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Fake bus service for Bihar migrant workers in Delhi-NCR busted, 2 held

Noida Police busted a fake bus service on Friday for duping people on the pretext of providing free transportation service of the Bihar government for




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Iceland didn’t hunt any whales in 2019—and public appetite for whale meat is fading

Since the International Whaling Commission placed an international moratorium on whaling in 1986, few countries have engaged in the practice. Iceland was one of them, however, and it has hunted whales sporadically since then and has been roundly criticized by many neighboring countries for doing so. There are indications now that a generational shift in consuming whale meat for food is taking place in the country---with younger citizens avoiding whale meat altogether and thus reducing the economic demand for the product.




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How fake assistance animals and their users are gaming the system and increasing prejudices

Service dogs and other assistance animals play important roles in helping people with disabilities interact and function in the modern world. But what happens when people exploit the system, possibly even to the point of blatant fraud?




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Ultrahigh power factor and flexible silver selenide-based composite film for thermoelectric devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1240-1249
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE01609K, Paper
Yao Lu, Yang Qiu, Kefeng Cai, Yufei Ding, Mengdi Wang, Cong Jiang, Qin Yao, Changjun Huang, Lidong Chen, Jiaqing He
A highly flexible Ag2Se based composite film on nylon with a record power factor is prepared for thermoelectric generators.
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Systematic over-estimation of lattice thermal conductivity in materials with electrically-resistive grain boundaries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1250-1258
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03921J, Paper
Jimmy Jiahong Kuo, Max Wood, Tyler J. Slade, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, G. Jeffrey Snyder
The inverse trend between carrier mobility and lattice thermal conductivity is found to be an artifact of grain boundary electrical resistance. A two-phase transport model is required to properly account for the effect.
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Correction: Ultrahigh power factor and flexible silver selenide-based composite film for thermoelectric devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1287-1288
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE90012E, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Yao Lu, Yang Qiu, Kefeng Cai, Yufei Ding, Mengdi Wang, Cong Jiang, Qin Yao, Changjun Huang, Lidong Chen, Jiaqing He
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Device physics of back-contact perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE04203B, Paper
Zhenhai Yang, Weichuang Yang, Xi Yang, J. C. Greer, Jiang Sheng, Baojie Yan, Jichun Ye
A fundamental theory including photoelectric response, ion migration and photon recycling effects for back-contact perovskite solar cells is established.
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Computer-aided design of high-efficiency GeTe-based thermoelectric devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE01004A, Paper
Min Hong, Kun Zheng, Wanyu Lyv, Meng Li, Xianlin Qu, Qiang Sun, Shengduo Xu, Jin Zou, Zhi-Gang Chen
Driven by materials science development, thermoelectric performance has been enhanced. However, only increasing the figure of merit to enhance thermoelectric efficiency becomes more challenging. Here, we combine the enhanced figure...
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[ASAP] An Integrated Device for the Solar-Driven Electrochemical Conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to CO

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02088




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Biotechnological applications of photosynthetic proteins : biochips, biosensors and biodevices / [edited by] Maria Teresa Giardi, Elena V. Piletska




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Marine protists : diversity and dynamics / Susumu Ohtsuka, Toshinobu Suzaki, Takeo Horiguchi, Noritoshi Suzuki, Fabrice Not, editors




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Karnataka put on notice for conversion of grasslands

Karnataka put on notice for conversion of grasslands




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State enhances procurement price for seven minor forest produce

Tribals however are not keen on selling mahua collection to GCC as they are getting a higher price in open market




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4 Maoists, one police official killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Joint operation by Indo Tibetan Border Police and State police




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Commercial Street, adjoining roads shut down by BBMP, police

Shop owners and businesses in the area failed to follow social distancing norms, despite repeated reminders and warning by the BBMP and Police.




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Two instances of assault on police personnel reported in Mumbai

An architecture graduate has been arrested




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COVID-19 | Five Bihar Military Police personnel test positive

Tally in State goes up to 580




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Lockdown | Migrant workers clash with police in Surat

They were demanding the district administration to arrange for their travel back to their hometowns in U.P., Bihar, Odisha




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Coronavirus | Police manual sets out guidelines to detect “fake news”

Asks officers to fact-check and refer to reliable sites to verify news reports




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JMC office shut for 2 days after staff test +ve

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) headquarters will be closed for two days after a civil defence staff of the civic body tested positive on Friday. The office will be sanitized before being opened again.




