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Big on music

Eric Martin, frontman of American rock band Mr. Big, who was in the city recently, tells DEEPA ALEXANDER how he found music and how India found him




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Kabir, once more!

Folk singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya is living Kabir’s philosophy




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How T.V. Sankaranarayanan’s music combined style and substance

T.V. Sankaranarayanan, who passed away recently, held aloft the Madurai Mani Iyer bani and great musical values




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Mahindra Kabira Festival: Celebrating diversity by the banks of the Ganga

The sixth edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival underlined the relevance of Kabir in modern times




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Political stability boosts India's apparel appeal for exports




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Ludo platform Zupee hits record 100 million users, 6.6 billion gameplays




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FPI can go beyond 10% in listed company by reclassifying investment as FDI: RBI




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Ludo platform Zupee hits record 100 million users, 6.6 billion gameplays




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Japan to push for biofuel-compatible new cars by 2030s




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On-demand controlled bidirectional DNAzyme path for ultra-sensitive heavy metal ion detection

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18170-18178
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04404E, Edge Article
Open Access
Jing Xu, Yujin Li, Futing Wang, Xinqi Luo, Wei Zhang, Yifan Lyu, Hongfen Yang, Ren Cai, Weihong Tan
A bidirectional self-powered biosensor is constructed for the quasi-simultaneous detection of Pb2+ and Hg2+ based on MoS2@CuS heterostructures as an accelerator and hybridization chain reaction as a signal amplification strategy.
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Probing water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04589K, Edge Article
Open Access
Athulya Nadol, Florian Venel, Raynald Giovine, Maeva Leloire, Christophe Volkringer, Thierry Loiseau, Christel Gervais, Caroline Mellot-Draznieks, Bertrand Doumert, Julien Trébosc, Olivier Lafon, Frédérique Pourpoint
The stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the presence of water is crucial for a wide range of applications, including the production of freshwater, desiccation, humidity control, heat pumps/chillers and...
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Selective lignin depolymerization via transfer hydrogenolysis using Pd/hydrotalcite catalysts: model compounds to whole biomass

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03942D, Edge Article
Open Access
Darren Dolan, Rebekah Brucato, Christopher William Reid, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Adelina M Voutchkova-Kostal
Cleavage of lignin ether bonds via transfer hydrogenolysis is a promising route to valorize lignin, but processes that use mild reaction conditions and exploit renewable hydrogen donor solvents (rather than...
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Enantioselective dearomative formal (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes with aromatic azomethine imines: access to fused 2,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06334A, Edge Article
Open Access
Xue-Chun Yang, Feng Wu, Wen-Biao Wu, Xu Zhang, Jian-Jun Feng
We present the first enantioselective dearomative (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes (BCBs) utilizing a chiral Lewis acid catalyst and bidentate chelating BCB substrates.
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A polymer deposition-mediated surface-charge reformation strategy: reversing the MOF biomineralization behavior

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05935B, Edge Article
Open Access
Yanbin Xu, Huangsheng Yang, Anlian Huang, Linjing Tong, Wei Huang, Guosheng Chen, Wei Yi, Siming Huang, Gangfeng Ouyang
A biocompatible polymer deposition-mediated surface-charge reformation strategy is reported that enables the in-place MOF biomineralization onto different enzyme templates.
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Large second harmonic generation and birefringence from extended octupolar π-conjugated structures

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05756B, Edge Article
Open Access
Danyang Dou, Bingbing Zhang, Daqing Yang, Ying Wang
By adopting an extended octupolar π-conjugation strategy, two excellent optical functional materials with a strong SHG response and large birefringence were prepared.
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Strain-induced charge delocalization achieves ultralow exciton binding energy toward efficient photocatalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05873A, Edge Article
Open Access
Junyuan Duan, Yinghe Zhao, Yu Wu, Youwen Liu, Junnian Chen, Ruoou Yang, Jiazhao Huang, Chuanqi Luo, Mao Wu, Xiaodong Zheng, Pengyu Li, Xueliang Jiang, Jianguo Guan, Tianyou Zhai
A novel approach of strain-induced charge delocalization is developed to significantly reduce the exciton binding energy of Ta2O5 nanorods to below ambient thermal energy, leading to a remarkable enhancement in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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Merging nucleophilic phosphine catalysis and photocatalysis for the rapid assembly of 2-oxabicyclo-[2.1.1]hexane scaffolds from feedstock allyl alcohols

