341 research outputs found
Synthesis of Al and Ag nanoparticles through ultra-sonic dissociation of thermal evaporation deposited thin films for promising clinical applications as polymer nanocomposite
No full textNanoparticles (NPs) having well-defined shape, size and clean surface serve as ideal model system to investigate surface/interfacial reactions. Ag and Al NPs are receiving great interest due to their wide applications in bio-medical field, aerospace and space technology as combustible additives in propellants and hydrogen generation. Hence, in this study, we have synthesized Ag and Al NPs using an innovative approach of ultra-sonic dissociation of thin films. Phase and particle size distributions of the Ag and Al NPs have been determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Thin film dissociation/dissolution mechanism, hence conversion into NPs has been characterized by SEM- scanning electron microscope. EDXA & ICPMS have been performed for chemical analysis of NPs. Optical properties have been characterized by UV-Vis and PL spectroscopy. These NPs have also been investigated for their anti-bacterial activity against Escherichia coli bacteria. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time when NPs has been synthesized by ultra-sonic dissociation of thin films. As an application, these NPs were used further for synthesis of nanocomposite polymer membranes, which show excellent activity against bio film formation
Legislating on Arbitration in Singapore: Linguistic Insights
No full textArbitration, a cost-effective and expeditious alternative to court litigation, takes place within complex and important national and international legal frameworks where legislation, rules, and conventions provide specialized regimes for the conduct of arbitrations. In recent years, Singapore has given evidence of a significant legislative activity in its fervor to make arbitration quicker and more efficient, and therefore has adopted domestic and international regimes that govern private commercial arbitration: the domestic Arbitration Act 2001 (AA) and the International Arbitration Act 2002 (IAA). While these laws differ from each other in matters of arbitral proceedings, they also reflect the best practice in dispute resolution used in the Asia Pacific Region, where Singapore is a regional and financial centre that serves as a gateway between East and West.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the arbitral regime and practice arising from the Singapore Arbitration Act 2001. The paper will look at the piece of legislative drafting from the perspective of language use in order to gain insights into the rhetorical and discursive features realized in the construction of the genre. First, the paper will outline the nature and topic of a two-ranked arbitral regime (AA – IAA) that is of relevance for the arbitration framework in Singapore. Secondly, the paper will analyze quantitatively and qualitatively the linguistic and textual choices realized in the professional/institutional practice and discourse of the genre, while also identifying those features which seem to constrain the accessibility and interpretation of legislative action performed in the genre. To the extent that Singapore inherited the Western-style legal culture of the English common law tradition, this part of the paper will also assess how the Singapore Arbitration Act borrowed semantic resources from the English Arbitration Act 1996 previously investigated by this author (Tessuto 2003), therefore giving rise to manifestations of “interdiscursivity” (Bhatia 2008, 2010a, 2011) from the discursive process and professional practice of English arbitration. Finally, the paper will draw some conclusions from the analysis of the most salient rhetorical and discursive data in the chosen genre, by adding as yet to our understanding of the intercultural and interdiscursive elements of drafting in the Eastern and Western socio-legal contexts
Khoo Kay Kim, professor of Malaysian history : a biobibliometric study
No full textPresents an analysis of the publication productivity, authorship pattern, channels of communication, journal preference and language preference of Professor Dato' Khoo Kay Kim, Professor of Malaysian History in the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. The results of this biobibliometric study indicate that he can be a role model for future Malaysian historians to emulate his various achievements especially in the field of history education
Modeling preference noise and response noise in risky choice: Commentary on Bhatia and Loomes (2017)
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Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemU of I Only Restriction Lifted for Item 112194 on 2021-08-24T09:15:10Z."Decision making research often heavily relies on deterministic modeling approaches. However, choice data are stochastic and therefore need to be modeled probabilistically. According to one probabilistic modeling approach, a decision maker has a fixed preference, but makes errors when selecting the utility-maximizing option. In another approach, a decision maker makes no errors, but his preference itself is probabilistic. Bhatia and Loomes (2017) refer to the first approach as ""response noise"" and the second approach as ""preference noise."" To avoid incorrect conclusions of a decision maker's underlying preferences, Bhatia and Loomes (2017) strongly advocate for modeling both types of noise simultaneously. In this commentary, we discuss the methods of Bhatia and Loomes (2017) and revisit a hybrid model, which models response and preference noise simultaneously, to address some limitations of these methods. Furthermore, we illustrate the hybrid model, discuss further refinements to the model, and illustrate model fit using data from hypothetical decision makers."Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-05-01The student, Bryanna Fields, accepted the attached license on 2019-04-22 at 20:15.The student, Bryanna Fields, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-04-22 at 20:25.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-04-23 at 17:39
Tracing the journey of Thattai Bhatia community through their culinary identity
No full textAbstract The paper acknowledges the remarkable contribution of cookbooks which have always played an instrumental role in researching the history of any community. However, it brings to light the fact that there are several reasons like migration, small size of the community or the nomadic lifestyles when the culinary regime of the community could not be documented. In such cases, the everyday food choices of an ethnic community can lead us to tracing its origin and journey. The paper, thus, argues that in situations where there is paucity of literature documenting the culinary system or foodways, culinary identity of the community can become an effective method to trace the history of the community. The same is proved with the help of a case study of the Thattai Bhatia community. Thattai Bhatia is a small diaspora largely settled in the Persian Gulf, originally migrated from Rajasthan in India and later from Thatta in Sindh, Pakistan. The research reveals the reasons behind their distinct foodways such as abstinence from consuming liquor, meat, garlic and onion in particular, despite their intermingling with different ethnicities due to migration. The paper draws evidences from their regular foodways and traverses backwards to trace their origins, their history and the reasons that have shaped their contemporary food choices. With limited availability of literature, the author had to depend on the information provided during interviews by some of the community members about their food practices. All the findings are substantiated with references from the historical literature available
Modern applications of plant biotechnology in pharmaceutical sciences / Saurabh Bhatia, Kiran Sharma, Randhir Dahiya, Tanmoy Bera.
