Dream Notes
"Dreams are as black as death." —Theodor W. Adorno Adorno was fascinated by his dreams and wrote them down throughout his life. He envisaged publishing a collection of them although in the event no more than a few appeared in his lifetime. Dream Notes offers a selection of Adornos writings on dreams that span the last twenty-five years of his life. Readers of Adorno who are accustomed to high-powered reflections on philosophy, music and culture may well Read More... |
The Wiley Handbook of Healthcare Treatment Engagement: Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice
Against a global backdrop of problematic adherence to medical treatment, this volume addresses and provides practical solutions to the simple question: “Why don’t patients take treatments that could save their lives?” The Wiley handbook of Healthcare Treatment Engagementoffers a guide to the theory, research and clinical practice of promoting patient engagement in healthcare treatment at individual, organizational and systems levels. The concept of Read More... |
Bihar's great <em>ghar wapsi</em>: Is the state prepared?
Official figures say 1.8 lakh workers have returned home to Bihar. Unofficially, however, that figure is said to have crossed 3 lakhs.
REVEALED: How much India <em>really</em> spends on defence
A fluorescence-positioned hybridization chain reaction system for sensitive detection of Salmonella in milk
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00184H, Paper
In this study, a fluorescence-positioned hybridization chain reaction (HCR) system for the detection of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) specific to Salmonella was developed.
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A deep learning approach to identify association of disease–gene using information of disease symptoms and protein sequences
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02333J, Paper
Prediction of disease–gene association based on a deep convolutional neural network.
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Recent advance in the analysis methodologies for microplastics in aquatic organisms: Current knowledge and research challenges
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00143K, Minireview
The widespread occurrence and high bioavailability of microplastics have increasingly attracted wide attention to society. Because of the presence of microplastics in aquatic organisms, it is necessary to investigate their...
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Detection of Nutrition and Toxic Elements in Pakistani Pepper Powders Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00630K, Paper
In the current paper, we applied laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to determine the elemental distribution of nutritional and trace heavy metals in pepper powders available in Pakistan using standard...
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Direct measurement of Cu and Pb isotopic ratios without column chemistry for bronzes using MC-ICP-MS
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00561D, Paper
This study presents a practical method for high-precision Cu and Pb isotope determination without column chemistry for bronzes using MC-ICP-MS. The standard-sample bracketing method combined with Ga internal normalization (SSBIN)...
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Rapid detection of quality of Japanese fermented soy sauce using near-infrared spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00521E, Paper
The application of NIR spectroscopy has great potential as an alternative quality control method, which provides a robust model for routinely estimating the final quality of soy sauce production rapidly and economically.
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Shenling Baizhu San improves functional dyspepsia in rats as revealed by 1H-NMR based metabolomics
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00580K, Paper
Functional dyspepsia (FD), a common gastrointestinal disorder around the world, is driven by multiple factors, making prevention and treatment a major challenge.
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Chiral separations with crosslinked cellulose derivatives attached onto hybrid silica monolith particles via thiol-ene click reaction
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00772B, Paper
Hybrid silica monolith containing vinyl groups was synthesized by a sol-gel method and then ground and treated, yielding silica particles with 3-5 μm in particles size and 10-20 nm in...
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Quantitative analysis of the effect of reabsorption on the Raman spectroscopy of distinct (n, m) carbon nanotubes
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00356E, Paper
Quantitatively analyzing the effect of reabsorption on the Raman spectroscopy of SWCNTs and clarifying the influence mechanism by experiments.
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Derivatization and rapid GC—MS screening of chlorides relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention in organic liquid samples
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00263A, Paper
A simple derivatization technique was developed for the analysis of seven Schedule 3 chemicals and one Schedule 2 chemical listed in the Chemical Weapons Conventions (CWC). Phosgene, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus...
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Ultrasensitive immunochromatographic strips for fast screening of the nicarbazin marker in chicken breast and liver samples based on monoclonal antibodies
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00414F, Paper
Nicarbazin is an anticoccidial drug with a residue limit in animal husbandry.
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Development of a paper-immobilized yeast biosensor for the detection of physiological concentrations of doxycycline in technology-limited settings
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00001A, Paper
To combat pharmaceutical counterfeiting in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), there is a need for improved low-cost, portable methods that monitor pharmaceutical concentrations relevant to dosage forms and physiological fluids.
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In situ imaging of intracellular human telomerase RNA with molecular beacon-functionalized gold nanoparticles
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00461H, Paper
We develop molecular beacon-functionalized gold nanoparticles for in situ human telomerase RNA imaging in live cells.
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Correction: Towards simultaneous quantification of protease inhibitors and inflammatory biomarkers in serum for people living with HIV
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY90050H, Correction
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Au nanoparticle preconcentration coupled with CE-electrochemiluminescence detection for sensitive analysis of fluoroquinolones in European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00264J, Paper
In this work, a novel method based on gold nanoparticle preconcentration coupled with CE for electrochemiluminescent detection of ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, ofloxacin, and norfloxacin in European eels was developed. The addition...
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Confirmation of brand identification in infant formulas by using near-infrared spectroscopy fingerprints
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00375A, Paper
The NIR spectra of 12 batches of each stage of Brand A infant formulas.
