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France defeats Belgium, Germany beats Netherlands in Nations League

On his debut for Germany, Jamie Leweling scored in the side’s 1-0 win over the Netherlands; Kolo Muani nets a brace for France in the absence of Kylian Mbappe




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Thomas Tuchel signs contract to become England’s new national team coach

The German is set to become the third foreign manager to take charge of the England men's team




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Thomas Tuchel appointment: A German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international football

Thomas Tuchel taking charge of England shows that, increasingly, even the top countries in the sport are abandoning the long-held belief that the national team must be led by one of their own.




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IBJA reconstitutes board for 2024-29 with Prithviraj Kothari as national chief

Aspect Global Ventures’ Aksha Mohit Kamboj appointed the national vice-president



  • Gold & Silver

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Will ‘one nation, one gold rate’ add to the yellow metal’s sheen?

Industry moots policy to bring transparency that can boost customer confidence



  • Gold & Silver

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Influence of triphosphine ligand coordination geometry in Mn(I) hydride complexes [(P∩P∩P)(CO)2MnH] on their kinetic hydricity

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02496F, Paper
Sergey A. Kovalenko, Ekaterina S. Gulyaeva, Elena S. Osipova, Oleg A. Filippov, Anastasia Danshina, Laure Vendier, Nikolay V. Kireev, Ivan A. Godovikov, Yves CANAC, Dmitry A. Valyaev, Natalia Belkova, Elena Shubina
Octahedral Mn(I) complexes bearing tridentate donor ligands [(L∩L’∩L’’)(CO)2MnX] have recently emerged as major players in catalytic (de)hydrogenation processes. While most of these systems are still based on structurally rigid pincer...
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Zn(II) coordination influences the secondary structure, but not antimicrobial activity of the N-terminal histatin 3 hydrolysis product

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02274B, Paper
Emilia Dzień, Joanna Wątły, Aleksandra Hecel, Aleksandra Mikołajczyk, Agnieszka Matera-Witkiewicz, Miquel Adrover, Miquel Barceló-Oliver, Alicia Domínguez-Martín, Magdalena Rowińska-Żyrek
Histatin 3 and 4 have greater activity against Gram(+) than Gram(−) bacteria, and Cu(II) or Zn(II) binding can moderately increase their antimicrobial activity. The N-terminal part of histatin 3 becomes α-helical upon Zn(II) binding.
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Quantitative determination and subcellular mapping of Pt-based drugs in single breast tumour cells via laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02467B, Paper
Open Access
Legna Colina-Vegas, Thibaut Van Acker, Wilmer Villarreal, Olivier De Wever, Alzir Azevedo Batista, Joaquim Araújo Nóbrega, Frank Vanhaecke
This study utilizes LA-ICP-MS to reveal the distribution and determine the concentration of Pt in MDA-MB-231 cells, providing insight into the mechanism and efficacy of Pt-based chemotherapeutic drugs.
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Multifunctional chiral metal hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks constructed from lanthanide ions with a trigonal prismatic coordination environment

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02131B, Paper
Guo Peng, Guo-Xing Zhou, Xiang-Tao Dong, Yong-Bo Peng, Rong-Yan Zhang, Ying-Zhao Ma, Xiao-Ming Ren
Four multifunctional chiral lanthanide hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks with second harmonic generation, single molecule magnet behavior and proton conductive ability are reported herein.
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Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) active interwoven polycatenated coordination polymer for selective detection of Al3+ and Ag+ ions along with water detection in less polar solvents

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18003-18012
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02285H, Paper
Anupam Maiti, Rakesh Kumar, Bidyadhar Mahato, Debajyoti Ghoshal
An ESIPT active coordination polymer is successfully synthesized, exhibiting ESIPT induced blue shift for Al3+ ions and ESIPT-off for Ag+ ions. The material can also detect polar water, dimethylformamide and methanol in less polar organic solvents.
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The effect of second coordination sphere interactions on the magnetic anisotropy of transition metals

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02873B, Paper
Sofie S. Leiszner, Mauro Perfetti, Emil Damgaard-Møller, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo B. Iversen
By investigating second coordination sphere effects on the magnetic anisotropy of a Co(II) single molecule magnet (SMM), we aim to clarify their role in magneto-structural correlations to enhance the performance of transition metal SMMs.
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Detailed mechanism of DNA/RNA nucleobase substituting bridging ligand in diruthenium (II,III) and dirhodium (II,II) tetraacetato paddlewheel complexes: Protonation of the leaving acetate is crucial

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02621G, Paper
Open Access
Iogann Tolbatov, Tiziano Marzo, Paolo Umari, Diego La Mendola, Alessandro Marrone
Paddlewheel complexes of bimetallic scaffolds are emerging metallic agents in the bioinorganic chemistry landscape. In the most commonly employed construct, these complexes are decorated by carboxylate moiety, prompting their possible...
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Foreign fascination

Exploring the dream of crossing the borders brought on by inquisitiveness and curiosity




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Heavy fog affects 21 flights at Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli in Bengaluru

There were more than 15 delays, and six flights diverted




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Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board directs students from unauthorised schools not to register for SSLC exam this year




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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has no moral right to seek resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says Union Minister

Pralhad Joshi was responding to a challenge by Mr. Siddaramaiah to the PM to prove charges of corruption in Karnataka or resign.




