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SYNTHESIS OF ACTIVATED CARBONS FROM PUTRESCIBLE SOLID WASTE FOR TREATING TEXTILE DYE EFFLUENT
In the present study an attempt has been made to compare the adsorption efficiency of activated carbons (PVW and PFW) prepared from putrescible solid waste. Methylene blue dye (MB) was selected as the model compound. Activated carbons were characterized to find their adsorption capacity. Batch mode adsorption studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of various parameters. BET surface area was found to be 603.7 and 227.3 m2g-1 for PVW and PFW respectively. The adsorption followed pseudo second order kinetics for both the adsorbents. The isotherm data concluded that the adsorption of MB onto both the adsorbents is monolayer and chemisorption in nature. The adsorbents showed a maximum desorption of 40.2% for PVW and 70.1 % for PFW. Batch mode adsorption was carried out with textile dye effluent and the results confirmed that the activated carbons can be employed as effective adsorbents for improving their quality. Â
Electrical and Magnetic behaviour of PrFeAsO0.8F0.2 superconductor
The superconducting and ground state samples of PrFeAsO0.8F0.2 and PrFeAsO
have been synthesised via easy and versatile single step solid state reaction
route. X-ray & Reitveld refine parameters of the synthesised samples are in
good agreement to the earlier reported value of the structure. The ground state
of the pristine compound (PrFeAsO) exhibited a metallic like step in
resistivity below 150K followed by another step at 12K. The former is
associated with the spin density wave (SDW) like ordering of Fe spins and later
to the anomalous magnetic ordering for Pr moments. Both the resistivity
anomalies are absent in case of superconducting PrFeAsO0.8F0.2 sample. Detailed
high field (up to 12Tesla) electrical and magnetization measurements are
carried out for superconducting PrFeAsO0.8F0.2 sample. The PrFeAsO0.8F0.2
exhibited superconducting onset (Tconset) at around 47K with Tc({\rho} =0) at
38K. Though the Tconset remains nearly invariant, the Tc({\rho} =0) is
decreased with applied field, and the same is around 23K under applied field of
12Tesla. The upper critical field (Hc2) is estimated from the Ginzburg Landau
equation (GL) fitting, which is found to be ~ 182Tesla. Critical current
density (Jc) being calculated from high field isothermal magnetization (MH)
loops with the help of Beans critical state model, is found to be of the order
of 103 A/cm2. Summarily, the superconductivity characterization of single step
synthesised PrFeAsO0.8F0.2 superconductor is presented.Comment: 15 Pages Text + Fig
Structural, Magnetic and Magneto-caloric studies of Ni50Mn30Sn20Shape Memory Alloy
We have synthesized a nominal composition of Ni50Mn30Sn20 alloy using arc
melting technique. Rietveld refinement confirms the austenite L21 structure in
Fm-3m space group. Electrical resistivity has been found to clearly exhibiting
two different phenomena viz. a magnetic transition from paramagnetic to
ferromagnetic and a structural transition from austenite to martensitic phase.
Thermo-magnetization measurements M(T) confirms ferromagnetic transition
temperature TC at 222 K and martensitic transition starting at 127 K(MS).
Magnetization measurement M(H) at 10 K confirms the ferromagnetic state.
Frequency dependence of ac susceptibility \c{hi}' at low temperature suggests
spin glass behavior in the system. The isothermal magnetic entropy change
values have been found to be 1.14 J/Kg.K, 2.69 J/Kg.K and 3.9 J/Kg.K, with
refrigeration capacities of 19.6 J/kg, 37.8 J/kg and 54.6 J/kg for the field
change of 1, 2 and 3 Tesla respectively at 227 K.Comment: 16 pages text + Figs. Ni50Mn30Sn20 alloy: reasonable refrigeration
capacity tunable to Room
Structural, elastic and magnetic properties of spinel Co3O4
We have investigated the structural and magnetic properties of Co3O4 ceramic synthesized by solid state reaction method. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopic and Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) analysis reveals single phase formation at room temperature. Analysis of XRD data indicates that the Co3O4 crystallizes in cubic symmetry with face-centered cubic (fcc) Bravais lattice. Force constants and elastic properties have been estimated at room temperature using XRD and FTIR spectra and interpreted in terms of bond lengths. An octahedral broadening of the FTIR band (vo) and large force constant (ko) has been observed and indicated the inverse proportionality relationship between the force constant and the bond length. The elastic moduli and Poisson’s ratio uncorrected and corrected to zero porosity reveals the solidification of the Co3O4 ceramic sample. The field cooled (FC) and zero field cooled (ZFC) magnetization measurements using superconducting quantum interface device (SQUID) magnetometer exhibit a well-defined long-range antiferromagnetic order below transition (TN = 40 K) temperature
A prospective randomized control trial of topical tranexamic acid used in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty
Background: Geriatric hip fracture patients frequently suffer femoral neck injuries. The advantage of using TXA topically over the IV route is that maximum concentration of the drug is attained at the wound/surgical site with minimal systemic side effects of drug and also it is easy to administer locally. Aim of current study was fragmented necks of the femur can be treated with Tranexamic acid to reduce postoperative blood loss.
