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Optimization of diffuse Raman spectroscopy for in-vivo quantification of foreign body response in a small animal model (2023)
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Dooley, M., Luckett, J., Alexander, M. R., Matousek, P., Dehghani, H., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Notingher, I. (2023). Optimization of diffuse Raman spectroscopy for in-vivo quantification of foreign body response in a small animal model. Biomedical Optics Express, 14(12), 6592-6606. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.512118

Diffuse Raman spectroscopy (DRS) allows subsurface molecular analysis of optically turbid samples. Numerical modeling of light propagation was used as a method for improving the design of an DRS instrument to maximize the signal to noise ratio (SNR)... Read More about Optimization of diffuse Raman spectroscopy for in-vivo quantification of foreign body response in a small animal model.

A randomised crossover trial of tezacaftor-ivacaftor for gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes. (2023)
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Ng, C., Dellschaft, N. S., Hoad, C., Marciani, L., Spiller, R., Crooks, C., …Smyth, A. R. (2023). A randomised crossover trial of tezacaftor-ivacaftor for gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes. NIHR Open Research, 3(65), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13510.1

Background People with cystic fibrosis (CF) can experience recurrent chest infections, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and gastrointestinal symptoms. New cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator drugs improve lung fun... Read More about A randomised crossover trial of tezacaftor-ivacaftor for gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes..

Tri-axial rubidium and helium optically pumped magnetometers for on-scalp magnetoencephalography recording of interictal epileptiform discharges: a case study (2023)
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Feys, O., Corvilain, P., Labyt, E., Mahmoudzadeh, M., Routier, L., Sculier, C., …De Tiège, X. (2023). Tri-axial rubidium and helium optically pumped magnetometers for on-scalp magnetoencephalography recording of interictal epileptiform discharges: a case study. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, Article 1284262. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1284262

Cryogenic magnetoencephalography (MEG) enhances the presurgical assessment of refractory focal epilepsy (RFE). Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) are cryogen-free sensors that enable on-scalp MEG recordings. Here, we investigate the application of... Read More about Tri-axial rubidium and helium optically pumped magnetometers for on-scalp magnetoencephalography recording of interictal epileptiform discharges: a case study.

Bi2Se3 interlayer treatments affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck effect (2023)
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Hu, Y., Weir, M. P., Pereira, H. J., Amin, O. J., Pitcairn, J., Cliffe, M. J., …Woodward, S. (2023). Bi2Se3 interlayer treatments affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck effect. Applied Physics Letters, 123(22), Article 223902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0157778

In this work, we present a method to enhance the longitudinal spin Seebeck effect at platinum/yttrium iron garnet (Pt/YIG) interfaces. The introduction of a partial interlayer of bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3, 2.5% surface coverage) interfaces significant... Read More about Bi2Se3 interlayer treatments affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck effect.

Effects of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on GaAs and Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (2023)
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Al Huwayz, M., Jameel, D., Azevedo, W. M., Felix, J. . F., Al Saqri, N., Lemine, O. M., …Henini, M. (2023). Effects of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on GaAs and Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(1), 445-454. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp03865c

This study investigates the impact of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on both GaAs (Sample A) and Si (Sample B) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. The research explores the el... Read More about Effects of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on GaAs and Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy.

CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector (2023)
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Ghosh, C., Dey, A., Biswas, I., Gupta, R. K., Yadav, V. S., Yadav, A., …Mondal, A. (2023). CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector. Nano Materials Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2023.11.003

An efficient room-temperature self-powered, broadband (300 ​nm–1100 nm) photodetector based on a CuO–TiO2/TiO2/p-Si(100) heterostructure is demonstrated. The CuO–TiO2 nanocomposites were grown in a two-zone horizontal tube furnace... Read More about CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector.

Multiparametric Renal Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction and Annual Monitoring of the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease over Two Years (2023)
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Buchanan, C. E., Mahmoud, H., Cox, E. F., Prestwich, B. L., Noble, R. A., Selby, N. M., …Francis, S. T. (2023). Multiparametric Renal Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction and Annual Monitoring of the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease over Two Years. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(23), Article 7282. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12237282

Background: Multiparametric renal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provides a non-invasive method to assess kidney structure and function, but longitudinal studies are limited. Methods: A total of 22 patients with CKD category G3-4 (estimated glomeru... Read More about Multiparametric Renal Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction and Annual Monitoring of the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease over Two Years.

