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Metal oxide and carbon-based nanoparticles (NP) have a wide range of application in various fields, including paint, electroluminescent, pharmaceutical, and other industries. In the last decade, there is an exceeding demand of the applications using these particles in biomedical sciences such as in drug delivery system whereas these materials are also used widely in the environmental applications. Due to their extensive applications, these materials are the class of highest global annual production.

The caste based discrimination does not only affect the spheres of education, work and employment but also the wide Horizons of life, which can be detrimental for the country's future. This paper concentrates on the detailed analysis of occupational segregation or should we say the discrimination and lower footing of the scheduled castes in employment. The paper in its analysis focuses not only on the SCs but also the Other Backward castes, because both of these groups have been subjected to centuries’ long discrimination.

The present study aimed to find out the social support and mental health among married women teachers. For this purpose, a total of 302 married women teachers were randomly selected from 41 Arts and Science Colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University located in and around Coimbatore city. Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Mental Health Inventory were administered to all the subjects. Obtained scores were analyzed with the help of ANOVA, z test and Regression.

Objective: Explain through scientific productions the effects of music therapy in the symptomatic control of Alzheimer's disease. Method: This is an integrative review with time cut from 1998 to 2017, carried out in the database: Web of Science, PubMed, EBSCO Information Service, Scopus, SciELO, BIREME e LILACS, descriptors: art therapy, Alzheimer disease; music therapy, nursing. Through the search question “Music therapy brings beneficial results for patients with Alzheimer's disease”.

Background: Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic disease that involves the whole organ. In liver cirrhosis the gonadal axis is affected. Hyperprolactinemia is often present in these patients as well as hyperestrogenemia, both are responsible for the clinical characteristics of feminization. Patients and Methods: We investigated 50 patients with cirrhosis. The diagnosis of cirrhosis was based on biochemical evidence and clinical diagnosis including ascites or encephalopathy. Also prognostic indices (Child-Pugh) and prolactin levels are assessed. Results: Mean age was 51.94±5.99.

Objective: To identify, through the medical records, the pathophysiological changes resulting from brain death and to assess nursing actions in the management of these changes. Methods: It is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. We analyzed 170 charts of patients evaluated for brain death. Descriptive statistical analysis was used, and frequency, average and standard deviation. Results: Traumatic brain injury was the cause of diagnosis for the most frequent brain death (45.3%).

Objective: To evaluate the Basic Life Support and the knowledge for the practice of nursing in the pre-hospital service with emphasis on CRCA. Method: It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study of a quantitative approach, which was carried out from October 2015 to March 2016 in the Mobile Pre-hospital Care Services (SAMU) and fixed services that are the Emergency Care Units (UPA).

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurship levels of students attending school of physical education and sports and some variables and to determine entrepreneurship levels. In accordance with this purpose, target population of the study are students receiving education in the departments of coaching, sport management, and recreation in Esenyurt, Haliç, Gedik, and Gelişim University. The sample is composed of volunteer students determined by simple random sampling method (n=778).

Indonesia presidential election campaign, June 5-July 5 2014 was the most crucial period of the practice of journalism and media organizations in Indonesia. Reports of three media groups (Kompas Group, Media Group, and MNC Group) during the 2014 presidential election campaign is the focus of this study. This paper is the second stage of research results (discourse practice) of three planned phases as critical discourse analysis of Norman Fairclough (text, discourse practice, dan socio cultural levels).

India's foreign trade is the deficit. India's trade with China is negative. India’s 1/3 trade deficit only with one country-China. Therefore, to prevents, India imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese goods frequently. Now India has introduced new manufacturing policy namely “Make in India” According to this policy, India tries to manufacturer all items in India. But this is against the theory of foreign trade. Therefore, this is the analysis of Make in India policy regarding Indo-China trade.