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Formal Verification and In-Situ Test of Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits
(2012-08-15)
As CMOS technologies continuously scale down, designing robust analog and mixed-signal (AMS) circuits becomes increasingly difficult. Consequently, there are pressing needs for AMS design checking techniques, more specifically ...
Performance of an Open Ends Squeeze Film Damper Operating with Large Amplitude Orbital Motions: Experimental Analysis and Assessment of the Accuracy of the Linearized Force Coefficients Model
(2013-08-22)
Squeeze Film Dampers (SFDs) aid to suppress rotor vibrations and enhance the stability of high-speed rotor-bearing systems. A SFD is a simple oil lubricated film between a stationary housing and a precessing (whirling) ...
Identification of Benchmark and Investigation of Cost Drivers in Hospital Industry: How Inefficient are U.S. Hospitals?
(2016-04-21)
By how much can a hospital reduce cost level while maintaining the service provided? In our problem, we estimate an input oriented measure of inefficiency and a cost function to understand the relationship between cost and ...
A Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life and Informant Perspectives in Symptoms Reporting Among Children with Functional and Organic Gastrointestinal Disorders
(2014-12-12)
Scant research exists regarding the nature of variance in overall level of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and parent-child informant perspectives of HRQOL specific to children with functional and organic gastrointestinal ...
Predictors of Pain and Somatic Functioning Following a Combat Deployment
(2015-12-12)
This study sought to identify prospective and concurrent predictors of post-deployment pain and somatic symptoms in a sample of active-duty United States Air Force (USAF) security forces that had recently returned from a ...
Leakage Prediction of Labyrinth Seals Having Advanced Cavity Shapes
(2011-02-22)
Labyrinth seals are widely used in various turbo machines including turbines, compressors and pumps. Their purpose is to prevent the backflow of the working fluid. This backflow is due to the leakage of the seal. This loss ...
Control of Wrist and Arm Movements of Varying Difficulties
(2012-02-14)
Three experiments compared wrist and arm performance in a cyclical Fitts’ target task. The purpose of Experiment I was to determine if movement kinematics differed for wrist/elbow flexion/extension movements to targets of ...
Automatic Canine Muscle Histology Image Segmentation Based on RGB Histogram
(2017-02-01)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a fatal, congenital disease affecting males. Histopathological methods have served to aid in its diagnosis; however, the ratio of skeletal muscle tissue constituents—a theoretical marker of ...
On the Fundamental Unsteady Fluid Dynamics of Shock-Induced Flows through Ducts
(2013-04-29)
Unsteady shock wave propagation through ducts has many applications, ranging from blast wave shelter design to advanced high-speed propulsion systems. The research objective of this study was improved fundamental understanding ...
Manipulating the Masses: New Theories of Political Cycles
(2017-04-03)
Despite a large literature on political cycles, many theories and empirical results conflict with one another. I address this disconnect through three interrelated contributions. I first conduct an extensive quantitative ...