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Detection of Explosives Using a Micro-cantilever Array Nano-Calorimeter System
(2011-08-08)
Over the past few decades, the likeliness of an attack from explosives has increased dramatically. Hence, the need to find a reliable device with the ability to detect
explosives has increased even more. Sensing schemes ...
Changes in the U.S. Domestic Group Tour Market
(2011-08-04)
The group tour market is a market that is currently undergoing some fundamental
changes. Many had predicted that this market would die out with the rise of technology,
Internet and changes in consumer behaviour. This ...
Comparing Methods of Estimating Crack Volume in Shrink-Swell Soils
(2011-08-04)
Predicting soil crack formation and closure in high shrink-swell soils is crucial for modeling water movement and solute transport. However, soil cracking, as it occurs in natural conditions, is not well understood. The ...
Genomic Analysis of Burkholderia And Rhodococcus equi Bacteriophages
(2011-08-04)
Recently there has been an increase in bacterial infections that are resistant to traditional
antibiotics. With this upward trend of resistance, many scientists are turning to
alternative treatments like phage therapeutics. ...
TWO COEXISTING, PERMINERALIZED ALETHOPTERIS MORPHOLOGIES FROM IOWA AND A NEW METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING THEM BASED ON LEAF GEOMETRY
(2011-08-04)
This research focuses on a new morphology of Alethopteris, the frond of a
Carboniferous seed-fern tree, based on a series of orthogonal cross-sections of the
leaflets, which are preserved in coal balls. The coal balls, ...
Biodiversity and Extinction Patterns of Chondrichthyes at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary, Central Texas
(2011-08-04)
The Cretaceous-Paleogene (KP) mass extinction is the second largest mass extinction in
the history of the world with over 70% of known marine and terrestrial species suffering
extinction in that event. One of the most ...
The Nature of the Low Energy Isovector Dipole Excitations in Nuclei
(2011-08-04)
Calculations of the nuclear response function for the Isovector Giant Dipole Resonance (IVGDR) have been carried out in the past using the discretized Hartree-Fock Random Phase Approximation (HF-DRPA). In many cases they ...
An Investigation of Unintended Consequences of Legislation
(2011-08-04)
Texas is experiencing dramatic population growth with an expected doubling by 2050. This growth suggests a substantial increase in the demand for potable water when the state already faces serious water issues. Such ...
Beryllium Impregnation of Uranium Fuel: Thermal Modeling of Cylindrical Objects for Efficiency Evaluation
(2011-08-04)
With active research projects related to nuclear waste immobilization and high conductivity nuclear fuels, a thermal model has been developed to simulate the temperature profile within a heat generating cylinder in order ...
IDENTIFYING HEALTHY ALCOHOL CUSTOMS: A CULTURAL ANALYSIS COMPARING THE ITALIAN AND AMERICAN ALCOHOL CULTURES
(2011-08-15)
This research utilizes the methodology of qualitative research to investigate the drinking habits and culture of two countries: Italy and the United States. The thesis highlights statistical evidence provided by the two ...