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Sanskrit for the modern times

Dr. S. Ramaratnam explains the relevance of the language




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Heritage at your doorstep

The Museum on Wheels, a successful CSMVS initiative, has been bringing history to a wider circle of children and young adults




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Cash-strapped Archaeology Department takes MGNREGA route for upkeep of monuments in Karnataka

The proposed initiative will cover the protected and unprotected sites in Karnataka, most of which lack even a fence, so as to prevent encroachment




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Why everyone is talking about the Big Temple 

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan has brought this Chola architectural marvel under the spotlight once again



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Pulluvanpattu musician Jayakumar Gopinath says he considers it his responsibility to keep his father’s legacy alive

Jayakumar Gopinath talks about Pulluvanpattu, the ritualistic art form of Kerala that sings songs for the snake gods, and how his community is trying to preserve it




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A musical ode to Faiz’s only poem on Partition 

Amira and Vasundhara explore Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ in a sonic landscape of traditional ragas and electronically modified sounds




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All roads lead to Kanchi

The iconic Garuda Sevai takes place today (June 2, 2023)




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When Germany’s Humboldt Forum museum turned into a venue for East-West musical experiment

Veena exponent Jayanthi Kumaresh recalls how she and violinist Kala Ramnath, along with European musicians, explored the beauty of Baroque music




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How Madhusudanan Kalaichelvan’s passion for heritage is opening new doors to the past

Apart from researching into temple history, Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan has been creating awareness about heritage and architecture through specially-curated trips



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Listening to classical music inside India’s oldest theatre

Founded in 1887 and designed by British architect Henry Irwin, the Gaiety Theatre in Shimla was the venue of the recent Parampara aur Viraasat Utsav




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How Madras was described in bhakti poetry

How different localities of the city find mention in the Tevaram, Pasurams and Tiruppugazh




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Vysakhi Nriyotsav, a three-day dance festival, begins in Visakhapatnam on September 15

The three-day festival organised by Nataraj Music and Dance Academy in Visakhapatnam will feature performances by noted artistes from across India




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An art showcase in Hyderabad heralds the power of Gandhi as a global icon in a pre-digital era

Give Peace Another Chance, artist Adarsh Baji’s series on view at Kalakriti art gallery in Hyderabad, doffs its hat to the life, times and ideology of Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his 154th birth anniversary




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Florida: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Florida Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Pennsylvania: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Pennsylvania Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Michigan: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Michigan Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Georgia: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Georgia Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Virginia: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Virginia Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Washington: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Washington Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Sex Drive Solution for Women: Dr. Jen’s Power Plan to Fire Up Your Libido

Dr. Jen doesn’t only talk about weight management, renewed energy and sexual vitality for women over 40 – she is a living, breathing example that all of that and more are possible. The Sex Drive Solution is a wealth of information not only from an expert doctor, but a woman, a wife, a mother who […]




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Hidden Cuba: A Photojournalist’s Unauthorized Journey to Cuba to Capture Daily Life — 50 years After Castro’s Revolution

Renowned American photographer Jack Watson travelled to Cuba on a legal humanitarian visa. He chronicled his journey with breath-taking, and often heart breaking images of he Cuba people, cites, and countryside. Watson describes his visit:  “I had stepped back in time 50 years — this was my first impression of Cuba. My journey, which began […]




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Reflection On America’s Great Loop: A Baby Boomer Couple’s Year-Long Boating Odyssey

Adventure is not just for the young! Though “I own a boat!” was the opening phrase to their courtship and eventual married life, little did Baby Boomer couple George and Pat Hospodar know then that those words would lead to their making a year-long “journey of a lifetime” aboard their boat, Reflection, almost forty years […]




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The Teen’s Ultimate Guide to Making Money When You Can’t Get a Job: 199 Ideas for Earning Cash On Your Own Terms

Whether it was in a department store, fast-food chain, or kiosk in the mall, everyone remembers his or her first job — even more so, you probably remember that first paycheck. But with the current job crisis, it has become harder and harder to enjoy the fruits of your labor. As of October 2011, the […]




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Graphene-supported organoiridium clusters catalyze N-alkylation of amines via hydrogen borrowing reaction

