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Forensic Dna Analysis And The Validation Of Applied Biosystems 3730 Dna Analyzer And Genemapperid-X Software For Str Analysis, Carolyn Frantz
Forensic Dna Analysis And The Validation Of Applied Biosystems 3730 Dna Analyzer And Genemapperid-X Software For Str Analysis, Carolyn Frantz
Chemistry
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Cu(I) Wires: Structural Polymorphism And Photoluminescence, Cristina Dubceac
Cu(I) Wires: Structural Polymorphism And Photoluminescence, Cristina Dubceac
Chemistry
Metal wires are a linear arrangement of metal centers that conduct electrical current. Linear polynuclear metal clusters are of great importance for the design of metal-rich nanomaterials and the development of theories describing metal-metal bonds. Theoretical work on metal strings is valuable in understanding their properties and discovering their potential applications as molecular wires. Linear metal atom chains can be ligand supported or unsupported. The anions of polypyridylamines have been used extensively to support linear metal chains. However, due to challenges involving the synthesis of these ligands, the longest metal chain reported contains nine metal atoms. Examples of unsupported extended …
A Preliminary Climatology Of Tropical Moisture Exports In The Southern Hemisphere, Alicia M. Bentley, Lance F. Bosart, Jason M. Cordeira
A Preliminary Climatology Of Tropical Moisture Exports In The Southern Hemisphere, Alicia M. Bentley, Lance F. Bosart, Jason M. Cordeira
Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
Heavy precipitation events in the midlatitudes can be supported by the poleward transport of tropical air masses within the warm sector of extratropical cyclones. Previous studies have established a climatology of the four preferred pathways of tropical moisture export (TME) events into the midlatitudes over the Northern Hemisphere (NH). The present study constructs a similar climatology of TME timing and frequency over the Southern Hemisphere (SH), highlighting three preferential regions for tropicalmidlatitude interaction. These regions correspond to the locations of the: (i) South Pacific convergence zone (Pacific Ocean pathway, PO), (ii) South Atlantic convergence zone (South American pathway, SA), and …
Searching For Melting-Induced Cold-Pool Circulations In An Oklahoma Winter Storm, Gabriel Susca-Lopata
Searching For Melting-Induced Cold-Pool Circulations In An Oklahoma Winter Storm, Gabriel Susca-Lopata
Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
This paper investigates the thermodynamic and dynamic impacts of melting precipitation through a case study of an Oklahoma winter storm. On 28 January 2005 a rain and snow event affected the state of Oklahoma. A combination of radiosonde data, wind profiler data, radar imagery and Oklahoma Mesonet surface data show that latent cooling from melting caused the surface temperatures to fall in western Oklahoma while evaporation caused surface cooling in central and eastern Oklahoma. The wind and surface pressure fields in western Oklahoma are analyzed along with radar data from Frederick Air Force Base, and some limited evidence for melting-driven …
Analysis Of Banding In 26-27 December 2010 East Coast Blizzard, Sara Ganetis
Analysis Of Banding In 26-27 December 2010 East Coast Blizzard, Sara Ganetis
Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
Blizzard conditions occurred in the New York City metropolitan area and portions of adjacent southern New England on 26-27 December 2010 in conjunction with a strong coastal cyclone. Parts of New Jersey received over 80 cm of snow while Long Island and coastal Connecticut observed wind gusts of over 30 ms-1. The heaviest snow was concentrated along a north-south oriented mesoscale snowband that extended from coastal New Jersey northward through the New York City metropolitan area. This mesoscale snowband, which remained quasi-stationary for approximately 12 h, was associated with strong low and mid-level frontogenetical forcing. In addition to the primary …
Analysis Of Prominent Decay Modes For The Higgs Boson At The Lhc, Matthew Parenti
Analysis Of Prominent Decay Modes For The Higgs Boson At The Lhc, Matthew Parenti
Physics
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Hermite Polynomials And Sylvester Type Determinants, Kelly C. Stange
Hermite Polynomials And Sylvester Type Determinants, Kelly C. Stange
Mathematics and Statistics
In this paper, we first recall Hermite polynomials, a particular family of orthogonal polynomials. We then evaluate their recurrence relations in terms of Sylvester type determinants of certain tridiagnoal matrix.
