Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2014-12-05)Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that very long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) possess anti-inflammatory properties. The ...
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(2014-05-29)CD4^(+) effector T cell subsets (e.g., Th1, Th17) are implicated in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders such as multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. For optimal activation, IL-6 induces Th17 polarization ...
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(2011-02-22)T helper (Th) cell activation is necessary for the adaptive immune response. Formation of an immunological synapse (IS) between Th cells and antigen-presenting cells is the first step in Th cell activation. In vitro studies ...
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(2011-07-30)Bioactive food components containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and curcumin modulate multiple determinants that link inflammation to cancer initiation and progression. In this dissertation, both transgenic and ...
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(2009-05-15)Asymmetric hydrogenation as a general route to polypropionates has been explored for allylic alcohols, acids, and derivatives, which has led to the generation of 2,4-dimethylated hexane derivatives. Quantitative yields in ...
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N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Kinetics, Reactivity, and Recycling With Polymers (2012-10-19)N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are good ligands to most transition metals forming stable complexes. Many of the NHC-metal complexes are now widely used catalysts. However, the usage of these catalysts encounters the ...
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(2012-07-16)Carbon nanotubes were dispersed and functionalized with polyethylene imine (PEI) before incorporation in a polyvinyl acetate matrix. The resulting samples exhibit air-stable N-type characteristics with electrical conductivities ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The N/Z, or ratio of neutron to proton, degree of freedom may be used to study intermediate energy nuclear collisions to give information about the origin of emitted collision fragments. Establishing under what conditions ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)When target and projectile nuclei have a difference in neutron to proton ratio (N/Z), the quasiprojectiles formed in a deep inelastic collision (DIC) should have a mean N/Z between the N/Z of the target and the N/Z of the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Nitric oxide plays an important role in many biological functions. A metallo derivative in biological systems is a protein-bound dinitrosyl iron complex (DNIC), which results from iron-sulfur cluster degradation in the ...
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(2013-09-13)In Chapter I, I explain the chief features and underlying philosophy of the two warring poetic movements, imagism and symbolism, that have influenced my work. I also suggest reasons why coexistence among these two traditionally ...
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(2012-10-19)Naked short selling occurs when a short seller fails to deliver shares on the settlement day. The business press and many corporate managers characterize it as abusive price manipulation, alleging that selling nonexistent ...
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(2011-10-21)As corporate social responsibility (CSR) becomes increasingly important within organizations, it is imperative that professionals define their role in setting the CSR agenda. Through a descriptive survey, this study ...
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(2020-06-24)This thesis presents Name-Centric Prefetching (NCP) that prefetches data before users request for them to improve user experience. NCP seeks to identify user request patterns solely based on names in prior interests, and ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation contains two different research topics. One is a ‘Nano Scale Device for Plasmonic Nanolithography – Optical Antenna’ and the other is a ‘Nano Scale Device for Rapid Sensing of Bacteria – SEPTIC’. Since ...
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(2021-04-15)Environmental sustainability covers a wide range of issues starting from a specific location to a global one. Energy and water issues are two essential elements of a sustainable society. The research objectives in this ...
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Nano-Domain Analysis Via Massive Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry in the Event-by-Event Mode (2011-02-22)Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a surface analysis technique which characterizes species sputtered by an energetic particle beam. Bombardment with cluster projectiles offers the following notable advantages over ...
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Nano-Enabled Hydrogels for Continuous Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Monitoring of Metabolites (2019-01-28)Chronic disease management can benefit from continuous real time tracking of disease relevant biochemical levels using minimally invasive implants. Current methods however rely on electrochemical sensing methods integrated ...
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(2015-12-08)This study basically focuses on numerical simulation of shale gas flow. To be able to capture the complex nature of shale gas reservoirs, different storage and flow mechanisms must be taken into consideration. Shale ...
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(2021-04-01)Structural energy storage devices combine the energy storage properties of batteries and supercapacitors with the mechanical properties of structural composites. Such multifunctional devices may allow for energy to be ...