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Impact modifier particles with the core-shell structure in the polypropylene (PP) matrix were successfully prepared in situ by melt blending PP, thermoplastic starch acetate (TPAS) and poly(ethylene octane) grafted with maleic anhydride (POE-MA). It was found that the core was formed by TPAS, while the shell was formed by POE-MA. This core-shell particle plays an important role in toughening PP. Sirtinol research buy The notched impact strength of PP/TPAS/POE-MA blend was as high as 68.1 KJ/m2 with an anticipated cost effectiveness. The mechanism of formation of the core-shell starch-based particles could be ascribed to the reactive compatibilization between TPAS and POE-MA which could be confirmed by SEM, and which dramatically improved the mechanical properties of the composites. This provides a new idea for the toughening modification of nonpolar PP, which could widely extend the application of starch and lower the cost.A low cost, cellulose based anionic adsorbent has been synthesized at room temperature by single step gamma radiation induced grafting of 4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt (VBSA) onto cellulose using water as solvent. Grafting parameters, namely, radiation dose, monomer concentration, volume/weight ratio, were studied to optimize the radiation grafting process. Poly(VBSA) grafted cellulose (PVBSA-g-cellulose) samples were characterized by grafting yield estimation, Elemental analysis, FTIR, TGA and SEM. The radiation grafted adsorbent was tested for textile dyes removal from aqueous solutions, in batch and continuous flow column operation mode, using Basic Red-29 (BR-29) dye as a model textile dye. Adsorbent with 25% grafting yield exhibited an adsorption capacity of 320 mg.g-1, which was corroborated by the equilibrium adsorption and kinetic studies. The adsorbent was regenerated and demonstrated to be reusable for multiple cycles with minimal attrition losses. The process was successfully upscaled and demonstrated at a semi pilot scale treatment.N-Deacetylated hyaluronan (daHA) has been widely investigated as a starting material to develop biomaterials with unique composition and performance. However, its structure elucidation remains a challenging task due to its polysaccharide nature. After the brief mention of its properties and preparation, this review critically evaluates different analytical methods and approaches to characterize this promising polysaccharide. A special attention is paid to the determination of the degree of deacetylation. Besides, the analysis of its molecular weight, primary structure, and deacetylation pattern is also described. The older procedures are compared with the advanced techniques to provide reliable description of daHA.This study investigated the impact of personal vs. institutional discrimination on the emotional well-being (EWB) of immigrant and ethnic minorities, and a possible protective mechanism of economic achievements that may buffer the negative effects of discrimination. Data were collected from the Israeli 2015 Social Survey. Immigrant minorities were those who came to Israel after 1980. Israeli Palestinians were regarded as an ethnic minority. The study showed that perceived unfairness and discrimination in public institutions, which were not necessarily directed towards individuals or their minority group, threatens EWB of minorities to an extent similar to that of personally experienced discrimination. Income moderated the effects of common and personal discrimination on EWB of immigrant and ethnic minorities, but not in the same way across the various groups. The study provides evidence that income may be a resilience factor, which buffers and compensates for the negative effect of discrimination on minorities' EWB.Using data for a majority of the world's countries over a 25- to 55-year period, this paper analyzes cross-cultural heterogeneity in women's civil liberties independently of and relative to men. Civil liberties include the freedoms of discussion and movement, freedom from forced labor, property rights, and access to justice. Regression analyses show that women's civil liberties vary considerably across cultural zones defined by the intersection of religious traditions and geographical regions. These patterns persist even when controlling for factors such as democracy and development. Accounting for women's political representation and educational attainment often reduces but never eliminates these cross-cultural differences; the same is true for embeddedness in world society. In contrast, women's labor force participation all but erases negative cultural effects, and instrumental-variables analyses suggest that this factor is a causal determinant of women's civil liberties. Efforts to improve women's rights should therefore focus on overcoming cultural barriers to their workforce participation.This paper analyzes trends in educational homogamy in six European countries (Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Italy). We use vital statistics on all marriages contracted between 1990 and 2016. Absolute educational homogamy increases in all countries (very moderately in the Czech Republic and Italy), it changes its structure, and the absolute educational hypogamy of women increases. The trends over time and among countries in relative educational homogamy are tested using log-linear and log-multiplicative models. We expand a regression-type layer effect model (the Goodman-Hout model) into a four-way table. The results indicate differing assortative mating by educational categories. Relative homogamy decreases in tertiary education. In lower educational categories, relative homogamy increases. We present the hypothesis that a decrease in relative homogamy in tertiary education is a consequence of the rise of social homogamy. We conceptualize this homogamy balance as a "complementary maintained homogamy." Because changes in relative educational homogamies are the same in all countries, the cross-country differences remain constant over time. We conceptualize this as a "maintained flux." The European countries are not in convergence, even though the relative homogamies delineated by educational categories change.