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The VMC survey - XLVI. Stellar proper motions in the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud (2022)
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Niederhofer, F., Cioni, M. L., Schmidt, T., Bekki, K., de Grijs, R., Ivanov, V. D., …Van Loon, J. T. (2022). The VMC survey - XLVI. Stellar proper motions in the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(4), 5423-5439. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac712

We present proper motion (PM) measurements within the central region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using near-infrared data from the VISTA survey of the Magellanic Cloud system (VMC). This work encompasses 18 VMC tiles covering a total sky are... Read More about The VMC survey - XLVI. Stellar proper motions in the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Memristive effects due to charge transfer in graphene gated through ferroelectric CuInP2S6 (2022)
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Dey, A., Yan, W., Balakrishnan, N., Xie, S., R Kudrynskyi, Z., Kudrynskyi, Z., …Patanè, A. (2022). Memristive effects due to charge transfer in graphene gated through ferroelectric CuInP2S6. 2D Materials, 9(3), Article 035003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ac6191

Ferroelectricity at the nanometre scale can drive the miniaturisation and wide application of ferroelectric devices for memory and sensing applications. The two-dimensional van der Waals (2D-vdWs) ferroelectrics CuInP2S6 (CIPS) has attracted much att... Read More about Memristive effects due to charge transfer in graphene gated through ferroelectric CuInP2S6.

High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS (2022)
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Southworth, J., & Bowman, D. M. (2022). High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(3), 3191-3209. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac875

Pulsations and binarity are both common features of massive stars. The study of pulsating massive stars in eclipsing binary systems holds great potential for constraining stellar structure and evolution theory. However, prior to the all-sky Transitin... Read More about High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS.

eXtended Reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science (2022)
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Wisniewski, Stimpson, Pringle, Rogers, Zholobenko, & Heaton. (2022). eXtended Reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science. Science and Justice, 62(6), 696-707

Online virtual learning resources have been available for learning and teaching in forensic science for some years now, but the recent global COVID-19 related periods of irregular lockdown have necessitated the rapid development of these for teaching... Read More about eXtended Reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science.

Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science (2022)
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Hobson, L., Stimpson, I., Wisniewski, K., Pringle, J., Heaton, V., Zholobenko, V., …Rogers, S. (2022). Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science. Science and Justice, 62(6), 696-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2022.04.004

Online virtual learning resources have been available for learning and teaching in forensic science for some years now, but the recent global COVID-19 related periods of irregular lockdown have necessitated the rapid development of these for teaching... Read More about Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science.

Functional Analysis of Anuran Pelvic and Thigh Anatomy Using Musculoskeletal Modelling of Phlyctimantis maculatus (2022)
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Collings. (2022). Functional Analysis of Anuran Pelvic and Thigh Anatomy Using Musculoskeletal Modelling of Phlyctimantis maculatus. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.806174

Using their abundant musculature, frogs are able to exhibit outstanding behavioural versatility. However, understanding the dynamic motion of their 30 + hindlimb muscles, with multi-joint action, and curved pathways, is challenging. This is particula... Read More about Functional Analysis of Anuran Pelvic and Thigh Anatomy Using Musculoskeletal Modelling of Phlyctimantis maculatus.

Chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of 4'-thionucleosides (2022)
Thesis
Guinan, M. (2022). Chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of 4'-thionucleosides. (Thesis). Keele University

Nucleoside analogues have proven to be highly successful chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers and viruses. Several such compounds, including Sofosbuvir and Gemcitabine are the go-to option in first line treatments. Ho... Read More about Chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of 4'-thionucleosides.

Dynamics in a stellar convective layer and at its boundary: Comparison of five 3D hydrodynamics codes (2022)
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Andrassy, R., Higl, J., Mao, H., Mocak, M., Vlaykov, D. G., Arnett, W. D., …Woodward, P. (2022). Dynamics in a stellar convective layer and at its boundary: Comparison of five 3D hydrodynamics codes. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, Article ARTN A193. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142557

Our ability to predict the structure and evolution of stars is in part limited by complex, 3D hydrodynamic processes such as convective boundary mixing. Hydrodynamic simulations help us understand the dynamics of stellar convection and convective bou... Read More about Dynamics in a stellar convective layer and at its boundary: Comparison of five 3D hydrodynamics codes.

