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Making antibodies to treat coronavirus, and why planting trees won’t save the planet

Staff Writer Jon Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about using monoclonal antibodies to treat or prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2. Many companies and researchers are rushing to design and test this type of treatment, which proved effective in combating Ebola last year. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here, and all of our Research and Editorials here. And Karen Holl, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, joins Sarah to discuss the proper planning of tree-planting campaigns. It turns out that just putting a tree in the ground is not enough to stop climate change and reforest the planet. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF).




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Vacuum in Particle Accelerators: Modelling, Design and Operation of Beam Vacuum Systems


 
A unique guide on how to model and make the best vacuum chambers

Vacuum in Particle Accelerators offers a comprehensive overview of ultra-high vacuum systems that are used in charge particle accelerators. The book?s contributors ? noted experts in the field ? also highlight the design and modeling of vacuum particle accelerators.

The book reviews vacuum requirements, identifies sources of gas in vacuum chambers and explores methods of removing them.

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Polymer Electrolytes: Characterization Techniques and Energy Applications


 
A comprehensive overview of the main characterization techniques of polymer electrolytes and their applications in electrochemical devices

Polymer Electrolytes is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the characterization and applications of polymer electrolytes. The authors ? noted experts on the topic ? discuss the various characterization methods, including impedance spectroscopy and thermal characterization. The authors also provide information

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Surface Modification of Polymers: Methods and Applications


 
A guide to modifying and functionalizing the surfaces of polymers

Surface Modification of Polymers is an essential guide to the myriad methods that can be employed to modify and functionalize the surfaces of polymers. The functionalization of polymer surfaces is often required for applications in sensors, membranes, medicinal devices, and others. The contributors?noted experts on the topic?describe the polymer surface in detail and discuss the internal

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Biobased Polyols for Industrial Polymers


 
The replacement of polyols synthesized from petrochemical by polyols originating from natural products, notably from vegetable oils and animal fats, has been the subject of research projects for a number of decades.

Very recently, however, the polymers industry has intensified its efforts to include the “green products”, such as biobased polyols, in applications already available in the market. Examples of such applications include polyurethane foams


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Corrosion Inhibitors in the Oil and Gas Industry


 
Provides comprehensive coverage of corrosion inhibitors in the oil and gas industries

Considering the high importance of corrosion inhibitor development for the oil and gas sectors, this book provides a thorough overview of the most recent advancements in this field. It systematically addresses corrosion inhibitors for various applications in the oil and gas value chain, as well as the fundamentals of corrosion inhibition and interference of inhibitors

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Handbook of Fibrous Materials, 2 Volumes: Volume 1: Production and Characterization / Volume 2: Applications in Energy, Environmental Science and Healthcare


 
Edited by a leading expert in the field with contributions from experienced researchers in fibers and textiles, this handbook reviews the current state of fibrous materials and provides a broad overview of their use in research and development. Volume One focuses on the classes of fibers, their production and characterization, while the second volume concentrates on their applications, including emerging ones in the areas of energy, environmental

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Ferroic Materials for Smart Systems: From Fundamentals to Device Applications


 
Presents state-of-the-art knowledge?from basic insights to applications?on ferroic materials-based devices

This book covers the fundamental physics, fabrication methods, and applications of ferroic materials and covers bulk, thin films, and nanomaterials. It provides a thorough overview of smart materials and systems involving the interplays among the mechanical strain, electrical polarization, magnetization, as well as heat and light. Materials presented

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Nanotechnology for Microfluidics


 
The book focuses on microfluidics with applications in nanotechnology. The first part summarizes the recent advances and achievements in the field of microfluidic technology, with emphasize on the the influence of nanotechnology. The second part introduces various applications of microfluidics in nanotechnology, such as drug delivery, tissue engineering and biomedical diagnosis.

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Crystallography and Crystal Defects, 3rd Edition


 

The classic book that presents a unified approach to crystallography and the defects found within crystals, revised and updated

This new edition of Crystallography and Crystal Defectsexplains the modern concepts of crystallography in a clear, succinct manner and shows how to apply these concepts in the analyses of point, line and planar defects in crystalline materials. 

Fully revised and updated, this book now includes:



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Mira & Misha try their hands at embroidery

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are reportedly self-quarantining in Punjab with their kids Misha and Zain. The duo has been making the most of their free time amid the lockdown and spending time with the family.