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China CEO II: Voices of Experience from 25 Top Executives Leading MNCs in China


 

Straight from the China CEO: Advice on leading operations in the world’s fastest-moving, highest stakes market. 25 top executives leading high-profile multinational companies in China, as well as seasoned and respected China-based consultants, give their front-line advice on succeeding in this market.

Soaring spending power among the world’s largest consumer population, radical digital transformation creating a cash-less, ‘always on’ society, severe



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When Lata Mangeshkar almost lost her voice

'Many thought it was the end for me,' Lataji told Subhash K Jha.'I just couldn't sing!'




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Supplementation of nano-bubble curcumin extract improves gut microbiota composition and exercise performance in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3574-3584
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02487E, Paper
Yi-Ming Chen, Wan-Chun Chiu, Yen-Shuo Chiu, Tong Li, Hsin-Ching Sung, Chien-Yu Hsiao
NCE supplementation was able to modulate the gut microbiota increased the Lactobacillus genus.
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Vinegar extract ameliorates alcohol-induced liver damage associated with the modulation of gut microbiota in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2898-2909
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03015H, Paper
Ting Xia, Bo Zhang, Shaopeng Li, Bin Fang, Wenhui Duan, Jin Zhang, Jia Song, Min Wang
Vinegar extract inhibited alcohol-induced ROS generation and inflammation. Vinegar extract modulated gut microbiota and improved intestinal homeostasis, which could be used as a novel gut microbiota manipulator against alcohol-induced liver damage.
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Tilapia head glycolipids reduce inflammation by regulating the gut microbiota in dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3245-3255
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00116C, Paper
Zhipeng Gu, Yujie Zhu, Shuaiming Jiang, Guanghua Xia, Chuan Li, Xueying Zhang, Jiachao Zhang, Xuanri Shen
Tilapia head glycolipids reduce inflammation by regulating the gut microbiota in dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis mice.
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Low-dose ethanol intake prevents high-fat diet-induced adverse cardiovascular events in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3549-3562
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02645B, Paper
Junhui Nie, Linel Darrel Ngokana, Jiayuan Kou, Yuchen Zhao, Jiajie Tu, Heng Ji, Peizhu Tan, Tingting Zhao, Yuwei Cao, Zhaojing Wu, Qi Wang, Shuangfeng Ren, Xiuchen Xuan, Hui Huang, Yanze Li, Huan Liang, Xu Gao, Lingyun Zhou
This study aimed to clarify whether low-dose ethanol intake could prevent high-fat diet-induced adverse effects on cardiomyocytes in mice.
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Ptaquiloside from bracken (Pteridium spp.) promotes oral carcinogenesis initiated by HPV16 in transgenic mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3298-3305
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00207K, Paper
Rui M. Gil da Costa, Tiago Neto, Diogo Estêvão, Magda Moutinho, Ana Félix, Rui Medeiros, Carlos Lopes, Margarida M. S. M. Bastos, Paula A. Oliveira
Bracken (Pteridium spp.) is a common weed that is consumed as food especially in Asia, and is suspected of promoting carcinogenesis induced by papillomaviruses in the digestive and urinary systems.
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Proteomic landscape of liver tissue in old male mice that are long-term treated with polysaccharides from Sargassum fusiforme

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3632-3644
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00187B, Paper
Peichao Chen, Ya Zhang, Man Xu, Hongjun Chen, Huixi Zou, Xu Zhang, Haibin Tong, Cuiping You, Mingjiang Wu
The polysaccharides extracted from Sargassum fusiforme delays the aging process via mitochondria-associated anti-oxidation.
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The effect of culinary doses of spices in a high-saturated fat, high-carbohydrate meal on postprandial lipemia and endothelial function: a randomized, controlled, crossover pilot trial

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3191-3200
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02438G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Kristina S. Petersen, Connie J. Rogers, Sheila G. West, David N. Proctor, Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Lower doses of spices (2 and 6 g) than previously tested may attenuate postprandial lipemia and impairments in endothelial function caused by a high-saturated fat, high-carbohydrate meal.
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cis 9, trans 11, but not trans 10, cis 12 CLA isomer, impairs intestinal epithelial barrier function in IPEC-J2 cells and mice through activation of GPR120-[Ca2+]i and the MLCK signaling pathway

