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A comprehensive approach to investigate the structural and surface properties of activated carbons and related Pd-based catalysts

Activated carbons are widely used as supports for industrial catalysts based on metal nanoparticles. The catalytic performance of carbon-supported catalysts is strongly influenced by the carbon activation method. Notwithstanding this important role, the effect induced by different activation methods has been rarely investigated in detail. This work deals with two carbons of wood origin, activated either by steam or by phosphoric acid, and the corresponding catalysts based on supported Pd nanoparticles. We demonstrate that the catalysts perform in a different way in hydrogenation reactions depending on the nature of the carbon used as a support, being the palladium dispersion the same. We propose a multi-technique approach to fully characterize both carbons and catalysts at the micro- and nanoscale. In particular, we investigate how the activation procedure influences the texture (by N2 physisorption), the morphology (by Scanning Electron Microscopy), the structure (by Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction) and the surface properties (by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy and Inelastic Neutron Scattering) of carbons and of the related catalysts. The comprehensive characterization approach proposed in this work allows the rationalization, at least in part, of the role of activated carbons in enhancing the performance of a hydrogenation catalyst.
EVALUATION OF POLLEN AND MEIOSIS VIABILITY BY IMAGE ANALYSIS IN MIRABILIS JALAPA L.

Mirabilis jalapa Linn. is an ancient medicinal plant, widely available in many parts of the world. The present day computational technique such as Image analysis provided good picture clarity for visualizing and used to analyze the architecture of pollen and the meiotic stages produced after staining of pollen grains at 100x and 1000x microscopy. The anther of M.jalapa is a two lobed structure attached to the stamen and is further subdivided into seven sublobes. The present experimentation on meiosis in M.jalapa provides good picturisation of various meiotic stages showing reductional division by dividing a cell into four cells. Replication in genomic DNA and growth in activity of cellular components play an important role in meiotic division of the male gametophyte of M.jalapa. Image analysis of pollen grain at 1000x micrograph provided more number of darker objects (12) than lighter objects (5). Pollen grains also play an important role in formation of phenotypic characters of the seed after fertilization.
Running head : Humanoid robots become human-like partners When humanoid robots become human-like interaction partners : co-representation of robotic actions

In human-human interactions co-representing a partner’s actions is crucial to successfully adjust and coordinate actions with others. Current research suggests that action co-representation is restricted to interactions between human agents facilitating social interaction with conspecifics. In the present study, we investigated whether action co-representation, as measured by the Social Simon Effect (SSE), is present when we share a task with a real humanoid robot. Further, we tested if the believed humanness of the robot’s functional principle modulates the extent to which robotic actions are co-represented. We described the robot to participants either as functioning in a biologically inspired human-like way or in a purely deterministic machine-like manner. The SSE was present in the human-like, but not in the machinelike robot condition. The present findings suggest that humans co-represent the actions of non-biological robotic agents when they start to attribute human-like cognitive processes to the robot. Our findings provide novel evidence for top-down modulation effects on action co-representation in human-robot interaction situations. Words: 161
Distrcation Osteogenesis for Correction Of Mandibular Deformity Attributable To Tmj Ankylosis A Case Report

INTRODUCTION TMJ ankylosis is the leading cause of acquired mandibular deficiency seen in the pediatric age group. Although acquired mandibular deficiency has a multifactorial etiology, it is usually caused by trauma and infection in the pediatric age group. TMJ ankylosis if left untreated for a long time damages the condyle and alters the growth of the mandible, often manifested as deficiency of the mandibular body and ramus. For patients presenting with ankylosis of TMJ accompanied with micrognathia, the treatment modality is often carried out in two parts. Ankylosis of the TMJ which often leads to trismus, can be managed by gap arthroplasty or by reconstruction of the TMJ, while the subsequent micrognathia can be treated by autoplastic bony transplantation or distraction osteogenesis. Distraction osteogenesis for treatment of micrognathia due to ankylosis of TMJ was first reported in 1999 . In the recent times distraction osteogenesis (DO), has become an important alternative surgical technique for treatment craniofacial deformities. It is the process of inducing new bone formation between surgically divided bone segments. It utilizes the body’s natural defense mechanism for bone formation by inducing callus formation which is gradually stretched at a certain interval and rate. Mandibular DO (MDO) is frequently performed in young children and adults with congenital craniofacial skeletal deformities including mandibular asymmetry corresponding to various syndromes as well as severe micrognathia seen due to with ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Mandibular DO not only helps to elongate the mandible by gradual bone lengthening but also improves function, and enhances the soft tissue profile. This case report presents the results of gap arthroplasty and mandibular distraction osteogenesis in a patient with facial asymmetry and unilateral TMJ bony ankylosis. Case Report
Factors Affecting the Selection of Tour Destination in Bangladesh : An Empirical Analysis

