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The influence of anion, ligand geometry and stoichiometry on the structure and dimensionality of a series of AgI-bis(cyanobenzyl)piperazine coordination polymers (2014)
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Beeching, L. J., Hawes, C. S., Turner, D. R., & Batten, S. R. The influence of anion, ligand geometry and stoichiometry on the structure and dimensionality of a series of AgI-bis(cyanobenzyl)piperazine coordination polymers. CrystEngComm, 16(28), 6459-6468. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ce00816b

Two new bis-(cyanobenzyl)piperazine ligands have been prepared, and have been used to prepare five Ag(I) coordination polymers which have been structurally characterised. Ligand N,N′-bis((4-cyanophenyl)methyl)piperazine L1 gave two structurally relat... Read More about The influence of anion, ligand geometry and stoichiometry on the structure and dimensionality of a series of AgI-bis(cyanobenzyl)piperazine coordination polymers.

Metal–organic frameworks as stationary phases for mixed-mode separation applications (2014)
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Hawes, C. S., Nolvachai, Y., Kulsing, C., Knowles, G. P., Chaffee, A. L., Marriott, P. J., …Turner, D. R. (2014). Metal–organic frameworks as stationary phases for mixed-mode separation applications. Chemical Communications, 50(28), 3735. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc00933a

Polymorphic metal–organic framework (MOF) materials offer a platform for small-scale separation of complex mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polar compounds. Retention factors show dependence on both analyte dimensions and polar... Read More about Metal–organic frameworks as stationary phases for mixed-mode separation applications.

Kepler-432 b: a massive planet in a highly eccentric orbit transiting a red giant (2014)
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Ciceri, S., Lillo-Box, J., Southworth, J., Mancini, L., Th. Henning, & Barrado, D. (2015). Kepler-432 b: a massive planet in a highly eccentric orbit transiting a red giant. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 573, Article L5. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425145

We report the first disclosure of the planetary nature of Kepler-432?b (aka Kepler object of interest KOI-1299.01). We accurately constrained its mass and eccentricity by high-precision radial velocity measurements obtained with the CAFE spectrograph... Read More about Kepler-432 b: a massive planet in a highly eccentric orbit transiting a red giant.

Pre-main-sequence isochrones - III: The Cluster Collaboration isochrone server (2014)
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Jeffries. (2014). Pre-main-sequence isochrones - III: The Cluster Collaboration isochrone server. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3496 - 3511. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1944

We present an isochrone server for semi-empirical pre-main-sequence model isochrones in the following systems: Johnson–Cousins, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Two-Micron All-Sky Survey, Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) Wide-Field Camera and INT Photometric Ha... Read More about Pre-main-sequence isochrones - III: The Cluster Collaboration isochrone server.

Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS IX. NTT photometry of eight eclipsing and three magnetic systems (2014)
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Southworth, J., Tappert, C., Gänsicke, B., & Copperwheat, C. (2015). Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS IX. NTT photometry of eight eclipsing and three magnetic systems. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 573, Article A61. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425060

We report the discovery of eclipses and the first orbital period measurements for four cataclysmic variables, plus the first orbital period measurements for one known eclipsing and two magnetic systems. SDSS J093537.46+161950.8 exhibits 1 mag deep ec... Read More about Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS IX. NTT photometry of eight eclipsing and three magnetic systems.

High-precision photometry by telescope defocusing - VII. The ultrashort period planet WASP-103 (2014)
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Southworth, J., Mancini, L., Ciceri, S., Budaj, J., Dominik, M., Figuera Jaimes, R., …Surdej, J. (2015). High-precision photometry by telescope defocusing - VII. The ultrashort period planet WASP-103. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(1), 711 -721. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2394

We present 17 transit light curves of the ultrashort period planetary system WASP-103, a strong candidate for the detection of tidally-induced orbital decay. We use these to establish a high-precision reference epoch for transit timing studies. The t... Read More about High-precision photometry by telescope defocusing - VII. The ultrashort period planet WASP-103.

The final fate of stars that ignite neon and oxygen off-center: electron capture or iron core-collapse supernova? (2014)
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Jones, S., Hirschi, R., & Nomoto, K. (2014). The final fate of stars that ignite neon and oxygen off-center: electron capture or iron core-collapse supernova?. Astrophysical Journal, 797(2), 83. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/797/2/83

In the ONeMg cores of $8.8-9.5~{\rm M}_\odot$ stars, neon and oxygen burning is ignited off-center. Whether the neon-oxygen flame propagates to the center is critical to determine whether these stars undergo Fe core collapse or electron capture induc... Read More about The final fate of stars that ignite neon and oxygen off-center: electron capture or iron core-collapse supernova?.

The development of anti-angiogenic heparan sulfate oligosaccharides (2014)
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Jayson, G. C., Miller, G. J., Hansen, S. U., Barath, M., Gardiner, J. M., & Avizienyte, E. (2014). The development of anti-angiogenic heparan sulfate oligosaccharides. Biochemical Society Transactions, 42(6), 1596 -1600. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20140229

Angiogenesis has emerged as a novel target for anti-cancer therapies through randomized clinical trials that tested the benefit of adding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors to conventional cytotoxic therapies. However, despite impro... Read More about The development of anti-angiogenic heparan sulfate oligosaccharides.

High-sensitivity light-addressable potentiometric sensors using silicon on sapphire functionalized with self-assembled organic monolayers (2014)
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Wang, J., Zhou, Y., Watkinson, M., Gautrot, J., & Krause, S. (2015). High-sensitivity light-addressable potentiometric sensors using silicon on sapphire functionalized with self-assembled organic monolayers. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemicall, 209, 230-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.11.071

The use of self-assembled organic monolayers as the insulator in light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) is shown for the first time. Silicon on sapphire (SOS) substrates were modified with 1-octadecene or undecylenic acid. Experiments with a... Read More about High-sensitivity light-addressable potentiometric sensors using silicon on sapphire functionalized with self-assembled organic monolayers.

WASP-94 A and B planets: hot-Jupiter cousins in a twin-star system (2014)
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Neveu-VanMalle, M., Queloz, D., Anderson, D., Charbonnel, C., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., …West, R. (2014). WASP-94 A and B planets: hot-Jupiter cousins in a twin-star system. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424744

We report the discovery of two hot-Jupiter planets, each orbiting one of the stars of a wide binary system. WASP-94A (2MASS 20550794–3408079) is an F8 type star hosting a transiting planet with a radius of 1.72 ± 0.06 RJup, a mass of 0.452 ± 0.034 MJ... Read More about WASP-94 A and B planets: hot-Jupiter cousins in a twin-star system.