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Spring 2023

Pal, Sanhita

concentrations. It has been argued that HEAs exhibit high configurational entropy features that arise from compositionally complex mixing, which enable them to stabilize a single-phase solid solution structure. Owing to the solid solution phase formations, these alloys have shown immense structural properties

exploration of high entropy alloys in conjunction with thermal spraying techniques to address numerous challenges in extreme engineering environments is still in their early stage of development. Only a few studies were attempted to develop thermal-sprayed HEA coatings to protect against wear and corrosion

Fall 2022

Yang, Wenshuai

structural integrity and wettability after cyclic friction tests. Moreover, the CNCs-coated membrane showed high water permeation flux (~ 6000 L m−2 h−1 bar-1) and remarkable self-cleaning properties in the oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion separation process, demonstrating its great potential in oily wastewater

. This work not only expands the application of functional mussel-inspired coatings in wastewater treatment processes but also gives new insight into the precise designing of functional coatings with tunable properties for a broad range of engineering and environmental applications.

Fall 2014

Moreno Tellez, Francisco J

structural integrity of the cap rock. This integrity is controlled by two mechanisms, which are geological leakage mechanism and wellbore leakage mechanism. Wellbores provide access to a reservoir and may serve as preferential flow paths by allowing upward migration of injected CO2. This migration, unlike

engineering platform to assess wellbore integrity. A methodology to assess the transport properties of wells is introduced. The methodology presented systematically identifies and estimates the effect of each of the physical and chemical processes responsible for the alteration of the transport properties

2006

Li, Yuxi, Bai, Baochun, Harms, Janelle, Holte, Robert

Technical report TR06-11. Intra-domain traffic engineering is essential for the operation of an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Demand-oblivious routing (Applegate and Cohen 2003) promises excellent performance guarantee with changing and uncertain traffic demands. However, it is non-trivial

Fall 2020

Kosteniuk, Brynn M

well as my interpretations of the data. To conduct Study 1, I analyzed self-report survey data from 285 recently hospitalized PWUD. Using hierarchical setwise logistic regression, I applied the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations by entering predictor variables in blocks. Each block represented

%) being most prevalent. Structural barriers to services were more commonly reported than motivational barriers. These findings are similar to those reported in community and population health studies, which may reflect broader healthcare utilization patterns amongst this population. Tailoring acute care

1982

Lindsay, J. D., Turchenek, L. W.

, agriculture, engineering, wildlife and recreational uses, and soil sensitivity to acidic deposition. Data for representative soil profiles are presented in RMD Report L-80, \"Soils Inventory of the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Study Area: Appendix 9.4\".

A soil survey of the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP) study area was initiated in 1976 as part of the program objective to establish a data base for the area. The purpose of this report and accompanying soil maps is to provide data on the kinds, characteristics, location

means of air photo interpretation and supporting field checks on 1:50,000 airphotos. Recurring patterns of soils, landforms, and vegetation were delineated. The information was transferred first to 1:50,000 preliminary maps and then to eight 1:126,720 maps which accompany this report. General

1996

Liu, Ling

Technical report TR96-30. The increased complexity of object-oriented models necessitates the enhancement of adaptiveness and robustness of an object-oriented design towards changing requirements. The understanding of what properties are critical for construction of an adaptive schema design

. They encourage the reuse of operational specifications against the structural modification of an object-oriented schema. Propagation pattern refinement is suited for the specification of reusable operational modules. The main innovations are in raising the level of abstraction for behavioral schema

design, and for making possible the derivation of operational semantics from structural specifications. We argue that, by using these adaptive specification techniques, the workload required for reorganization and reprogramming of the existing investment (object base and programs), after parts of the

2018-01-16

Hunter, Carmanah D, Khanna, Neha, Richards, Michele R, Darestani, Reza Rezaei, Zou, Chunxia, Klassen, John S, Cairo, Christopher W.

Recognition of terminal sialic acids is central to many cellular processes, and structural modification of sialic acid can disrupt these interactions. A prominent, naturally occuring, modification of sialic acid is 9-O-acetylation (9-O-Ac). Study of this modification through generation and analysis

-acetylation, and C-5 group (Neu5Gc). Relative rates of substrate cleavage by hNEU were determined using fluorescence spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. We report that 9-O-acetylation had a significant, and differential, impact on sialic acid hydrolysis by hNEU with general substrate

aglycone. The impact of these minor structural changes to sialic acid on hNEU activity was unexpected, and these results provide evidence of the substantial influence of 9-O-Ac modifications on hNEU enzyme substrate specificity. Furthermore, these findings may implicate hNEU in processes governed by 9-O

2013

Smith, Malinda .S.

hiring bridged the gender gap at the University of Alberta? This AASUA Equity Report analyzes the 2011 University of Alberta Employment Equity Census data for 17 faculties2 and finds the following: First, there is a gender gap at all ranks and levels. Male professors outnumber women 2:1.Second, the

, male full professors outnumber male new scholars and mid-career scholars by almost 2:1, meaning most male faculty at the University are concentrated at the highest rank. Third, the gender gap varies across the 17 faculties examined in this report. The most significant gender gaps are in 8 faculties

that have between 10 to 30% female professors. The 8 include the faculties of Science, Engineering, Business, Medicine & Dentistry, Augustana, Law, School of Public Health, and Physical Education & Recreation.

Fall 2019

Chen, Jingsi

length, demonstrating cooperative effect between hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions at the single-molecular level. In good agreement, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on the interactions of UPy-UPy dimers also indicated higher structural stability with longer hydrophobic spacers. This

multifunctional materials ranging from drug carriers to flexible electronics, providing new insights and approaches to the development of advanced functional materials based on multiple hydrogen bonds for diverse biomedical and engineering applications.