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Sample treatment based on molecularly imprinted polymers for the analysis of veterinary drugs in food samples: a review
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00533A, Critical Review
The use of veterinary drugs in medical treatments and in the livestock industry is a recurrent practice. In subtherapeutic doses during prolonged times act to growth promoters. Residues of these...
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A rapid and colorimetric biosensor based on GR-5 DNAzyme and self-replicating catalyzed hairpin assembly for lead detection
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00091D, Paper
A rapid and colorimetric biosensor for Pb2+ detection has been constructed on the basis of Pb2+-dependent GR-5 DNAzyme and the self-replicating catalyzed hairpin assembly (SRCHA) reaction.
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Development and validation of a real-time microelectrochemical sensor for clinical monitoring of tissue oxygenation/perfusion
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00206B, Paper
Oxygen is critically important to tissue viability and there is increasing demand for its reliable real-time clinical monitoring in order to prevent, diagnose and treat several pathological disorders, including hypoxia, stroke and reperfusion injury.
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ELISA as an effective tool to determine spatial and seasonal occurrence of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00426J, Paper
Monitoring emerging contaminants is essential as they represent a risk to the aquatic environment. ELISA is a promising method for their quantification mostly because it allows controlling their concentration levels through large screening campaigns.
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Rapid and colorimetric detection of nucleic acids based on entropy-driven circuit and DNAzyme mediated autocatalytic reaction
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00341G, Paper
In this work, a novel, rapid and enzyme-free colorimetric biosensor for nucleic acids detection has been developed based on entropy-driven circuit (EDC) and DNAzyme mediated autocatalytic reaction. Upon sensing of...
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Digital Reference Section (DRS) Virtual Programs: New blog post invites readers to "Sample a Taste of History This Thanksgiving"
Find a new and historic recipe for a dish to put on your Thanksgiving table in What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking. This cookbook, published in 1881, is highlighted in a recent post on the Library of Congress Blog. Abby Fisher perfected her culinary skills as an enslaved cook on a South Carolina plantation but went on to establish a successful catering business in San Francisco and publish a compilation of her recipes—one of the first by an African-American. Learn more about this remarkable woman and, this Thanksgiving, sample a taste of history!
April 3 Webinar: Caught in the Web? Online Tools for Business Research
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Caught in the Web? Online Tools for Business Research
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North American borders in comparative perspective [electronic resource] / edited by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera and Victor Konrad.
The Oxford handbook of ancient Anatolia, 10,000-323 B.C.E. [electronic resource] / edited by Sharon R. Steadman and Gregory McMahon.
A Faustian foreign policy from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush [electronic resource]: dreams of perfectibility / Joan Hoff
Asian-European relations [electronic resource] : building blocks for global governance? / edited by Jürgen Rüland [and others]
Covid-19 Factoid: Counting the dead - from the US to Punjab and Iran
The US remains the most affected country with over 340,000 cases and the death toll at over 11,000
India looks to save Rs 25,000 crore by stocking cheap oil
Nabard refinances close to Rs 13,000 crore to state co-op banks and RRBs to assit farmers deal on-going lockdown
The loan has been disbursed under a refinance scheme by Nabard from its own resources and was given this week. "An amount of Rs 12,767 crore has been disbursed this week to StCBs and RRBs across the country in a bid to augment their resources during the ongoing lockdown conditions for extending credit to farmers," Nabard said.
Toll collections to see 13% drop due to 57-day coronavirus lockdown: CRISIL Research
With the nationwide lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic restricting inter- and intra-state traffic to essential services, toll collections from build-operate-transfer (BOT) highway projects, and remittances from publicly funded projects would decline sharply in the near term, Crisil report said.
Topics in Statistical Simulation [electronic resource] : Research Papers from the 7th International Workshop on Statistical Simulation / edited by V.B. Melas, Stefania Mignani, Paola Monari, Luigi Salmaso
German-Japanese Interchange of Data Analysis Results [electronic resource] / edited by Wolfgang Gaul, Andreas Geyer-Schulz, Yasumasa Baba, Akinori Okada
The Contribution of Young Researchers to Bayesian Statistics [electronic resource] : Proceedings of BAYSM2013 / edited by Ettore Lanzarone, Francesca Ieva
Translational Recurrences [electronic resource] : From Mathematical Theory to Real-World Applications / edited by Norbert Marwan, Michael Riley, Alessandro Giuliani, Charles L. Webber, Jr
Fluctuations of Lévy Processes with Applications [electronic resource] : Introductory Lectures / by Andreas E. Kyprianou
The Significance Test Controversy Revisited [electronic resource] : The Fiducial Bayesian Alternative / by Bruno Lecoutre, Jacques Poitevineau
Learning Regression Analysis by Simulation [electronic resource] / by Kunio Takezawa
Ten great ideas about chance [electronic resource] / Persi Diaconis, Brian Skyrms.
Big names in Indian philanthropy team up to respond to climate change
Some of the biggest names in Indian philanthropy have teamed up with researchers and more to craft an India-specific response to the climate crisis. Nikita Puri reports on the development