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The Impact Of Racism On The Personal And Professional Lives Of Student Affairs Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study, Trent A. Pinto Jan 2019

The Impact Of Racism On The Personal And Professional Lives Of Student Affairs Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study, Trent A. Pinto

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The phenomenon of racism in our world is deeply tragic, with historical roots that pervade college campuses and the work of student affairs professionals no less than elsewhere in society. In fact, a premise of this research is that the American university as an institution was founded on White dominance and privilege. Today the effects of racism still trickle into the personal and professional lives of those working in student affairs. This study was aimed at understanding the problem through the eyes and experiences of student affairs professionals. The overarching research question was how do incidents of racism on campus …

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The Experiences Of African American Marriage And Family Therapists: Their Contributions To The Marriage And Family Therapy Field, Leila Linntoya James Jan 2019

The Experiences Of African American Marriage And Family Therapists: Their Contributions To The Marriage And Family Therapy Field, Leila Linntoya James

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

In this dissertation, I seek to understand the factors that play a role in the success of African American Scholars in the Marriage and Family Therapy field, by conducting an extensive literature review of factors that may affect matriculation and retention through lived experiences. In the study, I use narrative inquiry, research questions and Husserlian Phenomenological methodology to explore the challenges important to the African American journeys toward success. In the first chapter, I introduced the criteria in which the study focused which highlighted four areas of accomplishments including clinical, teaching, supervision, and research. dissertation that follows. The second chapter …

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The Experience Of Relapse After Long-Term Sobriety And Subsequent Return To Sobriety, Bahram Edward Kaikhosrow Shahrokh Jan 2019

The Experience Of Relapse After Long-Term Sobriety And Subsequent Return To Sobriety, Bahram Edward Kaikhosrow Shahrokh

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

While psychiatric medications have been categorized as the same as substances of abuse in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), medications for common medical disorders were not affected by this disapproval of medication. It may be time for a new dialogue (Woody, 2015). According to Gjersing and Bretteville (2018), there has been a concerning increase in overdose deaths in the last decade. This includes a threefold increase in overdose deaths from prescription narcotics and six-fold increase in overdose deaths from heroin in the United States. When prescription opioid users find difficulty in obtaining pills, they may move on to heroin, which is much …

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The Lived Experience Of Low-Income Single Mothers In The U.S. And The Effects Of Nature As A Psychotherapeutic Tool In Their Treatment, Suzanne L. Frost Jan 2019

The Lived Experience Of Low-Income Single Mothers In The U.S. And The Effects Of Nature As A Psychotherapeutic Tool In Their Treatment, Suzanne L. Frost

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This dissertation describes current research on the lived experience of low-income single mothers and explores the potential validity of utilizing exposure to natural settings as a psychotherapeutic intervention for this population. In 2014, 4,764,000 single mothers in the U.S. were living in poverty. A large percentage of this population suffers from poverty, hunger, social stigma, as well as mental illnesses associated with these conditions, such as anxiety, stress, and depression. A qualitative influential research study was performed that included interviews with eight low income White single mothers and one Biracial Turkish and Chaktau Native American low-income single mother in predominantly …

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Environmental Policy Assessment In The Ghanaian Gold Mining Industry: Insights From Stakeholders, Francis Tuokuu Jan 2019

Environmental Policy Assessment In The Ghanaian Gold Mining Industry: Insights From Stakeholders, Francis Tuokuu

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Environmental policy assessment has been recognized by critical stakeholders (e.g., governments, local communities, academics, environmental advocacy groups, and mining companies) as an effective way of identifying and dealing with the myriad of environmental problems confronting humanity, particularly those caused by mining activities. While the gold mining sector has contributed to the economies of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa since the introduction of structural adjustment programs (SAPs) in the 1980s by the Bretton Woods institutions (the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; IMF), the sector has also contributed to environmental degradation including water pollution, land contaminations, and generally, human health concerns …

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[Introduction To] Animate Literacies: Literature, Affect, And The Politics Of Humanism, Nathan Snaza Jan 2019

[Introduction To] Animate Literacies: Literature, Affect, And The Politics Of Humanism, Nathan Snaza

