Porous materials are gaining interest due to their potential for storing hydrogen via physisorption. In the present work, two carbon fibres, carbonised at 973 and 1273 K, have been chemically activated with KOH and NaOH, in order to obtain materials…

The adult mammalian retina has been for long considered to lack neurogenerative capacity. However, retinal stem/progenitor cells which can originate retinal neurons in vitro have been recently reported in the ciliary body of adult mammals. Here we have explored the…

In this paper we study the distribution of the zeros of each function G_{n}(z)≡1+2^{z}+...+n^{z}, n≥2, which approaches the Riemann zeta function for Rez<-1, and is closely related to the solutions of the functional equations f(z)+f(2z)+...+f(nz)=0. We determine the density of…

Back in the 1990s Malcolm Coulthard announced the beginnings of an emerging discipline, forensic linguistics, resulting from the interface of language, crime and the law. Today the courts are more than ever calling on language experts to help in certain…

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PURPOSE: Presently available hepatitis B vaccine is administered through parenteral route and fails to induce mucosal antibody response. Oral immunization appears to be an effective and attractive alternative to the parenteral immunization. However, the problem of degradation of antigen in…

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ended as quickly as it appeared, but its devastating aftermath will not be easily forgotten. Millions of human lives were affected, with entire communities swept away. As the tsunami revealed, natural disasters represent a significant…

The following study applies the relatively under-researched concept of cultural security to the context of India. Specifically, it re-examines the question as to what impact the English language has had on Indian culture. In so doing, the paper provides a…