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Structure Direction, Solvent Effects, and Anion Influences in Halogen-Bonded Adducts of 2,6-Bis(iodoethynyl)pyridine (2016)
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Barry, D. E., Hawes, C. S., Blasco, S., & Gunnlaugsson, T. (2016). Structure Direction, Solvent Effects, and Anion Influences in Halogen-Bonded Adducts of 2,6-Bis(iodoethynyl)pyridine. Crystal Growth and Design, 16(9), 5194-5205. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00766

A new divergent and self-complementary halogen bond donor–acceptor molecule 2,6-bis(iodoethynyl)pyridine L has been prepared and structurally characterized, and used to generate a series of extended halogen-bonded adducts with tetrabutylammonium hali... Read More about Structure Direction, Solvent Effects, and Anion Influences in Halogen-Bonded Adducts of 2,6-Bis(iodoethynyl)pyridine.

Beta Cell Hubs Dictate Pancreatic Islet Responses to Glucose (2016)
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Watkinson. (2016). Beta Cell Hubs Dictate Pancreatic Islet Responses to Glucose. Cell Metabolism, 389 - 401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2016.06.020

The arrangement of ß cells within islets of Langerhans is critical for insulin release through the generation of rhythmic activity. A privileged role for individual ß cells in orchestrating these responses has long been suspected, but not directly de... Read More about Beta Cell Hubs Dictate Pancreatic Islet Responses to Glucose.

Another one grinds the dust: variability of the planetary debris disc at the white dwarf SDSS J104341.53+085558.2 (2016)
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Manser, C. J., Gänsicke, B. T., Koester, D., Marsh, T. R., & Southworth, J. (2016). Another one grinds the dust: variability of the planetary debris disc at the white dwarf SDSS J104341.53+085558.2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(2), 1461 - 1469. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1760

We report 9 yr of optical spectroscopy of the metal-polluted white dwarf SDSS J104341.53+085558.2, which presents morphological variations of the line profiles of the 8600 Å Ca?II triplet emission from the gaseous component of its debris disc. Simila... Read More about Another one grinds the dust: variability of the planetary debris disc at the white dwarf SDSS J104341.53+085558.2.

Simultaneous SAXS and SANS Analysis for the Detection of Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers Composed of Noncovalent Supermacrocycles in Solution (2016)
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Hollamby, M. J., Aratsu, K., Pauw, B. R., Rogers, S. E., Smith, A. J., Yamauchi, M., …Yagai, S. (2016). Simultaneous SAXS and SANS Analysis for the Detection of Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers Composed of Noncovalent Supermacrocycles in Solution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55(34), 9890-9893. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201603370

Simultaneous SAXS and SANS Analysis for the Detection of Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers Composed of Noncovalent Supermacrocycles in Solution. (2016)
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Hollamby, M., Aratsu, K., Pauw, B., Rogers, S., Smith, A., Yamauchi, M., …Yagai, S. (2016). Simultaneous SAXS and SANS Analysis for the Detection of Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers Composed of Noncovalent Supermacrocycles in Solution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 128(34), 9890 - 9893. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201603370

Molecular self-assembly primarily occurs in solution. To better understand this process, techniques capable of probing the solvated state are consequently required. Small-angle scattering (SAS) has a proven ability to detect and characterize solution... Read More about Simultaneous SAXS and SANS Analysis for the Detection of Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers Composed of Noncovalent Supermacrocycles in Solution..

Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter (2016)
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Dicken, A., Evans, J., Rogers, K., Stone, N., Greenwood, C., Godber, S., …Zioupos, P. (2016). Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter. Scientific reports, 6, Article 29011. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29011

Osteoporotic fractures present a significant social and economic burden, which is set to rise commensurately with the aging population. Greater understanding of the physicochemical differences between osteoporotic and normal conditions will facilit... Read More about Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter.

Absolute parameters for AI Phoenicis using WASP photometry (2016)
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Maxted, & Hellier. (2016). Absolute parameters for AI Phoenicis using WASP photometry. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628581

Context. AI Phe is a double-lined, detached eclipsing binary, in which a K-type sub-giant star totally eclipses its main-sequence companion every 24.6 days. This configuration makes AI Phe ideal for testing stellar evolutionary models. Difficulties i... Read More about Absolute parameters for AI Phoenicis using WASP photometry.

Quantitative Index of the Relative Ease of Formation and s-Bonding Strength of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (2016)
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(2016). Quantitative Index of the Relative Ease of Formation and s-Bonding Strength of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 10295 - 10301. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6b01304

An energy-based index of the ease of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) formation either by deprotonation of precursor salts to give neutral NHCs or deprotonation of heterocyclic mesomeric betaines to give anionic NHCs is described. This index (CREF; Carbe... Read More about Quantitative Index of the Relative Ease of Formation and s-Bonding Strength of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes.

Physical parameters of IPHAS-selected classical Be stars: I. Determination procedure and evaluation of the results⋆ (2016)
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Gkouvelis, L., Fabregat, J., Zorec, J., Steeghs, D., Drew, J. E., Raddi, R., …Drake, J. J. (2016). Physical parameters of IPHAS-selected classical Be stars: I. Determination procedure and evaluation of the results⋆. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 591, A140. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527090

We present a semi-automatic procedure to obtain fundamental physical parameters and distances of classical Be (CBe) stars, based on the Barbier-Chalonge-Divan (BCD) spectrophotometric system. Our aim is to apply this procedure to a large sample of CB... Read More about Physical parameters of IPHAS-selected classical Be stars: I. Determination procedure and evaluation of the results⋆.

