Durham University

Dynamics of the Leftmost Particle in Heterogeneous Semi-infinite Exclusion Systems

We study the behaviour of the leftmost particle in a semi-infinite particle system on Z, where each particle performs a continuous-time nearest-neighbour random walk, with particle-specific jump rates, subject to the exclusion interaction (i.e., no more than one particle per site...

Little Red Dots host Black Hole Stars: A unified family of gas-reddened AGN revealed by JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy

Abstract We construct and characterise a sample of 146 little red dots (LRDs) across 2.0 < z < 9.3, selecting all sources with v-shaped UV-optical continua from JWST NIRSpec/PRISM spectra and compact morphologies in NIRCam/F444W imaging. We show that LRD continuum spectra are wel...

Integrable models from 4d holomorphic BF theory

We show how to construct 2d field theories with holomorphic integrability from defect setups in 4d holomorphic BF. In a simple example setup, we explicitly construct the 2d theory and perform an initial classical analysis. Making use of the symmetries, we are able to write down a...

Galaxy formation in modified gravity – II. galaxy halo connection and assembly bias

Abstract Modern surveys such as DESI and Euclid, which collect data for hundreds of millions of galaxies to map the large-scale structure (LSS) of the Universe, hold the key to determining the cosmological parameters and testing new physics. This ambition, however, is limited by...

Rb-Sr and U-Pb geochronology of neoblasts and porphyroclasts constrain movements along reactivated segments of the Outer Hebrides Fault Zone, NW Scotland

The crustal-scale Outer Hebrides Fault Zone (OHFZ) (NW Scotland) was initiated as a Stenian-Tonian (1040-950 Ma) ductile thrust, as determined by published U-Pb dating of syn-kinematic apatite. Thrust-related mylonites were then reactivated to form phyllonite belts during success...

More than a Meal: The Cultural Imaginary and Practices Behind Student Access to University Canteens in Milan

University canteens occupy a structurally significant position within European higher education, functioning simultaneously as food security infrastructures, socioeconomic equalizers, and community-building spaces. Yet, access to these services remains deeply uneven, shaped by fi...

HEPES: A Unique Case of Conformational Multi-ZwitterionicPolymorphism

Abstract HEPES (2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethane-1-sulfonic acid) is a widely used buffering agent in biological and biomedical research. Here, we reveal an exceptional solid-form landscape for HEPES. In addition to the two previously known polymorphs, we discover and c...

Critical interloping, collaboration and entangling the ‘expert cultures’ of art, science and lived experience: Jacqueline Donachie’s artist-led research on myotonic dystrophy

The article positions artist-led research as a vital methodology for an engaged, transformative and translational medical humanities. Recent scholarship aligned with the critical visual medical humanities has drawn attention to art practices as epistemologically generative, sugge...

Homicide at home: setting the agenda for an international collaboration to improve support for children bereaved due to family violence

Background: Bereavement due to fatal family violence (e.g. intimate partner homicide, filicide, parricide, siblicide) is a profoundly disruptive experience for children, with lifelong psychosocial consequences. Although the need for fatal family violence prevention is increasingl...

One sum to rule them all: a second order master rate sum rule for charm decays

A bstract We show that within the Standard Model any system of hadronic weak charm decays related by U -spin satisfies the following rate sum rule: $$ \frac{\left(\mathrm{sum}\ \mathrm{of}\ \mathrm{CF}\ \mathrm{and}\ \mathrm{DCS}\ \mathrm{CKM}-\mathrm{free}\ \mathrm{rates}\right)...

Artificial intelligence technology empowers firms’ export performance: does TMT human capital matter?

Purpose Although the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on firms’ strategic choices and performance has attracted considerable scholarly attention, how it influences firm export performance and how top management team (TMT) human capital moderates this relationship...

Predicting SolvateFormation in Complex MulticomponentSolvent Mixtures from Binary Measurements and Thermodynamics Modeling

Abstract Mapping crystallization outcomes in ternary solvent mixtures for systems able to solvate remains experimentally intensive due to the significant compositional phase space that needs to be explored to derive complete phase diagrams. Here, we show that these phase diagrams...

I Will Listen to Your Emotions, But I Will Hide My Own: People’s Different Strategies to Regulate Their Own Versus Others’ Emotions

Abstract: We can regulate our own and other people's emotions, but it is not clear whether we use the same strategies to regulate others’ emotions as we do to regulate our own. In three preregistered studies, we compared participants’ preferences for eight different emotion regul...

Teleosemantics for neural word embeddings

This paper applies a consumer‐based teleosemantic framework to give a detailed analysis of a particular algorithm for generating word embeddings. In the process, it addresses several of the challenges facing teleosemantic approaches to artificial neural networks. It distinguishes...

ONSEN as a model transposon to study host and parasitic DNA interplay

Abstract ONSEN is a Copia -type long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon in Arabidopsis thaliana that serves as a powerful model for investigating host-transposon interactions. Its activation is directly coupled to the heat stress response via cis -acting elements within its LT...

‘Even if you are guilty, you’re still a human being’: the impact of stigma on dignity and quality of healthcare from the perspective of people detained in police custody in England

Abstract Background The aim of this paper is to explore harms to health and dignity generated through stigma from the perspective of people detained in police custody, a neglected population in healthcare research. We adopt an original theoretical approach, bringing together a hu...

Caring networks for digital inclusion: how network weaving transforms responses to digital inequalities

Digital inequalities persist despite extensive policy and research efforts aimed at expanding access, skills, and technology use. Prior research has focused mainly on techno-centric, top-down interventions, which have been limited in their success due to their lack of relational,...

Deep learning for automated rock core image analysis: Weathering classification, fracture detection, and 3D geological modelling

Rock core images are a primary source of subsurface information, but conventional manual logging is slow, labour-intensive and prone to subjective error. This study presents CoreVision, an end-to-end data-driven workflow for automated interpretation and digitisation of drilling-c...