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India’s H1 agriculture exports a tad lower at $12.13 billion on dip in cereal shipments

As per APEDA, the fall in non-basmati rice exports pulled down the overall cereal shipments by 8.35 per cent to $5.22 billion during April-September period from corresponding last year’s $5.69 billion




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Isolated heavy rain forecast for Tamil Nadu, coastal AP as IMD hints at fresh low-pressure area

Satellite pictures show rain clouds spreading out from west coast of Sri Lanka into coastal and interior Tamil Nadu 




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India’s September tea output a tad lower at 164.62 million kg

Output drop witnessed in North and South India




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Sparkling flow of ‘ravas’

Bhamidipati Kanaka Durga Prasad and Veenadhari enthralled audience with a judicious blend of sangeetha and sahithya bhava.




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Gently flow the notes

It’s Ustad Bismillah Khan’s birth centenary, and the shehnai is back in focus. The author talks about how the instrument has been an integral part of film music in the South




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AI agents can handle complex workflows more efficiently than traditional GenAI




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AI agents can handle complex workflows more efficiently than traditional GenAI




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Bears on prowl! Sensex tanks 820 points, Nifty below 24,000




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Probing water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04589K, Edge Article
Open Access
Athulya Nadol, Florian Venel, Raynald Giovine, Maeva Leloire, Christophe Volkringer, Thierry Loiseau, Christel Gervais, Caroline Mellot-Draznieks, Bertrand Doumert, Julien Trébosc, Olivier Lafon, Frédérique Pourpoint
The stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the presence of water is crucial for a wide range of applications, including the production of freshwater, desiccation, humidity control, heat pumps/chillers and...
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Phenacylselenoesters allow facile selenium transfer and hydrogen selenide generation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05788K, Edge Article
Open Access
Utsav Dey Sarkar, Mahima Rana, Harinath Chakrapani
A new series of phenacylselenoesters that generate hydrogen selenide in the presence of esterase and a biological thiol under ambient conditions is reported.
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Steering N/S coordination number to accelerate catecholase-like catalysis over low-coordinated Cu site

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05014B, Edge Article
Open Access
Meng Yuan, Nannan Xia, Ziheng Huang, Chaofeng Huang, Xun Hu, Fei He
Modulating the coordination configuration of metal Cu center through steering the N/S coordination number around Cu center boosted the catalytic activity of catechol oxidase-mimicking nanozyme.
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Strain-induced charge delocalization achieves ultralow exciton binding energy toward efficient photocatalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05873A, Edge Article
Open Access
Junyuan Duan, Yinghe Zhao, Yu Wu, Youwen Liu, Junnian Chen, Ruoou Yang, Jiazhao Huang, Chuanqi Luo, Mao Wu, Xiaodong Zheng, Pengyu Li, Xueliang Jiang, Jianguo Guan, Tianyou Zhai
A novel approach of strain-induced charge delocalization is developed to significantly reduce the exciton binding energy of Ta2O5 nanorods to below ambient thermal energy, leading to a remarkable enhancement in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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Low temperature decoherence dynamics in molecular spin systems using the Lindblad master equation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05627B, Edge Article
Open Access
Timothy Krogmeier, Anthony W Schlimgen, Kade Head-Marsden
Understanding the spin dynamics in low-temperature settings is crucial to designing and optimizing molecular spin systems for use in emerging quantum technologies. At low temperatures, irreversible loss occurs due to...
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Depolymerisation of Poly(Lactide) Under Continuous Flow Conditions

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05891G, Edge Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Sophie Ellis, Antoine Buchard, Tanja Junkers
Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) is commercially successful bio-based plastic, where end-of-life materials can undergo industrial composting. To create a circular economy, a desirable alternative to composting is chemical recycling to monomer...
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Following a seven-day cinema diet

The Mumbai Film Festival this year had themes of suffocation, alienation, personal struggle, politics, rape, morality, gender, family…and a few characters we fell in love with, says Namrata Joshi




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Low notes for film trade

How do box office revenues get affected with the recent move to discontinue old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes? Deborah Cornelious asks trade experts




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Abhishek Bachchan has ten million followers on Twitter




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Why this dividend yield fund may suit investors seeking lower volatility

Since its inception in December 2020, HDFC Dividend Yield fund has outperformed the broader markets convincingly




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Three key MF inflow trends in May 2024

Monthly investments via SIPs crossed the ₹20,000-crore mark for the second successive month.




