Bulletin of Materials Science Volume 35, No. 3, June 2012

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Supplementary Material 1
A theoretical study on interaction of proline with gold cluster
Sandhya Rai, N V Suresh Kumar and Harjinder Singh	291
A novel multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT)-based nanocomposite for PEFC electrodes
S Mohanapriya, K K Tintula, S D Bhat, S Pitchumani and P Sridhar	297
Effect of aligned carbon nanotubes on electrical conductivity behaviour in polycarbonate matrix
M M Larijani, E J Khamse, Z Asadollahi and M Asadi	305
Self-heating effect induced by ion bombardment on polycrystalline Al surface nanostructures evolution
H Wang, Y Zhen, H W Jiang and J T Liu	313
PLGA 50:50 nanoparticles of paclitaxel: Development, in vitro anti-tumor activity in BT-549 cells and in vivo evaluation
Ranjith K Averineni, Gopal V Shavi, Aravind K Gurram, Praful B Deshpunde, Karthik Arumugam, Naseer Muliyakkal, Sreenivasa R Mekaand Udupa Nayanabhirama	319
Influence of pH on ZnO nanocrystalline thin films prepared by sol–gel dip coating method
K Sivakumar, V Senthil Kumar, N Muthukumarasamy, M Thambidurai and T S Senthil	327
Use of silane coupling agent for surface modification of zinc oxide as inorganic filler and preparation of poly(amide–imide)/zinc oxidenanocomposite containing phenylalanine moieties
Shadpour Mallakpour and Maryam Madani	333
Structure and morphology studies of chromium film at elevated temperature in hypersonic environment
G M Hegde, V Kulkarni, M Nagaboopathy and K P J Reddy	341
ZnO–TiO2 nanocomposite: Characterization and moisture sensing studies
N K Pandey, K Tiwari and Akash Roy	347
Damping properties of epoxy-based composite embedded with sol–gel-derived Pb(Zr0·53Ti0·47)O3 thin film with different thicknesses
Guo Dongyun, Mao Wei, Qin Yan, Huang Zhixiong, Wang Chuanbin, Shen Qiang and Zhang Lianmeng	353
Property change during nanosecond pulse laser annealing of amorphous NiTi thin film
S K Sadrnezhaad, Noushin Yasavol, Mansoureh Ganjali and Sohrab Sanjabi	357
Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition of germanium thin films using organogermanium carboxylates as precursors and formation ofgermania films
Alpa Y Shah, Amey Wadawale, Vijaykumar S Sagoria, Vimal K Jain, C A Betty and S Bhattacharya	365
Supplementary Material 2
Controlled synthesis and electrochemical properties of vanadium oxides with different nanostructures
Yifu Zhang, Meijuan Fan, Min Zhou, Chi Huang, Chongxue Chen, Yuliang Cao, Guangyong Xie, Houbin Li and Xinghai Liu	369
Fabrication of nano-sized solid solution of Zn1-xMnxO (x = 0·05, 0·10, 0·15) in reverse microemulsions: Structural characterization and properties
Sarvari Khatoon, Aparna Ganguly and Tokeer Ahmad	377
Mixed mobile ion effect on a.c. conductivity of boroarsenate glasses
M Purnima, Shashidhar Bale, Ch Srinivasu, M A Samee and Syed Rahman	383
Effect of fluxing additive on sintering temperature, microstructure and properties of BaTiO3
Yaseen Iqbal, Asad Jamal, Riaz Ullah, M Naeem Khan and Rick Ubic	387
Modeling of austenite to ferrite transformation
Mohsen Kazeminezhad	395
Effect of nano-CeO2 on microstructure properties of TiC/TiN+nTi(CN) reinforced coating
Li Jianing, Chen Chuanzhong and Zhang Cuifang	399
Studies on biphenyl disulphonic acid doped polyanilines: Synthesis, characterization and electrochemistry
Chepuri R K Rao, R Muthukannan andMVijayan	405
Convenient synthetic method of starch/lactic acid graft copolymer catalyzed with sodium hydroxide
Qingling Wang, Yingmo Hu, Jianhua Zhu, Yang Liu, Xue Yang and Jing Bian	415
Synthesis of novel carbon/silica composites based strong acid catalyst and its catalytic activities for acetalization
Yueqing Lu, Xuezheng Liang and Chenze Qi	419
Electrical properties of SrxBa1-xFe0·6Sn0·4O3-ε NTC thermistors
C L Yuan, X Y Liu, J W Xu, X W Zhang and C R Zhou	425
Dielectric properties of CaCu2·9Co0·1Ti4O12 and CaCu3Ti3·9Co0·1O12 ceramics synthesized by semi-wet route
K D Mandal, Alok Kumar Rai, Laxman Singh and Om Parkash	433
Thermodynamic aspects of nanostructured Ti5Si3 formation during mechanical alloying and its characterization
S Sabooni, F Karimzadeh and M H Abbasi	439
Heat conduction and thermal stabilization in YBCO tape
Ziauddin Khan, Subrata Pradhan and Irfan Ahmad	449
Lyoluminescence in Ce3+ activated (KNa)Br phosphor for ionizing radiation dosimetry
P M Bhujbal and S J Dhoble	453
Experimental and quantum chemical studies on corrosion inhibition performance of quinoline derivatives for MS in 1 N HCl
B M Mistry, N S Patel, S Sahoo and S Jauhari	459
A comprehensive study on influence of Nd3+ substitution on properties of LiMn2O4
S Balaji, T Manichandran and D Mutharasu	471
Response surface method applied to optimization of estradiol permeation in chitosan membranes
Luciano Mengatto, María I Cabrera and Julio A Luna	481

