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⁣Accumulation of plastic products in the Environment that adversely affects wildlife, habitat of humans is a major concern for the government at present. As plastic is non-biodegradable in nature, it remain in environment for several years. As a result it is responsible for causing land, air and water pollution. Plastic pollution has been constantly damaging our sustainable environment. The production of plastic is increasing since 1950, 8.3 billion tones of plastic has been produced, which is likely to be double by 2050. The burning of plastic waste increase the risk of heart disease, damages the nervous system, respiratory ailments such as asthma and cause nausea or headaches. Hence, a sustainable step towards tomorrow’s greener and healthier environment needs immediate attention of the environmental scientists. Most of the environmental tools of plastics like cell phones, computers, helmets and hospital bags have molded society in many ways that make life both easier and safer. Plastic produced every year is used to make for single use, disposable packaging items or products when they are thrown out which damage the green environment. It is due to lack of self discipline and not worrying about future generations, selfish attitude and consumerist human has damaged the environment. It is the responsibility of educational institutions to sensitize and create public awareness. In addition to creating public awareness on the importance of a clean and healthy environment, plastic recycling facilities must be recommended. This invited talk will help the society to reduce their exposures to plastics and ensure the increase of healthy society with clean environment for the next future generations.


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⁣Dr. S. Ravichandran is currently working as an Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab(INDIA). He completed his Ph.D. in 2006 from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (Tamilnadu) and M.Sc. from Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. He has qualified in GATE with a score of 95 percentile conducted by Ministry of Human Research and Development in the year 1998. He has 17 years of Research experience and published 112 International papers. He has published 5 Textbooks and received Bharat Shiksha and Life Time Education Excellence National awards from Global society in New Delhi. His area of research work are: Synthesis of Mannich and Schiff bases with metal ions like Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn (II). Structural characterization using spectroscopic techniques like UV-Vis., IR, 1H NMR, CV, Chromatography and EPR. His current interest is to focus on the development of novel greener methodology for a Sustainable Development.

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⁣In perovskite solar cells, the inverted device structure has the potential for faster commercialization due to its less complicated processing path when compared to the conventional planar structure solar cell. However, multi-cation perovskite crystallization on the PEDOT:PSS, the hole transport material, results in large domains with several deft and grain boundaries. These defects formed on the perovskite surface result in non-radiative recombination and limit the device’s performance. Incorporating surface passivation of the perovskite layer through the introduction of large cation is a feasible route to reduce defects and improve charge carrier extraction. This work reports on an inverted solar cell that uses a Csx(FAyMA1-y)Pb(IzBr1-z) perovskite on a PEDOT:PSS surface. The GUI layer results in the passivation of the perovskite and curbs the amount of non-radiative recombination. The beneficial aspects of the passivation include an increase in open-circuit voltages from 0.89 V to over 0.96 V and high efficiency of 16.03% for a GUAI device when compared to 12.92% for the control device. The presence of the GAUI layer improves the stability when compared to the control device by over 600 hours of storage in ambient conditions.


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⁣Prof. Terry Alford holds the rank of professor and serves as the Associate Director of the School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy. Additional responsibilities include overseeing the materials science and engineering M.S. Online Graduate Program and creating the new Semiconductor Processing Certificate (online and face-to-face). His research spans materials characterization to electronic materials to organic-based perovskite solar cells. He has over 300 refereed archival publications, two books, and four volumes of e-book monographs to support undergraduate and graduate online course delivery. The Alford Group has10 patents ranging from advanced metallization to ion-beam cutting to make flexible electronics. He is the committee chair or co-chair of over 28 Ph.D. dissertations and 138 MS theses/applied projects.

