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FTIR study of zeolites: the nature, concentration and accessibility of the acid sites (2020)
Thesis
Antunes da Silva Freitas, C. M. (2020). FTIR study of zeolites: the nature, concentration and accessibility of the acid sites. (Thesis). Keele University

Zeolites represent one of the most important groups of industrial heterogeneous catalysts with large-scale applications in refining, petrochemistry and increasing potential in environmental catalysis and synthesis of fine chemicals. This broad range... Read More about FTIR study of zeolites: the nature, concentration and accessibility of the acid sites.

Natural heterogeneous catalysis with immobilised oxidase biocatalysts (2020)
Journal Article
Mattey, A. P., Sangster, J. J., Ramsden, J. I., Baldwin, C., Birmingham, W. R., Heath, R. S., …Flitsch, S. L. (in press). Natural heterogeneous catalysis with immobilised oxidase biocatalysts. RSC advances, 10(33), 19501-19505. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra03618h

The generation of immobilised oxidase biocatalysts allowing multifunctional oxidation of valuable chemicals using molecular oxygen is described. Engineered galactose oxidase (GOase) variants M1 and M3–5, an engineered choline oxidase (AcCO6) and mono... Read More about Natural heterogeneous catalysis with immobilised oxidase biocatalysts.

The velocity structure of Cygnus OB2 (2020)
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Arnold, B., Goodwin, S. P., & Wright, N. J. (2020). The velocity structure of Cygnus OB2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 495(3), 3474-3481. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1403

The kinematic structure of the Cygnus OB2 association is investigated. No evidence of expansion or contraction is found at any scale within the region. Stars that are within $\sim$ 0.5 parsecs of one another are found to have more similar velocities... Read More about The velocity structure of Cygnus OB2.

Balancing connectivity with function in silver(i) networks of pyridyltriazole (tzpa) ligands results in the formation of a metallogel (2020)
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Hegarty, I. N., Dalton, H. L., Lynes, A. D., Haffner, B., Möbius, M. E., Hawes, C. S., & Gunnlaugsson, T. (2020). Balancing connectivity with function in silver(i) networks of pyridyltriazole (tzpa) ligands results in the formation of a metallogel. Dalton Transactions, 7364-7372. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT01421D

A new flexible and divergent 1,2,3-triazol-4-yl-picolinamide (tzpa) ligand 2 and the half-equivalent model ligand 1, both functionalised with pendant 3-pyridyl groups, are reported and their coordination behaviour with silver(i) ions is explored, bot... Read More about Balancing connectivity with function in silver(i) networks of pyridyltriazole (tzpa) ligands results in the formation of a metallogel.

Stoichiometric methane conversion to ethane using photochemical looping at ambient temperature (2020)
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Yu, X., Hu, D., Wu, D., Ordomsky, V., Khodakov, A., Zholobenko, V., & Moldovan, S. (2020). Stoichiometric methane conversion to ethane using photochemical looping at ambient temperature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0616-7

Methane activation and utilization are among the major challenges of modern science. Methane is potentially an important feedstock for manufacturing value-added fuels and chemicals. However, most known processes require excessive operating temperatur... Read More about Stoichiometric methane conversion to ethane using photochemical looping at ambient temperature.

Large-scale changes of the cloud coverage in the e Indi Ba,Bb system (2020)
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Hitchcock, J. A., Helling, C., Scholz, A., Hodosan, G., Dominik, M., Hundertmark, M., …Collaboration, T. M. (2020). Large-scale changes of the cloud coverage in the e Indi Ba,Bb system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 495(4), 3881-3899. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1344

We present the results of 14 nights of I-band photometric monitoring of the nearby brown dwarf binary, e Indi Ba,Bb. Observations were acquired over 2 months, and total close to 42 hours of coverage at a typically high cadence of 1.4 minutes. At a se... Read More about Large-scale changes of the cloud coverage in the e Indi Ba,Bb system.

