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ACS Exams Institute offers ‘nonsecure' versions of its general and organic chemistry exams

One-time tests can be taken by students learning remotely during the coronavirus pandemic




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As they scramble to shore up supplies, small firms brace for a recession

Early signs of a downturn in demand herald a season of unprecedented uncertainty




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ACS honors 4 industrial teams with its 2020 Heroes of Chemistry award

Innovations have led to advances in cataract surgery, water purification, semiconductor fabrication, and tuberculosis drugs




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How big pharma firms are quietly collaborating on new coronavirus antivirals

Behind the scenes, companies including Novartis, Takeda, and Gilead are collaborating in a loose alliance. Their work might not be done in time to stop COVID-19, but they hope it can prevent the next pandemic




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Taysha launches with $30 million and 15 gene therapy programs




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Glowing plants light themselves up

Researchers teach plants the glow-in-the-dark trick used by tropical mushrooms




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Facebook aims to extend products, tech built with Jio to other markets

"All the products and technology that we're building to enable that partnership (with Jio) are going to be things that we want to do around the world. So, we're excited about working with them to drive this vision forward and then extending it everywhere over the coming months and years," Zuckerberg said during an investor call.




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Govt to call 900m people to check for virus symptoms

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in its order on Friday which extended the lockdown till May 17, mandated that the local authority shall ensure 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu app of residents within the Containment Zone.




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Eliminating healthcare disparities in America [electronic resource] : beyond the IOM report / edited by Richard Allen Williams

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2007]




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Dynamics of complex interconnected systems [electronic resource] : networks and bioprocesses / edited by Arne T. Skjeltorp and Alexander V. Belushkin

Dordrecht : Springer, [2006]




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Contemporary medical acupuncture [electronic resource] : a systems approach / Guan-Yuan Jin

Dordrecht : Springer, 2008




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Big 4 audit firms look to increase women in leadership roles

The Big Four employ about 200,000 in India. On average, around 40% are women. Clients of the Big Four are pressing for better diversity at workplaces to make them future-ready, a senior partner with a Big Four firm said. However, women in leadership roles cannot be increased overnight, countered another senior executive.




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Stricter norms for care centre at college hostel

Residents asked to keep to rooms, wear masks




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Sediment and biofilm affect disinfectant decay rates during long-term operation of simulated reclaimed water distribution systems

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00978G, Paper
Ni Zhu, Kris Mapili, Haniyyah Majeed, Amy Pruden, Marc A. Edwards
Unique water chemistry and operational conditions of reclaimed water distribution systems facilitated accumulation of sediment which resulted in depletion of disinfectants and microbial regrowth.
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Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Applications for the Intrinsic Chemiluminescence Production from the Degradation of Haloaromatic Pollutants during Environmentally-Friendly Advanced Oxidation Processes

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00325E, Perspective
Li Mao, Hui-Ying Gao, Bo Shao, Chun-Hua Huang, Ben-Zhan Zhu
The ubiquitous distribution of halogenated aromatic compounds (XAr) coupled with their carcinogenicity has raised public concerns on their potential risks to both human health and our ecosystem. Recently, advanced oxidation...
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Mechanisms and performance of calcium peroxide-enhanced Fe(II) coagulation for treatment of Microcystis aeruginosa-laden water

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1272-1285
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00005A, Paper
Huaijia Xin, Shu Yang, Yulin Tang, Mengyi Wu, Yang Deng, Bin Xu, Naiyun Gao
Pre-oxidation has been extensively studied as a pre-treatment for enhancement of algae-laden water coagulation.
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Balancing water quality and flows in combined sewer systems using real-time control

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1357-1369
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00882A, Paper
Sara C. Troutman, Nancy G. Love, Branko Kerkez
An open-source control algorithm for combined sewers demonstrates how treatment plant benefits can be balanced with operation of the collection system.
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Bacterial community structure correlates with Legionella pneumophila colonization of New York City high rise building premises plumbing systems

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1324-1335
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW01084J, Paper
Xiao Ma, David Pierre, Kyle Bibby, Janet E. Stout
Several bacterial taxa were found enriched in L. pneumophila culture positive water samples, demonstrating a potential association between Legionella colonization and the premises plumbing bacterial community.
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Removal and growth of microorganisms across treatment and simulated distribution at a pilot-scale direct potable reuse facility

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1370-1387
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW01087D, Paper
Scott E. Miller, Roberto A. Rodriguez, Kara L. Nelson
Multi-barrier advanced treatment trains are able to purify wastewater to drinking water standards, but improved methods are needed to better understand microbial concentrations, viability, and growth potential throughout treatment and distribution.
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Synthesis of a flower-like MoS2/carbon nanocomposite with enhanced adsorption performance toward Eu(III): the cooperative effects between S atoms and carboxyl groups

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1482-1494
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00155D, Paper
Chaofeng Zhao, Pengcheng Gu, Xuewei Liu, Tao Wen, Yuejie Ai
Combining experimental studies and theoretical calculations to investigate the performance and mechanism of a MoS2/carbon composite for the effective elimination of Eu(III) from wastewater.
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Mechanisms for degradation and transformation of β-blocker atenolol via electrocoagulation, electro-Fenton, and electro-Fenton-like processes

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1465-1481
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00114G, Paper
Kadarkarai Govindan, Vimukthi D. W. Sumanasekara, Am Jang
This study investigated the mechanism of atenolol degradation and transformation through ˙OH-based electro-Fenton (EF), SO4˙-based EF-like, and electrocoagulation (EC) processes.
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News from the John W. Kluge Center: Karen Armstrong on the Lost Art of Scripture

Please join us for a National Book Festival Presents event with Karen Armstrong

The event will take place on Wednesday, November 6, in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. Free tickets are available here.

