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Govt. has started acquisition of private land for flood mitigation projects in the city: Udhayanidhi

Civic agencies have been directed to prepare for rain over the next four days. A total of 1,194 pumps and 524 jet-rodding and 158 super-sucker machines have been readied for use in the city, he says




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Livestock death: Tiruppur farmers plan novel protest on Nov. 23 at Collectorate




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India’s disaster management story as a work in progress

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved




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A step forward in removing caste bias from India’s prisons

While the Supreme Court of India’s striking down of caste-based practices in prisons is significant, the directive to remove caste references from prison records needs reconsideration




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Strengthening the India link in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

India’s formal acceptance of two landmark agreements will boost the IPEF




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The prescription is no more AIIMS or CHCs

Rural Community Health Centres and the new AIIMS have a high staff vacancy; the solution is to manage things efficiently with the resources that are available




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​Solemn promise: On restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir  

There can be no further delay in restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir




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India’s cities, expanding hubs of precarious employment

There have been fundamental shifts in India’s urban workforce and city development, affecting informal workers in particular




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​Testing time: On climate action and President Trump

Donald Trump’s second term could add to the stress on climate action plans 




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​All or any: On resources and Supreme Court verdict

The state must have enough bandwidth to guard against concentration of resources 




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Are pro-natalist policies the way to address the ageing population problem?




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The lasting impression

In relationships, business meetings and family functions, the last impression is very important




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Ending discrimination in prisons

While the Supreme Court did away with caste discrimination in prisons, incorporating basic amenities in prisons by amending the Model Prison Manual 2016 will ensure a minimum dignified life inside prisons




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SEE: A meeting of legendary proportions

Ashwin posted a picture on Instagram, sharing his joy on meeting the five-time world chess champion.




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Encapsulation of TixFeyLamOz nanoparticles into NH2-MIL-125(Ti) to fabricate a promising photocatalyst for the C–N coupling reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,849-860
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00457K, Paper
Yahya Absalan, Mohammad Rafsanjani Dehghazi, Reza Samavati, Kambiz Souri, Mostafa Gholizadeh
An array of organic compounds and natural products can be synthesized through carbon–nitrogen coupling reactions.
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From microkinetic model to process: understanding the role of the boron nitride surface and gas phase chemistry in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,795-802
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00600J, Paper
Unni Kurumbail, William P. McDermott, Edgard A. Lebrón-Rodríguez, Ive Hermans
In the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over boron nitride, propylene selectivity is lost due to unselective gas-phase chemistry.
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Surface treatment of magnetite nanoparticle thin films with potassium phosphate for calcium phosphate precipitation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,782-786
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00048J, Communication
Reo Kimura, Kazuto Sugimoto, Iori Yamada, Motohiro Tagaya
The treatment of magnetite nanoparticle thin films with potassium phosphate and their surface reaction with simulated body fluid were in situ monitored by the QCM-D technique, which is suitable for the precipitation of calcium phosphate.
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Determination of intermediates and products of the uranyl aerosol formation in UF6 hydrolysis in the gas phase

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00665D, Paper
Open Access
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Christian Mark Salvador, Jason M. Richards, Shannon M. Mahurin, Meng-Dawn Cheng, Joshua A. Hubbard
A graphical representation of the uranyl aerosol formation.
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Comprehensive Study of Lumped Kinetic Models and Bio-Oil Characterization in Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Sargassum sp.

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00674C, Paper
Teta Fathya Widawati, Muhammad Fuad Refki, Rochmadi Rochmadi, Arief Budiman
Indonesia, renowned for its tropical marine environments, boasts a rich diversity of macroalgae, with Sargassum being a major contributor. Currently, Sargassum's primary application revolves around alginate extraction, prompting a systematic...
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Novel TPMS carbon-based monolithic catalysts by three-dimensional printing for enhancement of nitrobenzene hydrogenation reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00049H, Paper
Haoyang Wang, Haoran Tian, Qi Zhang, Li Zhang
Preparation of periodic curved surface, structured, carbon-based catalysts using a 3D printing method achieved good results in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline in a packed-bed micro-reactor.
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Catalytic degradation of pine sawdust over heterotopic Ca–Fe and HZSM-5 to produce aromatic hydrocarbons