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Pic: KJo wishes Vijay on his birthday

South superstar Vijay Deverakonda, who set the screens on fire with his performance in ‘Arjun Reddy’, is celebrating his 31st birthday today. Post the success of his film, he became a known name all over. After a lot of speculations of him making Bollywood debut, he has finally signed a film opposite Ananya Panday which is directed by Puri Jagannadh.




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Popular mother-daughter jodis of Bollywood




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Here's Salman-Jacky's 2nd lockdown interview

After leaving the audience stunned with a beautiful track 'Pyaar Karona', Salman Khan is all set to release a new song which is titled as 'Tere Bina’, as he had promised to deliver two more songs to the audience.




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One more Koyambedu worker tests positive in Tiruchi

He has been admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital




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‘Comply with COVID 19 safety protocol’

TIRUCHIThe Tiruchi Corporation has directed all its contractors to strictly adhere to all safety protocols prescribed in view of the COVID 19 pandemic




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Sunil Kant Munjal recounts his father and uncles' journey of building Hero

The Munjal brothers knew bicycles. They did not have any capital, but possessed the technical knowledge and skills to make their mark in the rapidly growing bicycle industry, he writes




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Former Delhi Police Commissioner recalls the day terror struck Parliament

Nearly 20 years ago, when a suicide squad stormed the complex, the author was among the first to appear on the scene.




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Arun Jaitley's selected writings reveal NDA's war against corruption

No society can indefinitely sustain a system where income earners consider tax evasion to be a way of life




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Diversity doctrines

The book has been roundly discredited on moral, political, and scientific grounds.




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Hilary Mantel's new novel brings Thomas Cromwell across the finish line

The Mirror and the Light is the triumphant capstone to Mantel's trilogy on Thomas Cromwell




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How Conzerv Systems and Schneider Electric managed a tricky biz of merger

Most acquisitions fail because of a cultural clash. But Conzerv Systems and Schneider Electric managed this thorny issue successfully.




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From democracy to tyranny

Peter Fritzsche's answer to these questions has been to go back and reassess what we think we know about Hitler's rise




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Product :: Apple Pro Training Series: Pages, Numbers, and Keynote




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Product :: Apple Pro Training Series: OS X Server Essentials 10.10: Using and Supporting OS X Server on Yosemite




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Product :: Brand Flip, The: Why customers now run companies and how to profit from it




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Product :: Apple Watch Book, The: Master the most personal computer in your life




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Product :: Brand Flip, The: Why customers now run companies and how to profit from it




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Habitus and Field: General Sociology, Volume 2 (1982-1983)


 
This is the second of five volumes based on the lectures given by Pierre Bourdieu at the Collège de France in the early 1980s under the title ‘General Sociology’. In these lectures, Bourdieu sets out to define and defend sociology as an intellectual discipline, and in doing so he introduces and clarifies all the key concepts which have come to define his distinctive intellectual approach.

In this volume, Bourdieu focuses on two of his most important

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Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today


 

Many of us wonder what we could possibly do to end oppression, exploitation, and injustice. People have studied revolutions and protest movements for centuries, but few have focused on prefigurative politics, the idea of 'building the new society within the shell of the old'. 

Fed up with capitalism? Get organised and build the institutions of the future in radical unions and local communities. Tired of politicians stalling on climate change? Set up



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Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today


 

Many of us wonder what we could possibly do to end oppression, exploitation, and injustice. People have studied revolutions and protest movements for centuries, but few have focused on prefigurative politics, the idea of 'building the new society within the shell of the old'. 

Fed up with capitalism? Get organised and build the institutions of the future in radical unions and local communities. Tired of politicians stalling on climate change? Set up



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Prospective Philosophy of Software: A Simondonian Study


 
Computer software (operating systems, web browsers, word processors, etc.) structure our daily lives. Comprising both a user interface and the electronic circuits of the machine it is printed to, software represents a hybrid object at the crossroads of materiality and immateriality. But is it, strictly speaking, a technical object ? By examining the status of software against the criteria of philosophy of classic techniques, in particular that of

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Migration and Inequality


 

In a world of increasingly heated political debates on migration, relentlessly caught up in questions of security, humanitarian crisis, and cultural “problems,” this book radically shifts the focus to address migration through the lens of inequality.
 
Taking an innovative approach, Mirna Safi offers a fresh perspective on how migration is embedded in the elementary mechanisms that shape the landscape of inequality. She sketches out three distinct



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Migration and Inequality


 

In a world of increasingly heated political debates on migration, relentlessly caught up in questions of security, humanitarian crisis, and cultural “problems,” this book radically shifts the focus to address migration through the lens of inequality.
 
