Applications of Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Nanocomposite Characterization

During past decades, spectroscopic techniques find wide range of applications ranging from biological applications to the measurement of chemical composition and characterization of variety of substances i.e., polymers, nanocomposites etc. Nanocomposites are emerging and growing materials having wide variety of uses. To study the characteristic properties, characterize, and development of new materials using polymer nanocomposites, several molecular characterization techniques are available and are in use today. Principle objective of this review is to summarize the knowledge in current characterization techniques and to study the applications of fluorescence, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared, besides Raman molecular characterization techniques for characterization of polymers, filler, and composites. Fluorescence technique did not provide detailed analysis of materials while solid-state NMR spectroscopy determine silanol hydroxyl groups at the silica exterior in addition to their interactions with polymer and polymer-filler interfacial interactions (via relaxation time). For characterization of various kinds of functional groups in polymer/ fillers, infrared spectroscopy employed. While Raman spectroscopy finds extensive applications for analysis of carbon-based materials. Novelty of this review is that till yet very few review papers have been published which briefly describe all these mentioned techniques along their applications in a very simple and an effective way.

Applications of Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Nanocomposite Characterization

During past decades, spectroscopic techniques find wide range of applications ranging from biological applications to the measurement of chemical composition and characterization of variety of substances i.e., polymers, nanocomposites etc. Nanocomposites are emerging and growing materials having wide variety of uses. To study the characteristic properties, characterize, and development of new materials using polymer nanocomposites, several molecular characterization techniques are available and are in use today. Principle objective of this review is to summarize the knowledge in current characterization techniques and to study the applications of fluorescence, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared, besides Raman molecular characterization techniques for characterization of polymers, filler, and composites. Fluorescence technique did not provide detailed analysis of materials while solid-state NMR spectroscopy determine silanol hydroxyl groups at the silica exterior in addition to their interactions with polymer and polymer-filler interfacial interactions (via relaxation time). For characterization of various kinds of functional groups in polymer/ fillers, infrared spectroscopy employed. While Raman spectroscopy finds extensive applications for analysis of carbon-based materials. Novelty of this review is that till yet very few review papers have been published which briefly describe all these mentioned techniques along their applications in a very simple and an effective way.

The Watchman

<p>Over the course of the last five years, the female prison population in New Zealand has risen more than 56%. As these numbers remain exponentially increasing, the ability to uphold successful facilitation for each and every inmate is weakening. This is largely a result of poor and incorrect implementation of criminal rehabilitation schemes. Upon release, confusion, fear, and the sheer overwhelm of exposure to the culture contained within modern day society gives appeal to recidivism, and leads to the escalation of the prison population crisis. In response to this escalating crisis — advancing the search for alternative means of successful criminal rehabilitation — this research explores the enablement of architecture to have a rehabilitative function within a prison environment, as well as the reduction of recidivism through didactic architectural experience. This research proposes that the decommissioned Mount Crawford Prison in Wellington New Zealand can be redesigned to test this opportunity. As a research site, it can be used to test how design can enhance the rehabilitation process of a prisoner in the cultural transition from incarceration to society. The research approach integrates Michel Foucault’s theory “Of Other Spaces” to address the first principle objective of this research investigation, and develop architecture that encourages prison inhabitants to reinterpret dystopian experience through the lens of heterotopia; Cathy Ganoe’s theory “Design as Narrative: A theory of inhabiting space” to address the second principle objective of this research investigation, and develop architecture that establishes a spatial experiential narrative about a person’s transforming interpretation of their surroundings; Daniel Merritt Hewett’s theory “Architecture and the Productive Implications of Pause” to address the third principle objective of this research investigation, as a means of establishing strategic points of pause along the journey of the spatial experiential narrative, that enable enhanced understanding of heterotopia. Kalervo Oberg’s theory of culture shock is also integrated as a means of developing an understanding of the cultural transition from incarceration to liberation.</p>

