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Ultrafast dynamics of low-energy electron attachment via a non-valence correlation-bound state (2018)
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Rogers, J. P., Anstöter, C. S., & Verlet, J. R. (2018). Ultrafast dynamics of low-energy electron attachment via a non-valence correlation-bound state. Nature Chemistry, 10, 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2912

The primary electron-attachment process in electron-driven chemistry represents one of the most fundamental chemical transformations with wide-ranging importance in science and technology. However, the mechanistic detail of the seemingly simple react... Read More about Ultrafast dynamics of low-energy electron attachment via a non-valence correlation-bound state.

Heterogeneous oceanic arc volcanic rocks in the South Qilian Accretionary Belt (Qilian Orogen, NW China) (2018)
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Yang, L., Song, S., Su, L., Allen, M., Niu, Y., Zhang, G., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Heterogeneous oceanic arc volcanic rocks in the South Qilian Accretionary Belt (Qilian Orogen, NW China). Journal of Petrology, 60(1), 85-116. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egy107

Primitive arc magmas in oceanic island arcs are probes of sub-arc magmatic processes and are crucial for understanding oceanic subduction. We report data for an Early Paleozoic oceanic arc volcanic complex in the Lajishan-Yongjing terrane, South Qili... Read More about Heterogeneous oceanic arc volcanic rocks in the South Qilian Accretionary Belt (Qilian Orogen, NW China).

Criegee Intermediate–Alcohol Reactions, A Potential Source of Functionalized Hydroperoxides in the Atmosphere (2017)
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McGillen, M. R., Curchod, B. F., Chhantyal-Pun, R., Beames, J. M., Watson, N., Khan, M. A. H., …Orr-Ewing, A. J. (2017). Criegee Intermediate–Alcohol Reactions, A Potential Source of Functionalized Hydroperoxides in the Atmosphere. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 1(10), 664-672. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00108

Ozonolysis, the mechanism by which alkenes are oxidized by ozone in the atmosphere, produces a diverse family of oxidants known as Criegee intermediates (CIs). Using a combination of newly acquired laboratory data and global atmospheric chemistry and... Read More about Criegee Intermediate–Alcohol Reactions, A Potential Source of Functionalized Hydroperoxides in the Atmosphere.

Microbial protein targets: towards understanding and intervention (2017)
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Denny, P. (2018). Microbial protein targets: towards understanding and intervention. Parasitology, 145(2), 111-115. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182017002037

The rise of antimicrobial resistance, coupled with a lack of industrial focus on antimicrobial discovery over preceding decades, has brought the world to a crisis point. With both human and animal health set to decline due to increased disease burden... Read More about Microbial protein targets: towards understanding and intervention.

Multiple mantle metasomatism beneath the Leizhou Peninsula, South China: Evidence from elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotope geochemistry of the late Cenozoic volcanic rocks (2018)
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Sun, P., Niu, Y., Guo, P., Chen, S., Duan, M., Gong, H., …Xiao, Y. (2019). Multiple mantle metasomatism beneath the Leizhou Peninsula, South China: Evidence from elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotope geochemistry of the late Cenozoic volcanic rocks. International Geology Review, 61(14), 1768-1785. https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2018.1548307

We analysed whole-rock major and trace elements and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopes of the late Cenozoic volcanic rocks in the Leizhou Peninsula, South China to investigate their mantle source characteristics. These volcanic rocks, collected from Jiujiang, Tian... Read More about Multiple mantle metasomatism beneath the Leizhou Peninsula, South China: Evidence from elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotope geochemistry of the late Cenozoic volcanic rocks.

Mafic enclaves record syn-eruptive basalt intrusion and mixing (2017)
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Plail, M., Edmonds, M., Woods, A., Barclay, J., Humphreys, M. C., Herd, R. A., & Christopher, T. (2018). Mafic enclaves record syn-eruptive basalt intrusion and mixing. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 484, 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.033

Mafic enclaves hosted by andesite erupted at the Soufrière Hills Volcano between 1995 and 2010 yield insights into syn-eruptive mafic underplating of an andesite magma reservoir, magma mixing and its role in sustaining eruptions that may be widely ap... Read More about Mafic enclaves record syn-eruptive basalt intrusion and mixing.

Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides (2017)
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Erastova, V., Degiacomi, M. T., Fraser, D., & Greenwell, H. C. (2017). Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides. Nature Communications, 8, Article 2033. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02248-y

Some seventy years ago, John Desmond Bernal proposed a role for clays in the origin of life. While much research has since been dedicated to the study of silicate clays, layered double hydroxides, believed to be common on the early Earth, have receiv... Read More about Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides.

Excited state dynamics of thiophene and bithiophene: new insights into theoretically challenging systems. (2015)
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Prlj, A., Curchod, B. F., & Corminboeuf, C. (2015). Excited state dynamics of thiophene and bithiophene: new insights into theoretically challenging systems. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(22), 14719-14730. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp01429h

The computational elucidation and proper description of the ultrafast deactivation mechanisms of simple organic electronic units, such as thiophene and its oligomers, is as challenging as it is contentious. A comprehensive excited state dynamics anal... Read More about Excited state dynamics of thiophene and bithiophene: new insights into theoretically challenging systems..

Surface functionalization of dinuclear clathrochelates via Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions: facile synthesis of polypyridyl metalloligands (2016)
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Marmier, M., Cecot, G., Curchod, B. F., Pattison, P., Solari, E., Scopelliti, R., & Severin, K. (2016). Surface functionalization of dinuclear clathrochelates via Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions: facile synthesis of polypyridyl metalloligands. Dalton Transactions, 45(20), 8422-8427. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt01288d

Dinuclear clathrochelate complexes are easily accessible by reaction of zinc(II) triflate or cobalt(II) nitrate with arylboronic acids and phenoldioximes. The utilization of brominated arylboronic acids and/or brominated phenoldioximes allows prepari... Read More about Surface functionalization of dinuclear clathrochelates via Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions: facile synthesis of polypyridyl metalloligands.

Rich Athermal Ground-State Chemistry Triggered by Dynamics through a Conical Intersection (2016)
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Mignolet, B., Curchod, B. F., & Martinez, T. J. (2016). Rich Athermal Ground-State Chemistry Triggered by Dynamics through a Conical Intersection. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55(48), 14993-14996. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201607633

A fundamental tenet of statistical rate theories (such as transition state theory and RRKM) is the rapidity of vibrational relaxation. Excited-state reactions happen quite quickly (sub-picosecond) and thus can exhibit nonstatistical behavior. However... Read More about Rich Athermal Ground-State Chemistry Triggered by Dynamics through a Conical Intersection.

Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of polymers based on D-A-D and D-D-D bis( N -carbazolyl) monomers, effect of the donor/acceptor core on their properties (2017)
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Pander, P., Swist, A., Zassowski, P., Soloducho, J., Lapkowski, M., & Data, P. (2017). Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of polymers based on D-A-D and D-D-D bis( N -carbazolyl) monomers, effect of the donor/acceptor core on their properties. Electrochimica Acta, 257, 192-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.10.023

In this work we present electropolymerization of monomers of an unusual type using N-linked carbazole units to limit their conjugation. The polymers thus obtained have limited conjugation through the backbone. Using donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) and d... Read More about Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of polymers based on D-A-D and D-D-D bis( N -carbazolyl) monomers, effect of the donor/acceptor core on their properties.

Late diagenesis of illite-smectite in the Podhale Basin, southern Poland: Chemistry, morphology, and preferred orientation (2017)
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Day-Stirrat, R. J., Aplin, A. C., Kurtev, K. D., Schleicher, A. M., Brown, A. P., & Środoń, J. (2017). Late diagenesis of illite-smectite in the Podhale Basin, southern Poland: Chemistry, morphology, and preferred orientation. Geosphere, 13(6), 2137-2153. https://doi.org/10.1130/ges01516.1

Well-characterized samples from the Podhale Basin, southern Poland, formed the basis for exploring and illuminating subtle diagenetic changes to a mudstone toward the upper end of the diagenetic window, prior to metamorphism.Transmission electron mic... Read More about Late diagenesis of illite-smectite in the Podhale Basin, southern Poland: Chemistry, morphology, and preferred orientation.

The Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland—A geochemical window on early Cambrian low‐oxygen environments and ecosystems (2018)
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Hammarlund, E. U., Smith, M. P., Rasmussen, J. A., Nielsen, A. T., Canfield, D. E., & Harper, D. A. (2019). The Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland—A geochemical window on early Cambrian low‐oxygen environments and ecosystems. Geobiology, 17(1), 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12315

The early Cambrian Sirius Passet fauna of northernmost Greenland (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 3) contains exceptionally preserved soft tissues that provide an important window to early animal evolution, while the surrounding sediment holds critical data... Read More about The Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland—A geochemical window on early Cambrian low‐oxygen environments and ecosystems.

Geochemistry characteristics and Re-Os isotopic dating of Jurassic oil sands in the northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin (2018)
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Huang, S., Qin, M., Selby, D., Liu, Y., Xu, Q., He, Z., …Liu, J. (2018). Geochemistry characteristics and Re-Os isotopic dating of Jurassic oil sands in the northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin. Dixue qianyuan, 25(2), 254-266. https://doi.org/10.13745/j.esf.2018.02.026

The study of hydrocarbon charging history in shallow basin margin is the key to the investigation of the relationship between hydrocarbon fluid and sandstone type uranium deposit. In this paper, the geochemistry, origin and charging history of hydroc... Read More about Geochemistry characteristics and Re-Os isotopic dating of Jurassic oil sands in the northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin.

Highly saline fluids from a subducting slab as the source for fluid-rich diamonds (2015)
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Weiss, Y., McNeill, J., Pearson, D. G., Nowell, G. M., & Ottley, C. J. (2015). Highly saline fluids from a subducting slab as the source for fluid-rich diamonds. Nature, 524(7565), 339-344. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14857

The infiltration of fluids into continental lithospheric mantle is a key mechanism for controlling abrupt changes in the chemical and physical properties of the lithospheric root1,2, as well as diamond formation3, yet the origin and composition of th... Read More about Highly saline fluids from a subducting slab as the source for fluid-rich diamonds.

Copper(II)-Bis(Thiosemicarbazonato) Complexes as Antibacterial Agents: Insights into Their Mode of Action and Potential as Therapeutics (2015)
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Djoko, K. Y., Goytia, M. M., Donnelly, P. S., Schembri, M. A., Shafer, W. M., & McEwan, A. G. (2015). Copper(II)-Bis(Thiosemicarbazonato) Complexes as Antibacterial Agents: Insights into Their Mode of Action and Potential as Therapeutics. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59(10), 6444-6453. https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01289-15

There is increasing interest in the use of lipophilic copper (Cu)-containing complexes to combat bacterial infections. In this work, we showed that Cu complexes with bis(thiosemicarbazone) ligands [Cu(btsc)] exert antibacterial activity against a ran... Read More about Copper(II)-Bis(Thiosemicarbazonato) Complexes as Antibacterial Agents: Insights into Their Mode of Action and Potential as Therapeutics.

Exploring the Chemistry and Photophysics of Substituted Picolinates Positional Isomers in Iridium(III) Bisphenylpyridine Complexes (2017)
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Davidson, R., Hsu, Y., Bhagani, C., Yufit, D., & Beeby, A. (2017). Exploring the Chemistry and Photophysics of Substituted Picolinates Positional Isomers in Iridium(III) Bisphenylpyridine Complexes. Organometallics, 36(15), 2727-2735. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00179

A simple and versatile route for modifying picolinate ligands coordinated to iridium is described. Reacting a μ-chloro iridium(C∧N) dimer (where C∧N is a phenylpyridine-based ligand) with bromopicolinic acid (HpicBr) yields the corresponding iridium(... Read More about Exploring the Chemistry and Photophysics of Substituted Picolinates Positional Isomers in Iridium(III) Bisphenylpyridine Complexes.

Petrology and Nd–Hf Isotope Geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Amon Kimberlite Sills, Baffin Island (Canada): Evidence for Deep Mantle Magmatic Activity Linked to Supercontinent Cycles (2014)
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Tappe, S., Kjarsgaard, B. A., Kurszlaukis, S., Nowell, G. M., & Phillips, D. (2014). Petrology and Nd–Hf Isotope Geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Amon Kimberlite Sills, Baffin Island (Canada): Evidence for Deep Mantle Magmatic Activity Linked to Supercontinent Cycles. Journal of Petrology, 55(10), 2003-2042. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egu048

Mesoarchean melting and Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic metasomatism during the formation of the cratonic mantle keel beneath West Greenland (2017)
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van Acken, D., Luguet, A., Pearson, D., Nowell, G., Fonseca, R., Nagel, T., & Schulz, T. (2017). Mesoarchean melting and Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic metasomatism during the formation of the cratonic mantle keel beneath West Greenland. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 203, 37-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.006

Highly siderophile element (HSE) concentration and 187Os/188Os isotopic heterogeneity has been observed on various scales in the Earth’s mantle. Interaction of residual mantle peridotite with infiltrating melts has been suggested to overprint primary... Read More about Mesoarchean melting and Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic metasomatism during the formation of the cratonic mantle keel beneath West Greenland.