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In Animate Literacies Nathan Snaza proposes a new theory of literature and literacy in which he outlines how literacy is both constitutive of the social and used as a means to define the human. Weaving new materialism with feminist, queer, and decolonial thought, Snaza theorizes literacy as a contact zone in which humans, nonhuman animals, and nonvital objects such as chairs and paper all become active participants. In readings of classic literature by Kate Chopin, Frederick Douglass, James Joyce, Toni Morrison, Mary Shelley, and others, Snaza emphasizes the key roles that affect and sensory experiences play in literacy. Snaza upends …

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[Introduction To] Master American History In 1 Minute A Day, Dan Roberts Jan 2019

[Introduction To] Master American History In 1 Minute A Day, Dan Roberts

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Join acclaimed historian Dan Roberts--known to millions as the voice of the A Moment in Time radio series--on a bite-sized romp through 500 years of American history. With just one minute a day, you can master all the essential facts of America's founding, Civil War, world conflicts, homefront transformations, and more!.

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The Political Power Of Twitter, James Usher, Pierpaolo Dondio, Lucia Morales Jan 2019

The Political Power Of Twitter, James Usher, Pierpaolo Dondio, Lucia Morales

Conference papers

In June 2016, the British voted by 52 per cent to leave the EU, a club the UK joined in 1973. This paper examines Twitter public and political party discourse surrounding the BREXIT withdrawal agreement. In particular, we focus on tweets from four different BREXIT exit strategies known as “Norway”, “Article 50”, the “Backstop” and “No Deal” and their effect on the pound and FTSE 100 index from the period of December 10th 2018 to February 24th 2019. Our approach focuses on using a Naive Bayes classification algorithm to assess political party and public Twitter sentiment. A Granger causality analysis …

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An Analysis Of The Impact Of Performance Management In Higher Education, Andrew Brown Jan 2019

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Performance Management In Higher Education, Andrew Brown

Plymouth Business School Theses

Recent changes in higher education sector have resulted in an increasingly marketised and competitive environment. Fee changes have heightened student expectations, whilst neo-liberal approaches, such as the removal of the student number cap have intensified focus on the recruitment and retention of students. Consequently performance in a variety of league tables has become a primary area of concern for universities, both as a means of student attraction and also as a response to pressure from a range of stakeholders. It is against this backdrop, that this research considers the impact of performance management within the sector. It is through such …

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Message Factors That Favourably Drive Consumer’S Attitudes And Behavioural Intentions Towards Social Network And Media Platforms, Sarhang Majid Jan 2019

Message Factors That Favourably Drive Consumer’S Attitudes And Behavioural Intentions Towards Social Network And Media Platforms, Sarhang Majid

Plymouth Business School Theses

As consumers are increasingly utilising social network and media platforms for pre-purchase information, managers are confronted with producing effective social network and media platform (SNMP) messages that can favourably influence buyers’ attitudes and behavioural intentions towards brands and products. To ensure a thorough investigation of this research realm, and to develop awareness of the factors influencing the effectiveness of social media marketing, this study adopted a mixed methods approach involving a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research. An exploratory sequential research design was followed, starting with an in-depth, elite interview investigation with social media marketing experts. Adopting a thematic …

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Strategic Management In Improving Total Quality In Bahrain’S Public Sector, Abdulrahman M. Alnoaimi Jan 2019

Strategic Management In Improving Total Quality In Bahrain’S Public Sector, Abdulrahman M. Alnoaimi

Plymouth Business School Theses

This study determined the strategic management in improving total quality in Bahrain’s public sector. More specifically, the concerns of this study were: 1) the demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of gender, nationality, number of years in public sector, category of specialisation, position in the organisation, and field which team work is relevant; 2) the strategic management practices and TQM application along institutionalising the planning function, establishing the strategic foundation, strategic situational diagnosis, and managing TQM implementation; and 3) TQM factors implemented in Bahrain’s public sector; 4) applying TQM and influenced the Bahrain’s public sector competitiveness; 5) the role …

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Preparing Pre-Service Teachers To Teach Media Literacy: A Response To “Fake News”, Todd S. Cherner, Kristal Curry Jan 2019

Preparing Pre-Service Teachers To Teach Media Literacy: A Response To “Fake News”, Todd S. Cherner, Kristal Curry

Educational Sciences and Organizations

The call for integrating media literacy into public education is not new. However, with the rise of “fake news” and sensationalism along with technology’s ever-growing role in society, media literacy offers teachers and students a set of skills to analyze, critique, and respond to the information that appears before them in the digital texts they read, the television shows they watch, and their social media feeds. As multiple case studies have identified ways teachers are already blending media literacy into their instruction, this case study used a lesson plan assignment coupled with a survey to analyze how pre-service teachers enrolled …

