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Now, Maharashtra tweaks labour laws to increase working hours

Exemption from four sections of The Factories Act; employers can run 12-hour shifts




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No total lockdown on Sundays in Thanjavur, Ariyalur

TIRUCHI Officials of the district administration in Ariyalur and Thanjavur have announced that the total lockdown enforced on Sundays in the district




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Chess: Double blow for India on Day 2

India suffered a double blow, losing its third and fourth round matches to Europe and top-seeded China by similar 1.5-2.5 margins, on the second day of the FIDE-Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Wednesday. Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand came up against a strong opponent in Ding Liren and the two agreed to sign peace in 54 moves. P Harikrishna held higher-rated Yu Yangyi to a draw while long-time rivals Koneru Humpy and Hou Yifan drew their game.




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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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Fauci calls for closing down wildlife markets around the globe

Closing wildlife markets within countries, as Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House coronavirus task force rightly suggests, may be a more effective tool, however. This article examines the prevalence of wildlife markets around the world and notes that the ones in Asia aren’t the only ones worthy of scrutiny.




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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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Solar-driven all-solid-state lithium–air batteries operating at extreme low temperatures

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1205-1211
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE04039K, Communication
Hucheng Song, Sheng Wang, Xiaoying Song, Jue Wang, Kezhu Jiang, Shihua Huang, Min Han, Jun Xu, Ping He, Kunji Chen, Haoshen Zhou
Plasmon-enhanced solar photothemal battery (STPB) technology allows all-solid-state lithium–air batteries to operate at temperatures as low as −73 °C.
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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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Energy harvesting from shadow-effect

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00825G, Communication
Qian Zhang, Qijie Liang, Dilip Krishna Nandakumar, Sai Kishore Ravi, Hao Qu, Lakshmi Suresh, Xueping Zhang, Yaoxin Zhang, Lin Yang, Andrew Thye Shen Wee, Swee Ching Tan
We demonstrate an unprecedented mode of energy harvesting from shadows that fall on the shadow-effect energy generator (SEG). Furthermore, a self-powered proximity sensor is also demonstrated using the SEG.
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Bridging the immiscibility of an all-fluoride fire extinguishant with highly-fluorinated electrolyte toward safe sodium metal batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00694G, Paper
Xueying Zheng, Zhen-Yi Gu, Xuyang Liu, Zhongqiang Wang, Jiayun Wen, Xing-Long Wu, Wei Luo, Yunhui Huang
Room-temperature sodium metal batteries with metallic Na anode and flammable organic solvent-based electrolyte are breeding severe safety concerns. Herein, by introducing non-flammable, highly-fluorinated ethers as the bridge solvents, we enable...
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A Review: Crystal Growth for High-Performance All-inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00215A, Review Article
Weijie Chen, Xinqi Li, Yaowen Li, Yongfang Li
Recently, halide perovskites have become one of the most promising materials for solar cells owing to their outstanding photoelectric performance. Among them, metal halide all-inorganic perovskites (CsPbX3; where X denotes...
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Mg3(Bi,Sb)2 single crystals towards high thermoelectric performance

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00838A, Communication
Open Access
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Yu Pan, Mengyu Yao, Xiaochen Hong, Yifan Zhu, Fengren Fan, Kazuki Imasato, Yangkun He, Christian Hess, Jörg Fink, Jiong Yang, Bernd Büchner, Chenguang Fu, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Claudia Felser
The rapid growth of the thermoelectric cooler market makes the development of novel room temperature thermoelectric materials of great importance. Ternary n-type Mg3(Bi,Sb)2 alloys are promising alternatives to the state-of-the-art...
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A transversal low-cost pre-metallation strategy enabling ultrafast and stable metal ion capacitor technologies

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00351D, Paper
María Arnaiz, Devaraj Shanmukaraj, Daniel Carriazo, Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjya, Aitor Villaverde, Michel Armand, Jon Ajuria
A low-cost pre-metallation strategy based on inorganic sacrificial salts that decompose on the first charge.
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M&M launches digital sales platform called ‘Own-Online’

