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Liquid-Phase Enantioselective Chromatographic Resolution Using Interpenetrated, Homochiral Framework Materials (2014)
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Boer, S. A., Nolvachai, Y., Kulsing, C., McCormick, L. J., Hawes, C. S., Marriott, P. J., & Turner, D. R. (2014). Liquid-Phase Enantioselective Chromatographic Resolution Using Interpenetrated, Homochiral Framework Materials. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(36), 11308-11312. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201404047

Effective separation of mixtures of enantiomers is of continuing interest in analytical and preparative chromatography, with new materials frequently designed and tested. We report two new enantiomerically pure 2D→3D interpenetrated materials used as... Read More about Liquid-Phase Enantioselective Chromatographic Resolution Using Interpenetrated, Homochiral Framework Materials.

Warm ice giant GJ 3470b - II. Revised planetary and stellar parameters from optical to near-infrared transit photometry (2014)
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Biddle, L. I., Pearson, K. A., Crossfield, I. J. M., Fulton, B. J., Ciceri, S., Eastman, J., …Webber, M. W. (2014). Warm ice giant GJ 3470b - II. Revised planetary and stellar parameters from optical to near-infrared transit photometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443(2), 1810-1820. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1199

It is important to explore the diversity of characteristics of low-mass, low-density planets to understand the nature and evolution of this class of planets. We present a homogeneous analysis of 12 new and 9 previously published broad-band photometri... Read More about Warm ice giant GJ 3470b - II. Revised planetary and stellar parameters from optical to near-infrared transit photometry.

The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection (2014)
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Micela, G., Bakos, G. Á., Lopez-Morales, M., Maxted, P. F. L., Pagano, I., Sozzetti, A., & Wheatley, P. J. (2015). The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection. Experimental Astronomy, 40(2-3), 577-593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-014-9412-3

The EChO core science will be based on a three tier survey, each with increasing sensitivity, in order to study the population of exo-planets from super-Earths to Jupiter-like planets, in the very hot to temperate zones (temperatures of 300 K - 3000... Read More about The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection.

The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: IV. A planetary system around XO-2S⋆⋆⋆ (2014)
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Desidera, S., Bonomo, A. S., Claudi, R. U., Damasso, M., Biazzo, K., Sozzetti, A., …Zanmar Sanchez, R. (2014). The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: IV. A planetary system around XO-2S⋆⋆⋆. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 567, Article L6. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424339

We performed an intensive radial velocity monitoring of XO-2S, the wide companion of the transiting planet-host XO-2N, using HARPS-N at TNG in the framework of the GAPS programme. The radial velocity measurements indicate the presence of a new planet... Read More about The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: IV. A planetary system around XO-2S⋆⋆⋆.

A novel perovskite based catalyst with high selectivity and activity for partial oxidation of methane for fuel cell applications (2014)
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Staniforth, J., Evans, S. E., Good, O. J., Darton, R. J., & Ormerod, R. M. (2014). A novel perovskite based catalyst with high selectivity and activity for partial oxidation of methane for fuel cell applications. Dalton Transactions, 43(40), 15022-15027. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt01288g

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have the potential to revolutionise the present fuel economy due to their higher fuel conversion efficiency compared with standard heat engines and the possibility of utilizing the heat produced in a combined heat and p... Read More about A novel perovskite based catalyst with high selectivity and activity for partial oxidation of methane for fuel cell applications.

Educational egaming: The future for geoscience virtual learners? (2014)
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Pringle. (2014). Educational egaming: The future for geoscience virtual learners?. Geology Today, 30(4), 145 - 148 (4). https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12058

Current student learners will mostly comprise so-called Generation Y who have grown up with personal computer and egaming technologies. They are used to a variety of digital learning environments and educational egaming may therefore provide effectiv... Read More about Educational egaming: The future for geoscience virtual learners?.

Synthesis of a heparin-related GlcN-IdoA sulfation-site variable disaccharide library and analysis by Raman and ROA spectroscopy (2014)
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Miller, G. J., Hansen, S. U., Baráth, M., Johannessen, C., Blanch, E. W., Jayson, G. C., & Gardiner, J. M. (2014). Synthesis of a heparin-related GlcN-IdoA sulfation-site variable disaccharide library and analysis by Raman and ROA spectroscopy. Carbohydrate Research, 400, 44 -53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2014.06.026

Synthesis of an array of differentially sulfated GlcN–IdoA disaccharides, accessible on good scale, directly from l-iduronate components is described. These are specifically directed to provide the sulfation variability at the key most common biologi... Read More about Synthesis of a heparin-related GlcN-IdoA sulfation-site variable disaccharide library and analysis by Raman and ROA spectroscopy.

