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Liquid metals for boosting stability of zeolite catalysts in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons (2024)
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Zhou, Y., Santos, S., Shamzhy, M., Marinova, M., Blanchenet, A., Kolyagin, Y. G., …Ordomsky, V. V. (in press). Liquid metals for boosting stability of zeolite catalysts in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2228. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46232-9

Methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) process has been considered one of the most practical approaches for producing value-added products from methanol. However, the commonly used zeolite catalysts suffer from rapid deactivation due to coke deposition and r... Read More about Liquid metals for boosting stability of zeolite catalysts in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons.

Translating microcalcification biomarker information into the laboratory: A preliminary assessment utilizing core biopsies obtained from sites of mammographic calcification (2024)
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Lyburn, I. D., Scott, R., Cornford, E., Bouzy, P., Stone, N., Greenwood, C., …Rogers, K. (2024). Translating microcalcification biomarker information into the laboratory: A preliminary assessment utilizing core biopsies obtained from sites of mammographic calcification. Heliyon, 10(6), Article e27686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27686

Rationale and objectives The potential of breast microcalcification chemistry to provide clinically valuable intelligence is being increasingly studied. However, acquisition of crystallographic details has, to dat... Read More about Translating microcalcification biomarker information into the laboratory: A preliminary assessment utilizing core biopsies obtained from sites of mammographic calcification.

SMC-Last Extracted Photometry (2024)
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Kuchar, T. A., Sloan, G. C., Mizuno, D. R., Kraemer, K. E., Boyer, M. L., Groenewegen, M. A. T., …Zijlstra, A. (2024). SMC-Last Extracted Photometry. Astronomical Journal, 167(4), Article 149. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad2601

We present point-source photometry from the Spitzer Space Telescope's final survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). We mapped nearly 30 deg2 in two epochs in 2017, with the second extending to early 2018 at 3.6 and 4.5 μm using the Infrared Array... Read More about SMC-Last Extracted Photometry.

Local modification of the crystalline structure due to co-doping with RE3+ in cadmium metasilicate (2024)
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Freire, E. B. V., Santos, A. L. D. S., Bispo, G. F. D. C., Macedo, Z. S., Jackson, R. A., & Valerio, M. E. G. (2024). Local modification of the crystalline structure due to co-doping with RE3+ in cadmium metasilicate. Ceramics International, 50(13), 22534-22543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.03.355

Persistent emission is a well-known property of cadmium metasilicate (CdSiO3) doped and co-doped with rare earth ions due to the ease of choosing the desired luminescence colour, as well as the possibility of adjusting the emission colour and the lum... Read More about Local modification of the crystalline structure due to co-doping with RE3+ in cadmium metasilicate.

CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective day side (2024)
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Singh, V., Scandariato, G., Smith, A. M. S., Cubillos, P. E., Lendl, M., Billot, N., …Zingales, T. (2024). CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective day side. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 683, Article A1. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347533

Context. Occultations are windows of opportunity to indirectly peek into the dayside atmosphere of exoplanets. High-precision transit events provide information on the spin-orbit alignment of exoplanets around fast-rotating hosts. Aims. We aim to... Read More about CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective day side.

Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. Paper XVI. The δ Scuti / γ Dor hybrid pulsator GK Draconis (2024)
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Southworth, J. (2024). Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. Paper XVI. The δ Scuti / γ Dor hybrid pulsator GK Draconis. Observatory, 144(1289),

GK Dra is a detached eclipsing binary system containing two early -F stars, one evolved, in an orbit with a period of 9974 d and a small eccentricity. Its eclipsing nature was discovered using Hipparcos data, and pulsations were found in follow-up gr... Read More about Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. Paper XVI. The δ Scuti / γ Dor hybrid pulsator GK Draconis.

The EBLM Project– XI. Mass, radius, and effective temperature measurements for 23 M-dwarf companions to solar-type stars observed with CHEOPS (2024)
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Swayne, M. I., Maxted, P. F. L., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Sousa, S. G., Deline, A., Ehrenreich, D., …Wilson, T. G. (2024). The EBLM Project– XI. Mass, radius, and effective temperature measurements for 23 M-dwarf companions to solar-type stars observed with CHEOPS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528(4), 5703-5722. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3866

Observations of low-mass stars have frequently shown a disagreement between observed stellar radii and radii predicted by theoretical stellar structure models. This ‘radius inflation’ problem could have an impact on both stellar and exoplanetary scie... Read More about The EBLM Project– XI. Mass, radius, and effective temperature measurements for 23 M-dwarf companions to solar-type stars observed with CHEOPS.

