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Spectral characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the middle reaches of the Huai River in a dry season

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00499J, Paper
Han Song, Liangmin Gao, Jing Xu, Limei Zhu, Xin Shu, Jieyu Xia, Kai Zhang, Lin Wu
Characteristics of DOM during the dry season.
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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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Effects of human activities and climate change on water quality and health risks of typical urban river in arid/semi-arid areas, a ten-year historical analysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00689E, Paper
Xiang Zhu, Hanjie Zheng, Dezhi Zuo, Qingqing Pang, Lei Xie, Longmian Wang, Jin-Ying Xi, Lin-Feng Tian, Jing Wu, Wenjuan Jiang, Jiawei Sun, Hongyu Zhao, Jianhua Jin
Water resources are scarce in arid and semi-arid regions. Urban rivers, vital water sources, are susceptible to the influences of climate change and human activities. However, there have been few...
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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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Bank employees in Maharashtra to go on strike on November 16; demand staff security, action against ‘assaulters’

The bank unions forum cited events of abuse and assault on bankers across branches in Maharashtra since August 2024




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FSSAI is now more pro-active, industry-centred with fast responses: Nestle

Narayanan also lauded the efforts of the different leadership of FSSAI in the last ten years at different stages for the setting of NABL-accreditated laboratories across the country




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Dabur Q2 profit down 17.6% to ₹417.5 cr impacted by inflation, squeeze in urban demand

The company had posted a net profit of ₹507.04 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Dabur India said in a regulatory filing




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Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

Boeing factory workers end strike with contract approval, securing wage increase and resuming production




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Solar cell manufacturing to outstrip global demand by 2024: report

The sector experienced huge growth in 2023 with solar cell, wafers and modules capacity nearly doubling in comparison with the previous year, says World Solar Market Report 2024




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Congress takes strong exception to Kannur Collector’s ‘character statement’ about Naveen Babu

AICC general secretary, K. C. Venugopal, accused the Collector of attempting to tarnish the character of his deceased colleague at the instance of an influential coterie in the CPI(M) leadership




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Kerala University reverses decision on hiring retired hands, opts for contract lecturers instead

During a Syndicate meeting, LDF camp imposes its will through a majority vote in favour of hiring contract lecturers




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‘You can’t run a marathon with a fractured leg’

Only when banks are adequately capitalised by the government can they lend




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Are digital payments gaining traction?

Non-discretionary categories such as fuel and groceries are seeing dramatic growth




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How’s the structural shift impacting microfinance?

From the customer’s point of view, banks and small finance banks are able to offer a more comprehensive product basket




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Fear or knowledge the impact of graphic cigarette warnings on tobacco product choices [electronic resource] / Donald S. Kenkel, Alan D. Mathios, Grace N. Phillips, Revathy Suryanarayana, Hua Wang, Sen Zeng

Cambridge, MA. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023




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‘In HIL, money is a key factor’




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It’s Maharashtra’s youthful exuberance vs Tamil Nadu’s tactical brilliance




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Ban hopes U.S. doesn’t abandon Paris pact

"I spoke to the President-elect last week and I remain optimistic about our efforts to control climate change," says Ban Ki-moon.




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Activists, Democrats outraged by Trump team

They fear that the incoming administration will push a divisive agenda; Obama says won’t comment on appointments.




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Sri Lanka Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares Emergency

Opposition calls it ‘an undemocratic, draconian act’; Parliament to elect new President tomorrow 




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Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware

Cybersecurity researchers have outlined cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their devices attacked with spyware




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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with Indian diaspora in Nigeria

The Defence Minister represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during an unprecedented three-day visit to the African nation.




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Public inputs sought for Income Tax Act review

These ideas may be taken up by an internal committee of the Income Tax Department that has been formed to oversee the review of the 1961 law.




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RBI maintains tight vigil on financial market and takes action when necessary, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The RBI Governor said that the central bank does not act like a policeman.




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FPIs withdraw ₹85,790 crore from Indian equities in October on attractive Chinese market valuations

Since June, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have consistently bought equities after withdrawing ₹34,252 crore in April-May




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Finance Ministry flags softer urban demand, factory output

The Ministry’s latest monthly economic review points to evidence of a slowdown in urban demand as reflected in the performance of various indicators during the first half of FY25




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FPIs withdraw record ₹94,000 crore from Indian equities in October on attractive Chinese valuations

Foreign portfolio investors withdrew ₹94,000 crore from Indian stock market in October due to high valuations, shifting focus to Chinese stocks




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India’s manufacturing growth accelerates in October: PMI

Cost pressures spiked to a three-month high, new export orders accelerate from 18-month low growth in September




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IIT Madras partners with French University to offer sustainable biomanufacturing course

“There will be 30 seats available for in-person participation. Registration for the course is open till November 22 and the course will be taught from December 2 to 14”




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Start, action, campus

What is drawing youngsters to cinema these days?




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Job satisfaction over security?

Given a choice would you opt for an unconventional career? Here’s what a few youngsters had to say…




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Fiction over fact

Young people continue to be enamoured of books, especially fiction, reveals a survey on reading habits in the north eastern region




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24x7 helpline, talent bank, interaction portal among recommendations in youth policy

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar says Karnataka Youth Policy will be implemented in toto




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Fun factory

They are an entertainment collaborative with new fangled ideas and creative energy. The members of Stray Factory tell Shonali Muthalaly what theatre means to them.




