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Environmental application of dicarboxylated hairy cellulose crosslinked with calcium for removal and confining of Pb(II)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00720D, Paper
Tanese Montesinos-Vázquez, C. A. Galan-Vidal, Susana Rojas-Lima, Jose A. Rodriguez, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández
Cellulose can be oxidised with periodate to obtain hairy cellulose, which, thanks to the aldehyde groups, facilitates chemical modification with different functional groups, such as carboxylates, which enhance interaction with...
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IOC Q2 net profit slumps 98% on fall in refining, fuel margin

IOC and other state-owned fuel retailers — HPCL and BPCL — had last year made extraordinary gains from holding petrol and diesel prices despite a drop in cost.




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Kerala SSLC exams to begin on March 3, results to be out by third week of May

SSLC model exams will be held from February 17 to February 21. First-year higher secondary exams will be held from March 6 to March 29, second-year exams from March 3 to March 26




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Sreepadmanabhaswamy temple slapped with notice for pending tax payments

Temple authorities say the temple being a religious place and services rendered by it are not in the nature of commercial transactions, it has exemption from GST




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'As Long As There Is Single BJP MP or MLA..': Amit Shah Vows No Religion-Based Reservation For Muslims

Maha Polls: Union Home Minister Shah said that a recent memorandum submitted by the Ulema Association to the Congress sought a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the Muslim community but the BJP is against religion-based reservation.




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Maharashtra Polls: Patole Rejects Shah's Claim Of Congress Accepting Muslim Quota Demand

Speaking at a rally in Malkapur in Buldhana in the afternoon, Shah, the BJP's main strategist, said Patole had agreed to the Ulema Council's demand for Muslim reservations. 




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UP Bypolls: Yogi Adityanath Slams SP At Mirzapur Rally, Dubs It 'Production House Of Criminals And Mafia'

UP CM Yogi alleged that the INDIA bloc led by the SP and the Congress has nothing to do with the development of the country or state.




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Jharkhand Polls: As Phase-1 Campaigning Ends, Amit Shah Pitches 'Committee' Against Infiltrators, Legislation To Ban Land Transfer

Jharkhand Vidhansabha Chunav: Amit Shah said that legislation will be brought to prevent the transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women. 




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Islamic State group flourishes and recruits in Pakistan

According to police, Afghan officials and IS media outlets, the majority of Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are Pakistani nationals, mostly from the tribal regions.




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Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Human Rights Watch said some of the former policemen were separated from a group of about 2,000 people from nearby villages and towns who were forced to march alongside the militants last month as they retreated north to Mosul and the town of Tal Afar.




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Anti-Muslim Buddhist monk in Myanmar: Trump ‘similar to me’

The world singled us out as narrow-minded. But as people from the country that is the grandfather of democracy and human rights elected Donald Trump, who is similar to me in prioritizing nationalism, there will be less finger-pointing from the international community.




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Twitter claims Musk is ‘slow-walking’ trial over $44 billion deal

The two sides will make their arguments about the trial's proposed start date to a Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Tuesday




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Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Majority of Sri Lanka’s ruling SLPP party in favour of Dullas Alahapperuma as President, Sajith Premadasa as PM: G.L. Peiris

Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and two others were proposed by lawmakers as the three candidates for the July 20 Presidential election




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Windfall tax on crude petroleum slashed to zero

The last such revision took place effective August 31 when the windfall tax on crude petroleum was set at ₹1,850 per tonne




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U.S. Fed slashes lending rate by 50 bps in first cut since 2020

Policymakers voted 11-to-1 in favour of lowering the U.S. central bank's benchmark lending rate to between 4.75% and 5.00%, the Fed announced




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GST revenue growth slowed in September

Gross revenues rose 6.5%, while net receipts were 3.9% higher than last September; seven States record a contraction while revenues were flat in Gujarat




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Cyclical slowdown? Nomura thinks so

Days after its research report stating ‘the growth glass looks half empty’ for India, Nomura economists signal weak urban demand is unlikely to rebound soon and GDP growth may even slip under 6.7% this year




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Island of Awareness (iOA)

The world today is chaotic, driven by a lack of care and empathy. Imagine if our leaders cared for us, if we cared for each other, and if we cared for the environment. This story, set on the Island of Awareness (iOA), explores these possibilities.




