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Samit Basu’s new novel looks at how reality is shaped and what humans can do about it

‘Chosen Spirits’ is neither simple dystopic science-fiction nor straightforward political satire, but a call for freedom in an age of puppy adoption shows.




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Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates return to training as La Liga eyes restart

The players arrived alone for individual sessions and took to the three pitches without passing through the changing rooms.




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Remembering beloved movie stars: Be kind and rewind, but be open-eyed too

Perhaps one should be able to speak of the ills or even just the shortcomings along with the good and the superlatives.




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Watch: This malinois dog plays hide-and-seek with a child, and even follows the rules

The dog even peeks while counting!




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Indian companies are contributing lavishly to PM-CARES – even amid layoffs and pay cuts

The quasi-private relief fund does not stand up to scrutiny.




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Chhattisgarh: Sub inspector, four suspected Maoists killed in encounter in Rajnandgaon

The incident occurred on Friday night when the police team was carrying out an anti-insurgency operation.




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Covid-19: Over 1,000 migrant workers clash with police in Surat, demand to be sent home

The police have arrested over 60 people and another 60 have been detained.




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Australian captain Meg Lanning leads online batting class for Ireland women’s cricket team

Lanning was joined by former Ireland skipper Isobel Joyce in the session that also featured the head coaches of both teams Ed Joyce and Matthew Mott.




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Pause, rewind, play: When the Tiger oozed class and confidence - a rare interview of MAK Pataudi

In this fascinating footage Pataudi, one of the greatest Indian captains, talks about how he became a leader, the accident that damaged his eye, and more.




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Vizag gas leak: Protestors put bodies in front of LG Polymers gate, demand closure of plant

They also demanded the arrest of those responsible.




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[ASAP] Isomer-Selective Threshold Photoelectron Spectra of Phenylnitrene and Its Thermal Rearrangement Products

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01134




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[ASAP] 3-Nitrene-2-formylthiophene and 3-Nitrene-2-formylfuran: Matrix Isolation, Conformation, and Rearrangement Reactions

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11638




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[ASAP] Hydration Structure and Hydrolysis of U(IV) and Np(IV) Ions: A Comparative Density Functional Study Using a Modified Continuum Solvation Approach

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11862




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[ASAP] Approximating the Strength of the Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond in 2-Fluorophenol and Related Compounds: A New Application of a Classic Technique

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01641




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[ASAP] Conformers of Allyl Isothiocyanate: A Combined Microwave Spectroscopy and Computational Study

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02059




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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Ab Initio</italic> Kinetics of Methylamine Radical Thermal Decomposition and H-Abstraction from Monomethylhydrazine by H-Atom

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02389




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[ASAP] Reactivity Parameters and Substitution Effect in Organic Acids

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b10258




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[ASAP] Acoustic Vibrations of Al Nanocrystals: Size, Shape, and Crystallinity Revealed by Single-Particle Transient Extinction Spectroscopy

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01190




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[ASAP] Heterogeneous Chemistry of CaCO<sub>3</sub> Aerosols with HNO<sub>3</sub> and HCl

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11691




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[ASAP] Structural and Electronic Properties of Bulk ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te), ZnF<sub>2</sub>, and ZnO/ZnF<sub>2</sub>: A DFT Investigation within PBE, PBE + <italic toggle="yes">U</italic>, and Hybrid HSE Funct

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11415




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[ASAP] The Conformational Landscape, Internal Rotation, and Structure of 1,3,5-Trisilapentane using Broadband Rotational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01100




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[ASAP] An Exact Ewald Summation Method in Theory and Practice

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01684




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[ASAP] Tandem Catalysts for Polyethylene Upcycling: A Simple Kinetic Model

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01363




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[ASAP] Organocatalysis by Halogen, Chalcogen, and Pnictogen Bond Donors in Halide Abstraction Reactions: An Alternative to Hydrogen Bond-Based Catalysis

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01060




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[ASAP] Infrared Spectroscopic and Kinetic Characterization on the Photolysis of Nitrite in Alcohol-Containing Aqueous Solutions

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02104




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[ASAP] Molecular Design of Heptazine-Based Photocatalysts: Effect of Substituents on Photocatalytic Efficiency and Photostability

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00488




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[ASAP] Solvent Dependence of Cationic-Exciplex Emission: Limitation of Solvent Polarity Functions and the Role of Hydrogen Bonding

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01774




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[ASAP] Experimental and Theoretical Soft X-ray Study of Nicotine and Related Compounds

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11586




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[ASAP] Vibrational Partition Function for the Multitemperature Theories of High-Temperature Flows of Gases and Plasmas

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01161




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[ASAP] Time-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies of Isoxazole and Oxazole

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11788




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[ASAP] Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Binding of ThioTEPA to Purine Bases: Thermodynamics and Bond Evolution Theory Analysis

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01792




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09/16:43 EST Cancellation Severe Weather Warning for Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory Forecast Districts.




