TY - JOUR A1 - Aliu, E. A1 - Archambault, S. A1 - Aune, T. A1 - Behera, B. A1 - Beilicke, M. A1 - Benbow, W. A1 - Berger, K. A1 - Bird, R. A1 - Bouvier, A. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Byrum, K. A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chen, X. A1 - Ciupik, L. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, W. A1 - Duke, C. A1 - Dumm, J. A1 - Errando, M. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Federici, S. A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Fortin, P. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Galante, N. A1 - Gillanders, G. H. A1 - Griffin, S. A1 - Griffiths, S. T. A1 - Grube, J. A1 - Gyuk, G. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Khassen, Y. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krawczynski, H. A1 - Krennrich, F. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Madhavan, A. S. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Majumdar, P. A1 - McCann, A. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nieto, D. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Otte, A. N. A1 - Park, N. A1 - Perkins, J. S. A1 - Pohl, M. A1 - Popkow, A. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Rajotte, J. A1 - Reyes, L. C. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Richards, G. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Rousselle, J. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Sheidaei, F. A1 - Skole, C. A1 - Smith, A. W. A1 - Staszak, D. A1 - Stroh, M. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Theiling, M. A1 - Tucci, J. V. A1 - Tyler, J. A1 - Varlotta, A. A1 - Vincent, S. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Welsing, R. A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Zajczyk, A. A1 - Zitzer, B. A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Anton, Gisela A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Bissaldi, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Boettcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Brucker, J. A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Cheesebrough, A. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Dalton, M. A1 - Daniel, M. K. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Dickinson, H. J. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Feinstein, F. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fernandez, D. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Fuessling, M. A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Harris, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hofverberg, P. A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kneiske, T. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lennarz, D. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, C. -C. A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marcowith, Alexandre A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, M. A1 - McComb, T. J. L. A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Moulin, Emmanuel A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Naumann, C. L. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, S. J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Opitz, B. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Perez, J. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, H. A1 - Puehlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Raue, M. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - de los Reyes, R. A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rob, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, Andrea A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, F. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Szostek, A. A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Volpe, F. A1 - Vorster, M. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Ward, M. A1 - Weidinger, M. A1 - Weitzel, Q. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zajczyk, A. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, H. -S. T1 - Long-term TeV and X-RAY observations of the GAMMA- RAY binary hess J0632+057 JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics KW - acceleration of particles KW - binaries: general KW - gamma rays: general(HESS J0632+057, VER J0633+057) Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/780/2/168 SN - 0004-637X SN - 1538-4357 VL - 780 IS - 2 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chipman, Ariel D. A1 - Ferrier, David E. K. A1 - Brena, Carlo A1 - Qu, Jiaxin A1 - Hughes, Daniel S. T. A1 - Schroeder, Reinhard A1 - Torres-Oliva, Montserrat A1 - Znassi, Nadia A1 - Jiang, Huaiyang A1 - Almeida, Francisca C. A1 - Alonso, Claudio R. A1 - Apostolou, Zivkos A1 - Aqrawi, Peshtewani A1 - Arthur, Wallace A1 - Barna, Jennifer C. J. A1 - Blankenburg, Kerstin P. A1 - Brites, Daniela A1 - Capella-Gutierrez, Salvador A1 - Coyle, Marcus A1 - Dearden, Peter K. A1 - Du