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Pathway complexity in fibre assembly: from liquid crystals to hyper-helical gelmorphs. (2023)
Journal Article
Contreras-Montoya, R., Smith, J. P., Boothroyd, S. C., Aguilar, J. A., Mirzamani, M., Screen, M. A., …He, L. (2023). Pathway complexity in fibre assembly: from liquid crystals to hyper-helical gelmorphs. Chemical Science, 14(41), 11389-11401. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sc03841f

Pathway complexity results in unique materials from the same components according to the assembly conditions. Here a chiral acyl-semicarbazide gelator forms three different gels of contrasting fibre morphology (termed 'gelmorphs') as well as lyotropi... Read More about Pathway complexity in fibre assembly: from liquid crystals to hyper-helical gelmorphs..

Towards the Development of Interactive and Multifaceted Pre-Lab Exercises for Organic Chemistry Practical Classes (2022)
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Milian, J. L., Norman, K., & Fern, N. (2022). Towards the Development of Interactive and Multifaceted Pre-Lab Exercises for Organic Chemistry Practical Classes. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives, 20, 33-43

In the Chemistry Department we are developing innovative web-based pre-laboratory exercises to enhance our students’ lab learning and experience. The framework incorporates supportive information, contextual value of the experiment, multimedia resour... Read More about Towards the Development of Interactive and Multifaceted Pre-Lab Exercises for Organic Chemistry Practical Classes.

The negative regulator SMAX1 controls mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice (2020)
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Choi, J., Lee, T., Cho, J., Servante, E. K., Pucker, B., Summers, W., …Paszkowski, U. (2020). The negative regulator SMAX1 controls mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice. Nature Communications, 11, Article 2114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16021-1

Most plants associate with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that facilitate soil nutrient acquisition. Prior to contact, partner recognition triggers reciprocal genetic remodelling to enable colonisation. The plant Dwarf14-Like (D14L) rec... Read More about The negative regulator SMAX1 controls mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice.

Regulation of rice root development by a retrotransposon acting as a microRNA sponge (2017)
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Cho, J., & Paszkowski, J. (2017). Regulation of rice root development by a retrotransposon acting as a microRNA sponge. eLife, 6, Article e30038. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.30038

It is well documented that transposable elements (TEs) can regulate the expression of neighbouring genes. However, their ability to act in trans and influence ectopic loci has been reported rarely. We searched in rice transcriptomes for tissue-specif... Read More about Regulation of rice root development by a retrotransposon acting as a microRNA sponge.

An Evolutionary Neural Network Approach for Slopes Stability Assessment (2023)
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Tinoco, J., Gomes Correia, A., Cortez, P., & Toll, D. (2023). An Evolutionary Neural Network Approach for Slopes Stability Assessment. Applied Sciences, 13(14), Article 8084. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148084

A current big challenge for developed or developing countries is how to keep large-scale transportation infrastructure networks operational under all conditions. Network extensions and budgetary constraints for maintenance purposes are among the main... Read More about An Evolutionary Neural Network Approach for Slopes Stability Assessment.

Engaging Students Through Self-Assessment in Practical Classes (2023)
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Milian, J. (2023). Engaging Students Through Self-Assessment in Practical Classes. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives, 21, 73-84

The project focus was on the implementation of self-assessment in undergraduate chemistry labs to improve student comprehension of practical laboratory skills. During 2nd year undergraduate practical organic lab sessions, students were asked to engag... Read More about Engaging Students Through Self-Assessment in Practical Classes.

Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Chemistry Students Through Project-Based Learning (2023)
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Milian, J. (2023). Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Chemistry Students Through Project-Based Learning. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives, 21, 85-96

This article outlines the efforts undertaken to enhance the Advanced Organic Chemistry course at the third-year level by integrating transferable skills into the curriculum, thus improving the employability of students. The study demonstrates the pot... Read More about Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Chemistry Students Through Project-Based Learning.

