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The Impact Of The Iowa Children's Water Festival On The Children's Attitudes And Behaviors Toward The Environment, Sang-Min Kim

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

As a result of the growing concern about environmental issues, many countries have developed mechanisms and regulations directed at protection and conservation of the environment. As a part of this movement, many governmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) have launched a variety of environmental education programs, in an attempt to promote awareness of environmental issues. The Iowa Children’s Water Festival (ICWF) is an annual half-day environmental education program in Iowa. The goal of the ICWF is to provide educational opportunities throughout the state to K-5 children and to educate customers of tomorrow on the importance of safe, reliable drinking water (ICWF, …

Design Of A Two-Sensor Camera For Near-Finfrared Aeiral Remote Sensing, Sergio O. Guevara

Theses

The objective of this thesis was to design a color-infrared camera to be used for aerial remote sensing. The design process included obtaining requirements, modeling and analyzing the developed systems for mechanical and thermal stability, and optimization of the system for size and cost. Detailed analysis was required because of the harsh physical environment that airborne cameras are subject to. The solution involved constructing a housing within the limitations of the optical design and a set of chosen off-the-shelf components. These constraints significantly increased the difficulty of achieving the design goals. In the end the original optical design was altered, …

Into The Park, Joel Lederer

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The Crystal And Molecular Structure Of 1-(2-Chloro-Benzoyl)-3-P-Tolyl-Thiourea, Hakan Arslan, Ulrich Flörke, Nevzat Külcü

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

1-(2-Chloro-benzoyl)-3-p-tolyl-thiourea was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. It crystalizes in the triclinic space group P-1, with a = 7.9942(9) Å, b = 9.531(1) Å, c = 11.075(1) Å, \alpha = 97.235(2) °, \beta = 111.099(2) °, and \gamma = 106.105(2) °.

Acylated Flavone Glycosides From Veronica Pectinata Var. Glandulosa And V. Persica, İclal Saracoğlu, Ü. Şebnem Harput, Yukio Ogihara

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This study deals with the isolation of a new acylated 5,6,7,3',4'-pentahydroxy-flavone glycoside (1) and 3 known allose-containing acylated flavone glycosides (2-4) as well as a known flavone aglycone (5) from the aerial parts of Veronica pectinata var. glandulosa and V. persica. The structures of the isolated compounds were determined to be 3' -hydroxy-4'-O-methylscutellarein-7-O-[2''-O-\alpha -L-rhamnopyranosyl-3''-O-(6''''-O-acetyl-\beta -D-glucopyranosyl)]-\beta- D-glucopyranoside, named sarachoside (1), 4' -O-methylisoscutellarein-7-O-2''- O-(6''' -O-acetyl-\beta -D-allopyranosyl)-\beta -D-glucopyranoside (2), isos\-cutellarein-7-O-2''-O-(6'''-O-acetyl-\beta-D-allopyranosyl)-\beta- D-glucopyranoside (3), 3'-hydroxy-4'-O-methy\-lisoscutellarein-7-O-2'' -O-(6'''-O-acetyl-\beta -D-allopyranosyl)-\beta -D-glucopyranoside (4) and 5,4'-dihydroxy-6,7,3' -trimethoxyflavone, named circilineol (5) by extensive 1-D and 2D-NMR spectroscopy. Sarachoside (1) exhibited potent radical scavenging activity against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical.

Secondary Metabolites From Phlomis Kotschyana, Ü. Şebnem Harput, İclal Saracoğlu, İhsan Çaliş, Ali̇ Arslan Dönmez, Akito Nagatsu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A lignan glycoside, syringaresinol-4',4''-O-di-\beta -D-glucopyranoside (1) (=liriodendrin), 4 phenylethanoid glycosides, acteoside (2), isoacteoside (3), forsythoside B (4) and leucosceptoside B (5), a caffeic acid ester, chlorogenic acid (6) and 2 iridoid glucosides, lamiide (7) and auroside (8), were isolated from the methanolic extracts of the aerial parts of Phlomis kotschyana along with an acetophenone glycoside, 4-hydroxyacetophenone 4-O-[6'-O-\beta -D-apiofuranosyl]-\beta -D-glucopyranoside (9). The structures of the isolated compounds were identified on the basis of spectroscopic (UV, IR, 1D- and 2D-NMR, and FAB-MS) methods.

