The electronegativities of -SF₅, -CF₃SO₂, and -SO₂F have been measured with gas phase X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Of these three groups previously measured values were found only for -SF₅. The electronegativities of -Cl, -Br, -CF₃, and -CF₃, were concurrently measured to determine how the findings of this research compare with other...
Over the past decade, it has come to light that many published scientific findings cannot be reproduced. This has led to the replication crisis in science. Many researchers feel that they can no longer trust much of what they read in scientific journals, and the public is becoming ever more...
Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, is well known as a co-factor for proline-hydroxylase and as an anti-oxidant. However, it is also capable of forming covalent bonds, particularly in the role of a nucleophile, henceforth termed 'ascorbylation'.
The ascorbylation of electrophiles can occur under physiological conditions. Furthermore, there are a number...
During the summer of 1996, I had the opportunity to do an internship with the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) at Lower Key Office, Key West,
Florida. Established in November 1990 under the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary and Protected Act, the FKNMS is a federal agency managed by...
There are many possible benefits that can arise from the ability to take real-time measurements of soil water nitrate concentrations in a field, from ecological to agricultural to industrial reasons. In order to achieve this, we adapted a NitraLED sensor with a ceramic porous cup in order to allow diffusion...
This work sought to characterize a link between Vitamin C and nitroglycerin at the level of enzymatic bioactivation. Before we could proceed, we needed to develop a method that sensitively and selectively identified the product of bioactivation, nitrite. We successfully adapted traditional diaminonaphthalene derivatization with the use of stable isotope...
A CMOS implementation of a True-Q Flip Flop is presented. It can perform either as
an asynchronous storage element in micropipelines or a part of the synchronizer. It is
capable of double-edge triggering which latches data at both the rising and the trailing
edges. It is also free of the...
Effective treatment of larval bacterial diseases is a difficult problem when
culturing ornamental fish. Oral administration of antibiotics using existing
microparticle types is not effective due to high leakage rates; furthermore, injection of
larvae is not practical. Treatment is currently limited to use of antibiotic baths, . In this
study,...
This study explores the role of emotions in extensive hydraulic projects that become part of nation-state building processes and have transboundary impact. The main objective is to investigate how political leadership uses emotional narratives to foster water nationalism in the case of the Southeastern Anatolian Project (GAP) in Turkey. The...