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Why Young Grassland Songbirds Sleep In




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With Kneissl, Skier Is Ready for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games

Austrian Ski Manufacturer Reduces Development Time by 50 Percent with SolidWorks CAD and Simulation Software




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We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction

Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle




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We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction

Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle




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How can I help a friend who is relentlessly negative about life?

From just listening to reframing the situation, there are a few ways you can help someone with a negative outlook, says advice columnist David Robson




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We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction

Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle




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Ishu Kalra, Team Is Working Tirelessly To Spread Smiles Around The World

Ishu Kalra is a common man from somewhere in India, yet he's a hero to many souls. Ishu runs an NGO named Humanity. 




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Alia Bhatt Goes Gucci! Breaking Down Her Effortlessly Chic Look For The Brand's Photoshoot!

She could flaunt even the most basic outfit from her closet and nail it like a true style icon. That's Alia Bhatt for you! With her most recent photo session for Gucci, Alia Bhatt has once again demonstrated her knack for




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Universality after Universalism : On Francophone Literatures of the Present [Electronic book] / Markus Messling.

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]




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Minor Universality / Universalité mineure : Rethinking Humanity After Western Universalism / Penser l'humanité après l'universalisme occidental [Electronic book] / ed. by Markus Messling, Jonas Tinius.

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]




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A million pictures : magic lantern slides in the history of learning [Electronic book] / editors, Sarah Dellmann and Frank Kessler.

New Barnet, Herts, United Kingdom : John Libbey Publishing Ltd, [2020]




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The metabolic museum [Electronic book] / Clémentine Deliss ; managing editor, Lena Kiessler.

Berlin : Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, [2020]




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Self-adhesion of uncrosslinked poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile), i.e. nitrile rubber, an inhomogeneous and associative polymer

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2978-2985
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01630G, Paper
Valentine Hervio, Annie Brûlet, Costantino Creton, Gabriel E. Sanoja
The precursor of NBR, poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene), experiences thermodynamic forces for self-assembly and kinetic barriers for processing. We introduce three strategies to overcome such barriers and enable polymer self-adhesion in the bulk.
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Multiple physical crosslinked highly adhesive and conductive hydrogels for human motion and electrophysiological signal monitoring

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00195H, Paper
Qirui Wu, Anbang Chen, Yidan Xu, Songjiu Han, Jiayu Zhang, Yujia Chen, Jianren Hang, Xiaoxiang Yang, Lunhui Guan
Ionic conducting hydrogel (ICHgel) was synthesized by doping fumed SiO2, which exhibited superior stretchability, conductivity, and adhesiveness, making it a promising bridge for effective communication between electronic devices and human tissues.
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Effect of defect-healing treatment on layered silicate precursors toward well-defined crosslinked frameworks

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12634-12638
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01626B, Paper
Open Access
Yoshiaki Ito, Keiichiro Nayuki, Yukichi Sasaki, Toru Wakihara, Tatsuya Okubo, Kenta Iyoki
A defect-healed layered precursor of FER-type zeolite exhibited enhanced iron atom insertion in more homogeneous environments.
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A surface-independent bioglue using photo-crosslinkable benzophenone moiety

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12966-12976
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01866D, Paper
Open Access
Yue Shi, Xuelian Tao, Ping Du, Paul Pasic, Lars Esser, Hsien-Yeh Chen, Helmut Thissen, Peng-Yuan Wang
The UV-crosslinkable benzophenone (BP) “bio-glue” efficiently crosslinks with various surfaces and biomolecules. The beauty of this bio-glue lies in its simplicity and broad applicability, requiring no sophisticated equipment or reaction conditions.
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Physically crosslinked polyacrylates by quadruple hydrogen bonding side chains

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01702A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Jente Verjans, Alexis André, Tomáš Sedlačík, Resat Aksakal, Evelyne van Ruymbeke, Richard Hoogenboom
Dynamic polymer materials with improved mechanical properties can be obtained by introducing supramolecular interactions between the polymer chains as demonstrated here by introducing ureidopyrimidinone quadruple hydrogen bonding units in the side chains of polyacrylates.
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Development of enzymatically crosslinked natural deep eutectogels: versatile gels for enhanced drug delivery

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01672F, Paper
Liane Meneses, Dimitra Antonia Bagaki, Ana Roda, Alexandre Paiva, Ana Rita C. Duarte
We propose a new injectable eutectogel prepared by enzymatic crosslinking, using NADES, betaine : glycerol (2 : 1), as solvent. The potential of using this material with improved rheological properties as drug delivery system, has also been evaluated.
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Extracellular matrix mimetic supramolecular hydrogels reinforced with covalent crosslinked mesoporous silica nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00499J, Paper
Open Access
Aygül Zengin, Shahzad Hafeez, Pamela Habibovic, Matthew Baker, Sabine van Rijt
Here we present a promising strategy to create hybrid, biomimetic supramolecular injectable hydrogels reinforced covalent crosslinked mesoporous silica nanoparticles for tissue engineering applications.
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SSLC exam: board invites applications