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JD(S) demands Zameer’s resignation for his remarks against HDK




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Nov 20 Maharashtra election: 4,140 candidates in fray; 2,938 withdraw nominations




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ICC continues discussion on Champions Trophy schedule with participating nations

Meanwhile, it was not a surprise that ICC has also put on hold the prestigious ODI tournament's launch event, which was scheduled to be held in Lahore on November 11.




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Degradation of benzylamines during chlorination and chloramination

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2655-2664
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00556B, Paper
Chih-Hsien Lin, Wei-Hsiang Chen, William A. Mitch
This study characterized the degradation pathways of benzylamine, N-methylbenzylamine and N,N-dimethylbenzylamine during chlorination and chloramination.
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Environmental and private property contamination following the Norfolk Southern chemical spill and chemical fires in Ohio

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,3007-3023
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00456F, Paper
Open Access
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Paula B. Coelho, Gracie Fitzgerald, Kristofer Isaacson, Rasul Diop, Gouri Prabhakar, Stephanie Heffner, Akshat Verma, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Youn Jeong Choi, Stefanie Surdyka, Samuel A. Spears, Marty D. Frisbee, Katherine R. Del Real, Lauren A. Gustafson, Ana María Núñez-Torres, Caitlin R. Proctor, Linda S. Lee, Heather D. Whitehead, Kyle Doudrick, Brock A. Harpur, Andrew J. Whelton
In February 2023, a train derailment in Ohio caused a chemical spill and fires releasing contaminants into the air, soil, waterways, and buildings.
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Concurrent boron removal from reverse osmosis concentrate and energy production using a microbial desalination cell-Donnan dialysis hybrid system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00621F, Paper
A. Yagmur Goren, H. Eser Okten
The removal of boron from aqueous solutions offers an important opportunity to improve the management of sustainable resources.
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AIBEA warns of nationwide strike, but says date not decided yet

The bank employees union demands filling ‘more than a lakh vacancies’ at banks across India; says customer service has been badly hit 




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India’s IT services market grew 6.1% in 2023, reaching a size of $14.5 bn: International Data Corporation

While IT investments showed a slower recovery compared to the previous year, digital transformation (DX) initiatives and IT environments would continue to drive market growth




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School of drama to host third International Festival of Theatre Schools in February

Three research chairs, named after G. Shankara Pillai, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai and Ramachandran Mokeri, to be established at the institution




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No surge of white nationalism: Dhillon




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UAE-based Indian girl in International Children’s Peace Prize race

In line with the tradition, this year’s prize will be awarded by 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus in the Hall of Knights (Ridderzaal) in The Hague on December 2.




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A Nobel prize for explaining why nations fail or succeed

The 2024 Economics Nobel laureates have argued that differences in the quality of economic and political institutions is what best explains the divergence in the economic fates of countries




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Nudged out owing to current controversy: Congress on UPSC chairman resignation

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the BJP-RSS is systematically indulging in an institutional takeover of India's constitutional bodies




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IIT Madras gets largest single donation of ₹228 crore from Alumnus Krishna Chivukula

Chivukula graduated with a M. Tech (Aerospace Engineering), majoring in Jet Propulsion in 1970 from IIT Madras. In addition, he received an MBA from The Harvard Business School in 1980




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ISB, Chanakya National Law University team up to offer social, emotional learning skills

Credit-based programme to integrate interpersonal, intrapersonal skills in legal education curriculum




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National Consumer Helpline facilitates ₹1 crore refund to students from coaching centres

NCH received 16,276 grievances from students in 2023-2024, up from 5,351 in 2022-2023 and 4,815 in 2021-2022




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upGrad expands course offerings amid demand for AI programs, sees international growth

The company has broadened its product portfolio significantly to meet evolving learner demands, particularly in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and study abroad programs




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Eknath Shinde interview | ‘Our candidates are very good, and we have good coordination among allies’

The Maharashtra Chief Minister says industry was spooked after a bomb was placed outside Mukesh Ambani’s home during previous MVA regime’s tenure; adds that Uddhav Thackeray’s betrayal of Shiv Sena ideology will not win him sympathy



  • Lok Sabha Elections

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Want to respond democratically to August 5, 2019 decision: National Conference Srinagar candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi

Cleric Mehdi says this Lok Sabha election is monumentally important as a platform to air the views of the people of Jammu and Kashmir



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Coordination environment-tailored electronic structure of single atomic copper sites for efficient electrochemical nitrate reduction toward ammonia

