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Non-Normality Of Asset Returns In The Assessment Of Risk-Adjusted Performance: Three Empirical Tests Of The Leland Alternative Asset Pricing Model, Sean Frederick Reid Jan 2002

Non-Normality Of Asset Returns In The Assessment Of Risk-Adjusted Performance: Three Empirical Tests Of The Leland Alternative Asset Pricing Model, Sean Frederick Reid

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation research examines the theoretical model offered by Leland (1999) as an alternative to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Leland's alternative risk-adjusting parameter, B, should improve over the CAPM β where the model is misspecified by the impact of a non-normal return distribution. This is especially true in highly skewed portfolios. In the first essay, we provide the first empirical examination of Leland's model using actual security returns. We seek to identify characteristics of securities where β and B differ significantly. We find the most significant differences between β and B occur where the security returns are most …

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A Tabu Search Approach For The Dynamic Space Allocation Problem., Juan R. Jaramillo Jan 2002

A Tabu Search Approach For The Dynamic Space Allocation Problem., Juan R. Jaramillo

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The dynamic space allocation problem (DSAP) is the assigning of activities to workspaces and idle resources to storage spaces while minimizing the total distance traveled by the resources during project duration. The inputs of the DSAP are: the schedule of project activities and the resources required to perform the activities, the layout of the floor plan, the capacity of the storage spaces, and the distances between locations. The output is a sequence of layouts containing the assignments of the activities and their resources to workspaces, as well as the idle resources to storage spaces. The DSAP is related to some …

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The Longest Distance Between Two Points., David Lee Chance Jan 2002

The Longest Distance Between Two Points., David Lee Chance

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Longest Distance Between Two Points is a collection of short fiction and nonficiton stories written between spring semester of 2000 and spring semester of 2002 and compiled for my master's thesis. Three of the pieces were written for this collection and the other two are revisions of works composed for graduate writing workshops. The stories all deal with people who have some type of personal limitation that causes them to have trouble functioning in the world. Some of the themes that are explored in these stories are poverty, addiction, mental illness, language barriers and physical handicaps. Each story deals …

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A New Approach For Training And Testing Artificial Neural Networks For Permeability Prediction., Ademola Akinwumi Oyerokun Jan 2002

A New Approach For Training And Testing Artificial Neural Networks For Permeability Prediction., Ademola Akinwumi Oyerokun

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although many attempts have been made in the recent years for permeability prediction using Artificial Neural Network (ANN), none of the approaches has employed prespecified test set instead of a randomly generated test set. The methodology for selecting proper pre-specified test set was presented in chapter four of this report. The pre-specified test sets were chosen from a plot of log of permeability versus density. This approach was explicitly discussed later in the report. In this study, a pre-specified test set approach for training the network for field applicability has been developed using inputs from electric logs and flow unit …

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The Effects Of Process Parameters On Steel Welding Response In Curved Plates., Mokhtar Awang Jan 2002

The Effects Of Process Parameters On Steel Welding Response In Curved Plates., Mokhtar Awang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In large steel fabrication industries such as shipbuilding, and high-speed train guideway, the problem of residual stresses and overall distortion has been and continues to be a major issue. In the last few decades, various research efforts have been directed at the control of the welding process parameters aiming at reducing the distortions and residual stress effects. Yet, in actual practice, large amounts of resources are still being spent in reworking welds, which in turn increases the production cost and delays work completion. It is assumed that in order to reduce the residual stresses and distortions from a welding operation, …

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Developmental Versus Prescriptive Advising: An Investigation Of Advising Delivery At A Major University., Kristi Doniel Wood Jan 2002

Developmental Versus Prescriptive Advising: An Investigation Of Advising Delivery At A Major University., Kristi Doniel Wood

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Academic advising is an essential connection between student and university. Two types of advising, prescriptive and developmental, are examined in relation to the level of advising (pre-major versus major) and type of advisor (full time advisors or parttime graduate student advisors for pre-majors, and faculty or full-time department advisors for majors) in four academic areas selected for contrast in advising approaches at a large land grant institution. Questionnaires were developed, piloted, finalized, and administered to select upper division students and their pre-major and major advisors concerning the types of advising practiced and student perceptions of each. Results showed that full-time …

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Peppering Knowledge Sources With Salt: Boosting Conceptual Content For Ontology Generation, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Yihong Ding, David W. Embley, Alan Melby Jan 2002

Peppering Knowledge Sources With Salt: Boosting Conceptual Content For Ontology Generation, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Yihong Ding, David W. Embley, Alan Melby

