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Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Offshore Production Platform by Bayesian Network Application to HAZOP and Bow-tie Studies
(2016-12-02)
Successful risk management in an offshore oil and gas production platform requires accurate and up-to-date probability of occurrence of process safety events. Traditional hazard identification and risk assessment techniques ...
Perception and Handling of Inanimate Objects by the Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta Buren with an Emphasis on Polymorphism and Recognition Chemicals
(2016-12-07)
Invasive ant species can cause serious impacts ecologically and economically. One of the most documented invasive ant species is the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta. This invasive ant species has an impact on ...
RV3295 (LuxR1) Is a Transcriptional Regulator Important for Virulence in the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Marinum In Vitro and In Vivo Models
(2016-08-04)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the infectious agent that causes tuberculosis (Tb). In 2014, 1.5 million people succumbed to tuberculosis while an additional nine million became infected. Tuberculosis is a worldwide ...
Evaluating and Enhancing Smectite’s Efficiency in Removing Aflatoxins from Corn Fermentation Solution
(2016-10-27)
Aflatoxins are the secondary toxic metabolites produced by fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. They are the most studied mycotoxins because of their carcinogenicity. Corn is the major biofuel crop used ...
Integrated Fabrication Processes of Novel Hybrid Materials
(2016-10-24)
Integrated fabrication techniques in order to develop novel multi-functional hybrid materials for potential applications in energy conversion and sustainability were investigated. There are three major areas of investigation ...
Producing Biolipids from Lignocellulose: Cultivation of Lipid-Accumulating Bacteria and Bacteriophage-based Lipid Extraction
(2016-12-09)
Biodiesel is a promising, clean, lipid-based biofuel that can be made from triacylglycerols (TAGs). However, TAG feedstocks and extraction of TAGs from the feedstocks are costly, making the price of biodiesel less competitive ...
Novel Polymer Transparent Ultrasound Transducers for Photoacoustic Imaging Applications
(2016-07-14)
Recently, photoacoustic imaging has emerged as a new hybrid biomedical imaging technique, which provides rich optical contrast information at deep ultrasound penetration depth not achievable with conventional optical imaging ...
An Experimental Study of the Use of Plasma Actuators for Skin Friction Reduction in Turbulent Boundary Layers
(2016-12-13)
Parasitic drag is a restrictive force for all vehicles moving through a fluid medium. In many industries and applications, even incremental reductions in drag could result in large savings in fuel, time, and even thermal ...
TechMIS Special Report (March 10, 2016)
(Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., 2016-03-10)
Financial Support and Challenges for Educational Technology Companies: Then, Now, and Looking Ahead
(Educational Technology Publications, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2016-03)