1

​Flipping scripts: On the Haryana and J&K election results  

BJP and INDIA bloc emerge clear winners in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir




1

Sweet and sour: On the laddu ‘adulteration’ case  

The inquiry into laddu adulteration must not be communalised




1

Deeper role: On the U.S. and West Asia conflicts   

The escalating conflict cycle in West Asia could have disastrous consequences




1

Battle of wits: On the Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections 

The Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls will witness intense political battles




1

​Governor vs Government: On the hostilities in Tamil Nadu

Mr. Ravi must be withdrawn for needlessly wading into controversies




1

​Over the borderline: On the India-China deal 

The agreement between India and China opens new opportunities  




1

Growth prescription: On the latest World Economic Outlook 

The IMF’s ‘mediocre’ medium-term outlook merits policy attention




1

Cost of Games: On the 2026 Commonwealth Games 

Taking out popular sports from the CWG is a short-term solution 




1

​Building blocks: On the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan  

The BRICS Summit showed that Russia was not without friends




1

​Beautifully vague: On the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s inaugural conference  

Actor Vijay seems to be targeting both the BJP and the DMK 




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Design, synthesis, inhibitory activity, and molecular simulations study for D-glucose-conjugated thioureas containing pyrimidine ring as multitarget inhibitors against α-amylase, α-glucosidase, DDP-4, and PTP1B in Type 2 diabetes mellitus

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3395-3417
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00334A, Research Article
Vu Ngoc Toan, Do Son Hai, Hoang Thi Kim Van, Nguyen Minh Tri, Duong Ngoc Toan, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Nguyen Dinh Thanh
D-Glucose-conjugated thioureas from 2-aminopyrimidines had inhibitory activity against α-amylase, α-glucosidase, DPP-4, PTP1B. The cytotoxicity, inhibitory kinetics, and molecular simulations of the most potent inhibitors 8k, 8j, 8f, and 8h were studied.
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Lead optimisation of OXS007417: in vivo PK profile and hERG liability modulation to optimise a small molecule differentiation agent for the potential treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3495-3506
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00275J, Research Article
Open Access
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Thomas J. Cogswell, Laia Josa-Culleré, David Zimmer, Sébastien R. G. Galan, Morgan Jay-Smith, Kate S. Harris, Carole J. R. Bataille, Thomas R. Jackson, Douzi Zhang, Stephen G. Davies, Paresh Vyas, Thomas A. Milne, Graham M. Wynne, Angela J. Russell
The optimisation of a class of AML differentiation agents is described to show improved potency, solubility and stability, reduced off target toxicity, and tumour regression in a murine model in vivo.
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The synthesis and bioactivities of ROCK2 inhibitors with 1,2-dithiolan-3-yl motif

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3576-3596
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00438H, Research Article
Ruolin Cao, Fangyu Du, Zhiqiang Liu, Pengcheng Cai, Minggang Qi, Wei Xiao, Xuefei Bao, Guoliang Chen
Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinase (ROCK) plays an important role in inflammation.
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Discovery of highly potent SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 methyltransferase inhibitors based on adenosine 5'-carboxamides

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3469-3476
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00422A, Research Article
Open Access
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Hugo Kocek, Dominika Chalupská, Milan Dejmek, Alexandra Dvořáková, Michala Zgarbová, Michal Šála, Karel Chalupský, Petra Krafčíková, Tomáš Otava, Matúš Drexler, Eliška Procházková, Blanka Klepetářová, Milan Štefek, Ján Kozic, Helena Mertlíková-Kaiserová, Evzen Boura, Jan Weber, Radim Nencka
SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 methyltransferase inhibitors based on adenosine 5'-carboxamides.
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1

SLL-1A-16 suppresses proliferation and induces autophagy in non-small-cell lung cancer cells via the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3460-3468
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00405A, Research Article
Xiaoqin Luo, Jin Wang, Ruichang Wang, Jiabing Lian, Mengnan Guo, Hongrui Zhou, Mengxue Zhang, Zhe Yang, Xiaolong Li, Xianran He, Xiuli Bi
Schematic of proposed mechanism for the treatment of the SLL-1A-16 inhibiting the proliferation in NSCLC.
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1

