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Effect of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical, Swelling and Viscoelastic Properties on Gum ghatti-cl-poly(NIPAm) Hydrogels

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01677G, Paper
Pragnesh N Dave, Pradip Macwan
The present work involves the Gum ghatti-cl-poly(NIPAm)/-o-MWCNT (GGNIPACNT) hydrogels via free radical polymerization technique. The synthesized hydrogels were characterized by FTIR analysis which suggested the successful binding of -o-MWCNT in...
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2024/10/28 (Edmonton): Benjamin Hertwig launches Juiceboxers at Paper Birch Books

Join Benjamin Hertwig for a local launch of Juiceboxers, his debut novel, at his very own bookstore, Paper Birch Books! WHAT: Edmonton launch of JuiceboxersWHEN: […]

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Enhance your prompts with Vertex AI Prompt Optimizer

Vertex AI Prompt Optimizer, a new managed automated prompt engineering service, can help save time and effort in prompt engineering while ensuring performing prompts ready for your generative AI applications.




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Green Chemistry: Advancing Planetary Phosphorus Sustainability through the Synergy of Graphene Oxide Modified with Magnetic Nanoparticles (M@GO) for Extracting Tertiary Effluent Phosphorus in Sewage Treatment Plants.

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00859B, Paper
Open Access
Andrea Muñoz-Garcia, Pablo Montoro Leal, María Mar López Guerrero, Carlos Vereda-Alonso, Elisa Vereda Alonso
Securing the enduring sustainability of global phosphorus (P) utilization has become a key societal priority. The application of green chemistry and green engineering presents an opportunity to mitigate these challenges...
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Effect of ZnMgO2 nanoparticles used as a nanofertilizer: promoting the growth activities of rice seedlings

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1571-1581
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00770G, Paper
Sajid Mehmood, Niteesh Kumar, Aadil Mansoori, Madan Mohan, Anirudh Kumar, Tanmay Kumar Ghorai
Novel ZnMgO2 bimetallic nanoparticles were synthesized using Cinchona succirubra leaf extract and used as a nano fertilizer, promoting the growth activities of rice seedlings, α-amylase and antioxidant activity with average particle sizes of 24.8 nm.
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Silver nanoparticle doped laser-induced graphene fabrication methodology affects silver nanoparticle size, distribution, biological and electrochemical properties

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1582-1596
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00371J, Paper
Chetan Prakash Sharma, Abhishek Gupta, Meghna Khadka, Hadar Ben-Yoav, Avner Ronen, Christopher J. Arnusch
Three fabrication methods for metal-doped laser-induced graphene (LIG) are compared resulting in stable nanoparticles embedded within LIG. Variable nanoparticle size, distribution, antibacterial and electrochemical properties were observed.
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Influence of time and ageing conditions on the properties of ferrihydrite

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1682-1692
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00828B, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Michel Sassi, Odeta Qafoku, Mark E. Bowden, Carolyn I. Pearce, Drew Latta, Quin R. S. Miller, Mavis D. Boamah, Alpha T. N'Diaye, Jade E. Holliman Jr., Elke Arenholz, Kevin M. Rosso
Storage conditions affect the initial tetrahedral iron and hydroxyl populations of ferrihydrite, both are correlated and decrease over time as function of ageing.
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The effects of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots on autofluorescence properties and growth of algae Desmodesmus communis: dependence on cultivation medium

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1701-1712
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00955F, Paper
Open Access
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Agnė Kalnaitytė-Vengelienė, Danguolė Montvydienė, Emilija Januškaitė, Živilė Jurgelėnė, Mindaugas Kazlauskas, Nijolė Kazlauskienė, Saulius Bagdonas
The cultivation media markedly influence the quantum dot induced effects on photosynthesis properties and growth of green freshwater microalgae.
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Study on growth technology and optical properties of large size and high quality methylamine lead bromide single crystals