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00572K, Paper
Huifen Kang, Xintong Guo, Mei An, Conghua Ma, Guozhang Chang, Qingjie Guo, Jingjing Ma
Up to 90.47% aromatic proportion and a 31.02 mg g−1 BTEX yield were obtained by heterogeneous catalysis of Ca–Fe and HZSM-5.
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A sequential lumped kinetic modelling approach for the co-pyrolysis of plastic mixtures with a heavy refinery intermediate product in a tubular reactor

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00075G, Paper
Open Access
Sebastian-Mark Lorbach, Andreas E. Lechleitner, Teresa Schubert, Markus Lehner
A novel sequential approach for the lumped kinetic modelling of a plastic pyrolysis process in a tubular reactor.
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Scaling-up continuous production of mesoporous silica particles at kg scale: design & operational strategies

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00707C, Paper
Rajashri B. Jundale, Jayesh R. Sonawane, Anil V. Palghadmal, Hemant Kumar Jaiswal, Hital S. Deore, Amol A. Kulkarni
This paper demonstrates a continuous flow pilot-scale production of highly porous mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) via a soft template based technique.
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Efficient removal of dibutyl phthalate from aqueous solutions: recent advances in adsorption and oxidation approaches

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00055B, Review Article
Yaqi Wang, Jiawei Wu, Wenju Zhang, Linyun Zhong, Dan Zhang, Siqi Yan, Junyou Shi
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a recognized endocrine-disrupting contaminant, poses substantial environmental challenges due to its persistence, resistance to degradation, and potential for bioaccumulation.
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Bridgestone invests $85 million to boost premium tire production and development in India

Investment to focus on Bridgestone’s Pune and Indore manufacturing plants, with production capacity at the Pune plant set to increase by 1.1 million tires annually by 2029




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India Cements’ Q2 loss widens on falling cement prices despite eased cost pressures

India Cements reports a sharp increase in its net loss to ₹240 crore




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LatentView Analytics Q2FY25 net profit grows 17%

The acquisition of Decision Point Analytics has concluded and integration of the GTM and delivery teams is underway




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Inteva Products to expand manufacturing facility in Pune with $3.3 million investment

Inteva Products’ expansion project to increase the plant’s production space by 70 per cent, to a total of 85,000 square feet




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Create SECI-like entity for efficient long-term procurement of green hydrogen: TERI

The policy think tank also recommends creating an SPV for each industrial segment for development of pilot plants




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Tata Motors’ Q2 profit falls 11.18% due to weak performance

Lower sales volumes, supply constraints and underperformance of JLR, PVs resulted in the decline in profits




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Lupin aims to be part of ‘first wave of generics’ on GLP-1 products: Nilesh Gupta

GLP-1 products going off patent in some markets includes popular Type-2 diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic




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PFC reports net profit of ₹7,215 Cr in Q2 FY25

The power and infrastructure sector lender’s consolidated total income rose to ₹25,755 croe in Q2FY25




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UnifyApps raises $20 million in Series A funding to deliver AI agents across enterprise

Iconiq Growth has invested in companies like Airbnb, Uber and Snowflake. ICONIQ Growth General Partner Matt Jacobson has joined UnifyApps’ board of directors as part of the new funding




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Asian Paints profit declines 43.7% to ₹693.7 crore in Q2

Asian Paints had logged a net profit of ₹1,232.39 crore during the July-September period a year ago




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Ashok Leyland sees a positive shift in the e-bus procurement market with reasonable bidding rates

Dheeraj Hinduja expressed confidence that these initiatives are helping establish a more stable and predictable framework for procuring electric vehicles, which will benefit the sector’s long-term growth




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Zomato launches Food Rescue initiative to prevent wastage due to cancellations

The platform said that every month, about four lakh food orders are cancelled, posing a serious challenge




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ITC’s snack brand Bingo! Inks five-year partnership to promote Pickleball in India

This partnership, starts with the Bingo! World Pickleball Championship (WPC)




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Post US President elections, China may look at reducing steel exports: Tata Steel MD

oOur projects are moving at the right pace, says TV Narendran




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Jubilant FoodWorks net profit dips, revenues rise 43 per cent

Consolidated revenue from operations jumped 42.8 per cent to ₹1,954.72 crore  




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Other income takes TVS SCS into profits

Improved business environment attributed to the turnaround




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Home-grown solutions to life’s little problems

Subashree has proved a home garden is all it takes to have good health, good looks and a good life




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The April bounty

It is an advance warning mechanism of nature asking whether preparedness is in place to receive rain.




