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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Erratum To: Zn (Ii) And Cu (Ii) Adsorption And Retention Onto Iron Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles: Effects Of Particle Aggregation And Salinity, Rebecca B. Chesne, Christopher S. Kim
Erratum To: Zn (Ii) And Cu (Ii) Adsorption And Retention Onto Iron Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles: Effects Of Particle Aggregation And Salinity, Rebecca B. Chesne, Christopher S. Kim
Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research
In the original version of this article errors in Figs. 5 and 9 were identified by the authors. The corrected figures are given.
Studies Of Contingent Capital Bonds, Jingya Li
Studies Of Contingent Capital Bonds, Jingya Li
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
A contingent capital bond (CCB) is a subordinated security that converts to common shares when a predetermined trigger is breached. The 2008 financial crisis and the Basel III motivate the issuance of CCBs, aiming to mitigate the too-big-to-fail problem in financial distress and to resolve financial institutions by bailing in with the firm’s own capital rather than a bailing out using the taxpayers’ money.
Within the structural modelling framework, we consider the pricing of CCBs with an affine geometric Brownian motion by assuming that coupon payments have impact on the asset value dynamics. We extend the capital structure into four …
Synthesis And Characterization Of Neo-Confused Porphyrins And Related Systems, Arwa Salem Almejbel
Synthesis And Characterization Of Neo-Confused Porphyrins And Related Systems, Arwa Salem Almejbel
Theses and Dissertations
Carbaporphyrins have been the focus of many studies, and a wide variety of related carbaporphyrinoid systems have been reported. N-confused porphyrins are a class of carbaporphyrins where one pyrrole unit has been inverted. In this work, a newly discovered family of porphyrin isomers where one of the pyrrolic subunits is connected to the meso-bridges in a 1,3-fashion, called neo-confused porphyrins, has been investigated.
Reaction of pyrrole-3-carbaldehydes with acetoxymethylpyrroles and NaH in DMF gave neo-confused dipyrrylmethane dialdehydes. The resulting dialdehydes underwent an acid catalyzed condensation with a dipyrrylmethane to give neo-confused phlorins, and following oxidation with FeCl3 afforded new neo-confused porphyrins. …
Climate. A Period Of Consequence: Environmental Literature Of 2006 (2006), Shaun O’Connell
Climate. A Period Of Consequence: Environmental Literature Of 2006 (2006), Shaun O’Connell
New England Journal of Public Policy
The author talks about the consequences of not respecting the climate and understanding global warming will cause ecocide and our own extinction.
Reprinted from New England Journal of Public Policy 21, no. 2 (2007), article 5.
Which Came First, People Or Pollution? Assessing The Disparate Siting And Post-Siting Demographic Change Hypotheses Of Environmental Injustice, Paul Mohai, Robin Saha
Which Came First, People Or Pollution? Assessing The Disparate Siting And Post-Siting Demographic Change Hypotheses Of Environmental Injustice, Paul Mohai, Robin Saha
Environmental Studies Faculty Publications
Although a large body of quantitative environmental justice research exists, only a handful of studies have examined the processes by which racial and socioeconomic disparities in the location of polluting industrial facilities can occur. These studies have had mixed results, we contend, principally because of methodological differences, that is, the use of the unit-hazard coincidence method as compared to distance-based methods. This study is the first national-level environmental justice study to conduct longitudinal analyses using distance-based methods. Our purposes are to: (1) determine whether disparate siting, post-siting demographic change, or a combination of the two created present-day disparities; (2) test …
Pelagic Habitat Use By Juvenile Reef Fishes In The Gulf Of Mexico, Katie Bowen, Tracey Sutton
Pelagic Habitat Use By Juvenile Reef Fishes In The Gulf Of Mexico, Katie Bowen, Tracey Sutton
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
The assemblage composition, abundance, frequency of occurrence, and vertical distribution of juvenile reef fishes in the offshore pelagic habitat of the northern Gulf of Mexico are described. This study, a component of the NOAA-supported Offshore Nekton Sampling and Analysis Program, is the first to examine juvenile reef fish distributions across the oceanic northern Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Results presented here are derived from a 3-month, spring/summer research cruise in 2011 on the M/V Meg Skansi. A 10-m2 MOCNESS midwater trawl was used to sample 45 stations from the surface to a depth of …
