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Supreme head of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Mor Baselios Thomas I passes away




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Generation of sulfones utilizing β-sulfinyl esters as masked aryl sulfinates under redox-neutral conditions

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00238E, Communication
Yixin Zhang, Zhu Yang, Hongjun Yang, Xuefeng Li, Lu Yang
A method for generation of SVI sulfones from β-sulfinyl esters (SIV) under transition-metal-free non-oxidative mild conditions is presented.
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Google’s moneymaking machine still pumping out massive profits despite multiple threats

Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire





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Tribute to the master

The recent two-day dance festival organised by Debdhara brought an eclectic mix of Odissi and Kathak recitals on stage.




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Master flautist at work

Celebrating the myriad forms of Lord Krishna




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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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The dilemmas of a consultant

Safeguard your professionalism by recognising your strengths and standing firm in the way you conduct business




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Smashing Conf: How to Use AI to Build Accessible Products

In her How to Use AI to Build Accessible Products presentation at Smashing Conf New York, Carie Fisher discussed using AI coding tools to test and suggest fixes for accessibility issues in Web pages. Here's my notes on her talk.

  • AI is everywhere. You can use it to write content, code, create images, and more. It impacts how everyone will work.
  • But ultimately, AI is just a tool but it might not always be the right one. We need to find the tasks where it has the potential to add value.
  • Over 1 billion people on the planet identify as having a disability. Accessible code allows them to access digital experiences and helps companies be complaint with emerging laws requiring accessible Web pages and apps. Businesses also get SEO, brand, and more benefits from accessible code.
  • AI tools like Github Copilot can find accessibility issues in seconds consistently, especially compared to the manual checks currently being done by humans. AI can also spot patterns across a codebase and suggest solutions.
  • Existing AI coding tools like Github Copilot are already better than Linters for finding accessibility issues.
  • AI can suggest and implement code fixes for accessibility issues. It can also be added to CI/CD pipelines to check for accessibility issues at the point of each commit. AI can also serve as an accessibility mentor for developers by providing real-time suggestions.
  • More complex accessibility issues especially those that need user context may go unfound when just using AI. Sometimes AI output can be incomplete or hallucinate solutions that are not correct. As a result, we can't over rely on just AI to solve all accessibility problems. We still need human review today.
  • To improve AI accessibility, provide expanded prompts that reference or include specifications. Code reviews can double check accessibility suggestions from AI-based systems. Regularly test and refine your AI-based solutions to improve outcomes.
  • Combing AI and human processes and values can help build a culture of accessibility.




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Smashing Conf: Is Atomic Design Dead?

In his Is Atomic Design Dead? presentation at Smashing Conf New York, Brad Frost discussed the history of design systems and today's situation especially in light of very capable AI models than can generate code and designs. Here's my notes on his talk.

  • Websites started as HTML and CSS. People began to design websites in Photoshop and as the number of Web sites and apps increased, the need for managing a brand and style across multiple platforms became clear. To manage this people turned to frameworks and component libraries which resulted in more frameworks and tools that eventually got integrated into design tools like Figma. It's been an ongoing expansion...
  • There's been lots of change over the years but at the highest level, we have design systems and products that use them to enforce brand, consistency, accessibility, and more.
  • Compliance to design systems pushes from one side and product needs push from the other. There needs to be a balance but currently the gap between the two is growing. A good balance is achieved through a virtuous cycle between product and systems.
  • The atomic design system tried to intentionally define use of atoms, molecules, organisms, templates, and pages to bridge the gap between the end state of a product and a design system.
  • As an industry, we went too far in resourcing design systems and making them a standalone thing within a company. They've been isolated.
  • Design system makers can't be insular. They need to reach out to product teams and work with them. They need to be helping product teams achieve their goals.
  • What if there were one global design system with common reusable components? Isn't that what HTML is for? Yes, but it's insufficient because we're still rebuilding date pickers everywhere.
  • Open UI tracks popular design systems and what's in them. It's a start to seeing what global component needs for the Web could look like.
  • Many pattern libraries ship with an aesthetic and people need to tweak it. A global design system should be very vanilla so you can style it as much as you want.
  • The Web still has an amazing scale of communication and collaboration. We need to rekindle the ideas of the early Web. We need to share and build together to get to a common freely usable design system.
  • AI models can help facilitate design system work. Today they do an OK job but in the future, fine-tuned models may create custom components on the fly. They can also translate between one design system and another or translate across programming languages.
  • This methodology could help companies translate existing and legacy code to new modern design systems. Likewise sketches or mockups could be quickly translated directly to design system components thereby speeding up processes.
  • Combining design system specifications with large language models allows you to steer AI generations more directly toward the right kind of code and components.
  • When product experiences are more dynamic (can be built on the fly), can we adapt them to individual preferences and needs? Like custom styles or interactions.
  • AI is now part of our design system toolkit and design systems are part of our AI toolkit.
  • But the rapid onset of AI also raises higher level questions about what designers and developers should be doing in the future? We're more than rectangle creators. We think and feel which differentiates us from just production level tasks. Use your brains, your intuition, and whole self to solve real problems.