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Class ACT

School students who are members of a book club in the city will stage a musical, an adaption of the book Goal! Butterfingers. The play has been directed, produced and scripted by them. They talk about the musical that is being staged for charity




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

Through data and evidence, journalists Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma debunk notions of love jihad, population jihad and appeasement of minorities




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India will ‘commission a nuclear power reactor every year’: NPCIL chief

An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy




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Telecom Act will hold good for ‘many, many years’: IT Minister Vaishnaw

Electronics and Information Technology Minister says the thought process that there should be accountability of what is published on social media is taking shape globally; he says provisions which allow government to take over networks are imperative in today’s world; and India will have to triple the amount of digital connectivity especially when introducing new technologies such as 6G




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‘If you travel with a feeling that the country has something to teach you, it will always be an act of empathy’

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia




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Gratitude factor is likely to work in my favour: C.N. Manjunath

Cardiologist C.N. Manjunath, former head of State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, has entered the fray as the BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bengaluru Rural speaks about the circumstances that led to his entry into politics



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Young women must know the wider issues impacting their day-to-day lives: Brinda Karat

Author-politician Brinda Karat on violence against women, the rise of Hindu majoritarianism, its link with Manuvadi, and the impact of this combined force on society




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Jairam Ramesh interview: If Centre wants to adopt bulldozer tactics in Parliament, they will be met with a counter bulldozer

NDA and INDIA parties are almost evenly matched; the 2024 mandate is a personal, political and moral defeat of PM Modi, says the Congress leader.




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Understanding the structure–activity relationship of additives for durable Zn metal batteries: a case study of aromatic molecules

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8349-8359
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03232B, Paper
Da-Qian Cai, Haiyang Cheng, Jin-Lin Yang, Huan Liu, Tao Xiao, Xin Liu, Minghua Chen, Hong Jin Fan
The Zn/electrolyte interface with parallelly adsorbed Pym molecules can efficiently suppress corrosion and HER and simultaneously accelerate Zn redox kinetics by inducing zincophilicity.
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Synergistic enhancement of charge extraction and heat dissipation in inverted perovskite solar cells via n-doped top interlayers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8304-8312
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02836H, Paper
Sangmi Park, Sang Young Jeong, Jaehoon Kim, Heunjeong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Young Wook Noh, Ye In Kim, Shinuk Cho, Joon Sang Kang, Han Young Woo, Myoung Hoon Song
n-Doping the fullerene-based interlayer in perovskite solar cells enhances heat dissipation and charge extraction by improving thermal/electrical conductivity, and energy level alignment, which boosts photovoltaic performance and stability.
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Three-step thermodynamic vs. two-step kinetics-limited sulfur reactions in all-solid-state sodium batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03160A, Paper
Tongtai Ji, Qingsong Tu, Yang Zhao, Dominik Wierzbicki, Vincent Plisson, Ying Wang, Jiwei Wang, Kenneth S. Burch, Yong Yang, Hongli Zhu
This study unveils the intrinsic three-step thermodynamic and the two-step kinetics-limited pathways in all-solid-state sodium–sulfur batteries, providing crucial insights into sulfur reaction mechanisms for high-performance energy storage solutions.
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From generation to collection – impact of deposition temperature on charge carrier dynamics of high-performance vacuum-processed organic solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03623A, Paper
Open Access
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Richard Adam Pacalaj, Yifan Dong, Ivan Ramirez, Roderick C. I. MacKenzie, Seyed Mehrdad Hosseini, Eva Bittrich, Julian Eliah Heger, Pascal Kaienburg, Subhrangsu Mukherjee, Jiaying Wu, Moritz Riede, Harald Ade, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Martin Pfeiffer, James Robert Durrant
Substrate heating during co-evaporation of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells aids phase separation and improves performance. While recombination remains unaffected, hole transport improves due to more crystalline donor domains.
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Asymmetric evaporation for efficient and simultaneous extraction of freshwater, salt, and electrical energy from seawater

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04201H, Paper
Yitian Wu, Chaoliang Ma, Kangxin Zhu, Lizheng Jin, Lvfu Song, Lanze Li, Yingzhuo Lu, Yu Zheng, Yaoxin Zhang, Xin Zheng, Sai Wu, Yajun Pang, Zhehong Shen, Swee Ching Tan, Hao Chen
This study presents an asymmetric evaporation strategy that simultaneously achieves freshwater production, salt collection, and electrical energy generation.
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Quantitatively detecting and characterizing metallic lithium in lithium-based batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03468F, Review Article
Zhi Zheng, Xue Fang, Wei Deng, Peng Li, Xiaobo Zheng, Hang Zhang, Lin Li, Shulei Chou, Yuan Chen, Yongbing Tang, Jiazhao Wang
Quantitative detection and characterization methods for analysis of metallic Li and related inactive components of Li batteries and their related characteristics are discussed.
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Oxygen redox activities governing high-voltage charging reversibility of Ni-rich layered cathodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03832K, Paper
Gi-Hyeok Lee, Suwon Lee, Jiliang Zhang, Bernardine L. D. Rinkel, Matthew J. Crafton, Zengqing Zhuo, Youngju Choi, Jialu Li, Junghoon Yang, Jongwook W. Heo, Byungchun Park, Bryan D. McCloskey, Maxim Avdeev, Wanli Yang, Yong-Mook Kang
A schematic illustration indicative of the improved structural reversibility through stabilizing oxidized oxygen by Al doping.
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Tuning the Co pre-oxidation process of Co3O4via geometrically reconstructed F–Co–O active sites for boosting acidic water oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8820-8828
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03982C, Paper
Yi Wang, Pu Guo, Jing Zhou, Bing Bai, Yifan Li, Mingrun Li, Pratteek Das, Xianhong Wu, Linjuan Zhang, Yi Cui, Jianping Xiao, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Optimizing the Co pre-oxidation process of Co3O4 through geometric reconstruction of F−Co−O active sites significantly enhances the performance for acidic water oxidation.
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