Eclipsing binary stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud: results from the EROS-2, OGLE and VMC surveys★ (2014)
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Muraveva, T., Clementini, G., Maceroni, C., Evans, C. J., Moretti, M. I., Cioni, M. L., …van Loon, J. T. (2014). Eclipsing binary stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud: results from the EROS-2, OGLE and VMC surveys★. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443(1), 432-445. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1151

We present a catalogue of 1768 eclipsing binary stars (EBs) detected in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) by the second generation of the EROS survey (hereinafter EROS-2); 493 of them are new discoveries located in outer regions (out of the central ba... Read More about Eclipsing binary stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud: results from the EROS-2, OGLE and VMC surveys★.

Overcoming carbon deactivation in biogas reforming using a hydrothermally synthesised nickel perovskite catalyst (2014)
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Evans, S. E., Good, O. J., Staniforth, J. Z., Ormerod, R. M., & Darton, R. J. (in press). Overcoming carbon deactivation in biogas reforming using a hydrothermally synthesised nickel perovskite catalyst. RSC advances, 4(58), 30816-30819. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ra00846d

A hydrothermally synthesised nickel-strontium zirconate perovskite is shown to have excellent selectivity towards biogas reforming without suffering from deactivation due to carbon formation. Experiments reveal that this material is capable of very e... Read More about Overcoming carbon deactivation in biogas reforming using a hydrothermally synthesised nickel perovskite catalyst.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: the first abundance determination of the pre-main-sequence cluster gamma Velorum (2014)
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Spina, L., Randich, S., Palla, F., Sacco, G. G., Magrini, L., Franciosini, E., …Worley, C. (2014). The Gaia-ESO Survey: the first abundance determination of the pre-main-sequence cluster gamma Velorum. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 567, Article A55. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423527

Context. Knowledge of the abundance distribution of star forming regions and young clusters is critical to investigate a variety of issues, from triggered star formation and chemical enrichment by nearby supernova explosions to the ability to form pl... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: the first abundance determination of the pre-main-sequence cluster gamma Velorum.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: the Galactic thick to thin disc transition (2014)
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Recio-Blanco, A., de Laverny, P., Kordopatis, G., Helmi, A., Hill, V., Gilmore, G., …Maiorca, E. (2014). The Gaia-ESO Survey: the Galactic thick to thin disc transition. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 567, Article A5. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322944

Aims. The nature of the thick disc and its relation to the thin disc is presently an important subject of debate. In fact, the structural and chemo-dynamical transition between disc populations can be used as a test of the proposed models of Galactic... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: the Galactic thick to thin disc transition.

A study of the effect of seasonal climatic factors on the electrical resistivity response of three experimental graves (2014)
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Pringle, J. K., & Jervis, J. R. (2014). A study of the effect of seasonal climatic factors on the electrical resistivity response of three experimental graves. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 108, 53 -60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2014.06.008

Electrical resistivity surveys have proven useful for locating clandestine graves in a number of forensic searches. However, some aspects of grave detection with resistivity surveys remain imperfectly understood. One such aspect is the effect of seas... Read More about A study of the effect of seasonal climatic factors on the electrical resistivity response of three experimental graves.

A study of the affect of seasonal climatic factors on the electrical resistivity response of three experimental graves (2014)
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Pringle, J. K., & Jervis, J. R. (2014). A study of the affect of seasonal climatic factors on the electrical resistivity response of three experimental graves. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 108, 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2014.06.008

Electrical resistivity surveys have proven useful for locating clandestine graves in a number of forensic searches. However, some aspects of grave detection with resistivity surveys remain imperfectly understood. One such aspect is the effect of seas... Read More about A study of the affect of seasonal climatic factors on the electrical resistivity response of three experimental graves.

THE VMC SURVEY. XI. RADIAL STELLAR POPULATION GRADIENTS IN THE GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTER 47 TUCANAE (2014)
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Li, C., de Grijs, R., Deng, L., Rubele, S., Wang, C., Bekki, K., …van Loon, J. T. (in press). THE VMC SURVEY. XI. RADIAL STELLAR POPULATION GRADIENTS IN THE GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTER 47 TUCANAE. Astrophysical Journal, 790(1), 35. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/790/1/35

We present a deep near-infrared color–magnitude diagram of the Galactic globular cluster 47 Tucanae, obtained with the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) as part of the VISTA near-infrared Y, J, Ks survey of the Magellanic Sy... Read More about THE VMC SURVEY. XI. RADIAL STELLAR POPULATION GRADIENTS IN THE GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTER 47 TUCANAE.

