An easy method to synthesize Pt nanoparticles supported on conductive polymers has been explored. The synthesis was carried out under “soft” conditions, i.e., at low temperatures and without using strong reducing agent. The optimal synthesis conditions have been established. Thus,…

Operational police officers often work in traumatic situations. Whilst training and support is provided to officers in these areas in the UK, and some debriefing and counselling is provided, this is not fully effective in addressing the so-called ‘attitudinal’ problem…

Two styrene–bTwo styrene–butadiene–styrene block rubbers, one with 10wt% calcium carbonate filler (S6C), and one without (S6) were surface treated with UV radiation. The resulting surface modifications and adhesion properties with polyurethane adhesive were studied. The surface modifications produced on these…

The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com, In 2007 the University Health Sciences Librarians Group (UHSL) merged with the University Medical Schools Librarians Group (UMSLG) to form the University Health and Medical Librarians Group (UHMLG). This paper traces the course…

The use of numerical values for the chemical components of waters from an aquifer as input data for factor analysis is shown to be sometimes more convenient than the use of the logarithms of these figures. Factor analysis was applied…

Over the last 30 years, strength and power training has been a major issue for, coaches, athletes and researchers. Unfortunately, despite the increasing professionalization of coaches and athletes, there is little research data concerning performance in top athletes. In fact,…

New legislation in the Valencian Community (Decree 36/2002, 5th of March) has allowed the expansion of the existent marinas in this region of the SE of Spain, affecting in a significant way the Alicante province that possesses over thirty nautical…

Se estudia la relación entre el estrés acultural y el malestar con la pareja en una muestra comunitaria de mujeres inmigrantes hispanas (N = 95) y se explora el papel de otras variables importantes para el funcionamiento de la pareja,…

The combination of sample injection into an air carrier stream (i.e., air segmentation) with a low sample consumption system has been evaluated for the analysis of microsamples through ICP-AES. A PFA micronebulizer has been coupled to: (i), a double pass…

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…