Remnants, Tom Morin

Theses

The primary goal of my thesis project entitled Remnants is transcendence that can lead a viewer or an audience to a new discovery within the Self. I am aware that each individual will experience transcendence in art differently. My intent is for my photography to be the conduit of transcendence, enabling the audience to take part in a discovery of the spiritual and the extraordinary. My thesis subject is erased chalkboards of varying sizes and gestures. In this series, individuals such as teachers and students are shaping the chalkboards' appearance through erasure and are unknowingly creating information and communication for …

Limitations Of Weftless Bead And Its Comparison With Cable Bead Design For Tires, Sandeep Singh Khatra

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Weftless bead design used in tires has long been the cause of failure. This type of bead design is generally used in agriculture, buses, trucks and passenger car tires. The main problem with this kind of bead is the splice region. It has ten cut wires, five at each over and underlap region. It is known since 1950 that Weftless design of the tire bead had failures within about 5 cm from the end of the overlapping parallel wire ribbon. The cause for this failure is generally attributed to the mounting process in which the diameter of the tire bead …

Geometric And Kinematic Evolution Of The Bessemer Transverse Zone, Alabama Alleghanian Thrust Belt, Margaret Colette Brewer

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Transverse zones are important syn-kinematic components of thrust belt development. Various scales of data were utilized to develop three-dimensional geometric and kinematic models for the Bessemer transverse zone (BTZ) of the Alabama Alleghanian thrust belt.

Regional analysis of the BTZ began with the examination of geologic maps (1:250,000, 1:48,000, and 1:24,000 scales), seismic reflection profiles, well data, and previous stratigraphic research. All Paleozoic-age stratigraphic contacts, major thrust faults and associated folds, and various unnamed minor structures were compiled to create two strike-perpendicular, and five-strike parallel, cross sections transecting the extent of the BTZ at a scale of 1:100,000. The balanced …

Optimization And Simulation Of Just-In-Time Supply Pickup And Delivery Systems, Keng Hoo Chuah

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

A just-in-time supply pickup and delivery system (JSS) manages the logistic operations between a manufacturing plant and its suppliers by controlling the sequence, timing, and frequency of container pickups and parts deliveries, thereby coordinating internal conveyance, external conveyance, and the operation of cross-docking facilities. The system is important to just-in-time production lines that maintain small inventories. This research studies the logistics, supply chain, and production control of JSS. First, a new meta-heuristics approach (taboo search) is developed to solve a general frequency routing (GFR) problem that has been formulated in this dissertation with five types of constraints: flow, space, load, …

Piano Inside Out: The Expansion Of The Expressive, Technical, And Sonorous Spectrum In Selected Twentieth-Century Art-Music Repertoire For The Modern Acoustic Piano, Mira Kruja

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Art Music for the acoustic piano has changed tremendously during the twentieth century. Some of the techniques and skills pianists need to master in order to be able to perform successfully twentieth-century art piano music include: a refined ability to discriminate varied layers of sonorities; sophisticated pedal combinations; a sometimes percussive technique; and superior control of complex metric and rhythmic passages. New combinations of patterns that require specific technical preparation pose substantial pianistic challenges. Todays pianist needs to master a variety of glissandi, chords, or single melody textures played directly on the strings inside the piano and to combine such …

Age And Growth Of Scotia Sea Icefish, Chaenocephalus Aceratus, From The South Shetland Islands, M. La Mesa, J. Ashford, E. Larson, M. Vacchi

OES Faculty Publications

Samples of Chaenocephalus aceratus (Lönnberg) were collected during a trawl survey carried out around the South Shetland Islands in January–February 2002. Fish were caught by commercial bottom trawl fishing down to 500 m depth, using a stratified randomized sampling design. As observed in other recent surveys within the same area, C. aceratus represented one of the predominant species. Overall, 357 specimens ranging from 13 and 67 cm (TL) were selected for the present study. Ages were estimated by counting annuli present in the sagittal otoliths, exposed by grinding and polishing along their sagittal plane. To estimate the precision of age …

