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Focus on soft skills

Tips for undergraduate students to develop their employability skills




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‘Opportunities still exist in the software sector’




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The challenge of Economics

How prepared are you to face the CBSE exam on this application-oriented subject?




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Make the most of your mock tests

When you synchronise your mock paper attempts, the actual exam could turn out to be just another drill!




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Know both sides of every profession

Do not get enamoured by salary and power. It is important to understand the lifestyle demands that come with the job.




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Make the most of internships

Competitive edge, high stipends and exposure… lucrative opportunities abound for students.




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Staving off cynicism

How can one ward off this negative feeling and retain a positive attitude?




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Bonds of bhakti

The acharya realised the great potential the verses had to connect people and keep them united




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Surya Deo, custodian of Odia cinema

He has worked single handed, to document and highlight the beauty and history of 80 years of Odia cinema.




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The calmness of Kamakura

The Kotoku-in temple for Buddha is known for its historical and architectural splendour, writes Lakshmi Venkatraman



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Fruits of efforts



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Core of the compilation

Ramanuja’s ‘Vedartha Sangraha’ focuses on the Upanishads




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In the name of Kabir

Bhoomija’s evening of Kabir songs, Shabad Dhun Laagi was poignant




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The spirit of Bengal

Probal Ray Choudhury, professor of culture education, on the tradition of Durga Puja.



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The seat of learning

Renovations are on at the Sowmyanarayana Perumal temple at Tirukoshtiyur, where Sri Ramanuja was initiated into Tirumandiram. S. Prabhu writes.



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The magic of Lalgudi



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Guardian angels of yore



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The sheen of antiquity

The Annan Perumal temple near Sirgazhi gets a new look post consecration.



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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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Doyens of Ink Street

From Urdu Bazar to Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, the Capital’s print media has come a long way




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Manimala, end of an era

Referred to as the ‘tragedy-queen’ of Odia cinema, Manimala’s reel life and real life were almost alike.




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Those emerald fields of yore …

Panniyarathala Veedu in Jagathy is one of the few homesteads in the city that still have vestiges of our agrarian past.




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Footprints of Neolithic age

Grooves dated 3000 BCE found near Pathari.




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By the banks of three rivers

Chitra Ramaswamy sets out to check out the legend behind the Rajiv Lochan temple, Chattisgarh.



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Chain of events at LIFCO

The book house plans diverse activities tocelebrate Ramanuja millennium



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Ramanuja’s revelation of the ‘secret mantra’

The compassionate saint was excited by the prospect of doing good for the people.




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Tracing the path of Saivite saints

It is a treasure of information as told by Mahaperiyava



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On the banks of Pushkar



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The art of writing time

As part of the Madras Week, S. Anwar throws light on the chronograms etched in mosques across the city.




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The preceptor as patron of arts

Ramanuja made music and dance an integral part of worship at Srirangam.



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Breadth of vision

Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan is an architect whose interests range from Araiyar Sevai to Tamil epigraphy. Charukesi elaborates.




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Desika's haven of peace on the other side of the cauvery

This year the Vedanta Desika festival will be celebrated on November 13 in Satyagalam, Karnataka.




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A shrine of his dreams

The story behind Lakshmi Varahar temple in Ayilangudi.




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Cash-strapped Archaeology Department takes MGNREGA route for upkeep of monuments in Karnataka

The proposed initiative will cover the protected and unprotected sites in Karnataka, most of which lack even a fence, so as to prevent encroachment




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An art showcase in Hyderabad heralds the power of Gandhi as a global icon in a pre-digital era

Give Peace Another Chance, artist Adarsh Baji’s series on view at Kalakriti art gallery in Hyderabad, doffs its hat to the life, times and ideology of Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his 154th birth anniversary




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Graphene-supported organoiridium clusters catalyze N-alkylation of amines via hydrogen borrowing reaction

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35163-35171
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06595F, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Tsun-Ren Chen, Siang-Yu Chiu, Wen-Jen Lee, Yi-Siou Tsai, Yu-Sheng Huang
Graphene-supported organic iridium clusters (GSOIC) exhibit excellent N-alkylation on various substrates under green processes.
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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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Synthesis of F127-GA@ZnO nanogel as a cisplatin drug delivery pH-sensitive system

