Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes (2024)
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Hegde, S., Khanipov, K., Hornett, E. A., Nilyanimit, P., Pimenova, M., Saldaña, M. A., …Hughes, G. L. (2024). Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes. Animal Microbiome, 6(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-024-00298-4

Background
The mosquito microbiome is an important modulator of vector competence and vectoral capacity. Unlike the extensively studied bacterial microbiome, fungal communities in the mosquito microbiome (the mycobiome) remain largely unexplored. To... Read More about Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes.

CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective day side (2024)
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Singh, V., Scandariato, G., Smith, A. M. S., Cubillos, P. E., Lendl, M., Billot, N., …Zingales, T. (2024). CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective day side. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 683, Article A1. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347533

Context. Occultations are windows of opportunity to indirectly peek into the dayside atmosphere of exoplanets. High-precision transit events provide information on the spin-orbit alignment of exoplanets around fast-rotating hosts.

Aims. We aim to... Read More about CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective day side.

On the incremental equations in surface elasticity (2024)
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Yu, X., & Fu, Y. (in press). On the incremental equations in surface elasticity. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865231226183

We derive the incremental equations for a hyperelastic solid that incorporate surface tension effect by assuming that the surface energy is a general function of the surface deformation gradient. The incremental equations take the same simple form as... Read More about On the incremental equations in surface elasticity.

The EBLM Project– XI. Mass, radius, and effective temperature measurements for 23 M-dwarf companions to solar-type stars observed with CHEOPS (2024)
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Swayne, M. I., Maxted, P. F. L., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Sousa, S. G., Deline, A., Ehrenreich, D., …Wilson, T. G. (2024). The EBLM Project– XI. Mass, radius, and effective temperature measurements for 23 M-dwarf companions to solar-type stars observed with CHEOPS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528(4), 5703-5722. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3866

Observations of low-mass stars have frequently shown a disagreement between observed stellar radii and radii predicted by theoretical stellar structure models. This ‘radius inflation’ problem could have an impact on both stellar and exoplanetary scie... Read More about The EBLM Project– XI. Mass, radius, and effective temperature measurements for 23 M-dwarf companions to solar-type stars observed with CHEOPS.

Structural and mechanistic characterization of bifunctional heparan sulfate N-deacetylase-N-sulfotransferase 1 (2024)
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Mycroft-West, C. J., Abdelkarim, S., Duyvesteyn, H. M. E., Gandhi, N. S., Skidmore, M. A., Owens, R. J., & Wu, L. (in press). Structural and mechanistic characterization of bifunctional heparan sulfate N-deacetylase-N-sulfotransferase 1. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1326. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45419-4

Heparan sulfate (HS) polysaccharides are major constituents of the extracellular matrix, which are involved in myriad structural and signaling processes. Mature HS polysaccharides contain complex, non-templated patterns of sulfation and epimerization... Read More about Structural and mechanistic characterization of bifunctional heparan sulfate N-deacetylase-N-sulfotransferase 1.

Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance (2024)
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Garrett, D., Teakle, G., Collier, R., Bell, J. R., Cerezo‐Medina, S., & Morales‐Hojas, R. (in press). Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance. Insect Molecular Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12894

Aphid genomic resources enable the study of complex life history traits and provide information on vector biology, host adaption and speciation. The currant–lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Mosley)) is a cosmopolitan pest o... Read More about Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance.

'Hypocrite!' Affective and argumentative engagement on Twitter, following the Christchurch terrorist attack (2024)
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de Quincey, E., Richardson, J. E., Giraud, E. H., & Poole, E. (2024). 'Hypocrite!' Affective and argumentative engagement on Twitter, following the Christchurch terrorist attack. Media, Culture and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241229322

This article intervenes in debates about whether public-facing social media enable the rapid spread of hate speech, or whether these platforms can offer valuable opportunities to contest it. Advancing scholarship on ‘networked counter-publics’ and re... Read More about 'Hypocrite!' Affective and argumentative engagement on Twitter, following the Christchurch terrorist attack.

Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178 b using CHEOPS photometry (2024)
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Pagano, I., Scandariato, G., Singh, V., Lendl, M., Queloz, D., Simon, A. E., …Walton, N. A. (2024). Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178 b using CHEOPS photometry. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 682, Article A102. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346705

Context. Multiwavelength photometry of the secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets is able to disentangle the reflected and thermally emitted light radiated from the planetary dayside. Based on this, we can measure the planetary geometric albedo Ag,... Read More about Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178 b using CHEOPS photometry.

Latent gammaherpesvirus infection enhances type I IFN response and reduces virus spread in an influenza A virus co-infection model. (2024)
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Hardisty, G., Nicol, M. Q., Shaw, D. J., Bennet, I. D., Bryson, K., Ligertwood, Y., …Dutia, B. M. (2024). Latent gammaherpesvirus infection enhances type I IFN response and reduces virus spread in an influenza A virus co-infection model. Journal of General Virology, 105(2), https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001962

Infections with persistent or latent viruses alter host immune homeostasis and have potential to affect the outcome of concomitant acute viral infections such as influenza A virus (IAV). Gammaherpesviruses establish life-long infections and require a... Read More about Latent gammaherpesvirus infection enhances type I IFN response and reduces virus spread in an influenza A virus co-infection model..

Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley (2024)
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Bonfanti, A., Brady, M., Wilson, T. G., Venturini, J., Egger, J. A., Brandeker, A., …Zingales, T. (2024). Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 682, Article A66. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348180

Context. TOI-732 is an M dwarf hosting two transiting planets that are located on the two opposite sides of the radius valley. Inferring a reliable demographics for this type of systems is key to understanding their formation and evolution mechanisms... Read More about Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley.

Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks (2024)
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Cuff, J. P., Tercel, M. P., Windsor, F. M., Hawthorne, B. S., Hambäck, P. A., Bell, J. R., …Vaughan, I. P. (2024). Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks. Ecological Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13315

Null models provide a valuable baseline against which fundamental ecological hypotheses can be tested and foraging choices that cannot be explained by neutral processes or sampling biases can be highlighted. In this way, null models can advance our u... Read More about Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks.

A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems (2024)
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Murray, C. E., Hasselquist, S., Peek, J. E. G., Lindberg, C. W., Almeida, A., Choi, Y., …van Loon, J. T. (2024). A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems. Astrophysical Journal, 962(2), Article 120. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1591

The structure and dynamics of the star-forming disk of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) have long confounded us. The SMC is widely used as a prototype for galactic physics at low metallicity, and yet we fundamentally lack an understanding of the stru... Read More about A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems.

Decellularisation and Characterisation of Porcine Pleura as Bioscaffolds in Tissue Engineering (2024)
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Vikranth, T., Dale, T., & Forsyth, N. R. (2024). Decellularisation and Characterisation of Porcine Pleura as Bioscaffolds in Tissue Engineering. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9940673

Persistent air leaks caused by thoracic surgery, physical trauma, or spontaneous pneumothoraces are a cause of patient morbidity with need for extended chest tube durations and surgical interventions. Current treatment measures involve mechanical clo... Read More about Decellularisation and Characterisation of Porcine Pleura as Bioscaffolds in Tissue Engineering.

Using healthcare systems data for outcomes in clinical trials: issues to consider at the design stage (2024)
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Toader, A., Campbell, M. K., Quint, J. K., Robling, M., Sydes, M. R., Thorn, J., …Williamson, P. (in press). Using healthcare systems data for outcomes in clinical trials: issues to consider at the design stage. Trials, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07926-z

Background
Healthcare system data (HSD) are increasingly used in clinical trials, augmenting or replacing traditional methods of collecting outcome data. This study, PRIMORANT, set out to identify, in the UK context, issues to be considered before t... Read More about Using healthcare systems data for outcomes in clinical trials: issues to consider at the design stage.

Synthesis of a heparan sulfate tetrasaccharide using automated glycan assembly † (2024)
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Pongener, I., Sletten, E. T., Danglad-Flores, J., Seeberger, P. H., & Miller, G. J. (in press). Synthesis of a heparan sulfate tetrasaccharide using automated glycan assembly †. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ob01909h

Herein we utilise automated glycan assembly to complete solid-phase synthesis of defined heparan sulfate oligosaccharides, employing challenging d-glucuronate disaccharide donors. Using an orthogonally protected d-GlcN-α-d-GlcA donor, milligram-scale... Read More about Synthesis of a heparan sulfate tetrasaccharide using automated glycan assembly †.

Responding to misrepresentation: Sample pack creation, branding and distribution (2024)
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Blackburn, M. (2024). Responding to misrepresentation: Sample pack creation, branding and distribution. Sound Studies, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/20551940.2023.2301214

This article documents the creation and distribution of a new sample pack, Instruments INDIA, as an intervention against systemic orientalist practices observable within the marketing, branding and production of non-Western instrument sample packs. T... Read More about Responding to misrepresentation: Sample pack creation, branding and distribution.

Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini (2024)
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Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Preine, J., …Lee, H. (2024). Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01171-z

Large explosive volcanic eruptions from island arcs pour pyroclastic currents into marine basins, impacting ecosystems and generating tsunamis that threaten coastal communities and infrastructures. Risk assessments require robust records of such high... Read More about Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini.

Bricks, brick-making, and the economies of the Old Poor Law: Staffordshire 1750-1834 (2024)
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Tomkins, A. (in press). Bricks, brick-making, and the economies of the Old Poor Law: Staffordshire 1750-1834. Midland History, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/0047729x.2024.2303645

This article considers the place of brickmaking as an activity supported or promoted by parish poor relief. Parochial work schemes were typically founded on agricultural work, textile manufacturing, or unskilled tasks like oakum picking, yet the man... Read More about Bricks, brick-making, and the economies of the Old Poor Law: Staffordshire 1750-1834.

Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes (2024)
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Hegde, S., Brettell, L. E., Quek, S., Etebari, K., Saldaña, M. A., Asgari, S., …Hughes, G. L. (2024). Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes. Environmental Microbiology, 26(2), Article e16576. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16576

The mosquito microbiome is critical for host development and plays a major role in many aspects of mosquito biology. While the microbiome is commonly dominated by a small number of genera, there is considerable variation in composition among mosquito... Read More about Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes.

The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS): Piloting the Feasibility of Collecting Nutritional Data and Extension of the Sample to Include Children of Twins. (2024)
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Dissanayake, L., Herath, B., Opatha, J., Jabir, S., Siriwardana, R., Sirisena, K., …Rijsdijk, F. (in press). The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS): Piloting the Feasibility of Collecting Nutritional Data and Extension of the Sample to Include Children of Twins. Behavior Genetics, 54(1), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-023-10171-w

Nutrition and diet are key modifiable risk factors for the rising burden of non-communicable diseases like cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). The nutritional transition in dietary behaviours in LMICs h... Read More about The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS): Piloting the Feasibility of Collecting Nutritional Data and Extension of the Sample to Include Children of Twins..