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The quiet part out loud / Deborah Crossland

Crossland, Deborah, author




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Loss of fluorine during crosslinking by the biarylitide P450Blt proceeds due to restricted peptide orientation

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04092A, Communication
Yongwei Zhao, Jemma Gullick, Mathias H. Hansen, Laura Coe, Maxine Treisman, Ralf B. Schittenhelm, Alasdair McKay, Lauren A. M. Murray, Julien Tailhades, James J. De Voss, Elizabeth H. Krenske, Max J. Cryle
Crosslinking of the ribosomal peptide by Cytochrome P450Blt leads to the formation of a C–N bond with specific loss of fluorine during the reaction.
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Fabrication of gelatin hydrogels using pre-coordinated lanthanide complexes via imine crosslinking

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03886J, Communication
Chen-Cheng Yu, Yu Yun Hsu, Yu-Chia Su, Yi-Chen Yang, Tzu-Ying Wang, Yi-Cheun Yeh
Precoordinated lanthanide-containing complexes are used to crosslink polyethyleneimine-modified gelatin to form gelatin hydrogel through imine bond formation.
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Tuneable Sulfonated Hypercrosslinked Polymers for Selective Esterification: Insights into Performance and Stability

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05208K, Communication
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Paul Schweng, Dorian Guerin-Faucheur, Freddy Kleitz, Robert Thomas Woodward
We report sulfonated hypercrosslinked polymers (SHCPs) as heterogeneous catalysts for the selective esterification of hexanoic acid with benzyl alcohol. The SHCPs demonstrate tuneable catalytic activity and selectivity, outperforming conventional acid...
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Enhanced glucose-responsivity of PBA–diol hydrogel networks by reducing crosslink affinity

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00106K, Paper
Open Access
Sijie Xian, Yuanhui Xiang, Svenja Deichmann, Matthew J. Webber
New diol chemistries are explored for insulin delivery from glucose-responsive hydrogels comprised of dynamic-covalent crosslinking interactions between phenylboronic acids and diols.
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High-performance QLED research based on direct photo-crosslinking of PEDOT:PSS

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7379-7383
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00457D, Paper
Kai Zhang, Junpeng Fan, Changfeng Han, Rui Xu, Lintao Nie, Yuhan Sun, Lei Qian, Chaoyu Xiang, Ting Zhang
By comparing the particle size of PH1000 and 4083, the problem of the HIL layer of QLED optical crosslinking was explained, and high performance QLEDs were prepared.
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Constructing a novel super-crosslinked triazine COF through molecular expansion for enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00176A, Paper
Yuxuan Shao, Dan You, Yuqi Wan, Zhiquan Pan, Qingrong Cheng
A novel hypercrosslinked triazine COF photocatalyst (HCTF-2) with excellent photocatalytic performance was constructed by molecular expansion. HCTF-2 has a larger specific surface area and exhibits excellent molecular oxygen activation ability.
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Multiple hydrogen bonding in crosslinked graphene oxide films with improved stretchability and toughness

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3724-3730
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00571F, Research Article
Mengling Yang, Chunyu Wang, Wenbin Wang, Li Yang, Shaolei Qu, Zhaoming Zhang, Xuzhou Yan
The UPy-rich polymers have been utilized to toughen and strengthen graphene oxide films through quadruple hydrogen-bonding, which offered a promising route for developing high-performance two-dimensional materials.
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Spiro-[4,5]-cyclohexadiene-8-one Polymers: Photoactivated Crosslinking and Switch-On Fluorescence for Lithography

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00688G, Research Article
Yi Yuan, Mi Chao, Yunyi Shang, Yujia Gao, Guangle Niu, Wanggang Fang, Liqing He, Hui Wang
Developing multiple photoresponsive polymers is crucial for creating versatile intelligent materials; however, it poses a significant challenge due to the limited availability of photoactivated moieties. Herein, we present a novel...
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Tailoring biobased polythiourethane crosslinking networks with flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30398-30408
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05966B, Paper
Ning Ding, Yi Yang, Wei Zhou, Debora Puglia, Pengwu Xu, Deyu Niu, Weijun Yang, Piming Ma
Biobased polythiourethane/MXene nanocomposites with intrinsic flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance.
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TCS Chennai’s Jayakanthan retains top spot at businessline Cerebration Quiz 2024

The event, sponsored by Title Partner JK Tyre and powered by Indian Oil, in association with BSE and University partner Amity University, Mumbai, saw participation from over 3,600 individuals across the country.




