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The field of molecular bioenergetics deals with the energy transduction in biological cells. In this project, respiration and more specifically proton and sodium pumping enzymes and their coupling to electron transfer have been in focus. First we have been interested in the Na+-pumping NADH:quinone reductase from Vibrio cholerae which is the entry site of electrons in the respiratory chain of several pathogens. The role of specific flavin cofactors and amino acids involved in Na+ transfer has been shown in a combined IR spectroscopic and electrochemical approach. The interaction between proteins, namely the cytochrome c552 and the CuA fragment from the terminal ba3 oxidase from the organism Thermus thermophilus was then investigated. Structural reorganization during electron transfer was revealed by IR spectroscopy. Finally, in the third part of the project the interaction within the bc1-aa3 supercomplex from the respiratory chain from Corynebacterium glutamicum was analyzed.

This study situates the literary works of Amy Lowell, Djuna Barnes, H.D., and Gertrude Stein in a genealogy of American modernist war writing by women that disrupts and revises patriarchal war narrative. These authors take ownership of war and war-related trauma as subjects for women writers. Combining the theories of Dominick LaCapra, Judith Butler, Elaine Scarry, and Elizabeth Grosz with close readings of primary texts, I offer feminist analyses that account for trauma and real-world materiality in literary representations of female embodiment in wartime. This framework enables an interdisciplinary discussion that focuses on representations of war and trauma in conjunction with identity politics.I examine Lowell's poetry collection Men, Women and Ghosts (1916), Barnes's novel Nightwood (1936), H.D.'s poem Trilogy (1944-1946), and Stein's novel Mrs. Reynolds (1952). The chapters highlight the progressively feminist and personal ownership of war and trauma embedded in the texts. Lowell and Barnes begin the work of deconstructing gendered binary constructions and inserting women into war narrative, and H.D. and Stein continue this trajectory through cultivation of more pronounced depictions of women and their bodies in war narrative.The strategies are distinct and specific to each author, but there are common characteristics in their literary responses to World War I and World War II. Each author protests war: war is destructive for Lowell, perverse for Barnes, traumatic for H.D., and disruptive for Stein. Additionally, each author renders female bodies as sites of contested identity and as markers of presence in war narrative. The female bodies portrayed are often traumatized and marked by the ravages of war: bodily injury and psychological and emotional distress. H.D. and Stein envision strategies for resolving (if only partially) trauma, but Lowell and Barnes do not.This project recovers alternative war narratives by important American modernist women writers, expands the definition and canon of war literature, contributes new scholarship on works by the selected authors, and constructs an original critical framework. The ramifications of this study are an increased awareness of who was writing about war and the shape that responses to it took in avant-garde literature of the early twentieth century. / Department of English

ix, 267 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / In English literary studies, classical epic poetry is typically regarded as a masculinist genre that imparts and reinforces the values of dominant culture. The Iliad , Odyssey , and Aeneid , after all, were written by men, feature male heroes, and recount the violent events that gave rise to the misogynistic societies of ancient Greece and Rome. Yet, in the twentieth century, women poets have found inspiration for their feminist projects in these ostensibly masculinist poems. The four poets in this study, for example, have drawn from the work of Homer and Virgil to criticize the ways