The GAPS programme at TNG: L. TOI-4515 b: An eccentric warm Jupiter orbiting a 1.2 Gyr-old G-star (2024)
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Carleo, I., Malavolta, L., Desidera, S., Nardiello, D., Wang, S., Turrini, D., …Zingales, T. (2024). The GAPS programme at TNG: L. TOI-4515 b: An eccentric warm Jupiter orbiting a 1.2 Gyr-old G-star. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 682, Article A135. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348207

Context. Different theories have been developed to explain the origins and properties of close-in giant planets, but none of them alone can explain all of the properties of the warm Jupiters (WJs, Porb = 10–200 days). One of the most intriguing chara... Read More about The GAPS programme at TNG: L. TOI-4515 b: An eccentric warm Jupiter orbiting a 1.2 Gyr-old G-star.

The MeerKAT 1.3 GHz Survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (2024)
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Cotton, W. D., Filipović, M. D., Camilo, F., Indebetouw, R., Alsaberi, R. Z. E., Anih, J. O., …Serylak, M. (in press). The MeerKAT 1.3 GHz Survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 529(3), 2443-2472. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae277

We present new radio continuum images and a source catalogue from the MeerKAT survey in the direction of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The observations, at a central frequency of 1.3 GHz across a bandwidth of 0.8 GHz, encompass a field of view ∼7... Read More about The MeerKAT 1.3 GHz Survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178 b using CHEOPS photometry (2024)
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Pagano, I., Scandariato, G., Singh, V., Lendl, M., Queloz, D., Simon, A. E., …Walton, N. A. (2024). Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178 b using CHEOPS photometry. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 682, Article A102. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346705

Context. Multiwavelength photometry of the secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets is able to disentangle the reflected and thermally emitted light radiated from the planetary dayside. Based on this, we can measure the planetary geometric albedo Ag,... Read More about Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178 b using CHEOPS photometry.

Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley (2024)
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Bonfanti, A., Brady, M., Wilson, T. G., Venturini, J., Egger, J. A., Brandeker, A., …Zingales, T. (2024). Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 682, Article A66. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348180

Context. TOI-732 is an M dwarf hosting two transiting planets that are located on the two opposite sides of the radius valley. Inferring a reliable demographics for this type of systems is key to understanding their formation and evolution mechanisms... Read More about Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley.

Fish parvalbumin gene: Detection and quantification by universal primers for forensic application (2024)
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Mukherjee, S., Horka, P., Zdenkova, K., & Cermakova, E. (2024). Fish parvalbumin gene: Detection and quantification by universal primers for forensic application. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 128, Article 106029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106029

The substitution of illegal fish species poses economic, health and environmental risks. Identifying fish species, particularly closely related ones lacking external features, is a challenge. This study introduces an alternative approach using nuclea... Read More about Fish parvalbumin gene: Detection and quantification by universal primers for forensic application.

Constraining Stellar Rotation at the Zero-age Main Sequence with TESS (2024)
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Douglas, S. T., Cargile, P. A., Matt, S. P., Breimann, A. A., Pérez Chávez, J. A., Huang, C. X., …Zhou, G. (2024). Constraining Stellar Rotation at the Zero-age Main Sequence with TESS. Astrophysical Journal, 962(1), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad0fe3

The zero-age main sequence (ZAMS) is a critical phase for stellar angular momentum evolution, as stars transition from contraction-dominated spin-up to magnetic wind-dominated spin-down. We present the first robust observational constraints on rotati... Read More about Constraining Stellar Rotation at the Zero-age Main Sequence with TESS.

A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems (2024)
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Murray, C. E., Hasselquist, S., Peek, J. E. G., Lindberg, C. W., Almeida, A., Choi, Y., …van Loon, J. T. (2024). A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems. Astrophysical Journal, 962(2), Article 120. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1591

The structure and dynamics of the star-forming disk of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) have long confounded us. The SMC is widely used as a prototype for galactic physics at low metallicity, and yet we fundamentally lack an understanding of the stru... Read More about A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems.