Expects online sales to go up exponentially




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[ASAP] Solvothermal Synthesis of Defect-Rich Mixed 1T-2H MoS<sub>2</sub> Nanoflowers for Enhanced Hydrodesulfurization

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00736




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[ASAP] Boosted Reactivity of Low-Cost Solar Cells over a CuO/Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Interfacial Structure Integrated with Graphene Oxide

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00282




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[ASAP] A Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Full Cell Using the Flower-like Na<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>@C Cathode and Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02609




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[ASAP] In situ Grown Ni phosphate@Ni<sub>12</sub>P<sub>5</sub> Nanorod Arrays as a Unique Core–Shell Architecture: Competitive Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Urea Electrolysis at Large Current Densities

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01814




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Plant roots : growth, activity, and interaction with soils / Peter J. Gregory

Gregory, P. J




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Nanofabrication towards biomedical applications : techniques, tools, applications, and impact / edited by C.S.S.R. Kumar, J. Hormes, C. Leuschner




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Harmful algae 2004 : proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Cape Town, South Africa, 15-19 November 2004 / edited by Grant C. Pitcher, Trevor A. Probyn, Hans M. Verheye

International Conference on Harmful Algae (11th : 2004 : Cape Town, South Africa)




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Sporulation of Stagonospora nodorum / Rohan George Thomas Lowe

Lowe, Rohan George Thomas




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Ecology and evolution of flowers / edited by Lawrence D. Harder, Spencer C.H. Barrett




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Alternative splicing in the postgenomic era / edited by Benjamin J. Blencowe, Brenton R. Graveley




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Floral diagrams : an aid to understanding flower morphology and evolution / Louis P. Ronse De Craene

Ronse De Craene, L. P. (Louis Philippe)




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Persistence of Phytophthora cinnamomi in nature : biotrophic growth and presence of stromata, oospores and chlamydospores in annual and herbaceous perennial plant species / by Michael Crone

Crone, Michael




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Biochemical effects of phosphite on the phytopathogenicity of Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands / by P.M. Stasikowski

Stasikowski, P. M




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Effects of different light spectra on the growth, composition, and productivity of microalgae from 4 different taxa with different pigment profiles / by Ganjar Saefurahman

Saefurahman, Ganjar, author




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The fungal kingdom / edited by Joseph Heitman, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina ; Barbara J. Howlett, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, NSW, Australia ; P




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Botryococcus braunii growth and photosynthetic activity in biofilm / by Risa Swandari Wijihastuti

Wijihastuti, Risa Swandari, author




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3D Nanoweb of Zeolitic Imidazole Framework in Microfluidic System for Catalytic Applications

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00004C, Paper
Dong-Hyeon Ko, Rui Chen, Dengrong Sun, Jin Woo Leem, Jeong-Un Joo, Il-Suk Kang, Myung Mo Sung, Haiwon Lee, Dong-Pyo Kim
3D nanoweb-like zeolite imidazole framework (ZIF-8) as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst was structured inside a functionalized microfluidic channel by immobilizing the ZIF on 3D carbon nanotubes (CNTs) network across the...
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Recent advances in continuous-flow organocatalysis for process intensification

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00076K, Minireview
Carmela De Risi, Olga Bortolini, Arianna Brandolese, Graziano Di Carmine, Daniele Ragno, Alessandro Massi
The progresses on continuous-flow organocatalysis from 2016 to early 2020 are reviewed with focus on transition from batch to flow.
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Scalable and robust photochemical flow process towards small spherical gold nanoparticles

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00092B, Paper
Pauline Bianchi, Guillaume Petit, Jean-Christophe M Monbaliu
The development of a scalable photochemical flow process towards spherical gold nanoparticles is reported. This protocol relies on a water-soluble acylphosphinate photoinitiator that undergoes a Norrish Type I cleavage upon...
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Continuous flow synthesis of the URAT1 inhibitor lesinurad