Dinitrogen Fixation And Release Of Ammonium And Dissolved Organic Nitrogen By Trichodesmium Ims101, Margaret R. Mulholland, Deborah A. Bronk, Douglas G. Capone

OES Faculty Publications

Two methods used to measure dinitrogen (N₂) fixation (acetylene reduction and ¹⁵N₂ uptake) often result in different N₂ fixation rates. Part of the discrepancy may arise from the observation that Trichodesmium can release a fraction of their recently fixed N₂ as dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and/or ammonium (NH4 ⁺). To resolve outstanding issues regarding N₂ fixation and the production of dissolved combined nitrogen (N) by Trichodesmium, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of N₂ fixation and the production of DON and NH₄⁺ in cultures of Trichodesmium IMS101. We performed …

A Holocene Record Of Changing Arctic Ocean Ice Drift Analogous To The Effects Of The Arctic Oscillation, Dennis A. Darby, Jens F. Bischof

OES Faculty Publications

The Arctic Oscillation (AO) controls the configuration of the Transpolar Drift (TPD). If thicker ice from the Beaufort Gyre were exported, the volume of fresh water/sea ice in the Nordic seas would significantly increase, decreasing the formation of North Atlantic deep water. This would cool large parts of the Northern Hemisphere and affect global climate. Therefore, in order to understand how the global climate system functions, it is imperative to know how the TPD changed over the last millennium or more. The provenance of grains in a sediment core located near the confluence of the TPD and the Beaufort Gyre …

Iridoid And Phenylethanoid Glycosides From Verbascum Lasianthum, Zeli̇ha Ş. Akdemi̇r, İ. İrem Tatli, Erdal Bedi̇r, Ikhlas A. Khan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Three iridoid glucosides, 8-O-acethylharpagide (1), harpagoside (2), and 6-O-vanilloylajugol (3), were isolated from the roots of Verbascum lasianthum Boiss. ex Bentham. In addition, 2 phenylethanoid glycosides, verbascoside {=acteoside, [\beta -(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-(3' -O-\alpha -L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(4' -O-caffeoyl)-\beta -D-glucopyranoside} (4) and poliumoside {= [\beta -(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-(3',6' -O-\alpha -L-dirhamnopyranosyl)-(4' -O-caffeoyl)-\beta -D-glucopyranoside} (5), were also isolated. The structures of all compounds were established by spectroscopic evidence (UV, IR, 1D and 2D NMR, LC-ESIMS). Compounds 2-5 demonstrated scavenging properties toward the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical in TLC autographic assays.

Effects Of Directed Energy Weapons, Philip E. Nielsen

Books

Effects of Directed Energy Weapons is an encyclopedic treatment of how Directed Energy Weapons work, how the energy of these weapons is propagated to the target, and how the weapon/beam-target interaction creates effects (damage) in the target. This is a technical exposition, written at the undergraduate physics and engineering level that could serve either as a text book or as a reference text for technical practitioners. The text addresses Kinetic Energy Weapons in addition to Lasers, Microwaves and Particle Beams.

This book is on the effects of directed energy weapons in terms of how they propagate to and interact with …

Influence Of Short-Term Variations In Food On Survival Of Crassotrea Gigas Larvae: A Modeling Study, Eric N. Powell, Eleanor A, Bochenek, John M. Klinck, Eileen E. Hofmann

OES Faculty Publications

A biochemically-based model was developed to simulate the growth, development, and metamorphosis of larvae of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. The model defines larvae in terms of their protein, lipid, carbohydrate, and ash content and includes variation in growth efficiency and egg quality to better simulate cohort population dynamics. Changes in tissue composition occur as the larva grows and in response to the biochemical composition of the food. The premise behind this modeling study was that certain periods of larval life are more critical than others with respect to the availability of food and that food quality is as …

Physical Forcing Of Phytoplankton Community Structure And Primary Production In Continental Shelf Waters Of The Western Antarctic Peninsula, Barbara B. Prézelin, Eileen E. Hofmann, Mark Moline, John M. Klinck

