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Arsenic removal from household drinking water by biochar and biochar composites: A focus on scale-up
No full textArsenic (As) is a metalloid present in environmental matrixes worldwide. Arsenic concentrations vary in natural waters and depend on local factors such as geology, hydrology, and geochemical characteristics of the aquifer (Akter et al., 2005). The WHO recommends a maximum arsenic concentration 10μg L 1 for drinking water or less, but natural groundwater concentrations of >10μg L 1 have been reported in over 120 countries, with the highest concentrations in Argentina, Bangladesh, Chile, China, Hungary, India, Mexico, Nepal, Romania, Taiwan, Vietnam, and USA. The occurrence, distribution, and origin of As in water have received a lot of attention in the last two decades, including comprehensive books and papers.Fil: Alchouron, Jacinta. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Botánica General; ArgentinaFil: Bursztyn Fuentes, Amalia Lara. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámica; ArgentinaFil: Musser, Abigail. Mississippi State University; Estados UnidosFil: Vega, Andrea Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Botánica General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Mohan, Dinesh. Jawaharlal Nehru University; IndiaFil: Pittman, C. U.. Mississippi State University; Estados UnidosFil: Mlsna, T. E.. Mississippi State University; Estados UnidosFil: Navarathna, C.. Mississippi State University; Estados Unido
Radža Rām Mohan Roy - prvi indijski reformator
No full textRām Mohan Roy stoji na pragu novog doba u indijskoj povijesti – modernog doba.
Spajajući izvornu indijsku tradiciju i kulturu sa modernim svjetskim dostignućima, želio
je “stvoriti” društvo temeljeno na principima jednakosti, tolerancije i razuma.
Njegova osnovna karakteristika bila je ljubav prema čovjeku bez obzira na njegovu
vjersku, rodnu ili klasnu pripadnost, te ljubav prema jednom jedinstvenom Bogu.
Jedinstvo i jednakost svih ljudi Indije nastojao je postići inicirajući brojne društvene i
vjerske promjene. Asimilirajući ono najbolje od islama, kršćanstva i hinduizma, u
kombinaciji sa racionalizmom i humanizmom, pokušao je stvoriti novu vjeru, svojevrsni
“reformirani hinduizam”. Prema istim principima trudio se osvijestiti sunarodnjake o
“nečistoćama” koje su se proširile njihovim društvom u ime običaja i tradicije. Ključ
svega bio je monoteizam temeljen na razumu, nasuprot iracionalnom praznovjerju i
politeizmu i nadasve idolopoklonstvu, koji su bili razlog razjedinjenosti, siromaštva i
izolacije.
Rām Mohan Roy prvi je Indijac koji je uspio “probuditi” naciju iz srednjevjekovnih
misli i navika uvodeći nove ideje koje su kasnije potakle razvoj promjena koje su u
povijesti poznate kao renesansa devetnaestog stoljeća.
Od prvih spoznaja o jedinstvu Božanske osobe i kritike idolopoklonstva i politeizma,
preko kritike pogubnih obreda i običaja kao što su satī, poligamija, dječji brakovi i sva
ostala zla proizašla iz kastinskog sustava, sve do obrazovnih i vjerskih reformi koje su
ga nagnale da razmišlja svijetu kao svojoj domovini, i potakle ga i na posljednje
putovanje života. Bio je prvi brahman koji je stigao na englesko tlo i bio primljen kod
engleskog kralja, te odagnao sve predrasude koje su do tada vladale o dalekoj i mističnoj
zemlji na istoku. Roy je povezao Istok i Zapad, približio mističnost hinduizma
zapadnjacima a moralnost kršćanstva istočnjacima. Želja mu je bila otputovati u
Ameriku i susresti se sa američkim unitaristima, no iznenadna smrt u Engleskoj
zaustavila je sve njegove nade i napore u povezivanju Amerike i Engleske sa Indijom. Njegova ideja o jedinstvenoj indijskoj naciji realizirana je nekoliko desetljeća kasnije u
velikom Pokretu za nezavisnost. Rām Mohan Roy ostat će zabilježen u indijskoj povijesti kao začetnik svih značajnih
promjena koje su se poslije njega pokrenule i dovele Indiju do samostalnosti i
nezavisnosti.
Ideje i vizije Rāma Mohana Roya o jedinstvu, toleranciji, ljubavi i vjeri jednako su
aktualne i teško dostižne i danas, gotovo dvjesto godina nakon njegove smrti
From hospital contributory schemes to health cash plans: mutualism in health care in the post-war period.
