Publications by authors named "S Calder"

Magnetoplumbites are one of the most broadly studied families of hexagonal ferrites, typically with high magnetic ordering temperatures, making them excellent candidates for permanent magnets. However, magnetic frustration is rarely observed in magnetoplumbites. Herein, the discovery, synthesis, and characterization of the first Mn-based magnetoplumbite, as well as the first magnetoplumbite involving pnictogens (Sb), ASbMnO (A = K or Rb) are reported.

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Pneumococcal infective endocarditis (PIE) is a rare but serious infection often presenting with systemic complications such as septic emboli, myocarditis, and septic arthritis. This case report highlights a 49-year-old male who presented with acute-on-chronic lower back pain and fever, later diagnosed with PIE complicated by septic spinal arthritis, paraspinal myositis, and developing myocarditis. A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with worsening back pain and fever after treatment failure for suspected pyelonephritis.

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The magnetic structure adopted by a material relies on symmetry, the hierarchy of exchange interactions between magnetic ions and local anisotropy. A direct pathway to control the magnetic interactions is to enforce dimensionality within the material, from zero-dimensional isolated magnetic ions, one-dimensional (1D) spin-chains, two-dimensional (2D) layers to three-dimensional (3D) order. Being able to design a material with a specific dimensionality for the phenomena of interest is non-trivial.

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  • - The study investigated long-term complications in gastric bypass patients, such as nausea and abdominal pain, and their impact on quality of life (QoL), focusing on the residual stomach's activity.
  • - Researchers used the Gastric Alimetry® System to assess the gastrointestinal function of patients 46.8 months after surgery, revealing significant post-meal symptoms and noticeably degraded gastric function compared to control groups.
  • - Findings indicated that one-third of participants exhibited severe gastrointestinal symptoms and lower QoL, with the remnant stomach showing abnormal electrophysiology that was linked to diminished quality of life, though the study does not confirm a direct cause-and-effect relationship.
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  • The Ruddlesden-Popper bilayer nickelate LaNiO has been linked to high-temperature superconductivity (HTSC) under high pressure (over 14 GPa), but lacks clear diamagnetic signals due to low superconducting volume fractions.
  • Research on Pr-doped LaPrNiO polycrystalline samples shows that Pr substitutions help create a nearly pure bilayer structure, mitigating the intergrowth of competing phases.
  • At pressures above 11 GPa, a transition occurs, with HTSC developing further, achieving notable superconducting transition temperatures and confirming bulk HTSC through significant diamagnetic signals below 75 K at over 15 GPa.
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