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Surface and Interface Science, Volumes 9 and 10: Volume 9 - Applications I; Volume 10 - Applications II


 
In ten volumes, this unique handbook covers all fundamental aspects of surface and interface science and offers a comprehensive overview of this research area for scientists working in the field, as well as an introduction for newcomers.

Volume 1: Concepts and Methods
Volume 2: Properties of Elemental Surfaces
Volume 3: Properties of Composite Surfaces: Alloys, Compounds, Semiconductors
Volume 4: Solid-Solid Interfaces and Thin Films
Volume 5: Solid-Gas

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Surface and Interface Science, Volumes 7 and 8: Volume 7 - Solid-Liquid and Biological Interfaces; Volume 8 - Applications of Surface


 
In ten volumes, this unique handbook covers all fundamental aspects of surface and interface science and offers a comprehensive overview of this research area for scientists working in the field, as well as an introduction for newcomers.

Volume 1: Concepts and Methods
Volume 2: Properties of Elemental Surfaces
Volume 3: Properties of Composite Surfaces: Alloys, Compounds, Semiconductors
Volume 4: Solid-Solid Interfaces and Thin Films
Volume 5: Solid-Gas

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Handbook of Fibrous Materials, 2 Volumes: Volume 1: Production and Characterization / Volume 2: Applications in Energy, Environmental Science and Healthcare


 
Edited by a leading expert in the field with contributions from experienced researchers in fibers and textiles, this handbook reviews the current state of fibrous materials and provides a broad overview of their use in research and development. Volume One focuses on the classes of fibers, their production and characterization, while the second volume concentrates on their applications, including emerging ones in the areas of energy, environmental

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Ferroic Materials for Smart Systems: From Fundamentals to Device Applications


 
Presents state-of-the-art knowledge?from basic insights to applications?on ferroic materials-based devices

This book covers the fundamental physics, fabrication methods, and applications of ferroic materials and covers bulk, thin films, and nanomaterials. It provides a thorough overview of smart materials and systems involving the interplays among the mechanical strain, electrical polarization, magnetization, as well as heat and light. Materials presented

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Malaika shares a pic with a positive message

The ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has brought everyone’s lives to a standstill. Bollywood celebrities are trying to make the most of their quarantine time. They have been sharing regular updates on social media and entertaining their fans. From cooking to doing household chores, even the B-town celebs have been exploring new things at home.




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Ibrahim to join B'wood? Sara reveals

Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan is one of the most adored star kids on the block right now.




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Salman shoots a song at his Panvel farmhouse

After 'Pyar Karona', Salman Khan is all set to release his next song 'Tere Bina' featuring Jacqueline Fernandez. Salman along with Jacqueline, Walusha De Sousa, Aayush Sharma and more stranded at superstar's Panvel farmhouse.




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Pic: KJo wishes Vijay on his birthday

South superstar Vijay Deverakonda, who set the screens on fire with his performance in ‘Arjun Reddy’, is celebrating his 31st birthday today. Post the success of his film, he became a known name all over. After a lot of speculations of him making Bollywood debut, he has finally signed a film opposite Ananya Panday which is directed by Puri Jagannadh.




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Pics: Sai Pallavi is the epitome of elegance

Sai Pallavi is celebrating her 28th birthday on Saturday (May 9) and on the special occasion, check out some of her eye-popping pics in sarees. She certainly looks like the epitome of elegance and grace in the six-yard staple.




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When Kriti and Govinda set the stage on fire

Today, we came across an interesting video where Govinda can be seen shaking his leg with actress Kriti Sanon on his hit song 'Main Toh Raste Se Ja Raha Tha'.




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Here's Salman-Jacky's 2nd lockdown interview

After leaving the audience stunned with a beautiful track 'Pyaar Karona', Salman Khan is all set to release a new song which is titled as 'Tere Bina’, as he had promised to deliver two more songs to the audience.




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Interesting fact about Ranveer's film '83'

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's sports drama 83 which is directed by Kabir Khan revolves around the true story of India's incredible cricket World Cup victory in 1983.




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One more Koyambedu worker tests positive in Tiruchi

He has been admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital




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‘Comply with COVID 19 safety protocol’

TIRUCHIThe Tiruchi Corporation has directed all its contractors to strictly adhere to all safety protocols prescribed in view of the COVID 19 pandemic




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Affirmative action in US politics

Book review of THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PUZZLE: A Living History From Reconstruction to Today




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Arun Jaitley's selected writings reveal NDA's war against corruption

No society can indefinitely sustain a system where income earners consider tax evasion to be a way of life




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Diversity doctrines

The book has been roundly discredited on moral, political, and scientific grounds.