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Accessing Mental Health Services For Students In Public Schools, Wendy L. Hite Jan 2019

Accessing Mental Health Services For Students In Public Schools, Wendy L. Hite

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn what practicing Educational leaders state are the competencies needed for school administrators to access school-based mental health services for students. Research questions included what competencies of elementary principals facilitate the provision of mental health services for students in elementary public schools and what administrative structures, policies, and procedures are needed in elementary schools for students to access mental health services. Standards for school administrators in pre-service programs were reviewed to determine if there are gaps in what administrators are taught in pre-service programs versus what knowledge they need to have in …

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Kurdish Culture And Identity: Building The Homeland In Tennessee, Steve Wininger Jan 2019

Kurdish Culture And Identity: Building The Homeland In Tennessee, Steve Wininger

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state, and are one of the most controversial, overlooked and understudied ethnic groups in academic research. In the field of communication, there is very little research of the Kurdish diaspora in the United States. Identity is a complex subject in itself, but for the Kurds it is even more complicated because of the controversy surrounding them, their claims, and their status as a stateless ethnic group. The necessity for the Kurds to keep their culture and identity has cost them their freedom, homes, and lives, yet they …

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2019 January, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing. Jan 2019

2019 January, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for January of 2019.

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Dialogic Teaching In A Detracked High School Ela Class: "We Talk Here", Signy Emler Jan 2019

Dialogic Teaching In A Detracked High School Ela Class: "We Talk Here", Signy Emler

Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation combines the two fields of dialogic teaching and detracking in a study of one teacher’s English Language Arts high school classroom. The policy of tracking students into separate academic classes perpetuates segregation and is antithetical to the principles of democracy. Dialogic teaching is where students and the teacher engage in inquiry and exploratory talk to co-construct knowledge, and all students are provided with frequent opportunities to express their voices. Grounded in theory that views language and identity as socially constructed and situated, this qualitative case study examined how students from different racial, socio-economic, political and cultural backgrounds worked …

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The Experience Of Female Veterans’ Transitioning To Post—Active— Duty Health Care, Sarah A. Bradwisch Jan 2019

The Experience Of Female Veterans’ Transitioning To Post—Active— Duty Health Care, Sarah A. Bradwisch

Theses & Dissertations

Problem Statement: Female veterans are growing in record numbers and are the fastest growing segment of the veteran population in the United States(U.S.). After discharge from the military, female veterans face a difficult challenge in finding quality, efficient, and gender-specific health care following active duty. The growing number of female veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities has highlighted gaps in access to care and quality of care for female veterans. Methodology: Interpretive phenomenology was used to better understand the meaning of 11 U.S. female veterans’ experiences. Semi-structured telephone interviews and the analytic approach of Martin …

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Our Separate Struggles Are Really One: Building Political Race Coalitions For Educational Justice, Phillip Smith, Sonya Douglass Horsford, Enrique A. Alemán Jr. Jan 2019

Our Separate Struggles Are Really One: Building Political Race Coalitions For Educational Justice, Phillip Smith, Sonya Douglass Horsford, Enrique A. Alemán Jr.

GSE Faculty Publications

In this article, we explore political race theory as a framework for building coalitions between Black and Brown communities as part of a shared struggle for educational justice and community power amid neoliberal reform. Inspired by the Black and Brown alliances for economic justice of the 1960s and 1970s and informed by previous scholarship on the conceptualization of political race and the lived experience of being raced in America and its relationship to power, we draw from the experiential knowledge of African American and Mexican American superintendents to better understand how they interpreted and navigated the politics of race as …

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The Effect Of Starting Material Types On The Structure Of Graphene Oxide And Graphene, Fi̇li̇z Boran, Sevi̇l Çeti̇nkaya Gürer Jan 2019

The Effect Of Starting Material Types On The Structure Of Graphene Oxide And Graphene, Fi̇li̇z Boran, Sevi̇l Çeti̇nkaya Gürer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, the effects of starting material types on graphene oxide (GO) are reported with the aim of developing graphene (GR) synthesis. The GOs were prepared from natural graphite (NG) powder and graphite nanoplate (GNp) based on the Hummers method. Two kinds of GR were successfully synthesized using GOs, which were prepared from NG and GNp in the presence of hydrazine and ammonia for 24 h at a 100 $^{\circ}$C reaction temperature. The synthesized GOs and GRs were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, Fourier transform infrared, high-contrast transmission electron microscopy (HCTEM), dispersive Raman spectroscopic analyses, and elemental analyses. …

