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Latest Additions

X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the Small Magellanic Cloud (2024)
Journal Article
Backs, F., Brands, S. A., de Koter, A., Kaper, L., Vink, J. S., Puls, J., …Verhamme, O. (2024). X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 692(December 2024), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451893

Context. Mass loss through a stellar wind is an important physical process that steers the evolution of massive stars and controls the properties of their end-of-life products, such as the supernova type and the mass of compact remnants. To probe its... Read More about X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the Small Magellanic Cloud.

X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at low metallicity: IX. Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2024)
Journal Article
Verhamme, O., Sundqvist, J., de Koter, A., Sana, H., Backs, F., Brands, S. A., …XShootu collaboration. (2024). X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at low metallicity: IX. Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 692(December 2024), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451169

Context. Current implementations of mass loss for hot, massive stars in stellar evolution models usually include a sharp increase in mass loss when blue supergiants become cooler than Teff ∼ 20 − 22 kK. Such a drastic mass-loss jump has traditionally... Read More about X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at low metallicity: IX. Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

HR 10 as seen by CHEOPS and TESS: Revealing δ Scuti pulsations, granulation-like signal and hint for transients (2024)
Journal Article
Salmon, S. J. A. J., Van Grootel, V., Sulis, S., Szabó, G. M., Brandeker, A., Broeg, C., …Walton, N. A. (2024). HR 10 as seen by CHEOPS and TESS: Revealing δ Scuti pulsations, granulation-like signal and hint for transients. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 690, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346180

Context. HR 10 has only recently been identified as a binary system. Previously thought to be an A-type shell star, it appears that both components are fast-rotating A-type stars, each presenting a circumstellar envelope. Although showing complex pho... Read More about HR 10 as seen by CHEOPS and TESS: Revealing δ Scuti pulsations, granulation-like signal and hint for transients.

Assistive technologies, including orthotic devices, for the management of contractures in adults after a stroke (2024)
Journal Article
Mohammed Meeran, R. A., Durairaj, V., Sekaran, P., Farmer, S. E., & Pandyan, A. D. (in press). Assistive technologies, including orthotic devices, for the management of contractures in adults after a stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024(9), Article 1-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd010779.pub2

Background
Contractures (reduced range of motion and increased stiffness of a joint) are a frequent complication of stroke. Contractures can interfere with function and cause cosmetic and hygiene problems. Preventing and managing contractures might... Read More about Assistive technologies, including orthotic devices, for the management of contractures in adults after a stroke.

Genome-wide Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the African Ancestry Identifies HLA Amino Acid Polymorphisms of Risk (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., Sakaue, . S., Posner, D., Cui, . J., Yang, D., Budu-Aggrey, A., … Liao, K. (2024). Genome-wide Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the African Ancestry Identifies HLA Amino Acid Polymorphisms of Risk. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 76(Supp_9), Article Meeting Abstract 2533

Background/Purpose: The association between RA and the MHC is largely explained by five amino acid (AA) positions: DRB1 positions 11, 13, 71, and 74, HLA-B position 9, and DPB1 position 9. However, these prior studies are from populations genetically... Read More about Genome-wide Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the African Ancestry Identifies HLA Amino Acid Polymorphisms of Risk.