We have created an E. coli based platform for protein modification by coupling an engineered glycosylation pathway with a subsequent chemoenzymatic labeling strategy in which the glycans are oxidized to provide a bioorthogonal aldehyde group that...
Coal combustion remains an important source of toxic metal emissions. Dilute concentrations and poor understanding of their chemistries hinders reduction of these emissions. This thesis examines the chemistry of the trace metals arsenic and mercury...
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) remains the most common bearing material for total joint arthroplasty. Advances in radiation cross-linking and other post-consolidation treatments have led to a rapid differentiation of polyethylene...
Red milkweed beetle. Insects -- Flight. Insects -- Dispersal.
Most detailed studies of insect flight and dispersal have used long flying species as subjects. Little is known of the flight ecology of comparatively short flying species. This thesis reports the findings of a 4 year study of the flight behavior...
Spatial localization of sound depends on interaural time delay (ITD), level difference, and on the interaction of the source with the head, torso, and pinna. Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) model the dynamics that are used by listeners to...
E. H. Hunter was contractor. Small wooden building in left front was used as office while brick building was being built. Episcopal parsonage in rear of small office building. Fire station belfry at right in rear of Phil Liachier's building
Small building at left front used as an office while new building was being built. Episcopal parsonage in rear of small building - large building with steeple in back center was Hamp Howe's livery stable - building at north was Phil Liachier's...
Tuptanna, rear view of Eskimo man with bow and arrows (51163 351 Eskimo with bow) 51163 Hunting, bow and arrow; Individual, male, Inuit; Original Catalog No.51163
Magnetic nanoparticle-based hyperthermia for cancer treatment is a promising technology, particularly when applied as part of an adjuvant strategy with established cancer therapies (chemotherapy, radiation and surgery). In Europe, early clinical...
The purpose of this thesis is to describe methods for detecting hidden crevasses on glaciers in Polar regions. Crevasses form in ice sheets as a result of forces imposed upon the brittle ice. The crevasses are hidden from view by bridges of soft...
We study the bijective combinatorics of reduced words. These are fundamental objects in the study of Coxeter groups. We restrict our focus to reduced words of permutations and signed permutations. Our results can all be situated within the context...
Casimir effect. Zero-point field. Electric conductivity. Quantum electrodynamics.
The Casimir force arises from an alteration of boundary condition in vacuum and is often regarded as a manifestation of quantum zero point energy. Considerable progress has been made in the last decade with an impressive achievement of experimental...
Diffuse optical imaging techniques can be combined with standard imaging technologies such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to allow measurement of spectroscopic signals pertaining to the molecular components of...
It has been well established that physical exercise has broad impacts across the lifespan, including improved cognition, brain function, and mental health. Studies investigating the mechanism underlying the cognitive enhancing effect of exercise...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Following initial colonization of the CF lung by P. aeruginosa , the bacterium establishes chronic, long-term infections. Chronic P....
Robots -- Control systems -- Design and construction. Mobile robots. Robots -- Dynamics.
This thesis examines the issues of vehicle and information dynamics in the control of a multi-robot system using a radial-basis potential function controller. Distributed control of multi-robot systems requires each robot to communicate state...