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Hilary Mantel's new novel brings Thomas Cromwell across the finish line

The Mirror and the Light is the triumphant capstone to Mantel's trilogy on Thomas Cromwell




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How Conzerv Systems and Schneider Electric managed a tricky biz of merger

Most acquisitions fail because of a cultural clash. But Conzerv Systems and Schneider Electric managed this thorny issue successfully.




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Product :: Apple Pro Training Series: OS X Server Essentials 10.10: Using and Supporting OS X Server on Yosemite




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Product :: Swift for Beginners: Develop and Design, 2nd Edition




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Product :: Build watchOS Apps: Develop and Design




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Product :: The Content Advantage (Clout 2.0): The Science of Succeeding at Digital Business through Effective Content, 2nd Edition




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Product :: The Content Advantage (Clout 2.0): The Science of Succeeding at Digital Business through Effective Content, 2nd Edition




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Product :: Foundations of Digital Art and Design with Adobe Creative Cloud, 2nd Edition




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Product :: Foundations of Digital Art and Design with Adobe Creative Cloud, 2nd Edition




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Habitus and Field: General Sociology, Volume 2 (1982-1983)


 
This is the second of five volumes based on the lectures given by Pierre Bourdieu at the Collège de France in the early 1980s under the title ‘General Sociology’. In these lectures, Bourdieu sets out to define and defend sociology as an intellectual discipline, and in doing so he introduces and clarifies all the key concepts which have come to define his distinctive intellectual approach.

In this volume, Bourdieu focuses on two of his most important

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Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today


 

Many of us wonder what we could possibly do to end oppression, exploitation, and injustice. People have studied revolutions and protest movements for centuries, but few have focused on prefigurative politics, the idea of 'building the new society within the shell of the old'. 

Fed up with capitalism? Get organised and build the institutions of the future in radical unions and local communities. Tired of politicians stalling on climate change? Set up



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Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today


 

Many of us wonder what we could possibly do to end oppression, exploitation, and injustice. People have studied revolutions and protest movements for centuries, but few have focused on prefigurative politics, the idea of 'building the new society within the shell of the old'. 

Fed up with capitalism? Get organised and build the institutions of the future in radical unions and local communities. Tired of politicians stalling on climate change? Set up



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Prospective Philosophy of Software: A Simondonian Study


 
Computer software (operating systems, web browsers, word processors, etc.) structure our daily lives. Comprising both a user interface and the electronic circuits of the machine it is printed to, software represents a hybrid object at the crossroads of materiality and immateriality. But is it, strictly speaking, a technical object ? By examining the status of software against the criteria of philosophy of classic techniques, in particular that of

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Spinoza: Then and Now, Essays, Volume 3


 
This third and final volume of the series of writings by Antonio Negri examines how Spinoza’s thought constitutes a radical break with past ideas and an essential tool for envisaging a form of politics beyond capitalism.

Negri shows how Spinoza’s ideas have facilitated radical renewal from their beginnings to the present day. It was the democratic freedoms and spirit of solidarity fostered in The Netherlands of the 17th century that allowed Spinoza

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Spinoza: Then and Now, Essays, Volume 3


 
This third and final volume of the series of writings by Antonio Negri examines how Spinoza’s thought constitutes a radical break with past ideas and an essential tool for envisaging a form of politics beyond capitalism.

Negri shows how Spinoza’s ideas have facilitated radical renewal from their beginnings to the present day. It was the democratic freedoms and spirit of solidarity fostered in The Netherlands of the 17th century that allowed Spinoza

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On the State: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1989 - 1992


What is the nature of the modern state? How did it come into being and what are the characteristics of this distinctive field of power that has come to play such a central role in the shaping of all spheres of social, political and economic life?

In this major work the great sociologist Pierre Bourdieu addresses these fundamental questions. Modifying Max Weber’s famous definition, Bourdieu defines the state in terms of the monopoly of legitimate physical

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Social Movements: An Introduction, 3rd Edition


 

A new, fully-revised and updated edition of the leading introduction to social movements and collective action –covers a broad range of approaches in the social sciences.

Now in its third edition, Social Movements is the market-leading introductory text on collective action in contemporary society. The text draws from theory-driven, systematic empirical research from across the social sciences to address central questions and concepts in the field.



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Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate?


 
Following centuries of debate about "nature and nurture" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake.

Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain experiences and behaviors influence gene expression at the molecular level, with significant implications for health and wellbeing. To the amazement of

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REVEALED: How much India <em>really</em> spends on defence

'India is ahead only of Pakistan in the amount spent on each soldier a year.'




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'We should not think just about ourselves'

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.'




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'He never ever lamented his condition'

'It was always 'See you soon', 'Just a routine visit to the hospital', 'I will be back shortly'.'