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5,865-872
DOI: 10.1039/C9RE00483A, Paper
Mariana C. F. C. B. Damião, Henrique M. Marçon, Julio Cezar Pastre
A 5-steps continuous flow synthesis of lesinurad is provided and delivers this API in 68% overall yield.
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Automated generation of photochemical reaction data by transient flow experiments coupled with online HPLC analysis

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5,912-920
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00066C, Paper
Christian P. Haas, Simon Biesenroth, Stephan Buckenmaier, Tom van de Goor, Ulrich Tallarek
Competing homo- and crossdimerization reactions between coumarin and 1-methyl-2-quinolinone are investigated by transient continuous-flow experiments combined with online HPLC, enabling the generation and acquisition of large reaction data sets.
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Assessing the impact of deviations in optimized multistep flow synthesis on the scale-up

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5,838-848
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00025F, Perspective
M. K. Sharma, J. Raval, Gwang-Noh Ahn, Dong-Pyo Kim, A. A. Kulkarni
This manuscript highlights the unavoidable connection between manual and self-optimized flow synthesis protocols for multistep flow synthesis and its scale-up.
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An automated flow chemistry platform to decouple mixing and reaction times

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00129E, Communication
Robert W. Epps, Amanda A. Volk, Kameel Abdel-Latif, Milad Abolhasani
We present a flow chemistry platform that decouples precursor mixing rates from reaction time using solely off-the-shelf components. We then utilize this platform towards material-efficient studies of mass transfer-controlled synthesis of inorganic perovskite quantum dots.
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[ASAP] Elucidating the Molecular Interactions between Uremic Toxins and the Sudlow II Binding Site of Human Serum Albumin

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02015




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[ASAP] How Low Can You Go? Molecular Details of Low-Charge Nanoemulsion Surfaces

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03293




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[ASAP] Real-Time Visualization and Dynamics of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Undergoing Brownian Motion

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03663




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[ASAP] Targeted Delivery of Adamantylated Peptidoglycan Immunomodulators in Lipid Nanocarriers: NMR Shows That Cargo Fragments Are Available on the Surface

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c00029




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Shruti Haasan: I’ve surprisingly taken the lockdown very well

Actor-singer Shruti Haasan keeps a busier schedule during lockdown, and enjoys writing and playing music




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This Mother’s Day, the best movies/ shows to watch on Disney+ Hotstar: From ‘Baahubali’ to ‘Badhaai Ho’

On May 10, here’s a list of Indian movies and TV shows you and your mother can binge together (virtually) — that celebrate the matriarch — and will make the lockdown slightly more bearable




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Live on Instagram: Sona Mohapatra on staying creative during the lockdown

The singer-songwriter goes live on @thehinduweekend on Saturday, May 9, at 6 pm to talk about staying creative during the lockdown and her new documentary, ‘Shut Up Sona’




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Salman Khan, Jacqueline’s song shot in lockdown is his cheapest production

The Bollywood stars shot for the song ‘Tere bina’ at a Mumbai farmhouse during lockdown




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How to enjoy Kerala food in East Delhi

You realise you had good food days only once they’re over, but to get a tiny glimpse of what you're missing, there's always delivery




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‘Riding Towards Me’ review: The long road home

A chronicle of an arduous ride from Chicago to Delhi, through the varied terrain of South America and Africa




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‘Mobilising the Marginalised – Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements’ review: Why empowerment means the die won’t be caste

A political scientist argues that Dalit social movements undermine the community’s electoral mobilisation




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WWE’s Braun Strowman: ‘I feel it is my responsibility to perform for my fans globally’

Ahead of special event ‘Money In The Bank’, the reigning WWE Universal Champion talks to us about how the sports-entertainment company are successfully organising fights despite the pandemic




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Avoid humiliating lockdown violators: HC

Court tells Nagpur Police Commissioner to sensitise police force