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Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation over Sn(IV) Phosphonates
(2008-08-19)
Baeyer-Villiger (BV) oxidations are used to convert ketones and aldehydes to esters and phenols. These ester and phenols are useful building blocks in designing more complex organic materials in pharmaceutical chemistry. ...
Electrospinning of Cellulose and Carbon Nanotube-Cellulose Fibers for Smart Applications
(2008-08-19)
Cellulose is one of the Earth’s most abundant natural polymers and is used as a raw material in various applications. Recently, cellulose based electro-active paper (EAPap) has been investigated for its potential as a smart ...
The Factors Affecting the Location of Foreign Direct Investment by U.S. Companies Pre and Post 9-11
(2008-08-19)
This research examines the motivational factors that influence the location of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in a post 9-11 world. Market factors, in the past, have been a dominant motivation in choosing a location ...
The Effects of Habitat Complexity on the Cognitive Performance of Two Fish Species and Their Hybrids
(2008-08-19)
The complexity of an animal’s habitat plays a significant role in behavior, morphology as well as other life history traits. Habitat complexity may also play a significant role in an animal’s cognitive capabilities such ...
Neumann Bounded Partitions of Eigenfunctions
(2008-08-19)
A new partitioning scheme, analogous to nodal domains, for the eigenfunctions of differential operators is constructed. The new scheme produces subdomains with Neumann boundaries instead of Dirichlet boundaries and will ...
Advancing Methods for Determining the Source of HEU Used in Terrorist Nuclear Weapon
(2007-09-17)
An algorithm was developed that uses measured isotopic ratios from fission product residue following the detonation of a high-enriched uranium nuclear weapon to compute the original attributes of the material used in the ...
The Role of the Bcl-X Gene as a Tumor Supressor
(2007-09-17)
Cell death, also known as apoptosis, is necessary in order to maintain a healthy tissue state. When cell death doesn’t occur and cells grow uncontrollably, one pathological result is cancer. One of the genes believed to ...
Multi-Scale Reinforced Carbon Fiber Nanocomposites
(2008-08-19)
Carbon fiber polymer composites are utilized in many industries including in commercial and military aircraft and space vehicles because of their lighter weight and superior strength compared to aluminum and steel. Due to ...
Copano Bay: Assessing the Accountability of Spatial/Temporal Variability in Benthic Molluscan Paleocommunities
(2008-08-19)
Increasing attention has been directed towards paleoecolological studies in understanding the relationship between modern live communities and death assemblages as a means of better understanding fossil assemblages preserved ...
Foodborne Sources of Bacteria Associated With Human Obesity
(2009-09-30)
Recently published research has suggested that the microbial ecology of the digestive system may play a role in obesity. Obese people have been shown to have a higher proportion of bacteria from the Firmicutes division and ...