Simulation Of Polycapillary And Multichannel Plate X-Ray Optics, Robert Schmitz
Simulation Of Polycapillary And Multichannel Plate X-Ray Optics, Robert Schmitz
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Simulation of x-ray optical systems is an important tool for optics design for known applications, and optic development for potential applications. Polycapillary optics are thin glass cylinders containing hundreds of thousands of hollow channels that transmit x rays using total external reflection. These optics have been developed for many applications, from beam filtering to x-ray collimating or focusing. A Monte Carlo based ray-tracing simulation was developed to model a wide range of polycapillary optic geometries. The simulation uses a vector-based approach to model all photons and optical geometries in three dimensions. Simulation verification was performed for a wide range of …
Some Conditions Determining L(P, Q) Membership Of Trigonometric Series : Methods And Applications, Niles William Rowe
Some Conditions Determining L(P, Q) Membership Of Trigonometric Series : Methods And Applications, Niles William Rowe
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Trigonomtric series, such as
Easterly Waves And Tropical Cyclogenesis In The Caribbean, Kay Louise Shelton
Easterly Waves And Tropical Cyclogenesis In The Caribbean, Kay Louise Shelton
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This thesis is concerned with the evolution of easterly waves in the Atlantic and Caribbean and their relationship to tropical cyclogenesis. Motivation for this study is the apparent "genesis hole" in the eastern Caribbean and the lack of knowledge regarding the evolution of the transient disturbances passing through this region. The environment of the Caribbean is reviewed revealing large vertical wind shear and dry mid-levels as the key factors determining the presence of the genesis hole.
The Influence Of The Great Lakes On Mcs Formation And Development In The Warm Season, Alan Frederick Srock
The Influence Of The Great Lakes On Mcs Formation And Development In The Warm Season, Alan Frederick Srock
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study focuses on how near-surface thermal boundaries that form near the Great Lakes during the warm season can contribute to the formation of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs). Differential heating across land-water interfaces can create a cold dome of air over the lake; convection may develop when the relatively-cold dome of air becomes deep enough to enable air parcels that intersect these boundaries to reach their level of free convection. A radar-based climatology of MCS events surrounding the Great Lakes for 2002-2005 showed that MCSs frequently form in the vicinity of the Great Lakes. Composites of MCS events over the …
Single Cell Analysis For The Characterization Of Cell Populations Using A Live Cell Array, Maureen Ann Walling
Single Cell Analysis For The Characterization Of Cell Populations Using A Live Cell Array, Maureen Ann Walling
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
In the past decade, the shift from whole cell population analyses towards single cell measurement methods and techniques is based on experimental results that reveal significant levels of non-genetic heterogeneity in clonal cell populations. This heterogeneity manifests in multiple aspects of cell activity and is, in part, a result of stochastic noise in processes leading to gene expression, namely transcription and translation. The growing understanding of this occurrence has led to the development of methods to monitor and analyze heterogeneity for a more thorough description of cell populations and overall activity.
Band Structures Of Layered Carbon/Boron Nitride Materials With Commensurate Lattices, Christopher C. Wells
Band Structures Of Layered Carbon/Boron Nitride Materials With Commensurate Lattices, Christopher C. Wells
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The electronic structures of systems consisting of hexagonal boron nitride layers and graphite sheets have been investigated in detail using density functional theory methods with two exchange correlation functions (local density approximation and generalized gradient approximation). The experimental data of graphene, graphite, monolayer hexagonal BN, and hexagonal BN were reproduced well with computational models. The commensurate models used in the investigation were generated by taking the averages of the lattice constants for graphite and h-BN.
Pvd Cu Trench-Fill By Viscous Flow At High Temperatures, Zhiyuan Wu
Pvd Cu Trench-Fill By Viscous Flow At High Temperatures, Zhiyuan Wu
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The scaling of integrated circuits has led to new challenges in Cu interconnect fabrication. It is getting difficult to fill narrow trenches, e.g. 20 nm wide, by Cu electroplating. In this work, a high temperature PVD Cu viscous flow trench fill process was explored to overcome the difficulties of filling narrow and high aspect ratio trenches.