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2003-2008
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00028E, Paper
Yuanlong Sun, Yundong Ma, Xiangting Li, Ziyu Hu, Guozong Zheng
As a new generation of photoelectric materials, organic–inorganic halide perovskites have been widely used in photodetectors, solar cells and other fields, but most of the current mainstream applications are thin film materials.
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Rock-salt Ti1−xO → rutile TiO2−x transformation twinning via pulsed laser deposition – implications for the dense (hkl)-specific phase change and optoelectronic properties

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,1926-1939
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01091K, Paper
Chang-Ning Huang, Jian-Yu Chen, Yu-Xuan Lin, Pouyan Shen
The R + r intimate intergrowth was found to form a butterfly twin following the optimum crystallographic orientation relationship [101]R//[11̄]r by the close-packed (̄11)R and (011)r planes as the twin boundary and phase interface, respectively.
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Two multifunctional Dy(III)-based metal–organic frameworks exhibiting proton conduction, magnetic properties and second-harmonic generation

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2033-2042
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00065J, Paper
Ya-Qing Liao, Tian-Zheng Xiong, Kang-Le Xie, Huan Zhang, Jun-Jie Hu, He-Rui Wen
Two novelty Dy-MOFs were synthesized using H4DTTP-2OMe ligand. MOF 1 displays a more superior proton conductivity, field-induced single molecule magnets behavior and obvious second-order nonlinear optical properties.
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Synthesis, structure, and properties of helical bis-Zn(II) complexes of hexapyrrolic ligands

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00019F, Paper
Pinky Chauhan, Poornenth Pushpanandan, Mangalampalli Ravikanth
Bis(3-pyrrolyl BODIPY)s were used to prepare rare examples of hexapyrrolic ligands by demasking BF2 units. The hexapyrrolic ligands, without isolating, were used to prepare novel examples of double-stranded bis-Zn(II) helicate complexes.
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Synthesis and luminescent properties of three excellent yellow emissive Cu(I) complexes based on the diphosphine ligand and the diimine ligand

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00206G, Paper
Wen-Long Mou, Cheng-Jie Gao, Zi-Xi Li, Si-Jie Fan, Chuan-Bin Hou, Jing-Tong Zhao, Shuai Zhang, Zhong-Feng Li, Hong-Liang Han, Chun-Bo Duan, Guo Wang, Qiong-Hua Jin
High quantum yield (72–88%) yellow-emitting Cu(I) complexes obtained by tuning the nitrogen ligands and anions.
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Assessing aspects of solution-based chemical synthesis to convert waste Si solar cells into nanostructured aluminosilicate crystals

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00038B, Paper
Open Access
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Edita Garskaite, Math Bollen, Enock Mulenga, Mathis Warlo, Glenn Bark, Espen Olsen, Dalia Brazinskiene, Denis Sokol, Dietrich Buck, Dick Sandberg
An affordable, scalable, and easily adoptable solution-based processing route provides a potential way of converting waste Si solar cells into aluminosilicate minerals to contribute to sustainability in the solar energy value chain.
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New 8-hydroxy quinoline-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) conjugates and their sulfonated derivatives: effects of sulfonation and PAH size on their structural, supramolecular and cytotoxic properties

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00105B, Paper
Suman Sehlangia, Surbhi Dogra, Prosenjit Mondal, Chullikkattil P. Pradeep
The ring size of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and sulfonation affect the supramolecular interactions and cytotoxic properties of a new series of 8-hydroxy quinoline-PAH conjugates.
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A novel one-dimensional Y2(Zr0.6Ti0.4)2O7:Eu tube-in-tube nanostructure fabricated by a single-nozzle electrospinning technique and its low color drift property at high temperature

