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At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding, landslides in Philippines

Weather has cleared in many areas on Saturday, allowing cleanup work in most areas




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The Many, Confusing File System APIs

There are many APIs that interact with the file system, and figuring out what they all do can be deeply frustrating. Don’t give up! I’m here to help.




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Already qualified for semifinals, India beat Maldives 3-0 in SAFF U17 Championships

Having already qualified for the semi-finals after their 1-0 victory over Bangladesh in the three-team group, India emerged Group A winners with six points




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UEFA bans Barcelona fans from one Champions League game for Nazi-style flag

Barcelona was charged with “racism and/or other discriminatory conduct”




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Champions League returns missing Mbappé, Rodri, Barella as injury wave hits European soccer

Champions League resumes with key players sidelined due to injuries, reshaping the competition landscape




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Villa shock Bayern in Champions League thanks to Duran's superb late strike

Duran ran onto a high ball in the 79th minute, spotted goalkeeper Manuel Neuer off his line, and scooped the ball over him to send Villa Park into delirium.




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Real Madrid suffers shock defeat to Lille in Champions League as Mbappe comes off bench

Lille’s goal came from Canada striker Jonathan David‘s penalty deep into first-half stoppage time




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Paul Pogba’s doping ban reduced from 4 years to 18 months

Four-year bans are standard under the world anti-doping code but can be reduced in cases where an athlete can prove their doping was not intentional, if the positive test was a result of contamination or if they provide “substantial assistance” to help investigators




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PSG held to a 1-1 draw at Nice despite return of Dembélé

Lagging three points behind unbeaten Monaco before kickoff, PSG was too timid to hope for a better result on the Riviera




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Gary Neville inspires young footballers




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Vinicius hat-trick saves Real Madrid in Champions League, Villa go top

Real Madrid beats Borussia Dortmund 5-2 with Vinicius Junior’s hat-trick, while Aston Villa stays unbeaten in Champions League




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Champions League: Raphinha scores hat-trick as Barcelona romps Bayern; Liverpool, City notch up wins

Liverpool edged Leipzig 1-0 with a goal from Darwin Nunez; Manchester City routed Sparta Prague 5-0 with Erling Haaland scoring twice.




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Neymar picks up another injury in second game back from ACL tear

Neymar has time to recover before his next game, however, as he is not registered for the team’s matches in the Saudi Pro League and the next fixture in the AFC competition is on Nov. 25.




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Real Madrid, Manchester City humiliated in Champions League; Liverpool enjoys Alonso’s return

Defending champion Madrid was humbled 3-1 at home by AC Milan; City lost 4-1 at Sporting Lisbon




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Barcelona, Inter and upstart Brest win again in Champions League; bizarre penalty dooms Aston Villa

Barcelona and Inter Milan lead Champions League standings, with Brest as a surprising newcomer in contention




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A ‘symphony’ of young Chinese aspirations behind gold’s rise to record

China gold reserves went up for 16 months in a row till Feb 2024; its central bank bought the precious metal covertly



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India's gold demand up 8% in Jan-Mar to 136.6 tonne despite high rate

The aggressive gold buying by the Reserve Bank of India also contributed to the rise in demand



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Investors flock to Sovereign Gold Bonds despite price rises, FY24 sees record subscriptions

SGBs offer a hedge against gold price fluctuations, with investors receiving the ongoing market price at redemption



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Despite high prices, gold demand picks up this Akshaya Tritiya

The high price for gold has also given a boost to diamond jewellers as customers look for alternatives



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After dipping 5% from peak, gold likely to decline further

The yellow metal set to lose its glitter on China pausing gold buys, US strong labour market



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Gold rush grips Asia despite near-record prices

Gold demand has also been boosted due to lower confidence in other investment options, such as real estate and equities, analysts say



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Bullion Cues: Uptrend valid despite a fall

Traders can retain longs




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How festive trends are reshaping India’s gold market

The sector’s ability to adapt while maintaining its cultural essence suggests a robust future



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Quantitative determination and subcellular mapping of Pt-based drugs in single breast tumour cells via laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02467B, Paper
Open Access
Legna Colina-Vegas, Thibaut Van Acker, Wilmer Villarreal, Olivier De Wever, Alzir Azevedo Batista, Joaquim Araújo Nóbrega, Frank Vanhaecke
This study utilizes LA-ICP-MS to reveal the distribution and determine the concentration of Pt in MDA-MB-231 cells, providing insight into the mechanism and efficacy of Pt-based chemotherapeutic drugs.
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Alkyl initiated ring opening polymerization of lactide by indium complexes supported by NCN pincer ligands

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02603A, Paper
Takeo Iwase, Afagh Habibzadeh, Chatura Goonesinghe, Kudzanai Nyamayaro, Joseph Chang, Jason Wai-Lok Poon, Salik Hasan Rushdy, Justin Koh, Brian O. Patrick, Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
Alkyl-indium NCN pincer complexes supported by amine donors are significantly more active for lactide polymerization than the analogous imine derivatives.
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What is the key factor affecting the cathodoluminescence intensity of europium complexes?

