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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 ... -
The Irony Of Proving Discrimination
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-09-17)Currently America courts require plaintiffs alleging discrimination to not only prove the existence of present day discrimination but to also prove the "discriminatory intent." This dissertation contains two applications ... -
IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN RECRUITMENT GETTING BETTER?
(2023-06-21)In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the recruitment process has seen a significant increase, with many companies relying on third-party vendors to streamline their efforts. While AI has numerous ... -
Is Benefit For Individuals: Expanded Conceptualization And Comprehensive Construct Development
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2010-11-01)Information systems benefits for individuals (ISBI) has been a key construct for the IS success model, which has evolved over the years to strengthen the theoretical foundation for the IS field. However, relatively little ... -
Is It a Boy or a Girl? Constructing a Gendered Identity for our Companion Animals
(2021-12-17)A qualitative study of the differences in how we gender our cats and our dogs. Fifty women between the ages of 18 and 50 were interviewed, who kept cats, dogs, or both cats and dogs. Differences were found in how naming ... -
Is Secession A Recipe For Political Instability?
(Political Science, 2008-04-22)In the last century, the world has seen the rise and fall of empires, two world wars, and the subsequent creation of new states. Very little attention has been paid to how well these seceded states fared at self-governance. ... -
Is SFAS 142 A Good Opportunity For Firms To Manage Earnings?
(Accounting, 2010-03-03)SFAS 142 eliminates the goodwill amortization and replaces it with an annual impairment test. This new accounting rule also provides the guidelines for firms to report their transition goodwill write-offs through a one-time ... -
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERCEPTION IN THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY AGGRESSOR IN A FAMILY VIOLENCE DISPUTE BY GENDER, RACE, AND RANK?
(2016-12-15)When law enforcement responds to a family violence incident, it is not always clear who the primary aggressor was at the incident and it typically ends up being a “he said, she said” incident. The purpose of this study ... -
Is There Predictive Value In The Words Managers Use? A Key Word Analysis Of The Annual Report's Management Discussion And Analysis.
(Accounting, 2010-07-19)This study examines whether managers use linguistic style (i.e. optimistic and pessimistic tone) in the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of the annual report to the SEC, Form 10-K, to provide information ... -
"Is This Her Fault Or Mine?": An Examination Of The Overregulation Of Sexuality In Measure For Measure As An Argument Against Early Modern Anti-theatricalism
(English, 2007-08-23)The early modern anti-theatricalist movement sought to permanently close the playhouses, arguing that theaters breed immorality through their association with prostitution and the female body. This thesis examines how ... -
The Issue Of Governance In Neighborhood Planning Programs
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)Neighborhood planning programs are a kind of initiative cities all across the country utilize to engage communities in planning processes affecting their own neighborhoods and to target resources and city initiatives within ... -
Issues In Front-end Engineering Of CMOS Nanoelectronics
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Several issues exist in current CMOS front-end engineering such as interfacial layer formation at high-k/Si interface, high metal/Si contact resistance in source and drain regions, and absence of a quantitative model for ... -
Issues On Finite Element Modeling Of Laminated Composite Structures
(Mechanical Engineering, 2011-07-14)Composite structures have been used widely in aviation industries and civil construction field because of their high specific stiffness, high specific strength and directional dependent properties. When using finite element ... -
It's A Matter Of Give And Take: Exploring The Role Of Knowledge Transfer In The Supply Chain
(Business Administration, 2014-07-14)Firm interdependence within supply chains continues to grow. This is driven by the need to leverage tangible and intangible resources within the supply chain for innovation, process management, customer satisfaction and ... -
Italian American Literature and Food: A Match Made in the Kitchen A Handbook
(2018-12-10)Food is a recurrent theme in Italian American literature and authors have used it to highlight the importance of family, women, and the community at large and to teach about Italian customs to the U.S. public. Oftentimes, ... -
IT’S NOT ALL PARTISAN POLITICS: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RELIGION AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN SHAPING ATTITUDES TOWARD ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GREATER HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
(2019-12-02)This study investigates the effect that Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical Laudato Si had on Catholic beliefs about climate change using a Houston area case study, and presents a model for how religious affiliation and religious ... -
Japan In The Mirror Of Language: The Failure Of Language To Represent Objects In Travel Narratives On Japan
(English, 2011-03-03)The travel narrative is, ostensibly, little more than representation of foreign places and things, foreign objects. The language of the travel narrative seems, on the surface, to succeed in representing the foreign. None ... -
Job Satisfaction Through the Lens of Turnover Intentions and Burnout for Academic Faculty
(2022-05-12)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 5/7/2024** ABSTRACT: A recent advice article published by The Chronicle of Higher Education addressed how Tenure and Tenure-Track faculty members are leaving their academic ...