Civil Engineering & Construction Review-July 2012

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South Asian Journal of Management Volume 19 Issue 2 : April - June 2012

K A S Dhammika, Fais Bin Ahmad and Thi Lip Sam Job Satisfaction, Commitment and Performance: Testing the Goodness of Measures of Three Employee Outcomes 7 Surendar Singh and R C Mishra The Emergence of SWFs and Its Implications to Global Financial System: A Case Study of India 23 Sonal Kureshi and Vandana Sood In-Film Placements of Product Brands in Hindi Films: Practices and Preferences 37 Anil K Sharma, Satish Kumar and Ramanjeet Singh Value Relevance of Financial Reporting and Its Impact on Stock Prices: Evidence from India 60 Uma Kausik and B Mahadevan A Review of Strategic Sourcing Literature During 1997-2010: Trends and Emerging Issues for Research 78 Anupriya SinghPerformance Management System Design, Implementation and Outcomes in Indian Software Organizations: A Perspective of HR Managers 99 Case Study Dwarkanath Prabhu and Sateesh HegdeDesign and Implementation of Performance Management Systems, KPIs and Responsibility Centers: A Case Study 121 Book Reviews 134

The Indian Concrete Journal-July 2012

	212. Performance of concrete beams reinforced with embedded CFRP plates R.B. Ohu, M.S. Jaafar, F. N. Aznieta and A.H. Alwathaf Strength behaviour of self-compacting concrete mixes using local materials M. Rame Gowda, Mattur C. Narasimhan and Karisiddappa 1
EDITORIAL NEWS & EVENTS INTERVIEW: Russian cement industry - Challenges and Opportunities A.K. Chatterjee SILO CONSTRUCTION: Six steps to achieve better results B.G.K. Murthy, B.C. Shah, Jayant Ghodake and Ajay Purohit PEOPLE: Ajoy K. Mullick MINERAL ADMIXTURES: Reviewing some properties of concrete containing mineral admixtures G. Kaur, S.P. Singh and S.K. Kaushik PUMPABLE CONCRETE: A new record for concrete pumping in India
Sky City: China plans world's tallest building  A Hunan-based construction company aims to build an 838-m skyscraper in just three months Pre-Engineered Buildings and Innovative Techniques  The Indian Buildings Congress recently organised the Mid Term Session and Seminar on "Pre-Engineered Buildings and Innovative Techniques in Construction Industry" in May 25-26, 2012 at Hotel Swissotel in Kolkata. ICI Annual Awards 2012  The Indian Concrete Institute will be presenting the ICI Annual Awards 2012 on 22nd September, 2012 at Chennai. Applied sciences and engineering technology  The Basha Research Centre, Singapore along with Cafet-Innova Technical Society, Hyderabad is organising a world conference on Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology (WCSET-2012) during 17-19, August 2012 at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. IIT Bombay lifetime achievement awards 2012  IIT Bombay conferred the Lifetime Achievement Awards-2012 on Prof. A.W. Date, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Prof. Tarun Kant, Department of Civil Engineering, in recognition of their outstanding contributions as  teacher, researcher and administrator. Innovations in concrete for meeting infrastructure  The Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) is organising an international conference titled  ‘Innovative World of Concrete’ (IWC) on the theme  of “lnnovations in Concrete for Meeting Infrastructure Challenges” Concrete to be held during December 12-15, 2013 in Hyderabad. Conferences by CI-Premier  New dimensions in bridges flyovers, overpasses & elevated structures. Inspection, appraisal, repairs and maintenance of structures. Our world in concrete & structures. Advance Course on Steel Design IS 800  The Consulting Engineers Association of India (Western Region Centre), Mumbai jointly with Institute for Steel Development & Growth, Kolkata are conducting  an Advance Course on Steel Design IS 800 during June 14th and 15, June 2012 at Mithibai College Campus, Mumbai. Fast Track Construction for the Housing Sector  The Indian Concrete Institute in association with BMTPC shall be organising a one day seminar on ‘Fast Track Construction for the Housing Sector in India’ on 9th June 2012, at Kolkata. Hills Rural and Urban Connectivity  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a technical Seminar / workshop on ‘Cement Concrete Roads’ focusing on hills rural and urban connectivity on June 23, 2012 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics-VOLUME 50 NUMBER 6 JUNE 2012