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Following last year’s hiring slowdown, IIM Bangalore reports 100% internship placement for 2024-26

According to the institute, students received offers across diverse domains, including consulting, finance, product management, FMCG, retail, construction, energy, e-commerce, conglomerates, healthcare




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RLV Ramakrishnan wants to perform Mohiniyattam at every stage in Kerala to protest against racist slurs made by a dancer

Mohiniyattam dancer and academic RLV Ramakrishnan plans to protest against discriminatory remarks made by a veteran dancer




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Muslims are coming to BJP because we don’t discriminate against them: Sarbananda Sonowal

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons



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Unveiling nanoscale fluid miscible behaviors with nanofluidic slim-tube

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02292K, Paper
Zengding Wang, Tianjiang Zhang, Shanchao Liu, Keli Ding, Tengyu Liu, Jun Yao, Hai Sun, Yongfei Yang, Lei Zhang, Wendong Wang, Cunqi Jia, Mojdeh Delshad, Kamy Sepehrnoori, Junjie Zhong
We developed a nanofluidic method to visualize fluid miscible behaviors in nanoscale and multiscale porous media. Nano-confinement reduces MMP, while multiscale structures increase MMP, unveiling distinct miscible stages.
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A novel high-performance all-liquid formic acid redox fuel cell: simultaneously generating electricity and restoring the capacity of flow batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8545-8556
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02450H, Paper
Dongbo Wei, Lyuming Pan, Jing Sun, Meisheng Han, Manrong Song, Jincong Guo, Qing Zhang, Cailin Xiao, Zheng Li, Shuaibin Wan, Yubai Li, Lin Zeng, Lei Wei, Tianshou Zhao
This work presents an all-liquid formic acid redox fuel cell using degraded redox flow battery electrolyte as the cathode fuel. This approach efficiently generates power while regenerating the electrolyte, advancing energy conversion and storage.
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Achieving high performance triboelectric nanogenerators simultaneously with high-voltage and high-charge energy cycle

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8734-8744
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02447H, Paper
Open Access
Yikui Gao, Jiaqi Liu, Linglin Zhou, Lixia He, Di Liu, Peiyuan Yang, Bingzhe Jin, Zhong Lin Wang, Jie Wang
This work achieves a high-voltage and high-charge energy cycle for TENGs, as well as lossless energy transmission between TENGs and PMCs.
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On a seamlessly replicable circular photoreactor for lab-scale continuous flow applications

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00109E, Paper
Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Martin Cattoen, Guillaume Masson, Gabrielle Christen, Lisa Traber, Morgan Donnard, Frederic R. Leroux, Guillaume Bentzinger, Sylvain Guizzetti, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu
A cost effective and replicable continuous flow circular photoreactor system is introduced. All body parts of the reactor are 3D-printed and the electronics are purchased from various mainstream suppliers. The...
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Tesla market value hits $1 trillion as Trump win fans optimism for Elon Musk’s companies

Musk’s companies are expected to get favourable treatment in the Trump regime, for the support he extended to the Trump campaign




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Lacticaseibacillus paracasei 207-27 alters the microbiota–gut–brain axis to improve wearable device-measured sleep duration in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10732-10745
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01684J, Paper
Open Access
Jinxing Li, Jincheng Zhao, Xiaolei Ze, Liang Li, Yapeng Li, Zhimo Zhou, Simou Wu, Wen Jia, Meixun Liu, Yun Li, Xi Shen, Fang He, Ruyue Cheng
Probiotics have been reported to exert beneficial effects on sleep through the gut–brain axis.
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The angst over China’s slowdown

Though China’s growth has slowed in recent years, its dire consequences and impact on world economy are exaggerated




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Congress-led alliance conspiring with divisive elements in Muslim communities for electoral gains, alleges BJP

BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Muslim NGOs of raising support for Congress and its allies in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; says BJP will oppose any efforts to extend OBC, SC quota benefits to Muslims




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BJP leaders slam Congress, accuse it of delivering false promises to garner votes

Former Union Minister Anurag Thakur takes a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi




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Assistant Commissioner is empowered to seek bank guarantee for release of vehicles seized in cow slaughter Act case, says court




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Lazy Loading Images for Flexslider