Formation–exhumation history of the Carboniferous Axi epithermal gold deposit in the Chinese Western Tianshan based on zircon U–Pb and pyrite Re–Os geochronology and (U–Th)/He zircon–apatite thermochronometry (2023)
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Li, N., Zhang, B., Danišík, M., Chen, Y., Selby, D., & Xiao, W. (2023). Formation–exhumation history of the Carboniferous Axi epithermal gold deposit in the Chinese Western Tianshan based on zircon U–Pb and pyrite Re–Os geochronology and (U–Th)/He zircon–apatite thermochronometry. Journal of the Geological Society, 180(4), Article jgs2021–150. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-150

The Central Asian Orogenic Belt represents a Late Paleozoic archipelago, but crustal growth and the reworking and exhumation of the individual microcontinental massifs remain poorly constrained. Here, we use the Axi epithermal deposit to examine cont... Read More about Formation–exhumation history of the Carboniferous Axi epithermal gold deposit in the Chinese Western Tianshan based on zircon U–Pb and pyrite Re–Os geochronology and (U–Th)/He zircon–apatite thermochronometry.

Protracted metallogenic and magmatic evolution of the Kirazlı epithermal Au-Ag and porphyry Cu deposits, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey: evidence from zircon U-Pb, muscovite 40Ar/39Ar, and molybdenite Re-Os geochronology (2023)
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Aluç, A., Kuşcu, I., Ulyanov, A., Selby, D., Antoine, C., Spikings, R. A., & Moritz, R. (2023). Protracted metallogenic and magmatic evolution of the Kirazlı epithermal Au-Ag and porphyry Cu deposits, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey: evidence from zircon U-Pb, muscovite 40Ar/39Ar, and molybdenite Re-Os geochronology. Mineralium Deposita, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00126-023-01235-2

The Kirazlı deposit is located at the center of the Biga Peninsula metallogenic province, in a geological setting characterized by an extensional tectonic environment. A NNW-SSE trending high-sulfidation (HS) orebody with a total reserve of 33.86 Mt... Read More about Protracted metallogenic and magmatic evolution of the Kirazlı epithermal Au-Ag and porphyry Cu deposits, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey: evidence from zircon U-Pb, muscovite 40Ar/39Ar, and molybdenite Re-Os geochronology.

Enantiopure and racemic radical-cation salts of B(mandelate)2− and B(2-chloromandelate)2− anions with BEDT-TTF (2022)
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Blundell, T. J., Lopez, J. R., Sneade, K., Wallis, J. D., Akutsu, H., Nakazawa, Y., …Martin, L. (2022). Enantiopure and racemic radical-cation salts of B(mandelate)2− and B(2-chloromandelate)2− anions with BEDT-TTF. Dalton Transactions, 51(12), 4843-4852. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt00024e

We report the first examples of radical-cation salts of BEDT-TTF with spiroborate anions [B(mandelate)2]− and [B(2-chloromandelate)2]−, synthesized from either enantiopure or racemic bidentate mandelate or chloromandelate ligands. In the salts prepar... Read More about Enantiopure and racemic radical-cation salts of B(mandelate)2− and B(2-chloromandelate)2− anions with BEDT-TTF.

STERICALLY CROWDED σ‐ AND π‐BONDED METAL ARYL COMPLEXES (2018)
Book Chapter
Martinez, G. E., Killion, J. A., Jackson, B. J., Fout, A. R., Petel, B. E., Matson, E. M., …Ellis, J. E. (2018). STERICALLY CROWDED σ‐ AND π‐BONDED METAL ARYL COMPLEXES. In P. P. Power (Ed.), Inorganic Syntheses, Volume 37 (47-83). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119477822.ch4

Homoleptic complexes in which alkyl or aryl groups are η1-bound to a transition metal form one of the cornerstones of organometallic chemistry. For example, most transition metals form both neutral and anionic complexes with σ-bonding aryl ligands. T... Read More about STERICALLY CROWDED σ‐ AND π‐BONDED METAL ARYL COMPLEXES.

