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A Structural and Magnetic Investigation of the Inversion Degree in Ferrite Nanocrystals MFe2O4 (M = Mn, Co, Ni) by Carta, D, Casula, M. F, Falqui, A, Loche, D, Mountjoy, G, Sangregorio, C, Corrias, A

“…The structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline manganese, cobalt, and nickel spinel ferrites dispersed in a highly porous SiO2 aerogel matrix were…”
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Functions for pro-opiomelanocortin-derived peptides in obesity and diabetes by Mountjoy, Kathleen G

“…Melanocortin peptides, derived from POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) are produced in the ARH (arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus) neurons and the neurons in the…”
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X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of TiO2–x Thin Films for Memory Applications by Carta, D, Mountjoy, G, Regoutz, A, Khiat, A, Serb, A, Prodromakis, T

“…Metal–insulator–metal (MIM) devices based on titanium dioxide thin films exhibit resistive switching behavior (RS); i.e., they have the ability to switch the…”
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Expression of melanocortin 4 receptor mRNA in the central nervous system of the rat by Kishi, Toshiro, Aschkenasi, Carl J., Lee, Charlotte E., Mountjoy, Kathleen G., Saper, Clifford B., Elmquist, Joel K.

“…The melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4‐R) plays a pivotal role in maintaining energy homeostasis in rodents and humans. For example, MC4‐R deletion or mutation…”
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Selecting reliable interatomic potentials for classical molecular dynamics simulations of glasses: The case of amorphous SiO2 by Afify, N.D., Mountjoy, G., Haworth, R.

“…[Display omitted] This paper presents an approach to judge the quality of classical interatomic potentials used in molecular dynamics simulations of glasses…”
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Atomic-Scale Structural Characterization of Silver-Doped Phosphate-Based Glasses Prepared by Coacervation by Kyffin, B. A, Pickup, D. M, Mountjoy, G, Foroutan, F, Abrahams, I, Carta, D

“…Phosphate-based glasses (PBGs) are traditionally prepared using the high-temperature melt-quenching (MQ) route or via the more recent sol–gel (SG) method that…”
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In Situ Structural Changes upon Electrochemical Lithium Insertion in Nanosized Anatase TiO2 by Lafont, U, Carta, D, Mountjoy, G, Chadwick, A. V, Kelder, E. M

“…The intercalation of lithium in nanosized TiO2 has been studied for its application as an electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries. In this paper, we use a…”
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Boundary layer chemical vapor synthesis of self-organized radial filled-carbon-nanotube structures by S. Boi, F., Mountjoy, G., Baxendale, M.

“…We report a new chemical vapor synthesis method that exploits random fluctuations in the viscous boundary layer between a laminar vapor flow and a surface to…”
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Serotonin Reciprocally Regulates Melanocortin Neurons to Modulate Food Intake by Heisler, Lora K., Jobst, Erin E., Sutton, Gregory M., Zhou, Ligang, Borok, Erzsebet, Thornton-Jones, Zoe, Liu, Hong Yan, Zigman, Jeffrey M., Balthasar, Nina, Kishi, Toshiro, Lee, Charlotte E., Aschkenasi, Carl J., Zhang, Chen-Yu, Yu, Jia, Boss, Olivier, Mountjoy, Kathleen G., Clifton, Peter G., Lowell, Bradford B., Friedman, Jeffrey M., Horvath, Tamas, Butler, Andrew A., Elmquist, Joel K., Cowley, Michael A.

“…The neural pathways through which central serotonergic systems regulate food intake and body weight remain to be fully elucidated. We report that serotonin,…”
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Structural origin of light emission in germanium quantum dots by Little, W., Karatutlu, A., Bolmatov, D., Trachenko, K., Sapelkin, A. V., Cibin, G., Taylor, R., Mosselmans, F., Dent, A. J., Mountjoy, G.