The Watchman

<p>Over the course of the last five years, the female prison population in New Zealand has risen more than 56%. As these numbers remain exponentially increasing, the ability to uphold successful facilitation for each and every inmate is weakening. This is largely a result of poor and incorrect implementation of criminal rehabilitation schemes. Upon release, confusion, fear, and the sheer overwhelm of exposure to the culture contained within modern day society gives appeal to recidivism, and leads to the escalation of the prison population crisis. In response to this escalating crisis — advancing the search for alternative means of successful criminal rehabilitation — this research explores the enablement of architecture to have a rehabilitative function within a prison environment, as well as the reduction of recidivism through didactic architectural experience. This research proposes that the decommissioned Mount Crawford Prison in Wellington New Zealand can be redesigned to test this opportunity. As a research site, it can be used to test how design can enhance the rehabilitation process of a prisoner in the cultural transition from incarceration to society. The research approach integrates Michel Foucault’s theory “Of Other Spaces” to address the first principle objective of this research investigation, and develop architecture that encourages prison inhabitants to reinterpret dystopian experience through the lens of heterotopia; Cathy Ganoe’s theory “Design as Narrative: A theory of inhabiting space” to address the second principle objective of this research investigation, and develop architecture that establishes a spatial experiential narrative about a person’s transforming interpretation of their surroundings; Daniel Merritt Hewett’s theory “Architecture and the Productive Implications of Pause” to address the third principle objective of this research investigation, as a means of establishing strategic points of pause along the journey of the spatial experiential narrative, that enable enhanced understanding of heterotopia. Kalervo Oberg’s theory of culture shock is also integrated as a means of developing an understanding of the cultural transition from incarceration to liberation.</p>

Implementation of Smart Street Light System with the Assistance of Cloud Based Online Access

This paper proposes a street lighting system utilizing minimal expense microcontroller-based Arduino. Since there is a need for the industry is to connect heterogeneous equipment parts to the cloud-based internet-based admittance framework for checking and figuring out their conduct from time to time. The principle objective is to plan energy effective keen streetlamp for energy protection in existing streetlamps and safeguarding from theft issue of batteries and sunlight-based chargers in the country and metropolitan region and only for brilliant urban areas, and this paper is to record and send the readings of the proposed module to IoT which building up the reasonable web application on the cloud for Data logging. Ordinarily, we see that streetlamps are remain turned ON during daytime, absence of upkeep of batteries prompts uses misfortune. So for decreasing the referred to issues a portion of the electrical gadgets can guide specific boundaries to the microcontroller which are taken care of with the assistance of Ethernet of Wi-Fi module and associated with the cloud-based framework. A test arrangement has been made to know the situation with gadgets through Laptop/Mobile/PC at any space while associated with the cloud.

Optimal Motivation among Adolescents in Relation to Parental Involvement

Optimal motivation is the main thrust which settles on a person to settle on productive decisions, control his learning exercises and feels satisfaction and joy in doing each assignment or action. Yet, we can't overlook this reality that a few understudies are basically not inspired without help from anyone else. It is the educators, guardians who make them roused. It is of incredible worry for instructors to create and keep up with understudies' optimal motivated. Especially during pre-adulthood stage, numerous understudies experience an absence of motivation to take part in scholastic exercises and neglect to arrive at their scholarly potential. Thusly, the motivation of students has been the focal point of much examination. Motivation is presumably the main factor that teachers can focus to further develop learning. The truth of the matter is that individuals overall and understudies specifically are perplexing animals with complex requirements and wants. With respect to understudies, very little if any learning can happen except if understudies are spurred consistently. Motivation has been and keeps on being a broadly concentrated on region across a considerable lot of life's areas. Motivation is the stimulating power that starts and supports conduct and eventually creates results. The principle objective of the review was to look at optimal motivation among adolescents in relation to parental involvement. To achieve the evenhanded, Optimal Motivation Scale constructed and developed by the investigator and Parental Involvement Scale by Dr. Sangeeta Tramma, 1998 were embraced.

