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(2009-07-29)Department: ChemistryThe determination of electrophoretic properties and the size separation of monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) are presented in this thesis. MPCs are metallic nanoparticles encapsulated in a protecting thiolate monolayer. ...
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(2018-03-22)Department: NeuroscienceNEUROSCIENCE Electrophysiological Signatures of Multisensory Temporal Processing in the Human Brain David Michael Simon Dissertation under the direction of Professor Mark T. Wallace Events in the natural world frequently ...
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(2015-04-25)Department: Chemical EngineeringFuel cells are an important component of a renewable energy-based economy, with applications in transportation, portable, and stationary power. Alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells in particular are of interest ...
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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 ...