The Chemist | Journal of the American Institute of Chemists
 
 
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
  EDITORIAL
 
  ARTICLE #1 -
  A COMPARISON OF
  TOTAL, FREE, & % FREE
  PROSTATE SPECIFIC
  ANTIGEN FOR THE
  SERODIAGNOSIS OF
  PROSTATE CANCER IN
  AFRICAN-AMERICAN &
  CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN
  MALES
 
  ARTICLE #2 -
  STUDIES ON
  CENOSPHERES AS
  FILLERS FOR PVC
  COMPOUNDS FOR
  APPLICATIONS IN
  ELECTRICAL CABLES
 
  ARTICLE #3 -
  COMPUTATIONAL
  STUDIES ON THE IR
  & NMR SPECTRA
  OF 2-AMINOPHENOL
 
  ARTICLE #4 -
  THE CHEMISTRY
  ASSOCIATED WITH AN
  EXPLODING LEAD-ACID
  BATTERY
 
  ARTICLE #5 -
  CHALLENGES FOR
  CHEMICAL EDUCATION:
  ENGAGING GREEN
  CHEMISTRY
  ENVIRONMENTAL
  SUSTAINABILITY
 
  ARTICLE #6 -
  CHEMISTRY
  EDUCATION:
  REFLECTION OF A
  MIDDLE SCHOOL
  TEACHER
 
  PUBLIC
  UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY -

  SCIENCE &
  TECHNOLOGY
  COMMUNICATION:
  NANOTECHNOLOGY - A
  POSITIVE ISSUE
 
 

 



 
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The Chemist | Volume 86 No. 1In this issue, Niki Judenary and co-authors are reporting a comparative study of the total, free, and % free prostate specific antigen in the serodiagnosis of prostate cancer in African-American and Caucasian-American males in the US.

B. R. Manjunath and co-authors evaluated Cenospheres as fillers for PVC compounds in electrical cable sheathing applications.

Abraham George and co-authors report a theoretical modeling of the geometry of 2-Aminophenol optimized using Hartee-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DTF) methods with the support of the Gaussian 03™ software.

David Manuta describes the chemistry behind a litigation involving the explosion of a lead-acid automotive battery during testing with a battery tester and provides insights about some aspects of chemistry in real-world situations.

S. Baroni and B. Holmes point to the need for improving science and technology communication and education between the community of scientists and the general public in order to “create new research opportunities, facilitate broader education initiatives, and foster a more encouraging view of new discoveries.”

John Hill and David Kumar address the challenges of chemical education and explores a sustainable chemistry philosophy and practice through green chemistry.

Joshua Strate reflects his experiences as middle school chemistry teacher and argues for making chemistry connections to other content areas as a win-win situation for improving interest in science among middle schoolers.


Table of Contents

Editorial i
ARTICLES  
       A comparison of total, free, and % free PSA for the serodiagnosis of prostate
       cancer in African-American and Caucasian-American males

       N. Judenari, T. Maywalt, G. S. Hendricks, J. T. Johnson, and M. Hall
1
       Studies on cenospheres as fillers for PVC compounds for applications in electrical cables
       B. R. Manjunath, P. Sadasivamurthy, P. V. Reddy, and K. R. Haridas
10
       Computational studies on the IR and NMR spectra of 2-aminophenol
       A. George, P. V. Thomas, and D. D. Kumar
15
       The chemistry associated with an exploding lead-acid battery
       D. M. Manuta
20
       Challenges for chemical education: Engaging Green Chemistry and environmental
       sustainability

       J. Hill, D. D. Kumar, and R. Verma
24
       Chemistry education; Reflection of a middle school teacher
       J. Strate
32
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMISTRY  
       Science & technology communication: Nanotechnology-A positive issue
       S. Baroni, and B. Holmes
35
Book Reviews  
       Best of the Brain (1st Edition) from Scientific American 37
       Principles of Toxicology (2nd Edition) 38
       The Human Brain Book 39
       Casarett & Doull’s Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons (7th Edition) 40
The AIC Code of Ethics 41
Manuscript Style Guide 43
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
       Invitation to Authors 48
       Margot Hall, FAIC received the Dudley Peeler Award
48
       John Hill Reached his 200th Publication 49
AIC Officers & Board of Directors 50
   


 

 
 

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