Tracing subduction zone fluid-rock interactions using trace element and Mg-Sr-Nd isotopes (2017)
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Wang, S., Teng, F., Li, S., Zhang, L., Du, J., He, Y., & Niu, Y. (2017). Tracing subduction zone fluid-rock interactions using trace element and Mg-Sr-Nd isotopes. Lithos, 290-291, 94-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2017.08.004

Slab-derived fluids play a key role in mass transfer and elemental/isotopic exchanges in subduction zones. The exhumation of deeply subducted crust is achieved via a subduction channel where fluids from various sources are abundant, and thus the chem... Read More about Tracing subduction zone fluid-rock interactions using trace element and Mg-Sr-Nd isotopes.

Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 is expressed in vasopressinergic neurons within the magnocellular subdivision of the rat paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (2018)
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Shenton, F., & Pyner, S. (2018). Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 is expressed in vasopressinergic neurons within the magnocellular subdivision of the rat paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 526(18), 3035-3044. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.24514

Changes in plasma osmolality can drive changes in the output from brain centres known to control cardiovascular homeostasis, such as the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN). Within the PVN hypotonicity reduces the firing rate of parvoce... Read More about Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 is expressed in vasopressinergic neurons within the magnocellular subdivision of the rat paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.

Different stages of chemical alteration on metabasaltic rocks in the subduction channel: Evidence from the Western Tianshan metamorphic belt, NW China (2017)
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Xiao, Y., Niu, Y., Wang, K., Iizuka, Y., Lin, J., Wang, D., …Wang, G. (2017). Different stages of chemical alteration on metabasaltic rocks in the subduction channel: Evidence from the Western Tianshan metamorphic belt, NW China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 145(Part A), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.06.001

To understand the geochemistry of subduction zone metamorphism, especially the large-scale mass transfer at forearc to subarc depths, we carried out a detailed study of a ∼1.5 m size metabasaltic block with well-preserved pillow structures from the C... Read More about Different stages of chemical alteration on metabasaltic rocks in the subduction channel: Evidence from the Western Tianshan metamorphic belt, NW China.

Double Diastereoselective Approach to Chiral syn- and anti-1,3-Diol Analogues through Consecutive Catalytic Asymmetric Borylations (2017)
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Pujol, A., & Whiting, A. (2017). Double Diastereoselective Approach to Chiral syn- and anti-1,3-Diol Analogues through Consecutive Catalytic Asymmetric Borylations. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(14), 7265-7279. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.7b00854

Homoallylic boronate carboxylate esters derived from unsaturated aldehydes via an imination, β-borylation, imine hydrolysis, and Wittig trapping sequence, were subjected to a second boryl addition to give 1,3-diborylated carboxylate esters. Control o... Read More about Double Diastereoselective Approach to Chiral syn- and anti-1,3-Diol Analogues through Consecutive Catalytic Asymmetric Borylations.

The Human Amyloid Precursor Protein Binds Copper Ions Dominated by a Picomolar Affinity Site in the Helix-Rich E2 Domain (2018)
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Young, T. R., Pukala, T. L., Cappai, R., Wedd, A. G., & Xiao, Z. (2018). The Human Amyloid Precursor Protein Binds Copper Ions Dominated by a Picomolar Affinity Site in the Helix-Rich E2 Domain. Biochemistry, 57(28), 4165-4176. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00572

A manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the aggregation in the brain of amyloid β (Aβ) peptides derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP). APP has been linked to modulation of normal copper homeostasis, while dysregulation of Aβ product... Read More about The Human Amyloid Precursor Protein Binds Copper Ions Dominated by a Picomolar Affinity Site in the Helix-Rich E2 Domain.