A resource for development and comparison of multimodal brain 3T MRI harmonisation approaches (2023)
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Warrington, S., Ntata, A., Mougin, O., Campbell, J., Torchi, A., Craig, M., …Sotiropoulos, S. N. (2023). A resource for development and comparison of multimodal brain 3T MRI harmonisation approaches. Imaging Neuroscience, 1(2023), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00042

Despite the huge potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in mapping and exploring the brain, MRI measures can often be limited in their consistency, reproducibility and accuracy which subsequently restricts their quantifiability. Nuisance nonbi... Read More about A resource for development and comparison of multimodal brain 3T MRI harmonisation approaches.

Portable single-beam cesium zero-field magnetometer for magnetocardiography (2023)
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Dawson, R., O'Dwyer, C., Mrozowski, M. S., Irwin, E., McGilligan, J. P., Burt, D. P., …Riis, E. (2023). Portable single-beam cesium zero-field magnetometer for magnetocardiography. Journal of Optical Microsystems, 3(4), Article 044501. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jom.3.4.044501

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) are becoming common in the realm of biomagnetic measurements. We discuss the development of a prototype zero-field cesium portable OPM and its miniaturized components. Zero-field sensors operate in a very low sta... Read More about Portable single-beam cesium zero-field magnetometer for magnetocardiography.

Real-time ex-vivo assessment of basal cell carcinoma surgical margins in Mohs surgery by autofluorescence-Raman spectroscopy: a pilot study (2023)
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Boitor, R., Varma, V., Sharma, A., Elsheikh, S., Kulkarni, K., Eldib, K., …Notingher, I. (in press). Real-time ex-vivo assessment of basal cell carcinoma surgical margins in Mohs surgery by autofluorescence-Raman spectroscopy: a pilot study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology,

Background Autofluorescence (AF)-Raman spectroscopy is a technology that can detect tumour tissue in surgically excised skin specimens. The technique does not require tissue fixation, staining, labelling or sectioning, and provides quantitative diag... Read More about Real-time ex-vivo assessment of basal cell carcinoma surgical margins in Mohs surgery by autofluorescence-Raman spectroscopy: a pilot study.

General upper bounds on fluctuations of trajectory observables (2023)
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Bakewell-Smith, G., Girotti, F., Guţǎ, M., & Garrahan, J. P. (2023). General upper bounds on fluctuations of trajectory observables. Physical Review Letters, 131(19), Article 197101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.197101

Thermodynamic uncertainty relations (TURs) are general lower bounds on the size of fluctuations of dynamical observables. They have important consequences, one being that the precision of estimation of a current is limited by the amount of entropy pr... Read More about General upper bounds on fluctuations of trajectory observables.

Rydberg-ion flywheel for quantum work storage (2023)
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Martins, W. S., Carollo, F., Li, W., Brandner, K., & Lesanovsky, I. (2023). Rydberg-ion flywheel for quantum work storage. Physical Review A, 108(5), Article L050201. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.108.L050201

Trapped ions provide a platform for quantum technologies that offers long coherence times and high degrees of scalability and controllability. Here, we use this platform to develop a realistic model of a thermal device consisting of two laser-driven,... Read More about Rydberg-ion flywheel for quantum work storage.

Characterisation of Herschel-selected strong lens candidates through HST and sub-mm/mm observations (2023)
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Borsato, E., Marchetti, L., Negrello, M., Corsini, E. M., Wake, D., Amvrosiadis, A., …Young, A. (2024). Characterisation of Herschel-selected strong lens candidates through HST and sub-mm/mm observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528(4), 6222-6279. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3381

We have carried out HST snapshot observations at 1.1 μm of 281 candidate strongly lensed galaxies identified in the wide-area extragalactic surveys conducted with the Herschel space observatory. Our candidates comprise systems with flux densities at... Read More about Characterisation of Herschel-selected strong lens candidates through HST and sub-mm/mm observations.

