Browsing College of Arts & Science by Title
Now showing items 1-20 of 46
-
Assessing the oxidation states and structural stability of the Ce analogue of brannerite
(Wiley, 2017)The Ce‐containing analogue of brannerite (ie, UTi2O6) was previously considered to be stoichio- metric (ie, CeTi2O6); however, it has recently been determined that the material is O deficient. This oxygen‐deficient material ... -
Complexity or simplicity? Designing product pictures for advertising in online marketplaces
(Pergamon, 2016-01-31)In online marketplaces, many sellers highlight product and service information directly within product pictures for advertising purposes. Such a strategy increases the visual complexity of the picture and provides more ... -
Design, synthesis, catalytic application, and strategic redispersion of plasmonic silver nanoparticles in ionic liquid media
(Elsevier, 2014)Silver nanoparticles synthesized in tetraalkylphosphonium ionic liquids are found to be excellent catalysts for borohydride-induced reductive degeneration of Eosin-Y, a dye that has been classified as a Class 3 carcinogen ... -
Does gamification work for boys and girls?: An exploratory study with a virtual learning environment
(ACM New York, NY, USA ©2015, 2015-04-13)The development and use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) has increased considerably over the past decades. Following that trend, many research findings have shown the benefits of using VLE during the learning process. ... -
Effect of Different Implicit Social Networks on Recommending Research Papers
(ACM New York, NY, USA ©2016, 2016-07-13)Combining social network information with collaborative filtering recommendation algorithms has successfully reduced some of the drawbacks of collaborative filtering and increased the accuracy of recommendations. However, ... -
Ethics of scientific peer review: Are we judging or helping the review recipients?
(IEEE, 2014-09-08)Traditionally, ethics of a profession or organization are laid down by their pioneers, or subtly emerge over time as the organization advance. Getting conversant to these ethics requires teaching new or upcoming professionals, ... -
Exploiting the Use of Wikis to Support Collaborative Writing: A Case Study of an Undergraduate Computer Science Class
(Springer International Publishing, 2015-09-22)Use of wikis in education reflects a shift in the education paradigm from lecture and individual homework-based to a paradigm emphasizing student engagement and the construction of knowledge through collaboration and ... -
Factors Influencing User’s Attitude to Secondary Information Sharing and Usage
(SRCE-Sveučilišni računski centar, 2015-09-01)The increasing availability of enormous data about users online, along with availability of sophisticated tools and technology to store, aggregate, and analyze data for secondary use has raised concerns about how to balance ... -
Following the Reactivity of Au25(SC8H9)18 - Clusters With Pd2+ and Ag+ Ions Using in Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: A Tale of Two Metals
(American Chemical Society, 2015)This work examines the reaction between Au25(SC8H9)18– clusters with palladium acetate (Pd2+) and silver nitrate (Ag+) using UV–vis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS), ... -
Following the Thermal Activation of Au25(SR)18 Clusters for Catalysis by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
(American Chemical Society, 2013)We show the thermal activation of phenylethanethiolate (L = SC8H9) and hexanethiolate (L = SC6H13) Au25L18 monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) on carbon black supports, followed by characterization with extended X-ray ... -
Following the Thermal and Chemical Activation of Supported Au Clusters using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Al2O3-supported Au25(SC8H9)18 clusters with various Au loadings were thermally and chemically treated in order to determine the most efficient method towards the removal of thiolate stabilizers while avoiding unwanted ... -
Gender Difference in the Credibility Perception of Mobile Websites: A Mixed Method Approach
(ACM New York, NY, USA, 2016-07-13)To persuade people to buy a product or service online, they must be visually convinced and attracted to use the sales website. Thus, there is need to understand how different user groups perceive various designs of websites ... -
How buyers perceive the credibility of advisors in online marketplace: review balance, review amount and misattribution
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015-02-12)In an online marketplace, buyers rely heavily on reviews posted by previous buyers (referred to as advisors). The advisor’s credibility determines the persuasiveness of reviews. Much work has addressed the evaluation of ... -
How do you feel when you see a list of prices? the interplay among price dispersion, perceived risk and initial trust in Chinese C2C market
(Elsevier, 2015-07-31)The issues of trust fraud, product genuineness and price dispersion jointly make Chinese C2C buyers difficult to identify trustworthy sellers with a low price. Little is known about the generation of initial trust when ... -
Identifying calcium-containing mineral species in the JEB Tailings Management Facility at McClean Lake, Saskatchewan
(Elsevier, 2016)The JEB Tailings Management Facility (TMF) is central to reducing the environmental impact of the McClean Lake uranium mill facility that is operated by AREVA Resources Canada. This facility has been designed around the ... -
Identifying Opportunities to Support Family Caregiving in Chile
(ACM New York, NY, USA ©2016, 2016-05-07)Once older adults become less self-sufficient, one or more adult children often assume the role of family caregiver. Unfortunately, this situation is usually perceived as stressful by caregivers. To better understand this ... -
Improving the Rates of Pd-Catalyzed Reactions by Exciting the Surface Plasmons of AuPd Bimetallic Nanotriangles
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)Gold nanoparticles exhibit unique optical properties due to surface plasmon oscillations when they interact with light. By utilizing their optical properties, the rates of many chemical reactions have been improved in the ... -
in situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Analysis of Gold-Palladium Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts
(American Chemical Society, 2013)Gold–palladium core–shell nanoparticles have been previously shown to be extremely effective catalysts for a number of oxidation reactions including the aerobic oxidation of alcohols. However, the novel activity and ... -
In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies of magnetic Fe@FexOy/Pd nanoparticle catalysts for hydrogenation reactions
(Elsevier, 2017)Core@shell Fe@FexOy nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted a great deal of interest as potential magnetic supports for catalytic metals via galvanic exchange reactions. In this study Fe@FexOy/Pd bimetallic NPs were synthesized ... -
In situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study of Fe@FexOy/Pd and Fe@FexOy/Cu Nanoparticle Catalysts Prepared by Galvanic Exchange Reactions
(American Chemical Society, 2015)Fe@FexOy core–shell nanoparticles have been previously shown to be a versatile support for catalytic metals such as Pd and Cu. However, the resulting structure, metal speciation, and performance of such catalysts in catalytic ...