Publications by authors named "W F Dean"

Structural, thermal, and dynamic properties of four deep eutectic solvents comprising choline chloride paired with phenolic derivative hydrogen-bond donors were probed using experiments and molecular simulations. The hydrogen-bond donors include phenol, catechol, -chlorophenol, and o-cresol, in a 3:1 mixture with the hydrogen-bond acceptor choline chloride. Density, viscosity, and pulsed-field gradient NMR diffusivity measurements were conducted over a range of temperatures.

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Objective: To date, research and policy directives have focused on identifying individual risk factors for moral injury, with less attention to solutions for establishing non-morally injurious cultures and practices.

Methods: Experts with academic or clinical knowledge of moral injury were recruited to a three-round e-Delphi survey exploring descriptors and characteristics of non-morally injurious organisations.

Results: Forty-nine, forty-one and thirty-nine experts responded at each round.

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In this study, we investigate the quaternary ammonium-based ionic liquid (QAIL), methyltrioctylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, [N][TFSI], utilizing small angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements and polarizable molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to characterize the short- and long-range liquid structure. Scattering structure factors show signatures of three length scales in reciprocal space indicative of alternating polarity ( ∼ 0.44 Å), charge ( ∼ 0.

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The role of the chorio-allantoic placenta as the critical nutrient- and oxygen-supplying organ to nourish the demands of the fetus has been well recognized. This function relies on the successful establishment of the placental feto-maternal exchange unit, or interhaemal barrier, across which all nutrients as well as waste products must pass to cross from the maternal to the fetal blood circulation, or vice versa, respectively. As a consequence, defects in the establishment of this elaborate interface lead to fetal growth retardation or even embryonic lethality, depending on the severity of the defect.

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