Hominin evolutionary thanatology from the mortuary to funerary realm. The palaeoanthropological bridge between chemistry and culture (2018)
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Pettitt, P. (2018). Hominin evolutionary thanatology from the mortuary to funerary realm. The palaeoanthropological bridge between chemistry and culture. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1754), Article 20180212. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0212

Palaeoanthropology, or more precisely Palaeolithic archaeology, offers the possibility of bridging the gap between mortuary activities that can be observed in the wider animal community and which relate to chemistry and emotion; to the often-elaborat... Read More about Hominin evolutionary thanatology from the mortuary to funerary realm. The palaeoanthropological bridge between chemistry and culture.

Are spherulitic lacustrine carbonates an expression of large-scale mineral carbonation? A case study from the East Kirkton Limestone, Scotland (2017)
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Rogerson, M., Mercedes-Martin, R., Brasier, A., McGill, R., Prior, T., Vonhof, H., …Pedley, M. (2017). Are spherulitic lacustrine carbonates an expression of large-scale mineral carbonation? A case study from the East Kirkton Limestone, Scotland. Gondwana Research, 48, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2017.04.007

Lacustrine carbonate deposits with spherulitic facies are poorly understood, but are key to understanding the economically important “Pre-Salt” Mesozoic strata of the South Atlantic. A major barrier to research into these unique and spectacular facie... Read More about Are spherulitic lacustrine carbonates an expression of large-scale mineral carbonation? A case study from the East Kirkton Limestone, Scotland.

Enantiopure cycloiridiated complexes bearing a pentahelicenic N-heterocyclic carbene and displaying long-lived circularly-polarized phosphorescence (2017)
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Crassous, J., Hellou, N., Srebro-Hooper, M., Favereau, L., Zinna, F., Caytan, E., …Autschbach, J. (2017). Enantiopure cycloiridiated complexes bearing a pentahelicenic N-heterocyclic carbene and displaying long-lived circularly-polarized phosphorescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(28), 8236-8239. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201704263

A fused pi-helical N-heterocyclic (NHC) system has been prepared and examined through its diastereoisomerically pure cycloiridiated complexes. The latter display light-green phosphorescence with i) unusually long lifetimes and ii) circular polarizati... Read More about Enantiopure cycloiridiated complexes bearing a pentahelicenic N-heterocyclic carbene and displaying long-lived circularly-polarized phosphorescence.

Evaluation of Cu(I) binding to the E2 domain of the amyloid precursor protein – a lesson in quantification of metal binding to proteins via ligand competition (2017)
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Young, T. R., Wedd, A. G., & Xiao, Z. (2018). Evaluation of Cu(I) binding to the E2 domain of the amyloid precursor protein – a lesson in quantification of metal binding to proteins via ligand competition. Metallomics, 10(1), 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7mt00291b

The extracellular domain E2 of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) features a His-rich metal-binding site (denoted as the M1 site). In conjunction with surrounding basic residues, the site participates in interactions with components of the extracell... Read More about Evaluation of Cu(I) binding to the E2 domain of the amyloid precursor protein – a lesson in quantification of metal binding to proteins via ligand competition.

Geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of the Miocene-Pliocene Ancestral Cascades arc, northern Sierra Nevada, California and Nevada: The roles of the upper mantle, subducting slab, and the Sierra Nevada lithosphere (2008)
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Cousens, B., Prytulak, J., Henry, C., Alcazar, A., & Brownrigg, T. (2008). Geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of the Miocene-Pliocene Ancestral Cascades arc, northern Sierra Nevada, California and Nevada: The roles of the upper mantle, subducting slab, and the Sierra Nevada lithosphere. Geosphere, 4(5), 829-853. https://doi.org/10.1130/ges00166.1

The stable isotope composition of vanadium, nickel, and molybdenum in crude oils (2015)
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Ventura, G. T., Gall, L., Siebert, C., Prytulak, J., Szatmari, P., Huerlimann, M., & Halliday, A. N. (2015). The stable isotope composition of vanadium, nickel, and molybdenum in crude oils. Applied Geochemistry, 59, 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.04.009

Crude oils often have high concentrations of transition metals including vanadium (V), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and to a lesser extent molybdenum (Mo). Determining the conditions under which these metals enter into crude oil is of interest for the und... Read More about The stable isotope composition of vanadium, nickel, and molybdenum in crude oils.

