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Rhodium and Iridium Pincer Complexes Supported by Bis(phosphino)silyl Ligation: Applications in Bond Cleavage Chemistry
(2013-06-26)
Group 9 transition metal pincer complexes have shown tremendous utility in a variety of E-H (E = main group element) bond activation reactions. In an effort to access new types of highly reactive pincer-like transition ...
Improving Precision and Accuracy in Coulombic Efficiency Measurements of Lithium Ion Batteries
(2013-01-04)
Lithium-ion batteries have been used extensively over the past two decades in the
portable consumer electronics industry. More recently, Li-ion batteries have become
candidates for much larger-scale applications such as ...
Interactions of corrosion control and biofilm on lead and copper in premise plumbing
(2013-12-17)
Premise plumbing can contain copper and lead bearing fixtures, and although copper is considered primarily an aesthetic issue, the neurotoxic effects of lead present a significant public health concern. Utilities approach ...
SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING STUDIES OF NANOSTRUCTURED RESPIRATOR AND BATTERY MATERIALS
(2013-11-14)
This work represents a small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) investigation into the structure of two rather different materials: chemically impregnated activated carbons (IACs) and the nanostructured alloy of tin-cobalt-ca ...
Fortification of Potassium Silicate with Compost Tea and Seaweed Extract for the Management of Dollar Spot (S. homoeocarpa) of Turfgrass
(2013-11-26)
The effect of potassium silicate fortified with cow manure compost tea and seaweed extract on dollar spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa) was studied in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium ...
ENERGY EFFICIENT SECURITY FOR WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
(2013-07-10)
This thesis presents two main achievements. The first is a novel link-layer encryption protocol for wireless sensor networks. The protocol design aims to reduce energy consumption by reducing security-related communication ...
Experience, Interpretation, and the Performance of Authorship: A Study of Multiple Perspective in the Work of George Orwell
(2013-12-20)
This thesis examines stylistic technique and narrative strategy in a range of George Orwell’s fictional and non-fictional texts to demonstrate how personal experience and detached interpretation interact dialectically in ...
Enzymatic Extraction of Proteins and Amino Acids From Whole Fish and Fish Waste
(2013-04-17)
Fish and fish waste can be used to produce various value added by products such as proteins, oil, omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, amino acids, peptides, collagen, gelatin and silage, each of which has various applications ...
Foreign Aid and Dutch Disease: A Case Study of Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, and Mozambique
(2013-01-10)
Foreign aid has shaped the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa since independence. There has been passionate debate as to whether this has helped or hurt Africa’s poor economies. One of the downsides to foreign aid is the ...
Studies on the Morphology and Evolution of 'Orphan' Eukaryotes
(2013-10-28)
Most living eukaryotes are currently classified into one of five or six ‘supergroups’, which are in turn often divided between two assemblages: ‘unikonts’ and ‘bikonts’. This thesis explores the cytoskeletal morphology and ...