16 research outputs found
Oxidation of Some Organic Sulfides by Benzyltrimethylammonium Chlorobromate: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Approach
(Re)visiting the past: Wounded history and traumatized memory in Qurratulain Hyderâs s ita betrayed
The hostile environment, Brexit, and âreactiveââ or âprotective transnationalismâ
The âreactive transnationalism hypothesisâ posits a relationship between discrimination and transnational practice. The concept has generally been studied using quantitative methods, but a qualitative approach augments our understanding of two contextâspecific dimensions: the nature of the discrimination involved, and the types of transnational behaviour that might be affected. Drawing on inâdepth interviews with Bangladeshâorigin Muslims in London, Luton and Birmingham, in the UK, we demonstrate how antiâAsian and antiâMuslim racism have been conflated with intensified antiâmigrant racism in the context of âhostile environmentâ immigration policies and the EU referendum (Brexit), producing an amplification of racist discourses associated with purging the body politic of its nonâwhite bodies. The insecurity generated is altering some people's relationships to Bangladesh, incentivizing investment in land and property âback home'. While this represents an example of âreactive transnationalism', we argue that âprotective transnationalismâ might be a more appropriate way of describing the processes at work
Subjectivity and Citizenship: Intersections of Space, Ethnicity and Identity Among the Urdu-Speaking Minority in Bangladesh
The paper examines understandings of citizenship and ethnic identification among the âUrdu-speaking linguistic minorityâ in Bangladesh, addressing three key areas of debate. Firstly, it explores the relationship between the material institution of citizenship and conditions of (physical) integration/segregation. Secondly, it attempts to unpick the intimate connection between that material institution and the ethnic and national identities of individuals. Finally, it investigates a dissonance discovered between the bureaucratic state recognition of citizenship and imaginations of that status among interviewees, the âidentities of citizenshipâ occupied at the local level. The paper demonstrates the significance of subject positionality, economies of power and the âdialogicâ nature of ethnic identity formation, and discusses the complex emotional ordering of belonging they collectively construct
Probing Optimal Reaction Energy for Synthesis of Element 119 from <sup>51</sup>V+<sup>248</sup>Cm Reaction with Quasielastic Barrier Distribution Measurement
International audienceThe quasielastic barrier distribution of 51V+248Cm was extracted by measuring the excitation function of quasielastic backscattering using a gas-filled recoil ion separator, GARIS-III. The obtained barrier distribution is well explained by the coupled-channels calculation, indicating a significant effect of the rotational excitation of deformed 248Cm. From the measured average Coulomb barrier height and deformation parameters of 248Cm, the side-collision energy leading to a compact configuration of colliding nuclei was obtained. The relation between the side collision energy and the excitation function of the evaporation-residue cross sections in the 48Ca+248Cm system was evaluated as a reference for the 51V+248Cm case. The optimal reaction energy to synthesize a new element 119 at the 51V+248Cm fusion reaction (3n and 4n channels) was estimated with an aid of these experimental data