Thinglink and the Laboratory: Interactive Simulations of Analytical Instrumentation for HE Science Curricula (2022)
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Jeffery, A. J., Rogers, S. L., Pringle, J. K., Zholobenko, V. L., Jeffery, K. L., Wisniewski, K. D., …Emley, D. W. (2022). Thinglink and the Laboratory: Interactive Simulations of Analytical Instrumentation for HE Science Curricula. Journal of Chemical Education, 2277-2290. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c01067

Access to laboratory facilities and associated instrumentation represents a major barrier to learning in physical science education, due to constraints introduced by limited time and financial resources, cost 20 of acquisition, and health and safety... Read More about Thinglink and the Laboratory: Interactive Simulations of Analytical Instrumentation for HE Science Curricula.

From alchemy to modern mineralogy: dating mineral collections via chemical notation (2022)
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Cooke, J. C., & Jeffery, A. J. (2022). From alchemy to modern mineralogy: dating mineral collections via chemical notation. Geology Today, 38(2), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12382

Mineral specimens found in historical collections often include specimen labels, which may provide vital information on the nature, chemistry and origin of the material. However, the evolution of chemical notation, particularly during the eighteenth... Read More about From alchemy to modern mineralogy: dating mineral collections via chemical notation.

The use of portable XRF as a forensic geoscience non-destructive trace evidence tool for environmental and criminal investigations (2022)
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Pringle, J., Jeffery, A., Ruffell, A., Stimpson, I., Pirrie, D., Bergslien, E., …Partridge, J. (2022). The use of portable XRF as a forensic geoscience non-destructive trace evidence tool for environmental and criminal investigations. Forensic Science International, 111175 - 111175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111175

Hand-held, portable X-Ray fluorescence instruments (pXRF) provide a means of rapid, in-situ chemical characterisation that has considerable application as a rapid trace evidence characterisation tool in forensic geoscience. This study presents both a... Read More about The use of portable XRF as a forensic geoscience non-destructive trace evidence tool for environmental and criminal investigations.

Tourmaline reference materials for the in situ analysis of oxygen and lithium isotope ratio compositions (2020)
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Wiedenbeck, M., Trumbull, R., Rosner, M., Boyce, A., Fournelle, J., Franchi, I., …Wilke, F. (2020). Tourmaline reference materials for the in situ analysis of oxygen and lithium isotope ratio compositions. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12362

Three tourmaline reference materials sourced from the Harvard Mineralogical and Geological Museum (schorl 112566, dravite 108796 and elbaite 98144), which are already widely used for the calibration of in situ boron isotope measurements, are characte... Read More about Tourmaline reference materials for the in situ analysis of oxygen and lithium isotope ratio compositions.

‘Scallywag Bunkers’: Geophysical Investigations of WW2 Auxiliary Unit Operational Bases (OBs) in the UK (2020)
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Carr, S., Pringle, J. K., Doyle, P., Wisniewski, K. D., & Stimpson, I. G. (2020). ‘Scallywag Bunkers’: Geophysical Investigations of WW2 Auxiliary Unit Operational Bases (OBs) in the UK. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2020.1822102

In 1940, with the fall of France imminent, Britain prepared for invasion. After Dunkirk, with most armour and transport lost, a defence ‘stop line’ (GHQ Line) was prepared. Local Defence Volunteers (later Home Guard) were raised to buy time for the H... Read More about ‘Scallywag Bunkers’: Geophysical Investigations of WW2 Auxiliary Unit Operational Bases (OBs) in the UK.

Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites (2020)
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Li, W., Yu, H., Xu, J., Halama, R., Bell, K., Nan, X., & Huang, F. (2020). Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 235-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.041

To investigate the behaviour of Ba isotopes during carbonatite petrogenesis and to explore the possibility of using carbonatites to constrain the Ba isotopic composition of the mantle, we report high-precision Ba isotopic analyses of: (1) carbonatite... Read More about Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites.

Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure (2020)
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Wiltshire, R., Halama, R., Boyce, A., Petrone, C., Nazzareni, S., Gertisser, R., …Lucchi, F. (2020). Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-13433

<jats:p> &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The presently active La Fossa cone, Vulcano, widely considered the most hazardous volcano in the Aeolian Islands, is characterised by alternating periods of Vulcanian to subplinian explosive events and lava flow effusion. It... Read More about Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure.

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.

Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia) (2020)
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Halama, R., Gertisser, R., Whitley, S., Preece, K., Deegan, F., & Troll, V. (2020). Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia). Journal of Petrology, https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egaa048

Magma-carbonate interaction is an increasingly recognised process occurring at active volcanoes worldwide, with implications for the magmatic evolution of the host volcanic systems, their eruptive behaviour, volcanic CO2 budgets, and economic mineral... Read More about Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia).

External surface phenomena in dealumination and desilication of large single crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized from a sustainable source (2019)
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Zholobenko, V., de Melo, J., Peron, D., Khodakov, A., Capron, M., Nuns, N., …Ordomsky, V. (2019). External surface phenomena in dealumination and desilication of large single crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized from a sustainable source. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.05.033

Zeolite dealumination and desilication are common methods, which improve accessibility of the active sites located inside the zeolite crystallites and tune the zeolite acidity. The exact mechanism of these post-synthesis zeolite treatments remains un... Read More about External surface phenomena in dealumination and desilication of large single crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized from a sustainable source.

