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  • Thermally-stable amorphous metal thin films

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    McGlone, John M.
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    Amorphous metal thin films (AMTFs) are of potential use for metal-insulator-metal (MIM) tunnel diode applications due to their ultra-smooth surfaces, a consequence of their amorphous microstructure. The objective of this thesis is to design a thermally-stable AMTF capable of maintaining MIM tunnel diode performance after a post-deposition anneal in excess...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John M. McGlone for the degree

  • New Configurations of Silicone Passive Sampling Devices: Quantifying Feline and Firefighter Chemical Exposures

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    Poutasse, Carolyn M.
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    Silicone wristbands are passive sampling devices (PSD) that sequester bioavailable organic chemicals in the environment. In environmental health studies, silicone wristbands are easy to wear and can provide personal exposure data about complex chemical mixtures. This dissertation includes an overview of PSD technology, a literature review of current wristband research...
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    OF Carolyn M. Poutasse for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Toxicology presented on

  • Applications of Silicone Wristbands to Improve Personal Chemical Exposure Assessment

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    Dixon, Holly M.
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    Silicone wristbands are easy-to-wear passive samplers that have been readily adapted into environmental health studies since first reported in 2014. Wristbands can be worn during normal daily activities and sequester a wide range of bioavailable organic chemicals. This dissertation includes a thorough review of silicone wristband technology, as well as...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Holly M. Dixon

  • Biological characterization of coibamide A, a marine natural product from a Panamanian cyanobacterium

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    Hau, Andrew M.
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    Coibamide A is a methyl-stabilized cyclic depsipeptide with a lariat side chain that was isolated from a marine cyanobacterium as part of an International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups program based in Panama. Previous testing of this potent and selective growth-inhibitory agent in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in vitro 60 human...
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    tumorigenesis. Nat Cell Biol 9: 1142-1151. 38. Tsukada M, Ohsumi Y (1993) Isolation and characterization of

  • Monte Carlo Radiation Transfer Simulations of Gamma Ray Burst Prompt Emission

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    Parsotan, Tyler M.
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    Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic explosions in the Universe, producing up to $\sim10^{53}$ ergs of energy in the first few seconds of their emission -- the so-called prompt phase that is dominated by high energy X-ray and $\gamma$-ray photons. The very large luminosities released in these events...
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    Dissertation

  • Development of Amorphous Metal Thin Films for Thermal Inkjet Printing and Microelectronics

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    McGlone, John M.
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    Due to a lack of grain boundaries, an amorphous metal thin film (AMTF) possesses advantageous mechanical properties and enhanced chemical stability that is potentially useful for thermal inkjet (TIJ) printing applications. The use of an AMTF as a TIJ resistor or cavitation plate could lead to a thinner TIJ cavitation...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF John M. McGlone for the

  • Refractory Amorphous Metal Thin Films

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    Olsen, Kristopher R.
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    Amorphous metal thin films lack the grain boundaries and dislocations present in crystalline metal films. As a result, amorphous metal films can be more mechanically robust, atomically smooth, and more resistant to chemical attack than crystalline metals. However, amorphous metals are meta-stable and subject to crystallization upon heating, thus limiting...
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    . Bulk Metallic Glasses; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL 2011. [10] Miller, M.; Liaw, P. Bulk Metallic

  • Total Synthesis of Tryptamine Alkaloids from the Arundo and Leuconotis Genera

    Creator:
    Ferreira, Andrew
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    The first part of this manuscript is about the total synthesis of the Arundo donax bis(indole) natural products. The A. donax alkaloids were prepared using the first example of an ynindole Diels–Alder reaction. Each were then separated, isolated, and determined to have stable enantiomeric conformations at room temperature (Chen, J.;...
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    Christopher M. Beaudry The first part of this manuscript is about the total synthesis of the Arundo

  • Investigation of ultra-thin In-Ga-Zn-O thin-film transistors

    Creator:
    Chiang, Tsung-Han
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    The objective of the work reported herein is to explore the impact of decreasing channel thickness on radio-frequency (RF) sputtered amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) electrical performance through the evaluation of drain current versus gate voltage (I[subscript D] − V[subscript G]) transfer curves. For a fixed set of...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Cleaning and Sanitizing Surfaces on Produce Farms: Optimizing What, How, and When

    Creator:
    Ohman, Erik
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    Production of fresh produce takes place outdoors, and therefore, is exposed to many routes of contamination (e.g., soil, contaminated water, manure, etc.) by human pathogens. Although precautions are taken to reduce this risk, pathogens can be regularly introduced to produce handling facilities. To manage the risk of cross-contamination from potentially...
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    Masters Thesis