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Zr-MOFs for Hydrolysis Reactions: Computational Evaluation of Interactions, Kinetics, and Molecular Accessibility
(2024-05-11)
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous crystalline solids that present as promising instruments for the removal of chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Owing to their remarkable porosities and large surface areas, ...
MULTISCALE RESPONSES TO PERTURBATION IN THE CONTEXT OF A HIGHLY CONTAMINATED FIELD SITE
(2024-05-10)
Microbes and microbial communities are ubiquitous in the environment and responsible for the cycling of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorous, and more, while also being subject to variable conditions ranging from seasonal ...
Intercultural Communication Competence Revisited: Reconciling Trait and Relational Perspectives Using Social Network Analysis
(2024-05-10)
What it takes for communicators to interact competently with intercultural others remains a contested conceptual site. This dissertation addresses the debate between the individual and relational perspectives regarding the ...
CAN SELF-ORGANIZING TEACHER GROUPS REDUCE TEACHER ISOLATION?
(2024-03-07)
This study investigates the conditions fostering self-organized teacher groups within schools and their relationship to reducing teacher isolation. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach involving 663 online surveys and 18 ...
INTERFACIAL STABILITY WITH SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS USING COARSE-GRAINED MODELING
(2024-05-11)
The stability of interfaces in the presence of surface-active agents such as surfactants and nanoparticles (NPs) is imperative in various industrial and environmental contexts. These include separation processes, enhanced ...
Environmental Health Inequalities and Discriminatory Zoning: Identifying Systemic Barriers for Environmental Health Equity through Community-Engaged Research
(2024-05-10)
Environmental justice research has exposed that environmental health inequalities persist for historically redlined communities due to proximity to heavy industrial areas. Communities of color are systematically exposed ...
THE IMPACT OF ADDITIVES IN ACIDIC ZEOLITES ON HYDROCARBON-BASED REACTIONS
(2024-05)
The incorporation of metal additives into zeolites has allowed a much higher degree of zeolite tunability, including altering the original active sites, introducing new active sites, modifying pore structures, and introducing ...
Psychological Well-Being for Elderly Population with Disability: Implications of Universal Design
(2024-05-10)
Living in a home designed with all the necessary elements for elderly people with disabilities can enhance their independence, safety, security, self-motivation, communication, and socialization. Consequently, this contributes ...
INTEGRATING GENOMIC, MORPHOLOGICAL, AND PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA TO UNRAVEL MACROEVOLUTIONARY DRIVERS OF MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN FISHES
(2024-05-10)
Perhaps one of the most apparent, yet captivating, natural phenomena is the diversity of shape and form which has evolved on Earth. Morphological evolution is shaped by numerous factors across multiple biological scales, ...
An Applied Evaluation of Ecosystem Services Decision-Support Tools
(2024-05-10)
Nature's value as an asset is unmistakable, evident through the tangible benefits it provides, such as agricultural yields and tourist attractions. These services, known as ecosystem services (ES), are easy to appreciate ...