Pasquier, Louis A1 - Duncan, Elizabeth J. A1 - Ebert, Dieter A1 - Eibner, Cornelius A1 - Erikson, Galina A1 - Evans, Peter D. A1 - Extavour, Cassandra G. A1 - Francisco, Liezl A1 - Gabaldon, Toni A1 - Gillis, William J. A1 - Goodwin-Horn, Elizabeth A. A1 - Green, Jack E. A1 - Griffiths-Jones, Sam A1 - Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P. A1 - Gubbala, Sai A1 - Guigo, Roderic A1 - Han, Yi A1 - Hauser, Frank A1 - Havlak, Paul A1 - Hayden, Luke A1 - Helbing, Sophie A1 - Holder, Michael A1 - Hui, Jerome H. L. A1 - Hunn, Julia P. A1 - Hunnekuhl, Vera S. A1 - Jackson, LaRonda A1 - Javaid, Mehwish A1 - Jhangiani, Shalini N. A1 - Jiggins, Francis M. A1 - Jones, Tamsin E. A1 - Kaiser, Tobias S. A1 - Kalra, Divya A1 - Kenny, Nathan J. A1 - Korchina, Viktoriya A1 - Kovar, Christie L. A1 - Kraus, F. Bernhard A1 - Lapraz, Francois A1 - Lee, Sandra L. A1 - Lv, Jie A1 - Mandapat, Christigale A1 - Manning, Gerard A1 - Mariotti, Marco A1 - Mata, Robert A1 - Mathew, Tittu A1 - Neumann, Tobias A1 - Newsham, Irene A1 - Ngo, Dinh N. A1 - Ninova, Maria A1 - Okwuonu, Geoffrey A1 - Ongeri, Fiona A1 - Palmer, William J. A1 - Patil, Shobha A1 - Patraquim, Pedro A1 - Pham, Christopher A1 - Pu, Ling-Ling A1 - Putman, Nicholas H. A1 - Rabouille, Catherine A1 - Ramos, Olivia Mendivil A1 - Rhodes, Adelaide C. A1 - Robertson, Helen E. A1 - Robertson, Hugh M. A1 - Ronshaugen, Matthew A1 - Rozas, Julio A1 - Saada, Nehad A1 - Sanchez-Gracia, Alejandro A1 - Scherer, Steven E. A1 - Schurko, Andrew M. A1 - Siggens, Kenneth W. A1 - Simmons, DeNard A1 - Stief, Anna A1 - Stolle, Eckart A1 - Telford, Maximilian J. A1 - Tessmar-Raible, Kristin A1 - Thornton, Rebecca A1 - van der Zee, Maurijn A1 - von Haeseler, Arndt A1 - Williams, James M. A1 - Willis, Judith H. A1 - Wu, Yuanqing A1 - Zou, Xiaoyan A1 - Lawson, Daniel A1 - Muzny, Donna M. A1 - Worley, Kim C. A1 - Gibbs, Richard A. A1 - Akam, Michael A1 - Richards, Stephen T1 - The first myriapod genome sequence reveals conservative arthropod gene content and genome organisation in the centipede Strigamia maritima JF - PLoS biology N2 - Myriapods (e. g., centipedes and millipedes) display a simple homonomous body plan relative to other arthropods. All members of the class are terrestrial, but they attained terrestriality independently of insects. Myriapoda is the only arthropod class not represented by a sequenced genome. We present an analysis of the genome of the centipede Strigamia maritima. It retains a compact genome that has undergone less gene loss and shuffling than previously sequenced arthropods, and many orthologues of genes conserved from the bilaterian ancestor that have been lost in insects. Our analysis locates many genes in conserved macro-synteny contexts, and many small-scale examples of gene clustering. We describe several examples where S. maritima shows different solutions from insects to similar problems. The insect olfactory receptor gene family is absent from S. maritima, and olfaction in air is likely effected by expansion of other receptor gene families. For some genes S. maritima has evolved paralogues to generate coding sequence diversity, where insects use alternate splicing. This is most striking for the Dscam gene, which in Drosophila generates more than 100,000 alternate splice forms, but in S. maritima is encoded by over 100 paralogues. We see an intriguing linkage between the absence of any known photosensory proteins in a blind organism and the additional absence of canonical circadian clock genes. The phylogenetic position of myriapods allows us to identify where in arthropod phylogeny several particular molecular mechanisms and traits emerged. For example, we conclude that juvenile hormone signalling evolved with the emergence of the exoskeleton in the arthropods and that RR-1 containing cuticle proteins evolved in the lineage leading to Mandibulata. We also identify when various gene expansions and losses occurred. The genome of S. maritima offers us a unique glimpse into the ancestral arthropod genome, while also displaying many adaptations to its specific life history. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002005 SN - 1545-7885 VL - 12 IS - 11 PB - PLoS CY - San Fransisco ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Benbow, W. A1 - Bird, R. A1 - Brill, A. A1 - Brose, Robert A1 - Chromey, A. J. A1 - Daniel, M. K. A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Gillanders, G. H. A1 - Giuri, C. A1 - Gueta, O. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Halpern, J. P. A1 - Hassan, Tarek A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Joyce, Amy M. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Kar, P. A1 - Kelley-Hoskins, N. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krause, M. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Lin, T. T. Y. A1 - Maier, Gernot A1 - Matthews, N. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nieto, D. A1 - Nievas-Rosillos, M. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Park, N. A1 - Petrashyk, A. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Pueschel, Elisa A1 - Quinn, John A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Richards, G. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Rulten, C. A1 - Sadeh, Iftach A1 - Santander, M. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Shahinyan, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Wells, R. M. A1 - Wilcox, P. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Williams, David A. A1 - Williamson, T. J. T1 - Direct measurement of stellar angular diameters by the VERITAS Cherenkov telescopes JF - Nature astronomy N2 - The angular size of a star is a critical factor in determining its basic properties1. Direct measurement of stellar angular diameters is difficult: at interstellar distances stars are generally too small to resolve by any individual imaging telescope. This fundamental limitation can be overcome by studying the diffraction pattern in the shadow cast when an asteroid occults a star2, but only when the photometric uncertainty is smaller than the noise added by atmospheric scintillation3. Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes used for particle astrophysics observations have not generally been exploited for optical astronomy due to the modest optical quality of the mirror surface. However, their large mirror area makes them well suited for such high-time-resolution precision photometry measurements4. Here we report two occultations of stars observed by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS)5 Cherenkov telescopes with millisecond sampling, from which we are able to provide a direct measurement of the occulted stars’ angular diameter at the ≤0.1 mas scale. This is a resolution never achieved before with optical measurements and represents an order of magnitude improvement over the equivalent lunar occultation method6. We compare the resulting stellar radius with empirically derived estimates from temperature and brightness measurements, confirming the latter can be biased for stars with ambiguous stellar classifications. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0741-z SN - 2397-3366 VL - 3 IS - 6 SP - 511 EP - 516 PB - Nature Publ. Group CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abeysekara, A. U. A1 - Benbow, Wystan A1 - Bird, Ralph A1 - Brantseg, T. A1 - Brose, Robert A1 - Buchovecky, M. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, Wei A1 - Daniel, M. K. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Feng, Qi A1 - Finley, John P. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, Amy A1 - Gillanders, Gerard H. A1 - Gunawardhana, Isuru A1 - Huetten, M. A1 - Hanna, David A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Johnson, Caitlin A. A1 - Kaaret, Philip A1 - Kar, P. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Krennrich, F. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Lin, T. T. Y. A1 - McArthur, S. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, Reshmi A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Otte, Adam Nepomuk A1 - Park, N. A1 - Petrashyk, A. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Pueschel, Elisa A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Richards, Gregory T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Rulten, C. A1 - Sadeh, I. A1 - Santander, M. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Shahinyan, Karlen A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Wells, R. M. A1 - Wilcox, P. A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Zitzer, B. A1 - Jorstad, Svetlana G. A1 - Marscher, Alan P. A1 - Lister, Matthew L. A1 - Kovalev, Yuri Y. A1 - Pushkarev, A. B. A1 - Savolainen, Tuomas A1 - Agudo, I. A1 - Molina, S. N. A1 - Gomez, J. L. A1 - Larionov, Valeri M. A1 - Borman, G. A. A1 - Mokrushina, A. A. A1 - Tornikoski, Merja A1 - Lahteenmaki, A. A1 - Chamani, W. A1 - Enestam, S. A1 - Kiehlmann, S. A1 - Hovatta, Talvikki A1 - Smith, P. S. A1 - Pontrelli, P. T1 - Multiwavelength Observations of the Blazar BL Lacertae BT - a new Fast TeV Gamma-Ray Flare JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics N2 - Combined with measurements made by very-long-baseline interferometry, the observations of fast TeV gamma-ray flares probe the structure and emission mechanism of blazar jets. However, only a handful of such flares have been detected to date, and only within the last few years have these flares been observed from lower-frequency-peaked BL. Lac objects and flat-spectrum radio quasars. We report on a fast TeV gamma-ray flare from the blazar BL. Lacertae observed by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS). with a rise time of similar to 2.3 hr and a decay time of similar to 36 min. The peak flux above 200 GeV is (4.2 +/- 0.6) x 10(-6) photon m(-2) s(-1) measured with a 4-minute-binned light curve, corresponding to similar to 180% of the flux that is observed from the Crab Nebula above the same energy threshold. Variability contemporaneous with the TeV gamma-ray flare was observed in GeV gamma-ray, X-ray, and optical flux, as well as in optical and radio polarization. Additionally, a possible moving emission feature with superluminal apparent velocity was identified in Very Long Baseline Array observations at 43 GHz, potentially passing the radio core of the jet around the time of the gamma-ray flare. We discuss the constraints on the size, Lorentz factor, and location of the emitting region of the flare, and the interpretations with several theoretical models that invoke relativistic plasma passing stationary shocks. KW - BL Lacertae objects: individual (BL Lacertae = VER J2202+422) KW - galaxies: active Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab35c SN - 0004-637X SN - 1538-4357 VL - 856 IS - 2 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Toy, Virginia Gail A1 - Sutherland, Rupert A1 - Townend, John A1 - Allen, Michael J. A1 - Becroft, Leeza A1 - Boles, Austin A1 - Boulton, Carolyn A1 - Carpenter, Brett A1 - Cooper, Alan A1 - Cox, Simon C. A1 - Daube, Christopher A1 - Faulkner, D. R. A1 - Halfpenny, Angela A1 - Kato, Naoki A1 - Keys, Stephen A1 - Kirilova, Martina A1 - Kometani, Yusuke A1 - Little, Timothy A1 - Mariani, Elisabetta A1 - Melosh, Benjamin A1 - Menzies, Catriona D. A1 - Morales, Luiz A1 - Morgan, Chance A1 - Mori, Hiroshi A1 - Niemeijer, Andre A1 - Norris, Richard A1 - Prior, David A1 - Sauer, Katrina A1 - Schleicher, Anja Maria A1 - Shigematsu, Norio A1 - Teagle, Damon A. H. A1 - Tobin, Harold A1 - Valdez, Robert A1 - Williams, Jack A1 - Yeo, Samantha A1 - Baratin, Laura-May A1 - Barth, Nicolas A1 - Benson, Adrian A1 - Boese, Carolin A1 - Célérier, Bernard A1 - Chamberlain, Calum J. A1 - Conze, Ronald A1 - Coussens, Jamie A1 - Craw, Lisa A1 - Doan, Mai-Linh A1 - Eccles, Jennifer A1 - Grieve, Jason A1 - Grochowski, Julia A1 - Gulley, Anton A1 - Howarth, Jamie A1 - Jacobs, Katrina A1 - Janku-Capova, Lucie A1 - Jeppson, Tamara A1 - Langridge, Robert A1 - Mallyon, Deirdre A1 - Marx, Ray A1 - Massiot, Cécile A1 - Mathewson, Loren A1 - Moore, Josephine A1 - Nishikawa, Osamu A1 - Pooley, Brent A1 - Pyne, Alex A1 - Savage, Martha K. A1 - Schmitt, Doug A1 - Taylor-Offord, Sam A1 - Upton, Phaedra A1 - Weaver, Konrad C. A1 - Wiersberg, Thomas A1 - Zimmer, Martin T1 - Bedrock geology of DFDP-2B, central Alpine Fault, New Zealand JF - New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics : an international journal of the geoscience of New Zealand, the Pacific Rim, and Antarctica ; NZJG N2 - During the second phase of the Alpine Fault, Deep Fault Drilling Project (DFDP) in the Whataroa River, South Westland, New Zealand, bedrock was encountered in the DFDP-2B borehole from 238.5–893.2 m Measured Depth (MD). Continuous sampling and meso- to microscale characterisation of whole rock cuttings established that, in sequence, the borehole sampled amphibolite facies, Torlesse Composite Terrane-derived schists, protomylonites and mylonites, terminating 200–400 m above an Alpine Fault Principal Slip Zone (PSZ) with a maximum dip of 62°. The most diagnostic structural features of increasing PSZ proximity were the occurrence of shear bands and reduction in mean quartz grain sizes. A change in composition to greater mica:quartz + feldspar, most markedly below c. 700 m MD, is inferred to result from either heterogeneous sampling or a change in lithology related to alteration. Major oxide variations suggest the fault-proximal Alpine Fault alteration zone, as previously defined in DFDP-1 core, was not sampled. KW - Alpine Fault KW - New Zealand KW - scientific drilling KW - mylonite KW - cataclasite Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2017.1375533 SN - 0028-8306 SN - 1175-8791 VL - 60 IS - 4 SP - 497 EP - 518 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Furniss, Amy A1 - Worseck, Gabor A1 - Fumagalli, Michele A1 - Johnson, Caitlin A. A1 - Williams, David A. A1 - Pontrelli, P. A1 - Prochaska, J. Xavier T1 - Spectroscopic Redshift of the Gamma-Ray Blazar B2 1215+30 from Ly alpha Emission JF - The astronomical journal N2 - We report on Cosmic Origin Spectrograph observations of the gamma-ray bright blazar B2 1215+30, collected in 2015 November. These observations allow for the confirmation of the source redshift from the detection of a Lyα emission feature at λ ~ 1374 Å. The emission feature places the source at a redshift of z = 0.1305 ± 0.003, confirming the source's ground-based spectral measurement. The gamma-ray emission of the source is discussed in the context of the source distance, required for the accurate reconstruction of the intrinsic gamma-ray emission taking the absorption by the