Sex differences in scent-marking in captive red-ruffed lemurs (2019)
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Janda, E., Perry, K., Hankinson, E., Walker, D., & Vaglio, S. (2019). Sex differences in scent-marking in captive red-ruffed lemurs. American Journal of Primatology, 81(1), Article e22951. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22951

Primate chemical communication remains underappreciated, as primates are considered to rely on other sensory modalities. However, various lines of evidence suggest that olfaction plays an important role in primate societies, including the conspicuous... Read More about Sex differences in scent-marking in captive red-ruffed lemurs.

Supramolecular Materials (2017)
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Amabilino, D. B., Smith, D. K., & Steed, J. W. (2017). Supramolecular Materials. Chemical Society Reviews, 46(9), 2404-2420. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cs00163k

Molecular material properties depend upon the contacts between and the arrangement of the component parts, and therefore supramolecular chemistry has developed a highly important role in this area. This Tutorial Review, after briefly introducing the... Read More about Supramolecular Materials.

Image scanning microscopy: an overview (2017)
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Ward, E., & Pal, R. (2017). Image scanning microscopy: an overview. Journal of Microscopy, 266(2), 221-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12534

For almost a century, the resolution of optical microscopy was thought to be limited by Abbé’s law describing the diffraction limit of light. At the turn of the millennium, aided by new technologies and fluorophores, the field of optical microscopy f... Read More about Image scanning microscopy: an overview.

Structure as abstraction (2016)
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Hendry, R. (2016). Structure as abstraction. Philosophy of Science, 83(5), 1070-1081. https://doi.org/10.1086/687939

In this article I argue that structure in chemistry is a creature of abstraction: attending selectively to structural similarities, we neglect differences. There are different ways to abstract, so abstraction is interest dependent. So is structure. F... Read More about Structure as abstraction.

Magma mush chemistry at subduction zones, revealed by new melt major element inversion from calcic amphiboles (2017)
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Zhang, J., Humphreys, M., Cooper, G., Davidson, J., & Macpherson, C. (2017). Magma mush chemistry at subduction zones, revealed by new melt major element inversion from calcic amphiboles. American Mineralogist, 102(6), 1353-1367. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2017-5928

We have used multiple-regression methods to calibrate new, pressure-independent empirical chemometric equations to calculate the major element composition of basanitic to rhyolitic melts in equilibrium with calcic amphibole. The equations are based o... Read More about Magma mush chemistry at subduction zones, revealed by new melt major element inversion from calcic amphiboles.

The most metal-poor damped Lyα systems: An insight into dwarf galaxies at high redshift (2015)
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Cooke, R., Pettini, M., & Jorgenson, R. (2015). The most metal-poor damped Lyα systems: An insight into dwarf galaxies at high redshift. Astrophysical Journal, 800(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/800/1/12

In this paper we analyze the kinematics, chemistry, and physical properties of a sample of the most metal-poor damped Lyα systems (DLAs), to uncover their links to modern-day galaxies. We present evidence that the DLA population as a whole exhibits a... Read More about The most metal-poor damped Lyα systems: An insight into dwarf galaxies at high redshift.

A novel apparatus for the simulation of eruptive gas-rock interactions (2015)
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Ayris, P. M., Cimarelli, C., Delmelle, P., Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J., Suzuki, Y. J., & Dingwell, D. B. (2015). A novel apparatus for the simulation of eruptive gas-rock interactions. Bulletin of Volcanology, 77(12), Article 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-015-0990-3

The chemical interactions between hot volcanic gases and co-erupted magmatic and lithic particles within eruption plumes and pyroclastic flows are increasingly investigated for their relevance to the impacts of ash emission on natural and human envir... Read More about A novel apparatus for the simulation of eruptive gas-rock interactions.

Elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope geochemistry of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China: Insights into their mantle sources and melting processes (2016)
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Sun, P., Niu, Y., Guo, P., Ye, L., Liu, J., & Feng, Y. (2017). Elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope geochemistry of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China: Insights into their mantle sources and melting processes. Lithos, 272-273, 16-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2016.12.005

We analyzed whole-rock major and trace elements and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China to investigate their mantle source characteristics and melting process. These basalts are spatially associated with three extensional fau... Read More about Elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope geochemistry of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China: Insights into their mantle sources and melting processes.