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Master of the chronograph

New Breitling CEO Georges Kern comes forth on what can be expected from the maritime chronograph company




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Masaba Gupta: Not your everyday wedding designer

Up, close and personal with Masaba Gupta on wedding outfits and life choices




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Allu Arjun, Asian Cinemas collaborate for AAA Cinemas

Actor Allu Arjun and Asian Cinemas launch AAA Cinemas in Hyderabad said to be the only multiplex in south India to have an LED screen




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Watch | Amala Akkineni: Cinema is no longer about one person producing a masterpiece

Amala Akkineni, actor and director of Annapurna College of Film and Media, on why aspiring filmmakers need formal training and how her recent acting assignments have helped her observe changes in the industry at close quarters




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Newton and the counterfeiter : the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist / Thomas Levenson.

London : Faber and Faber, 2009.




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The hate u give / Angie Thomas ; [foreword, Amandla Sternberg].

New York : Balzer + Bray, 2022.




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Minuscule : valley of the lost ants (2013) / written and directed by Hélène Giraud, Thomas Szabo [DVD].

[France] : uniFrance films, [2015]




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Les combattants (2014) / written and directed by Thomas Cailley [DVD].

[France] : uniFrance films, [2015]




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The workshop of Thomas Bewick : a pictorial survey / Iain Bain.

[Stocksfield, England] : Thomas Bewick Birthplace Trust, [1989]




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Jan Massys (c. 1510-1573) : Renaissance painter of Flemish female beauty / Maria Clelia Galassi.

Turnhout : Brepols, [2023]




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Nicolas de Staël / sous la direction de Charlotte Barat et Pierre Wat ; textes de Charlotte Barat, Laurence Bertrand Dorléac, Marie du Bouchet, Fabrice Hergott, Philippe Lançon, Brigitte Leal, Thomas Schlesser et Pierre Wat.

Paris : Paris Musées : Musée d'Art moderne de Paris, [2023]




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Led Zeppelin : the song remains the same (1976) / directed by Peter Clifton, Joe Massot ; written by Peter Clifton [DVD].

[U.K.] : Warner Home Video (UK), [2000]




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Government education and examinations in Sung China / Thomas H.C. Lee.

Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, [1985]




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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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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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Critique du De mundo de Thomas White / Thomas Hobbes ; introduction, texte critique et notes par Jean Jacquot et Harold Whitmore Jones.

Paris : Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1973.




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Researcher Explains Why Humans Can't Spot Real-Life Deepfake Masks

Deepfakes may seem like an internet scourge, but so-called "hyperreal" masks have fooled people in real-life and have even been used in crimes. To learn more about these masks and our ability to spot them, WIRED's Matt Simon talked with researcher Rob Jenkins.




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How the real-life Iron Man smashed his own speed record | On Location

Since 2016, inventor and entrepreneur Richard Browning has dedicated himself to one ambitious mission: creating the perfect jet suit. The 'real-life Iron Man' founded Gravity Industries in 2017 to develop, test and produce his suit. In his first record attempt he hit a top speed of 32.02 miles per hour and in November 2019 he set out to smash that record with a more advanced version of his unique suit. Before his attempt, we spoke to Richard about his journey to creating his suit and the changes he's made to help him in his record attempt. He also spoke of his plans for the future, which include selling suits to enthusiasts (it takes just a day to learn how to use them) and even the possibility of a racing series. Formula 1 with jet packs? Sign us up #richardbrowning #gravity #jetsuit




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Ed Maslaveckas: Give people power over their data | WIRED Smarter 2019

