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Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: Know date, time and significance of festival

Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, was the first of the ten Sikh gurus and is recognised as a philosopher, poet, and spiritual leader. He emphasised the principles of equality, compassion, and devotion to one universal God.




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Cognizant reports 22% profit jump in Q3, bolstered by health sciences and financial services growth

Revenue also increased by 3% year-on-year, totalling $5 billion




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Xiaomi India President Muralikrishnan B steps down

He will continue to support Xiaomi India as an independent strategic advisor




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A pyridine-N-oxide catenane for cation recognition

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3001-3008
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00176A, Paper
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Sean R. Barlow, Nathan R. Halcovitch, Nicholas H. Evans
A pyridine-N-oxide containing [2]catenane may be reversibly protonated, as well as bind lithium cations more strongly than sodium cations.
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Dess–Martin periodinane-mediated oxidation of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00240G, Communication
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Alexandra R. E. Serre, Vibhu Jha, Adèle Rivault, Leif A. Eriksson, Goreti Ribeiro Morais, Robert A. Falconer
Herein we describe the first example of the conversion of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid by use of the Dess–Martin periodinane oxidising agent.
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As the price of aviation turbine fuel soars, airlines’ finances spin out of control




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Breaking down airline engineering and maintenance

An aircraft has three critical phases; induction, in-service and redelivery




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Hong Kong unveils responsible AI framework for financial sector

Hong Kong’s responsible AI framework comes amid increasing international competition and tensions affecting access to AI technology




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'Ananya Gives It Her 100%'

'In anything in life, privilege helps.''Privilege means access. Access means connections.''Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.'




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Dissolving the dissonance

In times when parochial forces are gathering momentum and market pressure could be felt on classical dance forms, abhinaya remains the tool with which performers can celebrate the idea of India.




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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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India aims at $1 billion fresh banana exports in next 5 years

India’s banana export destinations extend beyond the Middle East, with potential opportunities in major global players like the USA, Russia, Japan, Germany, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and France.




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PM KISAN Yojana | FM Nirmala Sitharaman says 11.8 crore farmers receive financial assistance

“The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing systematic inequalities, which have plagued the society,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.




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Improving education policy together [electronic resource] : how it's made, implemented, and can be done better / Nansi Ellis and Gareth Conyard.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge , 2024.




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Malayalam director Rajesh Mohanan on his big budget Bhojpuri film, ‘Mahadev Ka Gorakhpur’

‘Mahadev Ka Gorakhpur’, starring Ravi Kishan in the lead, is based around the Aghori sadhus and will be dubbed in multiple languages




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‘Dasara’ trailer: Nani, Keerthy Suresh in an intense action drama directed by Srikanth Odela

Director Srikanth Odela’s Telugu film ‘Dasara’, starring Nani and Keerthy Suresh, is set in the vicinity of coal mines in rural Telangana




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Nandini Reddy on ‘Anni Manchi Sakunamule’: I remembered the warmth of my grandmother’s palm

B V Nandini Reddy, director of the Telugu film ‘Anni Manchi sakunamule’, talks about understanding relationships across age groups and what she learnt from Sooraj Barjatya films




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Watch | Director Gowtam Tinnanuri: The ‘Jersey’ you saw on screen was the ninth or 10th draft

Gowtam Tinnanuri, the reticent writer-director, talks about his unlikely journey into cinema and the learnings thus far. Next up is a film starring Vijay Deverakonda 




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Anand Deverakonda: Vaishnavi Chaitanya’s character is the soul of ‘Baby’

‘Baby’ is the most emotional film he has done so far, says actor Anand Deverakonda, while asserting that it’s a gender-sensitive film with Vaishnavi Chaitanya’s character as its backbone




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Nani, Mrunal Thakur film titled ‘Hi Nanna’

Actor Nani’s 30th film, directed by debutant Shouryuv and co-starring Mrunal Thakur, is titled ‘Hi Nanna’ and is a Hesham Abdul Wahab musical




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Hao nan hao nü : (good men, good women) (1995) / directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien [DVD].

[Itlay] : RaroVideo, [2007]




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Wycliffe. Saison 1 (1994) / directed by Ferdinand Fairfax, Martyn Friend, A.J. Quinn [DVD].

[France] : S.P.H.E. Distribution, [2008]




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Silent operas = (Wusheng xi) / by Li Yu ; edited by Patrick Hanan.

Hong Kong : Research Centre for Translation, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990.




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Key concepts in international relations / Thomas Diez, Ingvild Bode and Aleksandra Fernandes da Costa.

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE Publications, 2011.




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Courting India : England, Mughal India and the origins of empire / Nandini Das.

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.




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A tour in Scotland and voyage to the Hebrides, 1772 / by Thomas Pennant ; introduction by Charles W.J. Withers ; edited by Andrew Simmons.

Edinburgh : Birlinn ; Chester Springs, PA : U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions, 1998.




