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PM Modi participates in 200th year celebrations of Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Gujarat




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Baku climate talks: India not attending World Leaders Climate Action Summit




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Knives Cooks Love: Selection. Care. Techniques. Recipes. Reviewed by the Tampa Tribune

Knives Cooks Love Review

As Emeril Lagasse writes in the book's foreword, knives are the most highly valued cooking tool in a chef's possession, and yet they are often the least discussed in the kitchen. This book, produced by Sur La Table, pulls the cloak back on that tool to provide a wonderfully coherent, easy-to-follow guide to selecting knives, maintaining them and, as you might guess, using them properly. Even better, they pair those instructions along with recipes that you can make immediately after learning each new cut, chop or slice.

Knives Cooks Love: Selection. Care. Techniques. Recipes. focuses on this most versatile tool in the kitchen and provides tantalizing recipes allowing you to practice and perfect techniques. Consider this Knives 101—lessons on everything you need to know to make your experiences behind the blade more straightforward, efficient, and enjoyable.




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President Obama Election 2008 Named Best Seller

The New York Times Book Review of January 18, 2009 features President Obama Election 2008: A Collection of Newspaper Front Pages Selected by the Poynter Institute at #28 on the Paperback NonFiction Best Seller List

The election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States was a worldwide historic event resulting in perhaps some of the most important front pages in US history. President Obama Election 2008 is a collection of over seventy November 5th, 2008 newspaper front pages from around the world. There is no better statement of the emotion, excitement, and significance of this moment in history.

During his campaign for the White House, Barack Obama garnered an almost frenzied following. President Obama Election 2008 will be a cherished keepsake or gift for any of the millions of Americans who cast their vote for the 44th President of the United States. Here is the must-have commemorative book on this historic event.

  • Features over 70 historic newspaper front-pages from the day after the election, including international, campus, and ethnic publications.
  • Includes an introduction by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau.
  • Compiled by The Poynter Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan school of journalism.

About The Poynter Institute

Founded in 1975, The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of craft and in the practical leadership of successful businesses. It stands for a journalism that informs citizens and enlightens public discourse. It carries forward Nelson Poynter's belief in the value of independent journalism in the public interest. As a financially independent, nonprofit organization, The Poynter Institute is beholden to no interest except its own mission: to help journalists seek and achieve excellence.

To purchase: http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/products/?isbn=0740784803



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Cool Jew Named National Jewish Book Award Finalist

Congratulations to author Lisa Alcalay Klug, recipient of an honor in the "Jewish Pulitzers." Her book, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, published by Andrews McMeel in September 2008, has been named a 2008 National Jewish Book Awards finalist.

Cool Jew is a loving and irreverent celebration of Jewish culture. In addition to its fervent call for positive Jewish identity and affiliation, and embrace of Jewish multiculturalism, language, and more, the 250-page humor book also chronicles contemporary Jewish arts and culture with approximately 400 images. These include original line drawings, vintage Israeli and Jewish posters, t-shirt designs, kabbalistic paintings from Israel, album covers, kitsch and more. Cool Jew also features extensive back-of-the-book resource guides on ways to enjoy Jewish community called "Da Tribe Online" and contemporary Jewish music called "Da Heebster Jewkebox."

Cool Jew placed in the category of "Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice." It is the only humor book among the 2008 National Jewish Book Award honorees.

Each year, the National Jewish Book Awards honor some of the best and most exciting authors in the field of Jewish literature. After more than fifty years of presenting these awards, hundreds of books have received the prestigious National Jewish Book Award, including titles by the top authors on the American Jewish literary scene. For the full list of winners and finalists, click here.

The 58th Annual National Jewish Book Awards Ceremony will be held at 7:30 pm, March 5th at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

This is the second honor for author Lisa Alcalay Klug since the September release of her first book. She was previously named Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month by the University of Dayton.



