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After snails, farmers in Idukki battling spotted locust infestation; experts say change in climate pattern could be a cause

Plantations of over 70 farmers severely affected by the spotted locust infestation at Konnathady and Vathikudy panchayats




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Women in India earn 19% less than men: report




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Delay in handover of units from Goa to Daman leaves investors in limbo




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Delay over handover of industrial estate from Goa to Daman and Diu leaves investors




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Oil & gas roadshow: New policy to create more transparency, says Pradhan




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Rupee stays unchanged at 84.07 against U.S. dollar

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened at 84.06 against the greenback and remained almost standstill throughout the session




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Dugong trapped in fishing net rescued, safely released into sea, near Thanjavur district

Forest Department officials said the fishermen who were involved in rescuing the Dugong would be felicitated and rewarded




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Stalin urges Jaishankar to secure release of T.N. fishermen in Sri Lankan Navy’s custody

In his letter, Mr. Stalin sought immediate diplomatic efforts to prevent such arrests




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Network interactions simultaneously enhance stiffness and lubricity of triple-network hydrogels

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00969J, Paper
Nabila Ali, Connor J. Demott, Olivia F. Dingus, Melissa A. Grunlan, Alison C. Dunn
Tough hydrogels with a charge-variable third network were assessed for biomimicking lubricity in both water and FBS solution.
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Emulsifying mechanisms of phospholipids in high-pressure homogenization of perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8373-8384
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00828F, Paper
Open Access
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Larissa J. Lubitz, Harden Rieger, Gero Leneweit
An optimized PFC/W emulsion contains 1 mM lipid per 1% (v/v) dispersed phase for an emulsifying monolayer; higher ratios result in triple layers. Low viscosity ratios ηD/ηC ≤ 5 and low PFC volume fractions lead to smaller monodisperse droplets.
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Chemo-mechanical model of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8407-8419
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00800F, Paper
Hexiang Wang, Zhimeng Jia, Yuqiang Fang
We establish a multiscale model of a cell to explore the chemomechanical mechanisms of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity. The two-dimensional vertex model is built by coupling the cytoskeletal reorganization and the Cdc42 activation.
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Mechanical characterization of freestanding lipid bilayers with temperature-controlled phase

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8524-8537
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00706A, Paper
Open Access
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Arash Yahyazadeh Shourabi, Roland Kieffer, Djanick de Jong, Daniel Tam, Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam
Lipid membranes formed in a microfluidic device are studied with temperature-controlled optical tweezers, revealing how mechanical properties of ripple phase and gel-fluid phase-separated membranes change when heated above the transition temperature.
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Modeling nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomer synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation via coarse-grained molecular dynamics

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00528G, Paper
Nicolas Herard, Raja Annapooranan, Todd Henry, Martin Kroger, Shengqiang Cai, Nicholas Boechler, Yelena Sliozberg
This paper presents a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation study of the synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation of nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a type of soft, temperature-responsive, polymeric...
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Enhanced gravitational trapping of bottom-heavy Janus particles over parallel microgrooves

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00989D, Paper
Yan Wen, Jiayu Liu, Wei Wang, Pik-Yin Lai, Penger Tong
We report a systematic study of barrier-crossing dynamics of bottom-heavy self-propelled particles (SPPs) over a one-dimensional periodic potential landscape $U_0(x)$, which is fabricated on a microgroove-patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. From...
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Long-lived unidirectional flow of active particles within long narrow channels

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00879K, Paper
Man Xu, Ying Lan, Yuehua Yang, Hongyuan Jiang
We present the dynamics of particles in a device divided into two chambers by V-shaped barriers and connected by a narrow channel. Here three distinct movement modes occur, including stochastic movement, oscillation and unidirectional flows.
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Aging iridium oxide catalyst inks: a formulation strategy to enhance ink processability for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00987H, Paper
Open Access
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Sunilkumar Khandavalli, Jae Hyung Park, Robin Rice, Diana Y. Zhang, Sarah A. Berlinger, Guido Bender, Deborah J. Myers, Michael Ulsh, Scott A. Mauger
Steady-shear rheology showing evolution of the microstructure of iridium oxide catalyst inks of PEM water electrolyzers with aging time.
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Enhanced chemotaxis efficiency of Escherichia coli in viscoelastic solutions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8675-8683
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01094A, Paper
Shaoying Zhu, Rui He, Caijuan Yue, Rongjing Zhang, Junhua Yuan
E. coli shows enhanced chemotaxis in viscoelastic media, with faster migration and higher accumulation in attractant-rich areas compared to Newtonian conditions.
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Mechanical properties soft hydrogels: assessment by scanning ion-conductance microscopy and atomic force microscopy

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00966E, Paper
Tatiana Tikhonova, Yuri M. Efremov, Vasilii Kolmogorov, Aleksei Iakovlev, Nikolay Sysoev, Peter S. Timashev, Victor Fadeev, Alexander Tivtikyan, Sergey Salikhov, Petr Gorelkin, Yuri Korchev, Alexandr Erofeev, Evgeny Shirshin
The growing interest in biomimetic hydrogels is due to their successful applications in tissue engineering, 3D cell culturing and drug delivery. Major characteristics of hydrogels include swelling, porosity, degradation rate,...
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Obstacle-enhanced spontaneous oscillation of confined active granules

