PVA/CuI polymer composite samples have been prepared and subjected to characterizations using FT-IR spectroscopy, DSC analysis, ac spectroscopy and dc conduction. The FT-IR spectral analysis shows remarkable variation of the absorption peak positions whereas DSC illustrates a little decrease of both glass transition temperature, Tg , and crystallization fraction, χ, with increasing CuI concentr...

We propose simple behavioral definitions of comparative uncertainty aversion for a single agent towards different sources of uncertainty. Our definitions allow for the comparison of utility curvature for different sources if the agent’s choices satisfy subjective expected utility towards each source. We discuss how our definitions can be applied to investigate ambiguity aversion in Klibanoff et...

Acknowledgments: This project was undertaken when Xiaolin Xing was visiting University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University in 2000. Xiaolin Xing is grateful to the two universities for using their resources and facilities. We thank the seminar participants in Nanyang Technological University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong for comments. We also thank two anonymous referees for helpful ...

Solvothermal reactions of CuI with four flexible N-heterocyclic ligands, 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe), 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)bis-1H-benzimidazole (bbbm), 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)bis-1H-benzotriazole (bbbt), and 1,1'-(1,5-pentanediyl)bis-1H-benzimidazole (pbbm), afforded four new [Cu(n)I(n)]-based coordination polymers, [Cu3I(mu-I)(mu3-I)(bpe)3]n (1), {[CuI(bbbm)1.5].0.25MeCN}n (2), and [Cu4(mu3-I...

ing this work to humans. First, we do not know whether the molar concentration of CD3 is similarly limiting for the expression of transgenic human TCRs. If CD3 is indeed limiting, then the enhanced expression and functionality we achieve by cotransfection of CD3 and TCRs may be accompanied by enhanced toxicity. Thus, enhanced expression may increase the risk of mispairing of endogenous and tran...

Designing conversational user interface experience is complicated because conversation comes with many expectations. When these expectations are met, we feel the interface is natural, but once violated, we feel something is amiss. The last decade witnessed human language technologies and behaviours to enable humans converse with software using spoken dialogue to access, create and process infor...

Bi2Te3 thermoelectric materials are utilized for refrigeration for decades, while their application of energy harvesting requires stable thermoelectric and mechanical performances at elevated temperatures. This work reveals that a steady zT of ≈0.85 at 200 to 300 °C can be achieved by doping small amounts of copper iodide (CuI) in Bi2Te2.2Se0.8-silicon carbide (SiC) composites, where SiC nanodi...

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