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Spotted! Preity's husband at Wankhede

Bollywood actor Preity Zinta was spotted at the Wankhede stadium on Saturday afternoon with her husband Gene Goodenough.




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Microencapsulation of broccoli sulforaphane using whey and pea protein: in vitro dynamic gastrointestinal digestion and intestinal absorption by Caco-2-HT29-MTX-E12 cells

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03446E, Paper
Open Access
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Ali Ali Redha, Luciana Torquati, John R. Bows, Michael J. Gidley, Daniel Cozzolino
Sulforaphane-rich extract was prepared from broccoli. The extract was encapsulated with whey and pea protein isolates by freeze-drying. The products were characterised and assessed for in vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability.
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Along the gut-bone marrow signaling pathway: use of longan polysaccharides to regenerate blood cells after chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03758H, Paper
Shiai Zeng, Lan Gao, Kai Wang, Xuwei Liu, Zhuoyan Hu, Lei Zhao
TLPL promoted the production of Lactobacillus in myelosuppressed mice, and promoted the haematopoiesis of bone marrow cells via the gut-bone marrow axis.
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Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0, PA) induces mild maternal glucose intolerance and promotes the growth of the offspring partly through up-regulating liver PPARα and MAPK signaling pathways

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03970J, Paper
Jun Wang, Shiqi Zheng, Ziying Li, Yimei Tang, Yanhua Huang, Junwen Wang, Rui Li, Jie Peng
1% PA can induce a mild decrease in the maternal glucose tolerance and lipolysis mainly by activated MAPK and PPARα signaling.
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Rice bran supplement ameliorates chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors in mice

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10600-10613
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO00718B, Paper
Minji Kim, Minseok Yoon, Suengmok Cho, Min Jung Kim, Min Young Um
RBS alleviates chronic stress-induced depressive-like behaviors by modulating the HPA axis, increasing neurotransmitter levels, downregulating GR, and enhancing ERK-CREB-BDNF signaling. γ-Oryzanol, a major component, acts as a GR antagonist, contributing to RBS's antidepressant effects.
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The influence of magnesium and manganese cations on the chemical and bioactive properties of purple and green basil

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10644-10662
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02820A, Paper
Izamara de Oliveira, Antonios Chrysargyris, Tiane C. Finimundy, Márcio Carocho, Celestino Santos-Buelga, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Nikolaos Tzortzakis, Lillian Barros, Sandrina A. Heleno
Effects of hydroponic cultivation with enriched concentrations of magnesium (+Mg), manganese (+Mn), combinations of +Mg and +Mn, or decreased concentrations of these minerals (control) on the chemical/bioactive attributes of basil, were investigated.
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Enhancement of the flavor and functional characteristics of cod protein isolate using an enzyme–microbe system

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10717-10731
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02272F, Paper
Zheng-Fei Yan, Jia-Yu Chen, Jing Yang, Shuai Yuan, Xue-Yi Qiao, Bo Xu, Ling-Qia Su
Cod protein isolate was first debittered using Streptomyces canus aminopeptidase (ScAPase) and then deodorized through probiotic fermentation, showing the most substantial. These products showed the most substantial proliferation effect on probiotics.
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Immune-enhancing effect of Weizmannia coagulans BCG44 and its supernatant on cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice and RAW264.7 cells via the modulation of the gut microbiota

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10679-10697
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02452D, Paper
Open Access
Yafang Xu, Yi Wang, Tao Song, Xiaxia Li, Haolin Zhou, Oumarou Zafir Chaibou, Bing Wang, Huajun Li
W. coagulans BCG44 and its supernatant possess potential immunomodulatory activity and modulate gut microbiota dysbiosis in CTX-induced immunosuppression.
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