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06684G, Edge Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
David M. Whalley, Luca Carlino, Okky Dwichandra Putra, Niall A. Anderson, Susannah C. Coote, Olivier Lorthioir
A synthesis of 2-oxabicyclo-[2.1.1]hexanes from readily available allyl alcohols and electron-poor arylalkynes. The transformation utilises phosphine catalysis and energy transfer catalysis for rapid assembly of these diverse scaffolds.
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Analysis of the cryptic biosynthetic gene cluster encoding the RiPP curacozole reveals a phenylalanine-specific peptide hydroxylase

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC02262A, Edge Article
Open Access
Samantha Hollands, Julia Tasch, David J. Simon, Dimah Wassouf, Isobel Barber, Arne Gessner, Andreas Bechthold, David L. Zechel
The noncanonical biosynthesis of curacozole by Streptomyces curacoi is shown to be dependent on the bldA-encoded Leu-tRNAUUA. The minimal biosynthetic gene cluster is defined, and the functions of key biosynthetic enzymes are established in vitro.
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From small changes to big gains: pyridinium-based tetralactam macrocycle for enhanced sugar recognition in water

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06190J, Edge Article
Open Access
Canjia Zhai, Ethan Cross Zulueta, Alexander Mariscal, Chengkai Xu, Yunpeng Cui, Xudong Wang, Huang Wu, Carson Doan, Lukasz Wojtas, Haixin Zhang, Jianfeng Cai, Libin Ye, Kun Wang, Wenqi Liu
Incorporating pyridinium into an anthracene-based macrocycle significantly enhances its sugar binding affinity by increasing hydrogen bonding and expanding the contact surface area.
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Regioselectivity switches between anthraquinone precursor fissions involved in bioactive xanthone biosynthesis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06369D, Edge Article
Open Access
Xiao Jing Lv, Chun Zhi Ai, Li Rong Zhang, Xiu Xiu Ma, Juan Juan Zhang, Jia Peng Zhu, Ren Xiang Tan
BruN and BTG13 cleave chrysophanol hydroquinone into monodictyphenone and cephalanone F, respectively, with the regioselectivities found tunable via the key amino acid (AA) substitution strategy.
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Differentiating carrier protein interactions in biosynthetic pathways using dapoxyl solvatochromism

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05499G, Edge Article
Open Access
Matthew G. Miyada, Yuran Choi, Kyle Rich, James J. La Clair, Michael D. Burkart
A highly sensitive solvatochromic system was developed to monitor the loading and interactivity of carrier proteins associated with fatty acid, polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis.
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Allosteric release of cucurbit[6]uril from a rotaxane using a molecular signal

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03970J, Edge Article
Open Access
Aneta Závodná, Petr Janovský, Václav Kolařík, Jas S. Ward, Zdeňka Prucková, Michal Rouchal, Kari Rissanen, Robert Vícha
Repulsions between portals of cucurbit[n]urils are sufficiently strong to unlock the rotaxane structure.
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Bipolar electrochemiluminescence at the water/organic interface

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06103A, Edge Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Yuheng Fu, Bingbing Xie, Miaoxia Liu, Shaojuan Hou, Qunyan Zhu, Alexander Kuhn, Lin Zhang, Wensheng Yang, Neso Sojic
A novel bipolar electrochemistry approach for wireless dual-color ECL emission at the water/organic interface is developed. This system overcomes spatial limitations of conventional methods, enabling imaging of complex multiphase environments.
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Direct Ladderization of Cyclooctatetraene-containing, Processable Conjugated Ladder Polymers from Annulated bis-Zirconacyclopentadienes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06902A, Edge Article
Open Access
August J. Rothenberger, Harrison M. Bergman, He Li, Miao Qi, Yunfei Wang, Yi Liu, T. Don Tilley
Conjugated ladder polymers (CLPs) are difficult yet captivating synthetic targets due to their fully unsaturated fused backbones. Inherent challenges associated with their synthesis often lead to low yields, structural defects,...
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Mr. Big of rock vocals

Eric Martin, the voice of the popular yesteryears band, will perform in the city this weekend




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Subdued 62nd birthday for Kamal Haasan




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Of cultural vulnerabilities

A public adda withsix diverse voiceswill explore what happens when subculturesbecome part ofthe mainstream




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A bitter truth

InKadvi Hawa, director Nila Madhab Panda takes up the issue of climate change




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Aditya Birla Sun Life Quant Fund: Should you invest in the NFO?