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Electrolyte-dependent HER activity of mesoporous iron-based ZIF-67 leaf-like nanosheets

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00822G, Research Article
Muhammad Faisal Iqbal, Mengjiao Li, Tao Xu, Junchao Lou, Weitao Wang, Jing Zhang, Enlai Hu, Pan Xu
Owing to its greater specific surface area and electrical conductivity, mesoporous nature and leaf-like structure, Fe@ZIF-67-2 showed an overpotential of 45 mV and a Tafel slope of 32 mV dec−1 along with a TOF of 129.35 ms−1 in 1 M KOH.
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Nickel sulfide cocatalyst-modified silicon nanowire arrays for efficient seawater-based hydrogen generation

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3634-3642
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00366G, Research Article
Junjie Wang, Bo Wang, Xinmeng He, Jun Lv, Zhiyong Bao, Jiewu Cui, Guangqing Xu, Wangqiang Shen
NiSx nanoparticles enhance Si substrate's hydrogen evolution to 189.15 μmol h−1 cm−2, outperforming Ni/SiNWs by 3.04 times and pristine SiNWs by 30.86 times.
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Manganese(II) oxide-embedded dopamine-derived carbon nanospheres for durable zinc-ion batteries

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3616-3623
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00505H, Research Article
Zixiang Zhou, Jianbo Tong, Jiale Guo, Shaofeng Guo, Shuhan Liu, Zhipeng Qin, Zelei Chang, Chao Wang, Shuling Liu
MnO-embedded dopamine-derived carbon nanospheres are employed as cathode materials in zinc-ion batteries, exhibiting enhanced diffusion kinetics, high capacity, and excellent cycling stability.
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(WO + ICG)@PLGA@lipid/plasmid DNA nanocomplexes as core–shell vectors for synergistic genetic/photothermal therapy

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3747-3757
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00330F, Research Article
Yang Bai, Guoqing Feng, Qingbin Yang, Tingting Hua, Bowen Li, Hao-Lin Guo, Yuan Liu, Qing Yuan, Niansong Qian, Bin Zheng
(WO + ICG)@PLGA@PL could not only achieve a synergistic therapy effect of gene delivery and photothermal effect but also effectively inhibit tumor growth.
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Retraction: A supramolecular nanotube used as a water-degradable template for the production of protein nanotubes with high thermal/chemical stabilities

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3817-3817
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM90066A, Retraction
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Naohiro Kameta, Wuxiao Ding
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Recent advances in stretchable hydrogel-based triboelectric nanogenerators for on-skin electronics

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00784K, Review Article
Baosen Zhang, Ruge Wang, Ruizhi Wang, Baojin Chen, Haidong Li, Ao Shen, Yanchao Mao
This review summarizes the properties of stretchable hydrogels and their optimization for TENGs in on-skin electronics, highlighting applications and addressing challenges related to durability and user comfort.
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Self-assembled phthalocyanine-based nano-photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy for hypoxic tumors

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00602J, Review Article
Lin He, Ding Ma
This paper reviews the potential of self-assembled phthalocyanine-based nano-photosensitizers for overcoming the limitations of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in treating hypoxic tumors.
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“Delocalized π-bond” guided pyramidal nanocrystal superstructures for excellent light trapping in SERS

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00576G, Research Article
Yang Shang, Bo Ren, Xiaotian Wang, Jie Lin
A 2D CuI pyramidal superstructure is self-assembled in a manner similar to a delocalized π-bond, which effectively traps light and exhibits a remarkable SERS performance.
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Autocomplete Interview - Kiernan Shipka & Isabela Merced Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Let It Snow' stars Kiernan Shipka and Isabela Merced take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the web's most searched questions about themselves. Is Kiernan Shipka vegan? Is Isabela Merced married? Does Kiernan do ballet? Is Isabela related to Vanessa Hudgens? Kiernan and Isabela answer all these questions and more! LET IT SNOW is now streaming on Netflix, http://www.netflix.com/letitsnow




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Autocomplete Interview - Jamie Dornan & Shailene Woodley Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Endings, Beginnings" stars Jamie Dornan and Shailene Woodley take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Does Jamie Dornan have an accent? Why was Shailene Woodley arrested? What was Jamie's first film role? Why does Shailene act in so many romance movies? Jamie and Shailene answer all these questions and much more! "Endings, Beginnings" is now available on demand.




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Nanotechnology Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty

Nanotechnology researcher Dr. George S. Tulevski is asked to explain the concept of nanotechnology to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.




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Tech Support - Financial Advisor Answers Money Questions From Twitter

Kevin L. Matthews II, author and financial educator, answers questions from twitter about money and spending. Are we going into a recession? How is a credit score calculated? How soon do you need to start saving for retirement? Is our tax system rigged for the rich? Is cyrpto worth investing in? Kevin answers all these questions and much more!




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AI Predictive Maintenance: How to ensure peak asset performance | WIRED Brand Lab

Produced by Wired Brand Lab with IBM | In industries reliant on heavy assets, unexpected challenges like machinery failures are common. How can businesses predict and prevent these issues? Discover how IBM Maximo on AWS empowers companies to shift from reactive to predictive maintenance, harnessing AI-driven alerts to help detect anomalies and swiftly address challenges.




