Mechanical and electronic properties of SiC nanowires: An ab initio study (2017)
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Oliveira, J., Morbec, J., & Miwa, R. (2017). Mechanical and electronic properties of SiC nanowires: An ab initio study. Journal of Applied Physics, 104302 - 104302. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4977996

Using first-principles calculations, based on the density functional theory, we have investigated the mechanical and electronic properties of hydrogen-passivated 3C-, 2H-, 4H-, and 6H-SiC nanowires (NWs), analyzing the effects of the diameter on thes... Read More about Mechanical and electronic properties of SiC nanowires: An ab initio study.

Glycophenotype of breast and prostate cancer stem cells treated with thieno[2,3-b]pyridine anticancer compound. (2017)
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Reynisson. (2017). Glycophenotype of breast and prostate cancer stem cells treated with thieno[2,3-b]pyridine anticancer compound. Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 759 - 769. https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S121122

Tumor progression may be driven by a small subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs characterized by CD44+/CD24- phenotype). We investigated the influence of a newly developed thienopyridine anticancer compound (3-amino-5-oxo-N-naphthyl-5,6,7, 8-tetr... Read More about Glycophenotype of breast and prostate cancer stem cells treated with thieno[2,3-b]pyridine anticancer compound..

Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics (2017)
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Matthews, P., McNaughter, P., Lewis, D., & O'Brien, P. (2017). Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics. Chemical Science, 4177-4187. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SC00642J

Transition metal chalcogenides are an important family of materials that have received significant interest in recent years as they have the potential for diverse applications ranging from use in electronics to industrial lubricants. One of their mos... Read More about Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics.

Copper Contamination of Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Modified Silicon Surfaces Following a “Click” Reaction Characterized with LAPS and SPIM (2017)
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Wu, F., Zhang, D., Wang, J., Watkinson, M., & Krause, S. (2017). Copper Contamination of Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Modified Silicon Surfaces Following a “Click” Reaction Characterized with LAPS and SPIM. Langmuir, 33(13), 3170 - 3177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03831

A copper(I)-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction combined with microcontact printing was used successfully to pattern alkyne-terminated self-assembled organic monolayer-modified silicon surfaces. Despite the absence of a copper peak... Read More about Copper Contamination of Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Modified Silicon Surfaces Following a “Click” Reaction Characterized with LAPS and SPIM.

Strain Effects on the Oxidation of CO and HCOOH on Au–Pd Core–Shell Nanoparticles (2017)
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(2017). Strain Effects on the Oxidation of CO and HCOOH on Au–Pd Core–Shell Nanoparticles. ACS catalysis, 1673 -1680. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b03237

The mechanism of CO and HCOOH electrooxidation in an acidic solution on carbon-supported Au–Pd core–shell nanoparticles was investigated by differential electrochemical mass spectrometry and in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Ana... Read More about Strain Effects on the Oxidation of CO and HCOOH on Au–Pd Core–Shell Nanoparticles.

Continuous flow iodination using an automated computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system (2017)
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O'Brien, M., Cooper, D., & Dolan, J. (2017). Continuous flow iodination using an automated computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system. Tetrahedron Letters, 829 - 834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.01.029

Abstract A dynamic computer-vision control system incorporating open-source software technologies (Python, OpenCV) was used to automate a gravity based in-line liquid-liquid extraction during the iodination of enaminones in continuous flow. The syste... Read More about Continuous flow iodination using an automated computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system.

Furanyl Cyclic Ethers: Single and Double Diastereoselectivity in the Synthesis of 2,4-Di and 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Tetrahydropyrans. (2017)
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O'Brien, M., Tizzard, G., Coles, S., Cooper, D., & Robbins, E. (2017). Furanyl Cyclic Ethers: Single and Double Diastereoselectivity in the Synthesis of 2,4-Di and 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Tetrahydropyrans. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 3441-3455. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6b02831

Combining the desymmetrization of a prochiral bis-hydroxymethyl group with the epimerization of a chiral furanyl ether in a single transformation, high levels of double diastereoselectivity have been achieved in a synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted te... Read More about Furanyl Cyclic Ethers: Single and Double Diastereoselectivity in the Synthesis of 2,4-Di and 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Tetrahydropyrans..

Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate equations for chronic kidney disease patients at the G3a stage: a single-center cross-sectional study (2017)
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Dou, Y., Sun, X., Liu, D., Zhang, L., Xiao, J., Cheng, G., Yu, D., & Zhao, Z. (2017). Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate equations for chronic kidney disease patients at the G3a stage: a single-center cross-sectional study. BMC Research Notes, 10, Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2400-8

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Kidney disease improving global outcomes provided a new classification for chronic kidney disease (CKD) by subdividing the G3 stage into G3a and G3b stages based on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in 2012. Currently, a few methods are us... Read More about Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate equations for chronic kidney disease patients at the G3a stage: a single-center cross-sectional study.

IFI16 and cGAS cooperate in the activation of STING during DNA sensing in human keratinocytes (2017)
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Almine, J. F., O’Hare, C. A., Dunphy, G., Haga, I. R., Naik, R. J., Atrih, A., Connolly, D. J., Taylor, J., Kelsall, I. R., Bowie, A. G., Beard, P. M., & Unterholzner, L. (2017). IFI16 and cGAS cooperate in the activation of STING during DNA sensing in human keratinocytes. Nature communications, 8, Article 14392. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14392

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Many human cells can sense the presence of exogenous DNA during infection though the cytosolic DNA receptor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), which produces the second messenger cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP). Other put... Read More about IFI16 and cGAS cooperate in the activation of STING during DNA sensing in human keratinocytes.

Coordination chemistry of N-picolyl-1,8-naphthalimides: colourful low molecular weight metallo-gelators and unique chelation behaviours (2017)
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Hawes, C. S. (2017). Coordination chemistry of N-picolyl-1,8-naphthalimides: colourful low molecular weight metallo-gelators and unique chelation behaviours. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 296 -308. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6qi00498a

We have prepared a series of N-picolyl-1,8-naphthalimide derivatives and explored their coordination chemistry with d-block metal ions in the solid and solution states, and exploited the structural and chemical properties of these ligands to generat... Read More about Coordination chemistry of N-picolyl-1,8-naphthalimides: colourful low molecular weight metallo-gelators and unique chelation behaviours.

The role of the van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of anthracene and pentacene on the Ag(111) surface (2017)
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Abreu Da Silva Morbec, J. M., & Kratzer, P. (2017). The role of the van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of anthracene and pentacene on the Ag(111) surface. Journal of Chemical Physics, 034702 -034702. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4973839

Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT), we investigated the effects of the van der Waals (vdW) interactions on the structural and electronic properties of anthracene and pentacene adsorbed on the Ag(111) surface.... Read More about The role of the van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of anthracene and pentacene on the Ag(111) surface.

Single strip solid contact ion selective electrodes on pencil-drawn electrode substrate (2017)
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(2017). Single strip solid contact ion selective electrodes on pencil-drawn electrode substrate. Analytical Methods, 1213-1220. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6AY02860H

A simple and low-cost approach for the preparation of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) is proposed as a favorable alternative to traditional paper-based electrodes. This involved the application of graphite from a simple household pencil via mechanica... Read More about Single strip solid contact ion selective electrodes on pencil-drawn electrode substrate.

Mechanistic insights into the formation of porous carbons from gelatin (2017)
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Danks, A., Hollamby, M., Hammouda, B., Fletcher, D., Johnston-Banks, F., Rogers, S., & Schnepp, Z. (2017). Mechanistic insights into the formation of porous carbons from gelatin. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(23), 11644-11651. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA10517C

Porous carbons are important for many energy applications. The biopolymer gelatin provides a simple and sustainable route to functional carbon foams with multimodal porosity. In this paper, small angle neutron scattering is applied alongside other te... Read More about Mechanistic insights into the formation of porous carbons from gelatin.

Binding of Myomesin to Obscurin-Like-1 at the Muscle M-Band Provides a Strategy for Isoform-Specific Mechanical Protection (2017)
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(2017). Binding of Myomesin to Obscurin-Like-1 at the Muscle M-Band Provides a Strategy for Isoform-Specific Mechanical Protection. Structure, 107-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2016.11.015

The sarcomeric cytoskeleton is a network of modular proteins that integrate mechanical and signaling roles. Obscurin, or its homolog obscurin-like-1, bridges the giant ruler titin and the myosin crosslinker myomesin at the M-band. Yet, the molecular... Read More about Binding of Myomesin to Obscurin-Like-1 at the Muscle M-Band Provides a Strategy for Isoform-Specific Mechanical Protection.