Taking an innovative approach, Mirna Safi offers a fresh perspective on how migration is embedded in the elementary mechanisms that shape the landscape of inequality. She sketches out three distinct



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Spinoza: Then and Now, Essays, Volume 3


 
This third and final volume of the series of writings by Antonio Negri examines how Spinoza’s thought constitutes a radical break with past ideas and an essential tool for envisaging a form of politics beyond capitalism.

Negri shows how Spinoza’s ideas have facilitated radical renewal from their beginnings to the present day. It was the democratic freedoms and spirit of solidarity fostered in The Netherlands of the 17th century that allowed Spinoza

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Spinoza: Then and Now, Essays, Volume 3


 
This third and final volume of the series of writings by Antonio Negri examines how Spinoza’s thought constitutes a radical break with past ideas and an essential tool for envisaging a form of politics beyond capitalism.

Negri shows how Spinoza’s ideas have facilitated radical renewal from their beginnings to the present day. It was the democratic freedoms and spirit of solidarity fostered in The Netherlands of the 17th century that allowed Spinoza

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Grammatical Number in Welsh: Diachrony and Typology


 

The first comprehensive treatment of grammatical number in Welsh - an intriguing, yet relatively neglected area in the study of number phenomena. 



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The Wiley Handbook of Healthcare Treatment Engagement: Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice


 

Against a global backdrop of problematic adherence to medical treatment, this volume addresses and provides practical solutions to the simple question: “Why don’t patients take treatments that could save their lives?”

The Wiley handbook of Healthcare Treatment Engagementoffers a guide to the theory, research and clinical practice of promoting patient engagement in healthcare treatment at individual, organizational and systems levels. The concept of



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Political Geography: A Critical Introduction


 

Brings political geography to life—explores key concepts, critical debates, and contemporary research in the field. 

Political geography is the study of how power struggles both shape and are shaped by the places in which they occur—the spatial nature of political power. PoliticalGeography: A Critical Introduction helps students understand how power is related to space, place, and territory, illustrating how everyday life and the world of global conflict



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Image Beyond the Screen: Projection Mapping


 

Videomapping with its use of digital images is an audiovisual format that has gained traction with the creative industries. It consists of projecting images onto diverse surfaces, according to their geometric characteristics. It is also synonymous with spatial augmented reality, projection mapping and spatial correspondence.

Image Beyond the Screen lays the foundations for a field of interdisciplinary study, encompassing the audiovisual, humanities



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REVEALED: How much India <em>really</em> spends on defence

'India is ahead only of Pakistan in the amount spent on each soldier a year.'




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#ThrowbackDiaries: When stars were young

Time to look at intriguing flashback pix, posted by Bollywood folk.




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'Chintu<I>ji</I>'s scolding was always hilarious'

Juhi Chawla remembers her co-star Rishi Kapoor.




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'I feel Chintu will call any moment'

'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.'




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'My only grudge is Irrfan spoiled me for life'

'It's difficult to explain what a wondrous, beautiful, overwhelming, painful and exciting this journey has been.'




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5 Things You Didn't Know About Irrfan

Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.




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Ultra-trace determination of domoic acid in the Ebro Delta estuary by SPE-HILIC-HRMS

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,1966-1974
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02617G, Paper
Open Access
Cristina Bosch-Orea, Josep Sanchís, Damiá Barceló, Marinella Farré
Marine phytoplankton, such as diatoms, are responsible for a considerable part of carbon fixation and form the basis of the marine food web.
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A fluorescence-positioned hybridization chain reaction system for sensitive detection of Salmonella in milk

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,1958-1965
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00184H, Paper
Guotai Yang, Shuang Yu, Yang Liu, Jin Huang, Qianying Li, Zoraida P. Aguilar, Hengyi Xu
In this study, a fluorescence-positioned hybridization chain reaction (HCR) system for the detection of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) specific to Salmonella was developed.
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A membraneless gas-trapping device for cyanide detection and quantification

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,2009-2015
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00245C, Paper
Chatipat Lorpaiboon, Wanutcha Lorpaiboon, Manchuta Dangkulwanich
A novel device for trapping gaseous compounds was invented and employed to create a user-friendly cyanide test kit for aqueous solutions.
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A deep learning approach to identify association of disease–gene using information of disease symptoms and protein sequences

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,2016-2026
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02333J, Paper
Xingyu Chen, Qixing Huang, Yang Wang, Jinlong Li, Haiyan Liu, Yun Xie, Zong Dai, Xiaoyong Zou, Zhanchao Li
Prediction of disease–gene association based on a deep convolutional neural network.
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