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01027B, Paper
Xue Zhang, Yuxin Tian, Ran Ni, Yong Zhu, Luhui Ning, Peng Liu, Mingcheng Yang, Ning Zheng
Obstacle-enhanced spontaneous oscillation of confined active granules. (a) Without obstacles. (b) With obstacles.
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Shape memory and recovery mechanism in hard magnetic soft materials

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01165A, Paper
Rong Jia, Kai Tan, Qian Deng
Two parts are integrated to close a circle: shape memory and recovery of hard-magnetic soft materials (HMSMs).
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A hand for handloom

Education, awareness and bringing dignity back to weaving... only these will help put handloom back where it once belonged, designers tell SUBHA J RAO




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National Handloom Day: All that’s made by hand

As the #IWearHandloom campaign gathers steam, a look at some of the new players in Hyderabad’s handloom sector




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A hundred hands

Four women who work closely with traditional weavers talk about why the #IWearHandloom initiative is a start in recognising the importance of handlooms




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Creativity on Chanderi

Aneeth Arora tells MADHUR TANKHA how she has given the fabric a new meaning for her latest collection




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Sneakerheads, your shoes are worth more than you think  

Festivals, custom designs and limited edition pieces fuel India’s sneaker subculture. How do you curate a sneaker collection that increases in value and boosts your social currency?



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After a 20 year-long wait, Anita Dongre launches her vegan accessory line comprising handbags and belts

The new line of belts and bags are made from a plant-based, plastic-free material called Mirum



  • Life & Style

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‘Your life is more than just a number on a weighing scale’

At an event to launch her book Gain to Lose, Dr. Sheela Nambiar said weight training helped women lose weight and cope better with their myriad tasks




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A handful of health

Learn some lesser-known facts about almonds




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Healthier than thou

All this mindful eating is much too old to be called a fad




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Editorial. MPC could have changed stance to neutral

A change in stance now would have made it possible for a rate cut later this calendar year, if the growth impulse turned weak




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Bandhan Bank Q2 net up 30% at ₹ 937.44 cr

The Kolkata-based lender had posted a net profit of ₹ 721.16 crore for the first quarter last fiscal



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YES Bank Q2 Results: PAT more than doubles on stable income; CEO says can be ‘right time’ to acquire MFI

YES Bank targets 17-18% deposit growth, loan growth of 13-14% in FY25; CEO Prashant Kumar says this can be the ‘right time’ to acquire an MFI



  • Money & Banking

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FSIB recommends Ashok Chandra as MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank

Chandra is currently an Executive Director at Canara Bank.



  • Money & Banking

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BoB to open 600 branches, strengthen ‘RAM’ loan focus: Chief Chand

BoB Chief Debadatta Chand says FY25 credit, deposit growth targets revised down to balance CD ratio



  • Money & Banking

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Bandhan Group enters IT services with the acquisition of Genisys Group

Genisys Group’s service spans digital application lifecycle management, cloud native solutions, data management, digital media operations and business process outsourcing



  • Money & Banking

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Change in stance doesn’t mean that the next step is a rate cut in the very next meeting: RBI Guv Das

RBI Governor Das explains change in stance, emphasizes balanced growth-inflation approach



  • Money & Banking

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Turnaround : A Story of Recovery / directed by: Moira Simpson ; produced by: Jennifer Torrance, Moira Simpson, John Taylor, Kathleen Shannon ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2017




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Donna's Story / directed by: Doug Cuthand ; produced by: Graydon McCrea, Jerry Krepakevich ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011




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Topics : Street Nurses For Change / directed by: Nettie Wild ; production agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. Street Nurse Program (Vancouver)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019




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Governor participates in Uttarakhand Foundation Day celebrations at Raj Bhavan




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MLA kicks off State-level handball tournament in Vijayawada




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Master plan soon to develop Srisailam and tourism in Nallamala, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

A committee comprising three Cabinet Ministers will be constituted for the purpose, says Chandrababu Naidu; he warns of severe action against those resorting to character assassination of women and children




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Vizianagaram MLC election: A.P. High Court sets aside disqualification of Raghu Raju; election to local bodies hangs in balance

As per the earlier schedule, the election will take place on November 28 and counting is scheduled for December 1.




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Atchannaidu presents ₹43,403 crore Agriculture Budget in A.P. Legislative Assembly

Of the total outlay, ₹14,638 crore is for maintenance of irrigation projects; free power scheme gets ₹7,241 crore and ‘Annadata Sukhibhava - PM Kisan’, a Super Six scheme, is allocated ₹4,500 crore




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Jagan Mohan Reddy pays tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad




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Film director Ram Gopal Varma booked for making objectionable comments on A.P. CM Chandrababu Naidu

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma made objectionable comments against Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and his family members during the promotional activity of his film ‘Vyuham’, a few months ago.




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Andhra Pradesh Budget: CM Chandrababu Naidu thanked for prioritising water resource projects

The Chairman of the 20-Point Programme, Lanka Dinakar feels ₹16,075 crores allocated to irrigation projects in the Andhra Pradesh Budget will fulfill the agricultural, drinking water, and industrial needs of the State.




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Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu encourages lawmakers to drive meaningful Assembly debates

Stressing public accountability, Mr. Naidu urged legislators to address the people’s issues in a responsible manner




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Essential business priorities in a changing world

In advanced and emerging economies, inclusive growth and development can become a reality if there is a focus on key policy actions that have been identified




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Six in 10 Maharashtrians relate more to the national identity than the regional

Two in 10 believe that they are Maharashtrian first, Indian later. A little over one-sixth of the respondents favoured both identities equally.