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At ₹40,608 crore, MFs asset and equity inflows hit a new high in June

Industry AUM crosses ₹60 lakh-crore on new fund offers, mark-to-market gain




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Rapid low-cost assembly of modular microvessel-on-a-chip with benchtop xurography

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5065-5076
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00565A, Paper
Open Access
Shashwat S. Agarwal, Marcos Cortes-Medina, Jacob C. Holter, Alex Avendano, Joseph W. Tinapple, Joseph M. Barlage, Miles M. Menyhert, Lotanna M. Onua, Jonathan W. Song
Our study is a novel implementation of xurography for multi-layer microfluidic device fabrication. We demonstrate the versatility of this approach by presenting several modular 3D vessel-matrix arrangements.
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Applying Low Levels of Strain to Model Nascent Phenomenon of Retinal Pathologies

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00205A, Paper
Chase Paterson, Elizabeth Vargis
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in the elderly. A better understanding of the mechanisms of the disease, especially at early stages, could elucidate new...
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Real-time impedance-activated dielectrophoretic actuation for reconfigurable manipulation of single flowing particles

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5145-5154
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00622D, Paper
Alexis Lefevre, Cristian Brandi, Adele De Ninno, Filippo Ruggiero, Enrico Verona, Michaël Gauthier, Paolo Bisegna, Aude Bolopion, Federica Caselli
We present an original all-electrical platform that combines MIC-sensing and DEP-actuation for precise and selective trajectory control of single flowing particles.
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Observing root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens using the bi-directional dual-flow RootChip

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00659C, Paper
Open Access
Claudia Allan, Yiling Sun, Stephen C. Whisson, Michael Porter, Petra C. Boevink, Volker Nock, Claudia-Nicole Meisrimler
Using a bi-directional dual-flow RootChip with integrated force sensing micropillars, root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens were studied in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana benthamiana and Solanum lycopersicum.
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An imaging scheme to study the flow dynamics of co-flow regimes in microfluidics: implications for nanoprecipitation

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00652F, Paper
Open Access
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Wali Inam, Anton Vladyka, Joanna W. Pylvänäinen, Junel Solis, Dado Tokic, Pasi Kankaanpää, Hongbo Zhang
Herein, by presenting a novel imaging-based scheme for analyzing fluid interactions in co-flow regimes, we identify oscillatory and chaotic flow behaviors to optimize nanoprecipitation through controlled fluid manipulation.
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Allow only dolly workers with police verification certificate to carry pilgrims to Sabarimala: Kerala HC




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HC allows medical termination of pregnancy of minor rape survivor

Division Bench passed the order while allowing an appeal filed against a single judge’s order declining permission. Medical board said that termination of pregnancy was most appropriate




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Hits below the belt

"John le Carré's conduct in your pages is like ... that of a man who, having relieved himself in his own hat, makes haste to clamp the brimming chapeau on his head."



  • R K Nair

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Golden Glow and Rasputin show out




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Foreign brokerages say BJP’s lower-than-expected victory to delay tough reforms but expect policy continuity

Foreign Brokerages predict fiscal consistency with a populist twist under Modi 3.0




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Govt hikes NDRF risk and hardship allowance by 40%: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah made the announcement at the Flag-in ceremony of the NDRF’s Mountaineering Expedition Vijay, emphasising the crucial role NDRF plays in national and international disaster response




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New MCA rule allows Directors to update KYC details throughout the year

This change offers more flexibility compared to the previous system, which only allowed updates during the annual KYC filing




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Budget 2024: ₹5,000 monthly internship allowance announced for 1 crore youth

Internship scheme aims to create job opportunities in top 500 companies over next five years




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TN: Yellow alert in 19 districts for the next two days




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Weather Dept issues yellow alert in TN for next 24 hours




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Weather Dept issues yellow alert in TN from Nov 13




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Monkeypox in India: 6 dos and don'ts that you must follow

By following these do's and don'ts, you can protect yourself and others from Mpox while maintaining your health and well-being.




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For healthy adults, taking multivitamins daily is not associated with a lower risk of death

A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death.