V456 Cyg: An eclipsing binary with tidally perturbed g-mode pulsations (2022)
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Van Reeth, T., Southworth, J., Van Beeck, J., & Bowman, D. M. (2022). V456 Cyg: An eclipsing binary with tidally perturbed g-mode pulsations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, Article ARTN A177. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142833

Context. Many well-known bright stars have been observed by the ongoing transiting exoplanet survey satellite (TESS) space mission. For several of them, these new data reveal previously unobserved variability, such as tidally perturbed pulsations in... Read More about V456 Cyg: An eclipsing binary with tidally perturbed g-mode pulsations.

The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes (2022)
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MacIsaac, H., Cami, J., Cox, N. L., Farhang, A., Smoker, J., Elyajouri, M., …Smith, K. T. (2022). The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142225

Context. Several diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) have profiles with resolved sub-peaks that resemble rotational bands of large molecules. Analysis of these profiles can constrain the sizes and geometries of the DIB carriers, especially if the profi... Read More about The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes.

Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Graveyards with Contrasting Soil Types (2022)
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Madden, C., Pringle, J., Jeffery, A., Wisniewski, K., Glanville, H., Heaton, V., …Oliver, I. (2022). Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Graveyards with Contrasting Soil Types. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 55278–55292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19676-z

Human remains have been interred in burial grounds since historic times. Although the re-use of graveyards differs from one country, region or time-period to another, over time graveyard soil may become contaminated or enriched with heavy metal eleme... Read More about Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Graveyards with Contrasting Soil Types.

A multi-modal exploration of heterogeneous physico–chemical properties of DCIS breast microcalcifications (2022)
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Gosling, S., Calabrese, D., Nallala, J., Greenwood, C., Pinder, S., King, L., …Stone, N. (2022). A multi-modal exploration of heterogeneous physico–chemical properties of DCIS breast microcalcifications. Analyst, 147(8), 1641-1654. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1an01548f

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is frequently associated with breast calcification. This study combines multiple analytical techniques to investigate the heterogeneity of these calcifications at the micrometre scale. X-ray diffraction, scanning elect... Read More about A multi-modal exploration of heterogeneous physico–chemical properties of DCIS breast microcalcifications.

The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M-circle plus mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf (2022)
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Hellier. (2022). The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M-circle plus mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1606 - 1627. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac638

We present the discovery and characterization of two transiting planets observed by TESS in the light curves of the young and bright (V = 9.67) star HD73583 (TOI-560). We perform an intensive spectroscopic and photometric space- and ground-based foll... Read More about The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M-circle plus mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf.

The VMC survey – XLVIII. Classical cepheids unveil the 3D geometry of the LMC (2022)
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Van Loon. (2022). The VMC survey – XLVIII. Classical cepheids unveil the 3D geometry of the LMC. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 563 - 582. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac595

We employed the VISTA near-infrared YJK(s) survey of the Magellanic System (VMC) to analyse the Y, J, and K-s light curves of delta Cepheid stars (DCEPs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Our sample consists of 4408 objects accounting for 97 per c... Read More about The VMC survey – XLVIII. Classical cepheids unveil the 3D geometry of the LMC.

On Rayleigh wave field induced by surface stresses under the effect of gravity (2022)
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Prikazchikov, D., & Mubaraki, A. (2022). On Rayleigh wave field induced by surface stresses under the effect of gravity. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 27(9), https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865221080550

The paper is concerned with development of the asymptotic formulation for surface wave field induced by vertical surface stress under the effect of gravity in the short-wave region. The approach relies on the methodology of hyperbolic-elliptic models... Read More about On Rayleigh wave field induced by surface stresses under the effect of gravity.

The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142400

Context. Gas giants orbiting close to hot and massive early-type stars can reach dayside temperatures that are comparable to those of the coldest stars. These 'ultra-hot Jupiters' have atmospheres made of ions and atomic species from molecular dissoc... Read More about The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve.

Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems (2022)
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Baştürk, Ö., Esmer, E. M., Yalçınkaya, S., Torun, Ş., Mancini, L., Helweh, F., …Yelkenci, K. (2022). Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 2062-2081. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac592

We study the transit timings of 10 exoplanets in order to investigate potential transit timing variations in them. We model their available ground-based light curves, some presented here and others taken from the literature, and homogeneously measure... Read More about Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems.

CHEOPS geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). CHEOPS geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, L4 - L4. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243082

We report the detection of the secondary eclipse of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b in optical/visible light using the CHEOPS space telescope. Our measurement of 20.4(-3.3)(+3.2) parts per million translates into a geometric albedo of A(g) = 0.096 +/- 0.... Read More about CHEOPS geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b.