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Cosmological evolution of semilocal string networks (2019)
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Achúcarro, A., Avgoustidis, A., López-Eiguren, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., & Urrestilla, J. (2019). Cosmological evolution of semilocal string networks. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 377(2161), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0004

Semilocal strings—a particular limit of electroweak strings—are an interesting example of a stable non-topological defect whose properties resemble those of their topological cousins, the Abrikosov–Nielsen–Olesen vortices. There is, however, one impo... Read More about Cosmological evolution of semilocal string networks.

Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells (2019)
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Quilles Junior, J. C., Bradshaw, T. D., Turyanska, L., Carlos, F. D. R. R., Montanari, A., Leitão, A., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells. RSC Advances, 9(63), 36699-36706. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra07161j

Cysteine proteases play a key role in tumorigenesis causing protein degradation and promoting invasive tumour growth. Cathepsin L is overexpressed in cancer cells and could provide a specific target for delivery of anticancer agents. We encapsulated... Read More about Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells.

Gating effects in antiferromagnetic CuMnAs (2019)
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Grzybowski, M. J., Wadley, P., Edmonds, K. W., Campion, R. P., Dybko, K., Majewicz, M., …Dietl, T. (2019). Gating effects in antiferromagnetic CuMnAs. AIP Advances, 9(11), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5124354

Antiferromagnets (AFs) attract much attention due to their potential applications in spintronics. Both the electric current and the electric field are considered as tools suitable to control the properties and the Néel vector direction of AFs. Among... Read More about Gating effects in antiferromagnetic CuMnAs.

Detection of low-conductivity objects using eddy current measurements with an optical magnetometer (2019)
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Jensen, K., Zugenmaier, M., Arnbak, J., Stærkind, H., Balabas, M. V., & Polzik, E. S. (2019). Detection of low-conductivity objects using eddy current measurements with an optical magnetometer. Physical Review Research, 1(3), Article 033087. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.1.033087

Detection and imaging of an electrically conductive object at a distance can be achieved by inducing eddy currents in it and measuring the associated magnetic field. We have detected low-conductivity objects with an optical magnetometer based on room... Read More about Detection of low-conductivity objects using eddy current measurements with an optical magnetometer.

SDSS-IV MaNGA: Bar pattern speed estimates with the Tremaine-Weinberg method and their error sources (2019)
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Garma-Oehmichen, L., Cano-Díaz, M., Hernández-Toledo, H., Aquino-Ort’iz, E., Valenzuela, O., Aguerri, J. A. L., …Merrifield, M. (2019). SDSS-IV MaNGA: Bar pattern speed estimates with the Tremaine-Weinberg method and their error sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz3101

Estimating the bar pattern speed (?bar) is one of the main challenges faced in understanding the role of stellar bars in galaxy dynamical evolution. This work aims to characterise different uncertainty sources affecting the Tremaine Weinberg (TW)-met... Read More about SDSS-IV MaNGA: Bar pattern speed estimates with the Tremaine-Weinberg method and their error sources.

A tool for functional brain imaging with lifespan compliance (2019)
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Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Holmes, N., Hartley, C., Seedat, Z. A., Leggett, J., …Brookes, M. J. (2019). A tool for functional brain imaging with lifespan compliance. Nature Communications, 10, Article 4785. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12486-x

The human brain undergoes significant functional and structural changes in the first decades of life, as the foundations for human cognition are laid down. However, non-invasive imaging techniques to investigate brain function throughout neurodevelop... Read More about A tool for functional brain imaging with lifespan compliance.

A Novel Parameter Identification Approach for C–V–T Characteristics of Multi-Quantum Wells Schottky Diode Using Ant Lion Optimizer (2019)
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Filali, W., Garoudja, E., Oussalah, S., Mekheldi, M., Sengouga, N., & Henini, M. (2019). A Novel Parameter Identification Approach for C–V–T Characteristics of Multi-Quantum Wells Schottky Diode Using Ant Lion Optimizer. Mikroelektronika / Russian Microelectronics, 48(6), 428-434. https://doi.org/10.1134/s1063739719660028

We report the capacitance-voltage (C–V) characteristics of multi quantum wells Schottky diode. This diode is based on Aluminum gallium arsenide, which is highly promising wide band gap semiconductor for applications in high power electronic and optoe... Read More about A Novel Parameter Identification Approach for C–V–T Characteristics of Multi-Quantum Wells Schottky Diode Using Ant Lion Optimizer.

Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal diffusion-weighted MRI (2019)
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Ljimani, A., Caroli, A., Laustsen, C., Francis, S., Mendichovszky, I. A., Bane, O., …Sigmund, E. E. (2020). Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal diffusion-weighted MRI. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 33, 177-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-019-00790-y

© 2019, European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB). Objectives: Standardization is an important milestone in the validation of DWI-based parameters as imaging biomarkers for renal disease. Here, we propose technical reco... Read More about Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal diffusion-weighted MRI.

Nanorods Versus Nanoparticles: A Comparison Study of Au/ZnO-PMMA/Au Non-Volatile Memory Devices Showing the Importance of Nanostructure Geometry on Conduction Mechanisms and Switching Properties (2019)
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Jaafar, A. H., Gee, A., & Kemp, N. T. (2020). Nanorods Versus Nanoparticles: A Comparison Study of Au/ZnO-PMMA/Au Non-Volatile Memory Devices Showing the Importance of Nanostructure Geometry on Conduction Mechanisms and Switching Properties. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 19, 236-246. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNANO.2019.2949759

Hybrid organic-inorganic devices offer a simple and low cost route to the fabrication of resistive memory devices. However the switching and conduction mechanisms are not well established. This work compares ZnO-based devices made in the same manner... Read More about Nanorods Versus Nanoparticles: A Comparison Study of Au/ZnO-PMMA/Au Non-Volatile Memory Devices Showing the Importance of Nanostructure Geometry on Conduction Mechanisms and Switching Properties.

The Efficiency of Best-so-far ABC Algorithm Versus Analytical Methods for Schottky Diode Parameters Extraction (2019)
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Filali, W., Garoudja, E., Oussalah, S., Sengouga, N., Henini, M., & Taylor, D. (2019). The Efficiency of Best-so-far ABC Algorithm Versus Analytical Methods for Schottky Diode Parameters Extraction. journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.11%285%29.05012

In this work, we investigate the forward current-voltage characteristics of p-type Ti/Au/Al0.29Ga0.71As Schottky diode, which were measured over a range of temperatures from 260 to 400 K. The experimental current-voltage characteristics are used to e... Read More about The Efficiency of Best-so-far ABC Algorithm Versus Analytical Methods for Schottky Diode Parameters Extraction.

Preprocessing among the Infalling Galaxy Population of EDisCS Clusters (2019)
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Kirby, M., Just, D. W., Zaritsky, D., Rudnick, G., Desjardins, T., Cool, R., …Liebst, K. (2019). Preprocessing among the Infalling Galaxy Population of EDisCS Clusters. Astrophysical Journal, 885(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab44a0

We present results from a low-resolution spectroscopic survey for 21 galaxy clusters at 0.4 < z < 0.8 selected from the ESO Distant Cluster Survey. We measured spectra using the low-dispersion prism in IMACS on the Magellan Baade telescope and calcul... Read More about Preprocessing among the Infalling Galaxy Population of EDisCS Clusters.

Investigation of the effects of GaAs substrate orientations on the electrical properties of sulfonated polyaniline based heterostructures (2019)
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Jameel, D. A., Marroquin, J. F. R., Aziz, M., Al Saqri, N. A., Jum'h, I., Telfah, A., …Felix, J. F. (2020). Investigation of the effects of GaAs substrate orientations on the electrical properties of sulfonated polyaniline based heterostructures. Applied Surface Science, 504, Article 144315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144315

In this work we present a detailed study of the influence of the GaAs substrate orientation on the electrical properties of heterojunctions based on GaAs and sulfonated polyaniline (SPAN) using Current-Voltage (I-V), Capacitance-Voltage (C-V), Deep-L... Read More about Investigation of the effects of GaAs substrate orientations on the electrical properties of sulfonated polyaniline based heterostructures.

Post-stimulus beta responses are modulated by task duration (2019)
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Pakenham, D. O., Quinn, A. J., Fry, A., Francis, S. T., Woolrich, M. W., Brookes, M. J., & Mullinger, K. J. (2020). Post-stimulus beta responses are modulated by task duration. NeuroImage, 206, Article 116288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116288

Modulation of beta-band neural oscillations during and following movement is a robust marker of brain function. In particular, the post-movement beta rebound (PMBR), which occurs on movement cessation, has been related to inhibition and connectivity... Read More about Post-stimulus beta responses are modulated by task duration.

Immobilized Enzymes on Gold Nanoparticles: From Enhanced Stability to Cleaning of Heritage Textiles (2019)
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Gherardi, F., Turyanska, L., Ferrari, E., Weston, N., Fay, M. W., & Colston, B. J. (2019). Immobilized Enzymes on Gold Nanoparticles: From Enhanced Stability to Cleaning of Heritage Textiles. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2(11), 5136-5143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00802

Enzyme-based treatments are used in heritage conservation for the effective removal of glues and other damaging organic layers from the surfaces of historic and artistic works. Despite their potential, however, the application of enzymatic treatments... Read More about Immobilized Enzymes on Gold Nanoparticles: From Enhanced Stability to Cleaning of Heritage Textiles.

