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existence of objects from which no direct information can be obtained
experimentally or observationally. A well known example is to
ascertain the existence of black holes of various masses in different
parts of the universe from indirect evidence, such as X-ray emissions.
In the field of complex networks, the problem of detecting
hidden nodes can be stated, as follows. Consider a network whose
topology is completely unknown but whose nodes consist of two types:
one accessible and another inaccessible from the outside world. The
accessible nodes can be observed or monitored, and it is assumed that time
series are available from each node in this group. The inaccessible
nodes are shielded from the outside and they are essentially
``hidden.'' The question is, based solely on the
available time series from the accessible nodes, can the existence and
locations of the hidden nodes be inferred? A completely data-driven,
compressive-sensing based method is developed to address this issue by utilizing
complex weighted networks of nonlinear oscillators, evolutionary game
and geospatial networks.
Both microbes and multicellular organisms actively regulate their cell
fate determination to cope with changing environments or to ensure
proper development. Here, the synthetic biology approaches are used to
engineer bistable gene networks to demonstrate that stochastic and
permanent cell fate determination can be achieved through initializing
gene regulatory networks (GRNs) at the boundary between dynamic
attractors. This is experimentally realized by linking a synthetic GRN
to a natural output of galactose metabolism regulation in yeast.
Combining mathematical modeling and flow cytometry, the
engineered systems are shown to be bistable and that inherent gene expression
stochasticity does not induce spontaneous state transitioning at
steady state. By interfacing rationally designed synthetic
GRNs with background gene regulation mechanisms, this work
investigates intricate properties of networks that illuminate possible
regulatory mechanisms for cell differentiation and development that
can be initiated from points of instability.
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materials for lithium-based batteries: silicon (Si) and metal lithium (Li). It will focus on
studying the mechanical behaviors of the two materials during charge and discharge and
understanding how these mechanical behaviors may affect their electrochemical
performance.
In the first part, amorphous Si anode will be studied. Despite many existing studies
on silicon (Si) anodes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs), many essential questions still exist
on compound formation, composition, and properties. Here it is shown that some
previously accepted findings do not truthfully reflect the actual lithiation mechanisms in
realistic battery configurations. Furthermore the correlation between structure and
mechanical properties in these materials has not been properly established. Here, a rigorous
and thorough study is performed to comprehensively understand the electrochemical
reaction mechanisms of amorphous-Si (a-Si) in a realistic LIB configuration. In-depth
microstructural characterization was performed and correlations were established between
Li-Si composition, volumetric expansion, and modulus/hardness. It is found that the
lithiation process of a-Si in a real battery setup is a single-phase reaction rather than the
accepted two-phase reaction obtained from in-situ TEM experiments. The findings in this
dissertation establish a reference to quantitatively explain many key metrics for lithiated a
Si as anodes in real LIBs, and can be used to rationally design a-Si based high-performance
LIBs guided by high-fidelity modeling and simulations.
In the second part, Li metal anode will be investigated. Problems related to dendrite
growth on lithium metal anodes such as capacity loss and short circuit present major
barriers to the next-generation high-energy-density batteries. The development of
successful mitigation strategies is impeded by the incomplete understanding of the Li
dendrite growth mechanisms. Here the enabling role of plating residual stress in dendrite
initiation through novel experiments of Li electrodeposition on soft substrates is confirmed,
and the observations is explained with a stress-driven dendrite growth model. Dendrite
growth is mitigated on such soft substrates through surface-wrinkling-induced stress
relaxation in deposited Li film. It is demonstrated that this new dendrite mitigation
mechanism can be utilized synergistically with other existing approaches in the form of
three-dimensional (3D) soft scaffolds for Li plating, which achieves superior coulombic
efficiency over conventional hard copper current collectors under large current density.
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The pads were created using varying amounts of LM and matrix materials ranging from copper microspheres to diamond powder mixed into PDMS using a high-speed mixer. The material was then cast into molds and cured to create the pads. Once the pads were created, the difficulty came in quantifying their thermal properties. A stepped bar apparatus (SBA) following ASTM D5470 was created to measure the thermal resistance of the pads but it was determined that thermal conductivity was a more usable metric of the pads’ performance. This meant that the pad’s in-situ thickness was needed during testing, prompting the installation of a linear encoder to measure the thickness. The design and analysis of the necessary modification and proposed future design is further detailed in the following paper.
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This case study describes the copyright challenges faced by instructional designers at Arizona State Universities and the strategies implemented by an embedded scholarly communication librarian to address them.
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Increasing library involvement in journal hosting and publishing is an important topic for serialists. This installment of “The Balance Point” column presents articles that offer descriptions and analyses of the current state of ideas and activities related to libraries as publishers. Featured authors discuss the publishing and journal hosting tasks libraries can perform, programs and activities related to journal hosting, titles hosted, challenges, next steps and the benefits or drawbacks foreseen in the current paths of the libraries they represent.