Discovery of ß Cep pulsations in the eclipsing binary V453 Cygni (2020)
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Southworth, J., Bowman, D. M., Tkachenko, A., & Pavlovski, K. (2020). Discovery of ß Cep pulsations in the eclipsing binary V453 Cygni. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 497(1), L19–L23. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slaa091

V453 Cyg is an eclipsing binary containing 14 and 11 $\, \rm M_ødot$ stars in an eccentric short-period orbit. We have discovered ß Cep-type pulsations in this system using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite data. We identify seven significant pul... Read More about Discovery of ß Cep pulsations in the eclipsing binary V453 Cygni.

COBRaS: The e-MERLIN 21 cm Legacy survey of Cygnus OB2 (2020)
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Morford, J. C., Fenech, D. M., Prinja, R. K., Blomme, R., Yates, J. A., Drake, J. J., …Vink, J. S. (2020). COBRaS: The e-MERLIN 21 cm Legacy survey of Cygnus OB2. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 637, Article ARTN A64. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731379

Context. The role of massive stars is central to an understanding of galactic ecology. It is important to establish the details of how massive stars provide radiative, chemical, and mechanical feedback in galaxies. Central to these issues is an under... Read More about COBRaS: The e-MERLIN 21 cm Legacy survey of Cygnus OB2.

The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I (2020)
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Saremi, E., Javadi, A., Van Loon, J., Khosroshahi, H., Molaeinezhad, A., McDonald, I., …Gozaliasl, G. (2020). The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I. Astrophysical Journal, 894(2), Article ARTN 135. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab88a2

An optical monitoring survey in nearby dwarf galaxies was carried out with the 2.5 m Isaac Newton Telescope. Fifty-five dwarf galaxies and four isolated globular clusters in the Local Group were observed with the Wide Field Camera. The main aims of t... Read More about The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I.

The mass discrepancy in intermediate- and high-mass eclipsing binaries: The need for higher convective core masses (2020)
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Tkachenko, A., Pavlovski, K., Johnston, C., Pedersen, M., Michielsen, M., Bowman, D., …Aerts, C. (2020). The mass discrepancy in intermediate- and high-mass eclipsing binaries: The need for higher convective core masses. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 637, Article A60. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037452

Context. Eclipsing, spectroscopic double-lined binary star systems are excellent laboratories for calibrating theories of stellar interior structure and evolution. Their precise and accurate masses and radii measured from binary dynamics offer model-... Read More about The mass discrepancy in intermediate- and high-mass eclipsing binaries: The need for higher convective core masses.

Rapid Model-Based Optimization of a Two-Enzyme System for Continuous Reductive Amination in Flow (2020)
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Finnigan, W., Citoler, J., Cosgrove, S. C., & Turner, N. J. (2020). Rapid Model-Based Optimization of a Two-Enzyme System for Continuous Reductive Amination in Flow. Organic Process Research and Development, 24(10), 1969-1977. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00075

Enzymes are increasingly combined into multienzyme systems for cost and productivity benefits. Further advantages can be gained through the use of immobilized enzymes, allowing continuous biotransformations in flow. However, the optimization of such... Read More about Rapid Model-Based Optimization of a Two-Enzyme System for Continuous Reductive Amination in Flow.

Very regular high-frequency pulsation modes in young intermediate-mass stars (2020)
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Bedding, T. R., Murphy, S. J., Hey, D. R., Huber, D., Li, T., Smalley, B., …Vanderspek, R. K. (2020). Very regular high-frequency pulsation modes in young intermediate-mass stars. Nature, 581, 147 - 151. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2226-8

Asteroseismology probes the internal structures of stars by using their natural pulsation frequencies1. It relies on identifying sequences of pulsation modes that can be compared with theoretical models, which has been done successfully for many clas... Read More about Very regular high-frequency pulsation modes in young intermediate-mass stars.

A Series of Manganese(III) Salen Complexes as a Result of Team-Based Inquiry in a Transnational Education Programme. (2020)
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Yuan, D., Cai, N., Xu, J., Miao, D., Zhang, S., Woodfine, S. E., …Watkinson, M. (2020). A Series of Manganese(III) Salen Complexes as a Result of Team-Based Inquiry in a Transnational Education Programme. ChemPlusChem, 85(6), 1210 - 1219. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000337

The development of a team-based approach to research-led transnational practical chemistry teaching is described in which a team of five Chinese students on an articulated transnational degree programme, supported by a team of academic and technical... Read More about A Series of Manganese(III) Salen Complexes as a Result of Team-Based Inquiry in a Transnational Education Programme..