XUE: Molecular Inventory in the Inner Region of an Extremely Irradiated Protoplanetary Disk (2023)
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Ramírez-Tannus, M. C., Bik, A., Cuijpers, L., Waters, R., Göppl, C., Henning, T., …van Terwisga, S. E. (2023). XUE: Molecular Inventory in the Inner Region of an Extremely Irradiated Protoplanetary Disk. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 958(2), Article L30. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad03f8

We present the first results of the eXtreme UV Environments (XUE) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program, which focuses on the characterization of planet-forming disks in massive star-forming regions. These regions are likely representative of the... Read More about XUE: Molecular Inventory in the Inner Region of an Extremely Irradiated Protoplanetary Disk.

Lithium, Brexit and Global Britain: Onshoring battery production networks in the UK (2023)
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Bridge, G., & Faigen, E. (2023). Lithium, Brexit and Global Britain: Onshoring battery production networks in the UK. The Extractive Industries and Society, 16, Article 101328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2023.101328

As demand for electrical energy storage scales, production networks for lithium-ion battery manufacturing are being re-worked organisationally and geographically. The UK - like the US and EU - is seeking to onshore lithium-ion battery production and... Read More about Lithium, Brexit and Global Britain: Onshoring battery production networks in the UK.

Non-avian dinosaur eggshell calcite can contain ancient, endogenous amino acids (2023)
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Saitta, E. T., Vinther, J., Crisp, M. K., Abbott, G. D., Wheeler, L., Presslee, S., …Penkman, K. E. (2024). Non-avian dinosaur eggshell calcite can contain ancient, endogenous amino acids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 365, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.11.016

Proteins are the most stable of the macromolecules that carry genetic information over long periods of time. Closed systems are more likely to retain endogenous proteins or their degradation products. Amino acid racemisation data in experimental and... Read More about Non-avian dinosaur eggshell calcite can contain ancient, endogenous amino acids.

Freshwater monitoring by nanopore sequencing (2021)
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Urban, L., Holzer, A., Baronas, J. J., Hall, M. B., Braeuninger-Weimer, P., Scherm, M. J., …Stammnitz, M. R. (2021). Freshwater monitoring by nanopore sequencing. eLife, 10, https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.61504

While traditional microbiological freshwater tests focus on the detection of specific bacterial indicator species, including pathogens, direct tracing of all aquatic DNA through metagenomics poses a profound alternative. Yet, in situ metagenomic wate... Read More about Freshwater monitoring by nanopore sequencing.

Mixing as a driver of temporal variations in river hydrochemistry: 2. Major and trace element concentration dynamics in the Andes‐Amazon transition (2017)
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Baronas, J. J., Torres, M. A., Clark, K. E., & West, A. J. (2017). Mixing as a driver of temporal variations in river hydrochemistry: 2. Major and trace element concentration dynamics in the Andes‐Amazon transition. Water Resources Research, 53(4), 3120-3145. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016wr019729

Variations in riverine solute chemistry with changing runoff are used to interrogate catchment hydrology and to investigate chemical reactions in Earth's critical zone. This approach requires some understanding of how spatial and temporal averaging o... Read More about Mixing as a driver of temporal variations in river hydrochemistry: 2. Major and trace element concentration dynamics in the Andes‐Amazon transition.