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00149D, Paper
Shanshan Cong, Zhuang Tian, Hongquan Yu, Sai Xu, Lihong Cheng, Baojiu Chen, Tianshuo Liu
1D Y2(Zr0.6Ti0.4)2O7:Eu tube-in-tube nanostructures were fabricated by a simple single-nozzle electrospinning method. These materials exhibit excellent luminescent stability and lower color drift performance at high temperatures.
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S-scheme heterojunction based on CuWO4/WO3 microspheres with improved photocatalytic property under visible light

CrystEngComm, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00301B, Paper
Yangang Sun, Jianhua Ge, jiaqi xu, Jinguo Wang
Dye wastewater green treatment has always been one of the research hotspots in the environmental protection and remediation field. The photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of organic dyes are considered to...
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3-(3,5-Dinitrophenyl)-5-amino-1,2,4-oxadiazole: synthesis, structure and properties of a novel insensitive energetic material

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00201F, Paper
Binshan Zhao, Baolong Kuang, Mou Sun, Tingwei Wang, Chao Zhang, Meiqi Xu, Cong Li, Zujia Lu, Jian-guo Zhang
A novel heat-resistant energetic compound 3-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-5-amino-1,2,4-oxadiazole with low mechanical sensitivity on the basis of combining dinitrobenzene and aminooxadiazole was synthesized through a simple method in this work.
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Synthesis and photophysical properties of charge transfer cocrystals based on TCNB and fluorene and its derivatives

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2155-2165
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01208E, Paper
Wenxiu Yao, Pengfei Wu, Yidan Xie, Xinyu Shen, Shuwei Xia, Liangmin Yu
A series of charge transfer cocrystals with fluorescence properties involving 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene as acceptor, fluorene, 2-bromofluorene, carbazole and 2-bromocarbazole as donor were synthesized via cocrystal design strategies.
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Facile syntheses, structures and photocatalytic properties of 3D iodoargentate frameworks derived from TM-flexible-amino-ligand templates

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2172-2179
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00247D, Paper
Yan Gao, Xiao Yang, Taohong Ren, Dingxian Jia
3D iodoargentates [Co(en)3(Ag2I4)]n (1), [Fe(en)3(Ag2I4)]n (2) and [Co(dien)2(Ag2I4)]n·nH2O (3) were prepared by solvothermal methods. Compounds 1–3 were catalytic activity for photodegradation of crystal violet under visible light irradiation.
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Twitter's new chief plans to bring advertisers back to platform

Twitter CEO Yaccarino is planning to launch full-screen, sound-on video ads.




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Meta's Twitter rival Threads overtakes ChatGPT as fastest-growing platform

Threads bears a strong resemblance to Twitter, as do numerous other social media sites that have cropped up in recent months as users have chafed at Musk's management of the service




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Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down; company is carrying heavy debt

Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else: Elon Musk




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Export growth decelerates in July as global uncertainty rises

Imports rise sharply, trade deficit almost triples




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GST payers get communication to first show irreversible ITC and then reverse, experts advise caution in filing Nov GSTR-3B

In August 2022 this year, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) issued a detailed clarification on reporting of information about reversal of ITC as well as ineligible ITC




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Goyal calls for self-regulation in entertainment industry

The Minister added that the government is making efforts to simplify the permission mechanism for shooting of content at various locations in the country




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India will be a global price setter in fertilisers by 2024: Mandaviya

‘We will bring down DAP prices to below the $650/tonne level this month’, he said




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India withstood geopolitical shocks; will navigate future uncertainties too: MPC's Jayanth R Varma

Global growth expected to come down to 2.9 per cent in 2024




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Wildlife experts divided over impact of seaplane on wildlife

Debate over seaplane impact on Kerala wildlife as trial run approaches, with concerns over disturbance to animals.




