Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (Professional Degree)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1922. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Illustrated by author. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed June 10, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 9).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Liberty University, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- The University at Albany, Organizational Studies Ph.D. Program, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-172).

Thesis (Ph.D. Geography)--University of Waikato, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-322)

La thèse est consacrée à la synthèse et à l’étude des propriétés des matériaux hybrides inorganique-organique à base de polyaniline (PANI) et de polypyrrole (PPy) avec des nanoparticules TiO2 (rutile et anatase) et SnO2 applicables à détection l'ammoniac et aux amines. La croissance directe du polymère sur la surface des nanoparticules a permis l’obtention de matériaux nanocomposites avec une structure “core-shell” qui diffère du mélange mécanique simple par une distribution plus uniforme des polymères et une interaction plus forte entre les composants source. L’objet de la recherche est le processus de formation de nanocomposites de polyaniline et de polypyrrole avec des oxydes métalliques. L’objectif de la recherche est de révéler les particularités de la formation et les propriétés des matériaux composites nanostructurés à base de polymères conducteurs et nanoparticules d’oxydes métalliques sensibles à l’ammoniac et aux amines. Les méthodes de recherche incluent le RedOx et la surveillance du pH, FTIR et UV-spectroscopie, SEM, TEM, thermogravimétrie, chromatographie liquide, mesures de conductivité et tests de capteurs. La nouvelle approche d’étude de la cinétique du processus de polymérisation de l'aniline par la surveillance simultané du RedOx et du pH du milieu réactionnel a été proposée. Pour la première fois, on a montré l’influence des acides sulfoniques et des oxydes métalliques sur le procédé de polymérisation de l’aniline et les caractéristiques moléculaires du polymère obtenu. En outre, une corrélation linéaire entre le contenu en nanoparticules et la durée réciproque des stades séparés de la polymérisation a été démontrée. Les nanocomposites “core-shell” formés ont une sensibilité à l’ammoniac et aux amines environ 2 fois supérieure à celle du polymère pur. Les nouveaux matériaux développés peuvent être utilisés dans la fabrication de couches actives des capteurs chimiorésistifs. / The thesis is devoted to the synthesis and investigation of properties of inorganic-organic polyaniline (PANI) and polypyrrole (PPy) based hybrid materials with TiO2 (rutile and anatase) and SnO2 nanoparticles applicable for ammonia and amines detection. The direct polymer growth on the surface of nanoparticles allowed obtaining of nanocomposite materials with a “core-shell” structure which differs from simple mechanical mixture by more uniform polymer distribution and stronger interaction between source components.The object of research is the process of formation of polyaniline and polypyrrole nanocomposites with metal oxides. The research goal is to reveal formation peculiarities and properties of nanostructured composite materials based on conducting polymers and metal oxides nanoparticles that are sensitive to ammonia and amines. Research methods include RedOx and pH monitoring, FTIR and UV-spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, thermogravimetry, liquid chromatography, conductivity measurements and sensor tests.The new approach to study kinetics of aniline polymerization process by simultaneous RedOx and pH monitoring of reaction medium was proposed. For the first time the influence of sulfonic acids and metal oxides on the aniline polymerization process and molecular characteristics of the obtained polymer was shown. For the first time a linear correlation between the nanoparticles content and reciprocal duration of separate stages of polymerization was shown. Formed "core-shell" nanocomposites have sensitivity to ammonia and amines of about 2 times higher than the pure polymer. Developed new materials can be used in the manufacturing of chemoresistive sensors' active layers.

We are now in an era where the technology has rapidly become democratized. The restrictions of relational databases to address the requirements of contemporary application domains, such as semantic web and social networking, where data has an inherited graph structure underlying in it, leads to the development of new technology called Graph Databases. Graph databases can be defined as those in which data structures for the schema and instances are modelled as graphs and data manipulation is expressed by graph-traversal operations. On the other hand, the Complexity involved in the relational model to process large queries quickly involving complex join operations leads to the development of the Join-Core. The Join Core consists of a set of tables that store the relationships of data. With join core, no relations or intermediate results need to be retrieved, generated, or transferred, only query results need to be transferred over the networks. In this study, an overview and comparison of current graph database models like AllegroGraph, FlockDB, Neo4j, Sones, DEX etc. is presented. The comparison shows that Neo4j is the most popular and highly recommended among all graph databases. Also the experimental results of Join Core against Neo4j graph database shows that join core performance is more efficient that Neo4j when the query has complex join operations involved in it.

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Campylobacterjejuni, a Gram-negative enteric pathogen, is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the developed world. A C. jejuni strain 8 1-176 transposon library was used to screen for mutants over-producing a calcofluor white (CFW)-reactive polymer implicated in biofilm formation. This identified two lipooligosaccharide (LOS) core mutants: one defective for a two-domain glycosyltransferase (lgtF), and the other defective in a heptosyltransferase (waaF). To determine if other LOS core mutants displayed a similar phenotype, and to explore other biological outcomes of step-wise LOS truncations on C. jejuni stress resistance and pathogenesis, mutant strains defective for GaiT and CstII were also constructed. Silver stain and mass spectrometry analyses confirmed the sequential truncation of sialic acid (ΔcstII), galactose (ΔgalT), two glucoses (ΔlgtF), and heptose II (ΔwaaF). While the ΔlgtF and ΔwaaF mutants exhibited enhanced biofilm formation and ΔlgtF displayed increased sensitivity to complement killing, no effect for these phenotypes and only modest alterations in CFW reactivity were seen with partial outer core truncations. Deletion of LgtF had no effect on mouse colonization in vivo, or on invasion and intracellular survival in epithelial cells in vitro. In contrast, the ΔwaaF mutant exhibited a significant defect in intracellular survival in vitro. Interestingly, the mutants exhibited stepwise increases in susceptibility to the antimicrobial peptide LL-37, with /waaF and ΔlgtF being more susceptible and ΔgalT and ΔstII being more resistant than wild type. In contrast, all of the mutants were highly susceptible to polymyxin B. This is the first report of C. jejuni susceptibility to LL-37 and of LOS affecting polymyxin B resistance. Each of these appears to be independent of overt effects on outer membrane protein expression, membrane stability, or surface hydrophobicity. Together, our data indicate that the length and specific moieties of the LOS play important roles in C. jejuni biology, and suggest a dynamic interplay of the LOS with other stress resistance factors. / Science, Faculty of / Microbiology and Immunology, Department of / Graduate