The performance of differential point positioning using low-cost GNSS in comparison to DInSAR for monitoring coseismic displacement of the Provenzana–Pernicana fault system (Mt. Etna, 2018 December eruptive phase) (2023)
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Wilkinson, M. W., Bonforte, A., Jones, R. R., Wadsworth, F. B., Roberts, G. P., & Guglielmino, F. (2023). The performance of differential point positioning using low-cost GNSS in comparison to DInSAR for monitoring coseismic displacement of the Provenzana–Pernicana fault system (Mt. Etna, 2018 December eruptive phase). Geophysical Journal International, 234(2), 1012-1023. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad118

Mt. Etna is a perfect laboratory for testing new approaches and new technologies in a very active geodynamic environment. It offers, in fact, the opportunity for measuring active crustal deformation, related to volcanic activity as well as to seismic... Read More about The performance of differential point positioning using low-cost GNSS in comparison to DInSAR for monitoring coseismic displacement of the Provenzana–Pernicana fault system (Mt. Etna, 2018 December eruptive phase).

Rapid fingerprinting of bacterial species using nanocavities created on screen-printed electrodes modified by β-cyclodextrin. (2023)
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Haghighian, N., & Kataky, R. (2023). Rapid fingerprinting of bacterial species using nanocavities created on screen-printed electrodes modified by β-cyclodextrin. Sensors & Diagnostics, 2(5), 1228-1235. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sd00074e

Rapid and precise identification of infectious microorganisms is important across a range of applications where microbial contamination can cause serious issues ranging from microbial resistance to corrosion. In this paper a screen-printed, polymeric... Read More about Rapid fingerprinting of bacterial species using nanocavities created on screen-printed electrodes modified by β-cyclodextrin..

Ge and Si isotope signatures in rivers: A quantitative multi-proxy approach (2018)
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Baronas, J. J., Torres, M. A., West, A. J., Rouxel, O., Georg, B., Bouchez, J., …Hammond, D. E. (2018). Ge and Si isotope signatures in rivers: A quantitative multi-proxy approach. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 503, 194-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.022

Solutes derived from the dissolution of silicate minerals play a key role in Earth's climate via the carbon and other biogeochemical cycles. Silicon (Si) is a unique constituent of silicate minerals and a biologically important nutrient, so tracing i... Read More about Ge and Si isotope signatures in rivers: A quantitative multi-proxy approach.

Mixing as a driver of temporal variations in river hydrochemistry: 1. Insights from conservative tracers in the Andes‐Amazon transition (2017)
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Torres, M. A., Baronas, J. J., Clark, K. E., Feakins, S. J., & West, A. J. (2017). Mixing as a driver of temporal variations in river hydrochemistry: 1. Insights from conservative tracers in the Andes‐Amazon transition. Water Resources Research, 53(4), 3102-3119. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016wr019733

The response of hillslope processes to changes in precipitation may drive the observed changes in the solute geochemistry of rivers with discharge. This conjecture is most robust when variations in the key environmental factors that affect hillslope... Read More about Mixing as a driver of temporal variations in river hydrochemistry: 1. Insights from conservative tracers in the Andes‐Amazon transition.

Modulation of Riverine Concentration‐Discharge Relationships by Changes in the Shape of the Water Transit Time Distribution (2021)
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Torres, M. A., & Baronas, J. J. (2021). Modulation of Riverine Concentration‐Discharge Relationships by Changes in the Shape of the Water Transit Time Distribution. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 35(1), Article e2020GB006694. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020gb006694

The concentrations of weathering-derived solutes in rivers and their covariance with discharge are thought to reflect reactive-transport processes in hillslopes and to reveal the sensitivity of solute fluxes to climatic change. It is expected that di... Read More about Modulation of Riverine Concentration‐Discharge Relationships by Changes in the Shape of the Water Transit Time Distribution.

Constraints on the source of reactive phases in sediment from a major Arctic river using neodymium isotopes (2021)
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Larkin, C. S., Piotrowski, A. M., Hindshaw, R. S., Bayon, G., Hilton, R. G., Baronas, J. J., …Tipper, E. T. (2021). Constraints on the source of reactive phases in sediment from a major Arctic river using neodymium isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 565, Article 116933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116933

Riverine suspended particulate matter (SPM) is essential for the delivery of micronutrients such as iron (Fe) to the oceans. SPM is known to consist of multiple phases with differing reactivity, but their role in the delivery of elements to the ocean... Read More about Constraints on the source of reactive phases in sediment from a major Arctic river using neodymium isotopes.

