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Ultra-Sensitive Detection Methods of the Orientation of Surfaced-Adsorbed Molecules
(2009)In this Ph.D. dissertation a detection method was developed that can sensitively detect the spatial orientation of sub-monolayer coverages of molecules adsorbed to a surface. The method is a special case of the technique ... -
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Ultrafast Imaging of Laser Driven Shock Waves using Betatron X-rays from a Laser Wakefield Accelerator
(2018)Betatron radiation from laser wakefield accelerators is an ultrashort pulsed source of hard, synchrotron-like x-ray radiation. It emanates from a centimetre scale plasma accelerator producing GeV level electron beams. In ... -
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Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity of the Random Multilayer Structure with Lattice Imperfections
(2017)Randomizing the layer thickness of superlattices (SL) can lead to localization of coherent phonons and thereby reduces the lattice thermal conductivity kappa l. In this work, we propose strategies that can suppress incoherent ... -
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Ultrasensitive Force Sensing with Nanospheres in an Optical Standing Wave Trap
(2017)This thesis details the experimental progress developing a state-of-the-art neutral force sensor using an optically levitated nano-sphere. Trapping 300 nm diameter fused silica spheres using a dual beam optical standing ... -
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Ultrasonic Welding of Nafion Ionomers and Aluminum Foils for the Manufacture of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites
(2016)In this thesis, the use of ultrasonic welding as a method for manufacture of IPMCs is investigated. There are two potential ways that ultrasonic welding can be used to manufacture IPMCs. The first way is through the welding ... -
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Ultrathin WO3· 0.33 H2O nanotubes for CO2 photoreduction to acetate with high selectivity
(American Chemical Society, 2018)Artificial photosynthesis from CO2 reduction is severely hampered by the kinetically challenging multi-electron reaction process. Oxygen vacancies (Vo) with abundant localized electrons have great potential to overcome ... -
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Ummm...I don't know: A Case Study of First Grade Student's Literacy Development During One-on-one Tutoring
(2010)The acquisition and development of literacy is a complex and constant process. There are many components of reading, and effective readers follow the reading process, and draw on several skills and strategies in order to ... -
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Una examinación de Noches lúgubres de José Cadalso por medio de la traducción
(2009)This study examines José Cadalso's Noches lúgubres (Woeful Nights) through research and translation. Research covers Cadalso's life and works, and areas of translation theory and history. The translation, of the work ... -
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Unambiguous observation of F-atom core-hole localization in CF4 through body-frame photoelectron angular distributions
(2017)A dramatic symmetry breaking in K-shell photoionization of the CF4 molecule in which a core-hole vacancy is created in one of four equivalent fluorine atoms is displayed in the molecular frame angular distribution of the ... -
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Unbonded Prestressed Columns for Earthquake Resistance
(2012)Modern structures are able to survive significant shaking caused by earthquakes. By implementing unbonded post-tensioned tendons in bridge columns, the damage caused by an earthquake can be significantly lower than that ... -
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Uncovering Gender Inequality in Spiritual Entrepreneurship
(2023)Spiritual entrepreneurship infuses New Age spirituality (e.g., manifesting and trusting the energy of the universe) into business practices, either through products, services, or business marketing strategies. While sitting ... -
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Underground mining operations at Ruth, Nevada, 1951-1958
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1958)To obtain high quality images or documents please contact the DeLaMare Library at https://unr.libanswers.com/ or call: 775-784-6945. -
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Understand Lattice Thermal Transport in Hierarchical Structures
(2022)Thermal transport in materials and devices has been a critical subject for multiple modern technologies. Particularly, thermoelectric devices and thermal barrier coatings request the minimization of thermal conductivity, ... -
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Understanding Agency in Interactions Between Children With Autism and Socially Assistive Robots
(2017)Socially assistive robotics (SAR) has increasingly been shown to have potential as a tool for social skills therapy for children with autism, a developmental disorder associated with atypical social development. This work ... -
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Understanding and Forecasting Tahoe Lake-Effect Snow
(2010)AbstractLake-effect snowfall (LES) is common to the Great Lakes region and the Great Salt Lake, but research is limited on its occurrence on Lake Tahoe. Traditional definition and analysis of this process focus on a number ... -
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Understanding Attitudes toward In-Vitro Fertilization and Support for Less Restrictive In-Vitro Fertilization Policies: The Influence of Family, Information Processing, Media, and Science
(2011)The emergence of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a reproductive technology, has allowed infertile women and couples the opportunity to conceive children and form much desired families. Increased media exposure and political ... -
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Understanding Bias Using Machine Learning
(2020)Socioeconomic status and gender are are heavily influenced by systemic bias. We focus on addressing systemic bias in the area of socioeconomic status by introducing an intelligent mathematical tutoring system, HWHelper. ... -
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Understanding Coherent and Incoherent Phonon Transport in Superlattices Towards Minimized Lattice Thermal Conductivity
(2021)The rational design of nanostructured metamaterials is of fundamental interest in a wide range of applications, including thermal management and energy harvesting. Among the metamaterials, periodic and aperiodic superlattices ... -
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Understanding Community Values of Floodplain Preservation: a Case Study along the Carson River, Nevada
(2010)To counteract the worldwide decline of riparian ecosystems, calls have been made for adaptive management strategies that provide solutions to reestablish natural flood regimes and reconnect rivers with their floodplains. ... -
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Understanding Deformation Mechanisms in Architectured Nanomaterials by Predictive Modeling and Simulations
(2019)Architectured materials with interconnected nanoscale framework of open cells have shown great potential applications as novel energy convertors and biological implants. Among all the nanolattice architectures, nanoporous ...