Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Department "Chemistry"
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(2012-07-11)It is generally believed that people cannot deliberately contract the orbicularis oculi pars orbitalis (“Action Unit 6,” "Duchenne Marker" or "Cheek Raiser") muscle together with the zygomaticus major (“AU12” or "smile" ...
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Astatine, the least abundant naturally occurring element on earth, has attracted interest due to its unique fundamental chemistry and its potential use as an agent in targeted alpha therapy for cancer treatment. Further ...
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Vibrationally Excited Nitric Oxide Monitoring (VENOM)14 is a technique which utilizes the electronic excitation of the tracer molecule NO in high speed gas flows to make simultaneous velocity and temperature measurements. ...
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Thomas Aquinas has written on the topic of mercy and justice as virtues. I use his theories to outline an idea of how forgiveness is an act of mercy. I build off Glen Pettigrove’s Forgiveness and Love to define forgiveness. ...
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Specifically targeting cancer cells is much more efficient than non-targeted treatment because it decreases side effects and permits stronger treatment without as a risk of harming normal cells. Smart molecular probes and ...
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A common phenolic metabolite of pyrene, 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), is often used as a biomarker to assess polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure. The developed high-performance liquid chromatography with mass ...
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Late-metal nitrido complexes are highly reactive structures that participate in important synthetic reactions, such as C–H amination. The intrinsic reactivity of these complexes renders them challenging to directly ...
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A distinct feature of secondary ion mass spectrometry, SMIS, with large projectiles, e.g. C60, Au400, Ar2000, is abundant secondary ion, SI, emission. Thus it is feasible to run experiments in the event-by-event bombardment ...
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Literature Review Clean energies, as solar and wind power, have been used to produce electric energy, but the storage of electric power in batteries is not sufficient, and the production of batteries also generates waste. ...
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(2011-05-06)Fluoride has proven to be a helpful anion in improving dental health when added to drinking water and toothpaste but extremely detrimental to the body at higher concentrations. Its isotope 18F is useful as a labeling agent ...
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Frontline tuberculosis drugs, i.e. Isoniazid, have become inefficient as strains of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis have become multi-drug resistant, creating an urgent need for novel antitubercular drugs. The key to the bacterium ...
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(2017-04-27)Chronic high blood pressure, or hypertension, is identified as a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. The primary cause of most hypertension is increased peripheral vascular resistance that ...
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(2017-05-03)To address the growing demand for environmentally responsible plastics within and beyond the chemical manufacturing industry, this thesis will examine the synthesis and characterization of a novel class of degradable ...
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(2012-04-19)A particular type of organic-inorganic hybrid materials is represented by the metal organophosphonates in which phosphonate groups are bonded to the metal backbone. The metal phosphonates of general composition X[HO3PC4H8PO3H2], ...
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Cruzain is an essential cysteine protease in Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), the causative agent of Chagas’ disease. Cruzain is an ideal target for development of potential trypanocidal drugs because of its critical role in ...
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Quantum chemistry computational methods have long been utilized to understand and calculate potential and kinetic energies of a system. MP2 ab initio method, based on the Møller-Plesset Perturbation Theory, has been used ...
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(2013-02-04)Described is the development an asymmetric aza-Michael aldol-lactonization organocascade process. This process enables the synthesis of highly-substituted pyrrolidines from α-amino ketones through an organocascade process. ...
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(2013-02-04)Human fatty acid synthase (FAS) and the human 20S proteasome are useful targets for anticancer chemotherapy, and the latter target has been validated as a target for treatment of various forms of cancer. Belactosin C, ...
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(2017-04-28)Smart windows have attracted interest as a method of reducing the energy consumption of buildings. These smart windows would be able to reflect and transmit infrared (IR) light in response to ambient temperature, while ...