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Rain to gain vigour, yellow alert for five districts on Wednesday




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It’s not a Coldplay concert (it’s much more)

Next weekend, one of the most popular bands on the planet will play in Mumbai, but it’s not all about them




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HC refuses to stay Coldplay concert




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Holdplay: police secure concert venue




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Recognise deaf, blind under the disability Act, urge experts




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A perturbational approach for approximating heterogeneous agent models [electronic resource] / Anmol Bhandari, Thomas Bourany, David Evans, Mikhail Golosov

Cambridge, MA. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023




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Treatment for mental health and substance use [electronic resource] : spillovers to police safety / Monica Deza, Thanh Lu, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Alberto Ortega

Cambridge, MA.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024




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Elgar companion to Herbert Simon [electronic resource]/ edited by Gerd Gigerenzer (Herbert Simon Society; Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany), Shabnam Mousavi (Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENTAI), Turin, Italy) and Riccar

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2024]




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Ed Sheeran Surprise At Diljit's Concert

Music sensation Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance during Diljit Dosanjh's ongoing Dil-Luminati Tour in Birmingham.




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Clean facts about desertification and land degradation 

Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world 




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Heavy rains lash Bengaluru, yellow alert issued for 11 districts




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Nvidia overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company

Nvidia's stock market value briefly touched $3.53 trillion, while that of Apple was $3.52 trillion, according to data from LSEG




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New 2-pyridone-based donor–acceptor dyes: the effect of the donor group position, type of π-linker and acid–base characteristics of the medium on the photophysical properties

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00177J, Paper
Saveliy P. Sorokin, Mikhail Yu. Ievlev, Oleg V. Ershov
Synthesis of a series of new donor–acceptor dyes based on 2-pyridone and the study of the effect of the position of the donor group, the type of π-linker and the acid–base characteristics of the medium on their photophysical properties.
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Hydrosilylation of nitriles and tertiary amides using a zinc precursor

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3053-3058
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00161C, Paper
Ravi Kumar, Rohan Kumar Meher, Himadri Karmakar, Tarun K. Panda
A competent and selective hydrosilylation of nitriles and tertiary amides catalyzed by zinc bis(hexamethyldisilazide) [Zn(HMDS)2] under solvent-free and mild conditions are reported, as a sustainable and desirable alternative to existing methods.
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Unusual immunosuppressive pyridine-containing bisnor- (c23), tetranor- (c21) and pentanor- (c20) sesterterpenoids from Tibetan Leucosceptrum canum

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3019-3024
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00334A, Paper
Man Li, Ling Feng, Han Zhang, Yan-Chun Liu, Ting-Ting Zhou, Yu Zheng, Kai Guo, Yan Liu, Sheng-Hong Li
Six unusual pyridine-containing bisnor- (C23), tetranor- (C21) and pentanor- (C20) sesterterpenoids were obtained from the medicinal plant Leucosceptrum canum of Tibetan origin. The immunosuppressive activities of these sesterterpenoids were observed.
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Additive-free oxychlorination of unsaturated C–C bonds with tert-butyl hypochlorite and water

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3080-3085
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00003J, Paper
Duyi Shen, Chaoyue Sun, Yun Han, Zhen Luo, Ting Ren, Qin Zhang, Wenting Huang, Jianru Xie, Ying Jia, Mianran Chao
A facile oxychlorination of various alkynes and alkenes with tBuOCl as an alternative chlorine source and H2O as a green oxygen source.
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Photoproperties of Favipiravir and their 6-Substituted Analogues: Fluorescence Controlled through Halogen Substitution and Tautomerism

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00397G, Paper
Angel H Romero, Marcos Couto, Ivan E Romero, German Fuentes, Matías N. Möller
Herein, we showed the photophysical properties of the favipiravir and their 6-substituted analogues. Also, we interpreted the origin of the fluorescence of the favipiravir and their 6-substituted analogues as function...
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WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free; calls it ‘historic feat’ ending ancient scourge

Globally, 44 countries and one territory have now been certified as malaria-free




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Malaria elimination: Egypt’s success and a roadmap for India’s WHO certification

India has made remarkable strides in reducing malaria, with reported cases dropping over the years; however, there is a long journey ahead, with climate change raising the potential for malaria transmission in areas that have already achieved elimination