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Self-assembly of amphiphilic homopolymers grafted onto spherical nanoparticles: complete embedded minimal surfaces and a machine learning algorithm for their recognition

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8385-8394
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00616J, Paper
D. A. Mitkovskiy, A. A. Lazutin, A. L. Talis, V. V. Vasilevskaya
Amphiphilic macromolecules grafted onto spherical nanoparticles can self-assemble into morphological structures corresponding to the family of complete embedded minimal surfaces. They arise situationally, can coexist and transform into each other.
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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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Dynamics of switching processes: general results and applications to intermittent active motion

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01054J, Paper
Open Access
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Ion Santra, Deepak Gupta, Kristian S Olsen
Systems switching between different dynamical phases is an ubiquitous phenomenon. The general understanding of such a process is limited. To this end, we present a general expression that captures fluctuations...
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Supramolecular chiroptical sensing of chiral species based on circularly polarized luminescence

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00960F, Review Article
Panyang Chen, Huahua Fan, Sifan Du, Xin Wen, Li Zhang, Minghua Liu
Chiral analytes can bind to an achiral fluorescent system to generate circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). Subsequently, the CPL signal can be employed to determine the absolute configuration of the chiral substrate.
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Biomimetic mineralization of positively charged silica nanoparticles templated by thermoresponsive protein micelles: applications to electrostatic assembly of hierarchical and composite superstructures

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00907J, Paper
Nada Y. Naser, William C. Wixson, Helen Larson, Brandi M. Cossairt, Lilo D. Pozzo, François Baneyx
Exploiting the ability of a solid-binding elastin-like peptide to micellize, we mineralize monodisperse silica nanoparticles whose positive surface charge enables one-step electrostatic assembly of various mono- and bi-material superstructures.
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Can Guava, Chikoo, Papaya Reduce Blood Sugar?

rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani, a diabetes expert and dietician, has the answer for you.




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I set my own rules: Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Designers must create new templates that suit their creativity instead of allowing the market to set the pace for them, says Sabyasachi Mukherjee, who will present his collection at the finale of Lakme Fashion Week.




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Stitching bonds

Huma Nassr explains how she is using fashion to promote goodwill and peace between India and Pakistan




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Editorial. China market stimulus may not impact India’s FPI flows

While foreign funds may be buying Chinese equity for the short-term, the Indian market offers better returns for long-term investors




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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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SBI appoints Debasish Mishra as Chief General Manager of its New Delhi Circle

Debasish Mishra has experience across Credit, Operations, Forex, IT, HR, and MSME sectors, both in India and overseas



  • Money & Banking

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The Drag / directed by: Carlos Marchiori ; produced by: Wolf Koenig, Robert Verrall ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2014




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APSLSA Executive Chairman distributes hearing aids to needy children in Amaravati




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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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Industrial, jewellery parks coming up in Machilipatnam, says Minister

Kollu Ravindra appeals to youngsters to grab the opportunities coming their way to set up various industrial units in the district




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Suo motu cases against YSRCP chief Jagan if he issues threats to police officers, warns Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan

The government is not prepared to take lightly the former Chief Minister’s recent statement that he would not spare some IPS officers even after their retirement, asserts Pawan Kalyan; the government will not let the sacrifices of forest martyrs go waste, he says




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Free DSC coaching for BC students to begin across Andhra Pradesh




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Traditional healers told not to treat infants, children to prevent mortalities in Chintoor agency

The methods and ingredients used in the preparation of Ayurvedic medicine by traditional healers are to be suspected, says an official




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Andhra Pradesh aims at achieving 15% growth rate

Vision-2047 initiative will harness advanced technology, infrastructure, and human resources to attract investments, says Chandrababu Naidu




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Child mauled to death by stray dogs in A.P.’s NTR district

Vijayawada Parliament Member, Kesineni Sivanath, SCPCR Chairman Kesali Appa Rao expressed concern over the death of the boy, directs VMC, Panchayat Raj officials to take steps to prevent dog menace




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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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Stop digging borewells for uranium, A.P. Chief Minister directs officials




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A blueprint for safeguarding children

A recent Supreme Court ruling reframes the watching and downloading of child porn as a serious crime, rather than an adult indulgence




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Growing mathematical minds [electronic resource] : conversations between developmental psychologists and early childhood teachers / edited by Jennifer S. McCray, Jie-Qi Chen, and Janet Eisenband-Sorkin.

New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.




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Topological and bivariant K-theory [electronic resource] / Joachim Cuntz, Ralf Meyer, Jonathan M. Rosenberg

Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, 2007




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CAD Foundation of Mangaluru donates ECG machines for screening Sabarimala pilgrims in Kerala

With this, the foundation completes donating 1,000 ECG machines to many health facilities across India since 2018




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Kanchi seer Vijayendra Saraswathi arrives in Dharmasthala




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Delhi HC quashes PIL seeking admission of Rohingya children in schools

Delhi High Court refuses plea to enroll Rohingya children in local schools, citing national security concerns




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Those snatching central university teachers' right of reservation lecturing others: Kharge

RTI query has revealed that of the 18,940 sanctioned posts in 46 central universities, 27% teaching posts are vacant; 38% seats for the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) are not filled




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Curriculum content is same across education boards: CISCE chief

He speaks with The Hindu regarding misconceptions about the school board, using technology to beat malpractices, and his plans to improve the quality of school education




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What you need to know about China's $1.4 trillion debt package




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Asian markets drop as Trump worries kick in after China disappoints




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In South America, Trump already losing a trade battle with China




