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Self-assembly of amphiphilic homopolymers grafted onto spherical nanoparticles: complete embedded minimal surfaces and a machine learning algorithm for their recognition

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8385-8394
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00616J, Paper
D. A. Mitkovskiy, A. A. Lazutin, A. L. Talis, V. V. Vasilevskaya
Amphiphilic macromolecules grafted onto spherical nanoparticles can self-assemble into morphological structures corresponding to the family of complete embedded minimal surfaces. They arise situationally, can coexist and transform into each other.
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Optimality and cooperativity in superselective surface binding by multivalent DNA nanostars

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8515-8523
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00704B, Paper
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Christine Linne, Eva Heemskerk, Jos W. Zwanikken, Daniela J. Kraft, Liedewij Laan
Our study shows that DNA nanostars with three binding sites (ligands) can (1) bind superselectively to surfaces based on receptor density, and (2) that interactions between ligands affect the optimum number of ligands required for superselectivity.
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Retraction: Self-assembled organic nanotubes embedding hydrophobic molecules within solid bilayer membranes

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90171A, Retraction
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Naohiro Kameta, Masumi Asakawa, Mitsutoshi Masuda, Toshimi Shimizu
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Retraction: Supramolecular organic nanotubes: how to utilize the inner nanospace and the outer space

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90172J, Retraction
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Naohiro Kameta, Hiroyuki Minamikawa, Mitsutoshi Masuda
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Banana DNA derivatives as homeotropic alignment layers in optical devices

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8561-8569
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00322E, Paper
Rafał Węgłowski, Anna Spadło, Dorota Węgłowska
In this study, DNA extracted from bananas was functionalized and used as a homeotropic alignment layer for liquid crystals.
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Revealing microscale bulk structures in polymer–carbon nanocomposites using spin-echo SANS

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8663-8674
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00578C, Paper
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L. V. Tiihonen, M. P. Weir, A. J. Parnell, S. C. Boothroyd, D. W. Johnson, R. M. Dalgliesh, M. Bleuel, C. P. Duif, W. G. Bouwman, R. L. Thompson, K. S. Coleman, N. Clarke, W. A. Hamilton, A. L. Washington, S. R. Parnell
Spin-echo small-angle neutron scattering (SESANS) revealed structure in polymer–carbon nanocomposites over multiple length scales with unprecedented range (10 nm–16 μm). Data from two SESANS instruments and other methods were analysed with SasView.
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Confined bicontinuous microemulsions: nanoscale dynamics of the surfactant film

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8692-8701
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00925H, Paper
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Margarethe Dahl, Olaf Holderer, René Haverkamp, Ingo Hoffmann, Kathleen Wood, Jessica Hübner, Thomas Hellweg, Stefan Wellert
A confined bicontinuous C10E4–D2O–n-octane microemulsion is studied using neutron spin echo spectroscopy (NSE). The pore size of the confining matrices determines the dynamics of the confined bicontinuous microemulsion.
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Hydrophobic fouling-resistant electrospun nanofiber membranes from poly(vinylidene fluoride)/polyampholyte blends

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8654-8662
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00817K, Paper
Anuja S. Jayasekara, Luca Mazzaferro, Ryan O’Hara, Ayse Asatekin, Peggy Cebe
This study reports the fabrication of non-woven fibrous membranes from electrospinning blended solutions of PVDF with a random polyampholyte amphiphilic copolymer (r-PAC) in N,N-dimethylformamide and methanol.
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Co-assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Gold Nanorods: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Modelling

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00871E, Paper
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Jiaxin Hou, William W Sampson, Ahu Gumrah Dumanli
A coarse-grained molecular dynamics model is developed to explore the co-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) under sedimentation conditions with varying vol- umetric concentration and particle-size ratios....
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Ring-shaped nanoparticle assembly and cross-linking on lipid vesicle scaffolds

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01010H, Communication
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Gizem Karabiyik, Aldo Jesorka, Irep Gözen
We show the assembly and cross-linking of carboxylate-modified polystyrene nanoparticles into flexible circular, ring-shaped structures with micrometer sized diameters around the base of surface-adhered giant lipid vesicles.
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Biomimetic mineralization of positively charged silica nanoparticles templated by thermoresponsive protein micelles: applications to electrostatic assembly of hierarchical and composite superstructures

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00907J, Paper
Nada Y. Naser, William C. Wixson, Helen Larson, Brandi M. Cossairt, Lilo D. Pozzo, François Baneyx
Exploiting the ability of a solid-binding elastin-like peptide to micellize, we mineralize monodisperse silica nanoparticles whose positive surface charge enables one-step electrostatic assembly of various mono- and bi-material superstructures.
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Editorial. States score major win on financial freedom

The Supreme Court has ruled that States had a perfect right to tax their minerals




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Editorial. SEBI’s take on household financial savings clears the air

SEBI has calculated net primary and secondary market investment in equity and debt based on actual data at its disposal




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RBI slams high-cost lending, calls for affordable credit from Microfinance Institutions

MFIs should not justify steep rates with access issues, says Jayant Kr Dash, Executive Director; Senior RBI official suggests Blended Finance could hold some answer for this issue



  • Money & Banking

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Suryoday Small Finance Bank’s net profit dips 10% in Q2FY25 to ₹45 cr

Net interest margin rose to 9.7 per cent in Q2FY25 against 9.4 per cent in Q2FY24



  • Money & Banking

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PNB Housing Finance Q2 net up 22.7 per cent at ₹470 crore 

The portfolio asset quality continues to improve with Gross NPA at 1.24 percent as on end September 2024



  • Money & Banking

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PNB Housing Finance to expand corporate lending portfolio to boost margins, says MD & CEO Kousgi