Dissolved trace element concentrations and fluxes in the Irrawaddy, Salween, Sittaung and Kaladan Rivers (2022)
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Bridgestock, L., Henderson, G. M., Holdship, P., Khaing, A. M., Naing, T. T., Myint, T. A., …Bickle, M. (2022). Dissolved trace element concentrations and fluxes in the Irrawaddy, Salween, Sittaung and Kaladan Rivers. Science of the Total Environment, 841, Article 156756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156756

The Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwaddy) and Salween (Thanlwin) globally rank among the largest rivers for supplying dissolved and particulate material to the ocean. Along with the Sittaung and Kaladan rivers they have societal importance to Myanmar in terms wate... Read More about Dissolved trace element concentrations and fluxes in the Irrawaddy, Salween, Sittaung and Kaladan Rivers.

On the description of conical intersections between excited electronic states with LR-TDDFT and ADC(2). (2023)
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Taylor, J. T., Tozer, D. J., & Curchod, B. F. E. (2023). On the description of conical intersections between excited electronic states with LR-TDDFT and ADC(2). The Journal of Chemical Physics, 159(21), Article 214115. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0176140

Conical intersections constitute the conceptual bedrock of our working understanding of ultrafast, nonadiabatic processes within photochemistry (and photophysics). Accurate calculation of potential energy surfaces within the vicinity of conical inter... Read More about On the description of conical intersections between excited electronic states with LR-TDDFT and ADC(2)..

The role of geoarchaeology in the interpretation of fragmented buildings and occupation surfaces: The case of coastal settlements in northeast Scotland (2023)
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Reid, V., Milek, K., O'Brien, C., Sveinbjarnarson, Ó. G., & Noble, G. (2023). The role of geoarchaeology in the interpretation of fragmented buildings and occupation surfaces: The case of coastal settlements in northeast Scotland. Geoarchaeology, https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21990

Around the world, poorly preserved buildings and occupation deposits often represent the primary evidence for archaeological structures and settlements. Integrated geoarchaeological methods, such as soil chemistry and micromorphology, can be used to... Read More about The role of geoarchaeology in the interpretation of fragmented buildings and occupation surfaces: The case of coastal settlements in northeast Scotland.

Beak shape and nest material use in birds (2023)
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Sheard, C., Street, S. E., Evans, C., Lala, K. N., Healy, S. D., & Sugasawa, S. (2023). Beak shape and nest material use in birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1884), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0147

The evolution of behaviour can both influence, and be influenced by, morphology. Recent advances in methods and data availability have facilitated broad-scale investigations of physical form and behavioural function in many contexts, but the relation... Read More about Beak shape and nest material use in birds.

Wealth inequality in the prehispanic northern US Southwest: from Malthus to Tyche (2023)
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Kohler, T. A., Bird, D., Bocinsky, R. K., Reese, K., & Gillreath-Brown, A. D. (2023). Wealth inequality in the prehispanic northern US Southwest: from Malthus to Tyche. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1883), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0298

Persistent differences in wealth and power among prehispanic Pueblo societies are visible from the late AD 800s through the late 1200s, after which large portions of the northern US Southwest were depopulated. In this paper we measure these differenc... Read More about Wealth inequality in the prehispanic northern US Southwest: from Malthus to Tyche.