Evidence for Solid State Electrochemical Degradation Within a Small Molecule OLED (2015)
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Data, P., Swist, A., Lapkowski, M., Soloducho, J., Darowicki, K., & Monkman, A. (2015). Evidence for Solid State Electrochemical Degradation Within a Small Molecule OLED. Electrochimica Acta, 184, 86-93

Acridone derivative have been synthesised and used as OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) emitters which were found to be electroactive. Electrochemical investigations showed a side reaction takes place inside an active layer which diminished the ove... Read More about Evidence for Solid State Electrochemical Degradation Within a Small Molecule OLED.

Diquinoline Derivatives as Materials for Potential Optoelectronic Applications. (2015)
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Laba, K., Data, P., Zassowski, P., Pander, P., Lapkowski, M., Pluta, K., & Monkman, A. P. (2015). Diquinoline Derivatives as Materials for Potential Optoelectronic Applications. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(23), 13129-13137. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp512941z

Here we report the characterization of diquinoline derivatives with ambipolar character. The investigated derivatives show low p- and moderately low n-doping redox systems. The derivatives were investigated and the electrochemical and optical propert... Read More about Diquinoline Derivatives as Materials for Potential Optoelectronic Applications..

Synthesis and characterization of chalcogenophene-based monomers with pyridine acceptor unit. (2016)
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Pander, P., Data, P., Turczyn, R., Lapkowski, M., Swist, A., Soloducho, J., & Monkman, A. (2016). Synthesis and characterization of chalcogenophene-based monomers with pyridine acceptor unit. Electrochimica Acta, 210, 773-782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.185

2,4,6-Trisubstituted pyridine derivatives with different electropolymerizable groups were investigated. It was shown that steric hindrance caused by bichalcogenophene substituents in the 2,6-positions of pyridine enables successful electropolymerizat... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of chalcogenophene-based monomers with pyridine acceptor unit..

Mesozoic high-Mg andesites from the Daohugou area, Inner Mongolia: Upper-crustal fractional crystallization of parental melt derived from metasomatized lithospheric mantle wedge (2018)
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Meng, F., Gao, S., Song, Z., Niu, Y., & Li, X. (2018). Mesozoic high-Mg andesites from the Daohugou area, Inner Mongolia: Upper-crustal fractional crystallization of parental melt derived from metasomatized lithospheric mantle wedge. Lithos, 302-303, 535-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.01.032

Mineral chemistry, major- and trace-element data, zircon U–Pb ages, and Sr–Nd isotopic data are presented for a suite of volcanic rocks from the Daohugou area, Ningcheng City, Inner Mongolia, on the northern margin of the North China Craton. Samples... Read More about Mesozoic high-Mg andesites from the Daohugou area, Inner Mongolia: Upper-crustal fractional crystallization of parental melt derived from metasomatized lithospheric mantle wedge.

Minerals in the gut: scoping a Cambrian digestive system (2016)
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Strang, K., Armstrong, H., & Harper, D. (2016). Minerals in the gut: scoping a Cambrian digestive system. Royal Society Open Science, 3(11), Article 160420. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160420

The Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland contains the first exceptionally preserved mat-ground community of the Cambrian, dominated, in terms of abundance, by trilobites but particularly characterized by iconic arthropods and lobopods, some a... Read More about Minerals in the gut: scoping a Cambrian digestive system.

Direct observation of the dynamics of single metal ions at the interface with solids in aqueous solutions (2017)
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Ricci, M., Trewby, W., Cafolla, M., & Voïtchovsky, K. (2017). Direct observation of the dynamics of single metal ions at the interface with solids in aqueous solutions. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 43234. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep43234

The dynamics of ions adsorbed at the surface of immersed charged solids plays a central role in countless natural and industrial processes such as crystal growth, heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemistry, or biological function. Electrokinetic measu... Read More about Direct observation of the dynamics of single metal ions at the interface with solids in aqueous solutions.

The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy (2017)
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Horwell, C., Sargent, P., Andronico, D., Lo Castro, M., Tomatis, M., Hillman, S., …Fubini, B. (2017). The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy. Journal of Applied Volcanology, 6(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13617-017-0063-8

Mount Etna is Europe’s largest and most active volcano. In recent years, it has displayed enhanced explosive activity, causing concern amongst local inhabitants who frequently have to live with, and clean up, substantial ashfall. Basaltic volcanic as... Read More about The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy.