Biologically targeted probes for Zn2+: a diversity oriented modular “click-SNAr-click” approach (2014)
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Watkinson. (2014). Biologically targeted probes for Zn2+: a diversity oriented modular “click-SNAr-click” approach. Chemical Science, 3528-3535. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4SC01249F

We describe a one-pot strategy for the high yielding, operationally simple synthesis of fluorescent probes for Zn2+ that bear biological targeting groups and exemplify the utility of our method through the preparation of a small library of sensors. I... Read More about Biologically targeted probes for Zn2+: a diversity oriented modular “click-SNAr-click” approach.

Directed assembly of optoelectronically active alkyl-p-conjugated molecules by adding n-alkanes or p-conjugated species (2014)
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Hollamby, M., Karny, M., Bomans, P., Sommerdijk, N., Saeki, A., Seki, S., …Nakanishi, T. (2014). Directed assembly of optoelectronically active alkyl-p-conjugated molecules by adding n-alkanes or p-conjugated species. Nature Chemistry, 6, 690 - 696. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1977

Supramolecular assembly can yield ordered structures by taking advantage of the cumulative effect of multiple non-covalent interactions between adjacent molecules. The thermodynamic origin of many self-assembled structures in water is the balance bet... Read More about Directed assembly of optoelectronically active alkyl-p-conjugated molecules by adding n-alkanes or p-conjugated species.

Tunable spectral response by hydrogen irradiation of Ga(AsN) superlattice diodes (2014)
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Patanè, A., Hopkinson, M., Makarovsky, O., Balakrishnan, N., & Pettinari, G. (2014). Tunable spectral response by hydrogen irradiation of Ga(AsN) superlattice diodes. Applied Physics Letters, 242110 - 242110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4884425

We report on the tuning of the spectral response of superlattice (SL) diodes based on dilute nitride Ga(AsN) alloys by post-growth hydrogenation. Hydrogen is incorporated into the superlattice where it neutralizes the electronic activity of nitrogen... Read More about Tunable spectral response by hydrogen irradiation of Ga(AsN) superlattice diodes.

Gaia-ESO Survey: Empirical classification of VLT/Giraffe stellar spectra in the wavelength range 6440–6810 Å in theγVelorum cluster, and calibration of spectral indices (2014)
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Damiani, F., Prisinzano, L., Micela, G., Randich, S., Gilmore, G., Drew, J. E., …Maiorca, E. (2014). Gaia-ESO Survey: Empirical classification of VLT/Giraffe stellar spectra in the wavelength range 6440–6810 Å in theγVelorum cluster, and calibration of spectral indices. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 566, A50. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323306

We present a study of spectral diagnostics available from optical spectra with R = 17 000 obtained with the VLT/Giraffe HR15n setup, using observations from the Gaia-ESO Survey, on the γ Vel young cluster, with the purpose of classifying these stars... Read More about Gaia-ESO Survey: Empirical classification of VLT/Giraffe stellar spectra in the wavelength range 6440–6810 Å in theγVelorum cluster, and calibration of spectral indices.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: processing FLAMES-UVES spectra (2014)
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Sacco, G. G., Morbidelli, L., Franciosini, E., Maiorca, E., Randich, S., Modigliani, A., …Worley, C. (2014). The Gaia-ESO Survey: processing FLAMES-UVES spectra. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 565, A113. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423619

The Gaia-ESO Survey is a large public spectroscopic survey that aims to derive radial velocities and fundamental parameters of about 105 Milky Way stars in the field and in clusters. Observations are carried out with the multi-object optical spectrog... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: processing FLAMES-UVES spectra.

The effect of starspots on the radii of low-mass pre-main-sequence stars (2014)
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Jackson, R. J., & Jeffries, R. D. (2014). The effect of starspots on the radii of low-mass pre-main-sequence stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 441(3), 2111-2123. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu651

A polytropic model is used to investigate the effects of dark photospheric spots on the evolution and radii of magnetically active, low-mass (M < 0.5 M⊙), pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars. Spots slow the contraction along Hayashi tracks and inflate the... Read More about The effect of starspots on the radii of low-mass pre-main-sequence stars.