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The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Bands Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES) - I. Project description, survey sample, and quality assessment (2017)
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Van Loon. (2017). The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Bands Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES) - I. Project description, survey sample, and quality assessment. Astronomy & Astrophysics, A76 -A76. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730912

The carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) are largely unidentified molecules ubiquitously present in the interstellar medium (ISM). After decades of study, two strong and possibly three weak near-infrared DIBs have recently been attribute... Read More about The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Bands Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES) - I. Project description, survey sample, and quality assessment.

Are some CEMP-s stars the daughters of spinstars? (2017)
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Choplin, A., Hirschi, R., Meynet, G., & Ekström, S. (2017). Are some CEMP-s stars the daughters of spinstars?. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 607, Article L3. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731948

Carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP)-s stars are long-lived low-mass stars with a very low iron content as well as overabundances of carbon and s-elements. Their peculiar chemical pattern is often explained by pollution from an asymptotic giant branch (... Read More about Are some CEMP-s stars the daughters of spinstars?.

Periodic eclipses of the young star PDS 110 discovered with WASP and KELT photometry (2017)
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Hellier. (2017). Periodic eclipses of the young star PDS 110 discovered with WASP and KELT photometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 740 -749. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1249

We report the discovery of eclipses by circumstellar disc material associated with the young star PDS 110 in the Ori OB1a association using the SuperWASP and Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope surveys. PDS 110 (HD 290380, IRAS 05209-0107) is a rar... Read More about Periodic eclipses of the young star PDS 110 discovered with WASP and KELT photometry.

Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species (2017)
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Moore, H. E., Butcher, J. B., Day, C. R., & Drijfhout, F. P. (2017). Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species. Forensic Science International, 280, Article 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.10.001

Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are forensically important as they are known to be one of the first to colonise human remains. The larval stage is typically used to assist a forensic entomologists with adult flies rarely used as they are difficult... Read More about Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species.

Whole Earth Telescope discovery of a strongly distorted quadrupole pulsation in the largest amplitude rapidly oscillating Ap star (2017)
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L. Holdsworth, D., W. Kurtz, D., Saio, H., L. Provencal, J., Letarte, B., Sefako, R., …L. Fletcher, C. (2018). Whole Earth Telescope discovery of a strongly distorted quadrupole pulsation in the largest amplitude rapidly oscillating Ap star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 473(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2401

We present a new analysis of the rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) star, 2MASS J19400781 - 4420093 (J1940; V = 13.1). The star was discovered using SuperWASP broadband photometry to have a frequency of 176.39 d-1 (2041.55 µHz; P = 8.2 min; (Holdsworth et... Read More about Whole Earth Telescope discovery of a strongly distorted quadrupole pulsation in the largest amplitude rapidly oscillating Ap star.

An automated colorimetric inline titration of CO2 concentrations in solvent flow streams using a Teflon AF-2400 tube-in-tube device (2017)
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O'Brien, M. (2017). An automated colorimetric inline titration of CO2 concentrations in solvent flow streams using a Teflon AF-2400 tube-in-tube device. Journal of Co2 Utilization, 21, 580 - 588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2017.08.020

Abstract Using a number of open source software components (Python, SciPy, OpenCV, PySerial), together with an inexpensive webcam device, an automated inline colorimetric titration methodology was developed to measure CO2 concentration levels in orga... Read More about An automated colorimetric inline titration of CO2 concentrations in solvent flow streams using a Teflon AF-2400 tube-in-tube device.

The Gaia-ESO Survey and CSI 2264: Substructures, disks, and sequential star formation in the young open cluster NGC 2264 (2017)
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Jeffries. (2017). The Gaia-ESO Survey and CSI 2264: Substructures, disks, and sequential star formation in the young open cluster NGC 2264. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731103

Context. Reconstructing the structure and history of young clusters is pivotal to understanding the mechanisms and timescales of early stellar evolution and planet formation. Recent studies suggest that star clusters often exhibit a hierarchical stru... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey and CSI 2264: Substructures, disks, and sequential star formation in the young open cluster NGC 2264.

Pre-supernova mixing in CEMP-no source stars (2017)
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Choplin, A., Ekström, S., Meynet, G., Maeder, A., Georgy, C., & Hirschi, R. (2017). Pre-supernova mixing in CEMP-no source stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 605, A63 -A63. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201630182

Context. CEMP-no stars are long-lived low-mass stars with a very low iron content, overabundances of carbon and no or minor signs for the presence of s- or r-elements. Although their origin is still a matter of debate, they are often considered as be... Read More about Pre-supernova mixing in CEMP-no source stars.

Searching for new young stars in the northern hemisphere: The Pisces Moving Group (2017)
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Binks, A., Jeffries, R., & Ward, J. (2018). Searching for new young stars in the northern hemisphere: The Pisces Moving Group. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 473(2), 2465-2485. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2252

Using the kinematically unbiased technique described in Binks, Jeffries & Maxted (2015), we present optical spectra for a further 122 rapidly-rotating (rotation periods

Pair-instability Supernova Simulations: Progenitor Evolution, Explosion, and Light Curves (2017)
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Hirschi, R. (2017). Pair-instability Supernova Simulations: Progenitor Evolution, Explosion, and Light Curves. Astrophysical Journal, 100 - 100. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa8461

In recent years, the viability of the pair-instability supernova (PISN) scenario for explaining superluminous supernovae has all but disappeared except for a few slowly-evolving examples. However, PISNe are not predicted to be superluminous throughou... Read More about Pair-instability Supernova Simulations: Progenitor Evolution, Explosion, and Light Curves.

