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[EN] We studied the influence of the ethanol used as a washing solvent for obtaining swollen and pillared MWW topology zeolites with long-range ordering of lamellar structure. The diffractogram results showed that the increased number of washes increases the degree of order of the lamellar structure. Thermogravimetric results showed a considerable removal of the weakly interacting surfactant molecules after the third wash. The washes with ethanol did not remove the surfactant that strongly interacted with the MWW structure. The pillared material after the third wash showed a long-range ordering of the lamellar structure with the surface area of 728 m(2) g(-1), mesopore sizes of 2-4 nm and morphology characteristic of pillared MWW-type zeolites. ; Anderson Joel Schwanke is grateful the CAPES Foundation and PDSE program (process number 99999.004779/2014-02). Urbano Diaz acknowledges to the Spanish Government (MAT2014-52085-C2-1-P and MAT2017-82288-C2-1-P). ; Schwanke, AJ.; Díaz Morales, UM.; Corma Canós, A.; Pergher, S. (2019). The influence of ethanol-assisted washes to obtain swollen and pillared MWW-type zeolite with high degree ordering of lamellar structure. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 275:26-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.08.010 ; S ; 26 ; 30 ; 275 ; Corma, A. (1997). From Microporous to Mesoporous Molecular Sieve Materials and Their Use in Catalysis. Chemical Reviews, 97(6), 2373-2420. doi:10.1021/cr960406n ; IZA, International Zeolite Association, web page http://www.iza-structure.org/. ; Roth, W. J., Nachtigall, P., Morris, R. E., & Čejka, J. (2014). Two-Dimensional Zeolites: Current Status and Perspectives. Chemical Reviews, 114(9), 4807-4837. doi:10.1021/cr400600f ; Díaz, U., & Corma, A. (2014). Layered zeolitic materials: an approach to designing versatile functional solids. Dalton Transactions, 43(27), 10292. doi:10.1039/c3dt53181c ; Corma, A., Fornes, V., Pergher, S. B., Maesen, T. L. M., & Buglass, J. G. (1998). Delaminated zeolite precursors as selective acidic ...

[EN] A new route to obtain pillared, disordered or desilicated MWW-type zeolites was developed assisted by quaternary ammonium surfactants with different hydrocarbon tail size acting as swelling agents (C(12)TA(+), C(I6)TA(+), C(18)TA(+)) and TPA(+) both exchanged to their hydroxide forms instead of only one swelling agent (C(n)TA(+) or TPA(+)) in hydroxide form. Effect of surfactant concentration and swelling conditions were determinant to obtain MWW-type zeolites with different lamellar organization and spatial distribution of individual zeolitic layers. Specifically, soft swelling at 25 degrees C with C(12)TA(+) preserved layer structure reaching a final disordered/pillared structure while pillared structures are obtained in the case of materials swollen with C(16)TA(+) and C(18)TA(+). Aggressive swelling processes at 80 degrees C favored desilication, damaging the layers structure in case of C(12)TA(+) while pillared materials are obtained after swollen with C(16)TA(+) and C(18)TA(+) surfactants. It was proved that both swelling agents in hydroxide forms combining with swelling and pillaring procedure influenced on physico-chemical and morphological nature of MWW-type materials due to the particular conditions used. The obtained derivative MWW zeolites with different morphology, order and accessibility levels were firstly evaluated by catalytic dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) showing superior activity compared to beta zeolites reported in literature. ; Anderson Joel Schwanke is grateful to CAPES Foundation and PDSE program (process number 99999.004779/2014-02) from Ministry of Education of Brazil. U.D and A.C acknowledge to the Spanish Government (Severo Ochoa program SEV-2012-0267 and MAT2014-52085-C2-1-P) and to the Generalitat Valenciana (Prometeo 11/2013-011) by the funding. The European Union is also acknowledged by ERC-AdG-2014-671093 - SynCatMatch. ; Schwanke, AJ.; Pergher, S.; Díaz Morales, UM.; Corma Canós, A. (2017). The influence of swelling agents molecular dimensions ...

In three studies, heterosexual participants were presented with descriptions of heterosexual and gay-male parents. Importantly, the level of gender-role conformity of the gay-male parents was experimentally manipulated, resulting in their level of gender-role conformity ranging from high to low. Compared to the son of a heterosexual couple, the son of all gay-male couples had a lower expected likelihood of developing as heterosexual. This result was independent of the level of gender-role conformity of the gay-male couples (study 1–3). The beliefs about the gender-role development of the son, in terms of anticipated masculinity (study 1), gender stereotyping (study 2), and affective adjustment (study 3), mapped onto the level of gender-role conformity of the parents, regardless of their sexual orientation. Also, heterosexual parents were consistently judged more positively than gay-male parents, independently of their level of gender-role conformity (study 1–3). Results were discussed within the theoretical framework of stereotypes about gay-male parenting.

In recent electoral politics, one of the most striking internet-related developments is the increasingly widespread use of Voting Advice Applications (VAAs). In this introduction to the symposium devoted to analysing the design, purpose, and effects of voting advice applications, we briefly discuss the literature on these tools for voters, articulate the aims of the symposium, and summarise the six contributions. These papers represent the leading edge of an emerging subfield of electoral research, which has not only significant practical relevance but also research links with many other fields in political science. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]

One of the important contributions of the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is to make clear that restricting voting rights on the basis of disability is a violation of human rights. As in the case of women or racial minorities, the disenfranchisement of persons with disabilities is at odds with the principle of "universal and equal suffrage" articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the same time, the right to vote is standardly been taken to be a qualified right, permitting the exclusion of children, prisoners, noncitizen residents, and persons who lack mental capacity. Although these restrictions on voting rights are imposed by nearly all UN Member States, they have become topics of debate in recent years. In light of the CRPD, the disenfranchisement of persons with psychosocial or intellectual disabilities has come be seen as particularly problematic. The issue that is central to the present discussion is whether capacity-based restrictions on the voting rights of persons with intellectual disabilities are fundamentally at odds with the letter and spirit of the CRPD or whether, if formulated and implemented in a precise and proportionate fashion, they are permissible exceptions to the principle of universal suffrage. My aim in this paper is not argue for one particular way of resolving this issue. Rather, my more modest aim to articulate the issue, the underlying jurisprudence (leading up to and in the wake of the CRPD), and the wider issues raised in the debate, so as to make clear that this is not an issue that can be avoided. What is at stake are fundamental principles that are in deep conflict. I begin by recalling four central arguments for universal suffrage. I then summarize the central claims of the CRPD with regard to political rights (and especially the right to vote), highlighting its implications for various forms of passive discrimination and the importance of ensuring real accessibility. In section 3, I focus in on the disenfranchisement of persons ...