that conventional conceptions of gender identity have impaired both men and women. One might expect, and indeed, most critics argue, that women like H.D., Gwendolyn Brooks, Louise Glück, and Anne Carson invoke their classical predecessors only to reject them and the repressive values that they represent. Close readings of these poets' work, however, demonstrate that, far from dismissing the ancient poems, Helen in Egypt , Annie Allen , Meadowlands , and Autobiography of Red are deeply invested in them, finding in them models for their own social critiques. The work of these four poets emphasizes that the classical epics are not one-dimensional celebrations of violence and traditional masculinity. Indeed, the work of Homer and Virgil expresses anxiety about the misogynistic values of the heroic code to which its warriors adhere, and it urges that war and violence are antithetical to civilized society. In examining the ways that modern women poets have drawn from these facets of the ancient works to condemn the sexism, racism, and heterocentrism of contemporary culture, my dissertation seeks to challenge the characterization of classical epic that prevails in English literary studies and to assert the necessity of understanding the complexity of the ancient texts that inspire modern poets. Taking an intertextual approach, I hope to show that close readings of the classical epics facilitate our understanding of how and why modern women have engaged the work of their ancient predecessors and that this knowledge, in turn, emphasizes that the epic genre is more complex than we have recognized and that its tradition still flourishes. / Committee in charge: Karen Ford, Chairperson, English; Paul Peppis, Member, English; Steven Shankman, Member, English; P. Lowell Bowditch, Outside Member, Classics

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[ES] En este trabajo de tesis doctoral, la investigación se ha centrado en el desarrollo de diferentes procesos catalíticos heterogéneos empleando materiales híbridos orgánico-inorgánicos porosos (MOFs y sílices funcionalizadas) y materiales orgánicos aromáti-cos (PAFs), que se han estudiado en diversas reacciones orgánicas. Tras la preparación de los MOFs en estudio, se han caracterizado sus propiedades estructurales y se han determinado sus centros activos en los clústeres metálicos (circonio, hafnio o cerio). La reactividad de estos MOFs y de los materiales híbridos sílice-aminas se ha estudia-do teniendo en cuenta sus centros catalíticos; estas reacciones se han optimizado lle-vando a cabo un estudio de los mecanismos de reacción. Finalmente, se han preparado sólidos homoquirales de tipo PAF que presentan el sistema binaftilo, cuya reactividad también ha sido probada. Más específicamente, en el capítulo 3 se ha estudiado la esterificación de amidas, que permite convertirlas en ésteres, grupos funcionales más versátiles. Esta transfor-mación se ha abordado desde la catálisis heterogénea via MOFs basados en circonio, hafnio y cerio de las series MOF-808, UiO-66 y MOF-801. El catalizador más eficien-te para la esterificación de amidas ha sido el MOF-808-Zr. Mediante análisis TGA y la adsorción de una molécula sonda básica (CO) estudiada utilizando espectroscopia FT-IR, se han determinado los centros ácidos de Lewis y Brönsted presentes en ellos. De los MOFs preparados en este trabajo, el MOF 808-Zr posee una menor conectividad de los clústeres metálicos y un mayor tamaño de poro mayor que el UiO-66 y el MOF-801; además, tiene el balance adecuado de centros ácidos y básicos de Brönsted y Lewis para activar los sustratos de la reacción. El alcance de la alcoholisis con n-butanol se ha extendido a un gran número de sustratos (amidas primarias, secundarias y terciarias; aromáticas y alifáticas). La reacción también se ha estudiado en condicio-nes no solvolíticas con alcoholes más complejos. El catalizador es estable durante la reacción y puede ser reutilizado fácilmente. El mecanismo de reacción en la esterifica-ción de benzamida con n butanol catalizada por