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Schoenberg's atonal music: musical idea, basic image, and specters of tonal function / Jack Boss

Lewis Library - ML410.S283 B66 2019




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Ni12P5 nanoparticles bound on graphene sheets for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10680D, Paper
Guangzeng Liu, Zhengchunyu Zhang, Wenzhi Tian, Weihua Chen, Baojuan Xi, Haibo Li, Jinkui Feng, Shenglin Xiong
Ni12P5 nanoparticles grown on graphene strengthen the sulfur kinetics and alleviate the shuttle effect of polysulfides in lithium–sulfur batteries, resulting in a highly stable cycling.
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Encapsulation of Cu nanoparticles in nanovoids of plate-like silica sodalite through interlayer condensation of Cu2+ ion-exchanged layered silicate RUB-15

Dalton Trans., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0DT01083A, Paper
Masakazu Koike, Rika Sakai, Shimpei Enomoto, Takeshi Mino, Natsuhiko Sugimura, Takahiro Gotoh, Hiroaki Wada, Atsushi Shimojima, Kazuyuki Kuroda
Cu nanoparticles were encapsulated in the nanovoids of plate-like silica sodalite through the interlayer condensation of Cu2+ ion-exchanged layered silicate RUB-15.
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A competitive self-powered sensing platform based on a visible light assisted zinc–air battery system

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01163K, Communication
Junlun Zhu, Wei Nie, Qin Wang, Wei Wen, Xiuhua Zhang, Fujun Li, Shengfu Wang
We developed a competitive and oxygen concentration sensitive self-powered sensing platform based on the discharge process of a visible light assisted zinc–air battery system for the detection of targets.
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Finance Minister to review credit flow from PSU banks on Monday

Will discuss various issues, including credit off-take




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Covid-19 demands an adaptive response, says ICICI Pru Life Insurance

On digital drive to boost staff productivity; taking steps for their safety too




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Students in Kashmir face an uncertain future

Covid-19 lockdown, and lack of 4G Internet disrupts schools even as they were already reeling under the fallout of abrogation of Article 370




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SBI to launch pre-approved personal kits for its employees

State Bank of India (SBI) on Sunday said it is planning to introduce a pre-approved personal loan offering through its digital banking solution YONO.T



  • Money & Banking

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India needs ‘whole-of-govt approach’ to confront strategic uncertainties: Army Chief

The time has come for India to adopt a “whole-of-government approach” in decisively confronting the “strategic uncertainties” looming on its horizon a




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Few HDB Financial Services employees take to social media after being laid off

HDFC Bank says “minuscule” number of employees told to leave as part of annual appraisal process



  • Money & Banking

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Financial effects of reset in US-China ties

Would China’s withdrawal from the US bond market and/or a runaway expansion of the Fed balance sheet weaken the dollar?




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Pause in global college admissions is a chance for India to reverse its student exodus

Convincing migrating students to stay with domestic options post-Covid will require sweeping reforms in the education system




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Senco Gold reopens 11 stores in four States

Senco Gold & Diamonds, one of the largest jewellery retail chains, has reopened 11 stores across green and orange zones in West Bengal, Odisha, A




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HDFC AMC Q4 net profit down 9% on lower income

HDFC Asset Management Company has reported nine per cent fall in March quarter net profit at ₹250 crore against ₹276 crore in the same period last ye




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Dishwashers, refrigerators, trimmers, large screen TVs becoming preferred appliances

Many companies, including Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Whirlpool of India and BSH Home appliances, in the country are getting enquiries from people confined in their homes about such products.




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EU's revised list includes Mauritius among high risk jurisdictions

Impact on India investments via Mauritius likely to be minimal




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10/20:44 EST Cancellation Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast District.




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‘Virgil van Dijk is the best centre-back in Premier League history’: Vincent Kompany




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PM Modi to meet chief ministers tomorrow via video-conferencing to discuss COVID-19 crisis

Modi is likely to take feedback from the chief ministers of various states to discuss the next stage of the exit from the nationwide lockdown which was imposed on March 24.




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'Don't judge bowlers on the basis of their T20 performance': Wasim Akram

T20 cricket is no criteria to judge a bowler or his performance, says former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram.




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Watch: David Warner lip-syncs Mahesh Babu's famous 'Pokiri' dialogue on TikTok

Before this, David and his wife Candice were seen grooving to recent Telugu hit track Butta Bomma from Allu Arjun starrer Ala Vaikuntapuramlo.




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Holding French Open without fans and later on are options











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The Extinction Trials by S.M. Wilson


Stormchaser is a teen who lives in a world ravaged by hunger and disease. Food is scarce, and an illness that starts with the blistering and peeling of one's skin soon leads to death.

In her world, a few dinosaurs still exist. Stormchaser has befriended a plesiosaur she's named Milo. This is a secret she must guard closely because dinosaurs are universally hated.

When the Trials are announced, Stormchaser enters on a whim; she doesn't have a family, doesn't have anyone dying from the plague like the others.

The contest is a deadly one: enter the area of the world known as Piloria, where the dinosaurs are abundant, and retrieve as many dinosaur eggs as possible. The winner will receive health care and food, two things essential in order to survive their daily nightmare.