Structural features and stability of Spanish sepiolite as a potential catalyst (2018)
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Al-Ani, . A., Gertisser, R., & Zholobenko, V. (2018). Structural features and stability of Spanish sepiolite as a potential catalyst. Applied Clay Science, 297 -304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2018.06.021

Abstract Sepiolite-based catalysts loaded with potassium hydroxide were prepared via the wet impregnation and ion-exchange methods and evaluated as catalysts in base-assisted reactions, such as transesterification of renewable oils. The structural fe... Read More about Structural features and stability of Spanish sepiolite as a potential catalyst.

Natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes in hyporheic zones: a review of key biogeochemical processes and in-situ transformation potential (2017)
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(2017). Natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes in hyporheic zones: a review of key biogeochemical processes and in-situ transformation potential. Water Research, 362-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.10.059

Chlorinated ethenes (CEs) are legacy contaminants whose chemical footprint is expected to persist in aquifers around the world for many decades to come. These organohalides have been reported in river systems with concerning prevalence and are though... Read More about Natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes in hyporheic zones: a review of key biogeochemical processes and in-situ transformation potential.

A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Influencing Ease of Formation and s-Bonding Strength of Oxa- and Thia-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (2017)
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(2017). A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Influencing Ease of Formation and s-Bonding Strength of Oxa- and Thia-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Journal of Organic Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.7b02283

The index described previously (carbene relative energy of formation) has been extended to oxygen and sulfur heterocycles. This provides a quantitative overview of factors determining ease of formation of (i) neutral N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) by... Read More about A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Influencing Ease of Formation and s-Bonding Strength of Oxa- and Thia-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes.

A sensitivity analysis of the effect of pumping parameters on hydraulic fracture networks and local stresses during Shale Gas operations (2017)
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(2017). A sensitivity analysis of the effect of pumping parameters on hydraulic fracture networks and local stresses during Shale Gas operations. Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.05.004

The shale gas industry has significant impact on economies around the world, however, it is not without risk. One of the primary concerns is felt seismicity and recent earthquakes, caused by fault reactivation related to hydraulic fracturing operatio... Read More about A sensitivity analysis of the effect of pumping parameters on hydraulic fracture networks and local stresses during Shale Gas operations.

Preparation of pyridine-stretched 2’-deoxyhypoxanthosine phosphoramidite (2017)
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(2017). Preparation of pyridine-stretched 2’-deoxyhypoxanthosine phosphoramidite. Arkivoc, 87 -104. https://doi.org/10.3998/ark.5550190.p010.075

Pyridine-stretched 2(sic)-deoxyhypoxanthosine (strH) phosphoramidite was prepared in eight steps from Hoffer’s sugar (2(sic)-deoxy-3,5-di-O-(p-toluoyl)-alpha-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl chloride). Improved synthesis of the Hoffer sugar was achieved with... Read More about Preparation of pyridine-stretched 2’-deoxyhypoxanthosine phosphoramidite.

Matchout deuterium labelling of proteins for small-angle neutron scattering studies using prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems and high cell-density cultures. (2016)
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(2016). Matchout deuterium labelling of proteins for small-angle neutron scattering studies using prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems and high cell-density cultures. European Biophysics Journal, 425-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-016-1186-2

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is a powerful technique for the characterisation of macromolecular structures and interactions. Its main advantage over other solution state approaches is the ability to use D2O/H2O solvent contrast variation to... Read More about Matchout deuterium labelling of proteins for small-angle neutron scattering studies using prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems and high cell-density cultures..

Species-Specific Cuticular Hydrocarbon Stability within European Myrmica Ants. (2016)
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Drijfhout. (2016). Species-Specific Cuticular Hydrocarbon Stability within European Myrmica Ants. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1052 - 1062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0784-x

Recognition is a fundamental process on which all subsequent behaviors are based at every organizational level, from the gene up to the super-organism. At the whole organism level, visual recognition is the best understood. However, chemical communic... Read More about Species-Specific Cuticular Hydrocarbon Stability within European Myrmica Ants..

Circumventing Traditional Conditioning Protocols in Polymer Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes (2016)
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(2016). Circumventing Traditional Conditioning Protocols in Polymer Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes. Analytical Chemistry, 8404 - 8408. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01542

Preparation of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) often requires long and complicated conditioning protocols limiting their application as tools for in-field measurements. Herein, we eliminated the need for electrode conditioning by loading the membrane... Read More about Circumventing Traditional Conditioning Protocols in Polymer Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes.

Macromolecular structure phasing by neutron anomalous diffraction. (2016)
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(2016). Macromolecular structure phasing by neutron anomalous diffraction. Scientific reports, 31487 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31487

In this report we show for the first time that neutron anomalous dispersion can be used in a practical manner to determine experimental phases of a protein crystal structure, providing a new tool for structural biologists. The approach is demonstrate... Read More about Macromolecular structure phasing by neutron anomalous diffraction..

Influence of Ionic Liquids on the Selectivity of Ion Exchange-Based Polymer Membrane Sensing Layers (2016)
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(2016). Influence of Ionic Liquids on the Selectivity of Ion Exchange-Based Polymer Membrane Sensing Layers. Sensors, https://doi.org/10.3390/s16071106

The applicability of ion exchange membranes is mainly defined by their permselectivity towards specific ions. For instance, the needed selectivity can be sought by modifying some of the components required for the preparation of such membranes. In th... Read More about Influence of Ionic Liquids on the Selectivity of Ion Exchange-Based Polymer Membrane Sensing Layers.