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Polyacrylic acid for repair of leaky wellbores in CO₂ storage formations and possible applications to sediment deformation studies
(2018-12-04)A novel application of pH-sensitive polyacrylic acid in sealing cement leakage pathways in wells drilled in geologic CO2 storage formations is developed. A major concern for geological carbon storage is the ability of the ... -
Masters thesis recital (clarinet)
(2020-03-09)Bug (1999) / Bruno Mantovani -- Sonata in F minor, op. 120, No. 1 (1894) / Johannes Brahms -- Andante et allegro (1881) / Ernest Chausson -- Carmen fantasy (1993) / Alexander Rosenblatt -
Effects of school re-entry programs on school-age individuals with chronic illnesses post-hospitalization
(2019-10-30)Children with chronic illnesses are at risk for a variety of negative outcomes. They have lower rates of academic achievement, less school engagement, fewer peer connections, and poorer psychological outcomes (Gottfried, ... -
High throughput methods for measuring TCR-pMHC affinity and specificity
(2017-11-09)T cells are a crucial component of the human immune response. I developed two technology platforms that enable high-throughput measurement of TCR-pMHC affinity, sequence, and specificity from human T cells ex-vivo. I use ... -
Influence of water content on ion sorption and transport in cross-linked polymer membranes
(2020-02-03)Polymer membrane-based technologies have been successfully utilized for a variety of desalination applications, including reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO), electrodialysis (ED), and others. In these applications, ... -
Natural gas vehicles, an idea whose time has come
(1992)The recent events in the Persian Gulf have again heightened the realization that the United States is still as energy dependent on Mideast supplies of oil as it was eighteen years ago when the Arabs imposed their first oil ... -
Effects of displacement on identity
The concepts of identity and identification are of enormous significance to millions of displaced people worldwide. Among the more than one billion people who lack any official form of identity are refugees, asylum seekers, ... -
In vitro and in vivo characterization of Fc-receptor expression and function on various immune cell subsets
(2018-08-01)Over the years, the standard care in cancer treatment has changed from surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy alone to include the promising field of immunotherapy. Cancer immunotherapy enhances a patient's own immune ... -
Family peer advocates : strengthening the alliance among high need families and mental health providers
(2019-11-13)Family Peer Advocates (FPAs) are one type of peer-to-peer support proposed to help address unmet mental health needs of children and families and augment mental health treatment. This study examined whether FPA support ... -
Doctoral thesis recital (collaborative piano)
(2020-03-07)Brillance pour saxophone alto et piano (1974) / Ida Gotkovsky -- Sonata for Piano and Cello in A Major Op. 69 (1809) / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Carmen Fantasy (1994) / Alexander Rosenblatt -
Characterizing the maturation routes of HIV-neutralizing antibodies using intronic mutations
The development of an HIV-1 vaccine that elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) that protect against a wide spectrum of strains has remained elusive. However, certain infected individuals have shown the ability ... -
Machine learning for channel coding in low-resolution OFDM systems
(2020-02-03)This report investigates the quantization effects of low-resolution analog-to-digital converters in OFDM systems for channel coding. Channel codes require soft-bit information in order to perform effectively, but quantization ... -
Linear to circular waste : reimagining Austin’s waste economy
The United States currently trails the rest of the developed world regarding waste infrastructure. While other countries and regions are focused on implementing sustainable technologies such as advanced waste infrastructure ... -
Rail electrification’s potential for emissions abatement in the freight industry : a case study of a transcontinental rail corridor
This research examines freight rail electrification by creating an energy model to simulate trains along specific corridors. The parameters for the energy model were developed after an extensive literature review. Using ... -
En etapas : parenting practices and resiliency of mothers migrating with children from Central America’s Northern Triangle
In this project, I explored the ways asylum-seeking mothers from Central America’s Northern Triangle who migrated with children to the U.S. navigated their parental role during the migration process. Specifically, I ... -
Structural basis of RNA Polymerase II C-terminal domain kinase and phosphatase specificity and their impact on transcriptional regulation
(2020-01-30)Transcription from a most basic perspective is the process of generating strands of RNA from DNA templates. However, in order to control when, where, and how much of specific RNAs are made, cells have evolved vast arrays ... -
El cooperativismo como espacio político y económico para el empoderamiento de las mujeres negras e indígenas : diálogos intersectoriales sur-sur (República Dominicana y Guatemala)
(2019-08-19)La investigación describe y analiza la interseccionalidad de las condiciones de dos organizaciones lideradas mayoritariamente por mujeres de color, Mujeres Unidas (Los Platanitos, La República Dominicana) y ByoEarth ... -
Doctoral thesis recital (voice (soprano))
(2020-03-08)Deh vieni non tardar from Le Nozze di Figaro (1786) / Wolfgang A. Mozart -- Canciones clásicas españolas (1920) / Fernando Obradors -- Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (1947) / Samuel Barber -- My White Knight from The Music Man ...
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