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Towards real-time myocardial infarction diagnosis: a convergence of machine learning and ion-exchange membrane technologies leveraging miRNA signatures

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00640B, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Xiang Ren, Ruyu Zhou, George Ronan, S. Gulberk Ozcebe, Jiaying Ji, Satyajyoti Senapati, Keith L. March, Eileen Handberg, David Anderson, Carl J. Pepine, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Fang Liu, Pinar Zorlutuna
Rapid diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is crucial for optimal patient management.
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Placental microphysiological systems: new advances on promising platforms that mimic the microenvironment of the human placenta

Lab Chip, 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00500G, Critical Review
Inês M. Gonçalves, Muhammad Afzal, Nithil Kennedy, Ana Moita, Rui Lima, Serge Ostrovidov, Takeshi Hori, Yuji Nashimoto, Hirokazu Kaji
This review presents new advancements in placental MPS models for toxicological screening, preeclampsia assessment, and embryo uterine implantation and an overview of bioprinting technology and current advances in endometrial MPSs.
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Engineered cortical microcircuits for investigations of neuroplasticity

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,4974-4988
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00546E, Paper
Nicolai Winter-Hjelm, Pawel Sikorski, Axel Sandvig, Ioanna Sandvig
An advanced microfluidic platform integrated with a microelectrode array for the study of structural and functional adaptations of neural networks in response to localized perturbations.
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Rapid miRNA detection in skin interstitial fluid using a hydrogel microneedle patch integrated with DNA probes and graphene oxide

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,4989-4997
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00715H, Paper
Hanjia Zheng, Fatemeh Keyvani, Sadegh Sadeghzadeh, Dragos F. Mantaila, Fasih A. Rahman, Joe Quadrilatero, Mahla Poudineh
A simple and rapid fluorescence-based sensor sensors using DNA functionalized graphene oxide for miRNA detection from skin interstitial fluid.
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A paper-in-polymer-pond (PiPP) hybrid microfluidic microplate for multiplexed ultrasensitive detection of cancer biomarkers

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,4962-4973
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00485J, Paper
Sanjay S. Timilsina, XiuJun Li
A reusable and cost-effective paper-in-polymer-pond (PiPP) hybrid microfluidic microplate with unique features for ultrasensitive and high-throughput multiplexed detection of disease biomarkers within an hour without using specialized instruments.
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Dynamic sampling from ex vivo adipose tissue using droplet-based microfluidics supports separate mechanisms for glycerol and fatty acid secretion

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5020-5031
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00664J, Paper
Md Moniruzzaman, Andresa B. Bezerra, Md Mohibullah, Robert L. Judd, James G. Granneman, Christopher J. Easley
Droplet-based microfluidic sampling of adipose tissue reveals unique information on lipolytic dynamics.
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Inertial co-focusing of heterogeneous particles in hybrid microfluidic channels with constantly variable cross-sections

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5032-5042
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00479E, Paper
Tianwei Zhao, Peng Zeng, Yuanting Zhang, Jinxia Li, Hui Sun, Imrich Gablech, Honglong Chang, Xichen Yuan, Pavel Neužil, Jianguo Feng
Inertial focusing chips based on hybrid microfluidic channels were presented for high-efficiency heterogeneous particle co-focusing, offering significant applications in microfluidic flow cytometry and single-cell analysis.
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Microfluidic antisolvent crystallization for chiral symmetry breaking

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5055-5064
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00658E, Paper
Jiye Jang, Gerard Coquerel, Tae Seok Seo, Woo-Sik Kim, Bum Jun Park
Microfluidic antisolvent crystallization was used to study the effect of solution volume on chiral symmetry breaking (CSB) in NaClO3 crystals. 100% CSB occurs below a critical emulsion volume due to rapid molecule depletion and suppressed nucleation.
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Surface modification of paper-based microfluidic devices via initiated chemical vapor deposition

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,4940-4947
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00414K, Tutorial Review
Stacey Bacheller, Malancha Gupta
Paper-based microfluidic devices offer a low-cost platform for biological and environmental detection. This tutorial review shows that initiated chemical vapor deposition can be used to modify these devices with functional polymers.
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Compact lens-free imager using a thin-film transistor for long-term quantitative monitoring of stem cell culture and cardiomyocyte production

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00528G, Paper
Open Access
Taishi Kakizuka, Tohru Natsume, Takeharu Nagai
A novel compact lens-free imager achieved high-throughput long-term monitoring within an incubator, demonstrating the quantification of the confluency of human iPS cells, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and cardiomyocyte beating dynamics.
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A microfluidic hanging droplet as a programmable platform for mammalian egg vitrification

