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Dirty Water: The Newburgh Water Crisis, Shantal Riley

Capstones

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Dirty Water: the Newburgh water crisis

Summary

This project covers the ongoing water crisis in the City of Newburgh, New York. It tells the story of the contamination of the city’s drinking water by chemicals known as PFAS – short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Valued for their resistance to water and oil, the chemicals are found in carpets, furniture, clothes, non-stick cookware, food packaging and a range of industrial products. They’re nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment. They’re also found in fire foam, which was used at Stewart Air National Guard Base. Located …

The Battle For Bushwick, And Beyond: Inside The Radical Grassroots Movement To Reshape Urban Planning In New York City, Chase Brush

Capstones

Mi Casa No Es Su Casa, Take Back The Bronx, Northern Manhattan Is Not For Sale -- in neighborhoods all across New York City, a movement is afoot to take back community control of the urban planning process. These groups and others, faced with increasing gentrification in their own neighborhoods, are fighting back against city-led rezonings that they say would further exacerbate the displacement of longtime residents. Among those leading the charge is Mi Casa No Es Su Casa, a team of social justice activists using the tools of radical grassroots organizing to oppose a slate rezoning of Bushwick, a …

A 3u Cubesat Platform For Plant Growth Experiments, Jared A. Loewenthal

Theses

This thesis work presents the design, manufacturing, and ground testing of a 3U Cubesat platform intended for plant growth experiments. The structure is comprised of four identical, but independent plant growth chambers. Each of these accommodates about two cubic inches of soil, and the necessary air volume and moisture regulation to grow a fast-growing plant from seed to seed in 3-4 weeks. The plant growth is artificially stimulated by an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) at grow light wavelengths that match the properties of chlorophyll, and is monitored by a suite of sensors: temperature, pressure, relative humidity, CO2, custom …

Formulation Optimization Effects On Mechanical And Rheological Properties Of Filled Polysiloxanes, Kevin Mcnay

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Polysiloxanes are a class of high-performance polymeric materials that are used in a wide variety of applications, including O-rings, gaskets, sealants, coatings, and adhesives. These materials have high temperature resistances as well as flexibility at low temperatures. This is due to the bond between the oxygen and silicon atom, a bond that requires a high dissociation energy to break. However, their elastomers, which can be obtained by crosslinking linear precursors using various crosslinkers, generally exhibit low strength and have poor mechanical properties unless reinforced. Therefore, fillers, additives, UV-stabilizers, and anti-oxidants are often incorporated in order to improve the resulting properties. …

Use Of Mobile Phones In Scholarly Publications: A Review Of The Emerging Behaviour Of The 21st Century Scholars, Sudhier K G Pillai Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scholars engage in intellectual enquiries which is why they are considered to be the cornerstones of any research geared towards solving societal problems or testing phenomena. This makes their research outputs needed to be readily available for public consumption. For quite long, scholars are rated based on the number of scholarly contributions they make. While mobile phone has diffused, adopted and used as part of our everyday life, researchers neglected the dimensions of attitudes of scholars for adopting and use of mobile phone technology in the course of their scholarly communication. The components of attitudes of scholars for adopting and …

An Application Of Deep Learning Models To Automate Food Waste Classification, Alejandro Zachary Espinoza

Dissertations and Theses

Food wastage is a problem that affects all demographics and regions of the world. Each year, approximately one-third of food produced for human consumption is thrown away. In an effort to track and reduce food waste in the commercial sector, some companies utilize third party devices which collect data to analyze individual contributions to the global problem. These devices track the type of food wasted (such as vegetables, fruit, boneless chicken, pasta) along with the weight. Some devices also allow the user to leave the food in a kitchen container while it is weighed, so the container weight must also …

Visualization And Analysis Of Environmental Data, Sean Macdonald

Publications and Research

The virtual exploration of place has been employed in a variety of learning environments across many disciplines, creatively expanding upon the experience of place. This chapter explores the value of mapping environmental data as a tool that can enhance students’ virtual exploration of place as they investigate local environmental policies and problems within their own urban surroundings. This visualization project engages students in making meaningful connections between the theoretical study of local and global environmental problems and the “observation” and investigation of these data using mapped data. The virtual learning environment is viewed as one that is interactive, exploring how …

Effect Of Different Types Of Static Mixer Geometry On Quality Of Microbubble Generation, Tee Wu Yang

Student Works (2020-2029)

