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Modeling nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomer synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation via coarse-grained molecular dynamics

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00528G, Paper
Nicolas Herard, Raja Annapooranan, Todd Henry, Martin Kroger, Shengqiang Cai, Nicholas Boechler, Yelena Sliozberg
This paper presents a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation study of the synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation of nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a type of soft, temperature-responsive, polymeric...
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Morphology and line tension of twist disclinations in a nematic liquid crystal

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01076K, Paper
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Yihao Chen, Mina Mandić, Charlotte G. Slaughter, Michio Tanaka, James M. Kikkawa, Peter J. Collings, A. G. Yodh
This work characterizes twist disclinations in nematic liquid crystals, using confocal microscopy to measure their 3D profile and test theoretical predictions, and using magnetic fields to deform the disclinations and measure their line tension.
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Active nematic coherence probed under spatial patterns of distributed activity

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00651H, Paper
Ignasi Vélez Cerón, Jordi Ignes-Mullol, Francesc Sagues
A photoresponsive variant of the paradigmatic active nematic fluid made of microtubules and powered by kinesin motors is studied in the conventional two-dimensional interfaced form when forced under blue-light illumination....
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Dynamics of polymers in coarse-grained nematic solvents

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00968A, Paper
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Zahra Valei, Karolina Wamsler, Alex J Parker, Therese A Obara, Alex Klotz, Tyler Nathan Shendruk
Polymers are a primary building block in many biomaterials, often interacting with anisotropic backgrounds. While previous studies have considered polymer dynamics within nematic solvents, rarely are the the effects of...
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Surya Deo, custodian of Odia cinema

He has worked single handed, to document and highlight the beauty and history of 80 years of Odia cinema.




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Cinematic tribute

Award winning film ‘Bhagini Nivedita’ remains a worthy documentation of Sister Nivedita’s life.




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Shift in Hindi cinema’s portrayal of doctors reflects society’s evolving perception: Expert




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Women in Cinema Collective proposes autonomous statutory commission for Malayalam film industry

The WCC submits 41 recommendations for industry-wide reforms to committee constituted by the State govt. to frame the Kerala Film Policy




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Salute the Power & Glory of Indian Cinema!

It is the most potent symbol of India's soft power -- more perhaps than the IT industry and our managerial skill, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar




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What Makes Malayalam Cinema Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.





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He Married South Cinema With Bollywood

'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.''Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.''But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.''The movie ran for 200 days.'




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Malayalam Cinema In No Mood To Slow Down

'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'




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Vision Cinemas Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Intimation For Board Meeting In Compliance Of Regulation 29 & 33 Of The SEBI LODR, 2015




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Sony HT-A7000: Cinematic and immersive

Though pricey, this premium soundbar offers great sound and is full-featured




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Sony India launches Venice 2 digital cinema camera

Sony Venice 2 cameras come with two kinds of sensors




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"This is the best time for new-age cinema in Kannada"

Debutant film director Raghu Shastry on his maiden venture Run Antony




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Cross-border cinema

A rich crop of films from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh was showcased at the London Indian Film Festival





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How to make mainstream cinema: What Bollywood can learn from these three Tamil films




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To understand Tamil politics, look at Tamil cinema




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Roundabout: Ray of hope for Indian cinema – Hindustan Times

Roundabout: Ray of hope for Indian cinema  Hindustan Times



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Jesus likes the cinema too

“Seeing how these boys lived…put my own life into perspective,” said Anne Davidson, after spending time with youth living on the streets of Lusaka.




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STAY IN-TERTAINED | Swara Bhasker: Offside ideal for world cinema lovers

"I have been a total lockdown bum," says Swara Bhaskar who has taken up animal rescue during this time. "I have rescued three animals—a dog, a baby kite, and a kitten. While I handed over the kite to a wildlife rescue NGO, I adopted the dog and kitten, in addition to the three cats I already have. Taking care of them makes me feel like a single parent."

Like others in isolation, Bhaskar has also taken to OTT platforms to binge-watch random sit-coms and series. On the top of the film buff's list is Jafar Panahi's Offside. "If you are fond of world cinema, this Iranian film is something you shouldn't miss. Iran didn't allow women to enter the football stadiums, back in the day. So, a group of girls dress up as boys to watch a match. It's a lovely film," adds Bhaskar.


Stills from Offside and Searching for Sugar Man

Next on the list is Searching for Sugarman says the Veere Di Wedding actor. "The documentary is a beautiful depiction of a failed American musician, who was rumoured to be dead, and how two fans try to discover his whereabouts. There is a lovely twist in the end," adds the actor.

Bhaskar also suggests watching Netflix's After Life. She says, "Netflix has already released the second instalment of the series. The 1995, BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice into a six part series, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth is also a must-watch."

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Jenson Button and Jessica Ennis-Hill act as Star Wars storm troopers and rebels in road safety campaign (with a little help from cinema ticket-seller Rory McIlroy!)