Ions Adsorbed at Amorphous Solid/Solution Interfaces Form Wigner Crystal-like Structures. (2023)
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Wang, J., Li, H., Tavakol, M., Serva, A., Nener, B., Parish, G., …Atkin, R. (2024). Ions Adsorbed at Amorphous Solid/Solution Interfaces Form Wigner Crystal-like Structures. ACS Nano, 18(1), 1181-1194. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c11349

When a surface is immersed in a solution, it usually acquires a charge, which attracts counterions and repels co-ions to form an electrical double layer. The ions directly adsorbed to the surface are referred to as the Stern layer. The structure of t... Read More about Ions Adsorbed at Amorphous Solid/Solution Interfaces Form Wigner Crystal-like Structures..

Spectroscopy and dynamics of the hydrated electron at the water/air interface (2024)
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Jordan, C. J. C., Coons, M. P., Herbert, J. M., & Verlet, J. R. R. (2024). Spectroscopy and dynamics of the hydrated electron at the water/air interface. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44441-2

The hydrated electron, e–(aq), has attracted much attention as a central species in radiation chemistry. However, much less is known about e–(aq) at the water/air surface, despite its fundamental role in electron transfer processes at interfaces. Usi... Read More about Spectroscopy and dynamics of the hydrated electron at the water/air interface.

Cyclometallated Platinum(II) Complexes Featuring an Unusual, C^N‐Coordinating Pyridyl‐pyridylidene Ligand and L X Coligands: Synthesis, Structures and Dual Luminescence Behavior (2023)
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Montagu, J., Gontard, G., Williams, J. A. G., & Moussa, J. (2023). Cyclometallated Platinum(II) Complexes Featuring an Unusual, C^N‐Coordinating Pyridyl‐pyridylidene Ligand and L X Coligands: Synthesis, Structures and Dual Luminescence Behavior. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 26(32), Article e202300487. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202300487

Thanks to an unusual protodemethylation reaction, a series of luminescent cyclometallated platinum(II) complexes can be prepared, which incorporate a rare NC-chelating, pyridyl-pyridylidene ligand, in combination with OO-coordinating acetylacetonate... Read More about Cyclometallated Platinum(II) Complexes Featuring an Unusual, C^N‐Coordinating Pyridyl‐pyridylidene Ligand and L X Coligands: Synthesis, Structures and Dual Luminescence Behavior.

Quantification of short‐term transformations of proglacial landforms in a temperate, debris‐charged glacial landsystem, Kvíárjökull, Iceland (2023)
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Śledź, S., Ewertowski, M. W., & Evans, D. J. A. (2023). Quantification of short‐term transformations of proglacial landforms in a temperate, debris‐charged glacial landsystem, Kvíárjökull, Iceland. Land Degradation and Development, 34(17), 5566-5590. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4865

Proglacial areas are dynamic landscapes and important indicators of geomorphic changes related to climate warming. Systematic and repeat surveys of landforms presently evolving on glacier forelands facilitate the quantification of rates of change and... Read More about Quantification of short‐term transformations of proglacial landforms in a temperate, debris‐charged glacial landsystem, Kvíárjökull, Iceland.

Lipid bilayer fluidity and degree of order regulates small EVs adsorption on model cell membrane (2023)
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Paba, C., Dorigo, V., Senigagliesi, B., Tormena, N., Parisse, P., Voitchovsky, K., & Casalis, L. (2023). Lipid bilayer fluidity and degree of order regulates small EVs adsorption on model cell membrane. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 652(B), 1937-1943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.117

Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are known to play an important role in the communication between distant cells and to deliver biological information throughout the body. To date, many studies have focused on the role of sEVs characteristics such... Read More about Lipid bilayer fluidity and degree of order regulates small EVs adsorption on model cell membrane.

Evaluating bubble chain phenomena as a mechanism for open system degassing in basaltic systems (2023)
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Lo, M., Loisel, A., Burton, M., & Llewellin, E. (2023). Evaluating bubble chain phenomena as a mechanism for open system degassing in basaltic systems. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 441, Article 107874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107874

Passive degassing – i.e., the open-system degassing of a magmatic gas phase that is decoupled from the melt phase – is common at many basaltic volcanic systems and consistently makes a greater contribution to total volcanic gas emissions than eruptiv... Read More about Evaluating bubble chain phenomena as a mechanism for open system degassing in basaltic systems.

