Scaling Laws in Electrospinning of Polystyrene Solutions Chi Wang
Driven by the wide-spread interest in the nanofiber applications, a considerable amount of research has been aimed at gaining a better understanding of the electrospinning process which is a potential process to prepare polymer fibers with a diameter ranging from micro- to nano-meter scale depending on the spinning conditions. ...
Extraction of Nanosize Copper Pollutants with an Ionic Liquid H. Paul Wang
Nano size (<100 nm) pollutants have been controlled negligibly in the conventional air pollution control devices. The hidden dangers of nanopollutants from diverse sources such as air-borne gaseous and particulate emissions from coal-fired power plants, waste incinerators, ...
The Association of Residential Environmental Exposure and Occurrence of Adulthood Asthma Yung-Ling Lee
During the last quarter century, evidence has accumulated that the prevalence and incidence of asthma among adults has increased in many countries. The changing pattern of disease has not been fully explained, in part because of an incomplete understanding of its pathogenesis. ...
Proteomics analysis revealed changes in rat bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteins associated with oil mist exposure Pao-Chi Liao
The association between oil mist exposure and adverse health effects has been of increased concern. Previous studies indicated that exposure to fumes emitted from cooking oils appeared to be an important risk factor for lung cancer in Taiwanese women [1]. ...
Assessment of intellectual capital management in Taiwanese IC design companies: using DEA and the Malmquist productivity index Wann-Yih Wu
While withstanding a highly competitive environment, an increasing number of firms have recognized that intangible assets rather than tangible ones are vital to achieving competitive advantages. Intellectual capital has replaced physical capital as the primary basis of value creation. ...
Low-Frequency Excitation Spectra in Double-Walled Armchair Carbon Nanotubes M. F. Lin
Carbon nanotubes are highly potential materials for nanoscaled electronic devices in the next generation, owing to the peculiar electronic and mechanical properties. Single-walled (m,n) carbon nanotubes are gapless metals or semiconductors depending on radii and chiral angles. ...