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A comprehensive study on the processing of Co:ZnO nanostructured ceramics: Defect chemistry engineering and grain growth kinetics (2022)
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da Silva, R., Morbec, J., Rahman, G., & de Carvalho, H. (2022). A comprehensive study on the processing of Co:ZnO nanostructured ceramics: Defect chemistry engineering and grain growth kinetics. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2022.07.038

In this report, we present a systematic study on the preparation of Co:ZnO ceramics via a standard solid-state route from different Co precursors (Co3O4, CoO, and metallic Co) and atmospheres (O2 and Ar). Particular emphasis is given to defect chemis... Read More about A comprehensive study on the processing of Co:ZnO nanostructured ceramics: Defect chemistry engineering and grain growth kinetics.

Defects in MgB4O7 (pure and doped with lanthanides): A case study using a computational modelling approach (2022)
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Bispo, G., Nascimento, D., Santana, L., Ferreira, G., Macedo, Z., Lima, H., …Valerio, M. (2022). Defects in MgB4O7 (pure and doped with lanthanides): A case study using a computational modelling approach. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2022.414049

Lanthanide-doped MgB4O7 is a potential dosimetric material due to its thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) properties. These properties have been largely reported, but there are few theoretical studies dedicated to unde... Read More about Defects in MgB4O7 (pure and doped with lanthanides): A case study using a computational modelling approach.

Structure and diffusive dynamics of aspartate a-decarboxylase (ADC) liganded with D-serine in aqueous solution. (2022)
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Raskar, T., Niebling, S., Devos, J. M., Yorke, B. A., Härtlein, M., Huse, N., …Pearson, A. R. (2022). Structure and diffusive dynamics of aspartate a-decarboxylase (ADC) liganded with D-serine in aqueous solution. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(34), 20336 - 20347. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp02063g

Incoherent neutron spectroscopy, in combination with dynamic light scattering, was used to investigate the effect of ligand binding on the center-of-mass self-diffusion and internal diffusive dynamics of Escherichia coli aspartate a-decarboxylase (AD... Read More about Structure and diffusive dynamics of aspartate a-decarboxylase (ADC) liganded with D-serine in aqueous solution..

The HD 260655 system: Two rocky worlds transiting a bright M dwarf at 10 pc (2022)
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Hellier. (2022). The HD 260655 system: Two rocky worlds transiting a bright M dwarf at 10 pc. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1 - 23. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243834

We report the discovery of a multiplanetary system transiting the M0 V dwarf HD 260655 (GJ 239, TOI-4599). The system consists of at least two transiting planets, namely HD 260655 b, with a period of 2.77 d, a radius of Rb = 1.240 ± 0.023 R?, a mass... Read More about The HD 260655 system: Two rocky worlds transiting a bright M dwarf at 10 pc.

A Reversibly Porous Supramolecular Peptide Framework** (2022)
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Brightwell, D. F., Truccolo, G., Samanta, K., Fenn, E. J., Holder, S. J., Shepherd, H. J., …Palma, A. (2022). A Reversibly Porous Supramolecular Peptide Framework**. Chemistry - A European Journal, 28(66), https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202202368

The ability to use bio‐inspired building blocks in the assembly of novel supramolecular frameworks is at the forefront of an exciting research field. Herein, we present the first polyproline helix to self‐assemble into a reversibly porous, crystallin... Read More about A Reversibly Porous Supramolecular Peptide Framework**.

Very massive star winds as sources of the short-lived radioactive isotope 26Al (2022)
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Martinet, S., Meynet, G., Nandal, D., Ekström, S., Georgy, C., Haemmerlé, L., …Dwarkadas, V. (2022). Very massive star winds as sources of the short-lived radioactive isotope 26Al. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A181. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243474

Context. The 26Al short-lived radioactive nuclide is the source of the observed galactic diffuse γ-ray emission at 1.8 MeV. While different sources of 26Al have been explored, such as asymptotic giant branch stars, massive stellar winds, and supernov... Read More about Very massive star winds as sources of the short-lived radioactive isotope 26Al.