Discovery and optimisation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3477-3484
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00266K, Research Article
Raitis Bobrovs, Svetlana Terentjeva, Ninni Elise Olafsen, Zilvinas Dambrauskas, Antanas Gulbinas, Toivo Maimets, Indrek Teino, Aigars Jirgensons, Jason Matthews, Kristaps Jaudzems
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a versatile ligand-dependent transcription factor involved in diverse biological processes, from metabolic adaptations to immune system regulation.
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1

Next-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors to overcome C797S mutation in non-small cell lung cancer (2019–2024)

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3371-3394
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00384E, Review Article
Debasis Das, Lingzhi Xie, Jian Hong
Prospects of novel fourth-generation EGFR-TKIs overcoming C797S-mediated resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.
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Exploring 7β-amino-6-nitrocholestens as COVID-19 antivirals: in silico, synthesis, evaluation, and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug design: assessing the cytotoxicity and antioxidant activity of 3β-acetoxynitrocholestane

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00257A, Research Article
Shahabuddin, Uzma, Mohammad Azam, Mehtab Parveen, Nurul Huda Abd Kadir, Kim Min, Mahboob Alam
In light of the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, effective and clinically translatable treatments are desperately needed for COVID-19 and its emerging variants.
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Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationship studies of 6H-benzo[b]indeno[1,2-d]thiophen-6-one derivatives as DYRK1A/CLK1/CLK4/haspin inhibitors

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00537F, Research Article
Open Access
Abdelfattah Faouzi, Alexandre Arnaud, François Hallé, Jean Roussel, Mandy Aymard, Vincent Denavit, Cong Viet Do, Angélique Mularoni, Mohamed Salah, Ahmed ElHady, Thanh-Nhat Pham, Alexandre Bancet, Marc Le Borgne, Raphaël Terreux, Roland Barret, Matthias Engel, Thierry Lomberget
A series of sulfur-containing tetracycles was designed and evaluated for their ability to inhibit protein kinase DYRK1A, a target known to have several potential therapeutic applications including cancers, Down syndrome or Alzheimer's disease.
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel D-ring fused steroidal N(2)-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00297K, Research Article
Branislava Tenjović, Sofija Bekić, Andjelka Ćelić, Edward Petri, Julia Scholda, Florian Kopp, Marija Sakač, Andrea Nikolić
In this study, a series of 13 new D-ring fused steroidal N(2)-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their biological activities.
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Synthesis and evaluation of tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolin-1(2H)-ones as new tubulin polymerization inhibitors

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00541D, Research Article
Mikhail N. Anisimov, Maksim A. Boichenko, Vitaly V. Shorokhov, Julia N. Borzunova, Marina Janibekova, Vadim V. Mustyatsa, Ilya A. Lifshits, Andrey Yu. Plodukhin, Ivan A. Andreev, Nina K. Ratmanova, Sergey S. Zhokhov, Elena A. Tarasenko, Daria A. Ipatova, Alexander R. Pisarev, Ivan A. Vorobjev, Igor V. Trushkov, Olga A. Ivanova, Nikita B. Gudimchuk
New 1,5-disubstituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 1, 2 and 5-aryl-3,3a,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-1(2H)-ones 3 were explored as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization.
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Development, biological evaluation, and molecular modelling of some benzene-sulfonamide derivatives as protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B inhibitors for managing diabetes mellitus and associated metabolic disorders

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00594E, Research Article
Nagat Ghareb, Khaled M. Darwish, Mohamed S. Nafie, Ranwa Elrayess, Noha M. Abourobe, Shaimaa A. Fattah, Reem M. Hazem, Eman T. Mehanna, Ranza Elrayess
One benzene-sulfonamide derivative exhibited potent protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B inhibition for managing diabetes mellitus and associated metabolic disorders.
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Correction: Anti-schistosomal activity and ADMET properties of 1,2,5-oxadiazinane-containing compound synthesized by visible-light photoredox catalysis