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In Silico And In Vitro Evaluation Of The Biological Activity Of Some Organic Sulfur-Containing Compounds, Victoria Osipova, Maria Polovinkina, Anastasia Osipova, Yulia Gracheva, Andrey Okhlobystin Jan 2019

In Silico And In Vitro Evaluation Of The Biological Activity Of Some Organic Sulfur-Containing Compounds, Victoria Osipova, Maria Polovinkina, Anastasia Osipova, Yulia Gracheva, Andrey Okhlobystin

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

It was predicted, using the Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances online software, that organic sulfur-containing compounds 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-mercaptophenol (1), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-(3-mercaptopropyl)phenol (2), bis-3-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propyl] sulfide (3), bis(3,5-di-tert- butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) disulfide (4), diphenyl disulfide (5), dibenzyl disulfide (6), dibutyl disulfide (7), di-tert-butyl disulfide (8), diallyl disulfide (9), and methyl propyl trisulfide (10) could possess antioxidant activity and act as active scavengers of oxygen metabolites. The antiradical activity of these species was analyzed and it was shown that they were able to react with electrochemically generated the superoxide anion radical. The rate constants for reactions of 1-10 with the superoxide anion radical were calculated. The …

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Natural Diterpenoid Alysine A Isolated From Teucrium Alyssifolium Exerts Antidiabetic Effect Via Enhanced Glucose Uptake And Suppressed Glucose Absorption, Alaatti̇n Şen, Buket Ayar, Anil Yilmaz, Özden Özgün Acar, Gurbet Çeli̇k Turgut, Gülaçti Topçu Jan 2019

Natural Diterpenoid Alysine A Isolated From Teucrium Alyssifolium Exerts Antidiabetic Effect Via Enhanced Glucose Uptake And Suppressed Glucose Absorption, Alaatti̇n Şen, Buket Ayar, Anil Yilmaz, Özden Özgün Acar, Gurbet Çeli̇k Turgut, Gülaçti Topçu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Teucrium species have been used in folk medicine as antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antiulcer, and antibacterial agents. We have explored in vitro antidiabetic impacts of 2 natural diterpenoids, alysine A and alysine B, isolated from Teucrium alyssifolium. The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cytotoxicity assay, glucose uptake test, glucose utilization (glycogen content) test, glucose transport test, glucose absorption ($\alpha $-glucosidase activity) test, insulin secretion test, RNA isolation and cDNA synthesis assay, qPCR quantification assays, and statistical analyses were carried out in the present study. Alysine A exerted the following effects at non-cytotoxic doses: . Enhanced the glucose uptake, as much as the insulin in …

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One-Pot Synthesis Of Quinazolin-4(3$H$)-Ones And 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1$H$)-Ones Utilizing $N$-(2-Aminobenzoyl)Benzotriazoles, İlbi̇lge Merve Şenol, İlhami̇ Çeli̇k, İlker Avan Jan 2019

One-Pot Synthesis Of Quinazolin-4(3$H$)-Ones And 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1$H$)-Ones Utilizing $N$-(2-Aminobenzoyl)Benzotriazoles, İlbi̇lge Merve Şenol, İlhami̇ Çeli̇k, İlker Avan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A convenient and efficient method has emerged for the one-pot synthesis of substituted quinazolin-4(3$H)$-ones and nonaromatic alkaloids. 2-Substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones, 2,3-disubstituted quinazolin-4(3$H)$-ones, and 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1$H)$-ones were obtained at yields of 46% to 95% by a one-pot reaction of $N$-(2-aminobenzoyl) benzotriazoles with amines and orthoesters or aldehydes under catalyst-free conditions.