Towards Unlocking/Tuning the Mott Transition Temperature in Alkaline-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thermochromic Coatings and Potential Green Air-Conditioning via Room Temperature VxOy-V-VxOy Layered Coatings (2023)
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Khanyile, S., Numan, N., Simo, A., Nkosi, M., Mtshali, C. B., Khumalo, Z., …Maaza, M. (2023). Towards Unlocking/Tuning the Mott Transition Temperature in Alkaline-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thermochromic Coatings and Potential Green Air-Conditioning via Room Temperature VxOy-V-VxOy Layered Coatings. Nano-Horizons: Journal of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, 2, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.25159/3005-2602/13618

In this contribution, we validate for the first time that the near infrared-infrared (NIR-IR) modulation of the optical transmission (DTTRANS = T(TTMIT)) of vanadium oxide-based nanomaterials can be controlled or tuned via a genuine approach with a s... Read More about Towards Unlocking/Tuning the Mott Transition Temperature in Alkaline-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thermochromic Coatings and Potential Green Air-Conditioning via Room Temperature VxOy-V-VxOy Layered Coatings.

Where have all the low-metallicity galaxies gone? Tracing evolution in the mass-metallicity plane since a redshift of 0.7 (2023)
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Zhou, S., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Merrifield, M., & Sampaio, V. M. (2023). Where have all the low-metallicity galaxies gone? Tracing evolution in the mass-metallicity plane since a redshift of 0.7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(2), 1935–1949. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3330

Even over relatively recent epochs, galaxies have evolved significantly in their location in the mass–metallicity plane, which must be telling us something about the latter stages of galaxy evolution. In this paper, we analyse data from the LEGA-C su... Read More about Where have all the low-metallicity galaxies gone? Tracing evolution in the mass-metallicity plane since a redshift of 0.7.

Ultrafast magnetoacoustics in Galfenol nanostructures (2023)
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Scherbakov, A. V., Linnik, T. L., Kukhtaruk, S. M., Yakovlev, D. R., Nadzeyka, A., Rushforth, A. W., …Bayer, M. (2023). Ultrafast magnetoacoustics in Galfenol nanostructures. Photoacoustics, 34, Article 100565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2023.100565

Phonons and magnons are prospective information carriers to substitute the transfer of charge in nanoscale communication devices. Our ability to manipulate them at the nanoscale and with ultimate speed is examined by ultrafast acoustics and femtoseco... Read More about Ultrafast magnetoacoustics in Galfenol nanostructures.

The three hundred project: thermodynamical properties, shocks and gas dynamics in simulated galaxy cluster filaments and their surroundings (2023)
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Rost, A. M., Nuza, S. E., Stasyszyn, F., Kuchner, U., Hoeft, M., Welker, C., …Yepes, G. (2024). The three hundred project: thermodynamical properties, shocks and gas dynamics in simulated galaxy cluster filaments and their surroundings. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(1), Article stad3208. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3208

Using cosmological simulations of galaxy cluster regions from THE THREE HUNDRED project we study the nature of gas in filaments feeding massive clusters. By stacking the diffuse material of filaments throughout the cluster sample, we measure average... Read More about The three hundred project: thermodynamical properties, shocks and gas dynamics in simulated galaxy cluster filaments and their surroundings.

COALAS II. Extended molecular gas reservoirs are common in a distant, forming galaxy cluster (2023)
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Chen, Z., Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M., Emonts, B. H. C., Gu, Q., Allison, J. R., …Ziegler, B. (2024). COALAS II. Extended molecular gas reservoirs are common in a distant, forming galaxy cluster. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(3), 8950–8972. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3128

This paper presents the results of 475 hours of interferometric observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array towards the Spiderweb protocluster at (z=2.16). We search for large, extended molecular gas reservoirs among 46 previously detecte... Read More about COALAS II. Extended molecular gas reservoirs are common in a distant, forming galaxy cluster.

Constraints on thermal conductivity in the merging cluster Abell 2146 (2023)
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Richard-Laferrière, A., Russell, H. R., Fabian, A. C., Chadayammuri, U., Reynolds, C. S., Canning, R. E. A., …Sanders, J. S. (2023). Constraints on thermal conductivity in the merging cluster Abell 2146. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526(4), 6205–6213

The cluster of galaxies Abell 2146 is undergoing a major merger and is an ideal cluster to study ICM physics, as it has a simple geometry with the merger axis in the plane of the sky, its distance allows us to resolve features across the relevant sca... Read More about Constraints on thermal conductivity in the merging cluster Abell 2146.