No full textThe article traces the post-war history of the British hospital contributory schemes, which had developed during the inter-war years to the point where, through the accumulation of small weekly contributions from a mass membership, they provided substantial proportions of hospital income. A minority of contributory schemes remained in existence post-1948, but their subsequent development has received little attention. Some evolved into provident associations offering private health insurance; others remained committed to the provision of low-cost benefits to a blue-collar clientele, and continued to be known as hospital contributory schemes. This article outlines the principal features of the contributory schemes' contemporary history. We first explore why many schemes decided to continue in existence. The next section uses national and individual scheme records to delineate the market niche which they captured and to investigate their role in post-war health provision, relative to the state system. In particular we trace the decline of convalescent home benefit, and the gradual trend towards a more uniform benefit package, of which optical and dental grants were the most popular. We then survey patterns of membership and account for the main trends in support for cash plan products since 1950. Finally, we ask to what extent the schemes were able to retain their character as a ‘movement’ with distinctive mutualist and charitable features, particularly in the more competitive environment of the later twentieth century
BlrInflowNetwork_Manohar and Mohan Kumar 2013.inp
No full textBangalore Inflow Network Data; used in : Manohar, U., & Mohan Kumar, M. S. (2013). Modeling equitable distribution of water: Dynamic inversion-based controller approach. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(5), 607-619.</div
View to the U: An eye on UTM research
No full textThis is an audio recording from the podcast series "View to the U: An eye on UTM research".Mohan Matthew discusses his research in perception, and the scientific approach he brings to his particular branch of philosophy, and also his more recent work in pleasure learning and cultural learning in relation to aesthetic pleasure
Bibliographics for the 983 eprints in the live archives of E-LIS : trends and status report up to 7th July 2004, based on author-self-archiving metadata
No full textThe priority for ideas and philosophy related to "Network Theory" have been traced back and documented by Braun(2004),and credit goes to Karinthy(1929).The IT has empowered to realise it, as the most practical phenomena and it is no more a humour. The OAI (Open Archives Initiatives)and ACIS (Academic Contributor Information System)are progressive in the direction ,which may lead to realise the "Collective Genius" at global level. Focus of present study is on Author-Self-Archiving (A-S-A)Metadata of the 983 Eprints in the Live Archives of the E-LIS (EPrints of Library and Information Science),which were approved till 7th July 2004.The A-S-A Metadata was used for librametric analysis. Self-explanatory bibliographics are illustrated.The highlights include: Conference papers (34%); highest approval, June 2004 (28%); published archives (76%);not refereed (52%); not in public domain (60%); highest self-archiving-author (De Robbio, Antonella).The Nos. of EPrints having single JITA domain specifications were: Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information(27); Information use and sociology of information(80);Users,literacy and reading(13);Libraries as physical collections(30);Publishing and legal issues(57);Management(13);Industry, profession and education(36);Information sources, supports, channels(113) ; Information treatment for information services, Information functions and techniques (101); Technical services libraries, archives and museums(25); Housing technologies(1); Information technology and library technology(92); and Inter-domainery (395) i.e. having specifications of two or more than two JITA classes
A Dynamic Subfilter-scale Stress Model for Large Eddy Simulations Based on Physical Flow Scales
No full textWe propose a new definition of the length scale in an eddy-viscosity model for large-eddy simulations (LES). This formulation extends and generalizes a previous proposal [Piomelli, Rouhi and Geurts, Proc. ETMM10, 2014], in which the LES length scale was expressed in terms of the integral length-scale of turbulence determined by the flow characteristics and explicitly decoupled from the simulation grid; this approach was named Integral Length-Scale Approximation (ILSA). As in the original ILSA, the model coefficient was determined by the user, and required to maintain a desired contribution of the unresolved, subfilter scales (SFS) to the global transport. We propose a local formulation (local ILSA) in which the model coefficient is local in space, allowing a precise control over SFS activity as a function of location. This new formulation preserves the properties of the global model; application to channel flow and backward-facing step verifies its features and accuracy
Large-eddy simulation of a separated flow with a sub-filter scale model based on the integral length-scale
No full textA new sub-filter scale model for large-eddy simulations, which uses a length-scale proportional to the integral scale of the turbulence instead of the grid resolution to parametrize the modelled stresses, will be assessed in the prediction of the flow of a boundary-layer over a rough surface, which includes separation and reattachment
Near Wall PIV-Measurements on the Windward Slope of a Hill
No full textThe turbulent flow over periodic hills was measured near to the wall, using planar Particle-Image-Velocimetry (PIV) at high spatial resolution. Our focus is on the near wall turbulence structure on the windward slope of the hill. For large-eddy simulation (LES) we suspect that, if this was not predicted accurately, it affects the prediction of the velocity profiles over the hill crest which in turn will affect the recirculation length downstream of the hill. Regarding the time averaged velocities, we were able to resolve the linear viscous region of the boundary layer. The velocity distribution and also the Reynolds stress does not comply with the law of the wall as it is valid for a turbulent boundary layer at equilibrium
Partial dislocations interactions with symmetrical-tilt grain boundaries containing e-structural units: Local stress analysis with molecular dynamics
No full textThis Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-04-24 at 12:25.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12413 on 2018-08-31 at 17:21:10Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-04T20:36:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Previous issue date: 2018-04-24Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 107290
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Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemGrain boundaries containing porous E-structural units (SUs) are known to readily emit dislocations under tension. This work establishes a correlation between the atomic structure, evolution of interfacial stresses and slip transfer mechanisms at grain boundaries containing E-structural units. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we study the interactions between {111} Shockley partial dislocations and symmetrical-tilt Ni grain boundaries containing E-SUs. We show that the incoming Shockley partials can be accommodated by porous E-SUs along the grain boundary. However, the partial-absorption process disrupts the short-range interactions of incipient dislocations along the boundary, which generates high local tensile and compressive stress regimes emanating from the impingement site. For the favored Σ9(221) grain boundary comprising only of E-SUs, Shockley partials originating from E-SUs located within the tensile stress regime are subsequently re-emitted into the neighboring grain. We demonstrate that the critical strength for re-emission of Shockley partials can be delineated into contributions from tensile stress generated by partial-absorption, intrinsic grain boundary tractions, as well as external loading. In the presence of other types of SUs, the incoming Shockley partial can also be transmitted through the boundary or be stably absorbed by the boundary with no subsequent re-emission, depending on the impingement site.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-05-01The student, Sivasakthya Mohan, accepted the attached license on 2018-04-23 at 12:14.The student, Sivasakthya Mohan, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-04-23 at 12:19.Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 107290
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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 107290 on 2020-09-05T09:15:17Z
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