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⁣Doxorubicin is an anthracycline antibiotic used as an anticancer agent. Longterm use of this anticancer agent could accumulate its metabolite, doxorubicinol, and cause cardiomyopathy, due to its cardiotoxicity. This cardiotoxic effect depends on the amount of doxorubicin and doxorubicinol accumulated in the body. This study aimed to analyze doxorubicin and doxorubicinol levels in the blood plasma of breast cancer patients. Methods: Participants of this study were 30 breast cancer patients who had received doxorubicin in their therapy regimen. The samples were analyzed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), with the Acquity UPLC BEH C18 Waters chromatography column (2.1 x 100 mm : 1.7 μm). Plasma (250 μL) samples were prepared by protein precipitation, using methanol. The mobile phase consisted of 0.1% acetic acid (eluent A) and acetonitrile (eluent B), with gradient elution; the flow rate was 0.15 mL/min and runtime, 7 min.


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⁣Yahdiana Harahap has completed her PhD at the age of 39 from Department of Pharmacy, Institute Technology Bandung, Indonesia. Now she is the Head of Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Laboratory Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia. Prior to this position, she was the Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia. She has published 77 papers published in International Journals with scopus index. She has been invited to be the speakers in many international conferences, especially in the field of BA/BE and Bioanalysis technique. She currently serves as an expert at Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control, spesifically in BA/BE evaluation.

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⁣Copper oxide (CuO) loaded titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube photocatalyst was synthesised using the facile hydrothermal method. The synthesised photocatalyst were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to study their physiochemical properties. The photocatalytic activity of the photocatalysts was tested for carbon dioxide (CO2) photoconversion and methyl orange degrdadation. CuO loaded TiO2 nanotube demonstrated higher CO2 conversion (100%) and methyl orange degradation because of the former’s effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs in the presence of CuO.

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⁣Mohd Hasmizam Razali has a PhD degree in Materials Engineering (Nanomaterials) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), MSc. in Chemistry (Catalyst) and B.Sc (Hons) in Chemical Industry from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Currently he is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Sciences and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia. He has published more than 50 technical papers in journals and conference proceedings locally and internationally related to the nanomaterials and functional materials research. Owing to their significant impacts to the science, economy and society, his innovative research and inventions have attracted global and national interests, enabling him to secure financial support from both private and government agencies. He has been awarded Who’s Who in the World for 3 years in a row 2013, 2014 and 2015 by The Marquis Who’s Who Publications Board. In 2014, the Cambridge Biographical Centre listed him as one of 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, due its ability to produce nanomaterials with tremendous improvement compared to conventional commercial materials. On top of that, he is also the recipient of the MAWHIBA Award and GENEVA Gold Medal Award in 1999.

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⁣Rapid manufacturing on space/air/sea/land missions, where either gravitational force is missing or severe random disturbance may present continuously, is highly in demand. However, till today, there is no reliable technique for such working environments. The purpose of this study is to develop a technology for rapid 3D printing in solid state of polymeric materials to get rid of the problems in harsh working environment. The basic concept is to cross-link by either UV-light or photo-induced-heat of polymeric materials in the solid state for rapid volumetric additive manufacturing. The uncross-linked parts can be removed by heating or cooling for melting, or washing away by solvent. Finally, the shape memory effect (SME) of the cross-linked polymers is applied to ensure high accuracy of the printed items. We have successfully demonstrated this concept using thermal gel, UV cross-linkable vitrimer and other conventional materials.

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⁣Dr Wei Min Huang has over 25 years of experience on various shape memory materials (alloy, polymer, composite and hybrid), he has published over 200 papers in journals, such as Accounts of Chemical Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, and Materials Today, and has been invited to review manuscripts from over 300 international journals (including Progress in Polymer Science, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Advanced Functional Materials, etc), project proposals from American Chemical Society, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, etc, and book proposals from Springer, Elsevier and CRC. He has published two books (Thin film shape memory alloys – fundamentals and device applications, Polyurethane shape memory polymers) and is currently on the editorial board of over three dozen of journals.