Insights into the explosive eruption history of the Campanian volcanoes prior to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption (2023)
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Vineberg, S. O., Isaia, R., Albert, P. G., Brown, R. J., & Smith, V. C. (2023). Insights into the explosive eruption history of the Campanian volcanoes prior to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 443, Article 107915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107915

The Campanian Volcanic Zone (CVZ) comprises multiple active volcanoes and includes the highly productive Campi Flegrei and Ischia caldera systems. These caldera volcanoes have produced probably the largest eruptions in Europe in the past 200 ka, such... Read More about Insights into the explosive eruption history of the Campanian volcanoes prior to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption.

Evaluation of cataract formation in fish exposed to environmental radiation at Chernobyl and Fukushima (2023)
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Lerebours, A., Regini, J., Quinlan, R. A., Wada, T., Pierscionek, B., Devonshire, M., …Smith, J. T. (2023). Evaluation of cataract formation in fish exposed to environmental radiation at Chernobyl and Fukushima. Science of the Total Environment, 902, Article 165957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165957

Recent studies apparently finding deleterious effects of radiation exposure on cataract formation in birds and voles living near Chernobyl represent a major challenge to current radiation protection regulations. This study conducted an integrated ass... Read More about Evaluation of cataract formation in fish exposed to environmental radiation at Chernobyl and Fukushima.

Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles (2023)
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Bara-Estaún, A., Planje, I. J., Almughathawi, R., Naghibi, S., Vezzoli, A., Milan, D. C., …Beeby, A. (2023). Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles. Inorganic Chemistry, 62(51), 20940-20947. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01943

Controlling the orientation of complex molecules in molecular junctions is crucial to their development into functional devices. To date, this has been achieved through the use of multipodal compounds (i.e., containing more than two anchoring groups)... Read More about Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles.

Towards ultra metal-poor DLAs: linking the chemistry of the most metal-poor DLA to the first stars (2023)
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Welsh, L., Cooke, R., Fumagalli, M., & Pettini, M. (2023). Towards ultra metal-poor DLAs: linking the chemistry of the most metal-poor DLA to the first stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 525(1), 527-541. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2181

We present new Keck/HIRES data of the most metal-poor damped Ly α (DLA) system currently known. By targeting the strongest accessible Fe II features, we have improved the upper limit of the [Fe/H] abundance determination by ∼1 dex, finding [Fe/H] < −... Read More about Towards ultra metal-poor DLAs: linking the chemistry of the most metal-poor DLA to the first stars.

Evidence for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd 3 -clusters: from cradle to grave † (2024)
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Jeddi, N., Scott, N. W. J., Tanner, T., Beaumont, S. K., & Fairlamb, I. J. S. (2024). Evidence for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd 3 -clusters: from cradle to grave †. Chemical Science, 15(8), 2763-2777. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sc06447f

Pdn clusters offer unique selectivity and exploitable reactivity in catalysis. Understanding the behavior of Pdn clusters is thus critical for catalysis, applied synthetic organic chemistry and greener outcomes for precious Pd. The Pd3 cluster, [Pd3(... Read More about Evidence for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd 3 -clusters: from cradle to grave †.

Evidence for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd3-clusters: from cradle to grave (2024)
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Jeddi, N., Scott, N. W., Tanner, T., Beaumont, S. K., & Fairlamb, I. J. (2024). Evidence for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd3-clusters: from cradle to grave. Chemical Science, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC06447F

Pdn clusters offer unique selectivity and exploitable reactivity in catalysis. Understanding the behavior of Pdn clusters is thus critical for catalysis, applied synthetic organic chemistry and greener outcomes for precious Pd. The Pd3 cluster, [Pd3(... Read More about Evidence for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd3-clusters: from cradle to grave.