Although multifaceted problems are causing the frustrating scenario of the country’s tourism sector, Bangladesh has the potentials to develop its tourism sector and earn huge foreign currency and generate employment opportunities like the neighboring countries, such as India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal who attract substantial number of tourists every year and thus generates huge amount of foreign currencies. The paper looks at different preferences of the tourist and examines the tour intention in selecting different tour destination. The study utilizes both exploratory and empirical research approach. The study collects data through interview with a structured self-administered questionnaire from 146 tourists, in utilizing convenient sampling technique. A multiple regression model was estimated to examine the effects of different factors on the tourists tour intention where nine factors related to different aspects of tourism such as service quality, natural beauty, known destination, convenient lodging, adventure, security, effective and efficient transportation, safe and quality food and shopping facility were used as indigenous variables where tour intention was used as exogenous variable of the model. The regression result shows that Service quality, Natural Beauty, Security and Shopping Facility are statistically significant indicating 24.6% of the variation in explaining the intention to select a tour destination in Bangladesh. The study outlines some policy implications.
’ s repository of research publications and other research outputs Learning to be global citizens : The rationalities of fair-trade education Journal Item

The ethics of everyday consumption has become a key concern for social and environmental justice campaigning by NGOs in the United Kingdom. Schools are a prominent site for such campaigns, where, alongside other ‘controversial issues’ and initiatives such as citizenship education, the problematisation of consumption practices has developed its own distinctive set of pedagogical devices. This paper questions the analytical framing of education as a space of neoliberal subjectification, in which ‘critical pedagogy’ is seen as the only legitimate form of resistance within theoretical models of domination-subordination and governmentality. The institutionalisation of fair-trade education in schools in the city of Bristol, south-west England is presented as an empirical case through which to consider how best to theorise the rationalities of consumption oriented campaigning by NGOs. We discuss the consequences of problematising global responsibility where learning is seen as a performative encounter between reflexive actors situated in particular socio-cultural environments. 1. BEYOND CRITICAL PEDAGOGY The problematisation of everyday practices of consumption is a feature of recent social and environmental justice campaigning in the United Kingdom ([author citation] et al 2007, Hobson 2003, Hobson 2006). This trend is associated with a shift in the rationalities of consumption-based campaigning from strategies narrowly focussed on the provision of information to consumers toward a ‘thicker’ understanding of campaigns as broadly educational practices (Hobson 2002, [author citation] et al, 2007, Marres 2009). These two related campaigning rationalities come together in the increasing attention focussed on the formal school education system as a site of intervention by campaigns concerned with issues of environmental futures, trade justice, and human rights. This paper uses an empirical case study of the
Antileukemic Properties of Spermacoce Species