Methods: Over the course of 20 months from June 2020 to December 2021, the orthopaedics department at SMS Hospital, Jaipur, conducted this study. A total of 174 patients (87 in each group) of age >60 years, presenting with neck of the femur in orthopaedics wards were enrolled in this study.
Results: Compared to the control group, the case group experienced 408 ml more blood loss, which was treated with tranexamic acid. In cases and controls, transfusion was necessary for 31 and 41 patients, respectively.
Conclusions: One dosage of topical tranexamic acid may be given to an older patient undergoing bipolar hemiarthroplasty for a fractured femoral neck in order to minimize post-operative blood loss
Superconductivity with high upper critical field in Ta-Hf Alloys
High upper-critical field superconducting alloys are required for
superconducting device applications. In this study, we extensively
characterized the structure and superconducting properties of alloys Ta
Hf (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.8). The substitution of Hf (T =
0.12 K, type-I superconductor) with Ta (T = 4.4 K, type-I superconductor)
shows an anomalous enhancement of T with variation of composition.
Interestingly, all compositions exhibited strongly coupled bulk type-II
superconductivity with a high upper critical field. In particular, for
compositions x = 0.2, and 0.4, the upper critical field (H) approached
the Pauli limiting field.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Hikami-Larkin-Nagaoka (HLN) Fitting of Magneto Transport of Bi2Se3 Single Crystal in Different Magnetic Field Ranges
We report the detailed study of structural micro-structuraland high magnetic
field magneto transport propertiesof Bi2Se3single crystal. Bi2Se3 single
crystal is grown through conventional solid-state reaction route via the
self-flux method. Rietveld analysis on Powder X-ray Diffraction showed that the
studied Bi2Se3 crystal is crystallized in single-phase without any impurity.
The surface morphology analyzed through Scanning Electron Microscopy study
which shows that as-grown single crystal exhibit layered type structure and the
quantitative weight of the atomic constituents (Bi and Se) are found to be
closeto the stoichiometric amount in energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
analysis. Low temperature (2.5K) magneto-resistance (MR) exhibited a v-type
cusp around origin at lower magnetic field, which is the sign of weak
anti-localization effect. Further, Bi2Se3 single crystal magneto conductivity
data is fitted by well-known HLN equation in different magnetic field range of
2Tesla, 4Tesla and 6Tesla and the resultant found that the conduction mechanism
of Bi2Se3 is dominated by WAL state.Comment: 4 Pages Text + Fig
Prevalence and epidemiological aspect of dengue fever in western Rajasthan in year 2018
Background: Dengue fever (DF) is a common mosquito borne disease caused by dengue virus and is transmitted by Aedes mosquito. It is one of the major public health problems in India which affects all levels of society, but the burden of disease is a higher in poor people who live together in communities.  Aim of present study is aimed to assess the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of cases of DF in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in all cases of DF registered in the associated group of Hospitals of Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. Rapid immune-chromatographic card test and MAC ELISA test method was used to detect dengue non-structural protein 1 (NS1) antigen and dengue immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in the Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) of Department of Microbiology, Dr. S.N. Medical College to confirm the diagnosis. Results: Out of 2701 patients, 541 patients were tested serologically positive for DF (NS1, IgM). The highest number of suspected cases (1061) was reported in the month of October, 2018 out of whom 228 were positive. Maximum number of dengue cases reported were males belonging to 31-40 years age group from urban area. Fever was the main complaint in all the cases followed by vomiting, headache, and abdominal pain.Conclusion: Dengue is one of the major public health problems in India. A large number of cases are reported in the monsoon and post-monsoon period in the months from September to December. Measures can be taken both at personal and government level to reduce morbidity and mortality from dengue
Sharp change over from compound nuclear fission to shape dependent quasi fission
Fission fragment mass distribution has been measured from the decay of
Bk nucleus populating via two entrance channels with slight difference
in mass asymmetries but belonging on either side of the Businaro Gallone mass
asymmetry parameter. Both the target nuclei were deformed. Near the Coulomb
barrier, at similar excitation energies the width of the fission fragment mass
distribution was found to be drastically different for the N +
Th reaction compared to the B + U reaction. The entrance
channel mass asymmetry was found to affect the fusion process sharply.Comment: 4 pages,6 figure
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