The GAPS Programme at TNG XXXVI. Measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and revising the physical and orbital parameters of the HAT-P-15, HAT-P-17, HAT-P-21, HAT-P-26, HAT-P-29 eccentric planetary systems (2022)
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Mancini, L., Esposito, M., Covino, E., Southworth, J., Poretti, E., Andreuzzi, G., …Piotto, G. (2022). The GAPS Programme at TNG XXXVI. Measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and revising the physical and orbital parameters of the HAT-P-15, HAT-P-17, HAT-P-21, HAT-P-26, HAT-P-29 eccentric planetary systems. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, Article A162. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243742

Context. The measurement of the spin-orbit alignment of hot Jupiters, including a range of orbital and physical properties, can provide information about the evolution of the orbits of this special class of giant planets. Aims. We aim to refine th... Read More about The GAPS Programme at TNG XXXVI. Measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and revising the physical and orbital parameters of the HAT-P-15, HAT-P-17, HAT-P-21, HAT-P-26, HAT-P-29 eccentric planetary systems.

Very massive star winds as sources of the short-lived radioactive isotope Al-26 (2022)
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Hirschi. (2022). Very massive star winds as sources of the short-lived radioactive isotope Al-26. Astronomy & Astrophysics,

Context. The 26Al short-lived radioactive nuclide is the source of the observed galactic diffuse ?-ray emission at 1.8 MeV. While different sources of 26Al have been explored, such as asymptotic giant branch stars, massive stellar winds, and supernov... Read More about Very massive star winds as sources of the short-lived radioactive isotope Al-26.

A stellar occultation by the transneptunian object (50000) Quaoar observed by CHEOPS (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). A stellar occultation by the transneptunian object (50000) Quaoar observed by CHEOPS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1 - 9. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244221

Context. Stellar occultation is a powerful technique that allows the determination of some physical parameters of the occulting object. The result depends on the photometric accuracy, the temporal resolution, and the number of chords obtained. Space... Read More about A stellar occultation by the transneptunian object (50000) Quaoar observed by CHEOPS.

An Automated Computer‐Vision “Bubble‐Counting” Technique to Characterise CO<sub>2</sub> Dissolution into an Acetonitrile Flow Stream in a Teflon AF‐2400 Tube‐in‐Tube Flow Device (2022)
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O'Brien, M., & Moraru, R. (2023). An Automated Computer‐Vision “Bubble‐Counting” Technique to Characterise CO2 Dissolution into an Acetonitrile Flow Stream in a Teflon AF‐2400 Tube‐in‐Tube Flow Device. ChemPlusChem, 88(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202200167

AbstractA Teflon AF‐2400 based tube‐in‐tube device was used to generate flow streams of CO2 in acetonitrile and a computer‐vision based ‘bubble counting’ technique was used to estimate the amount of CO2 that had passed into solution whilst in the tub... Read More about An Automated Computer‐Vision “Bubble‐Counting” Technique to Characterise CO<sub>2</sub> Dissolution into an Acetonitrile Flow Stream in a Teflon AF‐2400 Tube‐in‐Tube Flow Device.

Power-2 limb-darkening coefficients for the uvby, UBVRIJHK, SDSS ugriz, Gaia, Kepler, and TESS photometric systems (2022)
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Claret, A., & Southworth, J. (2022). Power-2 limb-darkening coefficients for the uvby, UBVRIJHK, SDSS ugriz, Gaia, Kepler, and TESS photometric systems. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, Article A128. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243827

Context. Limb darkening is an important stellar phenomenon and must be accounted for in the study of stellar spectra, eclipsing binaries, transiting planetary systems, and microlensing events. The power-2 limb-darkening law provides a good match to t... Read More about Power-2 limb-darkening coefficients for the uvby, UBVRIJHK, SDSS ugriz, Gaia, Kepler, and TESS photometric systems.

Use of strontium isotope ratios in geolocation of Guatemalan population: Potential role in identification of remains. (2022)
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Austin, R., Fowler, G., Croxton, R., Evans, J., Thompson, D. F., Cooper, J. J., & Perez Tanchez, M. (2022). Use of strontium isotope ratios in geolocation of Guatemalan population: Potential role in identification of remains. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67(5), 1962-1970. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15116

Within post-conflict communities, attempts to identify and repatriate unidentified and missing individuals poses a difficult task. As current forensic strategies commonly lack the capacity to provide region of origin assessments, forensic anthropolog... Read More about Use of strontium isotope ratios in geolocation of Guatemalan population: Potential role in identification of remains..