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00428K, Paper
Open Access
Haidong Feng, Georgios Katsikis, India D. Napier, Gong Du, Josh Lim, Joseph O. Doyle, Scott R. Manalis, Linda G. Griffith
Programmable microfluidic hanging drop system for motorized, contactless cryoprotectant loading and egg vitrification.
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Zonal patterning of extracellular matrix and stromal cell populations along a perfusable cellular microchannel

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00579A, Paper
Open Access
Brea Chernokal, Bryan J. Ferrick, Jason P. Gleghorn
Developed a system to regionally pattern stromal cell populations and hydrogel properties along the length of a perfused epithelial tube. This enables the dissection of specific microenvironmental factors that govern developmental tissue patterning.
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Self-actuated microfluidic chiplet for two-stage multiplex nucleic acid amplification assay

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00752B, Paper
Open Access
Felix Ansah, Marziyeh Hajialyani, Fatemeh Ahmadi, Yuming Gu, Ergün Alperay Tarım, Michael G. Mauk, Gordon A. Awandare, Haim H. Bau
Self-actuated chiplet for Penn-RAMP assay.
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Correction: Deciphering hepatoma cell resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors: insights from a Liver-on-a-Chip model unveiling tumor endothelial cell mechanisms

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC90093F, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Madhu Shree Poddar, Yu-De Chu, Chau-Ting Yeh, Cheng-Hsien Liu
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5-axis CNC micro-milling machine for three-dimensional microfluidics

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00496E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Mitchell Modarelli, Devin Kot-Thompson, Kazunori Hoshino
The gold standard of microfluidic fabrication techniques, SU-8 patterning, requires photolithography equipment and facilities and is not suitable for 3D microfluidics. A 3D printer is more convenient and may achieve...
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3D-printed microfluidic–microwave device for droplet network formation and characterisation

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5101-5112
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00387J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Kai Silver, Jin Li, Adrian Porch, William David Jamieson, Oliver Castell, Pantelitsa Dimitriou, Colin Kallnik, David Barrow
A 3D-printed microwave–microfluidic device using a liquid metal resonator for droplet network formation and characterisation.
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Effect of base methylation on binding and mobility of bacterial protein Hfq on double-stranded DNA

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5137-5144
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00628C, Paper
Jijo Easo George, Rajib Basak, Indresh Yadav, Chuan Jie Tan, Jeroen A. van Kan, Frank Wien, Véronique Arluison, Johan R. C. van der Maarel
Using nanofluidics to probe protein mobility on DNA reveals how DNA base methylation impacts protein–DNA interactions.
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Real-time monitoring of a 3D blood–brain barrier model maturation and integrity with a sensorized microfluidic device

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5085-5100
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00633J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Marie Celine Lefevre, Attilio Marino, Francesca Pignatelli, Katarzyna Krukiewicz, Matteo Battaglini, Gianni Ciofani
A new in vitro sensorized model of the blood–brain barrier has been developed and characterized.
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Acoustic enrichment of sperm for in vitro fertilization

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5113-5123
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00604F, Paper
Open Access
Chunqiu Zhang, Ning Rong, Ziyi Lin, Peng-Qi Li, Jingyao Shi, Wei Zhou, Lili Niu, Fei Li, Rongxin Tang, Lei Li, Long Meng
This study introduces an acoustofluidic device that leverages acoustic streaming to efficiently accumulate sperm. Importantly, ultrasound significantly improves sperm motility, increases fertilization rates and accelerates multicellular development.
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Real-time impedance-activated dielectrophoretic actuation for reconfigurable manipulation of single flowing particles

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5145-5154
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00622D, Paper
Alexis Lefevre, Cristian Brandi, Adele De Ninno, Filippo Ruggiero, Enrico Verona, Michaël Gauthier, Paolo Bisegna, Aude Bolopion, Federica Caselli
We present an original all-electrical platform that combines MIC-sensing and DEP-actuation for precise and selective trajectory control of single flowing particles.
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Integrated device for plasma separation and nucleic acid extraction from whole blood toward point-of-care detection of bloodborne pathogens

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5124-5136
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00571F, Paper
Open Access
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Abigail G. Ayers, Christia M. Victoriano, Samuel K. Sia
This work presents PRECISE, a device that integrates plasma separation and nucleic acid extraction, enabling streamlined sample preparation of whole blood for point-of-care diagnostics without external equipment or electricity.
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Impact of microchannel width on axons for brain-on-chip applications

