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Effects of Sand on the Components and Performance of Electric Submersible Pumps
(2012-08-15)
The increasing world demand for oil has pushed oil companies to extract it from the ocean at extreme depths. With the increase in depth comes an increase in operation costs, especially the deep-sea equipment changeover ...
Effects of the Anticoccidial Drug Amprolium on Broiler Breeder Performance and Enteric Health Following Coccidiosis Vaccination
(2012-02-14)
Two experiments were performed to evaluate effects of amprolium administration at specific times and concentrations in replacement broiler breeders of three genetic lines vaccinated against coccidiosis. Effects on performance ...
Coordinated Control and Optimization of Virtual Power Plants for Energy and Frequency Regulation Services in Electricity Markets
(2012-02-14)
With increasing penetration of intermittent resources such as wind and solar, power system operations are facing much more challenges in cost effective provision of energy balancing and frequency regulation services. Enabled ...
A Model for Blood Coagulation and Lysis Utilizing the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Pathways
(2012-07-16)
Blood is a complex mixture of formed cellular elements, proteins, and ions dissolved in a
solution. It is a difficult fluid to model because it is a shear-thinning, viscoelastic fluid that stress- relaxes. In this study, ...
Regulation of Thyrotropin mRNA Expression in Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus
(2012-10-19)
The role of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the regulation of peripheral thyroid function in non-mammalian species is still poorly understood. Thyroxine (T₄), the principal hormone released from the thyroid gland in ...
The Coordianted Decentralized Paratransit Sysyem: Design, Formulation, and Heuristic
(2012-07-16)
This dissertation investigates the different organizational structures of paratransit services that cover large regions. A paratransit service is demand-responsive, shared-ride transit service using vans or small buses. ...
Acoustics in the Klebanoff-Saric Wind Tunnel: Background Identification, Forcing, and Active Control
(2012-07-16)
Low disturbance wind tunnels, such as the Klebanoff–Saric Wind Tunnel (KSWT), offer an ideal environment to study boundary layer transition. In particular, the leading-edge receptivity of sound can be measured by creating ...
Crisis Management Planning: A Case Study of Man-Made and Natural Crisis Events in Higher Education
(2012-02-14)
Due to crisis events that have shocked several college and university campuses, many of these institutions have begun to look for ways to respond effectively to those events. However, higher education is generally not ...
A Nonlinear Transient Approach for Morton Synchronous Rotordynamic Instability and Catcher Bearing Life Predictions
(2012-07-16)
This dissertation deals with three research topics; i) the catcher bearings life prediction method, ii) the Morton effect, and iii) the two dimensional modified Reynolds equation.
Firstly, catcher bearings (CB) are ...
Frequentist-Bayes Goodness-of-fit Tests
(2012-10-19)
In this dissertation, the classical problems of testing goodness-of-fit of uniformity and parametric families are reconsidered. A new omnibus test for these problems is proposed and investigated. The new test statistics ...