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3657-3667
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00376J, Paper
Han Su, Weijie Zhao, Fenglin Zhang, Min Song, Fangfang Liu, Jisong Zheng, Mingfa Ling, Xiaohua Yang, Qiang Yang, Haiwen He, Lin Chen, Xumin Lai, Xiaotong Zhu, Lina Wang, Ping Gao, Gang Shu, Qingyan Jiang, Songbo Wang
In vitro and in vivo studies show that c9, t11-CLA, but not t10, c12-CLA isomer, impairs intestinal epithelial barrier function in IPEC-J2 cells and mice via activation of GPR120-[Ca2+]i and the MLCK pathway.
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Study of viability of high pressure extract from pomegranate peel to improve carrot juice characteristics

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3410-3419
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02922B, Paper
João P. Trigo, Elisabete M. C. Alexandre, Sara Silva, Eduardo Costa, Jorge A. Saraiva, Manuela Pintado
Extracts from fruit processing by-products usually present high amounts of bioactive compounds with several important activities such as antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities.
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Hot-water extract of ripened Pu-erh tea attenuates DSS-induced colitis through modulation of the NF-κB and HIF-1α signaling pathways in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3459-3470
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02803J, Paper
Yina Huang, Liang Qiu, Xuan Mi, Zhihong Zhang, Di Xu, Xueying Tao, Keyu Xing, Qinglong Wu, Hua Wei
There was lots of information on anti-obesity and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, to our best knowledge, little was known about the prevention of colitis by RPT. We firstly assessed effects of RPT on phenotypic improvements of DSS-induced colitis in mice.
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Gut microbiota mediate the protective effects on endometritis induced by Staphylococcus aureus in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3695-3705
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02963J, Paper
Xiaoyu Hu, Ruiying Mu, Mingyue Xu, Xin Yuan, Peng Jiang, Jian Guo, Yongguo Cao, Naisheng Zhang, Yunhe Fu
Endometritis, the inflammation of the endometrial lining caused by bacterial pathogens, is associated with reproductive failure.
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Flavonoids isolated from loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) leaves inhibit oxidative stress and inflammation induced by cigarette smoke in COPD mice: the role of TRPV1 signaling pathways

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3516-3526
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02921D, Paper
Tunyu Jian, Jian Chen, Xiaoqin Ding, Han Lv, Jiawei Li, Yuexian Wu, Bingru Ren, Bei Tong, Yuanyuan Zuo, Kelei Su, Weilin Li
Total flavonoids isolated from loquat leaves inhibit inflammation and oxidative stress by regulating TRPV1 and the related pathway in cigarette smoke-induced COPD mice.
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A lupine (Lupinus angustifolious L.) peptide prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2943-2952
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00206B, Paper
Open Access
Ana Lemus-Conejo, Elena Grao-Cruces, Rocio Toscano, Lourdes M. Varela, Carmen Claro, Justo Pedroche, Francisco Millan, Maria C. Millan-Linares, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz
A lupine (Lupinus angustifolious L.) peptide prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice.
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Tomato seed oil attenuates hyperlipidemia and modulates gut microbiota in C57BL/6J mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00133C, Paper
Wen-Sen He, Lingling Li, Jiaxin Rui, Junjie Li, Yuying Sun, Dandan Cui, Bin Xu
TSO can significantly improve fatty acid metabolism and cholesterol metabolism, thereby inhibiting obesity and hypercholesterolemia. TSO can favorably modulate the gut microbiota.
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Effects of a β-type glycosidic polysaccharide from Flammulina velutipes on anti-inflammation and gut microbiota modulation in colitis mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03017D, Paper
Ruiqiu Zhao, Yang Ji, Xin Chen, Anxiang Su, Gaoxing Ma, Guitang Chen, Qiuhui Hu, Liyan Zhao
Using the Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide (FVP) extracted from our previous study, herein, we investigated the improvement of this β-type glycosidic polysaccharide in alleviating dextran sodium sulfate-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice.
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Effects of polysaccharides from wild morels on immune response and gut microbiota composition in non-treated and cyclophosphamide-treated mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00597E, Paper
Wenyan Huo, Zhengping Feng, Suying Hu, Langjun Cui, Ting Qiao, Lu Dai, Peng Qi, Liguang Zhang, Yu Liu, Junzhi Li
Polysaccharides from wild morels alter gut microbiota, increase the production of SCFAs and promote the proliferation of lymphocytes in mice.
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Jiaogulan tea (Gpostemma pentaphyllum) potentiates the antidiabetic effect of white tea via the AMPK and PI3K pathways in C57BL/6 mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00395F, Paper
Xiaoyan Xia, Jing Xu, Xude Wang, Hua Wang, Zhenchuan Lin, Keping Shao, LinLin Fang, Chenning Zhang, Yuqing Zhao
The use of plant-based beverages to interfere with the onset of diabetes may be a promising approach towards type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 prevents renal damage in NZBWF1 mice model of systemic lupus erythematosus

