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Virgin Atlantic cuts over 3,000 jobs on virus impact

Virgin Atlantic will cut over 3,000 jobs -- around a third of staff -- as the coronavirus pandemic grounds planes worldwide, the British carrier part-owned by tycoon Richard Branson announced on Tuesday.




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Covid-19 Impact: Stylish face mask is the new focal accessory of India’s top fashion brands

Several apparel makers and fast-moving consumer goods companies had earlier stepped up to produce medical-grade masks as a philanthropic act when Covid-19 struck but now it is apparent that the pandemic is set to alter lifestyles for at least some time to come.




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Structure-activity relationships for development of neurokinin-3 receptor antagonists: reducing environmental impact / Koki Yamamoto

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The role of NIH in drug development innovation and its impact on patient access: proceedings of a workshop / Francis K. Amankwah, Alexandra Andrada, Sharyl J. Nass, and Theresa Wizemann, rapporteurs ; Board on Health Care Services ; Board on Health Scienc

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Biogeochemical Cycles: Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact


 

Biogeochemical Cycles: Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact is a collection of the latest information on the techniques and methods currently used in this field, focusing on biological and/or ecological effects of biogeochemical elemental cycles including carbon, nitrogen, major and trace elements, chemical weathering on multiple scales of nanometers to watersheds, and advances in technology of studying these processes.

Volume highlights include



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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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Mapping the Archaeological Continuum: Filling 'Empty' Mediterranean Landscapes / by Stefano R.L. Campana

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Rethinking strategic management: sustainable strategizing for positive impact / Thomas Wunder, editor

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The corporate startup: how established companies can develop successful innovation ecosystems / Tendayi Viki, Dan Toma, Esther Gons ; editor Rachel Faulkner

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Emotional AI : the rise of empathic media / Andrew McStay

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Compatible finite element methods for geophysical flows: automation and implementation using Firedrake / Thomas H. Gibson, Andrew T.T. McRae, Colin J. Cotter, Lawrence Mitchell, David A. Ham

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Climate change and impacts in the Pacific Lalit Kumar, editor

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Compact Heat Exchangers (3rd Edition) / Kays W. M

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Transportation, energy use and environmental impacts / Marcio de Almeida D'Agosto

Barker Library - TJ163.5.T7 D34 2019




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5 Companies Radically Shaped by the Faith of Their Owners

A vocation of ministry isn’t just for churches and nonprofits.




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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth


 

The most comprehensive scholarly survey of Karl Barth’s theology ever published

Karl Barth, arguably the most influential theologian of the 20th century, is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers within the history of the Christian tradition. Readers of Karl Barth often find his work both familiar and strange: the questions he considers are the same as those Christian theologians have debated for centuries, but he often addresses these questions



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A Companion to the Ancient Near East, 2nd Edition


 

The new edition of the popular survey of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the era of Alexander the Great

A Companion to the Ancient Near East explores the history of the region from 4400 BCE to the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in 330 BCE. Original and revised essays from a team of distinguished scholars from across disciplines address subjects including the politics, economics, architecture, and heritage of ancient Mesopotamia



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The Wiley Blackwell Concise Companion to The Hadith


 

The most comprehensive and up-to-date English-language guide on hadith scholarship

The source of much of our knowledge of the first two centuries of Islamic history, the hadith literature is made up of thousands of traditions collected during the formative years of Islam. Alongside the Qur'an, the hadith forms a second major body of Islamic scripture, and much of Islamic belief and practice rests on the hadith including Islamic law, Islamic theology



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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom


 

A unique, wide-ranging volume exploring the historical, religious, cultural, political, and social aspects of Christian martyrdom

Although a well-studied and researched topic in early Christianity, martyrdom had become a relatively neglected subject of scholarship by the latter half of the 20th century. However, in the years following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the study of martyrdom has experienced a remarkable resurgence



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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice


 
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice brings together a team of distinguished scholars to provide a comprehensive and comparative account of social justice in the major religious traditions.

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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature


 

A comprehensive introduction to ancient wisdom literature, with fascinating essays on a broad range of topics.

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature is a wide-ranging introduction to the texts, themes, and receptions of the wisdom literature of the Bible and the ancient world. This comprehensive volume brings together original essays from established scholars and emerging voices to offer a variety of perspectives on the “wisdom” biblical



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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue


 

This comprehensive volume brings together a distinguished editorial team, including some of the field’s pioneers, to explore the aims, practice, and historical context of interfaith collaboration. 



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Law Library: News & Events: Human Rights Day: The Impact of the Women's Suffrage Movement Today

Join the Law Library on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. as we commemorate Human Rights Day with a viewing of the Shall Not Be Denied Exhibition and a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Colleen Shogan, the assistant deputy librarian of the Library Collections and Services Group and the Library’s representative on the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. The panelists include Corrine McConnaughy, associate professor of political science at George Washington University and author of The Woman Suffrage Movement in America: A Reassessment, and Elaine Weiss, journalist and author of The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote.

Register at humanrightsday2019.eventbrite.com. We recommend reserving your tickets early, as these will go quickly and space is limited! We will not livestream this event, so you will want to be in the room!