Spermacoce is a relatively large genus of herbs or halfshrubby plants. This genus consists of about 100 species distributed throughout the tropics. Several of them are united with Borreria, so that the Malayan species have synonyms under that same name. Several studies revealed that some species of this genus showed antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vibrio cholera and possessed high cytotoxicity. Spermacoce articularis (shaggy button weed) is a diffused herb found in tropical Asia and Peninsula Malaysia. It is commonly seen growing in sandy wastelands often in the coastal areas. A poultice of this plant is used to heal leg ulcers, wounds, headaches, toothaches. Spermacoce exilis is also found throughout Peninsular Malaysia. It commonly grows in wastelands and garden paths. It is used to treat headache, fever and ulcers. Spermacoce latifolia is a well known weed grass that being called "Ji Chao" (chicken grass) in Chinese. The Chinese also use Spermacoce latifolia to cure disease called "Zhu Mao Dan" that can bring vital effect. A study by Saha et al. reported the extract from Spermacoce articularis showed strong DPPH free radical scavenging activity comparable with quercetin, BHT and vitamin C, whereas Spermacoce exilis showed only moderate activity. In Griess assay, Spermacoce articularis showed strong inhibitory activity on nitric oxide (NO) production in LPS and IFN-γinduced RAW264.7 cells. Extracts from Spermacoce exilis also Antileukemic Properties of Spermacoce Species
Straight to the Core — Explaining Union Responses to the Casualization of Work: The IG Metall Campaign for Agency Workers

The existing literature provides different accounts on the strategies of unions regarding marginal workers. It has been argued that under increasing labour market segmentation, unions have either to prioritize their core constituencies and to seek compromises with management, or to adopt inclusive strategies towards peripheral workers to counterbalance eroding bargaining power. This article shows that both strategies represent equally viable options to protect the interests of unions' core members. The strategic choice depends on the (perceived) competition between core and peripheral employees related to employers' personnel strategies; this affects the possible alignment of interests between unions' core members, on the one hand, and either management or peripheral employees, on the other. Our historical analysis of union strategies towards agency workers in the German metal sector illustrates this mechanism, and identifies institutional change towards liberalization as the trigger for aggressive segmentation strategies by employers and for inclusive union strategies.
Medicinal Plants for Chemoradiotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis: A Review of Clinical Studies

Oral mucositis is one of the severe complications of chemoradiotherapy in patients with cancer. Current treatments such as artificial saliva, antimicrobial agents, and local analgesics could not fully satisfy patients and thus, further investigations are essential. Medicinal plants, containing a wide variety of phytochemicals may be suitable suggestions to be investigated for the management of this complication in cancer patients. To review current literature regarding the effectiveness of herbal preparations in chemoradiotherapy-induced oral mucositis, electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane library were searched using "mucositis" or "xerostomia" or "dry mouth" in the title/abstract, and "plant" or "extract" or "herb" or "phytochemical" keywords in the whole text up to August 2017. A total of 14 clinical trials were finally included. Aloe vera (aloe), Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile), Malva sylvestris (high mallow), and Alcea digitata (hollyhock) are the most evident medicinal plants useful for the management of oral mucositis and xerpstomia. Mucilage, flavonoids, flavonolignans and terpenoids are the active ingredients which show soothing effect on the lesions of oral cavity. Herbal preparations could reduce the duration of ulceration, ulcer severity, pain and use of analgesics, as well as dysphagia and the need for total parenteral nutrition. In conclusion, medicinal plants are capable of improving chemoradiotherapy-induced oral mucositis and xerostomia in patients with cancer. Future well-designed clinical trials are required for further confirmation of the safety and efficacy of medicinal plants for the management of oral mucositis.
Saprope ļ a k ū dras , saprope ļ a kokskaidu siltumizol ā cijas pl ā ksnes un to ī paš ī bas

Kopsavilkums. Siltumizolācijas materiāli, kuros par pildvielu tiktu izmantoti vietējie biomasas produkti, bet par saistvielu kalpotu dabiskas izcelsmes saistvielas, piemēram, sapropelis, uzskatāmi par inovatīviem un to pielietošana sekmētu ekoloģiskās būvniecības nozares attīstību. Šādu risinājumu izstrāde ir aktuāla, jo Latvijā ir ievērojami sapropeļa resursi, kuru izmantošanu kavē to nepietiekama izpēte un ekoloģiskās būvniecības nozares intensīva attīstība. Pētījuma mērķis ir iegūt sapropeļa-koksnes, kūdras-koksnes siltumizolācijas plāksnes, noteikt optimālās plātnes sastāva attiecības un raksturot iegūto plātņu īpašības. Veikto pētījumu rezultātā tika noteiktas siltumizolācijas materiālu paraugu mehāniskās, siltumvadītspējas un skaņas izolācijas īpašības un izvērtētas iespējas tos izmantot ekoloģiskajā būvniecībā, kā arī veikts salīdzinājums ar šobrīd tirgū esošajiem produktiem.
DNA methylation of hMLH 1 correlates with the clinical response to cisplatin after a surgical resection in Non-small cell lung cancer