Mass Measurements Of Isolated Objects From Space-Based Microlensing (2016)
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Zhu, W., Calchi Novati, S., Gould, A., Udalski, A., Han, C., Shvartzvald, Y., …GROUP, M. (2016). Mass Measurements Of Isolated Objects From Space-Based Microlensing. Astrophysical Journal, 825(1), Article 60. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/825/1/60

We report on the mass and distance measurements of two single-lens events from the 2015 Spitzer microlensing campaign. With both finite-source effect and microlens parallax measurements, we find that the lens of OGLE-2015-BLG-1268 is very likely a br... Read More about Mass Measurements Of Isolated Objects From Space-Based Microlensing.

Coordination Chemistry and Structural Dynamics of a Long and Flexible Piperazine-Derived Ligand (2016)
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Hawes, C. S., Hamilton, S. E., Hicks, J., Knowles, G. P., Chaffee, A. L., Turner, D. R., & Batten, S. R. (2016). Coordination Chemistry and Structural Dynamics of a Long and Flexible Piperazine-Derived Ligand. Inorganic Chemistry, 55(13), 6692-6702. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00933

A long and highly flexible internally functionalized dipyridyl ligand α,α′-p-xylylenebis(1-(4-pyridylmethylene)-piper-4-azine), L, has been employed in the synthesis of a series of coordination polymer materials with CoII, CdII, and AgI ions. In poly... Read More about Coordination Chemistry and Structural Dynamics of a Long and Flexible Piperazine-Derived Ligand.

Theory considerations for nucleosynthesis beyond Fe with special emphasis on p-nuclei in massive stars (2016)
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Rauscher, T., Nishimura, N., & Hirschi, R. (2016). Theory considerations for nucleosynthesis beyond Fe with special emphasis on p-nuclei in massive stars. AIP conference proceedings, 1743(1), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953300

Nucleosynthesis of heavy elements requires the use of different experimental and theoretical methods to determine astrophysical reaction rates than light element nucleosynthesis. Additionally, there are also larger uncertainties involved in the astro... Read More about Theory considerations for nucleosynthesis beyond Fe with special emphasis on p-nuclei in massive stars.

An investigation into the synthesis of azido-functionalised coumarins for application in 1,3-dipolar "click" cycloaddition reactions (2016)
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Watkinson. (2016). An investigation into the synthesis of azido-functionalised coumarins for application in 1,3-dipolar "click" cycloaddition reactions. Dyes and Pigments, 36 - 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.06.028

A range of reported methods have been assessed for the synthesis of two coumarin fluorophores containing azides, 1a and 2, for subsequent “click” modification. In the case of 1a reported methods were successfully applied, but the resulting azide prov... Read More about An investigation into the synthesis of azido-functionalised coumarins for application in 1,3-dipolar "click" cycloaddition reactions.

Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages (2016)
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Luo, H., Li, N., Matthews, P., & Wright, D. (2016). Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages. Chemical Communications, 11180-11190. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC03788G

Functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate (L-POT) cages of the general type [TixOy(OR)z(L)m] (OR = alkoxide, L = functional ligand) can be regarded as molecular fragments of surface-sensitized solid-state TiO2, and are of value as models for studyin... Read More about Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages.

Discovery of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War using GPR and forensic archaeology (2016)
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Fernández-Álvarez, J., Rubio-Melendi, D., Martínez-Velasco, A., Pringle, J. K., & Aguilera, H. (2016). Discovery of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War using GPR and forensic archaeology. Forensic Science International, 267, e10-e17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.05.040

An estimated 500,000 people died from all causes during the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939, with a further 135,000 killed after the war ended. There are currently over 2,000 known mass burial locations throughout Spain but many more are unkn... Read More about Discovery of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War using GPR and forensic archaeology.

Mass segregation in star clusters is not energy equipartition (2016)
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Wright. (2016). Mass segregation in star clusters is not energy equipartition. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 119-123. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slw061

Mass segregation in star clusters is often thought to indicate the onset of energy equipartition, where the most massive stars impart kinetic energy to the lower-mass stars and brown dwarfs/free floating planets. The predicted net result of this is t... Read More about Mass segregation in star clusters is not energy equipartition.

Five transiting hot Jupiters discovered using WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b (2016)
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Maxted, P., Anderson, D., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., Gillon, M., Hellier, C., …West, R. (2016). Five transiting hot Jupiters discovered using WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 591, Article A55. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628250

We have used photometry from the WASP-South instrument to identify 5 stars showing planet-like transits in their light curves. The planetary nature of the companions to these stars has been confirmed using photometry from the EulerCam instrument on t... Read More about Five transiting hot Jupiters discovered using WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b.

An optical transmission spectrum of the transiting hot Jupiter in the metal-poor WASP-98 planetary system (2016)
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Mancini, L., Giordano, M., Mollière, P., Southworth, J., Brahm, R., Ciceri, S., & Henning, T. (2016). An optical transmission spectrum of the transiting hot Jupiter in the metal-poor WASP-98 planetary system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 461(1), 1053 - 1061. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1386

The WASP-98 planetary system represents a rare case of a hot Jupiter hosted by a metal-poor main-sequence star. We present a follow-up study of this system based on multiband photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy. Two new transit events of WASP... Read More about An optical transmission spectrum of the transiting hot Jupiter in the metal-poor WASP-98 planetary system.