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Design of Fe and N co-decorated biomass-derived hierarchical porous carbon frameworks with boosted oxidase-like activity for hydroquinone detection

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7197-7204
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00509K, Paper
Han Zhang, Xiaodan Qi, Zhifei Wang, Lihua Jin, Yehua Shen
An Fe and N co-decorated biomass-derived porous carbon framework with boosted oxidase-like activity was prepared and applied to sensitive hydroquinone detection.
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These motorcyclists at the India Bike Week shatter myths about ‘women bikers’

Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick, Sameera Dahiya, and Urvashi Patole smash stereotypes about female bikers in India




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Events in and around Bengaluru: Radha Thomas Quartet, Nirali’s ‘Hanchike 2022’, and more




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Utilization of lead-based saturated adsorbents for the fabrication of battery-like hybrid asymmetric supercapacitors

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1654-1670
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00601H, Paper
Sourav Acharya, Shrabani De, Ayon Ganguly, Brijesh K. Mishra, Ganesh Chandra Nayak
In this study S-doped graphitic CN/ZIF-8 composite was fabricated to remove Pb from water which was anchored through heat treatment. This formed a composite of carbon, Zn-NCN, PbO and PbS and was used as supercapacitor anode.
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Rational construction of micro-plate-like iron oxide/aluminium oxide-fabricated screen-printed carbon electrode for the electrochemical detection of the antiandrogen drug

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1521-1532
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00808H, Paper
Sivakumar Musuvadhi Babulal, Nandini Nataraj, Tse-Wei Chen, Shen Ming Chen, Bih-Show Lou, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed, Mohamed Soliman Elshikh, Jaysan Yu
An improved electrochemical sensing platform with a vital strategy for NTM antiandrogen drug detection in real environmental and biofluid samples.
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Zeolite-like ion-exchanged Cu-attapulgite catalysts for promoted selective oxidation of ammonia

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00157E, Paper
Xuebin Zhang, Tianwei Lan, Qiuying Yi, Yufei Wang, Danhong Cheng, Dengsong Zhang
Zeolite-like ion-exchanged Cu-attapulgite catalysts have been developed for selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia.
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“Feather-duster” like ZnIn2S4/TiO2 heterostructured nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2025-2032
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01239E, Paper
Wenjie Liu, Lei Li, Jingru Li, Fang Wang, Chun-Shuai Cao, Jianzhou Gui, Alex T. Kuvarega, Bhekie B. Mamba, Dan Liu
The ZnIn2S4/TiO2 heterostructures show an increased surface area and strengthened interface contacts, facilitating efficient photogenerated carrier separation and leading to high photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation.
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Construction of a novel cuboid-shape Mn-Urea nanozyme with arsenic(V)-enhanced oxidase-like activity as a colorimetric probe for the selective detection of inorganic arsenic

CrystEngComm, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00148F, Paper
Jia-Li Wang, Ling-Xiao Chen, Guo-Ying Chen, Tong-Qing Chai, Jia-Xin Li, Hua Chen, Feng-Qing Yang
Development of a facile and reliable assay for arsenic (As) detection is crucial for its pollution control, which is a well-known heavy-metal pollutant in environment. In this work, an efficient...
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WhatsApp to launch usernames for accounts like Instagram

WhatsApp is working to launch ‘usernames’ for users on Android.




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YouTube hikes its premium subscription prices across categories in India

The family plan, which allows users to share their subscription benefits with up to five members, has witnessed the highest price increase




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Two-quarters of no disruptions will help revive entry-level bike and cars segments: FADA chief  

The EV segment needs to deliver good quality products, said Vinkesh Gulati




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Windfall profit tax on crude oil hiked, levy on export of diesel cut

The export tax on jet fuel or ATF, which was set at ₹5 a litre in the last review on November 1, has not been altered




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Credit growth likely to be brisk in FY24 if inflation moderates: Survey

Growth in credit y-o-y since the January-March quarter of 2022 has moved into double digits




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GST Council likely to meet soon after winter session, insurance to be in focus

The Council is expected to meet between December 20 and 25 in Rajasthan




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Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra sky dives, paraglides and hikes around Switzerland, between servings of fondue

The javelin thrower has been roped in as the Friendship Ambassador of Switzerland. He also donated his gold-winning javelin to the The Olympic Museum in Lausanne



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Retail inflation likely to exceed in Sept’s print of 5.5% in Oct

Government will come out with the detailed inflation data on Tuesday




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Kerala rains: Subdued north-east monsoon likely to gain vigour by November 13




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Maratha bike rally in city on Sunday




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Do surgical strike on Swiss banks, not on citizens: Uddhav




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Mumbai wakes to layer of smog; AQI strikes at 131

The AQI recorded in Mumbai at 8 a.m. was 131, categorized as ‘Moderate’, as per the Central Pollution Control Board




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'No One Like You, Kareena'

Dia writes a letter... Mouni sends a postcard...Kapil twins with family...




