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Floriculture fortune: Gujarat farmers strike gold with marigold

Their fields, and lives, are blooming, thanks to horticulture and improved farming techniques




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‘Can I Use…’, but for ARIA!

Three years ago we announced our work on the ARIA-AT program to develop an interoperability testing system for assistive technologies, starting with screen readers. Last year we completed a redesign of the ARIA Practices Guide (APG), which web developers use for guidance on making accessible websites and apps. We’ve been hard at work along the […]




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ARIA-AT Public Data Management Page

Over the last few months, we’ve been making substantial improvements to the ARIA-AT app, from backend database work to performance improvements, to making the app generally nicer to use. One of these improvements is the ability to view the Data Management Page without being logged in. The Data Management page allows visitors to view the […]




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ARIA Automation Launch

Automation is likely never going to go out of style. As a people, we’re constantly looking for ways to automate our lives and work in order to make the systems we rely on more efficient and reliable, and the ARIA-AT app is no different. We’ve added automation to the ARIA-AT App allowing test administrators to […]




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Polymerization of isoprene and butadiene with unparalleled stereoselectivity catalysed by rare-earth metal cationic species bearing a novel tridentate ligand

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4255-4263
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00781F, Paper
Xiuling Wang, Yang Wang, Zhonglei Qin, Liying Shen, Xiaochao Shi
Phenylthiol-functionalized rare-earth metal cationic species showed unparalleled stereoselectivity in the polymerization of isoprene and butadiene to respectively produce cis-1,4-polyisoprene and trans-1,4-polybutadiene.
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A facile and versatile platform for preparing uniform π-conjugated nanofibers with controlled length and varying shells

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4231-4243
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00979G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Bo Xiang, Hongluo Wu, Rang Chen, Xiaoyu Huang, Guolin Lu, Chun Feng
A versatile and facile platform is developed for the generation of uniform π-conjugated nanofibers with controlled length and varying shells by the combination of pentafluorophenyl ester chemistry and a self-seeding strategy.
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A novel amine-first strategy suitable for preparing both functional and engineering bio-polyamides: furfurylamine as the sole furan source for bisfuranic diamine/diacid monomers

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4433-4446
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00567H, Paper
Hong-Hui Shu, Yun Liu, Sheng-Li Han, Xiu-Qin Fang, Chang Wang, Cheng-Mei Liu
Biomass-based polyamides (bioPAs) are renewable materials that are viable alternatives to petroleum-based polyamides in the engineering field.
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Acrylate–methacrylate radical copolymerization kinetics of sparingly water-soluble monomers in polar and nonpolar solvents

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4542-4553
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01015A, Paper
Noushin Rajabalinia, Fatemeh Salarhosseini, Robin A. Hutchinson
The influence of solvent on radical copolymerization kinetics is studied to provide insight to emulsion polymerization systems.
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Development of substrate-independent heparin coating to mitigate surface-induced thrombogenesis: efficacy and mechanism

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10994-11011
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01779J, Paper
Shengjun Cheng, Haifeng Ji, Tao Xu, Xianda Liu, Lin Xu, Weifeng Zhao, Changsheng Zhao
A facile and substrate independent heparin-based coating was developed in this study. And the associated anticoagulant mechanism of this coating was clarified.
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Decellularization of caprine forestomach rumen tissue modified with silver nanowires as an antibacterial skin substitute scaffold in wound care therapeutics

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01560F, Paper
Athmana P. A., Asna Jaleel K. I., Sinduja Malarkodi Elangovan, Riza Paul, Naveen Subbaiyan, Parthiban Shanmugam, Gopal Shankar Krishnakumar
Caprine forestomach native collagen (CFNC) modified with silver nanowires (AgNWs) as a new class of biomimetic xenograft for skin regeneration with strong antimicrobial properties.
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A near-infrared superoxide generator based on a biocompatible indene-bearing heptamethine cyanine dye

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11202-11209
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01663G, Paper
Nikita Bel’ko, Anna Mal’tanova, Anastasiya Bahdanava, Anatol Lugovski, Sviatlana Fatykhava, Polina Shabunya, Adam Smaliakou, Sergey Poznyak, Tatsiana Kulahava, Michael Samtsov
A heptamethine cyanine dye with an indene moiety and 4-meso-chloride generates superoxide inside cells upon near-infrared photoactivation, inducing cell death.
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A dual-functional photosensitizer for mitochondria-targeting photodynamic therapy and synchronous polarity monitoring