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,5155-5166
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00440J, Paper
Open Access
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Katarina Vulić, Giulia Amos, Tobias Ruff, Revan Kasm, Stephan J. Ihle, Joël Küchler, János Vörös, Sean Weaver
Axon growth is influenced by the width and number of microchannels, with growth cone adaptability reaching its limit for constraints smaller than 350 nm. Tradeoffs between axon growth and control need to be made for neurofluidic devices.
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Optical tweezer-assisted cell pairing and fusion for somatic cell nuclear transfer within an open microchannel

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00561A, Paper
Yidi Zhang, Han Zhao, Zhenlin Chen, Zhen Liu, Hanjin Huang, Yun Qu, Yaowei Liu, Mingzhu Sun, Dong Sun, Xin Zhao
We developed a somatic cell nuclear transfer-electrofusion system for pairing and fusing oocytes and somatic cells with a thousand-fold volume difference. The system showed a 90.56% pairing efficiency, potentially boosting batch cloning efficiency.
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Dual-drive acoustic micromixer for rapid nucleation and ultrafast growth of perovskite nanoparticles

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00721B, Paper
Zhifang Liu, Yuwen Lu, Wei Tan, Guorui Zhu
An acoustic micromixer driven by bubbles and sharp edges, controlling the nucleation and growth of perovskite nanoparticles.
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Observing root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens using the bi-directional dual-flow RootChip

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00659C, Paper
Open Access
Claudia Allan, Yiling Sun, Stephen C. Whisson, Michael Porter, Petra C. Boevink, Volker Nock, Claudia-Nicole Meisrimler
Using a bi-directional dual-flow RootChip with integrated force sensing micropillars, root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens were studied in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana benthamiana and Solanum lycopersicum.
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An imaging scheme to study the flow dynamics of co-flow regimes in microfluidics: implications for nanoprecipitation

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00652F, Paper
Open Access
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Wali Inam, Anton Vladyka, Joanna W. Pylvänäinen, Junel Solis, Dado Tokic, Pasi Kankaanpää, Hongbo Zhang
Herein, by presenting a novel imaging-based scheme for analyzing fluid interactions in co-flow regimes, we identify oscillatory and chaotic flow behaviors to optimize nanoprecipitation through controlled fluid manipulation.
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Microstring-engineered tension tissues: a novel platform for replicating tissue mechanics and advancing mechanobiology

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00753K, Paper
Zixing Zhou, Tingting Li, Wei Cai, Xiaobin Zhu, Zuoqi Zhang, Guoyou Huang
A simple, cost-effective approach for fabricating soft microstring chips that enables precise engineering of tension tissues (METTs), advancing research in mechanobiology and biomedical applications.
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Man armed with machete creates tension in Aluva




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Amicus curiae suggests restricting elephant parades to religious festivals

Parading of elephants should be strictly restricted to registered temples, churches, mosques, and rituals which are associated with these institutions. Any introduction of new rituals or reviving of dormant rituals should not be permitted.




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Biomining of legacy waste at Kalamassery likely to begin soon




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Malankara Metropolitan Joseph Gregorios to lead Jacobite Syrian Church temporarily




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P.J. Joseph demands govt. intervention in Munambam issue




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RTO to probe operator’s failure to provide accommodation to students




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HC holds that civil courts have jurisdiction to order execution of decree on Waqf disputes

Petitioners challenge a civil court’s dismissal of a petition filed by them seeking to execute the decree that was passed before the commencement of the Waqf Act. HC asks munsiff court to proceed with the execution petition and pass an order in three months




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Kerala HC adjourns hearing on plea against land acquisition for Wayanad township




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Standoff continues in archdiocese over ‘letter’ from Vatican




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Thammanam-Pullepady Road development: joint site inspection planned

Landowners along the stretch seek adequate compensation for small tracts of additional land that will be acquired in keeping with the revised alignment




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Union Minister Suresh Gopi inaugurates ‘Confluence-24’ in Kochi




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Allow only dolly workers with police verification certificate to carry pilgrims to Sabarimala: Kerala HC




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Laugh in life: Kochi-based comedians Abhishek and Akshay on their latest show, their inspirations and more

The duo has been performing stand-up comedy for around three years now.




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Kerala State Sports & Games 2024: curiosity pulls in more people to baseball games

Though not a very popular game like cricket, more youngsters are getting drawn into the sport, says a baseball coach