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(2023-07-24)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceElectrospinning is a promising approach for fabricating energy storage materials with significant morphological control. Electrospun fibers provide an inherently porous template that can be easily modified with additives ...
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(2014-08-04)Department: ChemistryMembrane-electrode-assemblies (MEAs) were fabricated with electrospun nanofiber electrodes containing 40% Pt/C, a binder of Nafion and poly(acrylic acid), and a Nafion 212 cation-exchange membrane. MEA performance in a ...
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(2019-04-11)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe fabrication of highly charged and highly durable proton-exchange membranes (PEMs) is a critical step toward improving the performance and lifetime of hydrogen fuel cells. State of the art commercial PEMs from ...
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(2013-04-08)Department: Chemical EngineeringProton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are an attractive power plant for applications ranging from automobiles to personal electronic devices. However, PEMFCs still need improvement, particularly regarding the ...
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(2015-07-29)Department: Chemical EngineeringNanofiber particle/polymer cathode mats, with an average fiber diameter in the 400-600 nm range, were fabricated by electrospinning mixtures of a proton exchange polymer and commercial Pt/C catalyst particles, incorporated ...
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(2017-01-04)Department: Chemical EngineeringSince their commercial debut in 1991, Li-ion batteries (LIBs) have revolutionized the functionality of portable electronic devices, and the LIB industry continues to grow today due emerging applications such as electric ...
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(2010-12-07)Department: Electrical EngineeringPassive devices are micro circuit elements that play a critical role in electronic products. The extraordinary physical properties of diamond such as high thermal conductivity, small thermal coefficient of expansion and ...
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(2015-07-23)Department: Environmental EngineeringSilicic magmas (>65 wt.% SiO2) play an integral role in creating permanent continental crust. Understanding how silicic magmatic systems evolve can help us better understand the processes that control whether silicic magmas ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-15)Research has shown that while the discipline of mathematics focuses on negotiation, interpretation, and uncertainty, classroom mathematics often focus on rigidity, rules, and prescribed algorithms. This misalignment of ...
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(Howard Law Journal, 1996)All the federal tax decisions of the Burger Court are reviewed in order to demonstrate that widely held beliefs about statutory interpretation in tax cases are misleading. For example, although the literature asserts that ...
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(2008-10-15)Department: SociologyThis dissertation focuses on a largely unexplored area of social movement research - the relationship between organizational framing and personal and collective identity conflict resolution among social movement participants. ...
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(The University of Chicago Law Review, 1990)There is currently a dispute raging about the meaning of the Eleventh Amendment, which protects states from suits in federal court. The language of that amendment appears to deny federal jurisdiction only over suits brought ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)The school principal plays a significant role in a school’s success, and research highlights the importance of principals learning through others (Smylie, Murphy, & Louis, 2020). Unfortunately, principals often work alone. ...
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(2014-08-11)Department: PsychologyCurrent research is heavily focused on negative emotions and the action-tendencies they produce. This validation study juxtaposes the emphasis on negative emotions and builds off of my Vanderbilt undergraduate honors work ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-03-29)Successful, efficacious, and reliable mood induction procedures are an important part of emotion research. Film clips have already been shown to reliably induce discrete negative emotional states, as well as general positive ...
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(2022-07-21)Department: Medicine, Health & SocietyRace based stress, also known as racial trauma, is defined as significant distress due to real or perceived racial discrimination. These can include threats to harm and/or injure, shaming and humiliation, and being witness ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-02-26)The ELL Capstone portfolio is aimed at demonstrating my understanding of teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) and my mastery of relevant theoretical frameworks and pedagogy. It consists of three parts: My Philosophy ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-04-10)The capstone illustrates my philosophy of implementing culturally responsive teaching in various contexts, with more detailed elaboration in each domain of different aspects in teaching. The last part of application explains ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-15)
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-06-15)This portfolio consists of my philosophy of teaching both generally and in the ESL classroom, as well as artifacts demonstrating my professional knowledge of the TESOL standards. The picture that this portfolio paints ...