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8360-8367
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02746A, Paper
Tianchi Huang, Taiyu Liang, Jiao You, Qihua Huo, Shuai Qi, Jingwen Zhao, Na Meng, Jinglian Liao, Chunyan Shang, Hengpan Yang, Qi Hu, Chuanxin He
A robust strategy is developed to finely tune the electronic structure of Cu by employing single atomic Cu–N–C via both first and second coordination shell engineering, thereby boosting the performance for the nitrate reduction reaction.
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A donor:hole-transport layer alloy for high-efficiency and stable binary organic solar cells with promoted hole collection and suppressed recombination

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04072D, Paper
Xianghui Zeng, Ting Xu, Hansheng Chen, Baoshen Deng, Qing Yan, Xuanlin Wen, Zijian Li, Haoxuan Zeng, Chuanlin Gao, Yaodong Xiao, Jiwei Liao, Hui Liu, Bin He, Peigang Han, Guangye Zhang, Shunpu Li, Yiwang Chen, Chen Xie
A donor-based nanoparticle (NPs)-incorporated hole-transport layer was synthesized for fine-tuning the energy level of anodes in organic solar cells. The conventional and inverted devices achieved record efficiencies of 19.9% and 17.2%, respectively.
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Interfacial coordination utilizing chelating ligands for operationally stable perovskite solar modules

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02803A, Paper
Bingkun Tian, Peikun Zhang, Tianjun Liu, Weicun Chu, Yuyang Long, Peng Xu, Ying Jiang, Jinping Zhang, Yajing Tang, Xiangnan Sun, Riming Nie, Xiaoming Zhao, Wanlin Guo, Zhuhua Zhang
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) feature a higher maximum theoretical efficiency and a lower cost than silicon-based solar cells, while also offering additional advantages of being flexible and transparent. However, the...
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Depressing charge recombination in hybrid perovskites by introducing a dynamic electron/energy relay couple towards enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03864A, Paper
Jiaqi Liu, Yuxin Xie, Yongxin Jiao, Hefeng Zhang, Junhui Wang, Yuying Gao, Xu Zong
Extraordinary photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is achieved on methylammonium lead iodide perovskites by introducing a dynamic Cu/(CuI2) couple as the electron/energy relay station and the Pt co-catalyst as the charge/energy-releasing promotor.
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Reducing carrier recombination loss by suppressing Sn loss and defect formation via Ag doping in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8609-8620
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02485K, Paper
SeongYeon Kim, Jaebaek Lee, Dae-Ho Son, Wook Hyun Kim, Shi-Joon Sung, Dae-Kue Hwang, Tae Ei Hong, Namuundari Otgontamir, Enkhjargal Enkhbayar, Tae-Hee Lee, Min-Yeong Kim, Ji-Soo Choi, Sang-Mo Koo, JunHo Kim, Jin-Kyu Kang, Dae-Hwan Kim, Kee-Jeong Yang
The position of Ag of the CZTSSe precursor significantly impacts the carrier recombination loss and overall efficiency, offering crucial insights for optimizing the CZTSSe solar cell design.
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Promoted thermoelectric performance in cubic-phase GeTe via grain-boundary phase elimination under phase diagram guidance

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8691-8701
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03090G, Paper
Fudong Zhang, Baopeng Ma, Yiyuan Luo, Lujun Zhu, Weishuai Wang, Yalin Shi, Beiquan Jia, Zhen-Hua Ge, Zupei Yang, Di Wu, Jiaqing He
The Ag8GeTe6 grain boundary phase gets eliminated in cubic-phase δ-TAGS as guided by a quaternary phase diagram.
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Development of Coimbatore North Station generates hopes for designation as originating terminal




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Kochi International Marina gets a facelift

Stakeholders seek dredging, renovation of adjacent Bolgatty Palace Hotel




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​National minority: On the ruling on an institution’s ‘minority character’

Supreme Court ruling affirms the need to preserve original character of educational institutions




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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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Mass transport effects in gas-phase selective hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene over supported Pd

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00039K, Paper
Open Access
Oscar E. Brandt Corstius, M. Kikkert, S. T. Roberts, E. J. Doskocil, J. E. S. van der Hoeven, P. E. de Jongh
The performance of selective hydrogenation reactions is affected by mass transfer limitations, induced by higher local metal loading and larger catalyst grain size.
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Dominant role of zeolite in coordination between metal and acid sites on an industrial catalyst for tetralin hydrocracking

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,940-949
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00605K, Paper
Jiayao Qi, Hanqiong Jia, Fei Wang, Hang Gao, Bo Qin, Xinwei Zhang, Jinghong Ma, Yanze Du, Ruifeng Li
An effective approach for upgrading light cycle oil (LCO) is the targeted conversion of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons to valuable monoaromatic hydrocarbons.
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Palladium particle-catalyzed selective butadiene hydrogenation: effect of covalent organic framework modification

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,950-958
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00606A, Paper
Xianming Li, Yi Wang, Qiao Yuan, Xintai Chen, Xiaoling Mou, Xiangen Song, Li Yan, Ronghe Lin, Yunjie Ding
Deposition of a covalent organic framework on palladium nanoparticles induces geometric and electronic effects on the metal species and improves their selective performance in 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation.
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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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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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