Adjuvant effect of mesoporous silica SBA-15 on anti-diphtheria and anti-tetanus humoral immune response.

Routine immunization against diphtheria and tetanus has drastically reduced the incidence of these diseases worldwide. Anti-diphtheria/tetanus vaccine has in general aluminum salt as adjuvant in its formulation that can produce several adverse effects. There is a growing interest in developing new adjuvants.

Laser-power dependence effects on the structural stability of nanocomposite catalysts studied by Raman spectroscopy: On the structure-activity correlations in glycerol acetylation.

Structural properties of binary CeAl, CeMn, NiAl, CeZr, SnTi and ZrMn nanocomposite oxide catalysts were monitored towards the Laser Raman spectroscopy investigations providing new insights to control catalytic applications upon temperature ranges at which the laser power was varied. The lattice vibrational properties were investigated by varying the incident laser power during Raman measurements from 0.017 mW to 4.

Raman studies of nanocomposites catalysts: temperature and pressure effects of CeAl, CeMn and NiAl oxides.

High temperature and pressure effects on the physicochemical properties of binary oxides catalysts were investigated. The nanocomposites catalysts comprising of CeAl, CeMn and NiAl were characterized through various physicochemical techniques. A study of the temperature and pressure induced phenomena monitored by Raman spectroscopy was proposed and discussed.

A decision-support tool for the control of urban noise pollution.

Improving the quality of life is increasingly seen as an important urban planning goal. In order to reach it, various tools are being developed to mitigate the negative impacts of human activities on society. This paper develops a methodology for quantifying the population's exposure to noise, by proposing a classification of urban blocks.

Temperature and high pressure effects on the structural features of catalytic nanocomposites oxides by Raman spectroscopy.

Structural characterizations of nanostructured oxides were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and infrared spectroscopy. The oxides catalysts namely, SnO2, ZrO2, CeO2, MnOx, Al2O3 and TiO2 were prepared by a nanocasting route and the effect of the temperature and pressure on the stability of the solids was evaluated. Raman spectra showed that ZrO2 and TiO2 exhibited phase transitions at moderate temperatures whereas CeO2, SnO2 and MnOx had an effective creation of defects in their structures upon annealing at elevated temperatures.