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11259-11264
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01872A, Paper
Liu Yang, Shenglong Gan, Jie Zhang, Yin Jiang, Qingxin Chen, Hongyan Sun
A dual-functional photosensitizer was developed, exhibiting potent phototoxicity and sensitivity to polarity changes.
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Quantum DFT analysis and molecular docking investigation of various potential breast cancer drugs

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01803F, Paper
Ashraf Ayub, Ankit Raj Tyagi, Sunil Kumar Srivastava, Pranveer Singh
Breast cancer is the most often diagnosed and deadliest type of cancer in the world. These days, the world is facing the threat of breast cancer. It is essential to...
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Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actress Karishma Sharma's HOT photoshoot

Lensman Amit Khanna's fabulous pictures confirm that she's really hot!






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'I won't be wearing a swimsuit in the Bigg Boss house'

'Although I have been working in the industry for two decades, people don't know me well. They think I am snooty and an introvert.'





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Bigg Boss OTT: Who Is Shivani Kumari?

Let's take a closer look at her through her Instagram feed.




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Unlock the marine mysteries

Dive into the blue sea and explore its depths as a marine biologist.




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Soaring high

The Indian Air Force is on a drive to spread career-related information and enthuse school and college-goers.




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Prathap Suthan: Breaking boundaries with bored poetry

The adman’s day dawns with verses on topical concerns. They are my sunrise, he says, after completing six years of the exercise




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Machan at the Taj takes its guests for a safari — inside its kitchens!

The iconic hotel at the heart of Delhi is reimagining and re-inventing the business of hospitality in creative ways






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Rapid quantification of disaccharide isomers by derivatization in combination with ion mobility spectrometry in beer and milk

Analyst, 2024, 149,5298-5305
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00995A, Paper
Keqi Ye, Jiacheng Ye, Yinghua Yan, Chuan-Fan Ding
This work introduces rapid quantification of disaccharide isomers by derivatization in combination with ion mobility spectrometry in beer and milk.
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Hyperpolarised [2-13C]-pyruvate by 13C SABRE in an acetone/water mixture

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01005A, Paper
Open Access
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Oksana A. Bondar, Gamal A. I. Moustafa, Thomas B. R. Robertson
The NMR hyperpolarisation technique SABRE has been used to hyperpolarise 13C labelled pyruvate in a predominantly aqueous solution which has then been measured by benchtop NMR.
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Differentiation of oligosaccharide isomers by direct infusion multidimensional mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, 149,5504-5517
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01142B, Paper
Open Access
Enoch Amoah, Taghi Sahraeian, Ayesha Seth, Abraham K. Badu-Tawiah
Halide adduction enables the generation of diagnostic fragments ions for oligosaccharide isomers enabling multi-dimensional mass spectrometry analysis without prior separation.
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Structural determination of fructooligosaccharides and raffinose family oligosaccharides using logically derived sequence tandem mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00872C, Paper
Chia Yen Liew, Wun-Long Li, Chi-Kung Ni
Logical procedures for structural determination of fructooligosaccharides and raffinose family oligosaccharides.
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Rapid lung ventilation MRI using parahydrogen-induced polarization of propane gas

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01029A, Paper
Open Access
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Md Raduanul H. Chowdhury, Clementinah Oladun, Nuwandi M. Ariyasingha, Anna Samoilenko, Tarek Bawardi, Dudari B. Burueva, Oleg G. Salnikov, Larisa M. Kovtunova, Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov, Zhongjie Shi, Kehuan Luo, Sidhartha Tan, Juri G. Gelovani, Igor V. Koptyug, Boyd M. Goodson, Eduard Y. Chekmenev
The feasibility of ultrafast (1.7 s) ventilation MRI with a 1 × 1 × 50 mm3 voxel size is demonstrated using hyperpolarized propane gas contrast agent in excised rabbit lungs on a 0.35 T clinical MRI scanner without any scanner modification.
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Cricket gains popularity in Ireland



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A time-independent, variational method for studying the photodissociation of triatomic molecules