No full textpharmacy bookfair2016Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.This catalogue record is generated as a result of Non Print Legal Deposit processingxii, 439 pages
Prosthetics rehabilitation of a male patient with a unique looped metal palate denture: A case report
No full textComplete denture can improve both function and aesthetics. Even though mastication is highly improved, one of the most common problems for new full upper acrylic denture wearers is lack of feeling sensations such as hot and cold, loss of taste and fracture in the mid palatal region. These patients require a denture that allows them to feel sensations as close to normal as possible. The present case report discusses an alternative way of designing a metal palate for maxillary complete denture that along with fulfilling the above mentioned functions, has specially designed loops incorporated in such manner and directions to improve mechanical interlocking of acrylic within the metal loops and not to interfere with teeth arrangement
Aesthetic rehabilitation of a patient with an anterior maxillectomy defect, using an innovative single-step, single unit, plastic-based hollow obturator
No full textWhat could be better than improving the comfort and quality of life of a patient with a life-threatening disease? Maxillectomy, the partial or total removal of the maxilla in patients suffering from benign or malignant neoplasms, creates a challenging defect for the maxillofacial prosthodontist when attempting to provide an effective obturator. Although previous methods have been described for rehabilitation of such patients, our goal should be to devise one stage techniques that will allow the patient an improved quality of life as soon as possible. The present report describes the aesthetic rehabilitation of a maxillectomy patient by use of a hollow obturator. The obturator is fabricated through a processing technique which is a variation of other well-known techniques, consisting of the use of a single-step flasking procedure to fabricate a single-unit hollow obturator using the lost salt technique. As our aim is to aesthetically and functionally rehabilitate the patient as soon as possible, the present method of restoring the maxillectomy defect is cost-effective, time-saving and beneficial for the patient
A game theory approach to negotiations in defense acquisitions in the context of value-driven design: an aircraft system case study
No full textThe acquisition of weapon systems in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) is an extremely complex procedure involving hundreds of thousands of individuals, right from contracting through design and manufacturing to the sustainment and finally the disposal of the system. The complete acquisitions process involves a number of milestones spanning the entire life of the program. Traditionally, all defense acquisition programs follow a requirements-driven systems engineering approach, where requirements are formed by the buyer or the Department of Defense (DoD), and a cost-based method is generally used to award contracts and develop systems in a bid to minimize costs. However, even with an approach that focuses on cost, there usually exist tremendous budget overruns and time delays in the development of such large scale complex weapon systems, which has been a major concern for the government in recent times.
Recently, there has been a shift of focus from cost-based acquisitions to a price-based and performance-based approach, however, the underlying idea behind these methods is still the fulfillment of requirements. These approaches have their own shortcomings, and problems with MDAPs still persist. Value-Driven Design is a new design philosophy that intends to capture the true preferences of stakeholders by means of a meaningful mathematical function called value function as opposed to using requirements which only serve as proxies to the true preferences. Researchers have proposed the use of value-based approaches for the acquisition of weapon systems in recent times.
This thesis exploits the use of these new approaches in the negotiations phase of defense acquisition, which forms a crucial phase just before the final contract is written. The first part of this research looks at a transition from requirements to value, by proposing a price and performance-based value approach to defense acquisitions, whereas the second part is based completely on value. The aim of the research is to maximize the payoffs to both the government and the contractor developing the weapon system for the government. In this research, the ideas of bargaining from game theory have been proposed in an effort to provide a mathematical foundation to negotiations.</p
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