Interactions Of Hydrogen Peroxide And Oxalic Acid On Ice Films, Hui Yan
Interactions Of Hydrogen Peroxide And Oxalic Acid On Ice Films, Hui Yan
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The heterogeneous halogen chemistry plays a critical role in the ozone depletion events in the polar boundary layers. Pathways involving the conversion from photochemically active halogens to photochemically inactive halogens are necessary to understand the nature of ozone depletion, but the processes are not fully understood. The study of the effects of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and oxalic acid (C2H2
Distributions And Sources Of Hono In The Rural Troposphere, Ning Zhang
Distributions And Sources Of Hono In The Rural Troposphere, Ning Zhang
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Nitrous acid (HONO) is an important precursor of hydroxyl radical and plays an important role in the terrestrial boundary layer photochemistry. However, there are still many unknowns regarding HONO chemistry such as formation mechanisms and distributions in the troposphere, especially in rural and remote environments. In this research, we presented the first vertical concentration profiles of HONO in the troposphere, measured on a small aircraft platform. The HONO mixing ratios ranged from 4 to 17 pptv in the free troposphere and from 8 to 74 pptv in the rural boundary layer. The HONO distribution patterns were strongly correlated to the …
Biophysical Investigations Of The Molecular Basis Of Cataract Associated With The R76s Mutation In Human Gammad-Crystallin, Vurghun Ahmadov
Biophysical Investigations Of The Molecular Basis Of Cataract Associated With The R76s Mutation In Human Gammad-Crystallin, Vurghun Ahmadov
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Cataract disease results when the eye lens becomes opaque and scatters a significant part of the incoming light into the eye. The lens contains very high concentrations of the lens proteins, called crystallins, which are present at concentrations comparable to those found in protein crystals (about 400-600 mg/mL). Chemical modifications of the crystallins, such as oxidation and deamidation, or genetic mutations are known to result in increased light-scattering in vitro, and are implicated in cataract formation in vivo. Here we present the in vitro work on a mutant protein of human gammaD crystallin (HGD), namely R76S (i.e. Arg 76 to …
Single-Source Precursors For Heterometallic Materials, Lan Ngoc Huynh
Single-Source Precursors For Heterometallic Materials, Lan Ngoc Huynh
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Review Of The Simulation Of The Precis Regional Climate Model Over Tropical South America Using Gcm And Reanalysis Lateral Boundary Conditions, Dana Mcglone
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
High-resolution regional climate models (RCM) run over a limited domain are increasingly used to simulate seasonal to interannual climate variability over South America and to assess the spatiotemporal impact of future climate change under a variety of emission scenarios. Global climate models (GCM) are often too coarse to resolve local circulations and the topography of the Andes, leading to problems with simulation of temperature and precipitation patterns throughout the domain. A RCM model can also better represent the climate at a regional scale; however, they are subject to errors introduced by the driving global models. For this study, the Hadley …
Developing Dimetal Paddlewheel Complexes For Catalytic Applications, Margaret E. Napier
Developing Dimetal Paddlewheel Complexes For Catalytic Applications, Margaret E. Napier
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Although there are countless examples of rhodium-catalyzed organic reactions in the chemical literature, the field continues to develop at a steady pace, as focus shifts taking advantage of economy of resources while maintaining efficiency of the catalytic reactions. The work presented is separated into three chapters, with each describing a specific approach to the development of new materials which can provide either a direct economy of resources and reagents or can be used for heterogenization of catalytic systems.
Northeast United States Heat Waves : A Statistical Analysis And Synoptic Climatology, Scott Cooper Runyon
Northeast United States Heat Waves : A Statistical Analysis And Synoptic Climatology, Scott Cooper Runyon
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The results of a statistical analysis of anomalously hot day and heat wave frequency in the United States (U.S.) are presented, along with a synoptic climatology of northeast U.S. heat waves (NHWs) for 1948-2001. This study used daily high temperatures retrieved from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Daily Surface Dataset for 54 stations binned into the nine standard NCDC climate regions. Anomalously hot days were defined as when the daily high temperature exceeded the climatological 97.5-percentile temperature. Heat waves were defined as at least three consecutive anomalously hot days, whereas regional heat waves (e.g., NHWs) were defined as simultaneous …
Evaluating How New York Natural Heritage Program Information Affects Development Projects In New York State, Tara Salerno
Evaluating How New York Natural Heritage Program Information Affects Development Projects In New York State, Tara Salerno
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Is New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) information used to affect land-use decisions in New York State? A seemingly simple question, yet it had no answer. The NYNHP maintains a comprehensive database on the status and location of rare species and significant natural communities throughout New York State. The NYNHP uses this database to provide information to consulting firms, project applicants, developers, local governments, state and federal agencies, private organizations, non-profits, the environmental conservation community, and the general public (together referred to as requestors) with the intent that such information will be used to aid in land-use decisions that will …
A Biophysical Study Of Small Molecule-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Rajiv Thapa
A Biophysical Study Of Small Molecule-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Rajiv Thapa
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Nucleic acids are the biomolecules that encodes all the genetic information necessary for cellular metabolism. Binding of small molecules to DNA or RNA can alter their structures; perturb their functions as well as interactions with proteins and other ligands. This thesis focuses on the biophysical study of the interactions of three planar compounds with TAR 32 DNA (32 ntds DNA in HIV-1 LTR, Figure. The purpose for this study is to understand the binding modes of some of the potential drug target compounds, which will be useful for future rational drug design strategies.