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD90044H, Correction
Open Access
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Kennosuke Itoh, Hiroki Nakahara, Atsushi Takashino, Aya Hara, Akiho Katsuno, Yuriko Abe, Takaaki Mizuguchi, Fumika Karaki, Shigeto Hirayama, Kenichiro Nagai, Reiko Seki, Noriko Sato, Kazuki Okuyama, Masashi Hashimoto, Ken Tokunaga, Hitoshi Ishida, Fusako Mikami, Kofi Dadzie Kwofie, Hayato Kawada, Bangzhong Lin, Kazuto Nunomura, Toshio Kanai, Takeshi Hatta, Naotoshi Tsuji, Junichi Haruta, Hideaki Fujii
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Metal-free synthesis of N-fused quinazolino-quinazoline-diones as a MALAT1 RNA triple helix intercalator

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00614C, Research Article
Vijay Babu Pathi, Pranotosh Das, Abhyuday Guin, Manish Debnath, Biswadip Banerji
The development of chemical scaffolds that target highly conserved MALAT1 RNA received attention due to its significance in splicing, nuclear organization, and gene expression in disease progression pathways.
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3-Thio-3,4,5-Trisubstituted-1,2,4-Triazoles: High Affinity Somatostatin Receptor-4 Agonist Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00597J, Research Article
Albert Michael Crider, Audrey Hospital, Karin Sandoval, William Neumann, Stephen Kukielski, Lejla Garic, Kristen Ingold, Matthew Dunahoo, Khush Srabony, Rafael Frare, Olivia Slater, Nathan Peel, Maria Kontoyianni, Ken Witt
Somatostatin receptor-4 (SST4) is a therapeutic target for several conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, neuropsychiatric disorders, and pain. Our previous work on 1,2,4-triazole derivatives led to enhanced SST4 binding affinity,...
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SIGMAP: an explainable artificial intelligence tool for SIGMA-1 receptor affinity Prediction

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00722K, Research Article
Open Access
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Maria Cristina Lomuscio, Nicola Corriero, Vittoria Nanna, Antonio Piccinno, Michele Saviano, Rosa Lanzilotti, Carmen Abate, Domenico Alberga, Giuseppe Felice Mangiatordi
Developing sigma-1 receptor (S1R) modulators is considered a valuable therapeutic strategy to counteract neurodegeneration, cancer progression, and viral infections, including COVID-19. In this context, in-silico tools capable of accurately predicting...
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Synthesis and antifungal evaluation of new azole derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00724G, Research Article
Zhengxiao Huang, Hongjie Chen, Xiao Zhang, Ruirui Wang, Chunyan Hu, Zewei Mao
A series of novel azole derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole have been synthesized with good antifungal effects on sensitive and drug-resistant C. albicans.
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Water level in Mettur Dam stands at 107.04 feet




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Water level in Mettur dam stands at 106.89 feet




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TNSTC Kumbakonam Division mops up ₹17.13 crore in four days




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Tiruchi Corporation embarks on special drive at night to capture and sterilise street dogs

About 125 stray dogs have been caught and sterilised at Tiruchi animal birth control centres in the last 10 days after the Corporation launched the special drive




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Water level in Mettur Dam stands at 106.58 feet




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551: PlanetScale with Iheanyi Ekechukwu and Mike Coutermarsh

Iheanyi Ekechukwu and Mike Coutermarsh talk about PlanetScale, what Vitess is, if PlanetScale is for both side and big projects, what read only regions are, what schema changes are, and how PlanetScale compares to other projects.




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561: Web Perf News, Web Sommelier, Data Analytics, and Passkeys

Topics for this one include how do you learn about web performance news? Do you need a web components sommelier? Our thoughts on Syntax going to Sentry, and being able to focus on the things you want to focus on. Passkeys, Arc split screen, and vibe driven development.




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571: Searching vs AI, Getting Designers to Play Nice, and Web Components

Do you listen at 2x? Do Chris and Dave sound weird at normal speed IRL? How searching compares to using AI, chatbots kind of suck at context, getting a designer to work with developers at an agency, what happened to content visibility, and how to best build a design system using web components.




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581: DevRel, Musical Mics, Social Sharing, and 100 Years of WordPress

Dave calls a quick Luro branding meeting, some thoughts on DevRel, Chris tries to figure out musical instrument mics, follow up on WordPress from a previous episode, Chris' journey through the social graph options, 100 year hosting with WordPress, and the introduction of a new segment: Happy Project Share Time.




