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PENETRATION RESISTANCE OF 4340 STEEL/POLYUREA LAMINATE
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Author
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Pajjuri, Vishnu Vardhan Kumar
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Military art and science, Chemistry, Polymers
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Description
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Enhancement of the penetration resistance of materials used in the defense industry is of great interest since such improvements can save human life and can reduce the loss of resources caused by high velocity projectiles penetrating through the w...
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Quantum Enhanced Electron Transfer in Coupled Porphyrins
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Author
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Pedersen, Andrew
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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The role of solar power as a renewable energy source is of ever increasing importance to our future. It is inevitable then that the focus of much research would be looking at nature’s solutions to solar power with photosynthesis. A theoretical pap...
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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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Hypercoordinate Silicon CNC-Pincer Complexes for Electronic Devices
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Author
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Earnhardt, Adam
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic, Materials science
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Description
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Previous studies have demonstrated hexacoordinate silicon pincer complexes to be attractive candidates for efficient electron and hole transport layers in organic electronic devices. This work expands the field by incorporating carbon-nitrogen-car...
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Title
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Determining the Rate of Ligand-Induced Charge-Transfer Effects on Quantum Dots
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Author
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Bowman, Cale
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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In this report, charge carrier dynamics and rate of electron transfer is investigated between two bis(thioether)silane (R2BtsMe) ligands and 2.65 nm CdSe core quantum dots (QDs). Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) data is used to determine bin...
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Title
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Exceptional New Reagents for Bioconjugation
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Author
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Garmon, Corey
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry, Biochemistry
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Description
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At about the turn of this century the term "click" chemistry came into the common vernacular amongst chemists. "Click" is used to describe reactions that are "spring-loaded" and proceed well in a predictable manner, with no offensive byproduct and...
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Green Synthesis of Cellulose Graft Copolymers for Anion Exchange Water Purification
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Author
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Schmal, Stephen
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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This thesis describes the synthesis and characterization of novel cellulose graft copolymers that are used for the purification of drinking water. These nanomaterials function as bottle-brush anion-exchange resins with repeating quaternary ammoniu...
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Title
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Complex Glycan Synthesis in Bacteria
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Author
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Wallen, Timothy
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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Glycans, which are assembled through a process known as glycosylation, are critical for creating biological structures important for the function and vitality of bacterial cells. In order to study the synthesis of glycans, enzymes and intermediate...
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Chemical Tools for Biology
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Author
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Fessler, Adam
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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Reagents for biotinylation that are innately water-soluble and can be tracked by both UV-vis spectroscopy and fluorescence (330nm/420nm) have been developed. These reagents are based on the isatoic anhydride platform, which gives rise to their val...