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Cold case report: Geoforensic brownfield site search for murder victim based on prison informant lead (2024)
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Pringle, J. K., Binley, A., Wisniewski, K. D., Davenward, B., Heaton, V. G., & Handley, G. E. (2024). Cold case report: Geoforensic brownfield site search for murder victim based on prison informant lead. Forensic Science International: Reports, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2024.100404

Cold case searches for the missing can be challenging, especially when the convicted perpetrator may or may not be giving forensic investigators truthful information. This paper reports on a cold case search for a teenage girl who was reported missin... Read More about Cold case report: Geoforensic brownfield site search for murder victim based on prison informant lead.

Carrier-free chemo-phototherapeutic nanomedicines with endo/lysosomal escape function enhance the therapeutic effect of drug molecules in tumors (2024)
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Feng, X., Brown, C. M., Wang, H., Kashif, S., Roberts, S., Yan, L., …Chen, X. (in press). Carrier-free chemo-phototherapeutic nanomedicines with endo/lysosomal escape function enhance the therapeutic effect of drug molecules in tumors. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 12(27), 6703-6715. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tb00465e

Carrier-free nanomedicines offer advantages of extremely high drug loading capacity (>80%), minimal non-drug constituent burden, and facile preparation processes. Numerous studies have proved that multimodal cancer therapy can enhance chemotherapy ef... Read More about Carrier-free chemo-phototherapeutic nanomedicines with endo/lysosomal escape function enhance the therapeutic effect of drug molecules in tumors.

Star Formation History of the Local Group Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, NGC 6822 (2024)
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Khatamsaz, F., Abdollahi, M., Abdollahi, H., Javadi, A., & van Loon, J. T. (in press). Star Formation History of the Local Group Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, NGC 6822. Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 71(2), 394-397. https://doi.org/10.52526/25792776-24.71.2-394

NGC 6822 is an isolated dwarf irregular galaxy in the local group at a distance of ∼ 490 kpc. In this paper, we present the star formation history (SFH) within a field with a radius of ∼ 3 kpc, beyond the optical body of the galaxy ( ∼ 1.2 kpc). We u... Read More about Star Formation History of the Local Group Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, NGC 6822.

Deciphering Galactic Halos: A Detailed Review of Star Formation in NGC 5128 (Cen A) (2024)
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Abdollahi, M., Aghdam, S. T., Javadi, A., Hashemi, S. A., van Loon, J. T., Khosroshahi, H., …Saberi, M. (in press). Deciphering Galactic Halos: A Detailed Review of Star Formation in NGC 5128 (Cen A). Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 71(2), 345-350. https://doi.org/10.52526/25792776-24.71.2-345

NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), the closest giant elliptical galaxy outside the Local Group to the Milky Way, is one of the brightest extragalactic radio sources. It is distinguished by a prominent dust lane and powerful jets, driven by a supermassive black... Read More about Deciphering Galactic Halos: A Detailed Review of Star Formation in NGC 5128 (Cen A).

Machine Learning Classification of Young Stellar Objects and Evolved Stars in the Magellanic Clouds Using the Probabilistic Random Forest Classifier (2024)
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Ghaziasgar, S., Abdollahi, M., Javadi, A., van Loon, J. T., McDonald, I., Oliveira, J., & Khosroshahi, H. G. (in press). Machine Learning Classification of Young Stellar Objects and Evolved Stars in the Magellanic Clouds Using the Probabilistic Random Forest Classifier. Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 71(2), 377-382. https://doi.org/10.52526/25792776-24.71.2-377

The Magellanic Clouds (MCs) are excellent locations to study stellar dust emission and its contribution to galaxy evolution. Through spectral and photometric classification, MCs can serve as a unique environment for studying stellar evolution and gal... Read More about Machine Learning Classification of Young Stellar Objects and Evolved Stars in the Magellanic Clouds Using the Probabilistic Random Forest Classifier.

Detection of the Long Period Variable Stars of And II Dwarf Satellite galaxy (2024)
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Abdollahi, H., Javadi, A., van Loon, J. T., McDonald, I., Abdollahi, M., Saremi, E., …Mahani, H. (in press). Detection of the Long Period Variable Stars of And II Dwarf Satellite galaxy. Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 71(2), 383-388. https://doi.org/10.52526/25792776-24.71.2-383

We conducted an extensive study of the spheroidal dwarf satellite galaxies around the Andromeda galaxy to produce an extensive catalog of LPV stars. The optical monitoring project consists of 55 dwarf galaxies and four globular clusters that are memb... Read More about Detection of the Long Period Variable Stars of And II Dwarf Satellite galaxy.