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35163-35171
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06595F, Paper
Open Access
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Tsun-Ren Chen, Siang-Yu Chiu, Wen-Jen Lee, Yi-Siou Tsai, Yu-Sheng Huang
Graphene-supported organic iridium clusters (GSOIC) exhibit excellent N-alkylation on various substrates under green processes.
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A comparative study on the thermal runaway process mechanism of a pouch cell based on Li-rich layered oxide cathodes with different activation degrees

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35074-35080
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06355D, Paper
Open Access
Wei Quan, Jinghao Liu, Jinhong Luo, Hangfan Dong, Zhimin Ren, Guohua Li, Xiaopeng Qi, Zilong Su, Jiantao Wang
Li-rich layered oxide (LLO) is regarded as one of the most promising candidates for the next-generation batteries.
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Synthesis of F127-GA@ZnO nanogel as a cisplatin drug delivery pH-sensitive system

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35005-35020
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06514J, Paper
Open Access
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Nguyen Ngoc Son, Vu Minh Thanh, Nguyen Thi Huong
In this study, a novel drug delivery system based on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) was developed for the enhanced delivery of cisplatin (CPT) to improve cancer treatment.
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Enhanced surface functionalization of 2D molybdenum/tin chalcogenide nanostructures for effective SERS detection of Escherichia coli

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35021-35034
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05315J, Paper
Open Access
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Zainab Ishfaq, Layla A. Almutairi, M. Yasir Ali, Salhah Hamed Alrefaee, Mohamed Abdelsabour Fahmy, Elsammani Ali Shokralla, Lamiaa G. Alharbe, Adnan Ali, Arslan Ashfaq, A. R. Abd-Elwahed
This study enhances MoS2/SnS2 nanoparticles for SERS, functionalizing them with L-cysteine. Successful detection of E. coli demonstrates their potential as cost-effective SERS substrates for real-world applications.
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Strain-affected ferroelastic domain walls in RbMnFe charge-transfer materials undergoing collective Jahn–Teller distortion

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35081-35089
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06397J, Paper
Open Access
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Marius Hervé, Shintaro Akagi, Laurent Guérin, Leland B. Gee, Ryan D. Ribson, Matthieu Chollet, Marco Cammarata, Shuntaro Nagashima, Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Hiroko Tokoro, Eric Collet
This X-ray diffraction study of RbMnFe materials reveals the ferroelastic domains walls resulting from collective Jahn–Teller distortion coupled to intermetallic charge-transfer and the spatial extension of the strain around the walls.
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Investigation of the titanium-mediated catalytic enantioselective oxidation of aryl benzyl sulfides containing heterocyclic groups

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35105-35113
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA07088G, Paper
Open Access
Maria Annunziata M. Capozzi, Angel Alvarez-Larena, Joan F. Piniella Febrer, Cosimo Cardellicchio
Enantiopure benzyl heteroaryl sulfoxides were obtained by asymmetric oxidation. However, two benzimidazolyl sulfoxides were found to be conglomerates.
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Interfacial properties of a ZnO/PTFE composite from density functional tight-binding simulations

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35097-35103
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06790H, Paper
Open Access
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Chol Ryu, Jun-Gi Ri, Yun-Sim Kim, Chung-Hyok Rim, Chung-Il Kim, Chol-Jun Yu
We performed density functional tight-binding simulations of a ZnO/amorphous PTFE superlattice to reveal the interlayer binding strength, charge redistribution and enhancement of mechanical strength of the ZnO-reinforced PTFE plastic composites.
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Correction: Sustainable polymeric adsorbents for adsorption-based water remediation and pathogen deactivation: a review

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35104-35104
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA90129K, Correction
Open Access
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Huda Alkhaldi, Sarah Alharthi, Salha Alharthi, Hind A. AlGhamdi, Yasmeen M. AlZahrani, Safwat A. Mahmoud, Lamiaa Galal Amin, Nora Hamad Al-Shaalan, Waleed E. Boraie, Mohamed S. Attia, Samera Ali Al-Gahtany, Nadiah Aldaleeli, Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy, A. I. Sharshir, Mohamed Madani, Reem Darwesh, Sana F. Abaza
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An electrochemiluminescence device for visualized detection of lead in practical samples

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35232-35238
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05742B, Paper
Open Access
Huaanzi Hu, Cheng Wang, Chen Qian, Chengqi Li, Yulin Li, Jianbin Pan, Xinye Ni
An up-response ECL imaging system is designed for visualized Pb2+ detection with high selectivity.
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Improved energy storage performance and thermal stability of hafnium-substituted strontium sodium niobate tungsten bronze ceramics