Flexslider is one of the most used sliders, for good reason. This snippet helps lazy load your images. In order to create a perceived performance for users, we as authors shouldn’t allow the loading of every single image at once for sliders or carousels. In this snippet we only load the first and second image on init window load. This ... Read more

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Journal of Qur'anic studies [electronic resource] = Majallat al-dirāsāt al-Qurʹānīyah / Centre of Islamic Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

London : Centre of Islamic Studies, 1999-




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Explained: Why Earth Vibrated For 9 Days Continuously In 2023? Know About Greenland Landslide Mega Tsunami

Due to climate change and rising global temperatures, the glaciers had been gradually thinning. When the glacier finally gave way, it sent a colossal amount of debris tumbling into the fjord, displacing enough material to fill around 10,000 Olympic-sized pools.




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Rupee snaps 6-day gaining streak; slips 1 paisa to 83.55 against US dollar

The dollar index was up 0.34 per cent at 101.06




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Rupee slips 1 paisa to 84.07 against US dollar in early trade

Meanwhile, the dollar index was down by 0.11 per cent to 103.53 points




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Rupee slips 4 paise to settle at 84.09 against US dollar

Weak domestic markets and month-end dollar demand push rupee lower




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DON encapsulated carbon dot–vesicle conjugate in therapeutic intervention of lung adenocarcinoma by dual targeting of CD44 and SLC1A5

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR00426D, Paper
Afreen Zaman, Aparajita Ghosh, Anup Kumar Ghosh, Prasanta Kumar Das
HACD–TMAV, a carbon dot–vesicle conjugate, selectively delivered glutamine inhibitor DON to CD44-enriched cancer cells, inducing ROS triggered apoptosis by dual targeting CD44 and SLC1A5 through downregulation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling cascade.
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Hydrodynamic Slip in Nanoconfined Flows: A Review of Experimental, Computational, and Theoretical Progress

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03697B, Review Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Abdul Aziz Shuvo, Luis E. Paniagua-Guerra, Juseok Choi, Seong H. Kim, Bladimir Ramos Alvarado
Nanofluidics has made significant impacts and advancements in various fields, including ultrafiltration, water desalination, biomedical applications, and energy conversion. These advancements are driven by the distinct behavior of fluids at...
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Gelatine–collagen photo-crosslinkable 3D matrixes for skin regeneration

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1738-1749
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01849K, Paper
Open Access
Gauthier Menassol, Boudewijn van der Sanden, Laetitia Gredy, Capucine Arnol, Thibaut Divoux, Donald K. Martin, Olivier Stephan
Immediate care of skin wounds and burns is essential to repair this mechanical and chemical barrier to infections.
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Sleek, slender powerhouse -

Dell XPS 14: The top-of-the-line ultrabook offers great functionalities for work and play




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Lenovo launches a slew of CoPilot AI PCs  

Unveils additions to its Lenovo Yoga and Lenovo IdeaPad portfolios at Lenovo Innovation World 2024




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CFA Institute, The Hindu BusinessLine to host webinar on career in investment management industry

The webinar would offer participants insights, professional connections and a deeper understanding of the industry’s core principles and practices




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Malayalam Cinema In No Mood To Slow Down

'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'




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Strange are the ways of love: a Crest Original Novel / by Lesley Evans.

[Greenwich, CT] : Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Conn., [1959]




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The call of the isles : (a highland play) / by S.S. Morley, Dumfries.

[Edinburgh] : The Association for the Religious Improvement of the Remote Highlands and Islands being the Ladies' Highland Association, [ca. 1950]




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The Lord of the Isles. / by Sir Walter Scott, Bart. with all his introductions and notes, various readings, and the editor's notes..

Edinburgh: : Adam and Charles Black., MDCCCLXVII [1867]




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Sports and adventures in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland : being a sequel to "Wild sports of the west." / By W. H. Maxwell, Esq. Author of "Stories of Waterloo," etc..

London : G. Routledge & Co., Farringdon Street., 1853 (London : Savill & Edwards, Printers, 4, Chandos-street, Covent Garden)




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Slow fashion for a fast world

India HandMade Collective (IHMC) will have an exhibition of natural, sustainable products to promote ethical fashion in natural fabrics and dyes




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For a good night’s sleep

The bedroom is essentially your sleep sanctuary. These design essentials help you optimise your circadian lifestyle.