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China cuts lending rates to boost economy

China had reduced other policy rates in September as part of a package of stimulus measures to support the economy




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Biden, Harris celebrate Diwali with 600 Indian American guests at the White House

Biden shared a message of hope and democracy, while Harris highlighted the importance of knowledge and peace in her Diwali message from the campaign trail




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Narendra Modi congratulates Donald Trump on US election victory, says looking forward to renewing collaboration

‘Let’s work for the betterment of our people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity,’ Modi says in a post on X




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Bank of England cuts interest rates, sees inflation hike after Reeves' budget

Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75 per cent from 5 per cent




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Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

Taliban officials have taken part in U.N.-organised meetings on Afghanistan in Doha, and Taliban ministers have attended forums in China and Central Asia in the past two years




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COP29 Climate Summit Day 2 Live: Azerbaijan is victim of ‘well-orchestrated campaign of slander and blackmail’, says President Aliyev

COP29 World Climate Action Summit Live Updates: At the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, countries approved vital carbon credit quality standards essential for facilitating a U.N.-backed global carbon market aimed at funding greenhouse gas reduction projects. This early agreement marks a significant step forward, despite concerns about the upcoming U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump, who has indicated intentions to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Experts suggest that the endorsement might help operationalize the market by next year, enabling countries and companies to purchase carbon credits for climate initiatives worldwide. However, while the approved standards seek to address the credibility of projects, campaigners have raised concerns about their adequacy, especially regarding human rights protections. Criticism also arose regarding the decision-making process, with some nations feeling excluded from discussions. Moving forward, negotiators aim to establish further rules to ensure the market’s integrity, which could potentially yield $250 billion annually and cut carbon emissions significantly by 2030.




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Generating Random Mazes with JavaScript

I didn't get a chance to hit the pumpkin patch this year, so I missed out on seeing any corn mazes. To make up for it, I decided to make some mazes of my own! Being a programmer, I over-engineered it and built a random maze generator!




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Cuadrat quits as East Bengal continues its struggle in ISL




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A ‘symphony’ of young Chinese aspirations behind gold’s rise to record

China gold reserves went up for 16 months in a row till Feb 2024; its central bank bought the precious metal covertly



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India's gold demand up 8% in Jan-Mar to 136.6 tonne despite high rate

The aggressive gold buying by the Reserve Bank of India also contributed to the rise in demand



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Gold prices surge on Iran-Israel tension and US rate cut hopes

Analysts anticipate continued volatility in gold prices, fluctuating between ₹71,000 and ₹75,000 in the near term



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Tamil Nadu’s mineral exploration projects for gold, rare-earth elements approved

The state has seen an increase in mineral revenue, with plans to explore new deposits through agencies like the Geological Survey of India. 



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Gold eases, investors seek more cues on US Fed's rate path

UIS dollar rose on safety bids after an attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, which raised his odds of winning



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Will ‘one nation, one gold rate’ add to the yellow metal’s sheen?

Industry moots policy to bring transparency that can boost customer confidence



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Gold prices climb amid US recession concerns and rate cut bets

Spot gold rose 0.14% to $2,446.83 per ounce, while US gold futures increased by 0.8% to $2,488.50. 



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Gold set to glitter more post US Fed rate cut 

A crisis accompanying the rate cut cycles had given the safe haven push for the yellow metal 




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Bulk photovoltaic effect in a zero-dimensional room-temperature molecular ferroelectric [C8N2H22]1.5[Bi2I9]

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02698E, Paper
Zhibo Chen, Tianhong Luo, Jinrong Wen, Zhanqiang Liu, Jingshan Hou, Yongzheng Fang, Ganghua Zhang
Non-toxic molecular ferroelectrics have attracted significant interest due to their unique flexibility, low costs, and environmental friendliness. However, the variety of such materials with narrow bandgaps and above room temperature...
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LDH-derived Co0.5Ni0.5Te2 Dispersed in 3D Carbon Sheets as Separator Modifier to Enable Kinetics-Accelerated Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02619E, Paper
Chunmei Li, kan Mi, Kai Xu, Zhuo Jia, Xiaolei Jiang, Huili Peng, Xiuwen Zheng, Hongjiao Nie
Lithium-sulfur battery is considered as a powerful candidate for the next generation of advanced energy storage systems relying on its high energy density and theoretical specific capacity. However, its practical...
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A Zr-based metal–organic framework drug release system with long-lasting antibacterial behavior for accelerating wound healing