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⁣This review aimed to assess the effect of dietary fiber on short-term and long-term glycemic control and insulin responses in T2DM patients. Five electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English and investigating one primary outcome—glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and six secondary outcomes—fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), two-hour postprandial glucose, two-hour postprandial insulin, and body mass index (BMI) through March 23, 2021. Of 3266 identified studies, 22 eligible RCTs comprising 911 participants with T2MD were included. Among them, 16 studies used soluble fiber and the rest used fiber from natural foods. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that soluble fiber was more efficient in controlling HbA1c and FBG than fiber from natural foods. Compared with the control, dietary fiber at a median dose of 10 g/day for a median intervention duration of 8 weeks significantly reduced HbA1c, FBG, fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR. In conclusion, both soluble fiber products and fiber from natural foods are effective in improving glycemic control and insulin sensitivity in T2MD patients, the former yielding better effects. However, due to most of the evidence from rather short-term trials and the detected significant between-study heterogeneity, further long-term and high-quality RCTs are needed.


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⁣I am a register dietitian and psychological consultant in China. I got my master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in Saint Louis University and after that, I came back to China to work as a dietitian for around 7 years and now I am pursuing my PhD in Food Science in Lincoln University. My research is mainly focus on exploring the health effects of bioactive ingredients such as dietary fiber and polyphenols. I am also interested in discovering milk proteins as delivery vehicles for beneficial compounds.

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⁣A large number of genetically determined diseases have phenotypic manifestations in the form a large number of small anomalies of development, resistant, convulsive syndrome, psychomotor developmental delay syndrome, which can be used in the diagnosis of these diseases, starting from neonatal period. In order to carefully analyze the phenotype was used a specially designed scale - the scale of phenotype analysis (SAF) The use of this scale for additional examination of a newborn made it possible to suspect, and subsequently verify genetically determined diseases in 20% of the examined children. Comprehensive phenotype research can be used to optimize the diagnosis of genetically determined diseases. Careful study of the phenotype allows to diagnose genetically determined conditions, starting from the newborn period. The use of a phenotype assessment scale is available a fairly simple, inexpensive method of diagnosis that does not require additional equipment and special training.


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⁣Dmytro Tokariev received a medical degree at the age of 23 from the Dnepropetrovsk State Medical Academy, Ukraine. He was a neonatologist at the Regional Neonatal Center, Dnipro, Ukraine, medical director of the research company Arensia Exploratory Medicine Ukraine., Kiev, Ukraine, pediatrician in Amel Dental Clinic, Dnipro, Ukraine. Now he is a head of Pediatric Department Children’s and Maternal Hospital named after Prof. M.F. Rudnev, Dnipro, Ukraine. He has publications devoted to the problems of neonatology, pediatrics, clinical genetics, in particular to the problems of CDG. He is the co-author (another author is Alexandr Kulikov) of the medical diagnostic program Neo Genetics (Interactive database including clinical information on more than 2,500 genetic syndromes with an innovative search engine using about 8,000 symptoms

Summary : ⁣With the growing demand for alternative energy (especially plant biomass) and to avoid competition with traditional food crops, part of the less-favored areas may be used for energy crops. LAMMC Vėžaičiai branch (Lithuania) has been conducting research on 2 perennial fast-growing plant species (herbaceous and woody) in the acidic whitish soils (pH 4.2-4.4) of Western Lithuania since 2009 and 2014. The effect of liming (to adjust the optimal soil pH level) and nitrogen fertilizers on biomass growth was investigated. The increase in dry weight of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) and common osier (Salix viminalis L.) was directly related to nitrogen fertilization alone. Liming and fertilization with nitrogen fertilizers and their interaction had a positive effect on the productivity of the following plants: black poplars (Populus nigra L.), cup plact (Silphium perfoliatum L.), virginia mallow (Sida hermaphrodita Rusby). Except for virginia mallow, the effect of liming on other plants is more pronounced only in the first few years of plant growth. However, primary soil liming had a positive effect on soil chemical parameters (especially humus growth) and microbiological activity.


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⁣Dr. Gintaras Šiaudinis is a scientific worker since 2007. The main interest of research: energy crops; their adaptivity under local soil and climatic conditions; plant biomass conversion to biofuels. The author has publisher 19 scientific publications in magazines indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database.