Browsing ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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N-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-L-Homoserine Lactone in the Breast Tumor Microenvironment
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-12)The tumor microenvironment is a well-recognized contributor to cancer progression in solid tumors. Cancer cell interactions with abnormal extracellular matrix, tumor associated immune and stromal cells, and aberrant fluid ... -
N-ary Cross-sentence Relation Extraction: From Supervised to Unsupervised Learning
(Virginia Tech, 2021-05-19)Relation extraction is the problem of extracting relations between entities described in the text. Relations identify a common "fact" described by distinct entities. Conventional relation extraction approaches focus on ... -
A Nacreous Self-Assembled Nanolaminate for Corrosion Resistance on 2024-Al Alloy
(Virginia Tech, 2003-05-24)Nanometer thick layers of clay and polymer were formed on mica, silicon, and aluminum 2024-T3 alloy using alternating solutions of positively and negatively charged polymer and clay, respectively. Atomic force microscopy ... -
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
(Virginia Tech, 2005-05-04)Out of the violent conflicts in the former Soviet Union, the war over Nagorno-Karabakh is the most threatening to the future development of the region, both economically and politically, as it is no closer to a solution ... -
Name symbolism in Hawthorne's five finished novels
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1970)Because of the allegorical nature of much of Hawthorne’s work, it is appropriate to discover symbolism in the author's selection of given names and surnames for his characters. Name symbolism includes both sound and meaning ... -
Nanjing Library: A Study of Intangible Contents of Architecture
(Virginia Tech, 2005-05-10)The thesis is to discuss how to design for our time(2005) while respecting traditional Chinese culture and philosophy. It proposes a solution to the conflict between traditional Chinese architecture and modernization ... -
Nano-Confined Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids for Electrochemical Applications
(Virginia Tech, 2018-02-28)Room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) and their derivatives are promising electrolytes for electrochemical devices including supercapacitors. Understanding the behavior of RTILs in these devices is critical for improving ... -
Nanobiotechnology Enabled Environmental Sensing of Water and Wastewater
(Virginia Tech, 2023-01-13)Many environmental compartments are acknowledged transmission routes for infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance, and anthropogenic pollution. The need for environmental sensing has consistently been stressed as a means ... -
Nanocellulose: Preparation, Characterization, Supramolecular Modeling, and its Life Cycle Assessment
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12-13)Nanocellulose is a nascent and promising material with many exceptional properties and a broad spectrum of potential applications; hence, it has drawn increasing research interests in the past decade. A new type of ... -
Nanocomposite Dispersion: Quantifying the Structure-Function Relationship
(Virginia Tech, 2011-09-06)The dispersion quality of nanoinclusions within a matrix material is often overlooked when relating the effect of nanoscale structures on functional performance and processing/property relationships for nanocomposite ... -
Nanocomposite of ZrO2/Polymer Thin-Film Coatings by the Ionically Self-Assembled Monolayer Technique
(Virginia Tech, 1998-03-16)Nanocomposites of multilayer structures of zirconia/polymer thin-film coatings have been fabricated on quartz and single-crystal silicon substrates by the Ionically Self-Assembled Monolayer (ISAM) technique. Particle size ... -
Nanocomposite-based Lignocellulosic Fibers
(Virginia Tech, 2009-12-16)The formation of layered nanoparticle films on the surface of wood fibers is reported in this study. The layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique was comprehensively investigated as a non-covalent surface modification method ... -
Nanocomposites: Incorporation of Cellulose Nanocrystals into Polymers and Addition of Zwitterionic Functionality
(Virginia Tech, 2020-06-08)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are nanomaterials that have shown promise as reinforcement filler materials. Their small size, high modulus, and high aspect ratio makes CNCs good reinforcing materials. CNCs are typically ... -
A Nanoengineering Approach to Oxide Thermoelectrics For Energy Harvesting Applications
(Virginia Tech, 2010-12-03)The ability of uniquely functional thermoelectric materials to convert waste heat directly into electricity is critical considering the global energy economy. Profitable, energy-efficient thermoelectrics possess thermoelectric ... -
Nanoindentation of Gold Single Crystals
(Virginia Tech, 2004-03-29)Nanoindentation is an increasingly used tool to investigate the mechanical properties of very small volumes of material. Gold single crystals were chosen as a model system for surface modification studies, because of the ... -
Nanolaminate coatings to improve long-term stability of plasmonic structures in physiological environments
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-28)The unprecedented ability of plasmonic metal nano-structures to concentrate light into deep-subwavelength volumes has propelled their use in a vast array of nanophotonics technologies and research endeavors. They are used ... -
Nanolaminated Plasmonics: from Passive to Active Nanophotonics Devices
(Virginia Tech, 2020-06-09)Plasmonics can achieve the tight optical confinement and localization in the subwavelength domain. Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are closely related to coupling to emitters in excitation and emission, waveguiding, and ... -
Nanoparticle - Heavy Metal Associations in Riverbed Sediments
(Virginia Tech, 2010-02-05)Relationships between trace metals and nanoparticles were investigated using analytical transmission electron microscopy (aTEM) and asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (aFlFFF) coupled to both multi-angle laser light ... -
Nanoparticle Encapsulation and Aggregation Control in Anti-reflection Coatings and Organic Photovoltaics
(Virginia Tech, 2018-10-29)Nanoparticles present a myriad of physical, optical, electrical, and chemical properties that provide valuable functionality to thin-film technologies. In order to successfully exploit these aspects of nanoparticles, ... -
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery and the Impacts on Cancer Cell Biophysical Markers
(Virginia Tech, 2015-09-25)Cancer progression and physiological changes within the cells are accompanied by alterations in the biophysical properties. Therefore, the cell biophysical properties can serve as promising markers for cancer detection and ...
