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Analysis of Power Systems with Select Cyber and Physical Contingencies
(2019-04-12)
The power transmission grid plays an important role in modern society and its failure has a significant impact. In the past, the grid has been subjected to malicious attack. This work focusses on maintaining the steady ...
Interpreting the Effective Permeability of Pore Network Models Using the Diffuse Source Methodology
(2019-04-08)
The pore network model obtained from a micro-CT scan of a carbonate outcrop sample has been previously analyzed by former students of the research group for the effective permeability. Analysis techniques included steady ...
Computational Frameworks for Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing
(2019-02-07)
The discovery of new materials is a necessary component for the advancement of humanity as a species, which is evidenced by the common practice of delineating major eras of humanity by the materials associated with the ...
Characterization of Unbound and Stabilized Materials and Improved Consideration of Their Effects on Pavement Performance
(2019-05-01)
The United States has more than 2.7 million miles of paved roads and highways that require approximately $165 billion spending each year. Pavement design, construction, maintenance, and management techniques are critical ...
Developing New Techniques in Coprolite Analysis: Packrat Feces from Paisley Caves and Human Coprolites from Hinds Cave
(2019-05-01)
The Paisley Caves (35LK3400) are a system of rockshelters in the Summer Lake sub-basin of Oregon. Excavations of these caves resulted in the discovery of 14,300-year-old coprolites yielding ancient human DNA. Pollen analysis ...
A Case Study of Food Safety Culture Within a Retailer Corporate Culture
(2011-02-22)
The retail business has been negatively affected due to the increasing customer concerns about food safety and the recent events related to microbiological and chemical contamination of food products, such as the melamine ...
Genomics of Bacteriophages Infecting Spiroplasma
(2018-12-20)
Viruses are in a unique position to affect the ecology of many organisms, due to their sheer numbers and diversity. Although traditionally considered pathogens, viruses can engage in more complex and mutualistic associations ...
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: Policy, Programs, and Access to Clinical Care
(2019-04-08)
Adolescent pregnancy is a public health issue nationally as well as in Texas. In the United States, the birth rate was 27 births per 1000 adolescents ages 15-19 in 2016. In Texas, the adolescent birth rate was 52 births ...
Using System Partition Method to Improve Arterial Signal Coordination
(2013-06-06)
A heuristic approach to the application of bandwidth-oriented signal coordination is proposed based on a system partition technique. The proposed approach divides a large signalized arterial into subsystems based on ...
Registered Dental Hygienists’ Perceived Preparedness on Treating the Special Needs Patient
(2019-01-02)
The purpose of this study was to examine dental hygienists’ perceived preparedness when treating special needs patients and how it relates to their dental hygiene education. Paper surveys were mailed out to 1036 registered ...