Faculty Publications

This paper describes work done to explore the common ground between two different ongoing research projects: the standardization of lexical and terminological resources, and the use of conceptual ontologies for information extraction and data integration. Specifically, this paper explores improving the generation of extraction ontologies through use of a comprehensive terminology database that has been represented in a standardized format for easy tool-based implementation. We show how, via the successful integration of these two distinct efforts, it is possible to leverage large-scale terminological and conceptual information having relationship-rich semantic resources in order to reformulate, match, and merge retrieved information of …

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The Effect Of Surface Curvature On Wound Healing In Bone, J. A. Adam Jan 2002

The Effect Of Surface Curvature On Wound Healing In Bone, J. A. Adam

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

The time-independent nonhomogeneous diffusion equation is solved for the equilibrium distribution of wound-induced growth factor over a hemispherical surface. The growth factor is produced at the inner edge of a circular wound and stimulates healing in regions where the concentration exceeds a certain threshold value. An implicit analytic criterion is derived for complete healing of the wound. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Advances In Space Radiation Shielding Codes, John W. Wilson, Ram K. Tripathi, Garry D. Qualls, Francis A. Cucinotta, Richard E. Prael, John W. Norbury, John H. Heinbockel, John Tweed, Giovanni De Angelis Jan 2002

Advances In Space Radiation Shielding Codes, John W. Wilson, Ram K. Tripathi, Garry D. Qualls, Francis A. Cucinotta, Richard E. Prael, John W. Norbury, John H. Heinbockel, John Tweed, Giovanni De Angelis

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

Early space radiation shield code development relied on Monte Carlo methods and made important contributions to the space program. Monte Carlo methods have resorted to restricted one-dimensional problems leading to imperfect representation of appropriate boundary conditions. Even so, intensive computational requirements resulted and shield evaluation was made near the end of the design process. Resolving shielding issues usually had a negative impact on the design. Improved spacecraft shield design requires early entry of radiation constraints into the design process to maximize performance and minimize costs. As a result, we have been investigating high-speed computational procedures to allow shield analysis from …

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Like A Bridge Over Colored Water: A Mathematical Review Of The Rainbow Bridge: Rainbows In Art, Myth, And Science, John A. Adam Jan 2002

Like A Bridge Over Colored Water: A Mathematical Review Of The Rainbow Bridge: Rainbows In Art, Myth, And Science, John A. Adam

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

Commenting on a recent book, the author discusses various views of the rainbow: its role in culture, its scientific description, and its mathematical theory.

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Baker's Promise, Equal Protection, And The Modern Redistricting Revolution: A Plea For Rationality, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer Jan 2002

Baker's Promise, Equal Protection, And The Modern Redistricting Revolution: A Plea For Rationality, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The conventional wisdom contends that Baker v. Carr did not set down a standard for lower courts to follow. This Article responds to this position. It reaches three conclusions. First, it argues the implicit promise of Baker v. Carr pointed toward a loose, flexible rationality standard for deciding redistricting controversies. Under this approach, states were given much room to enact redistricting plans in accordance to their states' particular needs. Second, the lower courts applied precisely this standard in litigation in the wake of Baker, and did so quite capably. This conclusion responds to those who exhort the imposition of a …

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The Relationship Of Superintendent Instructional Leadership Behavior And Student Achievement In High-Performing High Schools That Work Network Public High Schools In West Virginia., Steven Louis Paine Jan 2002

The Relationship Of Superintendent Instructional Leadership Behavior And Student Achievement In High-Performing High Schools That Work Network Public High Schools In West Virginia., Steven Louis Paine

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to determine instructional leadership behaviors that West Virginia school superintendents employ in leading principals in school districts containing high performing High Schools That Work Network public high schools and to determine what relationship exists between superintendent instructional leadership behaviors and student achievement based on the High Schools That Work Assessments. Data derived from 20 pairs of superintendents and principals from high performing High Schools That Work Network public high schools were analyzed to determine superintendent instructional leadership behaviors that related to student achievement. Statistically significant relationships were determined between superintendents and principals for instructional …

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The Development And Validity Testing Of The Risk Communicator Style Scale And The Risk Knowledge Index., Jason Steven Wrench Jan 2002

The Development And Validity Testing Of The Risk Communicator Style Scale And The Risk Knowledge Index., Jason Steven Wrench

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined the current lack of quantitative research in the area of risk communication. This study set out to develop and then validate two different scales that could be used for future research in the area of risk communication. The first scale created in this study is the Risk Communicator Style Scale. The scale is based on the technical and democratic models of risk communication described by Fiorino (1989). This study found a conceptual problem with Fiorino's original conceptualization of technical risk communication. Fiorino's original conceptualization of technical communication tried to equate the use of scientific and statistical information …