A Deep Dive into Stellar Populations in M33’s Central Region: Near-Infrared Observations and Analysis (2024)
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Alizadeh, M., Javadi, A., van Loon, J. T., Abedini, Y., Abdollahi, H., & Seifipour, S. (in press). A Deep Dive into Stellar Populations in M33’s Central Region: Near-Infrared Observations and Analysis. Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 71(2), 389-393. https://doi.org/10.52526/25792776-24.71.2-389

Data collection was conducted using three cameras on the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) from 2003 to 2007. Throughout three nights in August 2005, the UKIRT Fast-Track Imager (UFTI) made K-band observations. The J and H bands Wide Field Camera (WFCAM)... Read More about A Deep Dive into Stellar Populations in M33’s Central Region: Near-Infrared Observations and Analysis.

NGTS-EB-7, an eccentric, long-period, low-mass eclipsing binary (2024)
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Rodel, T., Watson, C. A., Ulmer-Moll, S., Gill, S., Maxted, P. F. L., Casewell, S. L., …Wheatley, P. J. (in press). NGTS-EB-7, an eccentric, long-period, low-mass eclipsing binary. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2799

Despite being the most common types of stars in the Galaxy, the physical properties of late M dwarfs are often poorly constrained. A trend of radius inflation compared to evolutionary models has been observed for earlier type M dwarfs in eclipsing bi... Read More about NGTS-EB-7, an eccentric, long-period, low-mass eclipsing binary.

Near-infrared spectroscopy of the LMC recurrent nova LMCN 1968-12a (2024)
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Evans, A., Banerjee, D. P. K., Geballe, T. R., Polin, A., Hsiao, E. Y., Page, K. L., …Starrfield, S. (2024). Near-infrared spectroscopy of the LMC recurrent nova LMCN 1968-12a. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 536(2), 1710-1717. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2711

We have obtained near-infrared (0.80–2.45 $\, \mu$m) spectra of the recurrent nova LMCN 1968-12a on two occasions during its 2024 August eruption. This is the first near-infrared spectroscopy of an extragalactic nova. The initial spectrum, on day 8.4... Read More about Near-infrared spectroscopy of the LMC recurrent nova LMCN 1968-12a.

Stellar Evolution and Convection in 3D Hydrodynamic Simulations of a Complete Burning Phase (2024)
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Rizzuti, F., Hirschi, R., Varma, V., Arnett, W. D., Georgy, C., Meakin, C., …Rauscher, T. (2024). Stellar Evolution and Convection in 3D Hydrodynamic Simulations of a Complete Burning Phase. Galaxies, 12(6), 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies12060087

Our understanding of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis is limited by the uncertainties coming from the complex multi-dimensional processes in stellar interiors, such as convection and nuclear burning. Three-dimensional stellar models can improve... Read More about Stellar Evolution and Convection in 3D Hydrodynamic Simulations of a Complete Burning Phase.

Synthesis of S-Glycoside Building Blocks as Mimetics of the Repeating d-GlcN-α-1,4-d-GlcA Heparan Sulfate Disaccharide (2024)
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O’Shea, C., & Miller, G. J. (2024). Synthesis of S-Glycoside Building Blocks as Mimetics of the Repeating d-GlcN-α-1,4-d-GlcA Heparan Sulfate Disaccharide. Molecules, 29(23), Article 5809. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29235809

Heparan sulfate (HS), a sulfated linear carbohydrate that decorates the cell surface and extracellular matrix, is a key regulator of biological processes. Owing to the inherent structural complexity of HS, structure-to-function studies with its ligan... Read More about Synthesis of S-Glycoside Building Blocks as Mimetics of the Repeating d-GlcN-α-1,4-d-GlcA Heparan Sulfate Disaccharide.

The CHEOPS view of the climate of WASP-3 b (2024)
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Scandariato, G., Carone, L., Cubillos, P. E., Maxted, P. F. L., Zingales, T., Günther, M. N., …Walton, N. A. (2024). The CHEOPS view of the climate of WASP-3 b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 692, Article A129. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451049

Abstract

Context. Hot Jupiters are giant planets subject to intense stellar radiation. The physical and chemical properties of their atmosphere make them the most amenable targets for atmospheric characterization.

Aims. In this paper we analyze... Read More about The CHEOPS view of the climate of WASP-3 b.

Three-dimensional interaction of thermoacoustic modes in a circular tube (2024)
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Zhou, W., Wang, X., Zhang, G., Heckl, M., & Sun, X. (2025). Three-dimensional interaction of thermoacoustic modes in a circular tube. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 600, 118899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2024.118899

This study applies the Green's function method to investigate the modal interaction during thermoacoustic instability specifically in the afterburner. The afterburner is modelled as a cylindrical tube with a compact flame. Nonlinear... Read More about Three-dimensional interaction of thermoacoustic modes in a circular tube.

