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Why balanced advantage fund may help tide over volatile markets

Balanced advantage funds are seen as attractive in the current market as they tend to generate risk-adjusted returns and insulate investor portfolios from stiff corrections




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Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: Mansukh Mandaviya to undertake padayatra in Chhattisgarh, over 10K volunteers to join




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Vanity Fair features Podcast by Bikeman author Tom Flynn

Tom Flynn Reads from Bikeman

Bikeman by Tom Flynn

Journalist Tom Flynn decided to respond to the events of September 11, 2001, by writing an epic poem in which he recalled how, on that fateful day, he had hopped on his bicycle, braved the chaos, and headed down to the World Trade Center to cover the attacks for CBS News. When the second tower was hit, Flynn found himself in the middle of the unraveling horror. In his book, Bikeman: An Epic Poem (Andrews McMeel), Flynn's poetic dispatches reflect on the sorrow, fear, and humanity shared by the nation on that “forever September morning.”

In celebration of National Poetry month, VF.com presents an exclusive audio excerpt.

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2009/04/06/tom-flynn-reads-from-bikeman.html




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Placental microphysiological systems: new advances on promising platforms that mimic the microenvironment of the human placenta

Lab Chip, 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00500G, Critical Review
Inês M. Gonçalves, Muhammad Afzal, Nithil Kennedy, Ana Moita, Rui Lima, Serge Ostrovidov, Takeshi Hori, Yuji Nashimoto, Hirokazu Kaji
This review presents new advancements in placental MPS models for toxicological screening, preeclampsia assessment, and embryo uterine implantation and an overview of bioprinting technology and current advances in endometrial MPSs.
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Inertial co-focusing of heterogeneous particles in hybrid microfluidic channels with constantly variable cross-sections

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5032-5042
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00479E, Paper
Tianwei Zhao, Peng Zeng, Yuanting Zhang, Jinxia Li, Hui Sun, Imrich Gablech, Honglong Chang, Xichen Yuan, Pavel Neužil, Jianguo Feng
Inertial focusing chips based on hybrid microfluidic channels were presented for high-efficiency heterogeneous particle co-focusing, offering significant applications in microfluidic flow cytometry and single-cell analysis.
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Surface modification of paper-based microfluidic devices via initiated chemical vapor deposition

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,4940-4947
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00414K, Tutorial Review
Stacey Bacheller, Malancha Gupta
Paper-based microfluidic devices offer a low-cost platform for biological and environmental detection. This tutorial review shows that initiated chemical vapor deposition can be used to modify these devices with functional polymers.
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Real-time impedance-activated dielectrophoretic actuation for reconfigurable manipulation of single flowing particles

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5145-5154
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00622D, Paper
Alexis Lefevre, Cristian Brandi, Adele De Ninno, Filippo Ruggiero, Enrico Verona, Michaël Gauthier, Paolo Bisegna, Aude Bolopion, Federica Caselli
We present an original all-electrical platform that combines MIC-sensing and DEP-actuation for precise and selective trajectory control of single flowing particles.
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Discretised microfluidics for noninvasive health monitoring using sweat sensing

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00763H, Paper
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Emma J. M. Moonen, Walther Verberne, Eduard Pelssers, Jason Heikenfeld, Jaap M. J. den Toonder
We present the first wearable device with integrated electrowetting, which collects and transports sweat from single glands and measures sweat rate for extremely low sweat rate. This enables non-invasive biomarker monitoring of hospitalized patients.
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Microstring-engineered tension tissues: a novel platform for replicating tissue mechanics and advancing mechanobiology

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00753K, Paper
Zixing Zhou, Tingting Li, Wei Cai, Xiaobin Zhu, Zuoqi Zhang, Guoyou Huang
A simple, cost-effective approach for fabricating soft microstring chips that enables precise engineering of tension tissues (METTs), advancing research in mechanobiology and biomedical applications.
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Man armed with machete creates tension in Aluva




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Amicus curiae suggests restricting elephant parades to religious festivals

Parading of elephants should be strictly restricted to registered temples, churches, mosques, and rituals which are associated with these institutions. Any introduction of new rituals or reviving of dormant rituals should not be permitted.




