Illinois State University

Impact of Polyimide Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks on the Physicochemical Properties of Vulcanized Acrylonitrile–Butadiene Rubber

This work demonstrates the physicochemical property changes of composite thermoset elastomers prepared by incorporating mechanically and thermally stable polyimide (PI) into vulcanized acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) through a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN)...

Steiner coset partitions for five mutually commuting subgroups

A Steiner coset partition of a group G with respect to pairwise distinct subgroups $$H_1$$ , ..., $$H_r$$ is a collection of pairwise disjoint cosets $$g_1H_1$$ , ..., $$g_rH_r$$ whose union is G. Motivated by the Herzog–Schönheim Conjecture, we have recently started exploring th...

“It Brought a Lot of Underlying Insecurity to the Foreground”: An Exploratory Investigation into the Challenges of Polyamory

Previous research has demonstrated that people in polyamorous relationships report equivalent or better relationship quality compared to people in monogamous relationships. Yet, like any relationship, polyamorous relationships are accompanied by challenges, which may be compounde...