• Identification of Ligands Selectively Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells via Combinatorial Chemical Library Screening 

  Long, Chao (2018-08)

  Cancer stem cells (CSCs), also known as tumor-initiating cells (TICs), play critical roles in the resistance to anti-cancer therapies, tumor metastasis and tumor relapse. An innovative synthetic binder to cancer stem ...

• Wide Temperature Performing Electrolytes and Cost-Effective Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes for High Performance Supercapacitors 

  Jayawickramage, Rangana Aloka L. Perera (2018-08)

  Supercapacitors, or electrochemical double layer capacitors, are energy storage devices that store energy electrostatically at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Supercapacitors exhibit higher power density and lower ...

• Neodymium Based Catalytic System for the Polymerization of Dienes, Lactones and Vinyl Monomers 

  Kularatne, Ruvanthi Nilanga (2018-08)

  Polydienes, polylactones, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(methyl acrylate), polystyrene and poly(vinyl acetate) are some common polymers which are utilized in applications ranging from rubber industry to biomedical ...

• Organizational Communication and Performance in the Public and Nonprofit Sector 

  Suh, Ji Won (2018-08)

  Organizational communication performance has been paid less attention in the field of public administration research even though communication is one of the core elements of every organization’s practices. The three ...

• Non-Conventional Building Blocks for Organic Electronics 

  Bulumulla, Panikki Chandima (2018-08)

  Organic semiconductors are potential candidates for replacing high-cost silicon electronics for low-end applications where high mobilities are not required. Owing to unique advantages such as solution processability, ...

• Real Time Implementation of Direction of Arrival Estimation on Android Platforms for Hearing Aid Applications 

  Kucuk, Abdullah (2018-08)

  Sound Source Localization (SSL) is one of the vital areas in signal processing, especially in hearing aid applications. SSL (or Direction of Arrival) helps to determine the location of the speaker via multiple fixed ...

• Concurrently Coupled Peridynamics/Finite Element Simulation Based on Nonlocal Matching Boundary Conditions 

  Nicely, Clint R (2018-08)

  A concurrent multiscale approach that integrates non-ordinary peridynamics (NOPD) with finite element method (FEM) has been established. The proposed approach features two main technical ingredients: Firstly, a Non-Local ...

• A Natural Origin for Arsenic and Iron Rich Seeps From A Chalk in the Vicinity of Unlined Landfills, North-Central Texas, USA 

  Horn, Jackie D.; 0000-0002-3705-8703 (2018-11-27)

  Seepage of suspicious iron, arsenic and sulfur rich waters from streambanks down-gradient from unlined landfills in North Texas has led to sharp public concern. Seep waters exhibit somewhat low pH (6.3), reduced state (Eh ...

• Titanium Oxide Nanotubes Decorated with Ruthenium Oxide Nanoparticles for Photodegradation of Malachite Green, Methylene Blue, and Indigo Carmine 

  Buford, Jonathan Daniel (2018-12)

  Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is the most widely studied material for photodegradation of organic contaminants thanks to its activity as well as the abundance, low-cost, and multiple nanostructures (particles, rods, and tubes). ...

• Contributions to Modeling and Analysis of Method Comparison Data 

  Kotinkaduwe Rankothgedara, Lak Nilusha (2018-12)

  Method comparison studies compare a new method of measuring a continuous variable with an established method that serves as a reference. Both methods have the same unit of measurement and none of them is considered error ...

• Hardware-Based Workload Forensics and Malware Detection in Modern Microprocessors 

  Zhou, Liwei (2018-12)

  Traditional computer forensics and/or malware detection methods are generally implemented at the operating system (OS) or the hypervisor level, which benefits from abundant software semantics and implementation flexibility. ...

• Characterizing and Engineering the Metal Contact Interface in 1D and 2D Chalcogenide Systems 

  Smyth, Christopher M. (2018-12)

  The layered ransition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit unique phase- and thicknessdependent electronic, photonic, and magnetic properties intriguing for future device technologies. Historically, contact engineering ...

• Additive Manufacturing and in Situ Mechanical and Material Characterization of Metallic Structures at Micro/Nanoscale 

  Daryadel, Seyed Soheil (2018-12)

  The progress in microscale additive manufacturing (µ-AM) of metals requires engineering of the microstructure for various functional applications. In situ control over the microstructure during three-dimensional (3D) ...

• Wireless Devices for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Recording 

  Sivaji, Vishnoukumaar (2018-12)

  Treatment of neurological disorders by neuromodulation has expanded the market for peripheral nerve stimulators and recording devices. While wireless powering can extend the life of these devices, the development risks ...

• Computational Modeling of Long Noncoding RNA Transcriptional Regulation 

  Wang, Haozhe (2018-12)

  With work from the past decade and rapid development of high throughput transcriptome sequencing techniques, our knowledge of noncoding RNAs has broadened. The human genome is pervasively transcribed; however, a significant ...

• Bio-Inspired Nacre-Like Ceramic Matrix Composites 

  Huang, Jiacheng (2018-12)

  Understanding the role of the ductile polymer phase in mechanical behavior of bioinspired hybrid composites is an important step toward development of materials with damage tolerant properties. In this dissertation,fabrication ...

• Targeting Heme Function and Mitochondrial Respiration in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 

  Kalainayakan, Sarada Preeta (2018-12)

  Each year lung cancer causes more morbidities than cancers of colon, breast, and prostate combined. The American Cancer Society estimates that lung cancer will claim about 150,000 lives in 2018. Conventional and targeted ...

• Extinction Learning Paired with Vagus Nerve Stimulation Enhances Behavioral Outcomes and Drives Plasticity in Extinction Networks 

  Childs, Jessica E (2018-12)

  Extinction learning is integral to the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD), and anxiety and trauma related disorders such as phobia, generalized anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These disorders ...

• A Class of Implicit Transmission Techniques for Throughput Enhancement 

  Rezaei, Elahe (2018-12)

  Throughput enhancing techniques are very valuable to keep up with the fast increasing data rates in communication systems. Implicit transmission is particularly attractive as it can transmit information without physically ...

• Interaction of High Frequency Electromagnetic Field with Biological Tissue: Application to Electromagnetic Property Measurement, Breast Cancer Detection and Neuro Stimulation of Brain 

  Li, Yinan (2018-12)

  Understanding the interactions between high frequency electromagnetic waves with biological tissues, especially those in humans, are crucial in all aspects of today’s modern life where everyone is exposed to high frequency ...

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