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Emergent Planning In Baccalaureate, General, Private, Not-For-Profit Colleges In The United States Of America., Reginald John Urbanowski Jan 2002

Emergent Planning In Baccalaureate, General, Private, Not-For-Profit Colleges In The United States Of America., Reginald John Urbanowski

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study employed a method of analysis and development to develop the model of emergent planning. The study was exploratory in nature and therefore directed at uncovering a research process that was sensitive to the unique features of higher education and strategic planning. Triangulation involved the development of concepts from the literature, analysis of analogies, and the analysis of a survey. Fifty concepts were developed based on five principal tenets. These concepts were developed from literature in the social and business sciences. The analogy research was based on the analysis of three primary terms and five secondary terms that have …

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The Effect Of Math Anxiety, Math Self -Efficacy, And Computer -Assisted Instruction On The Ability Of Undergraduate Nursing Students To Calculate Drug Dosages., James Edward Hodge Jan 2002

The Effect Of Math Anxiety, Math Self -Efficacy, And Computer -Assisted Instruction On The Ability Of Undergraduate Nursing Students To Calculate Drug Dosages., James Edward Hodge

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study investigated the effect of math anxiety, math self-efficacy, and computer-assisted instruction on the ability of undergraduate nursing students to calculate drug dosages. The population of the study consisted of undergraduate nursing students at Mountain State University (N = 122), while the sample included students enrolled in a Math Topics for Nurses course during the Spring Semester of 2002 (n = 40). Mountain State University is a small, private university located in Beckley, West Virginia. Participants completed the Math Anxiety Scale (MAS), Math Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES) and a Drug Dosage Calculation Exam. Fennema and Sherman (1976) created the Math …

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Development Of Mechanistic-Empirical Damage Assessment Procedures For Crc Pavements With Emphasis On Traffic Loading Characteristics., Olga I. Selezneva Jan 2002

Development Of Mechanistic-Empirical Damage Assessment Procedures For Crc Pavements With Emphasis On Traffic Loading Characteristics., Olga I. Selezneva

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Edge punchout has been long recognized as the prevailing mode of structural failure in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP) and yet, has remained relatively unexplored and unexplained. The existing design and evaluation procedures for CRCP employ American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) equations for the jointed concrete pavements and the Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) approach that will neither predict nor address edge punchouts. A comprehensive procedure for prediction of CRCP structural deterioration based on fundamental mechanical principles was developed in this study. This procedure directly considers the key design factors and site conditions affecting formation of edge …

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Exchange Bias And Its Angular Dependence In Iron Zinc Fluoride/Cobalt Bilayers., Hongtao Shi Jan 2002

Exchange Bias And Its Angular Dependence In Iron Zinc Fluoride/Cobalt Bilayers., Hongtao Shi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

When materials with antiferromagnetic (AF)/ferromagnetic (F) interfaces are cooled through the Neel temperature (TN) of the AF in a magnetic field, a unidirectional magnetic exchange anisotropy (EA) is induced in the F layers. Such anisotropy is manifested by a shift of the center of the F hysteresis loop by an amount known as exchange bias HE. Exchange anisotropy has attracted much attention in the last decade due to its applications in magnetic random access memory, permanent magnets, and magnetic recording media. Despite this interest, the basic mechanism responsible for EA is not well understood. In this thesis the EA is …

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The Effectiveness Of An Interactive Multimedia Learning Explanation On Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Mathematical Achievement And Self-Efficacy, Margaret Hansen Maag Jan 2002

The Effectiveness Of An Interactive Multimedia Learning Explanation On Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Mathematical Achievement And Self-Efficacy, Margaret Hansen Maag

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

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The Latina Voice In Special Education: Classroom Behaviors, School Attitudes, And Gender Identity Of Female Students In Single-Gender Secondary Level Special Education Classrooms, Jennifer Caroline Booker Madigan Jan 2002

The Latina Voice In Special Education: Classroom Behaviors, School Attitudes, And Gender Identity Of Female Students In Single-Gender Secondary Level Special Education Classrooms, Jennifer Caroline Booker Madigan

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

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[Introduction To] Generalized Analytic Continuation, William T. Ross, Harold S. Shapiro Jan 2002

[Introduction To] Generalized Analytic Continuation, William T. Ross, Harold S. Shapiro