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35064-35073
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06275B, Paper
Open Access
Wenbin Feng, Lele Ding, Jiajia Zhang, Chunyi Zhu, Shenzhenyi Song
A lead-free Sr4−xLaxNa2HfxNb10−xO30 ceramic was synthesized and characterized, and high energy storage density, energy storage efficiency and good thermal stability were simultaneously achieved.
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Dissolution of simulated nuclear waste glass at high surface area to solution volume, high pH and 70 °C: comparison of international simple glass and SON68 glass

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35114-35127
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04936E, Paper
Open Access
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Felix Brandt, Sébastien Caes, Martina Klinkenberg, Juri Barthel, Sanheng Liu, Karel Lemmens, Dirk Bosbach, Karine Ferrand
Long-term dissolution experiments on two nuclear waste glasses indicate a diffusion-controlled dissolution mechanism including the formation of a porous surface altered layer and secondary phases without a resumption to higher rates.
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Newly synthesized sulfonamide derivatives explored for DNA binding, enzyme inhibitory, and cytotoxicity activities: a mixed computational and experimental analyses

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35047-35063
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06412G, Paper
Open Access
Nasima Arshad, Yasir Mehmood, Hammad Ismail, Fouzia Perveen, Aneela Javed, Pervaiz Ali Channar, Aamer Saeed, Sadia Naseem, Fatima Naseer
This work reports synthesis, characterization, DNA, enzyme binding and cytotoxicity activity of three 4-((3-arylthiazolo[3,4-d]isoxazol-5-yl)amino)benzene sulfonamide derivatives with a thaizaole(3,4-d)isoxazole-based fused ring heterocyclic system.
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Clues from an ionic cocrystal structure: from catalysis to mechanochemistry

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,34843-34847
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05652C, Paper
Open Access
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Bandana Sar, Mollah Rohan Ahsan, Arijit Mukherjee
A crystal structure is no longer conceived as a static entity; rather, it often mirrors crystallization pathways, linking crystal structures with a solution scenario.
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Probing intrinsic defects of aluminium-doped CuO thin films for solar cell applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35184-35197
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06413E, Paper
Open Access
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Adithya Prakash, Vikash Mishra, Mahesha M. G.
Defect-engineered Al-doped CuO thin films deposited via chemical spray pyrolysis find application in solar cell absorbers.
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Carbonate weakens the interactions between potassium and calcareous soil

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35275-35285
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05988C, Paper
Open Access
Wei Du, Shifeng Wang, Yizhe Yang, Chenyang Xu, Feinan Hu, Wuquan Ding, Jialong Lv
Adsorption energies of K+ in carbonate-removed (CREM) and carbonate-reserved (CRES) calcareous soil.
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An exceptional water stable terbium-based metal–organic framework for selective detection of pesticides

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35220-35226
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06622G, Paper
Open Access
Ching-Ping Liu, Ting-En Lin, Jung-Chang Chiang, Bo-Jhen Chen, Po-Hsiu Chien, Su-Ying Chien, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Yen-Hsiang Liu, Kuang-Lieh Lu
The terbium-based metal–organic frameworks (Tb-MOFs) were synthesized successfully under hydrothermal conditions, which could maintain at least 90% of the emission intensity after storage in water for several months.
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Synthesis and antibiotic potential of myxocoumarin-inspired chromene dione analogs

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35215-35219
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05941G, Paper
Open Access
Antonia Behnsen, Gesa Hertrampf, Sandra Vojnović, Jasmina Nikodinović-Runić, Tobias A. M. Gulder
The myxocoumarins are natural products with strong antibiotic activity. We herein explored structural simplification of the myxocoumarins while aiming to retain their antibacterial properties. This led to the discovery of potent myxochromene diones.
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Transient crystallisation of rare earth carbonates during the hydrothermal oxidation of siderite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35305-35322
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05212A, Paper
Open Access
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Maddin M., Rateau R., Szucs A. M., Terribili L., Rodriguez-Blanco J. D.
The researchers investigated the interaction between multi-component rare earth element-bearing aqueous solutions and siderite grains under hydrothermal conditions.
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Morphological analysis of Pd/C nanoparticles using SEM imaging and advanced deep learning