She's joined on the Trials by Lincoln and Leif, two boys with a lot on the line. As the competition heats up, they must learn to trust each other if they're going to avoid being eaten alive. But as Stormchaser soon learns, you can't really trust anyone in the Extinction Trials and what she finds hiding under the surface of Piloria will change her life forever.

The Extinction Trials is a super fast action adventure that anyone looking for a strong female hero will love. It's got elements of The Hunger Games without a doubt, and that's a good thing because it means it will make my job as a School Librarian all the easier when I promote this book in the coming weeks. And promote it I shall, because it's got some great scenes, fully realised characters and a ton of action. Highly recommended, can't wait for the sequel!




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Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork

Sara is a journalist who wholeheartedly throws herself into her work as a journalist for a newspaper in Juarez. Mexico however is a country where journalists sometimes do their work under threats to themselves and their families and going to the police is not always a good idea. Sara soon finds that if she wants to pursue this particular story she could be putting the lives of herself, her younger brother Emiiano and their mother in danger.

Emiliano is a soccer star at his high school and in addition to this he is also a member of a school group called Jiparis who do hikes through the desert in order to build character in the young men, some of whom were involved in unsavory activities before joining the group.

One part of the Jipari pledge goes , "I will be honest with myself and others". This is easier said than done especially in a city like Juarez. One of the characters tells Emiliano, "everything is a spiderweb" and the speed with which he is enveloped in said web is astounding. Emiliano tells himself that he wants to help his family and friends out but are those his real reasons? Like any teen he wants to be seen as cool and there is also the small matter of a girl he wants to impress.

The first part of the book is told from each character's viewpoint and the author weaves the tale together in a very credible way showing how circumstances

Make no mistake, Disappeared is not a peaches and cream, hunky dory teen novel. It is a gritty and very realistic novel with a ripped from the headlines quality to it. The city of Juarez and the violence there doesn't dominate the headlines as it did a few years ago, but Stork's novel is a timely reminder that evil still exists and that it takes many people working in tandem to defeat it.



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The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy


From my recent Locus review of The Disappearances, a WW2 era fantasy that includes a curse, a literary mystery, some grave robbing, and the disappearance of the stars:

Initially, Emily Bain Murphy’sThe Disappearances reads as straightforward historical fiction. It’s 1942 and teenage Aila is facing the stark reality of life in the wake of her mother’s recent death. To make matters worse, her father is off to the war in the Pacific and she and her younger brother Miles must go live with their mother’s oldest friend in Sterling, Connecticut, where she grew up. Aila knows very little about her mother’s childhood but is resigned to doing her best to fit in. Readers will feel immediate empathy for these children and their predicament but likely expect little in the way of fantasy from reading the first few pages. Then Aila and Miles arrive in their new home with the Clifton family and, in spite of the pouring rain that greets them, Aila is stunned to notice that Matilda Clifton remains completely dry. Clearly, everything in the seemingly dull town of Sterling is not as it appears. 

Highly recommended for those who like to see how things used to be done (before cell phones which would have made a lot of the clue-following in this book a lot easier!) and as a reminder that sometimes nothing beats hitting the library. (Cue relevant Doctor Who quote here!)






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Will Kansas City's challenging regular season schedule affect its chances to repeat as Super Bowl champions?

The Kansas City Chiefs will look to repeat as Super Bowl champions in 2020, but their regular season schedule won't offer any concessions.




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Mother's Day Special by Gryffinclaw_31 [G]

"Shhh, You'll wake Ginny up, James," Teddy Lupin whispered to the three-year-old James, who was looking at Teddy with a sheepish look... R&R!






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Supporting positive relationships for children and young people who have experience of care




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Pencil Sharpener Upgrade

Being Office MacGyver of the day has never been easier.





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Penciled In

The trigger broke on the Windex. Luckily, I had a pencil.




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YOUR EMINENCE'S MOTHER

YOUR EMINENCE'S MOTHER is so robust, that she once leapt into the air and got stuck






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The fire through the smoke: Working for transparency in climate projections

To help policymakers more confidently prepare for the effects of climate change, a group of preeminent climate scientists evaluated the scientific work and expert judgments behind the most recent projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change regarding the potential ecological, social, economic and meteorological repercussions of climate change.




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Princeton University is significant contributor and catalyst to New Jersey economy, quality of life

Princeton University has a substantial impact on the New Jersey economy, generating an annual total of $1.58 billion in economic output as an employer, research and innovation leader, sponsor of construction projects, purchaser of goods and services, and financial and civic contributor to local communities. That total supports an estimated 13,450 jobs with $970.7 million in earnings.




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Tree-bark thickness indicates fire-resistance in a hotter future

A Princeton University-led study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live in fire-prone areas. The findings suggest that bark thickness could help predict which forests and savannas will survive a warmer climate in which wildfires are expected to increase in frequency.




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Prentice to succeed Lee as Princeton provost

Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice will take office as Princeton University's provost on July 1, succeeding Provost David Lee. Lee has decided to return to full-time teaching and research after serving since 2013 as the University's second-ranking officer.




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In crowd wisdom, the 'surprisingly popular' answer can trump ignorance of the masses

Crowd wisdom tends to favor the most popular information, not necessarily the most correct — mass ignorance can cancel out a knowledgeable minority, resulting in the wrong answer becoming the most accepted. To improve wisdom-of-crowds surveys, Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed what they call the "surprisingly popular" algorithm, wherein the correct answer is that which is more popular than people predict.