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REACTION MECHANISMS AND INTERFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRODE AND ELECTROLYTE MATERIALS FOR MAGNESIUM BATTERIES
(2020)
Rechargeable magnesium (Mg) batteries are an emerging electrical energy storage technology proposed as an alternative to current Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Mg batteries have the potential to provide more energy than ...
SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR RECOGNITION PROPERTIES OF ACYCLIC CUCURBIT[N]URIL AND ITS DERIVATIVES
(2020)
The study of molecular containers has accelerated dramatically since the 1960's. The introduction of cucurbit[n]urils has contributed tremendously and continues to contribute to the expansion of the field. Chapter 1 ...
EXPLORING THE STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY OF DNA BEYOND THE DOUBLE HELIX
(2020)
The iconic model of DNA is the Watson-Crick double helix, but it can form other types of structures. The extent of DNA structural diversity is not well understood. We are interested in discovering new types of DNA structure ...
ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF PRECISION NANOSTRUCTURES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES
(2020)
With the increase in the demand for high performing energy storage devices, the energy storage community has explored ways to improve Li-ion battery chemistry. Previous research has demonstrated that nanostructuring of ...
Impact of lipopolysaccharide administration on novel RNA biomarkers for systemic inflammation in swine
(2020)
In veterinary medicine, inflammation in swine is evaluated solely by clinical signs. This method is often unreliable when assessing large animal populations because of inconsistent interpretations of clinical observations ...
Towards Low-frequency Squeezed Light and Its Applications with Four-wave Mixing in Rubidium Vapor
(2020)
We study a variety of mechanisms that introduce noise into squeezed light generated by a four-wave mixing (4WM) process in Rb vapor. The noise from the seeding beam itself is a general noise that appears in any squeezed ...
CHEMOENZYMATIC MODULATION OF GLYCOPEPTIDE ANTIGENS AS TARGETS FOR HIV VACCINE DISCOVERY AND LIVER CANCER DIAGNOSIS
(2020)
Glycosylation is a critical post-translational modification of proteins. Viral pathogens use the host glycosylation machinery to facilitate their entry and hide them from the host immune recognition. Moreover, changing the ...
EXPLORING MOLECULES IN EXTREME ENERGY STATES: COLLISIONAL RELAXATION AND PHOTODISSOCIATION OF ACTIVATED MOLECULES
(2020)
This dissertation presents studies that explore how molecules behave when prepared in extreme energy states. A new state-resolved high-resolution transient IR absorption spectrometer paired with a tunable UV excitation ...
ISOTOPIC LABELING STRATEGIES AND NMR METHODOLOGIES TO FACILITATE RNA STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMICS STUDIES: APPLICATIONS TO A LONG NON-CODING RNA FROM KAPOSI’S SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS
(2020)
RNAs are essential components of biological pathways that result in human disease making them attractive therapeutic targets. Currently, NMR spectroscopy is the only high-resolution technique capable of probing RNA ...