Susy Based Displaced Vertices In Atlas Detector, Selim Unal
Susy Based Displaced Vertices In Atlas Detector, Selim Unal
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN collides protons at 7 TeV center-of-mass energy. ATLAS is a large multipurpose detector sited at one of the interactions points in the LHC beam and is designed to collect the particles produced by the collisions. We expect the data to yield important advances in the field of particle physics.
Shift Automorphisms Of Finite Outer Order, Benjamin Atchison
Shift Automorphisms Of Finite Outer Order, Benjamin Atchison
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
A shift automorphism α of the free group Fn is an automorphism with the property that α(xi)=xi+1 for 0≤ i≤ n-2, for some basis {x0,...,xn-1} of Fn. We consider the problem of classifying shift automorphisms of finite outer order. The motivation is to expound upon the result's of V. Addepalli and E. Turner, and to further develop the analogy with rational canonical forms for matrices and certain families of finite graphs.
The Downstream Extratropical Flow Response To Recurving Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones, Heather M. Archambault
The Downstream Extratropical Flow Response To Recurving Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones, Heather M. Archambault
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The factors that govern the downstream flow response to recurving western North Pacific (WNP) tropical cyclones (TCs) are investigated from climatological, composite analysis, case study, and predictability perspectives. A 1979–2009 climatology of WNP TC recurvature indicates that TC recurvature is followed by a four-day period of above-normal North Pacific meridional flow. The relationship between TC recurvature and above-normal North Pacific meridional flow is found to be stronger in late summer through mid-fall than in early summer and early winter, and stronger for TCs that interact strongly with the jet stream than for TCs that interact weakly with the jet stream. …
Homologous And Heterologous Crystallin Protein Interactions As The Molecular Basis Of Inherited Cataract, Priya Ranjan Banerjee
Homologous And Heterologous Crystallin Protein Interactions As The Molecular Basis Of Inherited Cataract, Priya Ranjan Banerjee
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Age-related cataract is the most common cause of blindness worldwide. Nearly fifty percent of Americans above the age of 75 are diagnosed with this disease (http://www.nei.nih.gov/eyedata/pbd_tables.asp), and surgical intervention is the sole method of treatment at present (http://www.nei.nih.gov/healthyvision/objective/cataracts.asp). In the developing world, even this treatment is not readily available. These are compelling reasons to search for better treatments to delay, prevent or arrest cataract formation. Recent evidence suggests that age-related cataracts also have a genetic component. Therefore, determining the mechanisms underlying genetic cataracts with a known association to a protein-mutation is one important strategy towards understanding the molecular basis for …
Investigation Of Titanium Nitride As Catalyst Support Material And Development Of Durable Electrocatalysts For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Bharat Avasarala
Investigation Of Titanium Nitride As Catalyst Support Material And Development Of Durable Electrocatalysts For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Bharat Avasarala
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The impending energy and climatic crisis makes it imperative for human society to seek non-fossil based alternative sources for our energy needs. Although many alternative energy technologies are currently being developed, fuel cell technology provides energy solutions, which satisfy a wide range of applications. But the current fuel cell technology is far from its target of large scale commercialization mainly because of its high cost and poor durability. Considerable work has been done in reducing the cost but its durability still needs significant improvement. Of the various materials in a PEM fuel cell, the degradation of electrocatalyst affects its durability …
Projective Spectrum And Cyclic Cohomology, Patrick Gene Cade
Projective Spectrum And Cyclic Cohomology, Patrick Gene Cade
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
For a tuple A=(A_1,A_2,...,A_n) of elements in a unital topological algebra, B, over complex numbers the projective spectrum, P(A) is the set of z such that the linear pencil A(z)=z_1A_1+z_2A_2+ ... + z_nA_n is not invertible in B.
Tropical-Extratropical Interactions And Arctic-Extratropical Interactions Conducive To Intraseasonal Variability Of The North Pacific Jet Stream, Jason Michael Cordeira
Tropical-Extratropical Interactions And Arctic-Extratropical Interactions Conducive To Intraseasonal Variability Of The North Pacific Jet Stream, Jason Michael Cordeira
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The autumnal spin up of the Northern Hemisphere (NH) general circulation is characterized by intraseasonal variability in the structure of the North Pacific jet stream (NPJ). The variability in the structure of the NPJ is often associated with large-scale flow reconfigurations over the North Pacific and North America and changes in the NH zonal available potential energy (AZ). This dissertation investigates variability in the structure of the NPJ and the NH AZ in conjunction with tropical-extratropical interactions (TEIs) and arctic-extratropical interactions (AEIs). The former are investigated in association with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, the Madden-Julian Oscillation, and western North Pacific …