CONTENTS

Nuclear Physics
Radon and its progeny measurements in dwellings of Farrukhabad city of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India         Deepak Verma*, M Shakir Khan & Mohd Zubair	355
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Thermoluminescence of Li2B4O7:Cu and La         S Nabadwip Singh*, B Arunkumar Sharma & A Nabachandra Singh	358
Vibrational assignment, HOMO – LUMO, first-hyperpolarizability and Mulliken’s charge analysis of 2,7-dinitrofluorene         M Arivazhagan* & J Senthil Kumar	363
Physics of Gases, Plasmas and Electric Discharges
Application of the multisource thermal model in pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles produced in  or pp collisions over an energy range from 0.053 to 7 TeV         Jian-Xin Sun, Cai-Xing Tian, Er-Qin Wang, Bao-Chun Li & Fu-Hu Liu*	374
Condensed Matter: Structural, Mechanical and Thermal Properties
Structural and optical properties of ZnS, PbS, Zn1-xPbxS, ZnxPb1-xS and PbZnxS1-x thin films         Mahdi Hasan Suhail	380
Thermoelastic properties of alkali halides at high temperatures         K Sunil & B S Sharma*	387
Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties
Optical and infrared properties of lithium diborate glasses doped with copper oxide: Effect of gamma irradiation         Hatem A El-Batal*, Zeinab S El-Mandouh, Hamdia A Zayed, Samir Y Marzouk, Gihan M El-Komy & Ahmed Hosny	398
Effect of salinity on the dielectric properties of water         D H Gadani*, V A Rana, S P Bhatnagar, A N Prajapati & A D Vyas	405
Characterization of dielectric dispersion and ionic conduction behaviour of acetonitrile at low frequencies         Shobhna Choudhary & R J Sengwa*	411

IJEMS-Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences Vol.19(2) [April 2012]

Title	Author(s)	Page(s)	Full Text Article
Copper tailings as a potential additive in concrete: consistency, strength and toxic metal immobilization properties	Onuaguluchi, Obinna; Eren, Özgur	79-86	View Full Text
Predicting the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete and lightweight concrete beams by ANN	Kamanli, Mehmet; Kaltakci, M Yasar; Bahadir, Fatih; Balik, Fatih S; Korkmaz, H Husnu; Donduren, M Sami; Cogurcu, M Tolga	87-94	View Full Text
Two-dimensional elastic-plastic cracked finite element for fracture applications	Kalanad, Aysha; Rao, B N	95-106	View Full Text
Prediction of surface roughness and delamination in end milling of GFRP using mathematical model and ANN	Raj, P Praveen; Perumal, A Elaya; Ramu, P	107-120	View Full Text
An investigation on the workability of sintered copper-silicon carbide preforms during cold axial upsetting	Sumathi, M; Selvakumar, N	121-128	View Full Text
Prediction performance of various numerical model training algorithms in solidification process of A356 matrix composites	Shabani, Mohsen Ostad; Mazahery, Ali	129-134	View Full Text
FEM modeling of compressive deformation behaviour of aluminum cenosphere syntactic foam (ACSF) under constrained condition	Khedle, Raghvendra; Mondal, D P; Verma, S N; Panthi, Sanjay	135-143	View Full Text
Class-E power amplifier and its linearization using analog predistortion	Sampath, P; Gunavathi, K	144-152	View Full Text