Aluminium in human brain tissue from donors without neurodegenerative disease: A comparison with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and autism (2020)
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Exley, C., & Clarkson, E. (2020). Aluminium in human brain tissue from donors without neurodegenerative disease: A comparison with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and autism. Scientific reports, 10(1), Article ARTN 7770. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64734-6

A burgeoning number of studies are demonstrating aluminium in human brain tissue. While research has both quantified and imaged aluminium in human brain tissue in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disease there are few similar data for brain t... Read More about Aluminium in human brain tissue from donors without neurodegenerative disease: A comparison with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and autism.

Cyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons as Linkers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Frontiers for Ligand Design. (2020)
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Hawes, C. S. (2020). Cyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons as Linkers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Frontiers for Ligand Design. ChemPlusChem, 845 - 854. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000206

In this Minireview we outline the development of cyclic aliphatic moieties as ligands in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with a focus on the relationship between ligand design and synthesis and the properties of the subsequent materials. Aliphatic l... Read More about Cyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons as Linkers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Frontiers for Ligand Design..

Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b (2020)
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Cooke, B. F., Pollacco, D., Almleaky, Y., Barkaoui, K., Benkhaldoun, Z., Blake, J. A., …Alikakos, J. (2020). Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b. Astronomical Journal, 159(6), Article 255. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ab88db

We report the discovery of two transiting exoplanets from the WASP survey, WASP-150b and WASP-176b. WASP-150b is an eccentric (e = 0.38) hot Jupiter on a 5.6 day orbit around a V = 12.03, F8 main-sequence host. The host star has a mass and radius of... Read More about Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b.

TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet (2020)
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Maxted. (2020). TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet. Astronomical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ab8a48

We report the detection of the first circumbinary planet (CBP) found by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The target, a known eclipsing binary, was observed in sectors 1 through 12 at 30 minute cadence and in sectors 4 through 12 at 2 min... Read More about TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet.

Enamel growth rates of anterior teeth in males and females from modern and ancient British populations (2020)
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Aris, C., Mahoney, P., & Deter, C. (2020). Enamel growth rates of anterior teeth in males and females from modern and ancient British populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 173(2), 236-249. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24068

Objective This study explored biological sex differences in the regional daily growth rates of human anterior enamel from modern and ancient populations in Britain. Methods Maxillary permanent incisors (n = 80) and canines (n = 69) from Roman, A... Read More about Enamel growth rates of anterior teeth in males and females from modern and ancient British populations.

Geophysical monitoring of simulated homicide burials for forensic investigations (2020)
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Pringle, J., Stimpson, I., Wisniewski, K., Davenward, B., Heaton, V., Mirosch, N., …Jervis, J. (2020). Geophysical monitoring of simulated homicide burials for forensic investigations. Scientific reports, 10, Article 7544. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64262-3

Finding hidden bodies, believed to have been murdered and buried, is problematic, expensive in terms of human resource and currently has low success rates for law enforcement agencies. Here we present, for the first time, ten years of multidisciplina... Read More about Geophysical monitoring of simulated homicide burials for forensic investigations.

Probing the acid sites of zeolites with pyridine: quantitative AGIR measurements of the molar absorption coefficients (2020)
Journal Article
Zholobenko. (2020). Probing the acid sites of zeolites with pyridine: quantitative AGIR measurements of the molar absorption coefficients. Journal of Catalysis, 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.003

This study presents a detailed methodology, which combines high-precision thermogravimetry and FTIR spectroscopy, aiming to establish the most accurate and reliable means of measuring the molar absorption coefficients of adsorbed species. As the inte... Read More about Probing the acid sites of zeolites with pyridine: quantitative AGIR measurements of the molar absorption coefficients.