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Eating out? Leave your cash at home

From your local chaiwalla discovering digital wallets to restaurants setting up tabs for regulars, SHONALI MUTHALALY looks at how demonetisation has affected the food industry




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Salt baked fish at its heart

The Drawing Room charms with fancy seafood set to Bohemian décor




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Greet the season

It is the time for cakes and candles




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Coimbatore’s Kaapi 2.0 offers healthy snacks with strong filter coffee

Kaapi 2.0, a new chain of minimalist cafes in the city, offers healthy snack options to munch on along with filter coffee



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With pop-up restaurants, chefs discover the joys of cooking flexible, seasonal menus

A pandemic-prompted wave of pop-up kitchens has now become a creative way for independent chefs and edgy restaurants to travel, experiment and connect with diners



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Wake up and hit the breakfast in a bottle

Taste and health may seem paradoxical until you experience Breakfast in a Bottle



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In Auroville, try a mac and ‘sheeze’ as vegan chefs set up cafes and create healthy alternatives to meat

We sample inventive menus across the lush, experimental township, which draws visitors from across the world



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Korean jjigae and scallops from Hokkaido: Pa Pa Ya opens its doors to Chennai

Pa Pa Ya finally opens its doors in the city. We try its signature mix of playful experiments with Asian cuisine, from tuna tataki pizza to Korean jjigae




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Visiting Abu Dhabi this holiday season? Get a sense of the city’s growing luxury dining scene

Abu Dhabi is rising as a culinary destination with an emphasis on luxury dining offering cuisine from across the globe




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Home bakers and chefs in Thiruvananthapuram have spread out a delectable platter for Christmas

Cakes, cookies, puddings and more are in the Christmas hampers sold by home cooks




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Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram has become the city’s seafood hub

Restaurants on Vizhinjam Harbour Road are making waves for dishing up the best seafood in town




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Chances of infection: food safety squad continues aggressive checking in eateries

Nearly 70 shops dealing with food-based business inspected; flash inspections conducted considering the crowd turnout for Kerala State School Kalolsavam




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Tried a flavoured ragi tea?

Jaypore-based Jagannath Chinary introduces us to tea with a twist in his hometown Jeypore in Odisha



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At Kraft, a concept store in Chennai, shop for pendant lights and wall art over a meal of crispy keema dosas and Korean burgers

Shop, eat, and try your hand at games at Kraft, the concept store that showcases around 60 different types of furniture and decor




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A healthy lunch bowl or gourmet food? Cloud kitchens in Coimbatore offer a diverse menu

From gourmet food, and healthy bowls to vegetarian sushi and experimental cuisines, cloud kitchens in the city are offering intricate culinary experiences. We pick three of them and sample what they offer 



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Karupatti aappam in Madurai: Meet a streetside vendor who makes this sweet treat

MG Vedhavathi has been making soft karupatti aappams on Kamarajar Salai for over a decade




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Creating a JavaScript promise from scratch, Part 7: Unhandled rejection tracking

When promises were introduced in ECMAScript 2015, they had an interesting flaw: if a promise didn’t have a rejection handler and was later rejected, you would have no idea. The rejection silently occurred behind the scenes and, therefore, could easily be missed. The best practice of always attaching rejection handlers to promises emerged due to...




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Introducing Env: a better way to read environment variables in JavaScript

If you write server-side JavaScript, chances are you’ve need to read information from environment variables. It’s considered a best practice to share sensitive information, such as access tokens, inside of environment variables to keep them secure. However, the way environment variables are read from JavaScript is error-prone in subtle ways that might take you hours...




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Making your open source project sponsor-ready, Part 1: Companies and trust

Early on, it was a battle to get sponsorship for open source projects. What used to require phone calls and drawn-out discussions has now been streamlined thanks to efforts like Open Collective1 and GitHub Sponsors2. Companies and individuals can now know if a project accepts donations just by looking at the project page on GitHub,...