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Comedy Bytes With Aparna Nancherla

Comedian Aparna Nancherla kicks off LiveWIRED with a refreshingly honest and self-deprecating exploration of the challenges of navigating the TikTok age as a comedian.




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Instantaneous growth of single monolayers as the origin of spontaneous core–shell InxGa1−xN nanowires with bright red photoluminescence

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00412D, Communication
Vladimir G. Dubrovskii, George E. Cirlin, Demid A. Kirilenko, Konstantin P. Kotlyar, Ivan S. Makhov, Rodion R. Reznik, Vladislav O. Gridchin
We demonstrate spontaneous core–shell InxGa1−xN nanowires exhibiting bright photoluminescence at 650 nm. The surprising effect of material separation is attributed to the periodically changing environment for single monolayer growth.
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Engineering in situ growth of Au nanoclusters on hydrophilic paper fibres for fluorescence calligraphy-based chemical logic gates and information encryption

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2007-2015
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00307A, Communication
Jun Jiang Luo, Dun Ying Guo, Zi Bo Qu, Hong Qun Luo, Nian Bing Li, Hao Lin Zou, Bang Lin Li
The staining of modified papers with HAuCl4 solutions enables the in situ growth of Au nanoclusters, and the improved fluorescence stability and uniform material distribution facilitate the chemical logic gates and information encryption systems.
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Cluster-doping in silicon nanocrystals

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2042-2050
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00235K, Communication
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Atta ul Haq, Marius Buerkle, Bruno Alessi, Vladimir Svrcek, Paul Maguire, Davide Mariotti
Sn-cluster doping of Si nanocrystals represents a new approach to property tuning, which results in a significant bandgap reduction and an atypical size-dependent behaviour, as confirmed by both experimental and theoretical studies.
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Albumin nanocapsules and nanocrystals for efficient intracellular drug release

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,1978-1989
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00161C, Communication
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Sharafudheen Pottanam Chali, Jaana Westmeier, Franziska Krebs, Shuai Jiang, Friederike Pauline Neesen, Doğa Uncuer, Mario Schelhaas, Stephan Grabbe, Christian Becker, Katharina Landfester, Kerstin Steinbrink
The present study demonstrates that albumin-coated drug nanocrystals represent a highly efficacious novel approach for the controlled intracellular release of drugs with limited solubility in immune cells.
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Double-layered protein nanoparticles conjugated with truncated flagellin induce improved mucosal and systemic immune responses in mice

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2016-2030
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00287C, Communication
Open Access
Joo Kyung Kim, Wandi Zhu, Chunhong Dong, Lai Wei, Yao Ma, Timothy Denning, Sang-Moo Kang, Bao-Zhong Wang
Intranasal immunization with HA3-tFliC/NP SDAD protein nanoparticles enhances both systemic and mucosal immunity, promoting influenza cross-protection. Sequential priming immunization further enhances GC B cells, Tfh cells, and effector T cells.
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The evolution of immune profiling: will there be a role for nanoparticles?

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,1896-1924
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00279B, Review Article
Olga E. Eremina, Celine Vazquez, Kimberly N. Larson, Anthony Mouchawar, Augusta Fernando, Cristina Zavaleta
Immune profiling provides insights into functioning of the immune system: distribution, abundance and activity of cells. Nanoparticles can offer a versatile approach to profile the immune system with improved efficiency and multiplexed imaging power.
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A universal synthetic method for preparing nanoassemblies of quantum dots and organic molecules

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,1853-1854
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH90063D, Editorial
Chao Wang
This article highlights the recent work of Biju, Takano et al. (Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9, 1128–1136, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NH00134F) on using a unique bio-catalytic nanoparticle shaping method for preparing mesoscopic particles.
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Correction: New horizons on advanced nanoscale materials for Cultural Heritage conservation

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2069-2069
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH90062F, Correction
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Rosangela Mastrangelo, David Chelazzi, Piero Baglioni
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Durable silver nanowire transparent electrodes enabled by biorenewable nanocoating using chitin and cellulose nanofibers for flexible electronics

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2051-2059
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00285G, Communication
Yoo-Bin Kwon, Seongwon Cho, Dal-Hee Min, Young-Kwan Kim
The stability of AgNW FTEs was improved using biorenewable thin films composed of chitin and cellulose nanofibers. Our eco-friendly strategy also improved their performance as transparent heaters and pressure sensors.
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Intravital microscopic thermometry of rat mammary epithelium by fluorescent nanodiamond

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,1938-1947
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00237G, Communication
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Takahiro Hamoya, Kiichi Kaminaga, Ryuji Igarashi, Yukiko Nishimura, Hiromi Yanagihara, Takamitsu Morioka, Chihiro Suzuki, Hiroshi Abe, Takeshi Ohshima, Tatsuhiko Imaoka
This study reports an application of microscopic thermometry in a living rat using quantum sensing based on the fluorescent nanodiamond (FND) nitrogen-vacancy center, demonstrating the relevance of the technique in biomedical research using a mammal.
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