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Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption by Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth, Janssen, Colin R.

“…Microplastics are present throughout the marine environment and ingestion of these plastic particles (<1 mm) has been demonstrated in a laboratory setting for…”
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Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies by Koelmans, Albert A, Bakir, Adil, Burton, G. Allen, Janssen, Colin R

“…The hypothesis that ‘microplastic will transfer hazardous hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOC) to marine animals’ has been central to the perceived hazard and…”
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New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms by Claessens, Michiel, Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth, Vandegehuchte, Michiel B., Janssen, Colin R.

“…•A new technique for the extraction of microplastics from sediments is proposed.•A technique for extracting microplastics from invertebrate tissues was…”
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The Pristine Survey – VIII. The metallicity distribution function of the Milky Way halo down to the extremely metal-poor regime by Youakim, K, Starkenburg, E, Martin, N F, Matijevič, G, Aguado, D S, Allende Prieto, C, Arentsen, A, Bonifacio, P, Carlberg, R G, González Hernández, J I, Hill, V, Kordopatis, G, Lardo, C, Navarro, J F, Jablonka, P, Sánchez Janssen, R, Sestito, F, Thomas, G F, Venn, K

“…ABSTRACT The Pristine survey uses narrow-band photometry to derive precise metallicities down to the extremely metal-poor regime ($ \rm [Fe/H] \lt -3$), and…”
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Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects by Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth, Devriese, Lisa, Galgani, François, Robbens, Johan, Janssen, Colin R.

“…Microplastics are omnipresent in the marine environment and sediments are hypothesized to be major sinks of these plastics. Here, over 100 articles spanning…”
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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast by Claessens, Michiel, Meester, Steven De, Landuyt, Lieve Van, Clerck, Karen De, Janssen, Colin R.

“…► Microplastic concentrations were studied in Belgian marine sediments. ► Different areas (beaches, harbours and open sea) were compared. ► Harbours exhibited…”
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The sensitivity of harassment to orbit: mass loss from early-type dwarfs in galaxy clusters by Smith, R., Sánchez-Janssen, R., Beasley, M. A., Candlish, G. N., Gibson, B. K., Puzia, T. H., Janz, J., Knebe, A., Aguerri, J. A. L., Lisker, T., Hensler, G., Fellhauer, M., Ferrarese, L., Yi, S. K.

“…We conduct a comprehensive numerical study of the orbital dependence of harassment on early-type dwarfs consisting of 168 different orbits within a realistic,…”
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The accelerated build-up of the red sequence in high-redshift galaxy clusters by Cerulo, P., Couch, W. J., Lidman, C., Demarco, R., Huertas-Company, M., Mei, S., Sánchez-Janssen, R., Barrientos, L. F., Muñoz, R. P.

“…We analyse the evolution of the red sequence in a sample of galaxy clusters at redshifts 0.8 < z < 1.5 taken from the HAWK-I Cluster Survey (HCS). The…”
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Thin discs, thick dwarfs and the effects of stellar feedback by Sánchez-Janssen, R., Méndez-Abreu, J., Aguerri, J. A. L.

“…We investigate the role of stellar mass in shaping the intrinsic thickness of galaxy discs by determining the probability distribution of apparent axial ratios…”
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Timing of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and preoperative pain are important predictors for postoperative kinesiophobia by Theunissen, W. W. E. S., van der Steen, M. C., Liu, W. Y., Janssen, R. P. A.

“…Purpose Fear of movement (kinesiophobia) is a major limiting factor in the return to pre-injury sport level after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction…”
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The Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey (PIGS) I: tracing the kinematics of metal-poor stars in the Galactic bulge by Arentsen, A, Starkenburg, E, Martin, N F, Hill, V, Ibata, R, Kunder, A, Schultheis, M, Venn, K A, Zucker, D B, Aguado, D, Carlberg, R, González Hernández, J I, Lardo, C, Longeard, N, Malhan, K, Navarro, J F, Sánchez-Janssen, R, Sestito, F, Thomas, G, Youakim, K, Lewis, G F, Simpson, J D, Wan, Z

