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Minkara, Mona S.; Josephson, Tyler R.; Venteicher, Connor L.; Greenvall, Benjamin R.; Lindsey, Rebecca K.; Koenig, Peter H.; Siepmann, J. Ilja (2 June 2022). "Nonane and
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Minkara, Mona S.; Josephson, Tyler; Venteicher, Connor L.; Chen, Jingyi L.; Stein, Daniel J.; Peters, Cor J.; Siepmann, J. Ilja (17 November 2018). "Monte Carlo simulations probing the liquid/vapour interface of water/hexane mixtures: adsorption thermodynamics, hydrophobic effect, and structural
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Minkara, Mona S.; Lindsey, Rebecca K.; Hembree, Robert H.; Venteicher, Connor L.; Jamadagni, Sumanth N.; Eike, David M.; Ghobadi, Ahmad F.; Koenig, Peter H.; Siepmann, J. Ilja (17 July 2018). "Probing
Additive Loading in the Lamellar Phase of a Nonionic Surfactant: Gibbs Ensemble Monte Carlo
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Koone, Jordan C.; Dashnaw, Chad M.; Alonzo, Emily A.; Iglesias, Miguel A.; Patero, Kelly-Shaye; Lopez, Juan J.; Zhang, Ao Yun; Zechmann, Bernd; Cook, Noah E.; Minkara, Mona S.; Supalo, Cary A.; Wedler, Hoby B.; Guberman-Pfeffer, Matthew J.; Shaw, Bryan F. (19 August 2022).
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Minkara, Mona S.; Hembree, Robert H.; Jamadagni, Sumanth N.; Ghobadi, Ahmad F.; Eike, David M.; Siepmann, J. Ilja (28 March 2019). "A new equation of state for homo-polymers in dissipative particle dynamics".
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understand our differences. Not understanding is OK, but not acting to improve understanding is not OK. Everyone needs to see people with disabilities as capable, even if they are capable in different ways."
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Josephson, Tyler R.; Singh, Ramanish; Minkara, Mona S.; Fetisov, Evgenii O.; Siepmann, J. Ilja (17 December 2019). "Partial molar properties from molecular simulation using multiple linear regression".
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could enhance its antiviral properties. This enhancement occurs through improved binding to the trimannose molecule, a crucial mediator in the interaction between the protein and viruses.
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Minkara, Mona S.; Weaver, Michael N.; Gorske, Jim; Bowers, Clifford R.; Merz, Kenneth M. (11 August 2015).
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962:"Dr. Mona Minkara: Reviving the American Dream"
1263:"Dr. Mona Minkara • Vision is More than Sight"
1243:. Royal Academy of Science International Trust
1038:"How Pragmatic is it to be a Blind Scientist?"
997:. Trustees of Wellesley College. 12 April 2021
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554:The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
405:Li, Deng; Minkara, Mona S. (2022).
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371:post-doctoral research
361:"Who is Mona Minkara?"
340:Interview with Minkara
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