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09/17:49 EST Cancellation Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Tablelands Forecast District.




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Cancer Screening, Monitoring Down During Pandemic

Use of some cancer screening and monitoring tests came to 'a near standstill' in early April in the US, a new report indicates.
Medscape Medical News




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FDA Approves Capmatinib and Companion Assay

The Food and Drug Administration has approved capmatinib for treatment of adults with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 skipping mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
FDA Approvals




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Androgens May Explain Male Vulnerability to COVID-19

Striking differences in how men and women are affected by COVID-19 might be explained by deleterious effects of androgens in males, say Italian researchers.
Medscape Medical News




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Defining Standard of Care in Oncology -- Not so Simple

How do you define the standard of care when exciting anticancer strategies enter the scene almost daily? There is no simple answer, says Dr Maurie Markman.
Medscape Oncology




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New Options for Rare Cancer Mutations: Basket and 'Just-in-Time' Trials

Basket trials and 'just in time' trials are two new options to target actionable genetic mutations in cancer, regardless of tumor type.
Medscape Oncology




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Mathematica Showcases Innovative Analysis, Data Mining, and Visualizations at Health Datapalooza

At this year’s Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC, Mathematica staff will showcase their expertise in data visualizations, machine learning, and data mining to help progress together on critical issues in today’s health policy environment.




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Six-Year Earnings and Disability Benefit Outcomes of Youth Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants

The authors document the earnings in the sixth calendar year after youths’ vocational rehabilitation (VR) applications and Social Security Administration (SSA) benefit outcomes during the six years after their VR applications.




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Mathematica Named Grand Prizewinner in the Visualization Resources of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today that Mathematica is the grand prizewinner of the Agency’s Visualization Resources of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge for its Data Visualization Tool.




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The Changing Landscape of Primary Care: Effects of the ACA and Other Efforts Over the Past Decade

This Health Affairs article describes primary care delivery system reform models that were developed and tested over the past decade by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation—which was created by the Affordable Care Act—and reflect on key lessons and remaining challenges.




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Mathematica at SXSW EDU: Highlighting Innovative Tools and Strategies in Education

For 10 years, the South by Southwest (SXSW) EDU conference has provided a venue to share cutting-edge ideas and tools with a community of creative and passionate changemakers who want to advance teaching and learning.




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Arnold Ventures Awards $6 Million Grant to Study Replication and Evaluation of Penn Nursing’s Transitional Care Model

Mathematica study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Transitional Care Model (TCM) in reducing rehospitalizations and will promote widespread use of the program in a number of health systems.




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Significant Contributions Advance the Understanding of Disability Programs and the People They Serve

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy has provided valuable insights into the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs during its seven years as a research center for the SSA’s Disability Research Consortium (DRC).




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A Comparison of Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Between Enrollees in an Urban HIV Clinic and SEER

A comparison of stage at cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment rates between people with HIV (PWH) and the general US population is needed to identify any disparities by HIV status.




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Profile of SSI and DI Beneficiaries with Work Goals and Expectations in 2015

This brief presents an updated profile of work-oriented beneficiaries and compares them to other SSI and DI beneficiaries who are not interested in work.




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Coordinating Parenting Time and Child Support: Experiences and Lessons Learned from Three States (Issue Brief)

This issue brief reports on how three states coordinate the establishment and enforcement of parenting time with child support establishment activities.




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How Much Bias Results if a Quasi-Experimental Design Combines Local Comparison Groups, a Pretest Outcome Measure and Other Covariates?: A Within Study Comparison of Preschool Effects

This study examines when nonexperiments might substitute for experiments that are done in real-world settings in order to learn what works to affect some socially valued outcome.




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Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes

Mathematica was contracted by Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to create an updated inventory of state- and territory-level Medicaid policies, programs, or initiatives that are designed to improve the access to, quality of, and outcomes of maternity care services.