X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the Small Magellanic Cloud (2024)
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Backs, F., Brands, S. A., de Koter, A., Kaper, L., Vink, J. S., Puls, J., …Verhamme, O. (2024). X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 692(December 2024), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451893

Context. Mass loss through a stellar wind is an important physical process that steers the evolution of massive stars and controls the properties of their end-of-life products, such as the supernova type and the mass of compact remnants. To probe its... Read More about X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the Small Magellanic Cloud.

X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at low metallicity: IX. Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2024)
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Verhamme, O., Sundqvist, J., de Koter, A., Sana, H., Backs, F., Brands, S. A., …XShootu collaboration. (2024). X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at low metallicity: IX. Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 692(December 2024), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451169

Context. Current implementations of mass loss for hot, massive stars in stellar evolution models usually include a sharp increase in mass loss when blue supergiants become cooler than Teff ∼ 20 − 22 kK. Such a drastic mass-loss jump has traditionally... Read More about X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at low metallicity: IX. Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Processing of GASKAP-Hi pilot survey data using a commercial supercomputer (2024)
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Kemp, I., Pingel, N., Worth, R., Wake, J., Mitchell, D., Midgely, S., …van Loon, J. T. (2025). Processing of GASKAP-Hi pilot survey data using a commercial supercomputer. Astronomy and Computing, 51, Article 100901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ascom.2024.100901

Modern radio telescopes generate large amounts of data, with the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) expected to feed up to 292 GB of visibilities per second to the science data processor (SDP). However, the... Read More about Processing of GASKAP-Hi pilot survey data using a commercial supercomputer.

Towards the synthesis of a 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-mannose building block and characterisation of an unusual 2-S-phenyl anomeric pyridinium triflate salt via 1 → 2 S-migration (2024)
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Evans, S. T., Tizzard, G. J., Field, R. A., & Miller, G. J. (2024). Towards the synthesis of a 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-mannose building block and characterisation of an unusual 2-S-phenyl anomeric pyridinium triflate salt via 1 → 2 S-migration. Carbohydrate Research, 545, Article 109275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2024.109275

Regio- and stereo-selective synthetic routes to 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-mannose building blocks are often experimentally challenging when using Selectfluor with the corresponding glycal. We targeted a late-stage method to introduce fluorine in a stereospe... Read More about Towards the synthesis of a 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-mannose building block and characterisation of an unusual 2-S-phenyl anomeric pyridinium triflate salt via 1 → 2 S-migration.

A possible misaligned orbit for the young planet AU Mic c (2024)
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Yu, H., Garai, Z., Cretignier, M., Szabó, G. M., Aigrain, S., Gandolfi, D., …Wheatley, P. J. (in press). A possible misaligned orbit for the young planet AU Mic c. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 18. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2655

The AU Microscopii planetary system is only 24 Myr old, and its geometry may provide clues about the early dynamical history of planetary systems. Here, we present the first measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect for the warm sub-Neptune AU Mi... Read More about A possible misaligned orbit for the young planet AU Mic c.

Emissive triphenylamine functionalised 1,8-naphthalimide and naphthalene diimide fluorophores: aggregation, computation and biological studies. (2024)
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Ramírez Lázaro, L., Sigurvinsson, L. C., Curtin, N., Ho, J., Luis, E. T., McAdams, D. A., …Henwood, A. F. (2024). Emissive triphenylamine functionalised 1,8-naphthalimide and naphthalene diimide fluorophores: aggregation, computation and biological studies. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tb01905a

Four new aromatic imides bearing triphenylamino (TPA) moieties are reported each of which differ by the number and/or positional arrangements of the TPA units. Compounds 1-3 are 1,8-naphthalimides (naps) that contain , '-diphenyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-a... Read More about Emissive triphenylamine functionalised 1,8-naphthalimide and naphthalene diimide fluorophores: aggregation, computation and biological studies..

Synthesis of Nucleoside Analogs Containing Sulfur or Selenium Replacements of the Ribose Ring Oxygen or Carbon. (2024)
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Benckendorff, C. M. M., Sunde-Brown, P., Ní Cheallaigh, A., & Miller, G. J. (2024). Synthesis of Nucleoside Analogs Containing Sulfur or Selenium Replacements of the Ribose Ring Oxygen or Carbon. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 89(23), 16977-16989. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c02409

Nucleoside analogs have proven highly successful in many pharmaceutical intervention strategies, and continued exploration of next generation structural motifs is required. Herein we discuss recent advances toward the chemical synthesis of heteroatom... Read More about Synthesis of Nucleoside Analogs Containing Sulfur or Selenium Replacements of the Ribose Ring Oxygen or Carbon..