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In-Flight Measurements of Freestream Atmospheric Turbulence Intensities
(2012-11-05)
The last key to implementing laminar flow control on swept-wings is controlling the crossflow instability. One promising technology is spanwise-periodic discrete roughness elements (DREs). Previous work has shown success ...
Exploring a Chemical Approach for the Mitigation of Prymnesium parvum Blooms and Ecological Considerations
(2012-11-01)
Known as Golden Algae in popular media, Prymnesium parvum causes harmful algal blooms. When stressed, it secretes increased amounts of toxic chemicals called prymnesins, which have resulted in major fish kills in Texas. ...
Self- Versus Informant Reports of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Application of Item Response Theory
(2012-09-27)
As men and women return from serving on the frontlines of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF; Afghanistan) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF; Iraq), many struggle with emotional or behavioral difficulties stemming from the stresses of ...
Detecting the Presence of a Proximate Cellular User through Distributed Femtocell Sensing
(2012-11-15)
The current cellular industry is undergoing a huge paradigm shift from an old homogeneous one-tier network structure to a new heterogeneous two-tier structure with joint deployment of traditional macrocell base stations ...
Experimental Investigation of Propped Fracture Conductivity in Tight Gas Reservoirs Using The Dynamic Conductivity Test
(2012-10-24)
Hydraulic Fracturing stimulation technology is used to increase the amount of oil and gas produced from low permeability reservoirs. The primary objective of the process is to increase the conductivity of the reservoir by ...
Studies on Uptake of Thiamin Analogs by a Thiamin Deficient E. coli Mutant Strain
(2012-11-28)
Thiamin transport in Escherichia coli is a model system to establish the tolerance of derivatives for transport into the cell. Since little is known about what types of thiamin derivatives may be successfully taken into ...
Design and Analysis of Stochastic Dynamical Systems with Fokker-Planck Equation
(2011-02-22)
This dissertation addresses design and analysis aspects of stochastic dynamical
systems using Fokker-Planck equation (FPE). A new numerical methodology based
on the partition of unity meshless paradigm is developed to ...
Preparation and Characterization of Cyanide-Bridged Molecular Clusters and Extended Networks Using the Building-Block Approach
(2011-02-22)
The cyanide ligand has frequently been used to prepare clusters with novel magnetic properties due to its ability to provide an efficient pathway for superexchange between metal centers that are bound in an end-to-end ...
Kilogram Scale Synthesis of a Triazine-based Dendrimer and the Development of a General Strategy for the Installation of Pharmacophores to Yield Potential Drug Delivery Agents
(2011-02-22)
Diverse dendrimer peripheries are often produced through convergent synthesis with multiple protection-deprotection steps. Achieving such diversity while maintaining
monodispersity, has previously proven problematic. ...
Secondary Structural and Functional Studies of Rotavirus NSP4 and Caveolin-1 Peptide-Peptide Interactions
(2011-02-22)
The rotavirus NSP4 protein is the first described viral enterotoxin. Abundant
data from our laboratory reveals that NSP4 binds both the N- and C-termini of caveolin-
1 (aa2-31 and 161-178, respectively). Yeast two-hybrid ...