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Law Library: News & Events: Comparative Law Webinar Series: Perspectives on Brexit

The Law Library of Congress is excited to bring you a new series of webinars focused on foreign and comparative law. The Comparative Law Webinar Series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the comparative law issues researched by the foreign law experts at the Law Library of Congress. This entry in the series provides an overview of the EU and UK perspectives on Brexit, including the UK legal and political actions for Brexit, the Benn Act, the Withdrawal Agreement, art. 50 of the TEU, post-Brexit payments, and the future EU-UK relationship. The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 23rd at 2pm.

Click here for more information and to register perspectives-on-brexit.eventbrite.com.




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Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts in 2019

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM90013C, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts in 2019, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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[ASAP] Impact of the Combined Use of Magnetite Nanoparticles and Cellulose Nanocrystals on the Shape-Memory Behavior of Hybrid Polyurethane Bionanocomposites

Biomacromolecules
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01764




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[ASAP] Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) as a Platform for Hierarchical Compartmentalization

Biomacromolecules
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00030




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Piano concerto in C minor, K491 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; arranged for solo piano and three accompanying instruments by Johann Nepomuk Hummel ; edited by Leonardo Miucci

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Word order and parameter change in Romanian: a comparative romance perspective / Alexandru Nicolae

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Minority languages from Western Europe and Russia: comparative approaches and categorical configurations / Svetlana Moskvitcheva, Alain Viaut, editors

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The intellectual demands of the intended chemistry curriculum in Czechia, Finland, and Turkey: a comparative analysis based on the revised Bloom's taxonomy

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0RP00058B, Paper
Rıdvan Elmas, Martin Rusek, Anssi Lindell, Pasi Nieminen, Koray Kasapoğlu, Martin Bílek
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Addressing diversity and social inclusion through group comparisons: A primer on measurement invariance testing

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0RP00025F, Paper
Guizella A. Rocabado, Regis Komperda, Jennifer E. Lewis, Jack Barbera
As the field of chemistry education moves toward greater social inclusion, social justice, and increased participation by underrepresented minorities, standards for investigating the differential impacts and outcomes of learning environments...
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Lockdown impact: India April manufacturing PMI at all-time low of 27.4

The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, plunged to 27.4 last month from March's 51.8, by far its lowest since the survey began in March 2005 and its first time below the 50-mark separating growth from contraction in nearly three years.




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Covid + Lockdown impact: Kerala estimates Q1 loss of Rs 80,000 crore to GVA

Kerala govt report estimates a loss of about Rs 80,000 crore in GVA to the Kerala economy in Q1 (Apr-Jun) of 2020. For March, the shortfall in GVA could have been roughly Rs 29,000 crore. The direct and indirect losses in gross state value addition (GSVA), based on an input-output model, is estimated to be 10% in 2019-20 and 20% in 2020-21.




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[ASAP] Discovery of the First Human Arylsulfatase A Reversible Inhibitor Impairing Mouse Oocyte Fertilization

ACS Chemical Biology
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00999




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Astrobiology, discovery, and societal impact / Steven J. Dick, former NASA Chief Historian, 2014 Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology

Hayden Library - QB54.D4695 2018




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Cosmic impact: understanding the threat to earth from asteroids and comets / Andrew May

Hayden Library - QB651.M39 2019




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The impact of binary stars on stellar evolution / edited by Giacomo Beccari (European Southern Observatory, Garching), Henri M.J. Boffin (European Southern Observatory, Garching)

Hayden Library - QB806.I567 2019




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Workforce Development in Emerging Economies: Comparative Perspectives on Institutions, Praxis, and Policies.

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St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their Impact.

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Chinese migrant workers and employer domination: comparisons with Hong Kong and Vietnam / Kaxton Siu

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Increase learning & development's impact through accreditation: how to drive-up training quality, employee satisfaction, and ROI / William J. Rothwell, Sandra L. Williams, Aileen G. Zaballero

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Big B launches eye care campaign to fight blindness

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has launched a 'See Now' campaign, centred in UP, to help end avoidable blindness.




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Complex systems, multi-sided incentives and risk perception in companies Michael I.C. Nwogugu

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Social empathy: the art of understanding others / Elizabeth A. Segal

Hayden Library - BF575.E55 S443 2018




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Empathy: a history / Susan Lanzoni

Hayden Library - BF575.E55 L36 2018




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The psychopath factory: how capitalism organises empathy / Tristam Vivian Adams

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Centre asks generating companies to reduce coal import, source domestic fuel

The development assumes significance in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday giving directions to target thermal coal import substitution, particularly when a huge coal stock inventory is available in the country this year.




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COVID-19 impact: Green energy installation trips in February, March

Only 222 mw of solar capacity and 25 mw of wind capacity was installed in March as activities came to a halt following the Covid-19 outbreak, and installation would remain slow for another two months, said industry.




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Severely impacted by Covid-19, OOH industry appeal for financial relief

Highlighting the industry’s pro-active role in reinforcing critical public messaging in its plea to the government, IOAA has recommended a few measures to ease the financial burden on the Indian OOH industry.