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Making your open source project sponsor-ready, Part 2: Project hygiene

In part 11 of this series, I described how companies make decisions about spending their money and why they might (or might not) sponsor an open source project. If you haven’t yet read that post, I’d suggest going back to do so now before continuing. Everything in this post builds off the topics discussed in...




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Making your open source project sponsor-ready, Part 3: Accepting sponsorships

In the previous two posts in this series, I described why companies sponsor open source projects1 and how following some basic project hygiene can help attract sponsors2. Now that your project is functioning at a high level and is attractive to companies, it’s time to talk specifics about accepting sponsorships from companies. Making it easy...




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Computational-assisted molecular design, synthesis and application of benzobisthiadiazole-based near-infrared dye in electrowetting displays

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1144-1154
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00115J, Paper
Junheng Chen, Haoteng Lin, Xintong Wang, Dinggui He, Baoyi Luo, Yuanyuan Guo, Wangqiao Chen, Guofu Zhou
Computational-assisted molecular design of benzobisthiadiazole-based donor–acceptor–donor type near-infrared dyes, their synthesis and application as colored inks in electrowetting displays.
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Construction of amide-bonded supramolecular multifunctional fillers towards boosted self-healing, thermal conductivity and dielectric properties

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1167-1178
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00114A, Paper
Junlong Yao, Zongqiang Fu, Huan Yang, Lin Gao, Xueliang Jiang, Wei Nie, Zhengguang Sun, Haolan Lu, Meiyun Lin, Jinglou Xu
The two modified fillers effectively improved the self-healing efficiency, dielectric properties and thermal conductivity of the supramolecular composites by forming a synergistic effect of amide bonds.
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DORA-XGB: An improved enzymatic reaction feasibility classifier trained using a novel synthetic data approach

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00118D, Paper
Open Access
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Yash Chainani, Joseph Ni, Kevin Shebek, Keith Tyo, Linda J. Broadbelt
Retrobiosynthesis tools harness the inherent promiscuities of enzymes for the de novo design of novel biosynthetic pathways to key small molecules. Many existing pathway search algorithms rely on exhaustively enumerating...
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Unveiling the influence of oxidation state and heavy atom effects in chalcogen group on boron centered D(X)BNA core: a computational study on RTP versus TADF

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00131A, Paper
Ramalingam Mahaan, Murugesan Panneerselvam, Luciano T. Costa, Aruljothy John Bosco
The effects of heavy atoms and oxidation states in chalcogen groups on D(X)BNA cores, combined with substitutions of weak and strong donors, led to the identification of potential TADF and RTP molecules among the 14 molecules.
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Karma yogi at heart




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Within easy reach




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Qualities of great men




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Mystery of creation




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Exogenous analogues of substance P trigger pseudo-allergic reactions through activation of MRGPRX2

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ04581A, Paper
Yi Shan, Jiayu Lu, Na Li, Xiaoxue Mo, Cheng Wang, Huaizhen He
This article reports that exogenous analogues of the neuropeptide substance P can activate MRGPRX2 to trigger pseudo-allergic reactions.
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Revealing the Influencing Mechanism of CO2 on SCR of NOx with NH3 over FeW Mixed Oxides Catalyst

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01468E, Paper
Hui Wang, Yujie Qiao, Xiang Li, Zhenping Qu
The effect of CO2, another major component of the exhaust gas, on the elimination of NOx over FeW oxides catalyst has been studied. It reveals that the presence of CO2...
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A rapid and selective “on-off” fluorescence detection of lethal pulmonary agent phosgene with theoretical approach: a cost-effective sensing tool for household bleach and soil analysis

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00774C, Paper
Malavika S. Kumar, Malay Dolai, Avijit Kumar Das
A fluorescent probe, 4-(di-phenylamino)-benzaldehyde oxime (DPBO), has been developed comprising of 4-(diphenylamino) benzaldehyde as the fluorophore and hydroxyl amine, where the resutant oxime group leads to the formation of a...
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A heat-resistant explosive featuring an N,N'-ethylene bridged 1,2,4-1H-triazole fused ring

