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Wind Tunnel and Flight Testing of Active Flow Control on a UAV
(2011-08-08)
Active flow control has been extensively explored in wind tunnel studies but successful in-flight implementation of an active flow control technology still remains a challenge. This thesis presents implementation of active ...
Cyanide Bridged Molecular Magnetic Materials with Anisotropic Transition Metal Ions: Investigation of Bistable Magnetic Phenomena
(2011-08-08)
The work presented herein focuses on the synthesis and characterization of new cyanide bridged molecular magnetic materials that form discrete molecules as well as three dimensional networks. This research is inspired by ...
SMVCIR Dimensionality Test
(2011-08-08)
The original SMVCIR algorithm was developed by Simon J. Sheather, Joseph
W. McKean, and Kimberly Crimin. The dissertation first presents a new version
of this algorithm that uses the scaling standardization rather than the ...
Simulation and Optimization of Wind Farm Operations under Stochastic Conditions
(2011-08-08)
This dissertation develops a new methodology and associated solution tools to
achieve optimal operations and maintenance strategies for wind turbines, helping
reduce operational costs and enhance the marketability of wind ...
An Alternate Mechanism for Creating Functional Sub-micrometer Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices
(2011-08-08)
Localized detection of very small regularly placed magnetic systems, such as
an array of tiny magnetic islands, has been of great interest to scientists for years
because of their applications to data storage media. One ...
Functionalization of Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-based Diblock Copolymer Vesicles
(2011-08-08)
The principal goal of this research is to achieve the chemical labeling and surface modification of block copolymer vesicles (polymersomes) made from amphiphilic diblock copolymer Poly(butadiene-b-ethylene oxide) (PBd120- ...
Synthesis of Cell-responsive, Biodegradable Polyureas for Ligament Tissue Engineering
(2011-08-08)
An estimated 200,000 injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) occur
annually in the United States, with approximately 100,000 total ACL reconstructions
performed each year. Due to inherent limitations with existing ...
Chemical and Physical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols (a) A Case Study in the Unique Properties of Agricultural Aerosols (b) The Role of Chemical Composition in Ice Nucleation during the Arctic Spring
(2011-08-08)
This study focuses on the analysis of atmospheric particles sampled from two different field campaigns: the field study at a cattle feeding facility in the summer from 2005 to 2008 and the Indirect and Semi-Direct Aerosol ...
Applications of Time Series in Finance and Macroeconomics
(2011-08-08)
This dissertation contains three applications of time series in finance and macroeconomics. The first essay compares the cumulative returns for stocks and bonds at
investment horizons from one to ten years by using a test ...
A Preliminary Study to Assess Model Uncertainties in Fluid Flows
(2011-08-08)
In this study, the impact of various flow models is assessed under free and
forced convection: compressible versus incompressible models for a Pressurized Water
Reactor, and Darcy's law vs full momentum equation for High ...