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No child will be left out of school sports meet in future, says Sivankutty




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Standoff continues in archdiocese over ‘letter’ from Vatican




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CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam




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A champion pole-vaulter aims to bow out on a high




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Ananda Bose to inaugurate festival of Bengali diaspora




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HC flays police inaction in clearing blockade to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation office




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Sports meet a resounding success: Sivankutty




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Detailed probe launched into fire at commercial unit near Aluva




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IBM’s new GenAI Innovation Centre to open doors to all looking to experiment with its AI platform




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Trevalius, Inspire, Finley, Mescalito and Vivaldo shine




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Vivaldi and Arjun work well




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Amadeo and Evaldo impress




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Knotty Charmer, Scarlette Lady, Vivaldo and Run For The Sun shine




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Knotty Charmer primed to deliver in the Rajyotsava Trophy




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Yukan claims the Rajyotsava Trophy




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Gold Ride, Vivaldi, Royal Defender and Supreme Dance impress




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Siege Courageous, Desert Kingdom, Trevalius, Philosophy and Once You Go Black shine




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MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh heads to Kuwait amid fire tragedy, expects clarity upon arrival

The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up a helpline for family members, and Prime Minister Modi has announced an ex-gratia relief of ₹2 lakh for the families of deceased Indian nationals




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₹76,000-cr greenfield Vadhavan Port gets Cabinet nod

The greenfield port will be a key infra asset in IMEEEC project




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CBIC issues valuation norms for foreign company supplies to Indian subsidiaries

Additionally, CBIC clarified that for calculating the time limit to avail ITC under the Reverse Charge Mechanism, the relevant financial year will be when the recipient issues the invoice




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Modi pivots to welfarism, free private sector growth

PM’s replies to the debate in Parliament with aggressive rebuttal of the Opposition’s barbs and a vision for the economy




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Paytm gets Finmin approval for downstream investment into its payment services arm 

PPSL will now resubmit application with RBI for Payment Aggregator licence



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A dozen industrial smart cities worth ₹28,602 cr get CCEA approval

Projects to be completed by 2027, attract investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore, general 10 lakh direct jobs, says Piyush Goyal




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India enforces mandatory CCI approval for M&As over ₹2,000 crore under new regulations

The updated regulations define ‘India nexus’ criteria, including user metrics and turnover, and introduce a ₹500 crore monetary threshold.  




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QR code diktat to be widened for more medicines, says DCGI Raghuvanshi 

already Top 300 drug brands are already under mandatory QR code net 




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Fiat announces global revival

Fiat has revealed some futuristic concepts based on the much-loved Panda, namely a city car, a fastback, a family SUV, a camper, and a pickup truck




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Force Gurkha now also available in a five-door guise

The off-road-focussed SUV is powered by a 2.6-litre diesel engine which makes 138 bhp and 32.63 kg-m. 




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BMW 2 Series Shadow Edition now available 

The car is available in two colours, namely Alpine White and Skyscraper Grey




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Toyota Innova Hycross Hybrid: In the mix

Can the Toyota Innova Hycross Hybrid live up to the model’s legacy?




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TN: ASI to begin excavation at Amoor in Chengalpattu




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TN: Leopard kills dog at home stay in Valparai, locals demand immediate capture




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Cyclone Dana: West Bengal govt evacuates over 1.6 lac people, over 83000 people shifted to relief camps




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Work for revival of Kolkata's iconic Adi Ganga to start from January




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Ivanisevic's surprising coaching move

The Croatian helped Djokovic claim nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles before leaving his team in March and on Friday was hired to coach world number five Rybakina for the 2025 season.




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Krejcikova slams sexist remark

Czech Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday called for respect and professionalism in sports media as she hit out at "unprofessional" remarks made about her appearance during a broadcast on the Tennis Channel.




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16 coach Vande Bharat to Tirupati fully booked

A total of 1,228 passengers made their train booking before the start of the train journey with the travel time reduced in each direction by 15 minutes from today




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ED action on T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji as per Supreme Court direction: BJP MLA Vanathi

BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam also reiterated that the arrest was based on evidence and following the Supreme Court’s critical observation about the case involving the former AIADMK leader, now in the ruling DMK.




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Palaniswami, Panneerselvam criticise DMK Government on Cauvery issue

Palaniswami urged the DMK Government to go to Delhi with 38 MPs of the DMK and its allies to stop attempts and prevent the proposal to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu




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TDP, JSP and supporters filed 18 cases in High Court opposing housing for the poor in Amaravati: Jagan Mohan Reddy

Calling it a struggle between neo-capitalists and the poor, Mr. Reddy said the commencement of the construction of housing plots in the R-5 Zone was a historic win for the pro-poor government