Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2011-08-08)The principal goal of this research is to achieve the chemical labeling and surface modification of block copolymer vesicles (polymersomes) made from amphiphilic diblock copolymer Poly(butadiene-b-ethylene oxide) (PBd120- ...
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(2016-06-17)Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are newly emerging inorganic–organic hybrid porous materials with diverse crystalline structures, high surface areas, and tunable pores. This dissertation primarily focuses on design and ...
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(2016-07-22)Lithium sulfur batteries offer many advantages such as high specific capacity, environmental friendliness and low cost. However, several problems limit their commercialization, like low sulfur utilization because of the ...
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(2014-05-30)The chemical characterization of nanomaterials in the realm of drug delivery and surface modification is on the current frontiers of analytical chemistry. A drug delivery vehicle must be able to carry therapeutic cargo and ...
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(2022-11-15)This thesis studies the properties found in graphene and combines them with the potential of increased responsivity due the addition of dyes which could allow for more efficient and effective optoelectronics. Here, we ...
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Functions of Arabidopsis C-terminal Domain Phosphatase-like 4 in Global Transcriptional Regulation (2017-05-02)Phosphoregulation of the carboxyl-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II largest subunit (pol II-CTD) couples transcription and co-transcriptional modification of nascent RNA. Although the molecular mechanisms have been ...
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(2016-05-04)Microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, give rise to infectious diseases, which can spread between people, and can even transfer from animals or insects to humans. Infectious diseases are common, ...
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(2011-07-18)An investigation was conducted as a preliminary effort to develop a methodology to predict pore pressure in a rock formation during drilling, for all types of rocks and situations. Specifically, it was investigated whether ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)In this work, a fundamental kinetic model for the catalytic reforming process has been developed. The complex network of elementary steps and molecular reactions occurring in catalytic reforming has been generated through ...
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(2020-04-13)Caching is a technique to reduce the communication load in peak hours by prefetching contents during off-peak hours. In 2014, Maddah-Ali and Niesen introduced a framework for coded caching, and showed that significant ...
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(2017-04-28)Understanding the fundamental limits of communication systems involves both constructing efficient coding schemes as well as proving mathematically that certain performance is impossible to achieve; the latter is known as ...
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(2020-02-05)Laminar to turbulent transition is an important unsolved problem. In addition to being of fundamental interest as a fluid mechanics problem, it has practical applications dealing with aircraft drag reduction and similar ...
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(2012-10-19)Energetic materials comprise a set of systems of tremendous technological importance. Besides helping shape landscapes to establish communications, they have been used to reach fuel reservoirs, deploy safety bags and prevent ...
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(2011-10-21)The present study employs a standardized progressive load scratch test (ASTM D7027/ISO 19252) to investigate the fundamental physical and mechanistic origins of scratch deformation in styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) random ...
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(2010-07-14)?The body of this work spans both fundamental organometallic chemistry and the application of previously studied catalyst systems to produce new polymeric materials. The cone angle of triphenylphosphite was estimated ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)As the demand for high performance small electronic devices has increased, heat removal from these devices for space use is approaching critical limits. A heat pipe is a promising device to enhance the heat removal performance ...
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Fundamental study of structural features affecting enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Lignocellulose is a promising and valuable alternative energy source. Native lignocellulosic biomass has limited accessibility to cellulase enzyme due to structural features; therefore, pretreatment is an essential ...
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(2016-12-15)Scratch behavior on polymeric films was investigated. The effect of film orientation and architecture on scratch resistance was determined. Film orientation was obtained by uniaxial stretching and its architecture was ...
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(2022-01-07)Hummingbird flight is a marvel of the natural world of flight, filled with intricacies and nuances that enable some of the most impressive aerial performances, multi-modal flight capability, and exceptional maneuverability ...
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(2017-06-22)This thesis provides a fundamental understanding of the unsteady aerodynamic phenomena on a cycloidal rotor blade operating at ultra-low Reynolds numbers (Re~18,000) by utilizing a combination of experimental (force and ...