OES Faculty Publications

Analyses of a multidisciplinary data set, collected in continental shelf waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) during austral summer of January 1993, identified a previously unrecognized forcing mechanism that sets up a physical and chemical structure that supports and assures site-specific diatom-dominated communities and enhanced biological production (Prézelin et al., 2000). This forcing is active when the southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) flows along the shelf edge, thereby facilitating onshelf bottom intrusions of nutrient-rich Upper Circumpolar Deep Water (UCDW), which then is upwelled or mixed into the upper water column. At times or locations where UCDW …

Effect Of Radiation On The Persistent Length Of A Chain, B. L. Oksengendler, Ni̇gora Turaeva, I. N. Ruban, S. Sh. Rashidova

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The effect of radiation on the persistent length of a chain in a water solution of polymer is considered in the work. This effect is suggested to be related to the breaking of the hydrogen bonds in hydrate layers around the chain. The kinetic equation of the breakage of the hydrogen bonds is defined and the stationary solution is found with the help of the equation. The expression of average value of the persistent length of the chain at a fixed average number of broken bonds is determined by means of the Poisson distribution. We found that the persistent length …

New Adsorbents From Ti(Opr^{N})_{4} By The Sol-Gel Process: Synthesis, Characterization And Application For Removing Some Heavy Metal Ions From Aqueous Solution, Funda Sayilkan, Hi̇kmet Sayilkan, Sema Erdemoğlu, Şadi̇ye Şener, Murat Akarsu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

New adsorbents were synthesized by the sol-gel process from the product of a hydrolysis reaction and its coated form of titanium(IV)-n-propoxide for removing some heavy metal ions from aqueous solution. Titanium(IV)-n-propoxide was uncatalyst hydrolyzed with different amounts of water at room temperature and was found to react in a 1:1.6 ratio (mole of Ti:mole of H_{2}O). It was found that the condensation following the hydrolysis reaction was alcohol condensation. The hydrolysis-condensation product was characterized in detail by GC, Karl-Fischer coulometric titrator, NIR-spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, TG-DTA and elemental analysis. The hydrolysis-condensation product of titanium(IV)-n-propoxide was calcinated at 900 °C after drying …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Cu(Ii) Complexes Of Two Ligands Derived From Malonyl Dichloride, Nevi̇n Karaböcek, Serdar Karaböcek, Hasan Mazlum, İsmai̇l Deği̇rmenci̇oğlu, Keri̇m Serbest

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Two different mononucleating ligands incorporating N_{4} and N_{2}S_{2} donor units, 2-(1,3-benzothiazole-2-yl-methyl)-1,3-benzothiazole (L^{1}) and N,N'-bis-(2-amino-phenyl)-malonamide (H_{2}L^{2}) were synthesized by a new method from malonyl dichloride as starting material, and their mononuclear copper(II) complexes were prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, ^{1}H- and ^{13}C-NMR, IR, magnetic moments and mass spectral studies. Elemental analyses, and stochiometric and spectroscopic data of the metal complexes indicate that the metal ions are coordinated to the nitrogen and sulfur atoms and the data support the proposed structure of L^{1}, H_{2}L^{2} and their mononuclear copper(II) complexes. Moreover, the copper(II) complexes of L^{1} and H_{2}L^{2} have a 1:1 metal …

Black Carbon In Estuarine And Coastal Ocean Dissolved Organic Matter, Antonio Mannino, H. Rodger Harvey

OES Faculty Publications

We measured black carbon (BC) in ultrafiltered, high-molecular weight dissolved organic matter (UDOM) in surface waters of Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean (U.S.A.) to investigate the importance of riverine and estuarine dissolved organic matter (DOM) as a source of BC to the ocean. BC was 5-72% of UDOM-C (27 ± 17%), which corresponds to 8.9 ± 6.5% of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), with higher values in the heavily urbanized midbay region of the Delaware Estuary and lower yields in the river and coastal ocean. The spatial and seasonal distributions of BC along the salinity gradient of …

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Tangerine Sours, Gisèle N. Couturier