Bookshelf

The theory of generalized analytic continuation studies continuations of meromorphic functions in situations where traditional theory says there is a natural boundary. This broader theory touches on a remarkable array of topics in classical analysis, as described in the book. This book addresses the following questions: (1) When can we say, in some reasonable way, that component functions of a meromorphic function on a disconnected domain, are "continuations" of each other? (2) What role do such "continuations" play in certain aspects of approximation theory and operator theory? The authors use the strong analogy with the summability of divergent series …

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[Introduction To] Data Structures With Java: A Laboratory Approach, Joe Kent, Lewis Barnett Iii Jan 2002

[Introduction To] Data Structures With Java: A Laboratory Approach, Joe Kent, Lewis Barnett Iii

Bookshelf

This book is designed to present the key topics in the second course for computer science students using the Java programming language. For convenience, we cover exceptions and file operations in Java, although this may have been covered in the first course. We also cover material on the binary representation of data and Java's bitwise operations, with applications.These are topics needed for computer organization an operating systems courses.

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Effects Of Nonequilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas On The Heterotrophic Pathways Of Bacteria And On Their Cell Morphology, Mounir Laroussi, J. Paul Richardson, Fred C. Dobbs Jan 2002

Effects Of Nonequilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas On The Heterotrophic Pathways Of Bacteria And On Their Cell Morphology, Mounir Laroussi, J. Paul Richardson, Fred C. Dobbs

OES Faculty Publications

To date, most research on the interaction of nonequilibrium, atmospheric pressure plasma discharges with bacteria has concentrated on the germicidal effects. Therefore, published results deal mainly with killing efficacy and little attention is given to physical mechanisms and biochemical pathways and their potential alterations when cells of microorganisms are exposed to the plasma. In this letter, an attempt to investigate the effects of plasma exposure on the biochemical pathways of bacteria is presented. In addition, using electron microscopy, we investigate if any gross morphological changes take place when cells are exposed to a lethal dose of plasma. We are testing …

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Microbial Ecology Of Ballast Water During A Transoceanic Voyage And The Effects Of Open-Ocean Exchange, Lisa A. Drake, Gregory M. Ruiz, Bella S. Galil, Timothy L. Mullady, Daniela O. Friedmann, Fred C. Dobbs Jan 2002

Microbial Ecology Of Ballast Water During A Transoceanic Voyage And The Effects Of Open-Ocean Exchange, Lisa A. Drake, Gregory M. Ruiz, Bella S. Galil, Timothy L. Mullady, Daniela O. Friedmann, Fred C. Dobbs

OES Faculty Publications

The only procedure used frequently to reduce the risk of invasion by ballast-mediated biota is open-ocean exchange of ballast water, a procedure in which vessels release coastal water and replace it with oceanic water. Limited information exists concerning the effects of transport upon the aquatic microbial community throughout transit and following open-ocean exchange, A transoceanic voyage aboard a commercial bulk carrier afforded us the opportunity to sample the microbial community in exchanged and unexchanged ballast-water holds during the journey from Hadera, Israel to Baltimore, USA. Five days following the exchange process, all microbial metrics tested (i.e. bacteria concentration, virus-like particle …

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Impact Of Sea Grass Density On Carbonate Dissolution In Bahamian Sediments, David J. Burdige, Richard C. Zimmerman Jan 2002

Impact Of Sea Grass Density On Carbonate Dissolution In Bahamian Sediments, David J. Burdige, Richard C. Zimmerman

OES Faculty Publications

Carbonate dissolution has been widely observed in shallow water tropical sediments. However, sediment budgets C have generally not been closed with respect to the amount of acid required to produce the observed carbonate dissolution. Recently it has been suggested that enhanced oxygen transport into sediments through the roots and rhizomes of sea grasses might play a role in resolving this mass balance problem. We conducted studies of sea grass-carbonate sediment interactions around Lee Stocking Island, Exuma Islands, Bahamas to further examine this problem. Our studies showed that alkalinity, total dissolved inorganic carbon (ΣCO2) and Ca2+ increased with …

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The Impact Of Natural Disasters On Economic Growth: A Study Of Mexico And Central America, Sharon Louise Garcia Jan 2002

The Impact Of Natural Disasters On Economic Growth: A Study Of Mexico And Central America, Sharon Louise Garcia

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Natural disasters have potentially large economic impacts on developing nations. Thereis a small, but growing literature analyzing these impacts on variables such as gross domesticproduct. In this study Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, andNicaragua are studied to measure the impact that disasters have had on economic growth overthe past twenty-nine years (1970-1998). The development indicator, gross domestic product(GDP) growth rate, will be measured over the twenty-nine year study period and analyzed withrespect to correlation with natural disasters. Regression analysis is used to investigate therelationship between natural disasters and economic growth.It is hypothesized that the number of natural …