Seismic Response of Retrofitting for High Rise R.C. Structure by Using R.C.C Jacketing and Steel Wrapping

A seismic design depends on mix of solidarity and pliability. Incessant seismic aggravations, the structure are relied upon to stay in the flexible reach. By thinking about the real powerful nature of ecological unsettling influences, more upgrades are required in the plan methodology. What's more, some development procedures are utilized to fortify the current structures i.e. distinctive retrofitting methods. All these technique shave their own benefits. The principle objective of the current examination is to dissect the conduct of Retrofitted fabricating i.e. provision of steel jacketing in expanding the presentation of building. The current examination targets checking the adequacy of multi-story outline structures utilizing retrofitting strategies for the seismic excitations. The Retrofitted building for example arrangement of steel jacketing is investigated and contrasted and exposed edge structure by utilizing time history and sucker examination strategy by utilizing Commercial programming SAP2000 v16 is utilized for examination. The responses of the structure are compared by considering various boundaries i.e. displacement, base shear, plastic pivots, time-frame of mode shapes from FEMA – 356. The outcome shows that plastic pivot formation during quake at shaft section intersection can further developed execution with use retrofitting strategy for example steel jacketing.

Knostrop Footbridge – Innovative Design Solutions

<p>Knostrop Footbridge was designed and constructed as part of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme. The project’s principle objective was to provide new walking and cycling routes along the River Aire, as well as creating a landmark gateway to the city. Given the intended purpose, budget, programme, and site constraints, a list of key aspirations was developed:</p><ul><li><p>Creation of a slender, flowing structure which “floats” over the water and encourages local use and interest.</p></li><li><p>Simplified construction through off-site fabrication and streamlined installation.</p></li><li><p>Mirroring the alignment of the soon to be constructed Knostrop Weir and utilising the weir walls for sub structure support, all whilst accommodating the construction lag between the weir and the bridge.</p></li><li><p>A durable, low maintenance structure is essential with the difficult access constraints of the weir.</p></li></ul><p>Achieving the above in combination required an innovative approach. Numerous potential solutions were developed, experimented with, and analysed, prior to finalising the design.</p><p>This iterative process allowed the bridge to develop into a unique, innovative, and recognisable design, and one which exceeded expectations to efficiently fulfil its purpose with minimal anticipated lifetime maintenance.</p><p>This paper presents the innovative design solutions adopted in overcoming the various challenges and achieving the design aspirations.</p>

Enhanced Secured Communication Optimization In Data Packets Using Proxy Protocols

The principle objective of this paper is to build up a Computational Private Information Retrieval conventions on cloud design utilizing deletion code for made sure about information sending. These conventions are too costly in view of the fact that they are combining complicated numerical operations for the whole database. Essentially distributed storage engineering would provide a range of higher performing capacity staff that provides long-term internet storage management and even the distributed storage architecture. Putting information away and retrieving it in an external cloud system and public review plan creates difficulties and disputes about classification of information during transfers. On any outsider's case, this dispute is usually a massive amount of knowledge stored with the cloud worker. Also you can defeat this problem by means of various methods such as encryption, key encryption, etc. In either case, overall encryption plans maintain confidentiality of information during the exchange, thus restricting the utility of the capability system in parallel with this cycle. This is because a few activities have only been supported by scrambled knowledge. These techniques will cause disappointment. To building a protected stockpiling framework that underpins different capacities is testing when the capacity framework is appropriated and has no focal power.

Review for Performance Of Indian Nationalised Banks

The banking industry in India overall is making huge commitments to the improvement of the economy and assisting with accomplishing economical growth. The banks are helping the economy regarding successful capital arrangement, viable loaning, and adding to the improvement of the country, in this way banks should be all the more firmly watched. In India, banks are probably the best entertainer on the planet banking industry seeing colossal seriousness, growth, productivity, benefit, and adequacy, particularly lately. The principle objective of banks today is to guarantee solidness and ensure that they are inside sound and reasonable. Subsequently, it is imperative to quantify sufficiency across different banks in the country and distinguish the more fragile segments of the banking area, devise suitable systems and approaches to lift these areas, and in the end, establish a climate that leads banks to be sound and results in instability.