Ed Maslaveckas is the founder and CEO of Bud, which started as an educational platform to help people become more financially literate. It’s now a platform used by banks to empower customers and their financial wellbeing. In this video, Maslaveckas shares how data has been powerful for the average individual, and for institutions throughout history – and that institutions and banks have a responsibility to manage the access they have to data now. He details how GDPR and open banking can coexist, as well as how the average person can shift the balance of power. #wiredsmarter For more information on WIRED Smarter: http://wired.uk/smarter ABOUT WIRED EVENTS WIRED events shine a spotlight on the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing our world for the better. Explore this channel for videos showing on-stage talks, behind-the-scenes action, exclusive interviews and performances from our roster of events. Join us as we uncover the most relevant, up-and-coming trends and meet the people building the future. ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on a wide range of topics, from science, technology and business to pop-culture and politics. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Everything You Need to Know About Wearing Masks

There's a lot of conflicting information when it comes to wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Seema Yasmin explains everything we need to know about wearing masks. Should we be wearing masks? What kinds of masks should we wear? Can we make our own?




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Obsessed - How This Guy Paddles Kayaks Over Massive Waterfalls

Lots of people like kayaking, and some even enjoy white water, but Rafael Ortiz takes it to another level. Rafael is obsessed with kayaking over massively steep waterfalls.




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Technique Critique - Fight Master Breaks Down Sword Fighting From Film & TV

Sword fighting expert Christina Traister examines a variety of scenes from movies and television featuring sword fighting and applies her expert analysis. Could Darth Maul really hold off two attackers like in 'The Phantom Menace'? Was Arya's sword training in 'Game of Thrones' accurate? Did the Black Knight from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' really only sustain a mere flesh wound? Christina Traister is an Associate Professor of Acting and Stage Combat at the University of Michigan




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How poker helped Maria Konnikova master human behaviour | WIRED Live

Maria Konnikova, Author of ‘The Biggest Bluff’ reveals how poker helped her master human behaviour at WIRED Live 2020. “Being underestimated is as good a superpower as they come because then you can get away with a lot.”




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Mastering Modern Work: Cultivating Innovation in a Hybrid World | WIRED Brand Lab

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Opentext | Mark J. Barrenechea, the CEO & CTO of OpenText, Bill Schaninger, Senior Partner at McKinsey, and the CIOs of the NIAID, OpenText, and the Auto Club Group talk about how they are driving innovation, implementing new technologies, and motivating and attracting the talented workforce necessary for their organizations to succeed over the next year, and into the decade beyond.




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Tech Support - Brewmaster Answers Beer Questions From Twitter

Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver answers the internet's burning questions about beer. How do you make your own beer? What are hops? Is there such thing as boxed beer? How do you make beer from pumpkins? Garrett answers all these questions and much more.




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Obsessed - How This Guy Mastered Fingerboarding

Did you play with fingerboards when you were younger? Welcome to the next-level of fingerboarding. Mike Schneider is a professional fingerboarder, the owner of FlatFace Fingerboards, and is really, really good at fingerboarding. Mike has been manufacturing his own fingerboards and scaled-down skateparks since he was 9 years-old. In Dracut, Massachusetts, you can find the FlatFace Fingerboards building. Here, Mike spends 40+ hours a week practicing, building, and socializing with other fingerboarders in what can only be described as "Fingerboard Heaven."




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Obsessed - How This Woman Mastered Jump Rope

For most of us, jumping rope may seem like a simple childhood pastime, but for this woman, it's a way of life. Tori Boggs is a professional jump roper, and as you may expect, she's really good at jumping rope. Tori explains what her jump rope life is like, and breaks down how she's helping take the sport to the next level.




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Tech Support - BBQ Pitmaster Answers BBQ Questions From Twitter

Barbecue chef Rodney Scott takes to Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about barbecue. What's the difference between barbecue and grilling? What does the 'Q' stand for in BBQ? What's the best cut of meat to barbecue with? What's the most essential utensil for barbecuing? What's better to cook with, wood, charcoal or propane? Rodney answers all these questions and much more! Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Norris Lanius Editors: Shandor Garrison, Matthew Colby Expert: Rodney Scott Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Assistant Camera: Dylan Newman Audio: Lee Bailey Production Assistant: Devin Williams Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds




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Obsessed - Meet the Guy Making Horror Movie Masks for 40 Years

Jordu Schell is a master of monster masks. He designs creatures for movies, television and video games, and has worked on countless projects that you've most certainly heard of. Jordu takes us around his studio as he explains his entire, legendary, mask making process. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares Editor: Parker Dixon Talent: Jordu Schell Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Managers: Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier Audio: Mike Faner Cam Op/Gaffer: Shay Eberle-Gunst Production Assistant: Phillip Arliss Post Production Supervisor(s): Nicholas Ascanio, Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Junior Editor: Brittany Taylor Lewis Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch




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UMass Professor Explains the Internet in 5 Levels of Difficulty

The internet is the most technically complex system humanity has ever built. Jim Kurose, Professor at UMass Amherst, has been challenged to explain the internet to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.




