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Synthesis of Through-bond Energy Transfer Cassettes and Their Encapsulation in Silica and Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles
(2011-02-22)
Water-soluble fluorescent probes with emission in the 600-800 nm region have significant potential in biological applications such as cell imaging. Most fluorescent probes however suffer from limited fluorescence brightness ...
The design and evaluation of triazine dendrimers for gene delivery
(2011-02-22)
The interest in using gene therapy to target a variety of both inherited and
acquired diseases has intensified over the last two decades. Because free DNA is easily
degraded by serum nucleases in the bloodstream, the ...
A Coupled Micromechanical Model of Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphalt Mixtures: Formulation and Applications
(2011-02-22)
The deleterious effect of moisture on the structural integrity of asphalt mixtures has been recognized as one of the main causes of early deterioration of asphalt pavements. This phenomenon, usually referred to as moisture ...
Essays on Impacts of Avian Influenza Outbreaks on Financial Markets
(2011-02-22)
A recent outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza (AI), an especially highly pathogenic
strain (HPAI) of H5N1, started in Hong Kong in January 2003 and caused 159 human
deaths in Asia, Africa and Europe through early 2007. ...
Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes and Coral Growth in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea as Environmental and Climate Indicators
(2011-02-22)
The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea comprise a sensitive and important
region, both oceanographically and climatically. A better understanding of the history of
climate and marine environmental conditions in this region ...
Metapopulation Ecology and Recovery of the Endangered Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit
(2011-02-22)
The Lower Keys marsh rabbit (LKMR, Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), a
subspecies of marsh rabbit endemic to the Lower Keys, Florida, is threatened with
extinction due to extensive coastal development of salt marsh habitats. ...
A Molecular Mechanics Knowledge Base Applied to Template Based Structure Prediction
(2011-02-22)
Predicting protein structure using its primary sequence has always been a
challenging topic in biochemistry. Although it seems as simple as finding the minimal
energy conformation, it has been quite difficult to provide ...
Nonlinear Estimation for Model Based Fault Diagnosis of Nonlinear Chemical Systems
(2011-02-22)
Nonlinear estimation techniques play an important role for process monitoring since some states and most of the parameters cannot be directly measured. There are many techniques available for nonlinear state and parameter ...
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 ...
Upscaling methods for multi-phase flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media
(2011-02-22)
In this dissertation we discuss some upscaling methods for flow and transport
in heterogeneous reservoirs. We studied realization-based multi-phase flow and
transport upscaling and ensemble-level flow upscaling. Multi-phase ...