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US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%

The coronavirus crisis has sent US unemployment surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D




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Trump says 'no rush' on more aid as jobless crisis grows




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Empty Las Vegas Strip counts losses as locals venture out

Even the Bellagio's famous dancing fountains are "completely shut" due to the coronavirus pandemic, says a surly security guard, before shooing an AFP correspondent away.




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from Covid-19, a media report said on Saturday. The assistant, who works in a personal capacity for Ivanka, has not been around her in several weeks. She has been teleworking for nearly two months and was tested out of caution.




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Govt to call 900m people to check for virus symptoms

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in its order on Friday which extended the lockdown till May 17, mandated that the local authority shall ensure 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu app of residents within the Containment Zone.




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Epilepsie, schwangerschaft und fertilitat [electronic resource] : fakten, hintergrunde und empfehlungen / Jurgen Bauer

Darmstadt : Steinkopff, 2005




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Avian reservoirs [electronic resource] : virus hunters & birdwatchers in Chinese sentinels posts / Frédéric Keck.

Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.




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Empathy in patient care [electronic resource] : antecedents, development, measurement, and outcomes / Mohammadreza Hojat

New York : Springer, [2007]




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Empfehlungen zum einsatz und zur verwendung der herz-lungen-maschine [electronic resource] / edited by Peter Feindt, Frank Harig, Michael Weyand

Darmstadt : Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt, 2006




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Empfehlungen zur patienteninformation [electronic resource] : dermatologie / by Wolfgang Tilgen, Dorothee Dill-Müller, Patrick Koch, Uwe Reinhold

Darmstadt : Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt, 2005




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Dynamics of complex interconnected systems [electronic resource] : networks and bioprocesses / edited by Arne T. Skjeltorp and Alexander V. Belushkin

Dordrecht : Springer, [2006]




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Diseases of the heart, chest & breast [electronic resource] : diagnostic imaging and interventional techniques / 39th International Diagnostic Course in Davos (IDKD), Davos, March 25-30, 2007, including the Pediatric Satellite Course "Kangaroo&qu

Milan ; New York : Springer, [2007]




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Diffuse lung diseases [electronic resource] : clinical features, pathology, HRCT / editors, Mario Maffessanti & Giorgia Dalpiaz ; authors A. Cancellieri [and others]

Milan ; New York : Springer, 2006




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Coping with chronic illness and disability [electronic resource] : theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects / edited by Erin Martz, Hanoch Livneh ; foreword by Beatrice A. Wright

New York : Springer, [2007]




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Contemporary medical acupuncture [electronic resource] : a systems approach / Guan-Yuan Jin

Dordrecht : Springer, 2008




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Companies must disclose all whistleblower plaints to auditors

The Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (Caro 2020) will be applicable for audit of financial statements of eligible companies for financial years commencing on and after April 1, 2019, and would be applicable to all those companies on which Caro 2016 was applicable.




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NCLAT dismisses Deloitte, KPMG and auditors pleas against impleadment in IL&FS matter

A two-member NCLAT bench led by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya dismissed the pleas of auditors and other independent directors. The appellate tribunal, however, granted a relief to both auditors and other independent directors by allowing the operation of its earlier interim order passed on July 29, 2019 for two weeks.




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PwC deferring promotions, increments and bonuses of India employees, partners to take 25% pay cut

PwC India is deferring promotions, increments and bonuses for all its employees in India due to Covid impact.




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Big win for Deloitte, BSR in IL&FS case where government was seeking to ban them

The Bombay High Court said that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) can’t take action against the two.




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IFIN case: Big win for Deloitte, BSR & Co

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ruled the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) cannot take action against auditors over their role in the alleged financial irregularities at IFIN in a major relief to Deloitte and BSR & Associates LLP.




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India plans a more employer-friendly apprenticeship to cater to MNCs

The skill development and entrepreneurship ministry has received multiple queries from firms abroad on apprenticeship norms in India as they scout for new destinations under their ‘one plus one strategy’ of having at least one manufacturing facility outside China.