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02734E, Paper
Hui-Qian Zheng, Han-Xiao Feng, Bing-Xin Li, Yi-Fei Hui, Yi-Han Lin, Xian-Feng Su, Lai-Peng Yan, Zijie Zhou, Zu-Jin Lin, Faqiang Tang
A biocompatible Zr-based metal–organic framework drug release system, CIP@SU-102, was fabricated by the cation exchange method, which shows superior and long-lasting antibacterial activity as well as effective promotion of infected wound healing.
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Hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand with abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2=340 K and wide hysteresis loop of 45 K

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02901A, Paper
Maxim Andreevich Blagov, Alexander V. Akimov, Anatoly S Lobach, Leokadiya Zorina, Sergey Simonov, Konstantin Zakharov, Alexander Vasiliev, Natalia Spitsyna
The hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand [FeIII(Hthpy)(thpy)]·H2O (1) was synthesized and characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, dc magnetic measurements, EPR...
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A ratiometric luminescence thermometer based on lanthanide encapsulated complexes

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02639J, Paper
Aribam Rishikanta Sharma, Atom Rajiv Singh, Anju Ajayan Kongasseri, Swadhin Garain, Ann Mariella Babu, Rajkumari Lonibala, Raju Laishram
This paper describes the synthesis of various luminescent Tb and Eu complexes by encapsulation in a Ca-complex. The synthesised material was then used as a ratiometric luminescence thermometer, in which thermometric parameters could be tuned.
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Rational fabrication of an anionic zinc carboxylate framework as a fluorescent probe for 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02529F, Paper
Hui-Hui Xie, Hao Yu, Xiuling Xu, Si-Fu Tang
An anionic zinc carboxylate framework has been fabricated as a fluorescent sensor for the detection of 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (DPA).
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Accelerating the reaction kinetics of Ni1−xO/Ni(OH)2/NF by defect engineering for urea-assisted water splitting

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02871F, Paper
Yuan Rui, Zong Li, Miaohui Wang, Yunxia Liu, Haiping Lin, Peipei Huang, Qing Li
The reaction kinetics of Ni1-xO/Ni(OH)2/NF are accelerated through a defect engineering strategy by combining Zn doping and acid etching, leading to improved intrinsic activities for UOR.
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Two amino-functionalized metal–organic frameworks with different topologies for C2H2/C2H4 separation

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02592J, Communication
Yue Li, Mingming Xu, Hongyan Liu, Xiaokang Wang, Yutong Wang, Meng Sun, Weidong Fan, Daofeng Sun
Two amino-functionalized metal–organic frameworks (UPC-121 and UPC-122) with different topologies were obtained by regulating metal ions. Among them, UPC-122 exhibit the potential to separate C2H2/C2H4 at room temperature.
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The preparation of CuM/SiO2 (M=Bi, Mg, Mn) catalysts applied in ethynylation of formaldehyde for 1,4‑butynediol synthesis: the positive interface effect of CuO and Bi2O3

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02616K, Paper
Jiali Chen, Guihua Yang, Feng Gao, Rui Wang
The ethynylation of formaldehyde reaction catalyzed by Cu-based catalysts is an important synthesis method for 1,4-butynediol relating to high value-added chemicals. In this work, a series of CuM/SiO2 ( M=Bi,...
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A highly sensitive ratiometric optical thermometer based on Sr2MgWO6 double perovskite doped with Dy3+ exploiting thermally coupled and uncoupled levels

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02940B, Paper
Thi Hong Quan Vu, Bartosz Bondzior, Dagmara Stefanska, Shovan Dan, Przemysław Jacek Dereń
The increasing demand for highly sensitive optical thermometers operating within a wide temperature range necessitates the development of new phosphors. In this work, the potential of temperature sensing performance of...
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Effect of mono- and dinuclear thiosemicarbazone platinacycles in the proliferation of a colorectal carcinoma cell line