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00898G, Communication
Shaoqing Wang, Congcong Li, Shaojia Li, Hongquan Yin, Qing Ma, Fu-Xue Chen
A high thermal stability explosive with a fused-ring structure was formed by N,N'-ethylene bridging, exhibiting decomposition temperatures comparable to traditional HNS.
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A Novel In-Syringe Cloud Point Extraction Method for the Determination of Cadmium and Lead in Human Hair Samples

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00335G, Paper
Hesane Zolfaghari, Seyed Mosayeb Daryanavard, Aqil Gholamshahzadeh
The measurement of contaminant elements, especially cadmium and lead, in biological samples typically requires time-consuming sample preparation methods that consume organic solvents that are harmful to humans and the environment....
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Metal–organic framework-derived mesoporous Co3O4 with high specific surface area for enhanced xylene sensing

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01096E, Paper
Liwen Wang, Guanghui Zhang, Ruishu Zhang, Siqi Yang, Wenjuan Huang, Xiangbai Chen
Co3O4 hollow polyhedra have a high specific surface area and mesoporous structure. The Co3O4 gas sensor has excellent sensing performance and selectivity for xylene.
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Synthesis, anticancer activity and molecular simulation of N-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)thioureas containing pyrimidine ring

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00209A, Paper
Vu Ngoc Toan, Nguyen Dinh Thanh, Do Son Hai, Nguyen Minh Tri
A series of thioureas 7a-k containing pyrimidine and D-glucose moiety have been synthesized through the reaction between substituted 2-aminopyrimidines 3a-k and tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate 6. The yields achieved were 55‒77%. The...
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High-performance QLED research based on direct photo-crosslinking of PEDOT:PSS

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7379-7383
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00457D, Paper
Kai Zhang, Junpeng Fan, Changfeng Han, Rui Xu, Lintao Nie, Yuhan Sun, Lei Qian, Chaoyu Xiang, Ting Zhang
By comparing the particle size of PH1000 and 4083, the problem of the HIL layer of QLED optical crosslinking was explained, and high performance QLEDs were prepared.
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Efficient elimination of Hg(II) from water bodies with acid-modified magnetic biomass spent tea leaves: conditional optimization and application

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7413-7429
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00576G, Paper
Dingli Cheng, Yiwen Li, Xinyu Zheng, Yongfu Guo
To effectively enhance the resource utilization of biomass waste, a acid-modified magnetic biomass spent tea leaves (NiFe2O4/STLs) was prepared via the pyrolysis and co-precipitation methods and used to eliminate mercury (Hg(II)) from water bodies.
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Research progress of Co-based spinel oxide materials for direct methanol fuel cells

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7148-7167
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05431D, Paper
Zhiyang Zhong, Qinghui Zhang, Yingying Zhu, Bingyu Chen, Siyan Xu, Tianyu Shen, Aijuan Xie, Shiping Luo
With decades of research, both the synthesis and applications of spinels have achieved greatly increased development. The preparation, regulation strategies, and their application in MOR of Co based spinels are reviewed in this paper.
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Ligand-free ultrasmall palladium nanoparticle catalysis for the Mizoroki–Heck reaction in aqueous micelles

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7102-7110
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05715A, Paper
Xiaojun Luo, Siyuan Wu, Linxi Hou, Xin Ge
A simple and sustainable strategy is proposed to construct a nanoreactor by connecting micelles with in-situ prepared ultrasmall Pd NPs to efficiently catalyze the Mizoroki-Heck reaction.
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Ambient temperature-prepared BiOBr-supported zero-pretreatment coal gasification fine slag for organic pollutant removal