Investigation Of The Mechanisms For Mobilization Of Arsenic In Two Asr Systems In Southwest Central Florida, Gregg William Jones
Investigation Of The Mechanisms For Mobilization Of Arsenic In Two Asr Systems In Southwest Central Florida, Gregg William Jones
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is a strategy in which water is injected into an aquifer when it is plentiful and pumped from the aquifer when water is scarce. An impediment to ASR in Florida is leaching of naturally-occurring arsenic from limestone of the Upper Floridan Aquifer System (UFAS) into stored water. The concentration of arsenic in surface water, which serves as the recharge water for many ASR systems, and native groundwater is usually much less than 3.0 µ/L. However, data from ASR wells in Florida show that arsenic in recovered water frequently exceeded the 10 µg/L maximum contaminant level …
Utilizing Humidity And Temperature Data To Advance Monitoring And Prediction Of Meteorological Drought, Ali Behrangi, Paul C. Loikith, Eric J. Fetzer, Hai M. Nguyen, Stephanie L. Granger
Utilizing Humidity And Temperature Data To Advance Monitoring And Prediction Of Meteorological Drought, Ali Behrangi, Paul C. Loikith, Eric J. Fetzer, Hai M. Nguyen, Stephanie L. Granger
Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations
The fraction of land area over the Continental United States experiencing extreme hot and dry conditions has been increasing over the past several decades, consistent with expectation from anthropogenic climate change. A clear concurrent change in precipitation, however, has not been confirmed. Vapor pressure deficit (VPD), combining temperature and humidity, is utilized here as an indicator of the background atmospheric conditions associated with meteorological drought. Furthermore, atmospheric conditions associated with warm season drought events are assessed by partitioning associated VPD anomalies into the temperature and humidity components. This approach suggests that the concurrence of anomalously high temperature and low humidity …
Effects Of Control Release Fertilizers On Nutrient Leaching, Palm Growth And Production Cost, Pushpa Soti, Angie Fleurissaint, Stewart Reed, Krish Jayachandran
Effects Of Control Release Fertilizers On Nutrient Leaching, Palm Growth And Production Cost, Pushpa Soti, Angie Fleurissaint, Stewart Reed, Krish Jayachandran
Department of Earth and Environment
Objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different controlled release fertilizer technologies on nutrient leaching and plant growth parameters of two palm species, Chinese Fan (Livistona chinensis) and Queen (Syagrus romanzoffiana). We compared Nutri-Pak (12-4-12 controlled release packet) and Harrell’s (12-4-12 controlled release polymer coated urea) against Atlantic (8-4-12 controlled release polymer coated urea, coated sulfate of potash), the most commonly used palm fertilizer in South Florida. Plants were grown in 25 cm (11 L) pots under 70% shade, watered weekly, with pest and weed control done as required. Plant growth parameters: number of leaves, leaf length …
Deadly Waiting Game: An Environmental Justice Framework For Examining Natural And Man-Made Disasters Beyond Hurricane Katrina [Abstract], Robert D. Bullard
Deadly Waiting Game: An Environmental Justice Framework For Examining Natural And Man-Made Disasters Beyond Hurricane Katrina [Abstract], Robert D. Bullard
Robert D Bullard
Presenter: Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Clark Atlanta University 1 page.
Climb To The Ice, Richard Vaughan
Climb To The Ice, Richard Vaughan
Richard Vaughan
The article, originally presented as a lecture, discusses George Bird Grinnell's 1887 climb of the Montana glacier that eventually become known as Grinnell Glacier. Grinnell’s efforts to establish Glacier National Park are detailed. Grinnell's previously unpublished descriptions of the glacier and its surrounding area are analyzed by the author. Originally delivered as a lecture at the Montana History Conference, October 2, 2010. Full issue available at: http://issuu.com/um_crown_gye/docs/crownofthecontinent-autumn2012
To The Ice: George Bird Grinnell's 1887 Ascent Of Grinnell Glacier, Richard Vaughan
To The Ice: George Bird Grinnell's 1887 Ascent Of Grinnell Glacier, Richard Vaughan
Richard Vaughan
This article discusses a climbing expedition undertaken by U.S. conservationist George Bird Grinnell to ascend what would come to be known as Grinnell Glacier in Montana. Grinnell’s efforts to establish Glacier National Park are detailed. Grinnell’s previously unpublished descriptions of the glacier and its surrounding area are analyzed by the author.