Food Funct., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00578A, Paper
Néstor de la Visitación, Iñaki Robles-Vera, Marta Toral, Francisco O’Valle, Javier Moleon, Manuel Gómez-Guzmán, Miguel Romero, Marcos Duarte, Manuel Sanchez, Rosario Jimenez, Juan Duarte
The aim of this work was to evaluate whether the immune-modulatory bacteria Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 (LC40) protects kidneys in a female mouse model of lupus with hypertension. Twenty-week-old NZBWF1 (lupus)...
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Hypoglycemic effects and modulation of gut microbiota of diabetic mice by saponin from Polygonatum sibiricum

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00428F, Paper
Jiayuan Luo, Yangyang Chai, Min Zhao, Qingqi Guo, Yihong Bao
Polygonatum sibiricum is a medicinal and homologous plant grown in China. The saponin in Polygonatum sibiricum has shown its good hypoglycemic performance, and it can be developed as functional foods and drugs with hypoglycemic effect.
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Effects of compound K, a metabolite of ginsenosides, on memory and cognitive dysfunction in db/db mice involve the inhibition of ER stress and the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02602A, Paper
Chu-Wen Li, Min-Zhen Deng, Zhi-Jie Gao, Yuan-Ye Dang, Guo-Dong Zheng, Xiu-Juan Yang, Ying-Xin Chao, Ye-Feng Cai, Xiao-Li Wu
The metabolite of ginsenosides, compound K improves memory and cognitive dysfunction in diabetes mellitus mice.
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Supplementation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AS385 culture broth powder containing 1-deoxynojirimycin in a high-fat diet altered the gene expressions related to lipid metabolism and insulin signaling in mice epididymal white adipose tissue

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00271B, Paper
Isabella Supardi Parida, Soo Takasu, Junya Ito, Ryoichi Ikeda, Kenji Yamagishi, Toshiyuki Kimura, Takahiro Eitsuka, Kiyotaka Nakagawa
Supplementation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AS385 culture broth powder in high-fat diet restored adiposity, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in mice.
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Polysaccharides from Enteromorpha prolifera protect against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in mice via activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling, and suppression of oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00575D, Paper
Fuchuan Guo, Xinyun Zhuang, Mengyuan Han, Wenting Lin
EPP protected against hepatic injury induced by CCl4-derived reactive intermediates through the suppression of hepatic oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis.
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Effects of gastrodin against carbon tetrachloride induced kidney inflammation and fibrosis in mice associated with the AMPK/Nrf2/HMGB1 pathway

Food Funct., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00711K, Paper
J. Q. Ma, Yun-Zhi Sun, Qing-Lei Ming, Zhi-Kai Tian, Yu-Jia Zhang, Chan-Min Liu
Gastrodin (GAS), the main phenolic glycoside extracted from Gastrodia elata Blume, exhibited potential renoprotective properties. Here we examined the protective effects of GAS against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced kidney inflammation and...
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Unsaturated alginate oligosaccharides attenuated obesity-related metabolic abnormalities by modulating gut microbiota in high-fat-diet mice

Food Funct., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02857A, Paper
Shangyong Li, Linna Wang, Bo Liu, Ningning He
Gut microbiota plays an important role in the high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and related metabolic syndrome (MetS). Our previous study has demonstrated that unsaturated alginate oligosaccharides (UAOS) degraded by alginate...
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Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 1-1.5 cr price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy




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Using telemedicine to get critical medical advice in times of the lockdown

All you need is a smart phone to start consulting health specialists over video call, phone call, whatsapp, and other applications. And it does not burn a hole in your pocket




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Apple Names Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer

Apple has announced that Jeff Williams has been named chief operating officer and Johny Srouji is joining Apple’s executive team as senior vice president for Hardware Technologies. Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, will expand his role to include leadership of the App Store across all Apple platforms. Apple also announced that Tor Myhren will join Apple in the first calendar quarter of 2016 as vice president of Marketing Communications, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. “We are fortunate to have incredible depth and breadth of talent across Apple’s executive team. As we come to the end of the year, we’re recognizing the contributions already being made by two key executives,” said Cook. “Jeff is hands-down the best operations executive I’ve ever worked with, and Johny’s team delivers world-class silicon designs which enable new innovations in our products year after year.”




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The One Day: Justice Delivered Review

Slipshod direction and listless story produce a superfluous drama about how a judge turns into a murderer, notes Prasanna D Zore.