“…We used a combination of optically-detected x-ray absorption spectroscopy with molecular dynamics simulations to explore the origins of light emission in small…”
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An X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the inversion degree in zinc ferrite nanocrystals dispersed on a highly porous silica aerogel matrix by Carta, D, Marras, C, Loche, D, Mountjoy, G, Ahmed, S I, Corrias, A

“…The structural properties of zinc ferrite nanoparticles with spinel structure dispersed in a highly porous SiO(2) aerogel matrix were compared with a bulk zinc…”
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hMRAPα, but Not hMRAP2, Enhances hMC4R Constitutive Activity in HEK293 Cells and This Is Not Dependent on hMRAPα Induced Changes in hMC4R Complex N-linked Glycosylation by Kay, Emma I, Botha, Rikus, Montgomery, Johanna M, Mountjoy, Kathleen G

“…MRAP1 but not MRAP2, is essential for melanocortin receptor 2 functional expression. Human MRAP1 splice variant (hMRAPα) and human MRAP2 (hMRAP2) also interact…”
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Effect of the Support on the Formation of FeCo Alloy Nanoparticles in an SBA-16 Mesoporous Silica Matrix: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study by Carta, D, Mountjoy, G, Apps, R, Corrias, A

“…A series of nanocomposites consisting of FeCo alloy nanoparticles supported on a three-dimensional cubic mesoporous silica matrix (SBA-16) were prepared by wet…”
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Neutron and X-ray diffraction and empirical potential structure refinement modelling of magnesium stabilised amorphous calcium carbonate by Cobourne, G., Mountjoy, G., Rodriguez-Blanco, J.D., Benning, L.G., Hannon, A.C., Plaisier, J.R.

“…Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) plays a key role in biomineralisation processes in sea organisms. Neutron and X-ray diffraction have been performed for a…”
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Pro-Opiomelanocortin (POMC) Neurones, POMC-Derived Peptides, Melanocortin Receptors and Obesity: How Understanding of this System has Changed Over the Last Decade by Mountjoy, K. G.

“…Following the cloning of the melanocortin receptor and agouti protein genes, a model was developed for the central melanocortin system with respect to the…”
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Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain by Mountjoy, K G, Mortrud, M T, Low, M J, Simerly, R B, Cone, R D

“…POMC, the precursor of ACTH, MSH, and beta-endorphin peptides, is expressed in the pituitary and in two sites in the brain, in the arcuate nucleus of the…”
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Desacetyl-α-melanocyte stimulating hormone and α-melanocyte stimulating hormone are required to regulate energy balance by Mountjoy, Kathleen G., Caron, Alexandre, Hubbard, Kristina, Shome, Avik, Grey, Angus C., Sun, Bo, Bould, Sarah, Middleditch, Martin, Pontré, Beau, McGregor, Ailsa, Harris, Paul W.R., Kowalczyk, Renata, Brimble, Margaret A., Botha, Rikus, Tan, Karen M.L., Piper, Sarah J., Buchanan, Christina, Lee, Syann, Coll, Anthony P., Elmquist, Joel K.

“…Regulation of energy balance depends on pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides and melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R). Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone…”
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X-ray Absorption Investigation of the Formation of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles in an Aerogel Silica Matrix by Carta, D, Mountjoy, G, Navarra, G, Casula, M. F, Loche, D, Marras, S, Corrias, A

“…X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) techniques at both Fe and Co K-edges were used to investigate the…”
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Structural characterization study of FeCo alloy nanoparticles in a highly porous aerogel silica matrix by Carta, D, Mountjoy, G, Gass, M, Navarra, G, Casula, M F, Corrias, A

“…A series of FeCo-SiO(2) nanocomposite aerogels having different FeCo loadings of 3, 5, and 8 wt % were prepared using a novel urea-assisted sol-gel route. The…”
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Modeling the Local Atomic Structure of Bioactive Sol−Gel-Derived Calcium Silicates by Mead, R. N, Mountjoy, G

“…The current study presents the first detailed models of the local atomic structure in bioactive sol−gel-derived calcium silicates, with the composition Ca x…”
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