Synthesis of a heparan sulfate tetrasaccharide using automated glycan assembly † (2024)
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Pongener, I., Sletten, E. T., Danglad-Flores, J., Seeberger, P. H., & Miller, G. J. (in press). Synthesis of a heparan sulfate tetrasaccharide using automated glycan assembly †. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ob01909h

Herein we utilise automated glycan assembly to complete solid-phase synthesis of defined heparan sulfate oligosaccharides, employing challenging d-glucuronate disaccharide donors. Using an orthogonally protected d-GlcN-α-d-GlcA donor, milligram-scale... Read More about Synthesis of a heparan sulfate tetrasaccharide using automated glycan assembly †.

Purine nucleoside antibiotics: recent synthetic advances harnessing chemistry and biology (2024)
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Motter, J., Benckendorff, C. M. M., Westarp, S., Sunde-Brown, P., Neubauer, P., Kurreck, A., & Miller, G. J. (in press). Purine nucleoside antibiotics: recent synthetic advances harnessing chemistry and biology. Natural Product Reports, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3np00051f

Covering: 2019 to 2023 Nucleoside analogues represent one of the most important classes of small molecule pharmaceuticals and their therapeutic development is successfully established within oncology and for the treatment of viral infections. However... Read More about Purine nucleoside antibiotics: recent synthetic advances harnessing chemistry and biology.

Monitoring of simulated clandestine graves of victims using UAVs, GPR, electrical tomography and conductivity over 4-8 years post-burial to aid forensic search investigators in Colombia, South America (2024)
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Molina, C. M., Wisniewski, K. D., Salamanca, A., Saumett, M., Rojas, C., Gómez, H., …Pringle, J. K. (2024). Monitoring of simulated clandestine graves of victims using UAVs, GPR, electrical tomography and conductivity over 4-8 years post-burial to aid forensic search investigators in Colombia, South America. Forensic Science International, 355, Article 111919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111919

In Colombia there are estimated to be over 121,000 missing people and victims of forced disappearances. Forensic investigators therefore need assistance in determining optimal detection techniques for buried victims, to give victims... Read More about Monitoring of simulated clandestine graves of victims using UAVs, GPR, electrical tomography and conductivity over 4-8 years post-burial to aid forensic search investigators in Colombia, South America.

A multidisciplinary scientific investigation of the 1916 Hawthorn Mine Crater, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, Northern France (2024)
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Wisniewski, K., Doyle, P., Hunter, R., Pringle, J., Stimpson, I., Wright, D., …Ottey, P. (2024). A multidisciplinary scientific investigation of the 1916 Hawthorn Mine Crater, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, Northern France. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 18(2-3), 125-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2023.2297202

Hawthorn Crater is a prominent feature of the former Somme battlefield near Beaumont Hamel, Northern France. It resulted from the detonation of arguably the most famous of nine mines that the British had prepared below German lines on 1 July 1916, as... Read More about A multidisciplinary scientific investigation of the 1916 Hawthorn Mine Crater, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, Northern France.

Investigating the findings of a Police workshop on the identification of skeletal material (2024)
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Goodison, G. A., & Aris, C. (2024). Investigating the findings of a Police workshop on the identification of skeletal material. Policing, 18, https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paae055

Emergency services professionals can encounter human remains on a frequent basis, therefore an ability to locate and recognize skeletal elements would be highly beneficial. While recognizing human bone has a clear utility to those involved in searchi... Read More about Investigating the findings of a Police workshop on the identification of skeletal material.

Impact of Ring-Closing on the Photophysical Properties of One-Dimensional π-Conjugated Molecular Aggregate (2024)
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Takahashi, S., Matsumoto, T., Hollamby, M. J., Miyasaka, H., Vacha, M., Sotome, H., & Yagai, S. (in press). Impact of Ring-Closing on the Photophysical Properties of One-Dimensional π-Conjugated Molecular Aggregate. Journal of the American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c11407

The self-assembled state of molecules plays a pivotal role in determining how inherent molecular properties transform and give rise to supramolecular functionalities and has long attracted attention. However, understanding the influence of morphologi... Read More about Impact of Ring-Closing on the Photophysical Properties of One-Dimensional π-Conjugated Molecular Aggregate.