Frozen History

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In their ways, teaching and learning to research and to
design have their similarities. There is no single approach
nor are there ‘right ways’ to research or design so there is
the challenge, for teacher and learner alike, of striking…

There is always so much to be gained from a conference
that I’m rather puzzled by those who are quick to write
them off. Perhaps they have expectations that can’t be
realised or they don’t do their homework. Some folk…

It is very tempting when you are immersed in a subject to
become more selective in your reading and in doing so
narrow down your reading options. This is particularly true
in relation to creativity and design and technology in…

This paper reports on an investigation into middle school
students’ naïve ideas about, and attitudes towards design
and designers. The sample for the survey consisted of
students from Classes 7 to 9 from a school located in
Mumbai. The data…

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Various actors, including the European Parliament, press for labelling of products with a nanotechnology component. A few regulatory agencies or advisers are prepared to move in this direction. In deliberative exercises on nanotechnology, people in their roles as citizens and…

Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass has attracted intensive research interest for the production of economically viable biofuels. Here we present an overview of the recent findings on biocatalysts implicated in the oxidative cleavage of cellulose, including polysaccharide monooxygenases (PMOs or…

Purpose: To develop a selective and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of metformin in human plasma and urine, using a conventional reverse phase column and low specimen volume. Methods: Extraction of metformin and ranitidine (as internal standard)…