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New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic

While new cancer diagnoses largely returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, they don’t account for the missed diagnoses in early 2020 that resulted from disruptions in cancer screening and other medical care.




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Why ‘one nation, one election’ would strike a blow against federalism | Data

The idea of simultaneous elections is untenable if its impact on existing Assemblies and the three-tier system is considered.




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Omar Abdullah blames Centre for low voter turnout in second phase of J&K polls

Centre tried to present the high voter turnout as signs of normalcy and as if the people had accepted the revocation of Article 370, said the National Conference leader



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NC, PDP blame Centre for lower turnout in second phase of elections in J&K

NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said the Centre was at fault to project the high poll percentage in the first phase as normalcy and call it the effect of Article 370 removal. “I think the low voter turnout was the reaction to it in Srinagar,” he said.



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Nitrogen-doped biomass-derived carbon dots for fluorescence determination of sunset yellow

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2063-2070
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY01944F, Paper
Qian Zhang, Xiaoqi Wang, Lili Yuan, Lina Yu, Congying Shao, Hongxing Jia, Shun Lu
Schematic of preparation of N-CDs and their sensing mechanism for sunset yellow.
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A novel multifunctional SERS microfluidic sensor based on ZnO/Ag nanoflower arrays for label-free ultrasensitive detection of bacteria

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2085-2092
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00018H, Paper
Yue Liu, Guanwen Su, Wei Wang, Hongyuan Wei, Leping Dang
Design and working principle of bacterial capture and identification using a ZnO/Ag microfluidic SERS sensor array.
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A lateral flow strip for on-site detection of homocysteine based on a truncated aptamer

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00274A, Paper
Yunqing Wu, Tianyu Huang, Xin Chen, Mingyuan Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Yuting Zhang, Nandi Zhou
A lateral flow strip based on a truncated aptamer for on-site detection of homocysteine in human serum.
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The selective extraction of dietary polyamines from chicken breast using the application of a lab-on-a-chip electromembrane and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY02172F, Paper
Fatemeh Barzegar, Samaneh Nabizadeh, Marzieh Kamankesh, Jahan B. Ghasemi, Abdorreza Mohammadi
Excessive dietary polyamines (PAs), including putrescine (PUT), spermine (SPM), and spermidine (SPD), have become a worldwide concern due to their carcinogenicity and reduced shelf life.
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Near-infrared responsive gold nanorods for highly sensitive colorimetric and photothermal lateral flow immuno-detection of SARS-CoV-2

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00347K, Paper
Xiaohui Liu, Jingwen Li, Kun Wang, Xiang Li, Shenming Wang, Gengchen Guo, Qiaowen Zheng, Maosheng Zhang, Jingbin Zeng
We developed a colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode LFIA platform for sensitive and selective SARS-CoV-2 N protein detection based on gold nanorods.
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A simple, fast and inexpensive approach to quantify low concentrations of iron in biodiesel by voltammetry after extraction induced by microemulsion breaking

Anal. Methods, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00342J, Paper
Cristian Henrique Krause, Alexandre Batista Schneider, Leandro Kolling, Lauren Thauani Teixeira Oliveira, Márcia M. Silva
An alternative approach to assay iron (Fe) in biodiesel by differential pulse adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (DPAdCSV) is presented herein. The sample treatment involved a simple, rapid, but effective extraction...
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Direct solid sample analysis of low-cost jewelry using spectroanalytical techniques: exploratory chemical data evaluation and metal migration with synthetic sweat

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2286-2291
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00325J, Paper
Thaila Lorena de Araújo, Fabiola Manhas Verbi Pereira, Edenir Rodrigues Pereira-Filho
Jewelry samples were directly analyzed using LIBS and XRF.
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Characterizing a visual lateral flow device for rapid SARS-CoV-2 virus protein detection: pre-clinical and system assessment

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY02075D, Paper
Natpapas Wiriyachaiporn, Jetnapang Kongrueng, Kannika Sukkuea, Rattana Tanrattanawong, Jarunee Vanichtanankul, Thanaya Saeyang, Tararat Jantra, Deanpen Japrung, Weerakanya Maneeprakorn, Suwussa Bamrungsap, Pareena Janchompoo, Ekawat Pasomsub
Analytical and pre-clinical evaluation of a visual screening lateral flow device for SARS-CoV-2 virus protein detection and its system characterization.
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