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INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACTS OF LAND SUBSIDENCE AND URBANIZATION ON FLOOD INUNDATION IN TEXAS
(2023-08-25)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** Floods, being a prevalent and catastrophic natural hazard, have resulted in enormous losses to human lives and properties all over the world. Hence, there ... -
Investigation On The Mechanism Of Interface Electromigration (EM) In Copper (Cu) Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)This study concerns the mechanism of the interface electromigration (EM) in copper (Cu) thin films. While EM in Cu is one of the most concerned reliability failure phenomena in Cu interconnects used microelectronic devices, ... -
Investigation On Thermo-mechanical Instability Of Porous Low Dielectric Constant Materials
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-03-20)This study investigates the structural stability of porous low dielectric constant materials (PLK) under thermal and mechanical load and the influence of contributing factors including porosity as intrinsic factor and ... -
Investigations In The Impact Of Visual Cognition And Spatial Ability Of Student Comprehension Of Physics And Space Science
(Physics, 2011-07-14)Physics and Space Science examine topics that are highly spatial in nature. Students are required to visualize a system, manipulate that system, and then solve a given problem. Doing all of this, simultaneously, can lead ... -
Investigations Into Causes Of Failure Of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces
All highly selective methods of neural interfacing for mental control of a robotic prosthesis tested to date have exhibited high rates of failure over time. Regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces (RPNIs) may offer the ... -
Investigations Of Laser-based Repulsive Axonal Guidance And Other Novel Biophysical Applications Of Laser Microbeams
Over the past 30 years, the properties of light have been increasingly exploited to probe and manipulate biological samples. The subsequent techniques and technologies, combined with the broadening optical characterization ... -
Investigations Of The Mechanism Of DNA Cleavage Using Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)We have synthesized a ruthenium complex, [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)Ru(phen)2]4+ (P4+), which has been shown to undergo various redox and protonation steps to form different species that can be monitored by UV-Vis spectroscopy. In ... -
Investigations on the impact of spatial ability and scientific reasoning of student comprehension in physics, State Assessment Test, and STEM courses
Physics examines topics that are highly spatial in nature. Students are required to visualize a system, manipulate that system, and then solve a given problem. Doing all of this simultaneously can lead to a cognitive ... -
Investigations To Develop Field Stabilization Methods To Mitigate Surficial Slope Failures
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)Surficial slope failures induced by rainfall have been studied for many years. Current research supported by The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is undertaken at the University of Texas at Arlington on two ... -
Investing In England: The Designation Of Heirs To The Crown Throughout English History
(History, 2013-07-22)It was not until the late eighteenth century that rules for succession to the English throne were written. Succession to the throne has never been random. As such, the heir to the throne plays an important part in the ... -
INVESTMENT VALUATION OF UNDERGROUND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION (UFT) SYSTEMS UNDER UNCERTAINTY
(2019-08-05)A reliable, safe, and efficient freight transportation system is one of the most essential rudiments supporting the continuous economic growth of a nation. The United States (U.S.), as the world’s largest economy relies ... -
Investor Overconfidence And Option Trading
(Finance & Real Estate, 2013-07-22)This study examines investor overconfidence theory in the options market. The theory suggests that investors who experience high returns become overconfident in their security valuation and trading skills, and therefore ... -
Investor Sentiment and Debt Contracting
(2023-08-02)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** This study examines the impact of investor sentiment on loan spread and financial covenants in debt contracts. Periods of high investor sentiment generally ... -
INVOKING LA LLORONA: ABJECTION AS A SITE OF POWER IN JOVITA GONZÁLEZ, CHERRIE MORAGA, AND JAYRO BUSTAMANTE
(2023-05-19)This thesis seeks to analyze how La Llorona’s abjection allows her and those who call on her to exist as specters, haunting the space of their personal, cultural, or historical trauma to make sense of their abuses and gain ... -
Involvement Of Mixed Lineage Leukemia And Homeobox Proteins In Dna Damage Recognition And Repair
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-10)Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) molecules are informational molecules, encoding genetic information which is indispensable in the development and functioning of living organisms. DNA encodes for most proteins essential for all ... -
Ion Exchanger Based Ion Generation And Removal Devices. Behavior And Applications
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2012-04-11)Ion exchangers have many important applications. In Ion chromatography (IC), ion exchangers are used as stationary phase and used in some of the key components. The innovations that make the modern IC the most popular ... -
Ionic Liquids In Analytical Chemistry And Calix[4]arene Chemistry Of NOx Gases
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2011-03-03)Application of ionic liquids (ILs) in analytical chemistry can be numerous. The use of ILs in analytical techniques including gas chromatography (GC), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), capillary electrophoresis ... -
Ionic Liquids: Syntheses, Characterization And Applications In Analytical Chemistry
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2008-08-08)Multifunctional ionic liquids (esp. dicationic and dianionic) have been shown to have a greater range of physical properties than most traditional, singly charged ILs. In this work, 28 novel tricationic ILs with specific ... -
Ionization Competitors Extend The Linear Range Of Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2010-03-03)ESI-MS has proven its applicability in quantitative analysis for a wide range of analytes. Its effectiveness relies on achieving sensitivity and linear range, although the latter is known to be limited. ESI-MS response ... -
IoTree: A Battery-free Wearable System with Biocompatible Sensors for Continuous Tree Health Monitoring
(ACM, 2022-10-14)In this paper, we present a low-maintenance, wind-powered, battery-free, biocompatible, tree wearable, and intelligent sensing system, namely IoTree, to monitor water and nutrient levels inside a living tree. IoTree system ...