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35005-35020
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06514J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Nguyen Ngoc Son, Vu Minh Thanh, Nguyen Thi Huong
In this study, a novel drug delivery system based on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) was developed for the enhanced delivery of cisplatin (CPT) to improve cancer treatment.
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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
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
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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Effective BPA degradation in water: the integration of bimetallic UiO-66 Ce–Zr

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35090-35096
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06460G, Paper
Open Access
Leidy Marcela Gallo, Juan L. Obeso, Nora S. Portillo-Vélez, Carlos E. Garduño-Albino, Catalina V. Flores, Leonardo Herrera-Zuñiga, Alejandro Islas-Jácome, Ricardo A. Peralta, Carolina Leyva
In this work, a bimetallic MOF UiO-66 Ce–Zr to degrade bisphenol A (BPA) in water was synthesised. The material exhibited a remarkable degradation efficiency of 84.3% under UV irradiation for 240 minutes.
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Investigation of the titanium-mediated catalytic enantioselective oxidation of aryl benzyl sulfides containing heterocyclic groups

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35105-35113
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA07088G, Paper
Open Access
Maria Annunziata M. Capozzi, Angel Alvarez-Larena, Joan F. Piniella Febrer, Cosimo Cardellicchio
Enantiopure benzyl heteroaryl sulfoxides were obtained by asymmetric oxidation. However, two benzimidazolyl sulfoxides were found to be conglomerates.
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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
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
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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An electrochemiluminescence device for visualized detection of lead in practical samples

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35232-35238
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05742B, Paper
Open Access
Huaanzi Hu, Cheng Wang, Chen Qian, Chengqi Li, Yulin Li, Jianbin Pan, Xinye Ni
An up-response ECL imaging system is designed for visualized Pb2+ detection with high selectivity.
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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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Dissolution of simulated nuclear waste glass at high surface area to solution volume, high pH and 70 °C: comparison of international simple glass and SON68 glass

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35114-35127
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04936E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Felix Brandt, Sébastien Caes, Martina Klinkenberg, Juri Barthel, Sanheng Liu, Karel Lemmens, Dirk Bosbach, Karine Ferrand
Long-term dissolution experiments on two nuclear waste glasses indicate a diffusion-controlled dissolution mechanism including the formation of a porous surface altered layer and secondary phases without a resumption to higher rates.
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Probing intrinsic defects of aluminium-doped CuO thin films for solar cell applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35184-35197
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06413E, Paper
Open Access
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Adithya Prakash, Vikash Mishra, Mahesha M. G.
Defect-engineered Al-doped CuO thin films deposited via chemical spray pyrolysis find application in solar cell absorbers.
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An exceptional water stable terbium-based metal–organic framework for selective detection of pesticides

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35220-35226
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06622G, Paper
Open Access
Ching-Ping Liu, Ting-En Lin, Jung-Chang Chiang, Bo-Jhen Chen, Po-Hsiu Chien, Su-Ying Chien, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Yen-Hsiang Liu, Kuang-Lieh Lu
The terbium-based metal–organic frameworks (Tb-MOFs) were synthesized successfully under hydrothermal conditions, which could maintain at least 90% of the emission intensity after storage in water for several months.
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Synthesis and antibiotic potential of myxocoumarin-inspired chromene dione analogs

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35215-35219
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05941G, Paper
Open Access
Antonia Behnsen, Gesa Hertrampf, Sandra Vojnović, Jasmina Nikodinović-Runić, Tobias A. M. Gulder
The myxocoumarins are natural products with strong antibiotic activity. We herein explored structural simplification of the myxocoumarins while aiming to retain their antibacterial properties. This led to the discovery of potent myxochromene diones.
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Transient crystallisation of rare earth carbonates during the hydrothermal oxidation of siderite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35305-35322
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05212A, Paper
Open Access
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Maddin M., Rateau R., Szucs A. M., Terribili L., Rodriguez-Blanco J. D.
The researchers investigated the interaction between multi-component rare earth element-bearing aqueous solutions and siderite grains under hydrothermal conditions.
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Morphological analysis of Pd/C nanoparticles using SEM imaging and advanced deep learning

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35172-35183
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06113F, Paper
Open Access
Nguyen Duc Thuan, Hoang Manh Cuong, Nguyen Hoang Nam, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Hoang Si Hong
In this study, we present a comprehensive approach for the morphological analysis of palladium on carbon (Pd/C) nanoparticles utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging and advanced deep learning techniques.
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