Molecular Inhibition for Selective CO2 Conversion. (2022)
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Creissen, C., Rivera de la Cruz, J., Karapinar, D., Taverna, D., Schreiber, M., & Fontecave, M. (2022). Molecular Inhibition for Selective CO2 Conversion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e202206279 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202206279

Electrochemical CO2 reduction presents a sustainable route to the production of chemicals and fuels. Achieving a narrow product distribution with heterogeneous Cu catalysts is challenging and conventional material modifications offer limited control... Read More about Molecular Inhibition for Selective CO2 Conversion..

A survey of case studies on the use of forensic three-dimensional printing in England and Wales. (2022)
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Collings. (2022). A survey of case studies on the use of forensic three-dimensional printing in England and Wales. International Journal of Legal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-022-02872-4

3D printing has rapidly developed and been applied in forensic science due to its use in creating demonstrations for courts of law. Much of the literature on this specific topic has focused on the use of 3D printed models in academia, the potential i... Read More about A survey of case studies on the use of forensic three-dimensional printing in England and Wales..

TOI-712: A System of Adolescent Mini-Neptunes Extending to the Habitable Zone (2022)
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Hellier. (2022). TOI-712: A System of Adolescent Mini-Neptunes Extending to the Habitable Zone. Astronomical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ac7954

As an all-sky survey, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission is able to detect the brightest and rarest types of transiting planetary systems, including young planets that enable study of the evolutionary processes that occur wit... Read More about TOI-712: A System of Adolescent Mini-Neptunes Extending to the Habitable Zone.

Uncovering the true periods of the young sub-Neptunes orbiting TOI-2076 (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). Uncovering the true periods of the young sub-Neptunes orbiting TOI-2076. Astronomy & Astrophysics, A156 - A156. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243065

Context. TOI-2076 is a transiting three-planet system of sub-Neptunes orbiting a bright (G = 8.9 mag), young (340 ± 80 Myr) K-type star. Although a validated planetary system, the orbits of the two outer planets were unconstrained as only two non-con... Read More about Uncovering the true periods of the young sub-Neptunes orbiting TOI-2076.

REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 10: THE PULSATING B-TYPE SYSTEM V1388 ORIONIS (2022)
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Southworth, J., & Bowman, D. M. (2022). REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 10: THE PULSATING B-TYPE SYSTEM V1388 ORIONIS. Observatory, 142, 161 - 173. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2205.08841+Focus+to+learn+more

V1388 Ori is an early-B type detached eclipsing binary whose physical properties have previously been measured from dedicated spectroscopy and a ground-based survey light curve. We reconsider the properties of the system using newly-available light c... Read More about REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 10: THE PULSATING B-TYPE SYSTEM V1388 ORIONIS.

Stringent limits on 28SiO maser emission from the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis (2022)
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(2022). Stringent limits on 28SiO maser emission from the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4894-4897. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1589

There are indications that the third known eruption of the recurrent nova T CrB is imminent, and multi-wavelength observations prior to the eruption are important to characterise the system before it erupts. T CrB is known to display the SiO fundamen... Read More about Stringent limits on 28SiO maser emission from the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis.

The VMC survey - XLIX. Discovery of a population of quasars dominated by nuclear dust emission behind the Magellanic Clouds (2022)
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Pennock, C. M., Th van Loon, J., Anih, J. O., Maitra, C., Haberl, F., Sansom, A. E., …Vardoulaki, E. (2022). The VMC survey - XLIX. Discovery of a population of quasars dominated by nuclear dust emission behind the Magellanic Clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 515(4), 6046-6065. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2096

Following the discovery of SAGE0536AGN (z ∼ 0.14), with the strongest 10-μm silicate emission ever observed for an active galactic nucleus (AGN), we discovered SAGE0534AGN (z ∼ 1.01), a similar AGN but with less extreme silicate emission. Both were o... Read More about The VMC survey - XLIX. Discovery of a population of quasars dominated by nuclear dust emission behind the Magellanic Clouds.