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35172-35183
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06113F, Paper
Open Access
Nguyen Duc Thuan, Hoang Manh Cuong, Nguyen Hoang Nam, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Hoang Si Hong
In this study, we present a comprehensive approach for the morphological analysis of palladium on carbon (Pd/C) nanoparticles utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging and advanced deep learning techniques.
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Visible light driven degradation of BPA and LDPE microplastic films using GO/SCN nanocomposite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35336-35347
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06055E, Paper
Open Access
Ankoor Sura, Sonia Nain
Proposed mechanism of graphene oxide (GO)/sulfur doped carbon nitride (SCN) nanocomposite demonstrating photocatalytic degradation of BPA and LDPE microplastic films under visible light irradiation.
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Enhanced thermomechanical properties of epoxy-multiwalled CNT nano-composites

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35360-35372
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06831A, Paper
Open Access
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Abdullah Alhendal
(A) Preparation of (GPTS-APTS) modified MWCNT solution/GA-CNT, (B) preparation of sol–gel active and partially cured polymer matrix and (C) preparation of ECB-CNT composite.
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Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico studies of novel N-substituted-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-6-carboxamides as promising anticancer agents

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35323-35335
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04492D, Paper
Open Access
Navid Dastyafteh, Manica Negahdaripour, Mohammad Hosein Sayahi, Mina Emami, Younes Ghasemi, Elham Safaei, Homa Azizian, Zahra Pakrouh Jahromi, Mehdi Asadi, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Fateme Zare, Minoo Shahidi, Zahra Pooraskari, Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi-Jazi, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Mahdavi, Sara Ranjbar
Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of novel benzimidazoles were explained. The most potent derivative was subjected to cell cycle, apoptosis, and in silico investigations. Compound 5o proved to be a promising anticancer agent.
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Phenylsulfonate as a photolabile group for intramolecular carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35227-35231
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06592A, Paper
Open Access
Simon Plaize, Jean-François Morin
This study reports the use of phenylsulfonates as photolabile groups to generate aryl radicals, which undergo radical cyclization to yield triphenylene derivatives. The reaction is efficiently carried out under 365 nm with a triplet sensitizer.
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Ab initio study of electronic, elastic, thermodynamic, photocatalytic properties of double antiperovskite, Cs6AgBiX2 (X = Cl, Br, I)

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35348-35359
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05661B, Paper
Open Access
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Laraib Sajid, M. Usman Saeed, S. H. Mashadi, S. Sheryar Abid, Shamiala Pervaiz, Zeeshan Ali, Yousef Mohammed Alanazi, Aziz-Ur-Rahim Bacha, Y. Saeed
We use DFT to study the structural, electronic, optical, photocatalytic, mechanical, vibrational, and thermodynamical behaviors of new double antiperovskite Cs6AgBiX2 (X = Cl, Br, I).
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Surface science studies of the coverage dependent adsorption of methyl acetate and methyl propanoate on graphite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35373-35385
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04466E, Paper
Open Access
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Jack E. Fulker, Wendy A. Brown
The adsorption of methyl acetate and methyl propanoate has been studied on a graphite surface at 28 K. TPD data show that the desorption energy of both molecules is highly coverage dependent with repulsive interactions being seen at low coverages.
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Assessment of optimized FRET substrates as universal corona- and picornavirus main protease substrates for screening assays

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35438-35446
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06573E, Paper
Open Access
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Conrad Fischer, Tayla J. Van Oers, Marco J. van Belkum, Tess Lamer, Aaron Romney, Pu Chen, M. Joanne Lemieux, John C. Vederas
A short FRET peptide was identified as a universal substrate for selected coronavirus Mpros. Kinetic parameters, buffer stability and Z'-assay suggest this substrate as an excellent target for CoV-Mpro HT inhibitor screening assay development.
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Macroporous chitosan/alginate hydrogels crosslinked with genipin accumulate and retain glioblastoma cancer cells

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35286-35304
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06197G, Paper
Open Access
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Lauriane Parès, Sahar Naasri, Lisa Delattre, Hélène Therriault, Benoît Liberelle, Gregory De Crescenzo, Marc-Antoine Lauzon, Nathalie Faucheux, Benoit Paquette, Nick Virgilio
This work demonstrates how macroporous hydrogels can be prepared with porous polylactide molds, and homogeneous solutions of sodium alginate and chitosan crosslinked with genipin, in order to accumulate glioblastoma cancer cells.
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