U.S. Drought Monitor, November 17, 2015, Richard R. Heim Jr.
U.S. Drought Monitor, November 17, 2015, Richard R. Heim Jr.
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for November 17, 2015 (11/17/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
A Detection Of Water In The Transmission Spectrum Of The Hot Jupiter Wasp-12b And Implications For Its Atmospheric Composition, Laura Kreidberg, Michael R. Line, Jacob L. Bean, Kevin B. Stevenson, Jean-Michel Désert, Nikku Madhusudhan, Jonathan J. Fortney, Joanna K. Barstow, Gregory W. Henry, Michael H. Williamson, Adam P. Showman
A Detection Of Water In The Transmission Spectrum Of The Hot Jupiter Wasp-12b And Implications For Its Atmospheric Composition, Laura Kreidberg, Michael R. Line, Jacob L. Bean, Kevin B. Stevenson, Jean-Michel Désert, Nikku Madhusudhan, Jonathan J. Fortney, Joanna K. Barstow, Gregory W. Henry, Michael H. Williamson, Adam P. Showman
Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications
Detailed characterization of exoplanets has begun to yield measurements of their atmospheric properties that constrain the planets' origins and evolution. For example, past observations of the dayside emission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-12b indicated that its atmosphere has a high carbon-to-oxygen ratio (C/O > 1), suggesting it had a different formation pathway than is commonly assumed for giant planets. Here we report a precise near-infrared transmission spectrum for WASP-12b based on six transit observations with the Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field Camera 3. We bin the data in 13 spectrophotometric light curves from 0.84 to 1.67 μm and measure the transit …
Crystal Structure Of N-[(1s,2s)-2-Aminocyclohexyl]-2,4,6-Trimethylbenzenesulfonamide, Felix N. Ngassa, Shannon M. Biros, Richard J. Staples
Crystal Structure Of N-[(1s,2s)-2-Aminocyclohexyl]-2,4,6-Trimethylbenzenesulfonamide, Felix N. Ngassa, Shannon M. Biros, Richard J. Staples
Funded Articles
The title compound, C15H24N2O2S, was synthesized via a substitution reaction between the enantiopure (1S,2S)-(+)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride. The cyclohexyl and phenyl substituents are oriented gauche around the sulfonamide S-N bond. In the crystal, molecules are linked via N-HN hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along [100].
Wastelanding: Legacies Of Uranium Mining In Navajo Country, Traci Voyles
Wastelanding: Legacies Of Uranium Mining In Navajo Country, Traci Voyles
Faculty Pub Night
No abstract provided.
Ion Trap Mass Analyzer Apparatus, Methods, And Systems Utilizing One Or More Multiple Potential Ion Guide (Mpig) Electrodes, Curtiss Dwight Hanson
Ion Trap Mass Analyzer Apparatus, Methods, And Systems Utilizing One Or More Multiple Potential Ion Guide (Mpig) Electrodes, Curtiss Dwight Hanson
Patents (University of Northern Iowa)
In one aspect of the invention, an ion trap mass analyzer includes a variable- or multi-potential type ion guide (MPIG) assembly which has been pre-configured to produce a parabolic-type potential field. Each MPIG electrode has a resistive coating of designed characteristics. In one example the coating varies in thickness along the length of an underlying uniform substrate. The MPIG assembly can be a single MPIG electrode or an array of a plurality of MPIG electrodes. An array can facilitate delocalization for improved performance. This chemical modification of a uniform underlying substrate promotes cheaper and flexible instruments. The modified MPIG electrodes …
Biomaterial Compositions, Kathleen V. Kilway, Lynda F. Bonewald, Thomas P. Schuman
Biomaterial Compositions, Kathleen V. Kilway, Lynda F. Bonewald, Thomas P. Schuman
Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works
Biomaterial compositions comprising organosilicon monomers (such as silorane monomers) and chemical curing systems or dual chemical/light curing systems, in conjunction with optional tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes (“TOSUs”) and/or fillers. The present invention is directed to biomaterial compositions, as well as methods for manufacturing the same, and methods of using the compositions. The biomaterial composition comprises one or more organosilicon monomers (such as a silorane) and a chemical curing system or dual chemicaVlight curing system for polymerizing the 10 monomer(s). The compositions may include one or more tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes “TOSUs”) and/or fillers. Accelerators (such as photoacids), photosensitizers, and/or electron donors may also be included in …
Functionalized Nanodiamond Reinforced Biopolymers, Gongyao Zhou, Peter I. Lelkes, Yury Gogotsi, Vadym Mochalin
Functionalized Nanodiamond Reinforced Biopolymers, Gongyao Zhou, Peter I. Lelkes, Yury Gogotsi, Vadym Mochalin
Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works
The present invention includes a composition for implantation in a patient, comprising surface-functionalized nanodiamonds and at least one biodegradable biocompatible polymer. The present invention also includes a surgical fixation device for use in a patient.