This research project is mainly focused on the impact of different types of static mixer on the quality of microbubble generation. The design of the microbubble generation consists of venturi to allow the air intake by using pressure difference and then different static mixer geometry are tested to investigate the effect on bubble rising time and dissolved oxygen (DO). At the first part of study, the work comprises of the relationship of bubble rising time at different pressures and bubble diameter at different pressures. It has proved that higher pressure will induce small bubble diameter and the bubble rising time …

Anthropogenic Control Over Wintertime Oxidation Of Atmospheric Pollutants, Jessica D. Haskins, F. D. Lopez-Hilfiker, B. H. Lee, V. Shah, G. M. Wolfe, J. Digangi, D. Fibiger, E. E. Mcduffie, P. Veres, J. C. Schroder, P. Campuzano-Jost, D. A. Day, J. L. Jimenez, A. Weinheimer, T. Sparks, R. C. Cohen, T. Campos, A. Sullivan, H. Guo, R. Weber, Jack E. Dibb, J. Green, M. Fiddler, S. Bililign, L. Jaeglé, S. S. Brown, J. A. Thornton

Faculty Publications

During winter in the midlatitudes, photochemical oxidation is significantly slower than in summer and the main radical oxidants driving formation of secondary pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and ozone, remain uncertain, owing to a lack of observations in this season. Using airborne observations, we quantify the contribution of various oxidants on a regional basis during winter, enabling improved chemical descriptions of wintertime air pollution transformations. We show that 25–60% of NOx is converted to N2O5 via multiphase reactions between gas-phase nitrogen oxide reservoirs and aerosol particles, with ~93% reacting in the marine boundary layer to form >2.5 ppbv ClNO2. …

Examining Multiple Cellular Pathways At Once Using Multiplex Hextuple Luciferase Assaying, Tatiana Gallego-Flores, Damian W Young, Koen J T Venken

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Sensitive simultaneous assessment of multiple signaling pathways within the same cells requires orthogonal reporters that can assay over large dynamic ranges. Luciferases are such genetically encoded candidates due to their sensitivity, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. We expand luciferase multiplexing in post-lysis endpoint luciferase assays from two to six. Light emissions are distinguished by a combination of distinct substrates and emission spectra deconvolution. All six luciferase reporter units are stitched together into one plasmid facilitating delivery of all reporter units through a process we termed solotransfection, minimizing experimental errors. We engineer a multiplex hextuple luciferase assay to probe pathway fluxes through five …

The Seizure Of Property As Evidence, Its Unlawful Retention, And Suggested Remedies Of The Owner, Samuel Anderson

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Authority Of The State And Local Governments To Legislate In Regard To Motor Vehicles, Alan B. Johnson

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Economic Factors In Determining A Valid Mineral Discovery As Applied By The Department Of The Interior, Leon R. Hetherington

Wyoming Law Journal

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The Law, Water And People: The Role Of Water Law In Conserving And Developing Natural Resources In The West, Frank J. Trelease

Wyoming Law Journal

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Water Mining And Wyoming Law, Joseph A. Roberts

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Discovery Of Expert's Reports, Nick Kalokathis

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Right To Work: Prohibition Of Expression Or Coercion, W. Perry Dray

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Products Liability - The Defense Of Products Liability Cases, James Barton Phelps

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Products Liability- Preparing And Pleading The Plaintiff's Case, John R. Finger

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Government Contracts: Disputes Clauses And The Wunderlich Act, James M. Roberts

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Perfection And Priorities Under The Uniform Commercial Code, Dallas W. Lee

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Reviewability Of Administrative Action In Wyoming, Richard T. Anderson

Wyoming Law Journal

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Administrative Rule Making In Wyoming, Alex Abeyta, Jr.

Wyoming Law Journal

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Some Constitutional Limitations On Administrative Agencies, A. Fred Miller

Wyoming Law Journal

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Development Of The Administrative Process In Wyoming (A Historical Sketch), Ralph M. Wade

Wyoming Law Journal

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Address By The President Of The American Bar Association, John C. Satterfield

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Federal Tax Liens: Divestiture, James G. Watt

Wyoming Law Journal

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Problems Of Leasing Separate Oil Strata And Formations, Silas R. Lyman

Wyoming Law Journal

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The Legal Aspects Of Major Programs Administered By The United States Department Of Agriculture, Frank A. Barrett

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Examination Of Title To Mining Claims, Harold L. Mai

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.