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Hybrid approach to tomographic reconstruction of bubbles in two-phase flows using Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (ART), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Simplex Method
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Main hurdles in the application of genetic algorithms to complex problems are two-fold. One is the high computational cost due to their slow convergence rate. The other is to reduce the number of input parameters of a ...
Coding analysis of the IS-95A reverse link
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
The IS-95A reverse link CDMA system is analyzed from a channel coding point of view. Analytical performance is derived for the Viterbi decoder to perform hard decision decoding. A dual-max decoding metric is suggested to ...
The effect of subsurface temperature variability on the predictability of SST in the tropical Atlantic Ocean
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
The role of thermocouple variability and its effects on tropical Atlantic SST is investigated through the generation of SST predictions using a linear inverse modeling technique developed by Penland (1989). In order to ...
Homological algebra in categories of Banach spaces
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
In this paper I wish to develop basic algebraic concepts, category theory, and homology theory in the world of Banach spaces. We begin by defining such terms as morphisms and exact sequences, and considering what these ...
Field distribution and genetic variability of Panicum mosaic virus satellite RNAs in St. Augustine decline
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
'St. Augustine decline' is a viral disease associated with St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze, a turfgrass common to the Gulf Coast region of the United States. A survey of 204 plants from two ...
Source-verification process: testing the system and determining consumer attitude
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Cattle representing three different methods of grouping cattle for marketing were implanted with Electronic Identification Numbers. Of these groups of cattle, the 308 Select carcasses were followed through the packinghouse ...
Experimental evaluation of rotordynamic coefficients for hybrid metal mesh pocket damper seals in turbomachinery
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
This research was dedicated toward measuring the potential of a new hybrid seal design between a two-bladed PDS and a metal mesh element, which is used as the exit blade of this PDS. The goals were to reduce leakage of the ...
Automated 3D reconstruction of neuronal structures from serial sections
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
A fast automated system for tracing neurons in parallel is described, adequate to support a quantitative analysis of neuron morphology. The system described here automates digitized neuron feature extraction and reconstruction, ...
The basis for the determination that the abandoned cold recovery system is a non-fissle operation
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Application of strict NRC regulation to older nuclear facilities raises safety concerns that would otherwise have been overlooked. This paper looks at a specific operation that has been abandoned for thirty years. The ...
The rhetoric of the NEA/AFT merger: managing conflicting conceptualizations of identity and democracy
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
After many years of negotiations, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers were poised to merge, but the 1998 Representative Assembly failed to approve this merger. This thesis examines ...