“…ABSTRACT Our Galaxy is known to contain a central boxy/peanut-shaped bulge, yet the importance of a classical, pressure-supported component within the central…”
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Abundance ratios and IMF slopes in the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 1396 with MUSE by Mentz, J J, La Barbera, F, Peletier, R F, Falcon-Barroso, J, Lisker, T, vande en, G, Loubser, S I, Hilker, M, Sanchez-Janssen, R, Napolitano, N, Cantiello, M, Capaccioli, M, Norris, M, Paolillo, M, Smith, R, Beasley, M A, Lyubenova, M, Munoz, R, Puzia, T

“…Deep observations of the dwarf elliptical (dE) galaxy NGC 1396 (...), located in the Fornax cluster, have been performed with the Very Large Telescope/Multi…”
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A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms by Vandermeersch, Griet, Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth, Janssen, Colin R., Marques, Antonio, Granby, Kit, Fait, Gabriella, Kotterman, Michiel J.J., Diogène, Jorge, Bekaert, Karen, Robbens, Johan, Devriese, Lisa

“…Microplastics, plastic particles and fragments smaller than 5mm, are ubiquitous in the marine environment. Ingestion and accumulation of microplastics have…”
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Globular cluster systems as tracers of environmental effects on Virgo early-type dwarfs by Sánchez-Janssen, R., Aguerri, J. A. L.

“…Abstract Early-type dwarfs (dEs) are by far the most abundant galaxy population in nearby clusters. Whether these objects are primordial, or the recent end…”
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Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning respond unimodally to environmental stress by Baert, Jan M., Eisenhauer, Nico, Janssen, Colin R., De Laender, Frederik, Knops, Johannes

“…Understanding how biodiversity (B) affects ecosystem functioning (EF) is essential for assessing the consequences of ongoing biodiversity changes. An…”
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Deep spectroscopy of nearby galaxy clusters – I. Spectroscopic luminosity function of Abell 85 by Agulli, I., Aguerri, J. A. L., Sánchez-Janssen, R., Dalla Vecchia, C., Diaferio, A., Barrena, R., Dominguez Palmero, L., Yu, H.

“…We present a new deep spectroscopic catalogue for Abell 85, within 3.0 × 2.6 Mpc2 and down to $M_{r} \sim M_{r}^{\ast } +6$ . Using the Visible Multi-Object…”
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The Pristine survey – III. Spectroscopic confirmation of an efficient search for extremely metal-poor stars by Youakim, K., Starkenburg, E., Aguado, D. S., Martin, N. F., Fouesneau, M., González Hernández, J. I., Allende Prieto, C., Bonifacio, P., Gentile, M., Kielty, C., Côté, P., Jablonka, P., McConnachie, A., Sánchez Janssen, R., Tolstoy, E., Venn, K.

“…Abstract The Pristine survey is a narrow-band, photometric survey focused around the wavelength region of the Ca ii H&K absorption lines, designed to…”
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Monte Carlo study of efficiency roll-off of phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes: Evidence for dominant role of triplet-polaron quenching by van Eersel, H., Bobbert, P. A., Janssen, R. A. J., Coehoorn, R.

“…We present an advanced molecular-scale organic light-emitting diode (OLED) model, integrating both electronic and excitonic processes. Using this model, we can…”
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Unusual thermoelectric behavior indicating a hopping to bandlike transport transition in pentacene by Germs, W Chr, Guo, K, Janssen, R A J, Kemerink, M

“…An unusual increase in the Seebeck coefficient with increasing charge carrier density is observed in pentacene thin film transistors. This behavior is…”
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How nucleation and luminosity shape faint dwarf galaxies by Sánchez-Janssen, R, Puzia, T H, Ferrarese, L, Côté, P, Eigenthaler, P, Miller, B, Ordenes-Briceño, Y, Peng, E W, Ribbeck, K X, Roediger, J, Spengler, C, Taylor, M A

“…ABSTRACT We study the intrinsic shapes of a sample of over 400 quiescent galaxies in the cores of the Virgo and Fornax clusters with luminosities 106 ≤ Lg/L⊙ ≤…”
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