Gels with sense: supramolecular materials that respond to heat, light and sound (2016)
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Jones, C. D., & Steed, J. W. (2016). Gels with sense: supramolecular materials that respond to heat, light and sound. Chemical Society Reviews, 45(23), 6546-6596. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cs00435k

Advances in the field of supramolecular chemistry have made it possible, in many situations, to reliably engineer soft materials to address a specific technological problem. Particularly exciting are “smart” gels that undergo reversible physical chan... Read More about Gels with sense: supramolecular materials that respond to heat, light and sound.

Neoproterozoic-Cambrian petroleum system evolution of the Micang Shan Uplift, Northern Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from pyrobitumen Re-Os geochronology and apatite fission track analysis (2018)
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Ge, X., Shen, C., Selby, D., Wang, G., Yang, Z., Gong, Y., & Xiong, S. (2018). Neoproterozoic-Cambrian petroleum system evolution of the Micang Shan Uplift, Northern Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from pyrobitumen Re-Os geochronology and apatite fission track analysis. AAPG Bulletin, 102(8), 1429-1453. https://doi.org/10.1306/1107171616617170

The Neoproterozoic strata of the Sichuan Basin are a key target for oil and gas. To evaluate the hydrocarbon evolution and its relationship with tectonic events in the Micang Shan uplift, northernmost Sichuan Basin, we apply solid bitumen geochemistr... Read More about Neoproterozoic-Cambrian petroleum system evolution of the Micang Shan Uplift, Northern Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from pyrobitumen Re-Os geochronology and apatite fission track analysis.

Petrogenesis of Cretaceous (133–84 Ma) intermediate dykes and host granites in southeastern China: Implications for lithospheric extension, continental crustal growth, and geodynamics of Palaeo-Pacific subduction (2017)
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Yang, J., Zhao, Z., Hou, Q., Niu, Y., Mo, X., Sheng, D., & Wang, L. (2018). Petrogenesis of Cretaceous (133–84 Ma) intermediate dykes and host granites in southeastern China: Implications for lithospheric extension, continental crustal growth, and geodynamics of Palaeo-Pacific subduction. Lithos, 296-299, 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2017.10.022

This paper presents U-Pb zircon geochronology, petrology, and major and trace element, Sr-Nd and zircon Hf isotopic geochemistry of Cretaceous granites and intermediate dykes in the Quanzhou and Xiamen regions of southeastern China. These data are us... Read More about Petrogenesis of Cretaceous (133–84 Ma) intermediate dykes and host granites in southeastern China: Implications for lithospheric extension, continental crustal growth, and geodynamics of Palaeo-Pacific subduction.

The Influence of Hydrothermal Activity on the Li Isotopic Signature of Rivers Draining Volcanic Areas (2014)
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Henchiri, S., Clergue, C., Dellinger, M., Gaillardet, J., Louvat, P., & Bouchez, J. (2014). The Influence of Hydrothermal Activity on the Li Isotopic Signature of Rivers Draining Volcanic Areas. Procedia earth and planetary science, 10, 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2014.08.026

We explore the geochemistry and the isotopic composition of lithium (δ7Li) of rivers draining volcanic islands (Guadeloupe, Iceland, Java, Martinique and Sao Miguel) with a specific focus on continental hydrothermal activity. Our preliminary results... Read More about The Influence of Hydrothermal Activity on the Li Isotopic Signature of Rivers Draining Volcanic Areas.

Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Bis-homoleptic Cycloruthenates with Terdentate Ligands as a Family of Panchromatic Dyes. (2017)
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Rees, T. W., Liao, J., Sinopoli, A., Male, L., Calogero, G., Curchod, B. F., & Baranoff, E. (2017). Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Bis-homoleptic Cycloruthenates with Terdentate Ligands as a Family of Panchromatic Dyes. Inorganic Chemistry, 56(16), 9903-9912. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01412

A series of six homoleptic bis-cyclometalated ruthenium complexes, Ru(N^N^C)2, is reported where N^N^C is a 6-(2,4-difluoro-3-R3-phenyl)-4-R2-4′-R1-2,2′-bipyridine with R3 = −H or −CF3 and R2 and R1 = −COOEt or −CF3. An effective synthesis of the lig... Read More about Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Bis-homoleptic Cycloruthenates with Terdentate Ligands as a Family of Panchromatic Dyes..