Seeking Justice: Mobilizing the South Asian Community in the Face of Sexual Assault

This thesis looks at how the rule of law fails to achieve justice for Indian-American survivors of domestic violence in a multitude of ways, corresponding to class and religious positionality, as well as documentation status, and how the Indian community mobilizes in response to these failures by creating alternative modes of justice for survivors. Historically, these alternatives have taken form as direct service organizations, providing culturally and linguistically accessible services to survivors. I contend that these are helpful on an individual level, working to interrupt cycles of violence, but not at the collective level – stopping these cycles altogether. Given the systemic nature of sexual violence, working from transformative justice principles is an ideal modality of organizing, but not feasible given the structure of Indian-American communities today. In the interim between present post-violence work and future integration of transformative justice, I argue that pre-violence educational models are the most effective way to see tangible, generational, systemic change. Modes of resistance through educational initiatives aimed towards Indian youth ages ten to eighteen against rape culture will more effectively deter the cycles of intra-community violence from occurring, specifically when oriented from sites of religious worship and/or cultural centers – spaces that create a sense of Indian identity. These educational spaces currently do not exist as an intra-community effort, so I analyze various feminist pedagogies as well as an example of this work being done within other communities to extend these praxes back to the Indian community

Removal of chlorinated hydrocarbons from water by air stripping and solvent sublation

Removal of trichloroethylene, monochlorobenzene and 1,3 dichlorobenzene from water by air stripping and solvent sublation into an organic phase was investigated. The sublation solvents used were paraffin oil and decyl alcohol. The rate of removal from water by solvent sublation and air stripping was highest for trichloroethylene, followed by chlorobenzene and finally 1,3 dichlorobenzene. For the three compounds, solvent sublation had the greatest advantage over air stripping in the reduction of emission of the compounds to the atmosphere. For the three compounds, the removal was enhanced at higher flowrate in both air stripping and solvent sublation. For the removal of monochlorobenzene and 1,3 dichlorobenzene from water, solvent sublation showed a marked improvement over air stripping at air flowrates of 60 ml/min and 94 ml/min. Solvent sublation did not show any significant improvement in the removal of trichloroethylene from water over air stripping. Solvent sublation was found to be relatively independent of the thickness of the organic solvent floated on top of the aqueous solution. Solvent sublation for the removal of monochlorobenzene, and 1,3 dichlorobenzene from water gave better results with decyl alcohol than with mineral oil. Addition of emulsions to water decreased the rate of removal of rnonochlorobenzene and 1,3 dichlorobenzene from the aqueous phase

Establishing and utilizing the concept of socio-technical-spatial systems in the 21st century work environment

Productivity is an important aspect of work environment in a market economy. It depends on the integration of the efficiency of the technical system, the social structure of the organization as well as the spatial environment. The relationship of productivity to the spatial environment within the changing work environment is the primary concern of this research. The research attempts to identify where we are now in terms of our understanding of productivity and its relationship to the work environment as well as the historic evolution that has brought us to this stage. In addition, this project attempts to explain the method of utilizing the socio-technical-spatial systems in the design of a manufacturing facility for the General Motors Corporation. This 3.3 million square feet manufacturing facility is designed as a part of an international interdisciplinary research and design competition organized by the ACSA and the GM Corporation

Biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane in sand and wastewater using immobilized phanerochaete chrysosporum

The present study was carried out in order to assess the ability of Phanerochaete chysosporium to degrade lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane) in sand as well as in water. It was found that the fungus is immobilized on saw dust, it is able to degrade lindane in a packed-bed reactor configuration, with a first-order rate constant of 0.00066min-1. The fungus is also able to degrade lindane in sand. As with the packed-bed reactor, a supplemental carbon source (glucose) is required. In this study it was found that a glucose concentration of 20 gm/kg of sand, and 40% w/w moisture content, give the highest rate of degradation, with a first-order rate constant of 0.105 day-1

Searching Drug Targets for Microbes Using Heterocyclic Entities

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Design for quality manufacturability analysis of total nonconformity damaged parts

The competitive nature of modern manufacturing, demands that innovative approaches be applied in order to have a competitive edge. Shortening the product development cycle, the period from initial design to full production, is a priority for most manufacturers today. The DFQM methodology addresses the issue of quality manufacturability (QM) - the likelihood that defects will occur during manufacture of a product in a standard plant. As a consequence, DFQM helps to shorten the design cycle time. The DFQM architecture identifies a variety of design factors and variables that influence specific defects. This process of influencing defects can be described by error catalysts. This thesis presents the design of the error catalyst associated with two classes of defects, which are total nonconformity and damaged parts. Error catalysts are described in the form of catalysis graphs. Each catalysis graph leads to an index between 0 and I , based on the factor variables for the given design, implying the likelihood of occurrence of that specific defect. The overall QM Index of a design is derived from these values. The error catalysts associated with defect class total nonconformity helps to identify features in design that results into poor quality product when it is assembled. The error catalyst associated with defect class damaged parts, helps to introduce rigidity and optimize aesthetics in product. The DFQM analysis is then applied on an example product to illustrate the practical feasibility of the methodology

An approach to diagnosis and management of acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare life threatening cause of jaundice in the third trimester of pregnancy and early postpartum period and is associated with a poor outcome. The maternal and fetal outcome can be improved by a high index of suspicion, early diagnosis and prompt delivery. We report a case of a 30 year old parous lady with 36 weeks twin pregnancy with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy [AFLP] and coagulation failure, she responded to prompt induction of labour and appropriate management of the coagulopathy and related complications. We provide a review of literature on jaundice in pregnancy and the clinical approach to management