The ABSL Quant Fund is open for subscription until June 24 with a minimum investment of ₹500




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Quant MF under SEBI scrutiny: Deep dive into their mid- & small-cap schemes

A look at the stock positions of Quant Mutual Fund’s Mid- and Small-cap schemes, stress-test results (as of May 2024) and adjusted Net Asset Value (NAV)




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SBI Contra fund: Why this long-term outperformer is a worthy investment

A multi-cap and contrarian approach helps the fund figure among the best across equity categories




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SBI Innovative Opportunities Fund: What you should know

The recently-launched fund, open till August 12, is a high risk and unknown rewards scenario




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Leveraging equity taxation with arbitrage funds

Arbitrage funds come with both – safety of capital as a debt fund and taxation of an equity fund.




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Recent tweaks by SEBI in norms pertaining to nominations

A brief explainer on the amendments pertaining to investors recently brought in




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Global leader PM Modi deserves Nobel Peace prize: Ace investor Mark Mobius




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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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A paper-in-polymer-pond (PiPP) hybrid microfluidic microplate for multiplexed ultrasensitive detection of cancer biomarkers

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,4962-4973
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00485J, Paper
Sanjay S. Timilsina, XiuJun Li
A reusable and cost-effective paper-in-polymer-pond (PiPP) hybrid microfluidic microplate with unique features for ultrasensitive and high-throughput multiplexed detection of disease biomarkers within an hour without using specialized instruments.
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Exploring cancer-associated fibroblast-induced resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in hepatoma cells using a liver-on-a-chip model

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5043-5054
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00624K, Paper
Madhu Shree Poddar, Yu-De Chu, Gaurav Pendharkar, Cheng-Hsien Liu, Chau-Ting Yeh
3D liver-on-a-chip reveals AHSG and CLEC3B to mediate cancer-associated fibroblast-induced resistance to TKIs in hepatoma cells.
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Correction: Deciphering hepatoma cell resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors: insights from a Liver-on-a-Chip model unveiling tumor endothelial cell mechanisms

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC90093F, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Madhu Shree Poddar, Yu-De Chu, Chau-Ting Yeh, Cheng-Hsien Liu
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Effect of base methylation on binding and mobility of bacterial protein Hfq on double-stranded DNA

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5137-5144
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00628C, Paper
Jijo Easo George, Rajib Basak, Indresh Yadav, Chuan Jie Tan, Jeroen A. van Kan, Frank Wien, Véronique Arluison, Johan R. C. van der Maarel
Using nanofluidics to probe protein mobility on DNA reveals how DNA base methylation impacts protein–DNA interactions.
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Observing root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens using the bi-directional dual-flow RootChip

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00659C, Paper
Open Access
Claudia Allan, Yiling Sun, Stephen C. Whisson, Michael Porter, Petra C. Boevink, Volker Nock, Claudia-Nicole Meisrimler
Using a bi-directional dual-flow RootChip with integrated force sensing micropillars, root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens were studied in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana benthamiana and Solanum lycopersicum.
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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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Two youngsters from Kochi determined to smash their disabilities on the badminton court

Atul Krishna and Jyothish Kumar defy physical limitations to excel in badminton, inspiring with their determination and talent.




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Biomining of legacy waste at Kalamassery likely to begin soon




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Malankara Metropolitan Joseph Gregorios to lead Jacobite Syrian Church temporarily




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Drenched in sweat, student volunteers have a bittersweet experience at sports meet in Kochi




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




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Contempt case hearing against Kerala govt. adjourned in directive to take over Jacobite churches




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New CEO for Kochi Biennale Foundation




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Seaplanes have potential to woo high-budget tourists to Kerala: Biju Prabhakar

Aviation Secretary says these amphibious aircraft can link tourism locales in the State. A seaplane will operate a trial service from Kochi International Marina to the Mattupetty dam in Munnar on Monday