Theses

My thesis work will explore the use of the ceramic object as metaphor for the self. Due to my strong background and interest in science and mathematics, I have a tendency to process my surroundings through logical order and pattern. I am continuously searching for this order and trying to classify and organize data so that it makes sense to me. Finding this order within chaos, particularly in the natural world, is fascinating. My intention is to reference these biological elements in a form that has a clear delineation between interior and exterior. The dialogue between the two is where …

Relevant Scales In Zooplankton Ecology: Distribution, Feeding, And Reproduction Of The Copepod Acartia Hudsonica In Response To Thin Layers Of The Diatom Skeletonema Costatum, Alexander B. Bochdansky, Stephen M. Bollens

OES Faculty Publications

We investigated the interaction of the copepod Acartia hudsonica in relation to thin layers of the diatom Skeletonema costatum. Thin layers have recently received much attention, since they are common and persistent features in the water column, often overlooked by traditional sampling methods. Their frequent abundance in coastal oceans and the high biomass associated with them has led to the assumption that they are important grazing sites of calanoid copepods. We employed 2-m tall tower tanks that allowed us to simulate thin layers. Three variables representative of three time scales were considered: the distribution of copepods in the tanks …

Anodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination Of Gold On A Polyvinylferrocene Coated Glassy Carbon Electrode, Muammer Kavanoz, Handan Gülce, Atti̇la Yildiz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The anodic stripping voltammetric determination of gold was accomplished on a chemically modified glassy carbon electrode in a solution containing chloride ions. A modifying polymer, polyvinylferrocene, was coated by immersing the glassy carbon surface in its solution in methylene chloride followed by solvent evaporation. Tetrahalo complexes of gold, tetrachloroaurate(III) and tetrabromoaurate(III) ions, were found to be reduced to metallic gold by chemical reduction during immersion of the polymer coated electrode into the solution containing aurate(III) ions. This reaction was utilized as means of preconcentration without the need for cathodic electrolysis prior to the anodic stripping of metallic gold. The effects …

A Rapid Spectrophotometric Method To Resolve A Binary Mixture Of Food Colorants (Riboflavine And Sunset Yellow), Mahmure Üstün Özgür

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A very simple and rapid spectrophotometric method using measurements at zero-crossing wavelength is described for resolving binary mixtures of riboflavine (E-101) and sunset yellow (E-110) in a powder drink. The assay procedure for E-110 and E-101 involves the extraction of the colorants from the powder drink with pH 4.5 acetate buffer, filtration, appropriate dilution, and measurement of the first derivative absorbance values (denoted as ^1D). Calibration graphs are linear up to 25.0 \mu g.mL^{-1} for E-101 and 40.0 \mu g.mL^{-1} for E-110. The sensitivity and reproducibility of the method were determined by using the synthetic mixtures in different ratios prepared …

Up, Suruchi Pahwa

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Proof Of Concept Design And Analysis Of Active Flow Control Of A Supersonic Micro-Nozzle, Christopher J. Szachta

Theses

Low Reynolds number supersonic nozzles have been studied for several years due to their significance in applications in micro-spacecraft. As satellite design reduces in mass and size, smaller more versatile propulsion systems will be required. In response to the need, a conical nozzle (expansion ratio of 25 and 20° half-angle of divergence) with throat dimensions of 600µm x 300µm has been designed and fabricated with capabilities in thrust magnitude control. The device utilizes the expansion of a silicone membrane, located on the upper surface of the supersonic micro-nozzle throat, as a mechanism to reduce the throat cross sectional area, and …

P-Hip: A Multiresolution Halftoning Algorithm For Progressive Display, Mithun Mukherjee

Theses

This thesis describes and implements an algorithmic framework for memory efficient, 'on-the-fly' halftoning in a progressive transmission environment. Instead of a conventional approach which repeatedly reconstructs the continuous tone image from memory and subsequently halftones it for display, the proposed method achieves significant memory efficiency by storing only the halftoned image and updating it in response to additional information received through progressive transmission. Thus the method requires only a single frame-buffer of bits for storage of the displayed binary image and no additional storage is required for the contone data. The additional image data received through progressive transmission is accommodated …