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Preparation of a 4′‐Thiouridine Building‐Block for Solid‐Phase Oligonucleotide Synthesis (2023)
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Benckendorff, C. M. M., Sanghvi, Y. S., & Miller, G. J. (2023). Preparation of a 4′‐Thiouridine Building‐Block for Solid‐Phase Oligonucleotide Synthesis. Current Protocols in Neuroscience, 3(9), e878. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.878

Starting from a commercially available thioether, we report a nine‐step synthesis of a 4′‐thiouridine phosphoramidite building‐block. We install the uracil nucleobase using Pummerer‐type glycosylation of a sulfoxide intermediate followed by a series... Read More about Preparation of a 4′‐Thiouridine Building‐Block for Solid‐Phase Oligonucleotide Synthesis.

TOI-332 b: A super dense Neptune found deep within the Neptunian desert (2023)
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Osborn, A., Armstrong, D. J., Fernández, J. F., Knierim, H., Adibekyan, V., Collins, K. A., …Wheatley, P. J. (in press). TOI-332 b: A super dense Neptune found deep within the Neptunian desert. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526(1), 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2575

To date, thousands of planets have been discovered, but there are regions of the orbital parameter space that are still bare. An example is the short period and intermediate mass/radius space known as the ‘Neptunian desert’, where planets should be e... Read More about TOI-332 b: A super dense Neptune found deep within the Neptunian desert.

Stellar wind yields of very massive stars (2023)
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Higgins, E. R., Vink, J. S., Hirschi, R., Laird, A. M., & Sabhahit, G. N. (in press). Stellar wind yields of very massive stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526(1), 534–547. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2537

The most massive stars provide an essential source of recycled material for young clusters and galaxies. While very massive stars (VMS, M>100 $\rm {\rm M}_{\odot }$) are relatively rare compared to O stars, they lose disproportionately large a... Read More about Stellar wind yields of very massive stars.

Snowflakes in a Furnace: Formation of CO and Dust in a Recurrent Nova Eruption (2023)
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Banerjee, D. P. K., Woodward, C. E., Joshi, V., Evans, A., Walter, F. M., Marion, G. H., …Starrfield, S. (2023). Snowflakes in a Furnace: Formation of CO and Dust in a Recurrent Nova Eruption. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 954(1), Article L16. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acf0c4

We report the detection of carbon monoxide (CO) and dust, formed under hostile conditions, in recurrent nova V745 Sco about 8.7 days after its 2014 outburst. The formation of molecules or dust has not been recorded previously in the ejecta of a recur... Read More about Snowflakes in a Furnace: Formation of CO and Dust in a Recurrent Nova Eruption.

REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 14: THE F-TYPE SYSTEM V570 PERSEI (2023)
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Southworth, J. (2023). REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 14: THE F-TYPE SYSTEM V570 PERSEI. Observatory,

V570 Per is a binary star system containing two F-type stars in a 1.90 d period circular orbit. It shows shallow partial eclipses that were discovered from its Hipparcos light curve. We present an analysis of this system based on two sectors of high-... Read More about REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 14: THE F-TYPE SYSTEM V570 PERSEI.

TOI-2084 b and TOI-4184 b: Two new sub-Neptunes around M dwarf stars (2023)
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Barkaoui, K., Timmermans, M., Soubkiou, A., Rackham, B. V., Burgasser, A. J., Chouqar, J., …Zúñiga-Fernández, S. (2023). TOI-2084 b and TOI-4184 b: Two new sub-Neptunes around M dwarf stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 677, Article A38. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346838

We present the discovery and validation of two TESS exoplanets orbiting nearby M dwarfs: TOI-2084 b, and TOI-4184 b. We characterized the host stars by combining spectra from Shane/Kast and Magellan/FIRE, spectral energy distribution analysis, and st... Read More about TOI-2084 b and TOI-4184 b: Two new sub-Neptunes around M dwarf stars.

Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors † (2023)
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Dolan, J., Ahmadipour, S., Wahart, A., Ni Cheallaigh, A., Sari, S., Eurtivong,, C., …Miller, G. (2023). Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors †. RSC Chemical Biology, 4(11), 865-870. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CB00126A

Upon undergoing mucoid conversion within the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesises copious quantities of the virulence factor and exopolysaccharide alginate. The enzyme guanosine diphosphate ma... Read More about Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors †.

Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the compact elliptical galaxy M32 reveals a dearth of carbon stars (2023)
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Jones, O. C., Boyer, M. L., McDonald, I., Meixner, M., & van Loon, J. T. (2023). Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the compact elliptical galaxy M32 reveals a dearth of carbon stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 525(3), 3693-3702. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2472

We present new Hubble Space Telescope WFC3/IR medium-band photometry of the compact elliptical galaxy M32, chemically resolving its thermally pulsating asymptotic giant branch stars. We find 2829 M-type stars and 57 C stars. The carbon stars are like... Read More about Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the compact elliptical galaxy M32 reveals a dearth of carbon stars.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: Homogenisation of stellar parameters and elemental abundances (2023)
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Hourihane, A., François, P., Worley, C. C., Magrini, L., Gonneau, A., Casey, A. R., …Minkevičiūtė, R. (2023). The Gaia-ESO Survey: Homogenisation of stellar parameters and elemental abundances. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 676, Article A129. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202345910

The Gaia-ESO Survey is a public spectroscopic survey that targeted greater than or similar to 10(5) stars covering all major components of the Milky Way from the end of 2011 to 2018, delivering its final public release in May 2022. Unlike other spect... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: Homogenisation of stellar parameters and elemental abundances.

Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis (2023)
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Brennan, L. E., Kumawat, L. K., Piatek, M. E., Kinross, A. J., McNaughton, D. A., Marchetti, L., …Elmes, R. B. (in press). Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis. Chem, 9(11), 3138-3158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2023.07.014

Artificial transmembrane ion transporters have proposed applicability to medicinal chemistry, where perturbation of normal cellular homeostasis has already been shown to induce apoptosis in mammalian cells; however, this effect has not been observed... Read More about Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis.

Type Ia Supernova Nucleosynthesis: Metallicity-dependent Yields (2023)
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Keegans, J. D., Pignatari, M., Stancliffe, R. J., Travaglio, C., Jones, S., Gibson, B. K., …Few, G. (2023). Type Ia Supernova Nucleosynthesis: Metallicity-dependent Yields. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 268(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ace102

Type Ia supernova explosions (SN Ia) are fundamental sources of elements for the chemical evolution of galaxies. They efficiently produce intermediate-mass (with Z between 11 and 20) and iron group elements—for example, about 70% of the solar iron is... Read More about Type Ia Supernova Nucleosynthesis: Metallicity-dependent Yields.

RetroBioCat Database: A Platform for Collaborative Curation and Automated Meta-Analysis of Biocatalysis Data (2023)
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Finnigan, W., Lubberink, M., Hepworth, L. J., Citoler, J., Mattey, A. P., Ford, G. J., …Turner, N. J. (2023). RetroBioCat Database: A Platform for Collaborative Curation and Automated Meta-Analysis of Biocatalysis Data. ACS catalysis, 13(17), 11771-11780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c01418

Despite the increasing use of biocatalysis for organic synthesis, there are currently no databases that adequately capture synthetic biotransformations. The lack of a biocatalysis database prevents accelerating biocatalyst characterization efforts fr... Read More about RetroBioCat Database: A Platform for Collaborative Curation and Automated Meta-Analysis of Biocatalysis Data.

Coherent Phonons in van der Waals MoSe2/WSe2 Heterobilayers (2023)
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Li, C., Scherbakov, A. V., Soubelet, P., Samusev, A. K., Ruppert, C., Balakrishnan, N., …Akimov, A. V. (2023). Coherent Phonons in van der Waals MoSe2/WSe2 Heterobilayers. Nano Letters, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02316

The increasing role of two-dimensional (2D) devices requires the development of new techniques for ultrafast control of physical properties in 2D van der Waals (vdW) nanolayers. A special feature of heterobilayers assembled from vdW monolayers is fem... Read More about Coherent Phonons in van der Waals MoSe2/WSe2 Heterobilayers.

OGLE-2019-BLG-0825: Constraints on the Source System and Effect on Binary-lens Parameters Arising from a Five-day Xallarap Effect in a Candidate Planetary Microlensing Event (2023)
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Satoh, Y. K., Koshimoto, N., Bennett, D. P., Sumi, T., Rattenbury, N. J., Suzuki, D., …Spyratos, P. (2023). OGLE-2019-BLG-0825: Constraints on the Source System and Effect on Binary-lens Parameters Arising from a Five-day Xallarap Effect in a Candidate Planetary Microlensing Event. Astronomical Journal, 166(3), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ace908

We present an analysis of microlensing event OGLE-2019-BLG-0825. This event was identified as a planetary candidate by preliminary modeling. We find that significant residuals from the best-fit static binary-lens model exist and a xallarap effect can... Read More about OGLE-2019-BLG-0825: Constraints on the Source System and Effect on Binary-lens Parameters Arising from a Five-day Xallarap Effect in a Candidate Planetary Microlensing Event.

Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal (2023)
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Saod, W. M., Oliver, I. W., Thompson, D. F., Contini, A., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2023.2246016

Applications of nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatment and in environmental clean-up operations depend on the adsorption capacity of the materials for contaminants such as potentially toxic elements (PTEs). However, on their own nanoparticle... Read More about Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal.

V445 Puppis: Dustier than a Thousand Novae (2023)
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Evans, A., Banerjee, D., Woodward, C., Starrfield, S., Su, K. Y. L., Ashok, N., & Wagner, M. (2023). V445 Puppis: Dustier than a Thousand Novae. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 952(2), Article L26. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acdf56

V445 Puppis, the only known Galactic helium nova, is a unique test bed to verify supernova (SN) theories in the single-degenerate channel that involve a white dwarf (WD) accreting matter from a helium-rich donor. An estimate of the mass of the helium... Read More about V445 Puppis: Dustier than a Thousand Novae.

The chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood for planet-hosting stars (2023)
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Pignatari, M., Trueman, T. C. L., Womack, K. A., Gibson, B. K., Côté, B., Turrini, D., …Lugaro, M. (in press). The chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood for planet-hosting stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2167

Theoretical physical-chemical models for the formation of planetary systems depend on data quality for the Sun’s composition, that of stars in the solar neighbourhood, and of the estimated ”pristine” compositions for stellar systems. The effective sc... Read More about The chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood for planet-hosting stars.