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Obsessed - How This Guy Mastered the Slinky

Did you play with slinkys when you were younger? Josh Jacobs has taken a childhood toy and turned it into a visually stunning art form. Slinky manipulation is a fairly new practice, starting around 2010. Josh got into "slinking" eight years ago when watching an incredible Chinese performer do things he never thought possible with a slinky. Now, Josh is one of the best slinky manipulators in the world. Check out Josh's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@SlinkyJosh Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Colin Witherill Editor: Richard Trammell Talent: Joshua "Slinky Josh" Jacobs Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Audio: Ted Thacker Cam Op/Gaffer: Alex Witkowicz Production Assistant: Daniel Ellis Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Ben Harowitz




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Autocomplete Interview - Chris Evans & Ana de Armas Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Ghosted' stars Chris Evans and Ana de Armas take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Is Chris Evans's beard real? Is Ana de Armas a Bond girl? How did Chris meet Scarlett Johansson? Is Ana in Blade Runner? What's Chris's favorite football team? Will Ana be the next Wonder Woman? Chris and Ana answer all these questions and much more! 'Ghosted' premieres on Apple TV+ on April 21st Director: Katherine Wzorek Director of Photography: Jack Belisle Editor: Ron Douglas Talent: Ana de Armas and Chris Evans Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Talent Booker: Tara Burke Camera Operator: Rebecca Van Der Meulen Audio: Lily Van Leuwen Production Assistants: Ryan Coppola and Kameryn Hamilton Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell




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Tech Support - Master Chef Answers Indian Food & Curry Questions From Twitter

Chef Meherwan Irani joins WIRED to provide expert answers to your Indian food and curry questions from Twitter.




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Obsessed - This LEGO Artist Builds Masterpieces Using All Black Bricks

"It just had this appeal to me because you can create the things you don't have." Meet Ekow Nimako, a Ghanaian-Canadian artist who uses black LEGO bricks to build jaw-dropping sculptures. While some of his masterpieces take nearly one-thousand hours to create, he has the ability to prototype a new design in just one day. We tour his home studios where he began creating his breathtaking art and explore some of his custom builds inspired by Black mythology.Director: Charlie JordanDirector of Photography: Dave SandersEditor: Jordan CaligExpert: Ekow NimakoCreative Producer: Wendi JonassenLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Brandon WhiteProduction Manager: D. Eric MartinezProduction Coordinator: Fernando DavilaCamera Operator: Jerome W. TanSound Mixer: Dave PlankProduction Assistant: Andrew VancePost Production Supervisor: Alexa DeutschPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds




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REPL to prepare GIS-based master plan for 12 ULBs of Tamil Nadu

REPL will conduct a thorough assessment of the existing conditions and identify development trends at the regional level




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Masterclasses at Goafest




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A Pb-free Sn–Bi alloy mount preparation method for secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analyses

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00252K, Technical Note
Wan-Feng Zhang, Qing Yang, Xiao-Ping Xia, De-Wen Zheng, Ze-Xian Cui, Yan-Qiang Zhang, Yi-Gang Xu
Sample preparation is a critical step for in situ analysis. In this study, we proposed an easy-to-prepare Pb-free alloy for sample mount preparation, which is suitable for SIMS water content and isotope analyses.
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High-precision, mass dependent Si isotope measurements via the critical mixture double-spiking technique

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2799-2808
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00152D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Xiao-Ning Liu, Martijn Klaver, Remco C. Hin, Christopher D. Coath, Hong Chin Ng, Tim Elliott
We developed critical mixture double-spiking Si isotope measurement, achieving an enhanced long-term reproducibility of ±0.03‰ (δ30Si, 2 s.d.), which is ∼4 times better than the current methods' long-term reproducibility over ±0.1‰ (δ30Si, 2 s.d.).
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Quantification of technetium-99 in wastewater by means of automated on-line extraction chromatography – anion-exchange chromatography – inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2774-2782
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00270A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Maximilian Horstmann, C. Derrick Quarles, Steffen Happel, Michael Sperling, Andreas Faust, David Clases, Uwe Karst
Ultratrace concentrations of pertechnetate are determined by preconcentration on a dedicated resin and anion exchange chromatography with ICP-MS detection.
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