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Letters to Editor dated 27 June, 2024




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Letters to the Editor dated June 28, 2024




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Wriddhiman Saha announces retirement from cricket after this year's Ranji Trophy

Veteran cricketer Wriddhiman Saha announces retirement, last season in Ranji Trophy, ending a cherished journey in cricket




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India vs New Zealand: Will Young shines in New Zealand’s historic Test series win in India

His biggest contributions came in the third Test at Mumbai when Young’s 71 and 51 across the two innings helped New Zealand become the first team ever to beat India 3-0 in their own backyard




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India’s coaching staff under the scanner ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series

Gambhir & Co. gets captain Rohit’s backing after the home Test series loss against New Zealand; the head coach says the team has to be honest and keep working hard




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Focus on Delhi’s batting unit in clash against Chandigarh

A collective show of strength from the top six hasn’t yet been on view; Rawat and Badoni’s return bolsters the team’s batting options




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Australian pacer Boland looks to keep KL Rahul under pressure ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Rahul made a hundred on his debut tour to Australia in 2015, a 110 at Sydney, but his overall performance Down Under remains scratchy, evidenced by an average of 20.77 across four Tests.




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India vs South Africa 1st T20: Scintillating Samson headlines India’s comfortable 61-run win against Proteas

Often panned for not realising the minefield of talent that he is, Samson became the first Indian batter to hit back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals as his 50-ball-107 with as many as 10 monstrous sixes took India to 202 for 8 in 20 overs.




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A career in career counselling

With study avenues and career opportunities expanding like never before, there is also need for professional counsellors to pick that right path for you.




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The day to dive into the unknown

As Magdalene Aunty turns 91, it revives memories of glorious birthday celebrations by Mughal emperors




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Lovely lotuses blossomed by the sun

Ramanuja’s interpretations of the Sanskrit verses proved that he had the potential of being a good commentator.



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A universal vision

The preceptor constantly attempted for the development of the downtrodden.



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Kohinoor, the mountain of light

From its origin in the Deccan to its present location in the Tower of London, the Kohinoor has had a turbulent journey




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Water without boundaries

It was his trait of mercy that prompted Ramanuja to help the people of Tondanur. Suganthy Krishnamachari writes




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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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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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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
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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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Interfacial properties of a ZnO/PTFE composite from density functional tight-binding simulations

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35097-35103
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06790H, Paper
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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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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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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
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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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Construction of a zero-dimensional halide perovskite in micron scale towards a deeper understanding of phase transformation mechanism and fluorescence applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35490-35497
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06404F, Paper
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Lili Xie, Haiyan Qiu, Yuxin Chen, Yingxue Lu, Yanyan Chen, Lanlan Chen, Shanwen Hu
A zero-dimensional halide perovskite in micron scale is constructed to gain a deeper understanding of phase transformation mechanism and better fluorescence applications.
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Low temperature synthesis of franklinite stabilized cefixime as a multifunctional nanoformulation

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,34156-34164
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06435F, Paper
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Amna Munsaf, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Aroosa Zafar, Bilal Akram, Mahmoud A. A. Ibrahim
Cefixime, an antibiotic with low solubility, stability, bioavailability and therapeutic effectiveness, needs to be administered in larger doses for effective treatment.
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Reaction of unsymmetrical α-bromo-1,3-diketones with N-substituted thioureas: regioselective access to 2-(N-arylamino)-5-acyl-4-methylthiazoles and/or rearranged 2-(N-acylimino)-3-N-aryl-4-methylthiazoles

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35585-35600
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05436A, Paper
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Ranjana Aggarwal, Shilpa Sharma, Naman Jain, Dionisia Sanz, Rosa M. Claramunt, Patricia Delgado, M. Carmen Torralba
Hantzsch's [3 + 2] cyclic condensation of α-bromo-1,3-diketones with N-substituted thioureas.
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Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of 2-oxo-3-phenylquinoxaline derivatives and related compounds against colon cancer

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35679-35695
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06822J, Paper
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M. S. Gomaa, Abdulghany H. A. Ahmed, S. M. El Rayes, Ibrahim A. I. Ali, Walid Fathalla, Mansour S. Alturki, Abdulaziz Hassan Al Khzem, Atiah H. Almalki, Mohammed F. Aldawsari, F. H. Pottoo, Firdos A. Khan, Mohd Amir
The impact of compound 7j on colon cancer cells (HCT-116). Fig. (A) shows the control cells Fig. (B) shows the treatment cells. The arrows show chromatin condensation, nuclear augmentation, and formation of apoptotic bodies.
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Synthesis and characterization of carbonyl functionalized organotellurium(IV) derivatives

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35650-35656
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06023G, Paper
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Puspendra Singh, Mariya Khan, Andrew Duthie, Ray J. Butcher
Aryltellurium trichlorides, ArTeCl3 (Ar = C6H5, Ph; 4-Me-C6H4, p-Tol; 1-C10H7, 1-Nap; 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, Mes) react under mild conditions with acetylacetone/benzoylacetone to give carbonyl functionalized organotellurium(IV) derivatives.
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Synthesis and in vitro assessment of gold nanoparticles conjugated with extracts, sterols and pure compounds derived from marine sponges from the Indian and Pacific Oceans

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,36115-36131
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04068F, Paper
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Avin Ramanjooloo, Devesh Bekah, Samson A. Adeyemi, Philemon Ubanako, Lindokuhle Ngema, Yahya E. Choonara, David E. Williams, Elena A. Polishchuk, Raymond J. Andersen, Archana Bhaw-Luximon
The synthesis of gold nanoparticles using extracts, sterols and pure compounds from marine sponges.
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Stability and magnetic properties of transition metal (V, Cr, Mn, and Fe) doped cobalt oxide clusters: a density functional theory investigation

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,36031-36039
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05482B, Paper
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Nguyen Thi Mai, Tran Dang Thanh, Do Hung Manh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Ngo Thi Lan, Phung Thi Thu, Nguyen Thanh Tung
Con−1TMOn−2+ (n = 6–8), (TM = V, Cr, Mn, and Fe) clusters are investigated using density functional theory calculations.
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Pune bar case: Police detain two people from Mumbai

The detention follows CM Shinde’s order to crackdown on illicit pubs for a ‘drug-free’ Pune