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Microwave Metamaterial Applications using Complementary Split Ring Resonators and High Gain Rectifying Reflectarray for Wireless Power Transmission
(2011-10-21)
In the past decade, artificial materials have attracted considerable attention as potential solutions to meet the demands of modern microwave technology for simultaneously achieving component minimization and higher ...
Dynamic Phase Filtering with Integrated Optical Ring Resonators
(2011-10-21)
Coherent optical signal processing systems typically require dynamic, low-loss phase changes of an optical signal. Waveform generation employing phase modulation is an important application area. In particular, laser radar ...
Using Visible and Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Characterize and Classify Soil Profiles
(2011-10-21)
Visible and near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (VisNIR-DRS) is a
method being investigated for quantifying soil properties and mapping soil profiles.
Because a VisNIR-DRS system mounted in a soil penetrometer ...
Characterizing Salinity Tolerance in Greenhouse Roses
(2011-08-08)
Among ornamental plants, roses (Rosa L.) are considered the most
economically important, being among the most popular garden shrubs, as well
as the favorite cut flowers sold by florists. In the past roses have been ...
The Effect of Transaction Costs on Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation for Agriculture and Forestry
(2011-08-08)
Climate change and its mitigation is rapidly becoming an item of social concern.
Climate change mitigation involves reduction of atmospheric greenhouse gas
concentrations through emissions reduction and or sequestration ...
Hertz Potentials and Differential Geometry
(2011-08-08)
I review the construction of Hertz potentials in vector calculus starting from Maxwell's equations. From here, I lay the minimal foundations of differential geometry to construct Hertz potentials for a general (spatially ...
The Final Step in Phage Lysis: The Role of the Rz-Rz1 Spanin Complex in the Disruption of the Outer Membrane
(2011-08-08)
The purpose of the work described in this dissertation is to better understand the role of Rz and Rz1 function with respect to phage lysis. We determined using both a genetic and biochemical approach that the Rz protein ...
Vertically Loaded Anchor: Drag Coefficient, Fall Velocity, and Penetration Depth using Laboratory Measurements
(2011-08-08)
The offshore oilfield industry is continuously developing unique and break-through technologies and systems to extract hydrocarbons from ever increasing ocean depths. Due to the extreme depths being explored presently, ...
Occurrence and Fate of Escherichia Coli from Non-Point Sources in Cedar Creek Watershed, Texas
(2011-08-08)
Fecal contamination is the pollution caused by the microorganisms residing in the
intestine of warm blooded animals and humans. Bacteria are the prime cause of
contamination of surface waters in the US. The transport of ...
Spelling English Words: Contributions of Phonological, Morphological and Orthographic Knowledge in Speakers of English and Chinese
(2011-08-08)
A growing body of literature has provided evidence of the contribution of various metalinguistic skills to children's English literacy development; however, most of the studies focused on reading outcomes while spelling ...