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Applicability of β-lactamase entrapped agarose discs for removal of doripenem antibiotic: reusability and scale-up studies

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00572D, Paper
Huma Fatima, Amrik Bhattacharya, Sunil Kumar Khare
Schematic diagram illustrating antibiotic removal via β-lactamase-entrapped agarose discs in a fixed-bed column bioreactor, highlighting the potential for scale-up.
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Preparation and practical applications of a phosphate capture material with FeO(OH)-loaded polyurethane

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00696H, Paper
Hao Li, Ruidong Tao, Zihan Liu, Mengjie Qu, Hui Pan, Mingming Zheng, Yunjun Mei
Metal (hydro) oxide particles with efficient phosphate removal properties are widely used in the treatment of eutrophic waters (mainly phosphorus). However, the disadvantages of easy agglomeration and difficult separation limit...
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Environmental application of dicarboxylated hairy cellulose crosslinked with calcium for removal and confining of Pb(II)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00720D, Paper
Tanese Montesinos-Vázquez, C. A. Galan-Vidal, Susana Rojas-Lima, Jose A. Rodriguez, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández
Cellulose can be oxidised with periodate to obtain hairy cellulose, which, thanks to the aldehyde groups, facilitates chemical modification with different functional groups, such as carboxylates, which enhance interaction with...
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CCI publishes detailed order approving merger of RIL, Walt Disney's media assets

As part of seeking the regulator’s approval, the parties have voluntarily agreed that they will not bundle TV ad slots for IPL, ICC and BCCI cricketing rights till the end of existing rights




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Cabinet approves ₹1,000-crore venture capital fund for space tech firms

The fund will be professionally run and will select approximately 40 firms on the basis of commercialization potential, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said




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HAL appoints Barenya Senapati as Director Finance

Barenya Senapati joined HAL in 1995 and has experience of 29 years in varied roles at Divisional level and at Corporate Finance. 




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Noel Tata appointed to Tata Sons board 

The move follows Noel Tata's appointment last month as the chairman of the powerful and influential philanthropic arm of the Tata group, called Tata Trusts




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BCCI tells NCLT that it will move application for withdrawal of insolvency plea against Byju’s

Last month, Supreme Court had set aside a judgement of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) allowing a ₹158 crore settlement between ed-tech firm Byju’s with the BCCI.




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Check backdoor appointments to govt. vacancies: Chennithala




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Digital creator Gokul Raj’s takes on everyday life appeal to all ages with relatable Kerala sketches

The former radio and television jockey usually does a solo act that looks at the funny side of domestic life



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Closure of Alappuzha weather observatory to leave a hole in forecasting capabilities of IMD on coastal stretch

IMD has temporarily closed down the observatory, which started functioning in 1931, in the wake of an eviction notice issued by Port department




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Sreepadmanabhaswamy temple slapped with notice for pending tax payments

Temple authorities say the temple being a religious place and services rendered by it are not in the nature of commercial transactions, it has exemption from GST




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World Bank approval for ₹2,365.5-crore KERA project: Agriculture Minister P. Prasad




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KSEB proposes special packages for improving distribution in Kasaragod, Idukki, Malappuram

From 2024-25 to 2026-27, board proposes to spend ₹410.94 crore in Malappuram, ₹217.96 crore in Idukki and ₹394.15 crore in Kasaragod under Dyuthi 2.0. KSEB has proposed a capital outlay of ₹13,576.37 crore for the distribution sector for the period up to 2026-27




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KTU teaching appointments in limbo as Governor, State government clash over V-C appointment

KTU recently issued a notification seeking applications for six Professors, six Associate Professors and 28 Assistant Professors across the five schools offering postgraduate courses.




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Govt. responsible for delay in appointing V-Cs: Kerala Governor

Khan defends his decision to refer the University Amendment Bills to the President and says it was necessitated since the ‘government overstepped its limits’




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Govt. caught napping as key officials wrangle in public




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Police fail to confirm hacking of IAS officer’s phone in row over religious WhatsApp group

Opposition accuses CM of turning a blind eye to the infiltration of the IAS by fundamentalists




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Kerala govt. to file appeal against High Court ruling quashing distance cap on private bus services




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‘Mallu Hindu’ WhatsApp group row: Kerala government suspends two IAS officials

Officials subjected to punitive action are Industries department Director K. Gopalakrishnan and Special Secretary, Agriculture, N. Prasanth.