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Like Vidya's Recreation Of MS Subbulakshmi's Looks?

Vidya Balan paid tribute to legendary singer M S Subbulakshmi on her 108th birth anniversary by recreating some of her iconic looks.






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What Bollywood's Karva Chauth Party Looks Like

Anil Kapoor's wife Sunita Kapoor hosted her annual Karva Chauth party for her friends, and the ladies in well, mostly red, made striking images on social media.





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On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh treated the world to the first glimpse of their newborn daughter.




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Vadodara fee regulation committee approves 5 pc hike for 76 schools




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ICONIC frame! Rohit Sharma meets Iker Casillas

It was a star-studded evening at Abu Dhabi as Rohit Sharma met Iker Casillas at the NBA Games 2024 in Abu Dhabi on Friday.




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EPL PIX: Haaland strikes again! City top the table

A round-up of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.




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EPL: Salah's late strike helps Liverpool hold Arsenal

Mohamed Salah's late equaliser earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League encounter.




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Delta sues CrowdStrike over ‘catastrophic’ software glitch

Delta says the faulty update cost the airline at least $500 million in out-of-pocket losses — in addition to “severe harm to its reputation and goodwill,” according to the complaint, filed Friday in state court in Georgia




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Full impact of tariff hike to flow through current quarter: Gopal Vittal

Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel, said there is room for further hikes as the average revenue per user levels in India were still much lower than in smaller countries in the region




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Rh(III)-catalysed C-H annulation of cis-stilbene acids with 2-diazo-1,3-diketones: A facile access to 6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one and α-pyrone scaffolds

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00151F, Paper
Shankaraiah Nagula, Mary Sravani Galla, Nandini B. Kale, Akshay Kumawat, Darshana Bora
An efficient Rh(III)-catalysed C-H functionalization, tandem annulation of cis-stilbene acids using 2-diazo-1,3-diketones was devised. The protocol has solely afforded 6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-ones using alicyclic diazocarbonyls via decarbonylation and α-pyrones with aliphatic diazo...
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Revisiting Biginelli-like Reactions: Solvent Effects, Mechanisms, Biological Applications and Correction of Several Literature Reports

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00272E, Paper
Brenno A. D. Neto, Pedro Beck, Arthur Leitão, Yasmin Santana, Jose R. Correa, Carime Vitória da Silva Rodrigues, Daniel Machado, Guilherme Matos, Luciana Machado Ramos, Claudia Cristina Gatto, Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade, Sarah Caldas
This study critically reevaluates reported Biginelli-like reactions using a Kamlet-Abboud-Taft-based solvent effect model. Surprisingly, structural misassignments were discovered in certain multicomponent reactions, leading to the identification of pseudo three-component derivatives...
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Corporate travel is unlikely to reach pre-Covid levels

However, with offices opening up, many airlines are seeing increased demand with an uptick for premium cabins




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Mishandled baggage rates spike

Transfer bags continue to account for most mishandled bags




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Chicken gun test: Saving jets from bird strikes

According to ICAO, at least 34 bird strikes happen every day, causing around $1 billion worth damages every year




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Why did the Centre sanction a 50% hike in prices of commonly-used drugs?

According to the government the recent 50% hike in prices of eight drugs was sanctioned keeping in mind the larger public interest and to ensure continued availability of drugs




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WHO says strike on Gaza polio vaccination centre wounds four children

The World Health Organization’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the health centre was “in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow vaccination to proceed” and that the attack could put off parents of children needing a second vaccine




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'Once in a blue moon you get a lottery like Animal'

'It has never happened that all Top 5 songs on Spotify are from one film. On the Ormax list, the Top 9 are from Animal.''The music is good, sure. But everything has taken off with Animal the film.'




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'I don't like people messing with me'

'Television actors are people who play with fire.'






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'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.''You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.''But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'




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Sringara strikes the dominant note at Bhaavaanabhuti

Music and natya combined to showcase Kshetrayya’s padams. P.S. Krishnamurti writes




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‘I would like to be a very good GP’

As she prepares to open the Old Fort Dance Festival with a new approach to choreography, Swapnasundari tells Anjana Rajan about her inner compulsion to find a personal movement idiom.




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Moving like a master

Kuchipudi dancer Avijit Das shone in parts during his performance in New Delhi.




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An effective business continuity plan is key to disaster-proofing your business