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17803-17818
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01490A, Paper
Open Access
Francisco Reigosa-Chamorro, Sandra Cordeiro, M. Teresa Pereira, Beatriz Filipe, Pedro V. Baptista, Alexandra R. Fernandes, José M. Vila
The study of the antiproliferative activity of thiosemicarbazone platinacycles puts forward their high selectivity and low IC50 values.
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Gold nanoparticle-decorated amorphous carbon for oxidative cyclization of anthranilamide and aryl alcohols

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17976-17988
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02355B, Paper
The Thai Nguyen, Huyen-Tran Thi Nguyen, Thu Anh Nguyen, Khuong Quoc Vo, Phuong Hoang Tran
Various 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones were produced in moderate-to-good yields (44–80%) via the oxidative cyclization of anthranilamide and benzyl alcohols using gold nanoparticle-decorated amorphous carbon as an efficient catalyst.
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Synthesis and relaxivity of gadolinium-based DOTAGA conjugated 3-phosphoglycerate

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17777-17782
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02766C, Communication
Open Access
Andrew R. Brotherton, Shifa Noor Mohamed, Thomas J. Meade
A Gd-DOTAGA based MR contrast agent conjugated to 3-phosphoglycerate for enhanced relaxivity and investigation into its metabolism.
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Alleviating hypoxia by integrating MnO2 with metal-organic frameworks coated upconversion nanocomposites for enhanced photodynamic therapy in vitro

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02605E, Paper
Junxun Zhou, Mengyue Jiang, Qiangqiang Zhang, Yuan Jiang, Haifang Wang, Lining Sun
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) requires the participation of abundant oxygen while the hypoxic tumor microenvironment limits the efficacy of PDT. Here, upconversion luminescent nanocomposites coated with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized...
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Celebrating Hanami

It’s a Japanese tradition of viewing flowers in spring




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The City of Literature

Kozhikode’s history has deep literary roots




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Freewheeling exploration with a bicycle

The machine was a precious possession, a symbol of hard work and determination




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Celebrate menopause

Recognise it as the beginning of a new chapter in a woman’s life




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Real is rational and rational is real

They may seem inextricably intertwined, but their relationship is a complex interplay of a myriad forces




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Appeal to Karnataka government to officially celebrate Shankar Nag’s birthday as ‘Driver’s Day’

Several auto drivers’ unions made an appeal to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy




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AITUC celebrates 105th Foundation Day in Mysuru




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Cheluvarayaswamy accuses HDK of collecting ₹1,000 cr. from steel industries to fund elections; JD(S) terms it a strategy to divert attention from ‘excise scam’

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress government of collecting ₹700 crore from excise sources to fund the Maharashtra elections, it was the turn of N. Cheluvarayaswamy




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Tunga Aarati held in Shivamogga as part of campaign to clean river Tungabhadra

Shivamogga MLA S.N. Channabasappa appreciated the efforts of people and students involved in the padayatra from Sringeri to Harihar as part of a campaign to keep the river clean




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ANF conducts combing operations in Sringeri




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Bengaluru likely to receive light to moderate rainfall till November 15: IMD

It added that from November 13 to 15, fairly widespread with light to moderate rainfall is very likely to occur over south interior Karnataka and coastal Karnataka




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Yoga guru Sharath Jois passes away in US 

Sharath Jois had left Mysuru in October and was on a tour of the US to teach yoga to his students




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Preparations complete for bypolls in Shiggaon Assembly segment




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Integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) [electronic resource] : a practitioners guide / Joseph Hyde, Maria Torres, Win Turner, R. Lyle Cooper.

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2024]




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Why people smoke [electronic resource] : an innovative approach to treating tobacco dependence / Frank T. Leone and Sarah Evers-Casey ; with illustrations by Joey Leone.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]




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Mumbai artist's diamond portrait of Ratan Tata to be sold for his charities




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Prioritise celebrating Diwali with lights to avoid noise and air pollution: BMC issues new guidelines for firecracker use during festivities




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U Mumba edge past UP Yoddhas in thrilling PKL match, Haryana Steelers beat Gujarat Giants




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Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli ‘incredibly hungry’, says Gautam Gambhir

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir dismisses theories that he is under pressure after India's 0-3 whitewash at home against New Zealand.




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Jiri Privratsky beats Smit Moradiya by 0.1 point for air rifle gold

Well-known shooters Umamahesh Maddineni and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar were pushed out of the medals table, the little-known Smit shot brilliantly in the climax