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Bharat Biotech releases Covaxin Phase-3 trial data, claims 77.8% efficacy

Vaccine also offers 65% protection against Delta variant, according to firm




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At K Sureshkumar’s pedagogical laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram students understand basic concepts of Physics by doing experiments on their own

National award-winning science teacher K Sureshkumar’s pedagogical laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram enables students of high school to conduct experiments in Physics and learn the concepts themselves



  • Life & Style

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Life with my noisy roommates Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa

Comedy of errors are wont to occur when a tech writer’s lockdown friends — IoT devices — come out to play




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‘Main aisa kyon hoon’: Exploring the unique factor

David J Linden investigates what makes us human and what makes us distinctly, immutably ourselves




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Exiting with grace and dignity

When changing jobs, upright professionals should communicate their decision to resign with truth and honesty, with respect and gratitude




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Breaking the toxic chain of pretence

A mother, wife, daughter, friend and a colleague shares her struggle to stop pretending that she is in control and accept that it is okay not to be okay




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Modi’s Hindi is an excessively starched kurta

The cliched but persuasive way in which politicians use language




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Explainer: What are NFTs, and why the sudden frenzy about them?

Non-fungible token means something unique that cannot be substituted with another



  • Money & Banking




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PIX: Beyonce, Adele, Lady Gaga at the Grammys

The 59th Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California.





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PIX: Nicki Minaj's curves and Jaden Smith's hair take centre stage at Met Gala

Some celebrities followed the theme while some put on their elegant outfits...









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PIX: Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammys

Looking at the winners of the big night.





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Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux split

'Normally we would do this privately, but given that the gossip industry cannot resist an opportunity to speculate and invent, we wanted to convey the truth directly.'






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Ali Wong Thanks Ex-Husband For Globe Win

American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director Ali Wong has won the 2024 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her performance as Amy Lau in the Netflix series, Beef.




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A cerium-doped tungsten trioxide-functionalized sensing platform for photoelectrochemical detection of ascorbic acid with high sensitivity

Analyst, 2024, 149,5206-5212
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01165A, Paper
Xueying Zhu, Tikai Liang, Dianping Tang
A highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) strategy was proposed for the determination of ascorbic acid (AA).
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An ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor based on a quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with carboxylic group-functionalized MWCNTs

Analyst, 2024, 149,5191-5205
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01061B, Paper
Ahmad Hasan As'ari, Rizky Aflaha, Laila Katriani, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja, Iman Santoso, Rike Yudianti, Kuwat Triyana
Utilizing the specific interaction between carboxylic groups and ammonia gas has led to the development of an ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor based on a quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with carboxylic group-functionalized MWCNTs.
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A highly sensitive and reproducible fluorescence sensor for continuously measuring hydrogen peroxide at the sub-ppm level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5353-5359
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00975D, Paper
Yang Yang, Rui Jiang, En-lai Yang, Jiahao Liang, Ying Xu, Xu-dong Wang
Highly sensitive and reversible fluorescence H2O2 sensor with a limit of detection of 0.02 ppm had been developed. The sensor responded rather fast, had high stability, and can be massively produced with good batch-to-batch consistency.
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Ti-based MOF nanosheets as a mass spectrometry imaging matrix for low molecular weight compounds to reveal the spatiotemporal content changes of hepatotoxic components during the processing of Polygonum multiflorum

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00964A, Paper
Feng-yan Kuang, De-jun Hu, Lu Wang, Fei Chen, Guang-ping Lv
The selection of the matrix is crucial for matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI).
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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
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
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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Phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane-Based Activatable Chemiluminescent Probes: Tuning of Photophysical Properties for Tracing Enzymatic Activities in Living Cells