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No hiring freeze: Companies hunting top talent despite salary, job cuts

More than 200 director-level and above posts were available over the past week, according to Xpheno, a staffing firm that compiles data from job portals, LinkedIn and company sites.




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Eight in 10 Indian companies not currently considering permanent staff layoffs or redundancies: Korn Ferry survey

Given the government’s extensive requests on avoiding laying off employees, the majority of companies have not implemented or are not currently considering permanent staff layoff/redundancies (84%) or temporary layoff/furlough (83% without government subsidy support and 91% leveraging government subsidy).




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India’s jobless rate jumps to 27.1%, survey says

Daily wage workers and those employed by small businesses have had to take the biggest blow.




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Hiring activity sees decline of 62% in April 2020 compared to April 2019: Naukri JobSpeak

The decline in hiring is led by industries like hotel/restaurant/travel/airlines (-91%), auto/ancillary (-82%), retail (-77%) and accounting/finance (-70%). The job market across cities registered a double-digit dip in hiring. The decline was led by metros wherein Delhi declined by 70% followed by Chennai (-62%), Kolkata (-60%) and Mumbai (-60%).




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Most employers keen to retain existing workforce amid COVID-19 crisis, says survey

According to staffing company Genius Consultants '9th Hiring, Attrition and Compensation Trend 2020-21', around 81 per cent of the respondents have shown interest to carry on with existing manpower and retaining them.




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Nine in 10 employees stressed about returning to office post lockdown: Survey

As India Inc prepares for offices to open post the lockdown, the survey assesses the anxiety level of employees and shows a strong desire to do what’s right by their co-workers by complying to new health monitoring compliances, along with a high degree of awareness of changes in routine that await them.




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Amid vast unemployment, India's biggest job creator short of labour

The challenge of retaining staff despite 12.2 crore people losing their jobs in India last month shows how difficult it will be for Modi to restart Asia’s No. 3 economy, where the bulk of the workforce comprises so-called informal labour that are denied security and benefits. Economists predict a rare contraction in national output.




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Tokyo Games could be 'greatest ever', says Olympics official

John Coates cites the examples of positive Summer Games that followed the two world wars of the 20th century.




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Biochar-augmented biofilters to improve pollutant removal from stormwater – can they improve receiving water quality?

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00027B, Critical Review
Open Access
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Alexandria B. Boehm, Colin D. Bell, Nicole J. M. Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gallo, Christopher P. Higgins, Terri S. Hogue, Richard G. Luthy, Andrea C. Portmann, Bridget A. Ulrich, Jordyn M. Wolfand
Stormwater biofilters are being implemented widely in urban environments to provide green space, alleviate flooding, and improve stormwater quality.
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Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology in 2019

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW90016H, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology in 2019, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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Effect of antimicrobial washout from anaerobic digesters on microbial community composition

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00094A, Paper
Anthony D. Kappell, Daniel E. Carey, Daniel H. Zitomer, Patrick J. McNamara
Differences in abundance of genera key to methanogenesis and anaerobic digestion persist after antimicrobial washout.
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Degradation of organics with simultaneous recovery of silver in a simple visible-light responsive dual photoelectrode photocatalytic fuel cell

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00130A, Paper
Xu Zhao, Xia Li, Yan Wang, Jia Lin, Jie Liu, Huixin Shao
An efficient photocatalytic fuel cell system driven by visible-light using BiVO4 photoanode and Cu2O/CuO photocathode has been designed for phenol degradation and the simultaneous silver recovery. Using this system, 86.4%...
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Emerging investigator series: membrane distillation and high salinity: analysis and implications

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW01055F, Tutorial Review
Mukta Hardikar, Itzel Marquez, Andrea Achilli
In energy efficient membrane distillation, the low transmembrane temperature difference exacerbates salinity's effect on water flux and specific energy consumption.
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The impact of monochloramines and dichloramines on reverse osmosis membranes in wastewater potable reuse process trains: a pilot-scale study

