34 research outputs found
HERStory Makers 2022: Neetu
No full textNeetu is a postdoctoral research associate at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies studying theoretical high-energy physics. She took part in HERStory Makers 2022.What is HERStory Makers?HERStory Makers is a social media competition for female-identifying early career researchers to share their research, their career journeys, and to inspire the next generation. Winners are selected by public vote. HERStory Makers is also part of EXPLORATHON, Scotland's contribution to European Researchers' Night.In 2022-23, EXPLORATHON was supported by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council [grant number EP/X020894/1].Author contributions to contentNeetu conceived, planned, and recorded the video content. Kirsty Ross edited the video content to insert HERStory Maker credits, add subtitles, and maintain video length below Twitter/X limit of 2 mins and 20 secs, prior to scheduling the social media posts.</p
Surface Modification, Characterization and Photocatlytic Performance of Nano-Sized Titania modified with Silver and Bentonite clay
No full textIn many textile industries dyes are used as coloring agents. Advanced oxidation processes are used for degrading
or removing color from dye baths. Catalysts play a key role in these industries for the treatment of
water. Solid catalysts are usually composed of metals that form supports onto the surface and create metal
particles with high surface areas. TiO2 composites containing transition metal ions (silver) and/or bentonite
clay were prepared. Photocatalytic efficiencies have been investigated for the degradation of Orange G an
azo dye. Various analytical techniques were used to characterize the surface properties of nano-sized titania
modified using silver and/or bentonite clay. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron
microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FTIR analyses showed that TiO2 (10 ± 2 nm) and Ag (2 to 3
nm) particles were supported on the surface of the bentonite clay and the size was in the range of 100 ± 2
nm. The modified catalysts P-25 TiO2/Bentonite/Ag and P-25 TiO2/Ag were found to be very active for the
photocatalytic decomposition of Orange G. The percent decolorization in 60 min was 98% with both P-25
TiO2/Ag and P-25 TiO2/Bentonite/Ag modified catalysts. Whereas mineralization achieved in 9 hr were 68%
and 71% with P-25 TiO2/Bentonite/Ag and P-25 TiO2/Ag catalyst respectively
Porous graphene sheets as positive electrode material for supercapacitor – battery hybrid energy storage devices
No full textDevelopment of an enzyme free glucose sensor based on copper oxide-graphene composite by using green reducing agent ascorbic acid
No full textPolyaniline-Manganese dioxide nanorods nanocomposite as an electrode material for supercapacitors
No full textBulk to nanostructured vanadium pentaoxide-nanowires (V2O5-NWs) for high energy density supercapacitors
No full textCombined Vacuum Impregnation and Dehydration Of Mango and Banana: Chemical And Physical Effects
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
Why do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google? The Essential Guide to the Big Issues for Every 21<SUP>st</SUP> Century Teacher
No full text'Why do I need a teacher when I've got Google' is a thought provoking book by Ian Gilbert on the changes in the field of education in the 21 <sup>st</sup> century and the chal - lenges faced by teachers under the circumstances. The author is an educational innovator, writer, entrepreneur, founder of 'Independent Thinking' and an inspirational speaker. He trains teachers in schools and colleges in the UK and across the world to become better teachers who have the important task of bringing out the best in their students.</jats:p
Intergenerational change in maternal education and risk of preterm birth and small-for-gestational age in white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic and Hispanic women in New Jersey
No full textAims In this thesis we examine the effect of grandmother’s education on the risk of preterm birth (PTB) and small-for-gestational (SGA) in her grandchildren after accounting for mother’s education. Background Maternal lifelong socioeconomic status (SES) is believed to affect reproductive health. There are many studies that have shown strong association of mother’s current SES with adverse birth outcomes. However, few studies have investigated associations with mother’s childhood SES or grandparents’ education. In U.S. blacks, previous data suggest that improvement in SES from childhood to adulthood is associated with improved social and mental health outcomes, but perinatal outcomes have rarely been assessed. Methods We created a transgenerational dataset to examine the effect of grandmother’s education, a dimension of SES, on risk of PTB and SGA in grandchildren. Using Link King Software we matched female infants listed on NJ birth certificates in 1979-1983 to mothers listed on NJ birth certificates for the years 1999-2011. Thus grandmothers were the women delivering in 1979-1983, and mothers were those born to the grandmothers who in turn delivered grandchildren in 1999-2011. We performed descriptive tabulations and multivariate logistic regression to create risk estimates using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software. Results In total we linked 107,347 grandmother and mother pairs. After exclusions (multiple births, gestational age of less than 20 weeks and greater than 47 weeks and other races) there were 99,463 pairs available for analysis. Overall, maternal education was associated inversely with PTB and SGA births in each of the largest demographic groups (non-Hispanic whites and blacks and Hispanics). There was a substantial inter-generational increase in education between grandmothers and mothers in each group, but it was most striking in Hispanics. SGA was more common in 1979-83 births than in 1999-2011. After adjusting for potential confounders, grandmother’s education was as strongly associated with PTB of grandchildren as was mother’s education. SGA in grandchildren was more common among low-education mothers, but grandmother’s education had little effect. Although the overall SGA rates were higher in blacks and Hispanics as compared to whites, the effect of lower maternal education on risk of SGA was strongest in whites, and after adjusting for confounders it lost significance in blacks and Hispanics especially in the 1999-2011 births. Father’s education was inversely related to PTB and SGA in all three ethnic groups and across both generations. Conclusions In summary, we found that maternal education was an important predictor of PTB and SGA both in 1979-82 and in 1999-2011. Grandmother’s education was as strong a predictor of PTB in grandchildren as mothers. However, grandmother’s education was not strongly related to SGA in the grandchildren. Our results suggest that mother’s childhood and preconception socioeconomic environment, including the educational level of her childhood household, are independent predictors for delivering preterm, but have less effect on intra-uterine growth.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Neetu Jitendra Jai