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A fluorescence-positioned hybridization chain reaction system for sensitive detection of Salmonella in milk

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,1958-1965
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00184H, Paper
Guotai Yang, Shuang Yu, Yang Liu, Jin Huang, Qianying Li, Zoraida P. Aguilar, Hengyi Xu
In this study, a fluorescence-positioned hybridization chain reaction (HCR) system for the detection of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) specific to Salmonella was developed.
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A membraneless gas-trapping device for cyanide detection and quantification

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,2009-2015
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00245C, Paper
Chatipat Lorpaiboon, Wanutcha Lorpaiboon, Manchuta Dangkulwanich
A novel device for trapping gaseous compounds was invented and employed to create a user-friendly cyanide test kit for aqueous solutions.
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The development and validation of a GC-MS method for the quantification of glycolaldehyde formed from carbohydrate fragmentation processes

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,1975-1987
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02639H, Paper
Samin Fathalinejad, Esben Taarning, Peter Christensen, Jan H. Christensen
Glycolaldehyde is a small sugar-like molecule that is readily formed by the thermochemical fragmentation of carbohydrates and it has similar physico-chemical properties to sugars.
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Fast determination of five chiral antipsychotic drugs using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with capillary electrophoresis

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,2002-2008
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02776A, Paper
Ming-Mu Hsieh, Tai-Chia Chiu, Szu-Hua Chen
This study developed a new method for the extraction, clean up, chiral separation, and determination of five pairs of phenothiazine drugs using ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with capillary electrophoresis.
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3D-printed microfluidic device with in-line amperometric detection that also enables multi-modal detection

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,2046-2051
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00368A, Technical Note
Elizabeth A. Hayter, Andre D. Castiaux, R. Scott Martin
A 3D-printed microfluidic device with amperometric detection employs a parallel-opposed electrode configuration, with threaded electrodes being in contact with the flow stream. This makes downstream detection of ATP via chemiluminescence possible.
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Evaluation of segmented non-target data acquisition (SWATH/vDIA) in a QToF and QOrbitrap for pesticide residue analysis

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12,2027-2038
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00290A, Paper
Łukasz Rajski, Iciar Beraza, María José Gómez Ramos, Carmen Ferrer, Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba
Two high-resolution instruments (a QToF and a QOrbitrap) were used to evaluate a segmented non-target MS2 (SWATH/vDIA) acquisition for pesticide residue analysis.
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Bio-assay of non-amidated progastrin-derived peptide (G17-Gly) using Tailor-made recombinant antibody fragment and phages display method: A biomedical analysis

Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00627K, Paper
Deniz Sadighbayan, Mohammad Reza Tohid-kia, Tayebeh Mehdipour, Mohammad Hasanzadeh, Ahmad Yari Khosroushahi
In this research, four novel and sensitive immunosensor for electrochemical determination of G17-Gly were designed based on signal amplification and tailor-made recombinant antibody technology. Anti-G17-Glyantibody fragments (i.e. scFv and VL...
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Methodology for elemental analysis of mineral fertilizer, some of its raw materials and limestone using microwave-induced plasma optical emission spectrometry (MIP OES)

Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00459F, Paper
Dirce Pozebon, Alexandre Müller, Anderson Schwingel Ribeiro
Elemental analysis of complex matrices such as superphosphate-fertilizer and agricultural inputs by means of microwave induced plasma optical emission has been evaluated in the present study. A commercial single superphosphate-fertilizer...
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Determination of total and bioavailable of As and Sb in children’s paints using MSFIA system coupled to HG-AFS

Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02779C, Paper
Dayara Virginia Lino Ávila, Sidnei OLIVEIRA Souza, Victor Cerdà, Rennan Geovanny Oliveira Araujo
In this work, the application of Doehlert design for the optimisation aiming the determination of As and Sb in gouache and tempera children's paints, using multi-syringe flow injection analysis (MSFIA)...
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Recent advance in the analysis methodologies for microplastics in aquatic organisms: Current knowledge and research challenges

Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00143K, Minireview
Jingkun Zhu, Can Wang
The widespread occurrence and high bioavailability of microplastics have increasingly attracted wide attention to society. Because of the presence of microplastics in aquatic organisms, it is necessary to investigate their...
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Quantification of reduced and oxidized coenzyme Q10 in supplements and medicines by HPLC-UV

Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00683A, Paper
Žane Temova Rakuša, Albin Kristl, Robert Roškar
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplements are widely used because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, especially in the management of cardiovascular diseases. The latest pharmaceutical approach to increase CoQ10 bioavailability and...
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A novel microfluidic paper-based analytical device based on chemiluminescence for the determination of β-agonists in swine hair

Anal. Methods, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9AY02754H, Paper
Wei Li, Yong Luo, Xiqing Yue, Junrui Wu, Rina Wu, Yu Qiao, Qing Peng, Bo Shi, Bingcheng Lin, Xu Chen
β-Agonists are illegal feed additives in the feed industries of many countries, especially China.
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