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1336-1346
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00048E, Paper
Hye-Jin Lee, Mohamad Amin Halali, Siva Sarathy, Charles-François de Lannoy
Dichloramine has a strong oxidative effect on polyamide RO membranes, causing oxidative hydrogen bond breakage of the polyamide rejection layer.
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Investigation of metaldehyde removal by powdered activated carbon from different water samples

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1432-1444
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00962K, Paper
Open Access
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Zhuojun Li, Juntao Li, Zhengxiao Guo, Luiza C. Campos
Applying PAC to the water sample collected after static flocculation (position 2) gave the best result regarding the removal of metaldehyde.
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Synthesis of a flower-like MoS2/carbon nanocomposite with enhanced adsorption performance toward Eu(III): the cooperative effects between S atoms and carboxyl groups

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1482-1494
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00155D, Paper
Chaofeng Zhao, Pengcheng Gu, Xuewei Liu, Tao Wen, Yuejie Ai
Combining experimental studies and theoretical calculations to investigate the performance and mechanism of a MoS2/carbon composite for the effective elimination of Eu(III) from wastewater.
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Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra put under section 80G; donations to trust exempted from income tax

The Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has been created for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The 15-member trust was constituted by the Modi government, after the Supreme Court's verdict on November 9 settled the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.




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Aurangabad train mishap: Mortal remains of 16 migrant labourers sent to MP

The mortal remains of the 16 migrant labourers, who were killed after a goods train ran over them in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad on Friday, had been sent to their native state Madhya Pradesh on a special train.




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A Companion to Adorno


 

A definitive contribution to scholarship on Adorno, bringing together the foremost experts in the field

As one of the leading continental philosophers of the last century, and one of the pioneering members of the Frankfurt School, Theodor W. Adorno is the author of numerous influential—and at times quite radical—works on diverse topics in aesthetics, social theory, moral philosophy, and the history of modern philosophy, all of which concern the contradictions



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Essentials of the California Verbal Learning Test: CVLT-C, CVLT-2, & CVLT3


 

Part of Wiley's Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book covers the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the CVLT-C, CVLT-II, and CVLT-3. Additionally, readers will find a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment, a review of the CVLT's performance in clinical populations, and illustrative case reports. Each chapter ends with a Test Yourself section for enhanced learning.



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Companion to Women's and Gender Studies


 

A comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, featuring original contributions from leading experts from around the world

The Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars alike, exploring the central concepts, theories, themes, debates, and events in this dynamic field. Contributions from leading scholars and researchers cover a wide range of topics while providing



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Elements of photoionization quantum dynamics methods / Lampros A.A. Nikolopoulos

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The second kind of impossible: the extraordinary quest for a new form of matter / Paul J. Steinhardt

Hayden Library - QC176.S76 2019




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Quantum gravity and the functional renormalization group: the road towards asymptotic safety / Martin Reuter, Frank Saueressig

Hayden Library - QC178.R49 2019




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Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent Advances in Condensed Matter Physics: RACMP-2018: conference date, 12-13 October 2018: location, Kurukshetra, India / editors, R. K. Moudgil, Annu Sharma and Manish K. Kashyap

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Tensor-valued random fields for continuum physics / Anatoliy Malyarenko (Mälardalens Högskola, Sweden), Martin Ostoja-Starzewski (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Hayden Library - QC793.3.F5 M35 2019




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Practicing the correspondence principle in the old quantum theory: a transformation through implementation / Martin Jähnert

Online Resource




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DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2018: 18-22 December 2018, Hisar, Haryana, India / Editors, Arup Biswas, Veerendra K. Sharma and S. M. Yusuf

Online Resource




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Topological Orders with Spins and Fermions: Quantum Phases and Computation.

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