Pathogen Removal In Natural Wastewater Treatment And Resource Recovery Systems: Solutions For Small Cities In An Urbanizing World, Matthew Eric Verbyla
Pathogen Removal In Natural Wastewater Treatment And Resource Recovery Systems: Solutions For Small Cities In An Urbanizing World, Matthew Eric Verbyla
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Sanitation, renewable energy, and food security are among the most pressing global development needs of the century, especially for small cities with rapid population growth. Currently, 53% of the world’s population either lacks access to improved sanitation or discharges fecal waste to the environment without treatment. Furthermore, 80% of food consumed in developing regions is produced by 500 million small farms, and while many of them are still rain-fed, irrigated agriculture is increasing. The post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, recently adopted by the United Nations, include targets to address the water-energy-food nexus. Wastewater reuse in agriculture can be an important solution …
Investigation Of Low Thermal Conductivity Materials With Potential For Thermoelectric Applications, Kaya Wei
Investigation Of Low Thermal Conductivity Materials With Potential For Thermoelectric Applications, Kaya Wei
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Thermoelectric devices make it possible for direct energy conversion between heat and electricity. In order to achieve a high energy conversion efficiency, materials with a high thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT = S2σT/κ, where S is the Seebeck coefficient, σ is the electrical conductivity, T is the absolute temperature, and κ is the thermal conductivity) are in great demand. The standard approach is to optimize charge carrier transport while at the same time scatter the heat transport, a task that is easier said than done. Improving the electrical properties in order to increase ZT is limited since electrons …
A Theoretical And Methodological Framework To Analyze Long Distance Pleasure Travel, Vijayaraghavan Sivaraman
A Theoretical And Methodological Framework To Analyze Long Distance Pleasure Travel, Vijayaraghavan Sivaraman
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The United States (US) witnessed remarkable growth in annual long distance travel over the past few decades. Over half of the long distance travel in the US is made for pleasure, including visiting friends and relatives (VFR) and leisure activities. This trend could continue with increased use of information and communication technologies for socialization, and enhanced mobility being achieved using fuel-efficient (electric/hybrid) and technology enhanced vehicles. Despite these developments, and recent interest to implement alternate mass transit options to serve this market, not much exists on the measurement, analysis and modeling of long distance pleasure travel in the U.S.
Statewide …
Will We Find Gravity Waves?: Physics Professor Involved In Ground-Breaking Research, Danni Francis
Will We Find Gravity Waves?: Physics Professor Involved In Ground-Breaking Research, Danni Francis
Andrews Agenda: Campus News
"The world of science is effectively on the edge of its seat as researchers are close to making revolutionary discoveries in the area of gravity and gravitational waves. Tiffany Summerscales, associate professor of physics at Andrews University, is an active researcher with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) collaboration."