Confident of sustaining Q2 bottomline growth performance in remaining quarters this fiscal 



  • Money & Banking

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Shriram Finance PAT up 18 per cent; announces 1:5 stock split

The vehicle finance focused NBFC also announced a 1-to-5 stock split, along with a dividend of ₹ 22 per share today



  • Money & Banking

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SBI named Best Bank in India for 2024 by Global Finance Magazine

SBI Chairman CS Setty accepted the award



  • Money & Banking

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RBI grants online payments aggregator license to Jio Financial arm JSPL

Jio Financial, helmed by veteran banker K.V. Kamath, already runs a shadow bank and an insurance brokerage and has joined forces with BlackRock Inc. to start an asset management business



  • Money & Banking

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Five-Star Business Finance posts ₹268 cr profit in Q2, AUM grows 32%

For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the company’s net profit surged by 34 per cent to ₹268 crore, up from ₹199 crore



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Sundaram Home Finance reports lower net profit in Q2 & H1

The company’s newly launched Emerging Business segment, focusing on small business loans and affordable housing finance, disbursed Rs.₹42 crore during the second quarter of 2024



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IIFL Finance grows its gold loan portfolio by ₹2,000 cr about a month after RBI lifted lending ban

IIFL Finance’s gold loan book had shrunk from ₹26,000 crore in early March 2024 to ₹10,000 crore by September 19, 2024



  • Money & Banking

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Sundaram Finance reports a 7% drop in Q2 profit, H1 profit stays flat

Quarterly disbursements slightly decreased to ₹6,860 crore from ₹6,941 crore year-on-year



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Manappuram Finance post 2% rise in Q2 net profit at ₹572 crore 

Total consolidated operating income for the quarter was ₹2,633.1 crore, a 22.1 per cent increase from the same quarter last year



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IFC invests $400 million in Bajaj Finance, aiming to quadruple climate loans by 2027

This investment is part of BFL’s $1 billion fundraising goal and aims to support India’s climate goals while promoting financial inclusion



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Finance Minister launches five Nari Shakti branches of Union Bank of India for women entrepreneurs

Union Bank of India opens Nari Shakti branches in Bengaluru, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, and Jaipur



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FTX sues Binance, former CEO Zhao seeking $1.8 billion clawback

Binance, Zhao and other Binance executives received the funds as part of a July 2021 share repurchase deal with Bankman-Fried, the FTX co-founder who is now in prison




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Reflections on Practice : Pregnant Users / directed by: Nettie Wild ; production agencies: British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. Street Nurse Program (Vancouver), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019




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Topics : Pregnancy & Drugs / directed by: Nettie Wild ; production agencies: British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. Street Nurse Program (Vancouver), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019




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TDP leaders from Anantapur disappointed after being snubbed for nominated posts

Having swept all 14 Assembly seats and two MP seats in the undivided district, there were several contenders from the TDP and JSP for the nominated posts




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A.P. govt. presented a pro-people budget amid precarious financial conditions, says I&PR Minister

Govt.’s approach is a response to the financial mess inherited from the previous YSRCP govt., says I&PR Minister




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GIS-based master plans being prepared for Class II towns, says A.P. Finance Minister

NDA govt. is taking steps for planned and sustainable urban development, says Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav after presenting the Budget for 2024-25




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Nandyal collector asks officials to complete land acquisition




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Man awarded 14 days jail for misbehaving with woman in Nandyal

The accused has been identified as Shaik Basheerullah alias Basheer




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Govt. is focused on creating conducive environment for industrial growth in Andhra Pradesh, says Finance Minister Keshav

A sum of ₹3,127 crore has been allocated to the sector in the 2024-25 Budget, he says, adding that the government has been able to rekindle interest among investors to make Andhra Pradesh their investment destination of choice




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Man arrested and 20 stolen motorcycles worth ₹15 lakh recovered in Nandyal




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Vignan’s University launches new courses, scholarships and industry partnerships




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Youth from Anantapur invited for We are Together International Prize of Russia

The prize is +awarded annually to citizens and organizations regardless of their country of residence, nationality, gender




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Andhra Pradesh government urged to move new Tenancy Bill in Assembly

Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association proposes 35 amendments to Andhra Pradesh Land Cultivators Rights Act, 2024, including provisions for tenant ryots to receive crop loans based on the scale of finance




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Anantapur enforcement dirve: police register over 3,000 cases against violators of Motor Vehicle Act

In the drive conducted over one week, police register 12 cases against gambling dens, arrest 59 persons and seize more than ₹1.91 lakh cash, says SP P. Jagadeesh




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Topics in Banach space theory [electronic resource] / Fernando Albiac, Nigel J. Kalton

New York : Springer, 2005




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Finite fields, with applications to combinatorics [electronic resource] / Kannan Soundararajan.

Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society, [2022]




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Gamma functions and Gauss sums for function fields and periods of Drinfeld modules [electronic resource] / by Dinesh Shraddhanand Thakur

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 1987




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Samithi to hold collective dharna on November 26 demanding complete restoration of Nanthoor-Surathkal stretch of NH 66

Preparatory meeting highlights battered carriageway stretch, absence of service roads and shoulder drains and delayed execution of new bridge at Kulur




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Sundaram Home Finance forays into Chhattisgarh, aims to disburse ₹50 cr.




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Chola Finance consolidated Q2 net rises 27% to ₹1,125 crore




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ADB increases climate finance after U.S., Japan give world's first sovereign guarantees




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Jyo Achyutananda: Journey worth your time

Establishing Srinivasa Avasarala’s repertoire as a director




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Nandini Nursing Home: Comedians run riot

A refreshing vehicle for a director and an actor making their debuts