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Evaluation Of The Enrichment And Amplification Effect Of Pentachlorobenzene With Lower Bioconcentration In The Food Chain Before And After Modification, Ruihao Sun, Meijin Du, Yu Li Jan 2019

Evaluation Of The Enrichment And Amplification Effect Of Pentachlorobenzene With Lower Bioconcentration In The Food Chain Before And After Modification, Ruihao Sun, Meijin Du, Yu Li

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this paper, in order to construct a 3D quantitative structure--activity relationship (QSAR) model with the chlorobenzene (CB) molecular structure parameter as an independent variable and the octanol-water partition coefficient ($K_{OW})$ as a dependent variable, 9 kinds of CB molecules were used as training sets and 3 kinds of CB molecules were used as test sets. We adopted the QSAR module in the Sybyl-X2.0 software from the Tripos Corporation (USA). The molecular modification of the pentachlorobenzene molecule with low bioconcentration was carried out by combining a three-dimensional contour map and fractional factorial design. The results showed that the toxicity, migration, …

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The Solvatochromism And Electronic Structure Of (E)-2-(2-Hydroxystyryl)Quinolin-8-Ol, Ayşegül Gümüş, Yadi̇gar Gülseven Sidir, İsa Sidir, Selçuk Gümüş Jan 2019

The Solvatochromism And Electronic Structure Of (E)-2-(2-Hydroxystyryl)Quinolin-8-Ol, Ayşegül Gümüş, Yadi̇gar Gülseven Sidir, İsa Sidir, Selçuk Gümüş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The (E)-2-(2-hydroxystyryl)quinolin-8-ol (abbreviated as HSQ) molecule was synthesized and characterized. The ESIPT, solvatochromism properties, electronic structure, and ground and excited electric dipole moments of this molecule were measured using absorption and fluorescence spectra recorded in 13 different solvents. Its electronic structure via electronic transitions was investigated to find the quantitative values of solvatochromism properties by LSER calculations. The ESIPT mechanism was clarified; ground and excited dipole moments were determined using solvatochromic shift methods. The DFT (B3LYP)/6-311$++$G(d,p) method and basis set with potential energy surface (PES) calculations of proton transfer were used to explain the ESIPT mechanism. NBO analysis, NLO properties, …

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Design, Synthesis, And Antitumor Evaluation Of Novel Methylene Moiety-Tethered Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives, Esaam Hamied Ahmed Hanashalshahaby, Canan Ünaleroğlu, Ayşe Ak Can, Alp Özgün, Bora Gari̇pcan Jan 2019

Design, Synthesis, And Antitumor Evaluation Of Novel Methylene Moiety-Tethered Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives, Esaam Hamied Ahmed Hanashalshahaby, Canan Ünaleroğlu, Ayşe Ak Can, Alp Özgün, Bora Gari̇pcan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Novel methylene-tethered tetrahydroquinolines (THQs) and cyclopenta[$b$]pyridines were synthesized by one-pot multicomponent reactions of Mannich bases, enolizable ketones, and NH$_{4}$OAc in water by an environmentally friendly K-10 montmorillonite clay-catalyzed reaction. The cytotoxic activities of 1-(2-methyl-8-methylene-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-3-yl)ethanone (9a), ethyl 2-methyl-8-methylene-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3 carboxylate (9b), and 1-(2-methyl-7-methylene-6,7-dihydro-5$H$-cyclopenta[$b$]pyridin-3-yl)ethanone (11a) were tested against rat glioblastoma (C6), human breast cancer (MCF-7), prostate cancer (PC3), neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y), and mouse fibroblast (L929) cell lines in a concentration-dependent (50-300 μM) and time-dependent (24-72 h) manner and expressed as IC$_{50\, }$values. The results showed that compound 9a induced the lowest IC$_{50\, }$values in all cell lines ranging from 111 ± 1.1 μM to …

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Synthesis And Catalytic Activity Of Ionic Palladium \Textit{N}-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes, Sedat Yaşar, Mi̇tat Akkoç, Namik Özdemi̇r, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r Jan 2019

Synthesis And Catalytic Activity Of Ionic Palladium \Textit{N}-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes, Sedat Yaşar, Mi̇tat Akkoç, Namik Özdemi̇r, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The synthesis of 3 benzimidazole-based ionic Pd(II)-NHC complexes (NHC:$N$-heterocyclic carbene) is presented. The structures of the complexes are as follows: [NHC-PdBr$_{3}$]$^{-}$[NHC]$^{+}$. The ionic palladium(II)-NHC complexes were synthesized in high yields and were fully characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, LC-MS/MS, and elemental analysis. These complexes have been identified as active catalysts in Suzuki-Miyaura reactions in a solution of 2-propanol and water at room temperature for different aryl bromides.