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Handbook of research methods in behavioural economics [electronic resource] : an interdisciplinary approach / edited by Morris Altman (Dean, University of Dundee School of Business, and Chair Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Co-ope

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




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Kotak happy to land Guj Lions job




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Bihar News: Railway Employee Crushed To Death After Getting Trapped Between Engine & Bogie

It took rescue personnel nearly two hours to retrieve the body of the deceased railway employee, leaving an atmosphere of shock and grief at the station.




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John Kerry makes appeal to save the climate

The realities of holding office are different from being on the campaign trail, he says, hinting at Trump




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168 House Democrats ask Trump to rescind Bannon’s appointment

"We strongly urge you to rescind this appointment immediately and build a diverse White House staff who are committed to the core American values of inclusiveness, diversity and tolerance," the letter delivered to the Trump said.




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Data | More than 50% Americans disapprove Joe Biden's work as President

Google search trends indicate that interest in Afghanistan peaked on August 15, the day Kabul fell. Following this, Biden's rating dropped below 50%




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Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Majority of Sri Lanka’s ruling SLPP party in favour of Dullas Alahapperuma as President, Sajith Premadasa as PM: G.L. Peiris

Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and two others were proposed by lawmakers as the three candidates for the July 20 Presidential election




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Watch: US elections: Who are Trump and Harris appealing to?

We also analyse the IMF’s report on world economy as well as their forecast for India.




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Government invites applications for RBI Deputy Governor

Applicants should have at least 25 years of work experience in Public Administration including experience at the level of Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India




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What happens to Indian firms on U.S. blacklist?

Were they sanctioned for supply and sales to Russia? Will things be different under the Trump administration?




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My contest is for ideological reasons, says BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa

He says a “disciplined solider” like him cannot keep quiet when injustice is being meted out to the party



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Rishi Sunak’s performance has been disappointing: India-born Rajesh Agrawal

India-born Rajesh Agrawal is the Labour Party candidate for Leicester East




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Unveiling the role of structural vacancies in Mn-based Prussian blue analogues for energy storage applications

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01618A, Paper
Chongwei Gao, Ming Chen, Jiantao Li, Xunan Wang, Guobin Zhang, Xi Tan, Shuhua Zhang, Guang Feng, Dengyun Zhai, Feiyu Kang
In this study, we explore two potential pathways for vacancy formation in Mn-based Prussian blue analogues, providing new insights for structural regulation.
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A thermal evaporation–trapping strategy to synthesize flexible and robust oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03005B, Paper
Hong-Bo Zhang, Yu Meng, Lingzhe Fang, Fei Yang, Shangqian Zhu, Tao Li, Xiaohua Yu, Ju Rong, Weiwei Chen, Dong Su, Yi Mei, Peng-Xiang Hou, Chang Liu, Minhua Shao, Jin-Cheng Li
A thermal evaporation–trapping strategy is developed to fabricate a flexible N-doped carbon fiber cloth loaded with both CoFe-oxide nanoparticles and atomic Co/Fe–Nx sites, showing outstanding oxygen electrocatalytic performance.
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A techno-economic study of photovoltaic-solid oxide electrolysis cell coupled magnesium hydride-based hydrogen storage and transportation toward large-scale applications of green hydrogen

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8429-8456
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04224G, Analysis
Xusheng Wang, Longfei Shao, Shouyi Hu, Zi Li, Hangzuo Guo, Jiaqi Zhang, Yingyan Zhao, Xi Lin, Binjian Nie, Zhigang Hu, Jianxin Zou
Integrating PV-SOEC for hydrogen production with MgH2-based storage and transportation holds significant potential in advancing the hydrogen supply chain.
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Grease trap waste valorization through hydrothermal liquefaction and anaerobic digestion: a circular approach to dairy wastewater treatment

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8926-8941
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02245A, Paper
Daniela V. Cabrera, Ingrid Adema-Yusta, María J. Santibañez, Crispin Celis, Jefferson W. Tester, Rodrigo A. Labatut
Integrating hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) with anaerobic digestion (AD) and recycling a fraction of the resulting wastewater (AP) in the HTL allows for recovering 85% of the energy contained in the grease waste while reducing its COD to 700 mg L−1.
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A Review on Organic Nanoparticle-based Optoelectronic Devices: From Synthesis to Applications

