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Exploring the reversible host-guest chemistry of a crystalline octanuclear Ag(I) metallosupramolecular macrocycle formed from a simple pyrazinylpyridine ligand (2018)
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Hawes, C. S. (2018). Exploring the reversible host-guest chemistry of a crystalline octanuclear Ag(I) metallosupramolecular macrocycle formed from a simple pyrazinylpyridine ligand. Dalton Transactions, 17266-17275. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT04583F

Here we report the synthesis of two new 2-(2-pyrazinyl)pyridine ligands, and explore their coordination chemistry with Cu(ii) and Ag(i) ions, leading to the discovery of metallosupramolecular architectures of surprising complexity. Differing only in... Read More about Exploring the reversible host-guest chemistry of a crystalline octanuclear Ag(I) metallosupramolecular macrocycle formed from a simple pyrazinylpyridine ligand.

NGTS-2b: An inflated hot-Jupiter transiting a bright F-dwarf (2018)
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Raynard, L., Goad, M. R., Gillen, E., Nielsen, L. D., Watson, C. A., Thompson, A. P. G., …Wheatley, P. J. (2018). NGTS-2b: An inflated hot-Jupiter transiting a bright F-dwarf. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481(4), 4960-4970. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2581

We report the discovery of NGTS-2b, an inflated hot-Jupiter transiting a bright F5V star (2MASS J14202949 - 3112074; Teff = 6478+94-89 K), discovered as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The planet is in a P = 4.51?d orbit with mass... Read More about NGTS-2b: An inflated hot-Jupiter transiting a bright F-dwarf.

A method to analyse velocity structure (2018)
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Arnold, B., Goodwin, S. P., & Goodwin, S. (2019). A method to analyse velocity structure. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483(3), 3894-3909. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3409

We present a new method of analysing and quantifying velocity structure in star forming regions suitable for the rapidly increasing quantity and quality of stellar position-velocity data. The method can be applied to data in any number of dimensions,... Read More about A method to analyse velocity structure.

T Tauri stars in the SuperWASP and NSVS surveys (2018)
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Hambalek, L., Vanko, M., Paunzen, E., & Smalley, B. (2019). T Tauri stars in the SuperWASP and NSVS surveys. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483(2), 1642 - 1654. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3151

We present a study of the long-term optical variability of young T Tauri stars using previously unpublished data from the Super-Wide Angle Search for Planets (SuperWASP) project. Other publicly available photometry from the Northern Sky Variability S... Read More about T Tauri stars in the SuperWASP and NSVS surveys.

The VMC Survey. XXXII. Pre-main-sequence populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2018)
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Van Loon, J., & Oliveira, J. (2018). The VMC Survey. XXXII. Pre-main-sequence populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833951

Context Detailed studies of intermediate- and low-mass pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars outside the Galaxy have so far been conducted only for small targeted regions harbouring known star formation complexes. The VISTA Survey of the Magellanic Clouds (... Read More about The VMC Survey. XXXII. Pre-main-sequence populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Deciphering the atmosphere of HAT-P-12b: solving discrepant results (2018)
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Alexoudi, X., Mallonn, M., von Essen, C., Turner, J., Keles, E., Southworth, J., …Strassmeier, K. (2018). Deciphering the atmosphere of HAT-P-12b: solving discrepant results. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 620, Article A142. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833691

Context. Two independent investigations of the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-12b by two different groups resulted in discrepant solutions. Using broad-band photometry from the ground, one study found a flat and featureless transmission spectrum... Read More about Deciphering the atmosphere of HAT-P-12b: solving discrepant results.

Biocatalysis Using Immobilized Enzymes in Continuous Flow for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals (2018)
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Thompson, M. P., Peñafiel, I., Cosgrove, S. C., & Turner, N. J. (2019). Biocatalysis Using Immobilized Enzymes in Continuous Flow for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals. Organic Process Research and Development, 23(1), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00305

Biocatalysis has emerged as one of the most promising technologies to enable green synthesis of important chemicals, due to the ambient conditions generally applied for these reactions. Nonetheless, a general uptake of enzymatic transformations has b... Read More about Biocatalysis Using Immobilized Enzymes in Continuous Flow for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals.

New Water-Soluble Copper(II) Complexes with Morpholine-Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids: Insights into the Anticancer and Antibacterial Mode of Action. (2018)
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Reynisson. (2018). New Water-Soluble Copper(II) Complexes with Morpholine-Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids: Insights into the Anticancer and Antibacterial Mode of Action. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01031

Six morpholine-(iso)thiosemicarbazone hybrids HL1-HL6 and their Cu(II) complexes with good-to-moderate solubility and stability in water were synthesized and characterized. Cu(II) complexes [Cu(L1-6)Cl] (1-6) formed weak dimeric associates in the sol... Read More about New Water-Soluble Copper(II) Complexes with Morpholine-Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids: Insights into the Anticancer and Antibacterial Mode of Action..

