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Plastic Deformation, Wrinkling, And Recovery In Microgel Multilayers, Jeffrey C. Gaulding, Mark W. Spears Jr., L. Andrew Lyon Jan 2013

Plastic Deformation, Wrinkling, And Recovery In Microgel Multilayers, Jeffrey C. Gaulding, Mark W. Spears Jr., L. Andrew Lyon

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Microgel multi-layer films assembled from anionic particles and linear polycation were prepared on elastomeric substrates and their self-healing properties studied. Dried films were imaged in situ during mechanical deformation and were determined to undergo plastic deformation in response to linear strain, leading to film buckling upon strain relaxation. Hydration leads to rapid reorganization of the film building blocks, permitting recovery of the film to the undamaged state. Additionally, films were determined to heal in the presence of high relative humidity environments, suggesting that film swelling and hydration is a major factor in the restoration of film integrity, and that full …

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MartinIzing Title I Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Nicole Buonocore Porter Jan 2013

MartinIzing Title I Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Nicole Buonocore Porter

Faculty Publications

Prior to the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, relatively few cases proceeded past the initial inquiry of whether the plaintiff was covered by the ADA. Consequently, the scope of an employer's obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation to an individual with a disability remains under-developed and under-theorized. Now that the Amendments have made it easier for plaintiffs to prove that they have a disability under the ADA, we can expect to see more courts struggling with many difficult reasonable accommodation issues. The current case law is chaotic, providing little guidance to employers and courts in determining whether an accommodation is …

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Management Options For Patients With Chronic Back Pain Without An Etiology, Lenny D. Salzberg, Eron G. Manusov Jan 2013

Management Options For Patients With Chronic Back Pain Without An Etiology, Lenny D. Salzberg, Eron G. Manusov

School of Medicine Publications

The treatment and management of low back pain is complex when there is no specific etiology such as cancer, fracture, or herniated disc. An organized approach to management that follows evidence based guidelines will facilitate care in a problem that reflects a lifetime prevalence of over 70 percent. The purpose of this review is to present a guideline to care for a common disabling process with a very heterogeneous etiology.

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Fuel Efficient Computation In Passive Self-Assembly, Robert Schweller, Michael Sherman Jan 2013

Fuel Efficient Computation In Passive Self-Assembly, Robert Schweller, Michael Sherman

Computer Science Faculty Publications

In this paper we show that passive self-assembly in the context of the tile self-assembly model is capable of performing fuel efficient, universal computation. The tile self-assembly model is a premiere model of self-assembly in which particles are modeled by four-sided squares with glue types assigned to each tile edge. The assembly process is driven by positive and negative force interactions between glue types, allowing for tile assemblies floating in the plane to combine and break apart over time. We refer to this type of assembly model as passive in that the constituent parts remain unchanged throughout the assembly process …

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