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Proptech start-up HouseEazy raises $7 mn in funding from Chiratae Ventures, others

Funds will be utilised to fuel company’s growth across NCR




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Positive response to Small and Medium REITs: SEBI Chief

There is an imbalance of power between large institutions and small investors, and regulations have helped foster trust in the system, Says Madhabi Puri Buch




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Godrej Properties achieves record bookings of ₹5,200 crore in Q2 FY25

Godrej Properties witnessed an 89% increase in bookings year-on-year in the first half of FY25, amounting to ₹13,800 crore, surpassing its full-year booking guidance’s halfway mark and its previous annual bookings in FY23




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How China came to Chennai

Anusha Parthasarathy peeps into the oldest crockery shops and finds how they have changed to suit changing times



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Pitching on the Patola

Narshi Bhai’s Patola saris and dupattas are works of fine craftsmanship. They are on display at Basava Ambara.




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Multi-step chirality transfer and racemization kinetics of pillar [5]arenes by tuning the halogen substituents on the rims

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01799D, Research Article
Lizhi Fang, Xiaowen Guan, Yanling Shen, Dayang Zhou, Long Chen, Xiaochuan Chen, Wanhua Wu, Leyong Wang, Cheng Yang
Halogen-substituted pillar[5]arenes exhibited hindered hydroquinone subunit flipping, enabling enantioseparation.
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Chiral synthetic unprecedented spiro[indoline-2,3'-thiophen]-3-ones via an organocatalytic asymmetric sulfa-Michael/aldol cascade reaction

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6426-6436
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01551G, Research Article
Mao Zhang, Xing-Hai Fei, Gui-Ping Yang, Cheng Lin, Wen-Jie Li, Ming-Liang Rao, Meng Zhou, Chong Zhao, Bin He, Yong-Long Zhao
A cinchona-derived squaramide-catalyzed asymmetric sulfa-Michael/aldol cascade reaction of 2-ylideneoxindoles with 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol was developed to realize the chiral synthesis of spiro[indoline-2,3'-thiophen]-3-ones.
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Well-defined chiral dinuclear copper-catalyzed tandem asymmetric propargylic amination–carboxylative cyclization sequence toward chiral 2-oxazolidinone derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6319-6326
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01368A, Research Article
Yu Lan, Peng Liu, Zekai Fang, Lili Shao, Qilong Cai, Xiaoming Wang
A variety of chiral 2-oxazolidinones was obtained via a dinuclear copper-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic amination–carboxylative cyclization sequence of propargylic esters with alkyl amine hydrochlorides and CO2.
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Design, synthesis and application of bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide catalysts in asymmetric synthesis of chiral cyclopropanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6470-6476
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01532K, Research Article
Xiaoying Cao, Xue Tian, Minmin Liu, Shi-Wu Li
A novel type of highly efficient chiral C2-symmetric bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide ligands was prepared and successfully applied in the synthesis of optically pure 1,2,3-trisubstituted cyclopropanes.
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Cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective reductive addition of ketimine with cyclopropyl chloride to construct chiral amino esters bearing cyclopropyl fragments

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6311-6318
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01474J, Research Article
Jiangtao Hu, Tingting Xia, Xianqing Wu, Hongrui Feng, Jingping Qu, Yifeng Chen
Co-catalyzed asymmetric reductive addition of ketimine with cyclopropyl chloride has been realized to access diverse chiral amino esters bearing cyclopropyl fragments with broad functional group tolerance and excellent enantioselectivities.
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Recent advances in asymmetric synthesis of chiral benzoheterocycles via Earth-abundant metal catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6534-6557
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01686F, Review Article
Jinhui Cai, Wenting Zhang, Usman Muhammad, Weishuang Li, Yanjun Xie
This review mainly focus on the assembly of chiral benzoheterocycles, such as dihydrobenzofurans, chromans, indolines, tetrahydroquinolines, etc., via Earth-abundant metal-catalyzed (Cu, Fe, Ni, and Ti) asymmetric synthesis in the last few decades.
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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral sulfilimines via S-C bond formation

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01963F, Highlight
Yingying Shi, Shuiyun Zheng, Jiapian Huang, Fu-Sheng He, Min Yang, Jie Wu
As the aza-analogues of sulfoxides, sulfilimines bearing S(IV) stereogenic centers hold tremendous potential in synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. However, the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral sulfilimines are much less...
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Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric cascade allylation/lactonization of methyl salicylates: enantioselective construction of chiral benzodioxepinones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01771D, Research Article
Bendu Pan, Yunru Wu, Yaqi Zhang, Xiaobo He, Long Jiang, Liqin Qiu
An efficient asymmetric cascade allylation/lactonization of methyl salicylates is achieved. The utilization of chiral-bridged biphenyl phosphoramidite ligand resulted in good results for the construction of a wide range of chiral benzodioxepinones.
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Bar an equal partner in the administration of justice: Telangana HC Chief Justice Alok Aradhe

Foundation of judicial system is faith and trust of litigants; steps will be taken soon to digitally serve summons in criminal cases in order to considerably reduce delays, says Telangana High Court Chief Justice




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Pending bills paid to contractors, but situation of BC students remains unchanged: National BC welfare association chief

He demanded Telangana government to immediately release reimbursement and scholarship dues amount to about ₹4,000 crore




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Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Group acquires British precision machining firm PMC Group 

The Hyderabad-based MSME, Raghu Vamsi Group, has completed the acquisition of British precision machining firm PMC GGroup, that traces its roots to over 100 years




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SRIRAM’s IAS launches coaching centre in Hyderabad