Assessing A Monitoring Scale Of Physiological Health And Risk Assessment Among Those Exposed To Heated Environments: A Brief Report, Corey A. Peacock, Ellen L. Glickman, Gabriel J. Sanders, Yong Suk Seo, Brandon S. Pollock, Keith J. Burns, Lynn Kakos, John Gunstad
Assessing A Monitoring Scale Of Physiological Health And Risk Assessment Among Those Exposed To Heated Environments: A Brief Report, Corey A. Peacock, Ellen L. Glickman, Gabriel J. Sanders, Yong Suk Seo, Brandon S. Pollock, Keith J. Burns, Lynn Kakos, John Gunstad
Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments
Background: Prevention of heat illness is of considerable medical interest within the field of occupational work. There are many established methods of perceptual health assessment; however, many are rather unpractical and timely. The objective was to improve the practicality and timeliness of perceptual physiological monitoring; a Heat Thermal Sensation scale has been developed. The usefulness of the scale was assessed on its ability to monitor physiological variable. Materials and Methods: Ten apparently healthy individuals performed physically exerting activity while exposed to 37 °C. Sensation and physiology were measured throughout. Results: The perceptual monitoring scale demonstrated weak positive correlations with human …
Accelerated Taylor Plumes For Mif Targets, Michael R. Brown, D. A. Schaffner, Holden L. Parks , '16, Ariel B. Rock , '16
Accelerated Taylor Plumes For Mif Targets, Michael R. Brown, D. A. Schaffner, Holden L. Parks , '16, Ariel B. Rock , '16
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Works
The SSX plasma device has been converted to a 2.5 m merging plasma wind tunnel configuration. Experiments are underway to study merging and stagnation of high density, helical Taylor states\footnote{Gray, et al, PRL {\bf 110}, 085002 (2013).} to employ as a potential target for magneto-inertial fusion. Eventually, SSX Taylor states will be accelerated to over 100 km/s and compressed to small volumes either by stagnation or merging. Initial un-accelerated merging studies produce peak proton densities of 5×1015 cm−3. Densities are measured with a precision quadrature He-Ne laser interferometer. Typical merged plasma parameters are Ti=20 eV,Te=10 eV,B=0.4 T with lifetimes of …
The Role Of Space Materials Research In Spacecraft Charging And Satellite Survivability, Jr Dennison
The Role Of Space Materials Research In Spacecraft Charging And Satellite Survivability, Jr Dennison
Presentations
No abstract provided.
A Geometric Approach To Quantum State Separation, E Bagan, V Yerokhin, A Shehu, Edgar Feldman, János A. Bergou
A Geometric Approach To Quantum State Separation, E Bagan, V Yerokhin, A Shehu, Edgar Feldman, János A. Bergou
Publications and Research
Probabilistic quantum state transformations can be characterized by the degree of state separation they provide. This, in turn, sets limits on the success rate of these transformations. We consider optimum state separation of two known pure states in the general case where the known states have arbitrary a priori probabilities. The problem is formulated from a geometric perspective and shown to be equivalent to the problem of finding tangent curves within two families of conics that represent the unitarity constraints and the objective functions to be optimized, respectively. We present the corresponding analytical solutions in various forms. In the limit …
Content Abuse And Privacy Concerns In Online Social Networks, Md Imrul Kayes
Content Abuse And Privacy Concerns In Online Social Networks, Md Imrul Kayes
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Online Social Networks (OSNs) have seen an exponential growth over the last decade, with Facebook having more than 1.49 billion monthly active users and Twitter having 135,000 new users signing up every day as of 2015. Users are sharing 70 million photos per day on the Instagram photo-sharing network. Yahoo Answers question-answering community has more than 1 billion posted answers. The meteoric rise in popularity has made OSNs important social platforms for computer-mediated communications and embedded themselves into society’s daily life, with direct consequences to the offline world and activities. OSNs are built on a foundation of trust, where users …
Computational Methods For Biomarker Identification In Complex Disease, Amin Ahmadi Adl
Computational Methods For Biomarker Identification In Complex Disease, Amin Ahmadi Adl
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
In a modern systematic view of biology, cell functions arise from the interaction between molecular components. One of the challenging problems in systems biology with high-throughput measurements is discovering the important components involved in the development and progression of complex diseases, which may serve as biomarkers for accurate predictive modeling and as targets for therapeutic purposes. Due to the non-linearity and heterogeneity of these complex diseases, traditional biomarker identification approaches have had limited success at finding clinically useful biomarkers. In this dissertation we propose novel methods for biomarker identification that explicitly take into account the non-linearity and heterogeneity of complex …
Polymeric Porphyrins As Solar Photocatalysts, Nicholas Upton Day
Polymeric Porphyrins As Solar Photocatalysts, Nicholas Upton Day
Dissertations and Theses
Research concentrated on the absorption, transformation, and storage of light energy is useful for the energy challenges faced by humanity. In particular, photocatalysis using solar energy to generate useful fuels has become a primary research goal in the drive to replace fossil fuels for the future. In this dissertation it is shown that poly-tetra(4-aminophenyl)porphyrin (pTAPP) can be oxidatively polymerized using a variety of methods, including electropolymerization, chemical oxidation, and interfacial polymerization and that pTAPP has photocatalytic ability to reduce O2 to H2O2 for a storable fuel.
Organic conductive polymers such as pTAPP are attractive catalysts because …