Conducting polymers; Polymers in medicine; Myocardium
Hydrophilic and conductive characteristics in polymers are mutually exclusive of each other. Hydrophilic polymer properties allow absorption of water up to several magnitudes above their dry weight. However, due to their molecular structure, they...
Green tea--Health aspects; Green tea--Therapeutic use; Polyphenols--Physiological effect; Drug delivery systems; Lungs--Cancer--Treatment
Green tea polyphenols (GTPs) are gaining increasing attention because of their potential anti-tumor effects. However, poor oral bioavailability limits their efficacy in vivo. In this dissertation, two hypotheses were tested: 1) GTPs administered...
Equations of state attempt to describe the relationship between temperature (T), pressure (P), and molar volume (v) for a given substance or mixture of substances. The ideal gas law is the simplest form of an equation of state. An ideal gas can be...
Contamination can be very difficult to remove from water. Once this water seeps into the ground, the difficulty grows exponentially. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, located in Paducah, Kentucky, has contaminated the groundwater. The...
Surface active agents; Rendering industry--Waste disposal; Air filters
Meat is a major component of the diet of an American. However, humans do not consume one-third to one-half of each animal raised for their needs. The leftover materials are subjected to processing in the meat rendering industry. The rendering...
Vicinal dithioethers and alkenyl thioethers were synthesized under environmentally
friendly conditions using alkyne and thiol in water. Alkynes were also used to develop a
multibond-fonning reaction that fonned cyclic ketones or ketoesters through...
Chapter I . Seven novel head-to-tail cyclic pentapeptides and pseudopentapeptides containing the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) tripeptide motif were synthesized. All of the peptides were constructed using solid phase peptide synthesis....
CDCIWHO only "recommends" that rings be removed under gloves because of cross-contamination between health care workers and patients. Microbiological samples of oral streptococci beneath rings and between fingers under non-sterile exam...
Enzymatic hydrolysis is an important, but time limiting step in the process of converting biomass into ethanol. High solids concentrations are desired in order to minimize reactor size and achieve a higher concentration of glucose in the end...
This dissertation describes galvanic exchange of silver (Ag) nanostructures with PdCl42- in 1) various PdCl42- concentrations, 2) the presence of 0.1 M cetyitrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and 3) the presence of 0.1 M potassium bromide (KBr). It...
It is important to burn the air toxics and harmful gases which come from water and wastewater treatment processes. In common practice, instead of natural gas, digester gas is used for economical reasons. This burning process takes place in the...
Elastomer degradation when exposed to chloraminated potable water is dependent on a number of poorly understood factors. Temperature and chloramine concentration are both believed to play roles, however, they have not been adequately defined. In...
Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an electrokinetic force capable of attracting or repelling neutrally charged particles due to a non-uniform electric field [1, 2]. Positive dielectrophoresis attracts particles in the region of the highest electric field...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Equipment; University of Louisville--Buildings; Men; University of Louisville--Employees
Plumbing crew primes the mine pump with water to start the water flow through the pump in the north basement stairwell of the University of Louisville College of Business. Pictured from left to right are:
Mike Aldi, Plumber; Troy Thompson,...
High solids processing of biomass slurries provides the following benefits: maximized product concentration in the fermentable sugar stream, reduced water usage, and reduced reactor size. However, high solids processing poses mixing and heat...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Flood damage; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Men; Furniture; Stairways; University of Louisville--Employees
Plumbing crew stands in the doorway of the University of Louisville College of Business basement. Left to right: Danny Carter, Plumbing Foreman Physical Plant; Troy Thompson, H.V.A.C. mechanic Belknap Campus; Leo Lear, plumber Belknap Campus; Tom...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Flood damage; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Furniture
Chairs lay sideways in the flooded basement of the University of Louisville College of Business. Debris on the wall suggests that the water level has decreased since the height of the flooding. Photograph was taken in the late afternoon.
It is known that carbohydrates on oxidation break into fragments which later are oxidised, or reduced, according as the conditions of the bodily functioning may favor, and it is in this process or reaction of the carbohydrate molecule that the...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Vehicles; Equipment; Stairways; University of Louisville--Buildings; Men; University of Louisville--Employees
Cleanup crew (Leo Lear, Plumber, Belknap Campus at right; Tom Sensabaugh, Plumber, Belknap Campus at left) lowers suction device into the basement on the north side of the University of Louisville College of Business on the afternoon of the flood....
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Equipment
A green suction tube floats in the flooded basement of the University of Louisville College of Business, looking south from the North Basement Entrance to the College of Business. Photograph was taken in the late afternoon.