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01082E, Critical Review
Open Access
Jagpreet Singh Sidhu, Gurjot Kaur, Atharva Rajesh Chavan, Mandeep Chahal, Rajeev Taliyan
The use of chemiluminophores for tracing enzymatic activities in live-cell imaging has gained significant attention, making them valuable tools for diagnostic applications. Among various chemiluminophores, the phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane scaffold exhibits significant...
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Advancing cerumen analysis: exploring innovative vibrational spectroscopy techniques with respect to their potential as new point-of-care diagnostic tools

Analyst, 2024, 149,5381-5393
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00868E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Edoardo Farnesi, Matteo Calvarese, Chen Liu, Carl Messerschmidt, MohammadSadegh Vafaeinezhad, Tobias Meyer-Zedler, Dana Cialla-May, Christoph Krafft, Jonas Ballmaier, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Michael Schmitt, Jürgen Popp
The study demonstrates the potential of advanced vibrational spectroscopy to reveal the complex molecular composition of cerumen, suggesting its promising application as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for identifying disease-related biomarkers.
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Effects of media composition and light exposure on the electrochemical current response during scanning electrochemical microscopy live cell imaging

Analyst, 2024, 149,5555-5562
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01075B, Paper
Nikita Thomas, Mengzhen Lyu, Jadon Khouv, Dhésmon Lima, Sabine Kuss
The cellular electrochemical current response is impacted by media composition and light exposure during scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM).
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Probing the role of ligation and exonuclease digestion towards non-specific amplification in bioanalytical RCA assays

Analyst, 2024, 149,5491-5503
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00866A, Paper
Vandana Kuttappan Nair, Chandrika Sharma, Shrawan Kumar, Mrittika Sengupta, Souradyuti Ghosh
Comprehensive quantitative analysis of various ligation and digestion conditions to identify and minimize non-specific amplification in RCA bioanalytical methods.
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Electrochemical Sensing of Sodium ions present in Bovine Serum using 4-tert Butylcalix[4]arene as Receptor

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01297F, Paper
Adrian Ebenazer Paul, Gaurav Gaur, Abdullah Alswieleh, Jerry J. Wu, Sambandam Anandan
The concentration of sodium ions can cause severe imbalances (high pressure on blood vessels, swelling of the muscular tissues, and misfunctioning of the whole nervous system) to the system in...
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Capillary-flow driven microfluidic sensor based on tyrosinase for fast user-friendly assessment of pesticide exposures

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01203H, Paper
Open Access
Claire E. Hefner, Prakash Aryal, Eric Brack, Todd Alexander, Charles S. Henry
Assessment of pesticide exposure using a fast-flow capillary device (created with Bio.Render.com).
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Evaluation of extracellular vesicle aggregation by single vesicle analysis

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01112K, Paper
Johan Yi, Suyeon Kim, Chungmin Han, Jaesung Park
A TIRF microscopy-based method for single vesicle aggregation analysis enables precise assessment of EV aggregation under various conditions, enhancing EV characterization and functional analysis.
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Exploring gunshot residue detection in fingerprints by functionalized particle-coupled matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01260G, Paper
Sunil S. Adav, Yan Wen Crystal Tan, Choon Teck Low, Song Wei Loo, Ridhwan Yusoff, Archana Gautam, Yuk Lin Yong, Chiew Yung Yang, Chin Chin Lim, Kee Woei Ng
In firearm forensic investigations, detecting gunshot residue (GSR) is crucial for linking firearms to suspects and determining firing distance for forensic reconstruction.
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Near-infrared frequency upconversion fluorescent probe for rapid and sensitive visual detection of sulfur dioxide

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01269K, Paper
Hong Zeng, Xiao Ma, Shufen Pan, Yuting Han, Yanyan Tang, Yulan Fan, Yongquan Wu
Inflammation is a complex physiological response involving various cellular and molecular events. Sulfur dioxide (SO2), which is usually in the form of HSO3- and SO32- under physiological conditions, plays a...
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Enter LPG, exit gobar gas