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585: Blog Redesign, Sounds on a Website, Accessibility Tests, and Safari 17

Chris redesigned his blog, using sounds on your website to make it seem fancy, what can't automated accessibility tests test, and what's new in Safari 17.




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591: Cascade Layers, CSS Functions, and more CSS with Miriam Suzanne

Miriam Suzanne stops by to talk about CSS updates and news on container queries, rolling out cascade layers, !important things to remember, custom properties, exit animations, CSS functions, state queries, and more.




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600: Where Will The Web Be 12 Years from Now?

We've got your feedback as well as our thoughts on where we all think the web will be in 2036 - as we celebrate 12 years of ShopTalk Show history, we're looking forward to what's to come with ideas around cookie banners, undo, no more passwords, React, Deno, Node, and Mozilla's future, ChatGPT's thoughts, accessibility, blockchain, VR / AR, hoverboards, P3 color space, indie web, JS bundle sizes, and more!




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601: Brad Frost on A Global Design System + Frostapalooza

Brad Frost has got design systems on his mind—at a global scale. What is a global design system? Are two design systems ever the same? How would this slot inside atomic design? What has been the response from the web community to global design system as an idea? And what's Frostapalooza?




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610: TypeScript in 2024, Signals, Productivity Sniped, and Follow Up

Dave's about to be eclipsed, the state of TypeScript in 2024, signals stage zero proposal, corrections on accessibility in frameworks (thanks!), web apps for better collaborative writing, getting productivity sniped, the problem with email may be you, indieweb follow up, and ultimate guitar tab apps.




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611: React! TypeScript! Jobification! Drupal!

Dave & Chris and thoughts on career advice that worked 3 years ago but isn't as helpful now, marking tests with ChatGPT, is taking a Drupal job in 2024 a good idea, Chris got #gear sniped, P3 color follow up, the confusing File System APIs, and where did all the lightboxes go?




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613: Recording Live Music, WebC, Open Source, & WordPress Studio

Chris bought recording gear off an Instagram ad, our thoughts on WebC, CodePen upgrades Yarn, thoughts on the commercial value of open source, Automattic releases an app to install WordPress locally, IBM buys Hashicorp, income tax software, and a hack for getting Safari to respect background colors used in a pseudo selector.




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614: CSS Grid Level 3 aka Masonry with Adam Argyle

Adam Argyle stops by to chat about the conversation that's happening around CSS Grid / Masonry. What do we want? What might Apple's response to Google be? And nitpicking the spec just for fun.




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615: Dave Goes Windows For Real

Dave's got job news to share, as well as insight into the process of what applying for a job in tech is like in 2024. We also talk about styling, scoping, positioning, and floating UI.




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616: Strum Machine with Luke Abbott

Luke Abbott is the creator of Strum Machine, an app that simulates backing tracks by stitching together individual notes, chords, and strums recorded on guitar, standup bass, and mandolin. We talk about what Strum Machine does, why he decided to build it, how bringing on a professional designer helped, pricing thoughts, and the "fun" of building a version on iOS.




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617: Economic & AI Vibes with Jason Grigsby

We're chatting with Jason Grigsby about what a white-collar recession means, how the sources and methods of consuming news shape our perspectives, whether the current economic conditions represent a market correction and if a rebound is imminent. We explore the critical decision of whether to embrace AI advancements or risk being left behind. We also talk about AI-generated voices, large language models and ethics, and the impact of social media signals in an AI world.




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618: Matt Visiwig on SVGBackgrounds

Matt Visiwig stops by to chat with us about his site, SVGBackgrounds.com, a membership site for copy-and-paste website graphics built around SVG. We talk about why he built the site, how he decided to monetize it, competing with AI garbage on the web, pricing membership options, and how he's running the site.




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619: Svencodes

Sven Neumann aka Sven Codes talks with us about SudokuPad, developing a cross-platform app, integrating new puzzles and features, the benefits of being easy to use, building a community, and monetizing an app while not upsetting your user base.




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621: Setting Up Prettier and Linting, Comparing Colors, and Accessibility Overlays

We've got follow up on Cloudflare and Cara from last episode, a question about setting up Prettier and auto linting, a cool tool from a listener on comparing colors, a question about using tooling like Craft or more user friendly apps like Webflow when working with clients, and our takes on accessibility overlays.