extragalactic background light into account. The source distance is found to be low enough that the previously reported detection of an exceptional flaring event from B2 1215+30 in 2014 cannot be used to investigate opacity-specific spectral and variability characteristics introduced by possible ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray propagation. KW - galaxies:distances and redshifts KW - galaxies: individual (B2 1215+30) KW - gamma rays: galaxies KW - ultraviolet: galaxies Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aaf28b SN - 0004-6256 SN - 1538-3881 VL - 157 IS - 2 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maddock, Simon T. A1 - Childerstone, Aaron A1 - Fry, Bryan Grieg A1 - Williams, David J. A1 - Barlow, Axel A1 - Wuester, Wolfgang T1 - Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes) JF - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution N2 - Genetic analyses of Australasian organisms have resulted in the identification of extensive cryptic diversity across the continent. The venomous elapid snakes are among the best-studied organismal groups in this region, but many knowledge gaps persist: for instance, despite their iconic status, the species-level diversity among Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis) has remained poorly understood due to the existence of a group of cryptic species within the P. australis species complex, collectively termed "pygmy mulga snakes". Using two mitochondrial and three nuclear loci we assess species boundaries within the genus using Bayesian species delimitation methods and reconstruct their phylogenetic history using multispecies coalescent approaches. Our analyses support the recognition of 10 species, including all of the currently described pygmy mulga snakes and one undescribed species from the Northern Territory of Australia. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus are broadly consistent with previous work, with the recognition of three major groups, the viviparous red-bellied black snake P. porphyriacus forming the sister species to two clades consisting of ovoviviparous species. KW - Australia KW - New Guinea KW - Molecular phylogenetics KW - BPP KW - Snakes KW - Multispecies coalescent Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.005 SN - 1055-7903 SN - 1095-9513 VL - 107 SP - 48 EP - 55 PB - Elsevier CY - San Diego ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hommes-Schattmann, Paul J. A1 - Neffe, Axel T. A1 - Ahmad, Bilal A1 - Williams, Gareth R. A1 - Vanneaux, Valerie A1 - Menasche, Philippe A1 - Kalfa, David A1 - Lendlein, Andreas T1 - RGD constructs with physical anchor groups as polymer co-electrospinnable cell adhesives JF - Polymers for advanced technologies N2 - The tissue integration of synthetic polymers can be promoted by displaying RGD peptides at the biointerface with the objective of enhancing colonization of the material by endogenous cells. A firm but flexible attachment of the peptide to the polymer matrix, still allowing interaction with receptors, is therefore of interest. Here, the covalent coupling of flexible physical anchor groups, allowing for temporary immobilization on polymeric surfaces via hydrophobic or dipole-dipole interactions, to a RGD peptide was investigated. For this purpose, a stearate or an oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) was attached to GRGDS in 51-69% yield. The obtained RGD linker constructs were characterized by NMR, IR and MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry, revealing that the commercially available OEG and stearate linkers are in fact mixtures of similar compounds. The RGD linker constructs were co-electrospun with poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO). After electrospinning, nitrogen could be detected on the surface of the PPDO fibers by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The nitrogen content exceeded the calculated value for the homogeneous material mixture suggesting a pronounced presentation of the peptide on the fiber surface. Increasing amounts of RGD linker constructs in the electrospinning solution did not lead to a detection of an increased amount of peptide on the scaffold surface, suggesting inhomogeneous distribution of the peptide on the PPDO fiber surface. Human adipose-derived stem cells cultured on the patches showed similar viability as when cultured on PPDO containing pristine RGD. The fully characterized RGD linker constructs could serve as valuable tools for the further development of tissue-integrating polymeric scaffolds. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KW - electrospinning KW - RGD peptides KW - cell adhesion KW - biofunctionalization Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.3963 SN - 1042-7147 SN - 1099-1581 VL - 28 SP - 1312 EP - 1317 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER -