Abstract Email Address Harvesting is a growing problem for both the common user and system administrators alike. The purpose of this research was to find ways of obfuscating email addresses in ways that they will not be harvested and then later spammed, as well as finding a correlation between the page rank of the website … Continue reading →
Abstract With the FDA mandating that all foodstuff labels list the amount of trans fats within their product, it becomes necessary to have a rapid and reproducible method for quantifying trans content within foods. Research has led to the advent of an analytical method that utilizes attenuated total reflectance with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer … Continue reading →
Abstract For the past twenty years, young adult vampire literature has become increasingly popular. In this study, we analyzed novels from this genre to determine current trends in the depiction of vampires. Historically, vampires have been portrayed as evil, blood-sucking creatures but more recently, as our analysis shows, they are being portrayed in a positive … Continue reading →
Throughout the years, Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise has been celebrated as the quintessential symbol of the Impressionist Movement. This renowned work of art which illustrates a view of the port of Le Havre in north-western France is considered to be one of Monet’s “most poetic expressions” of his engagement with France’s revitalization efforts after the … Continue reading →
Abstract Capsaicin is the molecule in peppers that produces a sensation of heat and pain when exposed to sensory nerve cells in the body. A series of ethylenediaminetetracetate bis-amide chelates have been synthesized with regions selective for capsaicinoid binding to determine which functional groups increase overall binding strength. The initial lanthanide complexes bound capsaicinoids with … Continue reading →
Wine production was an economic activity in which certain social groups could act outside their regular social limitations. The two that most obviously did so were the Jesuits of Peru and women in the area of Mendoza during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. However, this mostly came about due to the specific environment of colonial … Continue reading →
Abstract The Lindisfarne Gospels exemplify traditional Hiberno-Saxon illuminated manuscripts from the late seventh and early eighth centuries in the use of interlace to form abstract designs and animal patterns, in addition to Christian iconography throughout. This unique style demonstrates how medieval artists were able to seamlessly integrate new Christian imagery with the more established animal-interlace … Continue reading →