Sexual Dimorphism of the First Rib: A Comparative Approach Using Metric and Geometric Morphometric Analyses (2017)
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Heaton. (2017). Sexual Dimorphism of the First Rib: A Comparative Approach Using Metric and Geometric Morphometric Analyses. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1251-1258. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13421

This research investigated the sexual dimorphism of the first human rib using geometric morphometric and metric approaches on a sample of 285 specimens containing European Americans and African Americans from the Hamann-Todd collection. Metric measur... Read More about Sexual Dimorphism of the First Rib: A Comparative Approach Using Metric and Geometric Morphometric Analyses.

The EBLM Project: IV. Spectroscopic orbits of over 100 eclipsing M dwarfs masquerading as transiting hot Jupiters (2017)
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Smalley, Hellier, & Maxted. (2017). The EBLM Project: IV. Spectroscopic orbits of over 100 eclipsing M dwarfs masquerading as transiting hot Jupiters. Astronomy and Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730993

We present 2271 radial velocity measurements taken on 118 single-line binary stars, taken over eight years with the CORALIE spectrograph. The binaries consist of F/G/K primaries and M dwarf secondaries. They were initially discovered photometrically... Read More about The EBLM Project: IV. Spectroscopic orbits of over 100 eclipsing M dwarfs masquerading as transiting hot Jupiters.

The discoveries of WASP-91b, WASP-105b and WASP-107b: Two warm Jupiters and a planet in the transition region between ice giants and gas giants (2017)
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Hellier. (2017). The discoveries of WASP-91b, WASP-105b and WASP-107b: Two warm Jupiters and a planet in the transition region between ice giants and gas giants. Astronomy and Astrophysics, A110 - A110. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730439

We report the discoveries of three transiting exoplanets. WASP-91b is a warm Jupiter (1.34 MJup, 1.03 RJup) in a 2.8-day orbit around a metal-rich K3 star. WASP-105b is a warm Jupiter (1.8 MJup, 0.96 RJup) in a 7.9-day orbit around a metal-rich K2 st... Read More about The discoveries of WASP-91b, WASP-105b and WASP-107b: Two warm Jupiters and a planet in the transition region between ice giants and gas giants.

Characterization and structural determination of a new anti-MET function-blocking antibody with binding epitope distinct from the ligand binding domain. (2017)
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DiCara, D. M., Chirgadze, D. Y., Pope, A. R., Karatt-Vellatt, A., Winter, A., Slavny, P., …McCafferty, J. (2017). Characterization and structural determination of a new anti-MET function-blocking antibody with binding epitope distinct from the ligand binding domain. Scientific reports, 9000 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09460-2

The growth and motility factor Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor (HGF/SF) and its receptor, the product of the MET proto-oncogene, promote invasion and metastasis of tumor cells and have been considered potential targets for cancer therapy. We... Read More about Characterization and structural determination of a new anti-MET function-blocking antibody with binding epitope distinct from the ligand binding domain..

The VMC survey – XXV. The 3D structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud from Classical Cepheids (2017)
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Ripepi, V., Cioni, M. L., Ida Moretti, M., Marconi, M., Bekki, K., Clementini, G., …Van Loon, J. T. (2017). The VMC survey – XXV. The 3D structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud from Classical Cepheids. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 472(1), 808 -827. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2096

The VISTA near-infrared YJKs survey of the Magellanic System (VMC) is collecting deep Ks-band time-series photometry of pulsating stars hosted by the two Magellanic Clouds and their connecting bridge. Here, we present Y, J, Ks light curves for a samp... Read More about The VMC survey – XXV. The 3D structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud from Classical Cepheids.

Transalkylation of Toluene with 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene over Large Pore Zeolites (2017)
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Chansai, S., Garforth, A., Zholobenko, V., Almulla, F., & Hill, P. (2017). Transalkylation of Toluene with 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene over Large Pore Zeolites. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 9799 -9808. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01388

Using industrially relevant operating parameters, the transalkylation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (TMB) with toluene was studied. The effect of acidity and structure, increased reaction pressure, and very low levels of Pt impregnation have been investi... Read More about Transalkylation of Toluene with 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene over Large Pore Zeolites.

A simple route to complex materials: the synthesis of alkaline earth–transition metal sulfides (2017)
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Al-Shakban, M., Matthews, P., & O'Brien, P. (2017). A simple route to complex materials: the synthesis of alkaline earth–transition metal sulfides. Chemical Communications, 10058-10061. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC05643E

A simple, low-temperature synthesis of a family of alkaline earth metal chalcogenide thin films is reported. These materials have previously only been produced from demanding, high temperature, high pressure reactions. The decomposition of calcium, b... Read More about A simple route to complex materials: the synthesis of alkaline earth–transition metal sulfides.