The outer low-α disc of the Milky Way – I: evidence for the first pericentric passage of Sagittarius? (2023)
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Das, P., Huang, Y., Ciucă, I., & Fragkoudi, F. (2024). The outer low-α disc of the Milky Way – I: evidence for the first pericentric passage of Sagittarius?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(3), 4505–4514. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3344

Phase-space data, chemistry, and ages together reveal a complex structure in the outer low-α disc of the Milky Way. The age-vertical velocity dispersion profiles beyond the Solar Neighbourhood show a jump at 6 Gyr for stars beyond the Galactic plane.... Read More about The outer low-α disc of the Milky Way – I: evidence for the first pericentric passage of Sagittarius?.

Clemastine/tamoxifen hybrids as easily accessible antileishmanial drug leads (2024)
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Agostino, V. S., Buerdsell, M. L., Uliana, S. R. B., Denny, P. W., Coelho, A. C., & Steel, P. G. (2024). Clemastine/tamoxifen hybrids as easily accessible antileishmanial drug leads. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ob02091f

A library of hybrid molecules is developed based on the common chemical features shared by clemastine and tamoxifen both of which are well known for their antileishmanial activities. In the initial screening against Leishmania major and L. amazonensi... Read More about Clemastine/tamoxifen hybrids as easily accessible antileishmanial drug leads.

Spin-Vibronic Intersystem Crossing and Molecular Packing Effects in Heavy Atom Free Organic Phosphor. (2024)
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Pope, T., Eng, J., Monkman, A., & Penfold, T. J. (2024). Spin-Vibronic Intersystem Crossing and Molecular Packing Effects in Heavy Atom Free Organic Phosphor. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 20(3), 1337–1346. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01220

We present a detailed investigation into the excited state properties of a planar symmetric azatriangulenetrione, HTANGO, which has received significant interest due to its high solid-state phosphorescence quantum yield and therefore potential as a... Read More about Spin-Vibronic Intersystem Crossing and Molecular Packing Effects in Heavy Atom Free Organic Phosphor..

Dehydration‐driven mass loss from packs of sintering hydrous silicate glass particles (2023)
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Vasseur, J., Wadsworth, F. B., Lavallée, Y., & Dingwell, D. B. (2023). Dehydration‐driven mass loss from packs of sintering hydrous silicate glass particles. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 106(8), 4643-4653. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19120

Glass sintering involves the densification of packs of particles and the expulsion of the interparticle pore gas. The pore space begins as a convolute interconnected interparticle network, and ends as distributed isolated bubbles; two configurations... Read More about Dehydration‐driven mass loss from packs of sintering hydrous silicate glass particles.

The chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocoris suturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation (2023)
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Xu, Z., Wang, G., Luo, J., Zhu, M., Hu, L., Liang, S., …Jin, S. (2023). The chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocoris suturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation. BMC Biology, 21(1), Article 195. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01666-3

Background Adelphocoris suturalis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a notorious agricultural pest, which causes serious economic losses to a diverse range of agricultural crops around the world. The poor understanding of its genomic characteristics has seriou... Read More about The chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocoris suturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation.

Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age (2024)
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Rapuc, W., Giguet-Covex, C., Bouchez, J., Sabatier, P., Gaillardet, J., Jacq, K., …Arnaud, F. (2024). Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1246. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45123-3

A major feature of the Anthropocene is the drastic increase in global soil erosion. Soil erosion is threatening Earth habitability not only as soils are an essential component of the Earth system but also because societies depend on soils. However, p... Read More about Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age.

Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions (2024)
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Dost, G. (2024). Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions. International Journal of STEM Education, 11(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00472-9

Background: Women and ethnic minorities have historically been underrepresented in some STEM fields. It is therefore important to understand the factors influencing students’ persistence in STEM fields, and what STEM belonging means from the voices o... Read More about Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions.