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Bis(bipyridyl)silicon(IV) Diols as Potential Dual Hydrogen Bond Donors for Catalysis
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Author
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Waters, Crystal
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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Hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) have been explored as potential catalysts for the 1,4-conjugate addition and Diels-Alder reactions. HBD catalysis, which relies on Brønsted acid catalytic sites, is being explored as an oxygen and moisture stable altern...
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Black Bodies That Matter: Corporeality in the Movement for Black Lives
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Author
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Williams, Ashley
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Philosophy, Dance
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Description
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The purpose of this research project is to merge discourses concerning performance studies, dance theory, and the use of bodies in the Movement for Black Lives. Protest descriptions may include demographic information of participants, but they alm...
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Brunswick Town Colonoware: A Look at Form and Function
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Author
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Johnson, Benjamin
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Archaeology
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Description
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This paper discusses the history of Brunswick Town through an archaeological study of Brunswick Colonoware as it applies to African-American life. By looking at the artifactual record from the original excavations of the town, I was able to determ...
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CFD simulation of an overtaking maneuver using simplified vehicle bodies
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Author
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Chellaram, Arune
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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When two vehicle bodies are involved in a passing maneuver, interesting and intricate aerodynamic interactions occur between them. This has been an area of active interest in Motorsports for quite some time. The existing literature shows only few ...
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COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014
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Author
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Gregory, Bethany
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Sex role, History
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Description
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Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance ...
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CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
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Author
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Bowles, Nicholas
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Criminology
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Description
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Mass shootings frequently provoke discussion around the adequacy of firearm legislation, and what can be done to prevent future attacks. Previous literature examining the relationship between concealed handgun laws and mass shootings provides cont...
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Calcutta and J.Z. Holwell, a man on the periphery
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Author
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Branch, William
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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WILLIAM ARMSTRONG BRANCH. J. Z. Holwell, a peripheral man. (Under the direction of Dr. David Johnson) In the middle of the eighteenth century the trading city of Calcutta flourished by exporting three categories of goods; textiles, opium, and salt...
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Characterization of Individual Straight and Kinked Boron Carbide Nanowires
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Author
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Cui, Zhiguang
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
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Description
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Boron carbides represent a class of ceramic materials with p-type semiconductor natures, complex structures and a wide homogeneous range of carbon compositions. Bulk boron carbides have long been projected as promising high temperature thermoelect...
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Characterization of the cytokinin-responsive transcriptome in rice
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Author
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Loraine, Ann, Raines, Tracy, Blakley, Ivory, Kieber, Joseph J.
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Gene expression, Cytokinins
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Description
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Background: Cytokinin activates transcriptional cascades important for development and the responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Most of what is known regarding cytokinin-regulated gene expression comes from studies of the dicotyledonous plant...
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Charlotte's Airport Enters The Jet Age: Charlotte Douglas, 1954-1983
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Author
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Ross, Lucas
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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ABSTRACTLUCAS CHARLES ROSS. Charlotte’s airport enters the jet age:Charlotte Douglas, 1954-1983. (Under the direction of DR. MARK WILSON) The history of airports is a neglected topic despite the incredible economic and social changes the world has...
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Clergy Spouse Well-Being
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Author
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Stamper, Scottie
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Educational leadership
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Description
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The needs of clergy members and clergy family members present researchers with a unique and complex set of variables. While an ever-increasing body of research related to work-related stress and high rates of chronic disease and depression among c...
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Communities of Purpose
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Author
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Stukes, Felesia
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Information technology
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Description
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Communities of Purpose are commonly known to enact their purposes through social movements, grassroots efforts, semi-formal groups, and through organizations in the voluntary sector. They carry out charitable missions and goals and are often commi...
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Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
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Author
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Gleason, Justine
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental engineering
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Description
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Advanced oxidation is an advanced water treatment process used for treating impaired drinking water sources, among other applications. Commonly, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used with ultraviolet (UV) light to create hydroxyl radicals that oxidize ...
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Control of wind integrated power grid using voltage controllability and vulnerability detection
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Author
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Maharjan, Rabindra
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Engineering, Renewable energy sources
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Description
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Modern power grids are the largest and most complex engineered systems. Integration of distributed resources like wind farms and economic constraints push power grids to operate close to their limits. Due to this, power system is subject to variou...