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02501F, Communication
Rongdeng Lu, Tinghui Huang, Alexander Goloveshkin, Dmitry Kopytov, Kseniya Orekhova, Ivan Khanbekov, Valentina V. Utochnikova
Cathodoluminescence of lanthanide coordination compounds correlates with PLQY/τ in the saturation regime and with PLQY when saturation is not reached. Understanding this, a brightly cathodoluminescent europium complex was obtained.
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Hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand with abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2=340 K and wide hysteresis loop of 45 K

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02901A, Paper
Maxim Andreevich Blagov, Alexander V. Akimov, Anatoly S Lobach, Leokadiya Zorina, Sergey Simonov, Konstantin Zakharov, Alexander Vasiliev, Natalia Spitsyna
The hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand [FeIII(Hthpy)(thpy)]·H2O (1) was synthesized and characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, dc magnetic measurements, EPR...
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Co-doping regulation on Ni-based electrocatalysts to adjust the selectivity of oxygen reduction reaction for Zn–air batteries and H2O2 production

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17819-17828
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01625D, Paper
Songhan Hu, Kai Wang, Xinxin Xu, Qiang Wang
Two Ni-based electrocatalysts with different ORR selectivity were synthesized from a NiMOF, which show promising prospects in Zn–air batteries and H2O2 production.
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Molecular Fe(II)–Ln(III) dyads for luminescence reading of spin-state equilibria at the molecular level

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17756-17765
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01868K, Frontier
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Timothée Lathion, Neel Deorukhkar, Charlotte Egger, Homayoun Nozary, Claude Piguet
Efficient and easy lanthanide(III)-based luminescence reading of iron(II) spin-state equilibria presents an attractive challenge, owing to the delicate combination of the primogenic effect and the Fermi golden rule.
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A bioinspired water oxidation catalyst that is ∼1/10th as active as the photosystem II oxygen evolving center at pH 7: a study of activity and stability factors

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17783-17788
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02336F, Communication
Danijel Boskovic, Richard Terrett, Matthew Longhurst, Sabeel Basheer, Alireza Ariafard, Pawel Wagner, Ronald J. Pace, Rob Stranger, Gerhard F. Swiegers
Ca-doped birnessite MnOx on liquid crystalline reduced graphene oxide exhibits unprecedented performance for an abiological catalyst at pH 7, including a very low onset overpotential of 0.52 V and high activity per unit area at 0.56 V overpotential.
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Study of CanUO2(CO3)3(4–2n)– complexes using CE-ICP-MS with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) capillaries

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02781G, Paper
Ruopei Sun, Erwan Dupuis, Jean Aupiais, Pascal Reiller
The formation constants of CanUO2(CO3)3(4–2n)– complexes have been determined directly using capillary electrophoresis coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (CE-ICP-MS) in 0.1 M NaCl and at room temperature. Instead...
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The happiness mantra

Giving care and being cared for are essential for human well-being




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A pilgrimage to Orwell’s Barnhill 

The author’s croft by that name on the island of Jura is where he completed 1984




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Tipping cuts both ways

It is a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t




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Developing the world's first full-body PET scanner

Simon Cherry explains why the EXPLORER project will revolutionize medical imaging




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Model rocketry workshop launched to inspire young innovators in Bengaluru

The workshop is aimed at promoting innovation and technical expertise




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Karnataka’s KSRTC introduces UPI payments for cashless ticketing

As part of this initiative, KSRTC has equipped its buses with advanced Electronic Ticketing Machines, which are designed to accept UPI payments, along with debit and credit cards, making transactions quick and convenien




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Youth wins RCU swimming championship




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PIX: United log first Europa League win

The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.




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PIX: Bayern win; Leverkusen held

Bayern Munich earned a nervous 1-0 win at St Pauli thanks to a sensational 28-metre drive from Jamal Musiala to stay unbeaten.




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PIX: Liverpool stay on top; City lose

IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday.




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EPL PIX: United thrash Leicester

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.




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PIX: Real Sociedad shock Barcelona

Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Real Sociedad on Sunday that ended their seven-match winning streak in all competitions.




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Schema-focused working methods for arts and body-based therapies [electronic resource] : a practical guide / edited by Suzanne Haeyen.

New York, NY : Routledge , 2024.




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Your stone-age brain in the screen age [electronic resource] : coping with digital distraction and sensory overload / Richard E. Cytowic.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]




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High-tech snooping: Maha hoteliers say privacy of customers, celebs at risk




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ICC Champions Trophy: Team India not to play in Pakistan, declares BCCI

BCCI decision comes despite Pakistan Cricket Board offering special security arrangements, choice of venue; India favours having its matches outside Pakistan under hybrid model




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Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: ‘Restructured’ Indian team takes first step; to focus on Los Angeles Olympics

In the seven editions of the tournament so far, India has won the title twice, in 2016 (Singapore) and 2023 (Ranchi)




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Champions Trophy 2025: PCB to seek clarity from ICC on India’s refusal to send team

The PCB was told by the ICC that BCCI won't send its team to Pakistan after the decision was communicated to the world governing body.




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Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: Sangita’s double strike hands India comfortable 4-0 win over Malaysia 

India scored through Sangita Kumari (8th, 55th minutes), Preeti Dubey (43rd) and Udita (44th).