Our previous study demonstrated that promoter methylation of human mutL homolog 1 (hMLH1) is involved in determining sensitivity to cisplatin in NSCLC A549/DDP cell line, The present study was designed to determine whether DNA methylation of hMLH1 affects the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer patients who received cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Methylation status of hMLH1 was examined by nested methylation-specific PCR (nested MSP) in 84 archived NSCLC surgically resected tissue specimens from patients receiving cisplatinbased adjuvant chemotherapy. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to investigate the relationship between hMLH1 methylation status and the clinical prognosis of the patients mentioned above. In the cohort of 84 NSCLC cases, 80 tissue samples were successfully amplified by nested MSP. Among them, 36 samples (45%) were identified to be methylated. Moreover, hMLH1 methylation was not associated with age, gender, smoking status, T stage, histology and differentiation, but correlated with lymphatic metastasis (P=0.021). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that hMLH1 methylation may function as a significant independent prognostic factor for tumor recurrence in NSCLC patients treated with adjuvant cisplatin (HR 3.114, 95% CI 1.032-9.399; P=0.044). However, Kaplan-Meier method (P=0.093) and multivariate Cox regression analysis (P=0.598) revealed that hMLH1 methylation was not associated with the survival of these patients. To conclude, the cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy is more beneficial for NSCLC patients without hMLH1 methylation. hMLH1 methylation may have a potential to become a biomarker of individualized therapy for NSCLC patients.
Out Lier Detection and Clustering Analysis in Data Stream Classification

In social network stream, we can detect anomalies and emerging topics based on links between the users that are generated dynamically. In the rapid growth of social network, discovering emerging topics and classification of data is most important challenging issues. For the emerging topic detection purpose to propose a new method in the area of streaming data. Here, Dynamic Threshold Optimization algorithm is used to detect anomalies in streaming data. Anomaly detection refers to detecting clusters or objects in a given data set that conform to an established abnormal behavior. This classes and object are called anomalies or outliers that are critical information in several application domains. To find anomalies in social streams by using various clustering methods. This paper also implements the data mining technique like text clustering methods to clustering the dataset which contains medical records of patients. Here, we applied Hierarchical text clustering methods like CMean, Hierarchical Agglomerative clustering, and Single linkage algorithms are used for clustering and classification of the dataset. LKC algorithm and compatibility is introduced to provide privacy preservation. The performance analysis carried out by different clustering algorithms posses processing of data in stream and dataset.
On entropicity in n-ary semigroups

We investigate entropicity and the generalized entropic property in n-ary semigroups derived from binary semigroups satisfying for some xed k > 2 the identity xk = x. 1. We say that an n-ary semigroup (S, f), where n > 2, has the entropic property or is entropic (medial in other terminology), if it satis es the identity f(f(x11, . . . , x1n), f(x21, . . . , x2n) . , f(xn1, . . . , xnn)) = f(f(x11, . . . , xn1), f(x12, . . . , xn2) . , f(x1n, . . . , xnn)). If in (S, f) there exist n-ary terms t1, t2, . , tn such that (S, f) satis es the identity f(f(x11, . . . , x1n), f(x21, . . . , x2n) . , f(xn1, . . . , xnn)) = f(t1(x11, . . . , xn1), t2(x12, . . . , xn2) . , tn(x1n, . . . , xnn)), then we say that (S, f) has the generalized entropic property. These two properties, studied by many authors with various names, are not equivalent in general. The entropicity of n-ary semigroups is a generalization of mediality: xy · zu = xz · yu, and semimediality: xy · zx = xz · yx of binary algebras (cf. for example [17] or [22]). The entropicity and the generalized entropicity in idempotent n-ary semigroups were studied in [15]. Below we give very simple (almost trivial) proofs of results given in this paper. We also present some generalizations of these results. 2. We start with some comments on entropic n-ary groups (n > 2). In [11] it is proved that an n-ary group (S, f) is entropic if and only if it is semiabelian, i.e., if f(x1, x2, . . . , xn−1, xn) = f(xn, x2, . . . , xn−1, x1) for all x1, x2, . , xn ∈ S. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classi cation: 20M15, 08B26
The Development of Trade Union Theory and Mainstream Economic Methodology