The three British sporting stars have put their years of mixed success behind them to combine for a special video with a Star Wars theme, coinciding with the release of the new blockbuster film.




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Transfer news: Nemanja Matic 'offered to AC Milan and Inter' with Man United future uncertain

Manchester United are willing to let Nemanja Matic leave the club after offering him to AC Milan and Inter Milan, according to Calciomercato. 




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Could Amazon be about to take over your local cinema?

Sources said Amazon, run by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has run the rule over America's AMC Theatres, the world's largest cinema chain, which also owns Odeon in the UK.




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People's cinema with people's support


Shoma A. Chatterji writes about a film festival that lacks the glitz and glamour of stars, television cameras and paparazzi chasing famous people to freeze them for the media.




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The Dalit in Indian cinema


Shoma Chatterji talks about caste and the portrayal of Dalit in Hindi cinema beginning with Bombay Talkies Achhut Kannya (1936) to Bimal Roy’s Sujata (1959) followed by many mainstream films, and the small-budget, low-key ones which have focused on this significant social issue in the past so many years.




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Malayalam Cinema Remembers Irrfan Khan: Here's What Mammootty, Mohanlal & So On Have To Say!

Irrfan Khan, one of the finest acting talents of the Indian film industry passed away. The 53-year-old breathed his last at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai where he was admitted due to colon infection. Irrfan Khan's death news came out as




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Malayalam Cinema's Post Production Activities To Begin On May 4!

The post-production activities of the Malayalam cinema will begin on May 4, 2020. The Kerala Government has reportedly granted permission to the film crews to resume the post-production activities on the third phase of the lockdown. AK Balan, the Minister Of




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Malayalam Cinema Suffers Loss Of Over Rs 600 Crore, Confirms B Unnikrishnan!

The Malayalam cinema industry is going through a tough time after the all-India lockdown was imposed. Theatres in the entire country have been shut due to the Coronavirus threat, which has severely affected the functioning of the film industry. Recently, B




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Rakshit Shetty Opens Up About His Childhood And College Days That Eventually Led Him To Cinema

Rakshit Shetty who was busy shooting for 777 Charlie is currently homebound like the rest of us due to the COVID-19 lockdown. However, the Kirik Party and Avane Srimannarayana star, in a recent interview with the Metrolife revealed his childhood memories




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Ajith Birthday Special: Top 5 Highest Grossing Films Of Tamil Cinema's Thala!

Ajith Kumar, the beloved Thala Ajith of the Tamil film industry is celebrating his 49th birthday today. This time, the Valimai actor has decided to not celebrate his birthday and has requested his fans to do the same, as the world




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Punjab closes all cinema halls, gyms indefinitely




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A five-axis parallel kinematic mirror unit for soft X-ray beamlines at MAX IV

With the introduction of the multi-bend achromats in the new fourth-generation storage rings the emittance has decreased by an order of magnitude resulting in increased brightness. However, the higher brightness comes with smaller beam sizes and narrower radiation cones. As a consequence, the requirements on mechanical stability regarding the beamline components increases. Here an innovative five-axis parallel kinematic mirror unit for use with soft X-ray beamlines using off-axis grazing-incidence optics is presented. Using simulations and measurements from the HIPPIE beamline at the MAX IV Laboratory it is shown that it has no Eigen frequencies below 90 Hz. Its positioning accuracy is better than 25 nm linearly and 17–35 µrad angularly depending on the mirror chamber dimensions.




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Control of assembly of extra-axonemal structures: the paraflagellar rod of trypanosomes [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Aline A. Alves, Heloisa B. Gabriel, Maria J. R. Bezerra, Wanderley de Souza, Sue Vaughan, Narcisa L. Cunha-e-Silva, and Jack D. Sunter

Eukaryotic flagella are complex microtubule based organelles and in many organisms there are extra-axonemal structures present, including the outer dense fibres of mammalian sperm and the paraflagellar rod (PFR) of trypanosomes. Flagellum assembly is a complex process occurring across three main compartments, the cytoplasm, the transition fibre-transition zone, and the flagellum. It begins with translation of protein components, followed by their sorting and trafficking into the flagellum, transport to the assembly site and then incorporation. Flagella are formed from over 500 proteins; the principles governing axonemal component assembly are relatively clear. However, the coordination and sites of extra-axonemal structure assembly processes are less clear.

We have discovered two cytoplasmic proteins in T. brucei that are required for PFR formation, PFR assembly factors 1 and 2. Deletion of either PFR-AF1 or PFR-AF2 dramatically disrupted PFR formation and caused a reduction in the amount of major PFR proteins. The presence of cytoplasmic factors required for PFR formation aligns with the concept of processes occurring across multiple compartments to facilitate axoneme assembly and this is likely a common theme for extra-axonemal structure assembly.