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27519-27529
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02771J, Paper
Open Access
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Marco Pezzella, Georgi Mitev, Sergei N. Yurchenko, Jonathan Tennyson, Alexander O. Mitrushchenkov
The photodissociation of molecules is becoming an increasingly important factor to consider in the evolution of exoplanets' atmospheres orbiting around UV-rich stars, as it leads to the enrichment of atmospheric complexity.
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Comparing coupled cluster and composite quantum chemical methods for computing activation energies and reaction enthalpies of radical propagation reactions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27536-27543
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03676J, Paper
Timothy B. Huber, Ralph A. Wheeler
The accuracy of DLPNO-CCSD(T)/CBS and composite methods G3(MP2)-RAD and CBS-RAD is assessed against CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ for activation energies and reaction enthalpies in hydrocarbon radical addition reactions relevant to free radical polymerization.
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Near equivalence of polarizability and bond order flux metrics for describing covalent bond rearrangements

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27459-27465
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03337J, Paper
Lukas Kim, Teresa Head-Gordon
Identification of the breaking point for the chemical bond is essential for our understanding of chemical reactivity.
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Electronic Relaxation Pathways in Thio-Acridone and Thio-Coumarin: Two Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizers Absorbing Visible Light

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03720K, Paper
Open Access
Chris Acquah, Sean J. Hoehn, Sarah E. Krul, Steffen Jockusch, Shudan Yang, Sourav Kanti Seth, Eric Lee, Han Xiao, Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández
Heavy-atom-free photosensitizers (HAF-PSs) have emerged as a new class of photosensitizers aiming to broaden their applicability and versatility across various fields of the photodynamic therapy of cancers. The strategy involves...
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Neeti Gokhalay Kheny on being part of the 1000 Vases show in Paris

Two of Bengaluru-based artist’s vases from her Celebrating Coral collection were part of the 1000 Vases show held in Paris



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Eeshaan Kashyap for Sarita Handa | In the mood for ghungroo

Musical anklets, traditional blooms and an old textile motif are reimagined in this Eeshaan Kashyap for Sarita Handa collection



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Ferrari buoyed by pace after Australian GP practice

Leclerc's team mate Carlos Sainz was third quickest in FP2 on his return to racing two weeks after appendicitis surgery




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Ferrari win 24 Hours of Le Mans for second year in a row

Ferrari's winning crew from a year ago — Italians Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and Britain's James Calado — finished third in the 51 car on a day of drizzle and overcast skies.




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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has agreed on a two-year deal to join Formula One rival Williams




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Verstappen made to complete a day of community service for swearing

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HOCKEY/ Harmanpreet to lead as HI names team for Paris Olympics




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Indian men’s hockey team leaves for Mike Horn's base in Switzerland ahead of Paris Olympics

The team is in high spirits and is looking forward to the final block of training, skipper Harmanpreet Singh said




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Sreejesh to retire after Paris Olympic Games




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Paris Olympics 2024: Trust, team spirit key to hockey team’s success, says Head Coach Fulton

Since taking over 14 months back, Fulton has stressed on the need to develop a strong team spirit, besides focussing more on defence strategically.




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Paris Olympics 2024: This opportunity motivates me to work..., says Sanjay ahead of debut

India will commence their Paris 2024 Olympics campaign on July 27, when they take on New Zealand in their first pool B match




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INTERVIEW | India needs to do well in the first three matches in Paris: Herman Kruis

The Dutchman believes that although Indian hockey, in the last eight years, has taken a very big step forward, the bigger need is to develop coaches at the grassroots level so the basics are taught right; the High Performance Director also stresses on the need for better infrastructure




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Paris Olympics 2024: I watch clips of my goals to boost confidence ahead of debut, says Sukhjeet Singh

Sukhjeet Singh is one of the five debutants — Sanjay, Abhishek, Rajkumar Pal, and Jarmanpreet Singh — who have joined the 11 members of Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist team for the Paris Games.




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Paris Olympics hockey: Stern New Zealand test awaits India as it aims to begin campaign with a win

Harmanpreet’s men, who chose to skip the opening ceremony to concentrate on the match at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, will be vying to improve their medal colour in Paris




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Paris Olympics: Yves du Manoir — living over a century

It predated hockey’s Games debut and after 100 years, it will incidentally host the same sport; Harmanpreet sees this as motivation and wants to make it all the more memorable by winning gold