  • A J Vinayak

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Oxidation of fine aluminum particles: thermally induced transformations in particle shells and kinetics of oxide nucleation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27602-27616
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03355H, Paper
Andrey V. Korshunov
A submicron aluminum particle during oxidation is a shrinking spherical segment due to the growth of a single γ-Al2O3 nucleus.
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Modeling interfacial electric fields and the ethanol oxidation reaction at electrode surfaces

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27544-27560
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02765E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Yuhan Mei, Fanglin Che, N. Aaron Deskins
The electrochemical environment present at surfaces can have a large effect on surface reactivity.
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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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Electrochemical system of nitrogen-doped TiO2, Fe–N–C, and copper hexacyanoferrate electrodes for photo-assisted energy conversion in acidic wastewater treatment

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27498-27509
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02063D, Paper
Bianca Tainá Ferreira, Matheus Martins, Fritz Huguenin
This study examines the electrochemical performance of nitrogen-doped TiO2, Fe–N–C, and CuHCF electrodes for energy conversion in acidic solution neutralization, capturing 62.9 kJ per mole of protons.
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Experimental and theoretical study of the Sn–O bond formation between atomic tin and molecular oxygen

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27763-27771
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03687E, Paper
Iakov A. Medvedkov, Anatoliy A. Nikolayev, Shane J. Goettl, Zhenghai Yang, Alexander M. Mebel, Ralf I. Kaiser
In this article, we combine state-of-art electronic structure calculations and crossed beam experiments to expose the reaction dynamics of 120Sn(3Pj) + 16O2(X3Σg) → 120Sn16O(X1Σ+) + 16O(3P) reaction that involve extensive ISC.
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Hydrogen bond network structures of protonated 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol/ethanol mixed clusters probed by infrared spectroscopy combined with a deep-learning structure sampling approach: the origin of the linear type network preference in protonated fluoroal

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27751-27762
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03534H, Paper
Po-Jen Hsu, Atsuya Mizuide, Jer-Lai Kuo, Asuka Fujii
Infrared spectroscopy combined with a deep-learning structure sampling approach reveals the origin of the unusual structure preference in protonated fluorinated alcohol clusters.
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Hydrogen tunneling with an atypically small KIE measured in the mediated decomposition of the Co(CH3COOH)+ complex

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27741-27750
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02722A, Paper
Open Access
Simon U. Okafor, Gabriele Pinto, Michael Brdecka, William Smith, Tucker W. R. Lewis, Michael Gutierrez, Darrin J. Bellert
Rate-limiting hydrogen/deuterium tunneling rate constants are measured in the photon initiated decay of Co(CH3COOH)+ with small KIE values.
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Two-dimensional Janus XWZAZ' (X = S, Se, Te; A = Si, Ge; Z, Z' = N, P, As): candidates for photocatalytic water splitting and piezoelectric materials

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27314-27324
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03503H, Paper
Zhen Gao, Hongbo Wu, Yao He, Kai Xiong
Janus two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit strong light absorption and high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency, making them promising candidates for photocatalytic water splitting applications.
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Insights of the peroxychloroformyl radical ClC(O)OO via microwave spectrum

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27669-27676
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03506B, Paper
Ching-Hua Chang, Wen Chao, Cheng-Han Tsai, Mitchio Okumura, Frank A. F. Winiberg, Yasuki Endo
Pure rotational spectra of trans-ClC(O)O2 (left) and cis-ClC(O)O2 (right), and the potential energy curve connecting the two conformers. The energy diagram and the observed transitions for the trans-ClC(O)O2 are also shown.
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Dynamics of ionic liquids by means of nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation – overview of theoretical approaches

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27248-27259
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03183K, Review Article
Danuta Kruk, Elzbieta Masiewicz, Roksana Markiewicz, Rajendra Kumar Singh
Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry probes the translational and rotational dynamics of ionic liquids. To take advantage of this unique experimental potential, appropriate theoretical models are needed.
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