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03575E, Review Article
Zhe Liu, Chen Xie, Thomas Heumueller, Iain McCulloch, Christoph J Brabec, Fei Huang, Yong Cao, Ning Li
Over the past decades, organic optoelectronic devices have shown broad application prospects. Due to the solubility property of organic materials, the use of toxic solvent obstacles the device fabrication processing...
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Kalamassery municipality approves proposal for drafting GIS-based master plan




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Happiness in the true sense

Amid a cloud of gloomy faces, a lone glimmer




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Digital Pareto-front mapping of homogeneous catalytic reactions

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,787-794
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00673E, Communication
Open Access
Negin Orouji, Jeffrey A. Bennett, Sina Sadeghi, Milad Abolhasani
We present a digital framework for rapid multi-objective reaction space exploration and optimization of homogeneous catalytic reactions through autonomous experimentation and Bayesian optimization.
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On a seamlessly replicable circular photoreactor for lab-scale continuous flow applications

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00109E, Paper
Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Martin Cattoen, Guillaume Masson, Gabrielle Christen, Lisa Traber, Morgan Donnard, Frederic R. Leroux, Guillaume Bentzinger, Sylvain Guizzetti, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu
A cost effective and replicable continuous flow circular photoreactor system is introduced. All body parts of the reactor are 3D-printed and the electronics are purchased from various mainstream suppliers. The...
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A sequential lumped kinetic modelling approach for the co-pyrolysis of plastic mixtures with a heavy refinery intermediate product in a tubular reactor

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00075G, Paper
Open Access
Sebastian-Mark Lorbach, Andreas E. Lechleitner, Teresa Schubert, Markus Lehner
A novel sequential approach for the lumped kinetic modelling of a plastic pyrolysis process in a tubular reactor.
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Correction: Applying quantum mechanics to deconvolute benchtop 1H NMR reaction data

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE90015D, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Jiayu Zhang, Tristan Maschmeyer, Ben Shapiro, Sunil Babu Paudel, Matthew C. Leclerc, Jason E. Hein
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Efficient removal of dibutyl phthalate from aqueous solutions: recent advances in adsorption and oxidation approaches

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00055B, Review Article
Yaqi Wang, Jiawei Wu, Wenju Zhang, Linyun Zhong, Dan Zhang, Siqi Yan, Junyou Shi
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a recognized endocrine-disrupting contaminant, poses substantial environmental challenges due to its persistence, resistance to degradation, and potential for bioaccumulation.
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UnifyApps raises $20 million in Series A funding to deliver AI agents across enterprise

Iconiq Growth has invested in companies like Airbnb, Uber and Snowflake. ICONIQ Growth General Partner Matt Jacobson has joined UnifyApps’ board of directors as part of the new funding




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Rembarrier Advisors appoints Srinivash Singh as Chairman

Prior to joining Rembarrier Advisors, Srinivash Singh served as the Vice-Chairman of Power Plant Engineers Ltd




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Review on mechanisms of hypoglycemic effects of compounds from highland barley and potential applications

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO00940A, Review Article
Yanan Liu, Yuanqiang Jia, Yingying Wu, Huijuan Zhang, Feiyue Ren, Sumei Zhou
The value and mechanism of highland barley in the prevention of diabetes and its application in food products.
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Bioactive compounds regulate appetite through the melanocortin system: a review

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04024D, Review Article
Yujia Niu, Wancong Yu, Xiaohong Kou, Shuqi Wu, Mengyi Liu, Chenlong Chen, Jiaxin Ji, Ying Shao, Zhaohui Xue
The melanocortin system is regulated by long-term and short-term regulatory hormones and nutrients. Bioactive compounds influence appetite through multiple pathways: central nervous system, peripheral hormones, and intestinal microbiota.
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Up-regulation of myelin-associated glycoprotein is associated with the ameliorating effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on Alzheimer's disease progression in APP–PS1 transgenic mice

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11236-11251
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03355H, Paper
Yan Shao, Fei Li, Bo Zou, Yanling Jin, Xiaoyang Wang, Liting Wang, Youying Huang, Yu Xie, Wei Sun, Jing X. Kang, Kai Liu, Yi Huang, Wei Huang, Bin Wang
Our study showed that MAG upregulation might be the new regulatory mechanism for omega-3 PUFAs to exert AD protective effects, which is helpful for expanding our understanding of the health-promoting effects of omega-3 PUFAs.
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The Crown Review: Appropriate Finale

After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.