Publications by authors named "Anju Maria Thomas"

Background and aims In the age of social media, a vast amount of information is widely and easily accessible. Platforms such as Instagram allow its users to post pictures and videos that can reach millions of users. This could be utilized by healthcare providers to provide education to a vast number of the population about a disease such as hypothyroidism with an easily digestible infographic.

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Abdominal migraine is a condition characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain accompanied by migraine-associated symptoms, primarily affecting pediatric populations. Its occurrence in adults is often overlooked due to limited literature on adult abdominal migraine. This article provides an overview of the current understanding and management of abdominal migraine in adult populations, including the diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, differentiating features of other associated gastrointestinal pain syndromes, and various treatment approaches based on available literature.

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In this study, free-radical polymerisation inside MCM-41 mesopores was examined to expose a construction route for a temperature-responsive switchable polymer-silica nanohybrid material with well-defined porosity. Herein, we introduced a vinyl monomer (N-isopropyl acrylamide), a cross-linker, and an AIBN initiator into the palladium nanoparticle incorporated MCM-41 pore channels using the wet-impregnation method followed by in situ radical polymerisation. The structural properties of the synthesised PNIPAM-PdNP-MCM-41 catalyst were analysed by various sophisticated analytical techniques.

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  • Highly monodispersed silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) were created using a specialized fluorinated surfactant and compared to five other surfactants for efficiency.
  • The size of the SiNPs, ranging from about 50-200 nm, was manageable by adjusting the amount of surfactant used.
  • The short alkyl-chain fluoro surfactant proved to be more effective in producing uniform SiNPs compared to longer alkyl-chain fluoro or non-fluorinated surfactants.
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In the present work, a temperature and pH-responsive hybrid catalytic system using copolymer-capped mesoporous silica particles with metal nanoparticles is proposed. The poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)(DMAEMA)--N--butyl acrylamide) (TBA)) shell on mesoporous silica SBA-15 was obtained through free radical polymerization. Then, copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) decorated SBA-15/copolymer hybrid materials were synthesized using the NaBH reduction method.

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To develop a sustainable and cost-effective catalyst for cross-coupling reactions, dual (temperature and pH)-responsive poly(-isopropyl acrylamide--methacrylic acid) (PNIPAM/PMAA) functionalised SBA-15 was synthesised free radical polymerisation using potassium persulfate as an initiator and decorated with palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs-SBA-15-PNIPAM/PMAA). The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis revealed that the Pd content in the zero oxidation state of the catalyst was 1.21 wt%.

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