Abstract: The pre-WWII approaches to trade unions were mainly based on the theoretical and methodological viewpoints of early institutional economics. Trade unions were conceived of as politico-economic organizations whose members were motivated by relative comparisons, and also were concerned with issues of equity and justice. In the post-war period, there was a major theoretical and methodological shift toward the idea of unions as optimizing economic units with well-defined objective functions, which are optimized subject to purely economic constraints. This conceptual transformation took place mainly through the Dunlop -Ross debate, in which John Dunlop conceived of unions as analogous to business firms, as opposed to Arthur Ross’s institutional and political approach. However, after decades of analytical developments, the current state of trade union theory has not produced very impressive theoretical results. We trace the historical development of the economic analysis of trade unions from a methodological perspective. We also examine the methodological reasons for the dominance of Dunlop’s approach, and the current state of – and the contemporary criticism toward – the established theory. Furthermore, we discuss the contemporary efforts to build a more comprehensive approach to trade union theory and trade union objectives, also incorporating Ross’s institutional and political insights.
Increased Land Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise Are Submerging Egypt’s Nile Delta Coastal Margin

Egypt’s Nile delta, only ~1 m above mean sea level at the Mediterranean coast, is subject to uneven rates of submergence. This is a response to several factors leading to increasing land lowering (subsidence) of the northern delta and adjacent seafloor, plus an accelerating rise in eustatic (world) sea level in the Mediterranean. An average eustatic sealevel rise of ~3 mm/yr represents only ~26% to 45% of total relative sea-level rise measured along this margin. Three factors leading to subsidence are neotectonic lowering, compaction of Holocene sequences, and diminished sediment replenishment by much reduced Nile flow to Egypt’s coast. Subsidence accounts for variable average land lowering of ~3.7 mm/yr of section in the NW delta, ~7.7 mm/yr in the N delta, and ~8.4 mm/yr in the NE delta, based on compaction rates of strata thicknesses that decrease down-core between top and base of Holocene sections in 85 drill cores distributed along the delta margin. Among present critical challenges are marked reduction of Nile water and sediment below the High Aswan Dam that can now reach the delta coast. It is expected that problems of fresh water and energy poverty in the lower Nile Basin are likely to be seriously exacerbated in years ahead by construction of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD). Completion of this, the biggest hydroelectric structure in Africa, is this year. Egypt, the Sudan, and Ethiopia must resolve the looming crisis of diminished Blue Nile water and sediment distribution to the lower Nile Basin and Egypt’s delta margin.
Can Tourism Promote Inclusive Growth? Supply Chains, Ownership and Employment in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Abstract Inclusive growth is contested yet adopted by the World Bank to reduce poverty and inequality through rapid economic growth. Research has tested inclusive growth in sectors including agriculture, but few studies apply it to tourism which is significant for many developing countries. The paper interrogates tourism-led inclusive growth: supply chains, economic linkages/leakage, ownership, employment and expenditure. It draws from fieldwork in Vietnam where tourism has rapidly developed with partial economic benefits for local communities, but does not appear to fall within the inclusive growth paradigm. It is unclear if tourism-led growth will become any more inclusive in the short-to-medium term.