rachel E. Cowan and
  • Zina Trost
  • + 2 authors

4 September 2023

Background: Neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (SCI) affects approximately 60% of individuals with SCI. Effective pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments remain elusive. We recently demonstrated that our immersive virtual realit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,493 Views
22 Pages

Languaging the Borders of Europe

  • Olivier Kramsch,
  • Kolar Aparna and
  • Huda Degu

30 November 2015

Emerging from a discomfort with the blind spots encountered within and across theorizations of language and space in the field of human geography, in this article, we argue for “making space” for conceptualizations that speak from and through the eve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,572 Views
14 Pages

12 June 2021

It is shown that a gold-plated device mounted on a tenor saxophone, forming a small bridge between the mouthpiece and the S-bow, can change two characteristics of the radiated sound: (1) the radiated acoustic energy of the harmonics with emission max...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,233 Views
18 Pages

30 August 2023

We present an extended prototype of a wearable force-feedback mechanism coupled with a Meta Quest 2 head-mounted display to enhance immersion in virtual environments. Our study focuses on the development of devices and virtual experiences that place...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,358 Views
16 Pages

This study investigated the effects of railway elevation, operation of a new station, and earthquakes on railway noise annoyance in two areas along a conventional railway line (CRL) adjacent to the Kyushu Shinkansen line: the north area with the CRL...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,487 Views
25 Pages

Elephant Sound Classification Using Deep Learning Optimization

  • Hiruni Dewmini,
  • Dulani Meedeniya and
  • Charith Perera

9 January 2025

Elephant sound identification is crucial in wildlife conservation and ecological research. The identification of elephant vocalizations provides insights into the behavior, social dynamics, and emotional expressions, leading to elephant conservation....

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,611 Views
17 Pages

Port Noise and Complaints in the North Tyrrhenian Sea and Framework for Remediation

  • Matteo Bolognese,
  • Francesco Fidecaro,
  • Diego Palazzuoli and
  • Gaetano Licitra

Compared to the other relevant noise sources such as railways, roads, and airplanes, the regulation regarding port noise is lagging behind. The absence of specific laws is likely one of the main causes of the increasingly high number of complaints re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
10,894 Views
14 Pages

Acacia Gum Is Well Tolerated While Increasing Satiety and Lowering Peak Blood Glucose Response in Healthy Human Subjects

  • Riley Larson,
  • Courtney Nelson,
  • Renee Korczak,
  • Holly Willis,
  • Jennifer Erickson,
  • Qi Wang and
  • Joanne Slavin

14 February 2021

Acacia gum (AG) is a non-viscous soluble fiber that is easily incorporated into beverages and foods. To determine its physiological effects in healthy human subjects, we fed 0, 20, and 40 g of acacia gum in orange juice along with a bagel and cream c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,216 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Rebamipide on the Intestinal Barrier, Gut Microbiota Structure and Function, and Symptom Severity Associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Dyspepsia Overlap: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Aleksandra Kovaleva,
  • Elena Poluektova,
  • Roman Maslennikov,
  • Anna Karchevskaya,
  • Oleg Shifrin,
  • Andrey Kiryukhin,
  • Aleksandr Tertychnyy,
  • Leonid Kovalev,
  • Marina Kovaleva and
  • Vladimir Ivashkin
  • + 4 authors

20 September 2023

Treatment of functional digestive disorders is not always effective. Therefore, a search for new application points for potential drugs is perspective. Our aim is to evaluate the effect of rebamipide on symptom severity, intestinal barrier status, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,668 Views
8 Pages

4 January 2019

Background. Minor digestive symptoms are common and dietary approaches such as probiotic administration or fibre and fermentable carbohydrate intake adjustments are often recommended. A Fermented Milk Product (FMP) containing Bifidobacterium animalis...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,122 Views
21 Pages

27 October 2021

The social complexity hypothesis (SCH) for communication states that the range and frequency of social interactions drive the evolution of complex communication systems. Surprisingly, few studies have empirically tested the SHC for vocal communicatio...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
65 Views
30 Pages

Pedestrian safety remains a pressing challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where global predictive models often misrepresent local realities. This study tests the hypothesis that global predictive models, such as the International Ro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,832 Views
18 Pages

28 May 2025

Despite the climate crisis, a significant barrier to sustainability is limitations to the current accounting and reporting system. These deficiencies, mean the global financial system continues to invest trillions of dollars annually in environmental...