Passive control of instabilities in combustion systems with heat exchanger (2018)
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Surendran, A., Heckl, M. A., Hosseini, N., & Jan Teerling, O. (2018). Passive control of instabilities in combustion systems with heat exchanger. International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics, 10(4), 362 -379. https://doi.org/10.1177/1756827717731486

One of the major concerns in the operability of power generation systems is their susceptibility to combustion instabilities. In this work, we explore whether a heat exchanger, an integral component of a domestic boiler, can be made to act as a passi... Read More about Passive control of instabilities in combustion systems with heat exchanger.

Ketone Formation via Decarboxylation Reactions of Fatty Acids Using Solid Hydroxide/Oxide Catalysts (2018)
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Smith, B., Li, L., Perera-Solis, D., Gildea, L., Zholobenko, V., Dyer, P., & Greenwell, H. (2018). Ketone Formation via Decarboxylation Reactions of Fatty Acids Using Solid Hydroxide/Oxide Catalysts. Inorganics, https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics6040121

A sustainable route to ketones is described where stearone is produced via ketonic decarboxylation of stearic acid mediated by solid base catalysts in yields of up to 97%, at 250 °C. A range of Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) and mixed metal... Read More about Ketone Formation via Decarboxylation Reactions of Fatty Acids Using Solid Hydroxide/Oxide Catalysts.

A rapid occultation event in NGC 3227 (2018)
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(2018). A rapid occultation event in NGC 3227. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2470 -2478. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2447

NGC 3227 exhibits rapid flux and spectral variability in the X-ray band. To understand this behaviour, we conducted a coordinated observing campaign using 320 ks of XMM–Newton exposures together with 160 ks of overlapping NuSTAR observations, spannin... Read More about A rapid occultation event in NGC 3227.

Age Related Changes in Femoral Head Trabecular Architecture (2018)
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Greenwood, C., Clement, J., Dicken, A., Evans, J., Lyburn, I., Martin, R., …Rogers, K. (2018). Age Related Changes in Femoral Head Trabecular Architecture. Aging and Disease, 9(6), 976-987. https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2018.0124

Osteoporosis is a prevalent bone condition, characterised by low bone mineral density and increased fracture risk. Currently, the gold standard for identifying osteoporosis and increased fracture risk is through quantification of bone mineral density... Read More about Age Related Changes in Femoral Head Trabecular Architecture.

Nonlinear analytical flame models with amplitude-dependent time-lag distributions (2018)
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Heckl. (2018). Nonlinear analytical flame models with amplitude-dependent time-lag distributions. International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics, 264-276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1756827717728056

In the present work, we formulate a new method to represent a given Flame Describing Function by analytical expressions. The underlying idea is motivated by the observation that different types of perturbations in a burner travel with different speed... Read More about Nonlinear analytical flame models with amplitude-dependent time-lag distributions.

An ultrafast inflow in the luminous Seyfert PG1211+143 (2018)
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(2018). An ultrafast inflow in the luminous Seyfert PG1211+143. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1832 -1838. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2359

Blueshifted absorption lines in the X-ray spectra of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) show that ultrafast outflows with typical velocities v ~ 0.1c are a common feature of these luminous objects. Such powerful AGN winds offer an explanation of the ob... Read More about An ultrafast inflow in the luminous Seyfert PG1211+143.

A search for radius inflation among active M-dwarfs in Praesepe (2018)
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Jackson, R. J., Jeffries, R. D., Deliyannis, C. P., Sun, Q., & Douglas, S. T. (2019). A search for radius inflation among active M-dwarfs in Praesepe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483(1), 1125-1138. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3184

Rotation periods from Kepler K2 are combined with projected rotation velocities from the WIYN 3.5-m telescope, to determine projected radii for fast-rotating, low-mass ($0.15 \leq M/M_{\odot} \leq 0.6$) members of the Praesepe cluster. A maximum like... Read More about A search for radius inflation among active M-dwarfs in Praesepe.

Structural basis for activation of plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPase by calmodulin. (2018)
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(2018). Structural basis for activation of plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPase by calmodulin. Communications Biology, 206 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0203-7

Plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPases expel Ca2+ from the cytoplasm and are key regulators of Ca2+ homeostasis in eukaryotes. They are autoinhibited under low Ca2+ concentrations. Calmodulin (CaM)-binding to a unique regulatory domain releases the autoinhibit... Read More about Structural basis for activation of plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPase by calmodulin..

Early formation of carbon monoxide in the Centaurus A supernova SN 2016adj (2018)
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(2018). Early formation of carbon monoxide in the Centaurus A supernova SN 2016adj. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 806-808. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2255

We present near-infrared spectroscopy of the NGC 5128 supernova SN 2016adj in the first 2 months following discovery. We report the detection of first overtone carbon monoxide emission at ~58.2 d after discovery, one of the earliest detections of CO... Read More about Early formation of carbon monoxide in the Centaurus A supernova SN 2016adj.