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It is time to manufacture and launch SSLV for commercial purposes, ISRO Chairman

SSLV was designed with the industry in mind, he said




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Destination Maldives: tourism undeterred amid diplomatic tussles

With Manta Air launching a direct flight from Bengaluru to Dhaalu airport, and visa-free entry, it has become easier and cheaper to holiday in the Maldives. We find out how Indian travellers are responding




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Tb(III)-Functionalized MOF Hybridized Bis-crosslinked Networked Hydrogel Luminescent Films for Arginine and Dopamine Hydrochloride Sensing and Anticounterfeiting

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03444A, Paper
Jiaxuan Pan, JZ Lu, Yichen Shang, Ying Li, Bing Yan
Dopamine and arginine are both important substances in the body and are closely related to human health. Timely detection of their concentration abnormalities is of great significance for dsaevention. In...
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How to get an A+ on the Qualsys SSL Labs test

Recently we upgraded our server infrastructure for Freckle Time Tracking and in the process wanted to improve how we serve SSL. If you don’t know much about this, it’s fine—there’s a few simple steps you can take to make your website more secure and faster loading in the process. _Important: of course, there’s no absolute […]




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NFRA-ICAI tussle over key audit standard overhaul: CA Institute Council to meet on Sep 17 to discuss future strategy

ICAI to debate NFRA’s plan to overhaul audit standard SA600, fearing concentration of market in few hands




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Indian Overseas Bank launches online Re-KYC service for hassle-free updates

This new digital service allows customers to update their KYC information without visiting the bank branch, utilising three accessible channels: the IOB website, SMS, or email



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Macroporous chitosan/alginate hydrogels crosslinked with genipin accumulate and retain glioblastoma cancer cells

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35286-35304
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06197G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Lauriane Parès, Sahar Naasri, Lisa Delattre, Hélène Therriault, Benoît Liberelle, Gregory De Crescenzo, Marc-Antoine Lauzon, Nathalie Faucheux, Benoit Paquette, Nick Virgilio
This work demonstrates how macroporous hydrogels can be prepared with porous polylactide molds, and homogeneous solutions of sodium alginate and chitosan crosslinked with genipin, in order to accumulate glioblastoma cancer cells.
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A tussle with white shoes

Soon after the school reopens, the pair turns brown in the slush and mud




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Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board directs students from unauthorised schools not to register for SSLC exam this year




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Polyphosphazene-based hyper crosslinked polymers for efficient uranium ion removal from nuclear wastewater

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2961-2980
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00614C, Paper
Rimsha Khalid, Isham Areej, Faiza Ashraf, Saqlain Raza, Amin Abid, Tayyab Ahsan, Bien Tan
This study focuses on the removal of uranium ions from nuclear wastewater by fabricating inorganic–organic hybrid cyclic and linear polyphosphazene based polymers.
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Environmental application of dicarboxylated hairy cellulose crosslinked with calcium for removal and confining of Pb(II)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00720D, Paper
Tanese Montesinos-Vázquez, C. A. Galan-Vidal, Susana Rojas-Lima, Jose A. Rodriguez, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández
Cellulose can be oxidised with periodate to obtain hairy cellulose, which, thanks to the aldehyde groups, facilitates chemical modification with different functional groups, such as carboxylates, which enhance interaction with...
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Kerala SSLC exams to begin on March 3, results to be out by third week of May

SSLC model exams will be held from February 17 to February 21. First-year higher secondary exams will be held from March 6 to March 29, second-year exams from March 3 to March 26




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On a seamlessly replicable circular photoreactor for lab-scale continuous flow applications

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00109E, Paper
Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Martin Cattoen, Guillaume Masson, Gabrielle Christen, Lisa Traber, Morgan Donnard, Frederic R. Leroux, Guillaume Bentzinger, Sylvain Guizzetti, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu
A cost effective and replicable continuous flow circular photoreactor system is introduced. All body parts of the reactor are 3D-printed and the electronics are purchased from various mainstream suppliers. The...
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Gelatine–collagen photo-crosslinkable 3D matrixes for skin regeneration

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1738-1749
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01849K, Paper
Open Access
Gauthier Menassol, Boudewijn van der Sanden, Laetitia Gredy, Capucine Arnol, Thibaut Divoux, Donald K. Martin, Olivier Stephan
Immediate care of skin wounds and burns is essential to repair this mechanical and chemical barrier to infections.
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CFA Institute, The Hindu BusinessLine to host webinar on career in investment management industry

The webinar would offer participants insights, professional connections and a deeper understanding of the industry’s core principles and practices




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Amid victory spree at 45th Chess Olympiad, here’s a recap of Dommaraju Gukesh’s other win - businessline’s Young Changemaker award

Gukesh’s grandparents, Usha and Shankar Raju, received the award on behalf of the 18-year old, who is representing India at the Chess Olympiad




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In Maharashtra’s Kagal constituency, a tussle over reformer Shahu Maharaj’s progressive legacy




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Trump's Tariff Tussle With India

'While criticising India's high tariffs, Mr Trump stated he would impose reciprocal taxes on Indian products if re-elected.'




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Lauren London shares sweet Mother's Day photo of her sons hugging a year after Nipsey Hussle's death

She is still grieving the death of partner Nipsey Hussle after he was murdered last year.