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7256-7264
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05906E, Paper
Hele Hua, Jing Yang, Rui Li, Yunfang Wang, Caimei Fan, Jianxin Liu, Yawen Wang
The BiOBr/CGFS photocatalysts were synthesized at ambient temperature by a simple hydrolysis method with zero pre-treatment of CGFS. CGFS led to the improvement of the quantum efficiency of BiOBr and further promoted the photocatalytic performance.
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3D interconnected polymer/mesoporous silica nanoparticle hybrid materials with hierarchical macro/meso-structures for heavy metal adsorption

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7503-7516
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05887E, Paper
Jae-Seo Park, Young Sunwoo, Debabrata Chakraborty, Chamila Gunathilake, Yanhai Du, Eun-Bum Cho
This work offers nanohybrid structures for heavy metal ion adsorption from water, which include a unique 3D cross-linked structure that combines organic polymer chains with mesoporous materials to improve adsorption efficiency.
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Mechanochemical synthesis of biphenyl-derived organic fluorescent materials via solvent-free and ligand-free oxidative homocoupling reactions

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7356-7361
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00886C, Paper
Zefeng Li, Caihang Zhang, Yingxuan Zheng, Ping Deng, Yan Yu
The palladium-catalyzed solvent-free and ligand-free oxidative homocoupling reactions of aryl boronic acids via ball-milling are developed to synthesize a series of biphenyl-derived organic fluorescent materials.
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Investigating drug abuse in hair samples using the electrospun PEDOT–CNT nanostructure along with EA-IT-SPME

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7277-7286
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00023D, Paper
Negar Sabahi Moosavi, Yadollah Yamini, Payam Osooli
Electrospinning, a simple and low-cost method, is one of the best ways to produce nanoscale porous adsorbents.
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Carbon dots analysis of charge transfer intrinsic capacity based on the analytic calculation of chemical reactivity descriptors

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7244-7255
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01100G, Paper
Jesús A. Lara-Cerón, Roberto Flores-Moreno, José A. Flores-Ramos, Gururaj K. Jayaprakash
Carbon dots analysis of charge transfer intrinsic capacity based on the analytic calculation of chemical reactivity descriptors.
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Nanopolyhedral Zn/Fe-NC derived from bimetallic zeolitic imidazole frameworks as an efficient catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in an air-cathode microbial fuel cell

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7092-7101
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05279F, Paper
Qianwu Wang, Jingzhao Lu, Songlin Liu, Boqu Yu, Bolong Liang
The synergistic effect of Zn, N and moderate Fe doping enhances the ORR performance. The maximum power density of the Zn/Fe-NC-0.5 MFC is 1954 ± 20 mW m−2.
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Construction of NiCo2S4−xPx nanowire arrays for efficient hydrogen evolution reactions in both acidic and alkaline media

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00361F, Paper
Guanglei Liu, Yutong Feng, Yifan Yang, Yuan Wang, Huixiang Liu, Can Li, Mingxin Ye, Jianfeng Shen
Construction of NiCo2S4−xPx nanowire arrays for improved HER performances in both acidic and alkaline media.
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1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate-induced structure modification and reconstruction of nickel foams for oxygen evolution reactions

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05752F, Paper
Huamei Yang, Ziqin Chen, Kai Luo, Mengjun Yu, Yao Zhang
Surface chemical etching for the in situ growth of metal–organic materials and electrochemical reconstruction are expected to efficiently improve the catalytic performance of oxygen evolution reactions (OERs).
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Electrodeposited Ni-Fe alloy a cost-effective material for harnessing hydrogen via oxygen evolution and urea oxidation reaction

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00797B, Paper
Venkatachalam Ananth, Venkatesan Senthilnathan, Murugan Veerapandian, Neelamegam Rajasekaran
Electrochemical energy conversion for hydrogen production is a crucial method to address global energy demand. Here, a cost-effective approach for the preparation of transition metal-based alloy electrode through electrodeposition with...
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