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Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction Technique Based On Magnetic Ionic Liquid-Nonionic Surfactant For Phenolic Acids In Grape, Apple, Pear, And Banana, Taşkin Mumcu, Serap Seyhan Bozkurt Jan 2019

Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction Technique Based On Magnetic Ionic Liquid-Nonionic Surfactant For Phenolic Acids In Grape, Apple, Pear, And Banana, Taşkin Mumcu, Serap Seyhan Bozkurt

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

An aqueous two-phase extraction system was constituted using magnetic ionic liquid-nonionic surfactant for phenolic acids and the developed method was applied to apple, grape, pear, and banana samples. Ionic liquids based on imidazolium containing butyl, allyl, and benzyl groups were used for extraction. The parameters influencing the extraction efficiency such as volume of ionic liquids, type and amount of surfactant and salt, ultrasound extraction time, temperature, and sample pH were optimized. The extraction efficiencies of ionic liquids were compared for phenolic acids under optimized conditions. Limits of detection and limits of quantification were in the range of 1.34-1.56 μg L$^{-1\, …

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Surface Modification Of Polyvinyl Chloride By Polyacrylic Acid Graftas A Polyelectrolyte Membrane Using Ar Plasma, Alaa Fahmy, Mouhamed Abu-Saied, Nasser Morgan, Walid Qutop, Hassan Abdelbary, Tarek Salama Jan 2019

Surface Modification Of Polyvinyl Chloride By Polyacrylic Acid Graftas A Polyelectrolyte Membrane Using Ar Plasma, Alaa Fahmy, Mouhamed Abu-Saied, Nasser Morgan, Walid Qutop, Hassan Abdelbary, Tarek Salama

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This work reports the synthesis and properties of a new membrane based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) grafting with polyacrylic acid (PAA) using argon (Ar) plasma. The membranes of PVC were synthesized by solution-casting method, where PAA was deposited as an ultrathin film onto PVC using dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure with Ar gas. The surface characteristics and chemical composition of the modified membranes were analyzed by water contact angle, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Moreover, the electrochemical properties of the membrane were investigated via ion exchange capacity for the purpose of using it as a polyelectrolyte …

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Next Steps For Training And Education In Professional Psychology: Advancing The Science And Expanding Our Reach, Debora J. Bell, Jennifer L. Callahan, Georita M. Frierson, Theodore R. Burnes, Susan Lynn Crowley, Stephen R. Mccutcheon Jan 2019

Next Steps For Training And Education In Professional Psychology: Advancing The Science And Expanding Our Reach, Debora J. Bell, Jennifer L. Callahan, Georita M. Frierson, Theodore R. Burnes, Susan Lynn Crowley, Stephen R. Mccutcheon

Psychology Faculty Publications

As TEPP’s new editorial team begins their term, the authors discuss their vision for the journal as a forum for thoughtful conceptual examination and sound empirical investigation of current issues in health service psychology (HSP) education and training. The editorial team articulates three primary goals for the journal, including (1) engaging the broad training community in sharing its best conceptual and empirical work relevant to the varied levels, settings, and areas of education and training in HSP; (2) advancing the science of education and training through strong empirical research; and (3) expanding our emphasis on the sociocultural context in which …

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Evaluating The Open And Engaged Components Of Acceptance And Commitment Therapy In An Online Self-Guided Website: Results From A Pilot Trial, Julie M. Petersen, Jennifer Krafft, Michael P. Twohig, Michael E. Levin Jan 2019

Evaluating The Open And Engaged Components Of Acceptance And Commitment Therapy In An Online Self-Guided Website: Results From A Pilot Trial, Julie M. Petersen, Jennifer Krafft, Michael P. Twohig, Michael E. Levin

Psychology Faculty Publications

Online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is promising for treating a range of psychological problems. Component research can further clarify which components are needed for optimal outcomes in what contexts. Online platforms provide a highly controlled format for such research. In this pilot trial, 55 adults were randomized to: ACT-Open (i.e., acceptance, defusion components), ACT-Engaged (i.e., values, committed action), or ACT-Combined (i.e., acceptance, defusion, values, committed action). Each condition was 12 sessions over six weeks, with assessments at baseline, posttreatment, and four-week follow-up. ACT-Open, ACT-Engaged, and ACT-Combined all significantly improved from pre- to post-treatment on mental health, psychosocial functioning, and …

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