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Thermal cycling effect on the nanoparticle distribution and specific heat of a carbonate eutectic with alumina nanoparticles
(2011-08-08)
The objective of this research was to measure the effect of thermal cycling on the nanoparticle distribution and specific heat of a nanocomposite material consisting of a eutectic of lithium carbonate and potassium carbonate ...
M-Combinatorialism and the Semantics of SQML
(2011-08-08)
The Simplest Quantified Modal Logic (SQML) is controversial because it seems to conflict with some of our most basic intuitions about what is possible and what is necessary. Two controversial principles, the Barcan Schema ...
Determining Reserves in Low Permeability and Layered Reservoirs Using the Minimum Terminal Decline Rate Method: How Good are the Predictions?
(2011-08-08)
This thesis evaluates the applicability of forecasting production from low permeability and layered tight gas wells using the Arps hyperbolic equation at earlier times and then switching to the exponential form of the ...
Analytical Modeling of Wood Frame Shear Walls Subjected to Vertical Load
(2011-08-08)
A nonlinear automated parameter fitted analytical model that numerically predicts the load-displacement response of wood frame shear walls subjected to static monotonic loading with and without vertical load is presented. ...
Low-dimensional Lattice Codes for Bidirectional Relaying
(2011-08-08)
We consider a communication system where two transmitters wish to exchange information through a central relay. The data is assumed to be transmitted over synchronized, average power constrained additive white Gaussian ...
Approximation Algorithms and Heuristics for a Heterogeneous Traveling Salesman Problem
(2011-08-08)
Unmanned Vehicles (UVs) are developed for several civil and military applications. For these applications, there is a need for multiple vehicles with different capabilities to visit and monitor a set of given targets. In ...
Examination of Process Implementation of Evidence-based Design Initiatives on United States Army Medical Construction
(2011-08-08)
The objective of this research is to review the degree of United States Army
compliance in the implementation of evidence-based design practices within the Military
Health System construction cycle. This research looks ...
An Asset Management Framework Based on Field Performance of Pavement Markings
(2011-08-08)
Performance-based asset management provides a strategic framework for managing transportation infrastructure to improve existing procedures for resource allocation. The importance of comprehensive management of pavement ...
Ecological Factors Affecting Hispanic Urban Middle School and High School Adolescents’ College and Career Aspirations
(2011-08-08)
This mixed methods study investigates how ecological factors influence the
decisions urban Hispanic middle school and high school adolescents make concerning
their college and career aspirations. I examine the academic ...
Direct Nano-Patterning With Nano-Optic Devices
(2011-08-08)
In this study nano-patterning was carried out using two different nano-optic devices namely- the NSOM and Fresnel zone plate. In the first study, NSOM was used to generate nano-patterns on selected semiconducting (Si and ...