MOF-808-Zr se ha investigado me-diante el análisis cinético empleando el modelo de LHHW y el estudio in situ de las interacciones moleculares por FT-IR. En el capítulo 4, se ha investigado la deuteración por intercambio isotópico deute-rio/hidrógeno catalizada por aminas soportadas en sílice comerciales empleando D2O como fuente de deuterio. Este procedimiento es aplicable a una gran gama de sustra-tos, como compuestos carbonílicos, sales de organofosfonio, nitrocompuestos e, inclu-so, hormonas esteroideas. La estabilidad del catalizador, SiO2-(CH2)3-NH2, se mantie-ne hasta en 10 usos de reacción sin pérdidas significativas de la actividad. Por último, en el capítulo 5, se afronta la síntesis y aplicación de PAFs homoquira-les donde se ha integrado el esqueleto del BINOL (1,1′-binaftil-2,2′-diol) y del BIN-BAM (1,1' binaftil-2,2'-disulfonimida) generando tres nuevos PAFs activos en catáli-sis asimétrica: PAF-3,3'-(S)-BINOL, PAF-6,6'-(R)-BINOL y PAF 3,3'-(S)-BINBAM. En concreto, el PAF-6,6'-(R)-BINOL ha demostrado su actividad catalítica en la reacción de alquilación de aldehídos aromáticos con dietil-zinc y el catalizador PAF-3,3'-(S)-BINBAM es activo en la reacción aldólica de Mukaiyama y la reducción del doble enlace de compuestos carbonílicos a,b-insaturados. / [CA] En aquesta tesi doctoral, la investigació s'ha centrat en el desenvolupament de dife-rents processos catalítics heterogenis emprant materials híbrids orgànic-inorgànics porosos (MOFs i sílices funcionalitzades) i materials orgànics aromàtics (PAFs), que s'han estudiat en diverses reaccions orgàniques. Després de la preparació dels MOFs en estudi, s'han caracteritzat les seues propietats estructurals i s'han determinat els seus centres actius en els clústers metàl·lics (zirconi, hafni o ceri). La reactivitat d'aquests MOFs i dels materials híbrids sílice-amines s'ha estudiat tenint en compte els seus cen-tres catalítics; aquestes reaccions s'han optimitzat duent a termini un estudi dels meca-nismes de reacció. Finalment, s'han preparat sòlids homoquirals de tipus PAF que presenten el sistema binaftilo, la reactivitat del qual també ha sigut provada. Més específicament, en el capítol 3 s'ha estudiat l'esterificació d' amides, que per-met convertir-les en èsters, grups funcionals més versàtils. Aquesta transformació s'ha abordat des de la catàlisi heterogènia via *MOFs basats en zirconi, hafni i ceri de les sèries MOF-808, UiO-66 i MOF-801. El catalitzador més eficient per a l'esterificació d'amides ha sigut el MOF-808-Zr. Mitjançant anàlisi TGA i l'adsorció d'una molècula sonda bàsica (CO) estudiada utilitzant espectroscopia FT-IR, s'han determinat els cen-tres àcids de Lewis i Brönsted presents en ells. Dels MOFs preparats en aquest treball, el MOF 808-Zr posseeix una menor connectivitat dels clústers metàl·lics i una major grandària de porus que el UiO-66 i el MOF-801; a més, té el balanç adequat de centres àcids i bàsics de Brönsted i Lewis per a activar els substrats de la reacció. L'abast de l'alcoholisi amb n-butanol s'ha estés a un gran nombre de substrats (amides primàries, secundàries i terciàries; aromàtiques i alifàtiques). La reacció també s'ha estudiat en condicions no solvolítiques amb alcohols més complexos. El catalitzador és estable durant la reacció i pot ser reutilitzat fàcilment. El mecanisme de reacció en l'esterifica-ció de benzamida amb n-butanol catalitzada per MOF-808-Zr s'ha investigat mitja-nçant l'anàlisi cinètica emprant el model de LHHW i l'estudi in situ de les interaccions moleculars per FT-IR. En el capítol 4, s'ha investigat la deuteració per intercanvi isotòpic deuteri/hidrògen catalitzada per amines suportades en sílices comercials emprant D2O com a font de deuteri. Aquest procediment és aplicable a una gran gamma de substrats, com a com-postos carbonílics, sals d'organofosfoni, nitrocompostos i, inclosa, hormones esteroi-dals. L'estabilitat del catalitzador, SiO2-(CH2)3-NH2, es manté fins a 10 usos de reac-ció sense pèrdues significatives de l'activitat. Finalment, en el capítol 5, s'afronta la