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Coarse Orange Pottery Exchange In Southern Veracruz: A Compositional Perspective On Centralized Craft Production And Exchange In The Classic Period, Wesley Durrell Stoner Jan 2002

Coarse Orange Pottery Exchange In Southern Veracruz: A Compositional Perspective On Centralized Craft Production And Exchange In The Classic Period, Wesley Durrell Stoner

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

This research seeks to elucidate the role of relatively large-scale ceramic productionindustries located at the Classic period center of Matacapan in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, SouthernVeracruz, Mexico. Arnold et al. (1993) have suggested that the specialized production atComoapan, the largest production locality at Matacapan, was oriented toward supplying theregion with ceramics. This production locality overwhelmingly specialized in manufacturingone standardized ware, Coarse Orange, into necked and neckless jars, which are found in manyparts of the region.The compositional techniques of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) andpetrography were employed to investigate the distribution of this ware. Control groups weresampled from known production …

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An Analysis Of Camera Calibration For Voxel Coloring Including The Effect Of Calibration On Voxelization Errors, Elwood Talmadge Jr. Waddell Jan 2002

An Analysis Of Camera Calibration For Voxel Coloring Including The Effect Of Calibration On Voxelization Errors, Elwood Talmadge Jr. Waddell

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

This thesis characterizes the problem of relative camera calibration in the context of three-dimensional volumetric reconstruction. The general effects of camera calibration errors on different parameters of the projection matrix are well understood. In addition, calibration error and Euclidean world errors for a single camera can be related via the inverse perspective projection. However, there has been little analysis of camera calibration for a large number of views and how those errors directly influence the accuracy of recovered three-dimensional models. A specific analysis of how camera calibration error is propagated to reconstruction errors using traditional voxel coloring algorithms is discussed. …

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Lipton And Rowe's Apologia For Delaware: A Short Reply, Ronald J. Gilson Jan 2002

Lipton And Rowe's Apologia For Delaware: A Short Reply, Ronald J. Gilson

Faculty Scholarship

Three themes animate Martin Lipton and Paul Rowe's thoughtful response to my critical evaluation of Unocal's fifteen-year history. First, they maintain that affording shareholders a primary role in the governance of takeovers depends on a commitment to the stock market's informational efficiency. Second, they claim that allowing shareholders to amend or repeal a poison pill ignores empirical evidence that the existence of a poison pill is associated with higher takeover premiums. Third, they assert that the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) reflects an implicit mega-principle that assigns control over takeovers to managers. This short reply corrects Lipton and Rowe's …

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Determination Of Cadmium By Faas After Solid-Phase Extraction Of Its 1-Benzylpiperazinedithiocarbamate Complex On Microcrystalline Naphthalene, Hasan Cesur, Beki̇r Bati Jan 2002

Determination Of Cadmium By Faas After Solid-Phase Extraction Of Its 1-Benzylpiperazinedithiocarbamate Complex On Microcrystalline Naphthalene, Hasan Cesur, Beki̇r Bati

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

By using 1-benzylpiperazinedithiocarbamate (1-BPzDC) as a new reagent, a method of solid-phase extraction is described for the pre-concentration of cadmium in water samples prior to its determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). This method is based on the fact that cadmium forming in aqueous phase cadmium 1-benzylpiperazinedithiocarbamate complex (Cd(1-BPzDC)_{2}) can be extracted with microcrystalline naphthalene on solid phase, then back-extracted with potassium cyanide solution into aqueous phase and measured by FAAS. The optimum experimental parameters for the extraction and back-extraction of cadmium were investigated. The obtained recovery was nearly 97% when the enrichment factor was 500 for spiked cadmium …

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Iridoid, Phenylethanoid And Monoterpene Glycosides From Phlomis Sieheana, Tayfun Ersöz, Ü. Şebnem Harput, İhsan Çaliş, Ali̇ Arslan Dönmez Jan 2002

Iridoid, Phenylethanoid And Monoterpene Glycosides From Phlomis Sieheana, Tayfun Ersöz, Ü. Şebnem Harput, İhsan Çaliş, Ali̇ Arslan Dönmez

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

From the aerial parts of Phlomis sieheana, an iridoid glucoside, ipolamiide (1), six phenylethanoid glycosides, acteoside (= verbascoside) (2), cis-acteoside (3), \beta-hydroxyacteoside (4), leucosceptoside A (5), martynoside (6), forsythoside B (7), and a monoterpene glycoside, betulalbuside A (8) were isolated and characterized. The structure elucidations of the isolated compounds were established on the basis of spectroscopic evidence.

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