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Spring 2012
The association between stimulant drug use and the presence of a psychotic disorder raises questions about causation. Substance-induced psychosis may differ etiologically from schizophrenia despite similar phenotypic presentation. It is possible that stimulant drug users who develop symptoms of...
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A spectroscopic approach for inferring charcoal concentrations and fire history from lacustrine sediments
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Current wildfire activity highlights the precarious ecological state of for- ests owing to the combined effects of climate change and management practices. Because the analysis of long-term fire frequency from sedimentary archives is critical to understanding fire dynamics, there is a continuous...
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An Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopic Diagnostic Device for Characterization of Liquid-Liquid Systems and Phase Separation Detection in Emulsions
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Rapid characterization of complex fluids, especially sensing emulsion stability, is crucial for many industrial applications, ranging from pharmaceutical industry to petroleum production. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a powerful tool for electrical characterization of such...
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An Investigation of Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Spectroscopy
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Hazlin Zaini, Zhang Chen, Min Liu, Fabrizio Giuliani, Chris Hanstock, Christian Beaulieu. Altered white matter connectivity between early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis patients, Abstract # 3610. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 21st Annual...
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Fall 2011
This thesis work focuses on the investigation of utilizing magnetoresistance phenomena in ferromagnetic metals to control the propagation of terahertz electromagnetic radiation confined to subwavelength structures. The purpose of this investigation is to study these phenomena as a potential...
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Chiral Transition Metal Complexes under Resonance: Mechanism of a New Form of Chiral Raman Spectroscopy
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My PhD thesis primarily focuses on exploring chiroptical events and signatures of chiral transition metal complexes when they are under (near) resonance conditions. To achieve this goal, multiple chiroptical spectroscopic techniques were utilized, aided by theoretical calculations. These...
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Continuous wave terahertz frequency spectroscopy and imaging for explosives detection and security screenings
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Continuous-wave terahertz (THz) spectroscopy was performed on high explosive materials using the Firefly-THz optical parametric oscillator (OPO). Cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine (RDX), pentaerythritol-tetranitrate (PETN) and Composition-4 were scanned...
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Fall 2009
In rodents, stress and corticosteroids rapidly increase excitatory neurotransmission. During excitatory neurotransmission, glutamate concentrations are maintained by conversion of glutamine to glutamate. The hypothesis was that cortisol would alter human prefrontal glutamine or glutamate...
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Development of a Mid-infrared Detection System for Real-time Measurements of Gas Phase Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes using a Tunable External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser
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The chemical transformation of trace gases, including reactions that result in aerosol particle formation, as well as the composition of the atmosphere deeply influence air quality and Earth's global climate. Use of a simulation chamber to study smog formation is a common method to investigate...