síntesi i aplicació de PAFs homoquirals on s'ha integrat l'esquelet del BINOL (1,1′-binaftil-2,2′-diol) i del BINBAM (1,1'-binaftil-2,2'-disulfonimida) generant tres nous PAFs actius en catàlisi asimètrica: PAF-3,3'-(S)-BINOL, PAF-6,6'-(R)-BINOL i PAF 3,3'-(S)-BINBAM. En concret, el PAF-6,6'-(R)-BINOL ha demostrat la seua activitat catalítica en la reacció d'alquilació d'aldehids aromàtics amb dietil-zinc i el catalitzador PAF-3,3'-(S)-BINBAM és actiu en la reacció aldólica de Mukaiyama i la reducció del doble enllaç de compostos carbonílics a,b-insaturats. / [EN] In this Doctoral Thesis, the research has been focused on the development of different heterogeneous catalytic processes using hybrid porous organic-inorganic materials (MOFs and functionalized silicas) and organic aromatic materials (PAFs), which have been studied in various organic reactions. After the preparation of the MOFs under study, their structural properties have been characterised and their active centres in the metal clusters (zirconium, hafnium or cerium) have been determined. The reactivity of these MOFs and the hybrid silica-mine materials has been studied considering their catalytic centres; these reactions have been optimised by carrying out a study of the reaction mechanisms. Finally, homochiral PAF-type solids have been prepared with the binafil system, whose reactivity has also been tested. More specifically, the esterification of amides has been studied in Chapter 3. This reaction allows to convert the amides into esters, which are more versatile functional groups. This transformation has been approached from the heterogeneous catalysis via MOFs based on zirconium, hafnium and cerium of the MOF-808, UiO-66 and MOF-801 series. The most efficient catalyst for amide esterification has been MOF-808-Zr. Using TGA analysis and the adsorption of a basic probe molecule (CO) studied using FT-IR spectroscopy, the acid centres of Lewis and Brönsted present in them have been determined. Among the MOFs prepared in this work, MOF 808-Zr has a lower metal cluster connectivity and a larger pore size than UiO-66 and MOF-801; it also has the appropriate balance of acid and basic Brönsted and Lewis centres to activate the reaction substrates. The scope of n-butanol alcoholysis has been extended to a large number of substrates (primary, secondary and tertiary amides; aromatic and aliphatic). The reaction has also been studied in non-solvolitic conditions with more complex alco-hols. The catalyst is stable during the reaction and can be easily reused. The reaction mechanism in the esterification of benzamide with n-butanol catalysed by MOF-808-Zr has been investigated through kinetic analysis using the LHHW model and the in situ study of molecular interactions by FT-IR. In Chapter 4, the deuteration by isotopic deuterium/hydrogen exchange catalysed by commercial silica-supported amines using D2O as a source of deuterium has been investigated. This procedure is applicable to a wide range of substrates, such as carbonylic compounds, organophosphonium salts, nitro compounds and, even, steroid hormones. The stability of the catalyst, SiO2-(CH2)3-NH2, is maintained for up to 10 reaction uses without significant loss of activity. Finally, in Chapter 5, the synthesis and application of homochiral PAFs, in which the structure of BINOL (1,1′-binaftil-2,2′-diol) and BIN-BAM (1,1' binaftil-2,2'-disulfonimide) has been integrated, is discussed. Three new PAFs active in asymmetric catalysis has been generated: PAF-3,3'-(S)-BINOL, PAF-6,6'-(R)-BINOL and PAF 3,3'-(S)-BINBAM. In particular, PAF-6,6'-(R)-BINOL has demonstrated its catalytic activity in the alkylation reaction of aromatic aldehydes with diethyl zinc and the catalyst PAF-3,3'-(S)-BINBAM is active in the Mukaiyama aldolic reaction and the reduction of the double bond of carbonylic a,b-unsaturated compounds. / Villoria Del Álamo, B. (2021). Síntesis de catalizadores sólidos orgánicos e híbridos orgánicos-inorgánicos y su aplicación [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/163789