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Neutral and Cationic Main Group Lewis Acids - Synthesis, Characterization and Anion Complexation
(2010-01-14)
The molecular recognition of fluoride and cyanide anions has become an
increasingly pertinent objective in research due to the toxicity associated with these
anions, as well as their widespread use. Fluoride is commonly ...
Pretreatment and Fermentation of Sugarcane Trash to Carboxylic Acids
(2010-01-14)
The rising price of oil is hurting consumers all over the world. There is growing
interest in producing biofuels from non-food crops, such as sugarcane trash.
Lignocellulosic biomass (e.g., sugarcane trash) is an abundant, ...
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Kinetic Study: Pt-Group Metals and Bimetallic Surfaces
(2010-01-14)
Pt-group metals were some of the first metals to be studied as catalysts
for industrial use. The goal of these studies was to ascertain a fundamental
understanding of CO oxidation and acetylene cyclotrimerization reactions ...
Security Analysis and Improvement Model for Web-based Applications
(2010-01-14)
Today the web has become a major conduit for information. As the World Wide
Web?s popularity continues to increase, information security on the web has become an
increasing concern. Web information security is related to ...
The Weakest Failure Detector for Solving Wait-Free, Eventually Bounded-Fair Dining Philosophers
(2010-01-14)
This dissertation explores the necessary and sufficient conditions to solve a variant
of the dining philosophers problem. This dining variant is defined by three properties:
wait-freedom, eventual weak exclusion, and ...
Essays on Asset Prices
(2010-01-16)
In this dissertation I explain the relationship among inflation volatility, rational
bubbles, and asset prices. In addition, I investigate the transmission of asset prices and
volatility among countries.
In the second ...
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Clay-filled Polymer Nanocomposite Thin Films
(2010-01-14)
A variety of functional thin films can be produced using the layer-by-layer
assembly technique. In this work, assemblies of anionic clay and cationic polymer were
studied with regard to film growth and gas barrier properties. ...
Emergent Leadership Structures in Organizations
(2010-01-14)
A social network approach was used to investigate the structural features of
various emergent leadership systems in a large financial organization (n = 137),
including transactional and transformational-style leadership ...
Computational Analysis of Zel'dovich-von Neumann-Doering (ZND) Detonation
(2010-07-14)
The Transient Inlet Concept (TIC) involves transient aerodynamics and wave
interactions with the objective of producing turbulence, compression and flow in ducted
engines at low subsonic speeds. This concept relies on the ...
Countering Aging Effects through Field Gate Sizing
(2010-01-14)
Transistor aging through negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) has become a major lifetime constraint in VLSI circuits. We propose a technique that uses
antifuses to widen PMOS transistors later in a circuit?s life ...