Optical Excitation of Propagating Magnetostatic Waves in an Epitaxial Galfenol Film by Ultrafast Magnetic Anisotropy Change (2019)
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Khokhlov, N. E., Gerevenkov, P. I., Shelukhin, L. A., Azovtsev, A. V., Pertsev, N. A., Wang, M., …Kalashnikova, A. M. (2019). Optical Excitation of Propagating Magnetostatic Waves in an Epitaxial Galfenol Film by Ultrafast Magnetic Anisotropy Change. Physical Review Applied, 12(4), Article 044044. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.044044

© 2019 American Physical Society. Using a time-resolved optically pumped scanning-optical-microscopy technique, we demonstrate the laser-driven excitation and propagation of spin waves in a 20-nm film of a ferromagnetic metallic alloy Galfenol epitax... Read More about Optical Excitation of Propagating Magnetostatic Waves in an Epitaxial Galfenol Film by Ultrafast Magnetic Anisotropy Change.

Dynamical creation and detection of entangled many-body states in a chiral atom chain (2019)
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Buonaiuto, G., Jones, R., Olmos Sanchez, B., & Lesanovsky, I. (2019). Dynamical creation and detection of entangled many-body states in a chiral atom chain. New Journal of Physics, 21(11), https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab4f50

Open quantum systems with chiral interactions can be realized by coupling atoms to guided radiation modes in photonic waveguides or optical fibres. In their steady state these systems can feature intricate many-body phases such as entangled dark stat... Read More about Dynamical creation and detection of entangled many-body states in a chiral atom chain.

Optimising Decarbonisation Investment for Firms towards Environmental Sustainability (2019)
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Tran, T., Mao, Y., & Siebers, P. (2019). Optimising Decarbonisation Investment for Firms towards Environmental Sustainability. Sustainability, 11(20), https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205718

We develop a mixed-integer non-linear programming model for firms’ decarbonisation investment decision-making towards a sustainable environment. Our model seeks the optimal investment for a firm to achieve maximum profit under constraints derived fro... Read More about Optimising Decarbonisation Investment for Firms towards Environmental Sustainability.

An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS field: High-resolution dust continuum morphologies and the link between sub-millimetre galaxies and spheroid formation (2019)
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Gullberg, B., Smail, I., Swinbank, A. M., Dudzevičiūtė, U., Stach, S. M., Thomson, A. P., …Weiss, A. (2019). An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS field: High-resolution dust continuum morphologies and the link between sub-millimetre galaxies and spheroid formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 490(4), 4956-4974. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2835

© 2019 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society We present an analysis of the morphology and profiles of the dust continuum emission in 153 bright sub-millimetre galaxies (SMGs) detected with ALMA... Read More about An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS field: High-resolution dust continuum morphologies and the link between sub-millimetre galaxies and spheroid formation.

Scanning Tunnelling State Recognition With Multi-Class Neural Network Ensembles Scanning Tunnelling State Recognition With Multi-Class Neural Network Ensembles (2019)
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Gordon, O., D'hondt, P., Knijff, L., Freeney, S., Junqueira, F., Moriarty, P., & Swart, I. (2019). Scanning Tunnelling State Recognition With Multi-Class Neural Network Ensembles Scanning Tunnelling State Recognition With Multi-Class Neural Network Ensembles. Review of Scientific Instruments, 90(10), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5099590

One of the largest obstacles facing scanning probe microscopy is the constant need to correct flaws in the scanning probe in situ. This is currently a manual, time-consuming process that would benefit greatly from automation. Here we introduce a conv... Read More about Scanning Tunnelling State Recognition With Multi-Class Neural Network Ensembles Scanning Tunnelling State Recognition With Multi-Class Neural Network Ensembles.

Shuttling of Rydberg ions for fast entangling operations (2019)
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VOGEL, J., LI, W., MOKHBERI, A., LESANOVSKY, I., & SCHMIDT-KALER, F. (2019). Shuttling of Rydberg ions for fast entangling operations. Physical Review Letters, 123(15), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.153603

We introduce a scheme to entangle Rydberg ions in a linear ion crystal, using the high electric polarizability of the Rydberg electronic states in combination with mutual Coulomb coupling of ions that establishes common modes of motion. After laser i... Read More about Shuttling of Rydberg ions for fast entangling operations.