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Control of assembly of extra-axonemal structures: the paraflagellar rod of trypanosomes

Aline A. Alves
Apr 15, 2020; 0:jcs.242271v1-jcs.242271
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Daniel Kahnemans Thinking, Fast and Slow Wins Best Book Award From Academies - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Slate Magazine, and WGBH/NOVA Also Take Top Prizes in Awards 10th Year

Recipients of the 10th annual Communication Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.




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Resistant sugar beet varieties better for controlling cyst nematodes than trap crops or pesticides

Growing sugar beet varieties which are resistant to their pest, the cyst nematode, is the best way to achieve high sugar yields in northern Germany, recent research has concluded. The researchers say this method is better than growing trap crops or using pesticides to control the pests.




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Bold Brave Media Announces Guest Theodora Uniken Venema for Live It Up! with Donna Drake on CBS (Air Date: 12/14/19)

Theodora Uniken Venema Offers the American Dream to All




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Mark Borchardt Stars in the Captivating Cinematic Psychological Thriller "Legal ThreaT"

One woman, one camera, NO crew. Shalyse Dominique makes a big splash with her directorial début "Legal ThreaT".




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Former Hawkeye defensive lineman Jeff Koeppel tackled COVID-19 and prevailed

Jeff Koeppel, a North Liberty businessman who played on Iowa’s football team from 1986 to 1989 — was a second-team All-Big Ten defensive lineman for two years — caught COVID-19...





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Cinematic Street Photography by Victor Cambet

Cinematic Street Photography by Victor Cambet

AoiroStudioMay 07, 2020

Victor Cambet is a freelance graphic designer and an amazing photographer currently based in Montreal, QC. What initially caught my eyes on Victor's work is his perspective of how he sees things through his camera lenses. It's pure, raw, and cinematic street photography. That's one of the reasons why we decided to feature his work on ABDZ. Being a personal fan of Victor's, I have always enjoyed his shots from my hometown of Montreal (and still do). I have lived in this city for more than 30 years and it's quite a pleasant sentiment. Definitely check out his Instagram, you will get to follow the 'behind-the-scenes' stories and you will notice how Victor is passionate and patient with his photography. Make sure to give him some love.

La rue est un film où chaque inconnu en devient le personnage principal.

About Victor Cambet

Victor is a freelance graphic designer currently based in my hometown of Montreal, Qc in Canada. You should definitely follow Victor and check out his store.

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De l’ombre à la lumière.

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Un regard.

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Une silhouette dans la nuit.

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À découvert.

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A homotopy BV algebra for Yang-Mills and color-kinematics. (arXiv:1912.03110v2 [math-ph] UPDATED)

Yang-Mills gauge theory on Minkowski space supports a Batalin-Vilkovisky-infinity algebra structure, all whose operations are local. To make this work, the axioms for a BV-infinity algebra are deformed by a quadratic element, here the Minkowski wave operator. This homotopy structure implies BCJ/color-kinematics duality; a cobar construction yields a strict algebraic structure whose Feynman expansion for Yang-Mills tree amplitudes complies with the duality. It comes with a `syntactic kinematic algebra'.




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Barrister Winery elevates the art of winemaking, all while supporting the arts

If you've ever taken a stroll around downtown Spokane's west side, you may have come across Barrister Winery, tucked into a historic brick and timber building alongside the railroad tracks at 1213 Railroad Ave.…



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Nematocidal sulfonamides

Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein Z is O or S;A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently N or CR1, provided that only one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 is N; andR1, R2, R3 and Q are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling a parasitic nematode comprising contacting the parasitic nematode or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.




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Solid forms of nematocidal sulfonamides

Disclosed are solid forms of 8-chloro-N-[(2-chloro-5-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxamide (Compound 1). Methods for the preparation of solid forms of Compound 1 and for the conversion of one solid form of Compound 1 into another are disclosed. Disclosed are nematocidal compositions comprising a nematocidally effective amount of a solid form of Compound 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid carriers. Compositions comprising a mixture of a solid form of Compound 1 and at least one other nematicide, insecticide and/or fungicide are also disclosed.Also disclosed are methods for protecting a plant from nematodes comprising applying to the plant, or portion, or seed thereof, or to the growing medium of the plant, a nematocidally effective amount of Compound 1 comprising the polymorph Form A.




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Kinematic control in a hydraulic system

A hydraulic system is provided, having a pump, operably connected to a motor. It also comprises a controller-driven hydraulic actuator, operably connected to the pump and a hydraulic valve, operable to direct hydraulic fluid to and from either a rod side or a cylinder side of the hydraulic actuator. Rod and cylinder side pressures are pre-defined based on the instantaneous acceleration or deceleration required. Decelerating the hydraulic actuator could involve maintaining the current pressure in the meter-out side of the hydraulic actuator and decreasing the current pressure in the meter-in side by varying the speed of the pump. Deceleration of the hydraulic actuator could also include decreasing pressure on the meter-in side of the hydraulic actuator at a higher rate than on the meter-out side. Acceleration is achieved using a similar approach.