At a time of intolerance and mutual incomprehension, renowned scholar and TED Prize-winner Karen Armstrong's latest book The Lost Art of Scripture shines fresh light on the world's major religions to help us build bridges between faiths and rediscover a creative and spiritual engagement with holy texts.

Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha, and The Great Transformation, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into forty-five languages. In 2008, she was awarded the TED Prize and began working with TED on the Charter for Compassion, created online by the general public, and crafted by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. The charter was launched globally in the fall of 2009. She is currently an ambassador for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

The event is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required for entry. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. A ticket does not guarantee entry into the event.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of house management. We recommend arriving when doors open.

Tickets are recommended, but not required, and are free.

Register for a ticket here.

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.




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AIIMS medical experts sent to Gujarat after sharp rise in coronavirus COVID-19 cases, fatalities

With Gujarat reporting a large number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases and fatalities, medical experts from AIIMS, including its director Dr Randeep Guleria, have rushed to Ahmedabad to provide expert guidance to doctors there on COVID-19 management.




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Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin claims responsibility for Handwara attack, says 'India has upper hand' — Video

Almost five days after the encounter operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara that claimed lives of five security personnel including a decorate officer, the Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen, headed by Syed Salahuddin, has reportedly claimed the responsibility.




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Optical thin films and coatings: from materials to applications / edited by Angela Piegari and François Flory

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Many-body methods for atoms and molecules / Rajat Kumar Chaudhuri, Sudip Kumar Chattopadhyay

Hayden Library - QC176.8.E4 C43 2017




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Quantum versus classical mechanics and integrability problems: towards a unification of approaches and tools / Maciej Błaszak

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The molecule as meme / Jeffrey Huw Williams

Hayden Library - QC173.W556 2018




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Understanding surface scatter phenomena: a linear systems formulation / James E. Harvey

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A mathematical introduction to electronic structure theory: iterative solution of symmetric quasi-definite linear systems / Lin Lin (University of California, Berkeley, California), Jianfeng Lu (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina)

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Theory of electronic and optical properties of atomically thin films of indium selenide Samuel J. Magorrian

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Statistical mechanics of classical and disordered systems: Luminy, France, August 2018 / Veronique Gayrard, Louis-Pierre Arguin, Nicola Kistler, Irina Kourkova, editors

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Advances in open systems and fundamental tests of quantum mechanics: proceedings of the 684. WE-Heraeus-Seminar, Bad Honnef, Germany, 2-5 December 2018 / Bassano Vacchini, Heinz-Peter Breuer, Angelo Bassi, editors

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Special Relativity: An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions / Michael Tsamparlis

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Integrability: from statistical systems to gauge theory / edited by Patrick Dorey [and five others]

Dewey Library - QC794.6.S85 E26 2019




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Recent progress in few-body physics: proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics / N. A. Orr, M. Ploszajczak, F. M. Marqués, J. Carbonell, editors

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Quantum many-body physics in open systems Yuto Ashida

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Quantum information meets quantum matter: from quantum entanglement to topological phases of many-body systems / Bei Zeng, Xie Chen, Duan-Lu Zhou, Xiao-Gang Wen

Barker Library - QC173.454.Z46 2019




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Fly-by-night problems

Better regulation of deposit schemes a must




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Pending class 10 exams to be held only in North East Delhi, not nationwide: HRD minister

The minister also clarified to the students of North East Delhi that there is no need to reappear in these examinations if they have already appeared.




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IITs look at various options to deal with annual exams if travel restrictions continue

IIT Bombay, for the first time, will evaluate its student based on their past performances, said a professor who attended an internal meeting of the institute last week where this decision was made.




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COVID-19: HRD assessing situation in countries with CBSE schools to decide on pending board exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had last month announced that it will not be conducting the pending exams in foreign countries. According to officials, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has sought feedback from representatives in different countries about the current situation there.




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CBSE to conduct Class 10th, 12th board exams from July 1-15

The exams have been delayed on account of closure of educational institutions in the country because of the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Maharashtra lockdown: Only final semester varsity exams to be held

Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant said first and second-year students will be given grades and marks while they are promoted to the next class.




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IIMs add final touches to 2020 list

Digital was the medium of choice at several institutes to finalise the candidates. While IIM-Ahmedabad, IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Raipur had managed to complete their admission process before the lockdown, others like Lucknow, Calcutta, Kozhikode, Indore, Sambalpur and Jammu had to partly resort to the virtual route to zero in on the candidates.




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Evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams to be done at home by teachers

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said 1.5 crore answer sheets of already conducted class 10, 12 exams will be delivered to teachers. "From the 3,000 schools, these copies will go the evaluators and evaluation will begin tomorrow," he added.




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Smart cities, green technologies and intelligent transport systems: 7th International Conference, SMARTGREENS, and 4th International Conference, VEHITS 2018, Funchal-Madeira, Portugal, March 16-18, 2018: revised selected papers / Brian Donnellan, Cornel K

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Amsterdam Human Capital.

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Computing and communication systems in urban development: a detailed perspective / Anandakumar Haldorai, Arulmurugan Ramu, Suriya Murugan

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Coastal ecosystems of the tropics -- adaptive management / Velmurugan Ayyam, Swarnam Palanivel, Sivaperuman Chandrakasan

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