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Automated Protocol for the Analysis of Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer Date from Fine Aggregate Asphalt Mixes
(2010-10-12)
Fatigue cracking and moisture damage are two important modes of distresses in asphalt pavements. Recently, the Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) was used to characterize fatigue cracking and evaluate the effects of moisture ...
Chemisorption of Aromatic Compounds on Well-Defined Palladium Surfaces: Studies by Electron Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry
(2010-10-12)
The chemisorption of aromatic compounds, derivatized with different functional
groups, on well-defined Pd(111) surfaces was studied by a combination of Auger electron
spectroscopy (AES), low energy electron diffraction ...
Heterocyst Morphogenesis and Gene Expression in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
(2010-10-12)
Many multicellular cyanobacteria produce specialized nitrogen-fixing
heterocysts. During diazotrophic growth of the model organism Anabaena (Nostoc) sp.
strain PCC 7120, a regulated developmental pattern of single ...
Contribution of the Home Environment to Preschool Children's Emergent Literacy Skills
(2010-10-12)
Recent and ongoing research has demonstrated the alarming likelihood of children from low-income homes and from ethnic minorities to read at much lower reading levels than their peers. Additionally, reading ability is ...
Distributed Control Approaches to Network Optimization
(2010-07-14)
The objective of this research is to develop distributed approaches to optimizing
network traffic. Two problems are studied, which include exploiting social networks
in routing packets (coupons) to desired network nodes ...
System Design of a Wide Bandwidth Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulator
(2010-07-14)
Sigma-delta analog-to-digital converters are gaining in popularity in recent times because of their ability to trade-off resolutions in the time and voltage domains. In particular, continuous-time modulators are finding ...
Characterization of Polyurethane at Multiple Scales for Erosion Mechanisms Under Sand Particle Impact
(2010-07-14)
Thin polyurethane films have been widely used as erosion-resistant coatings on helicopter rotor blades. Published research has mainly focused on empirical studies that relate the mechanical properties such as rebound ...
Characterization of the Influence of a Favorable Pressure Gradient on the Basic Structure of a Mach 5.0 High Reynolds Number Supersonic Turbulent Boundary Layer
(2010-10-12)
High-speed high Reynolds number boundary layer flows with mechanical non-equilibrium effects have numerous practical applications; examples include access-to-space ascent, re-entry and descent, and military hypersonic ...
The Influence of the Superintendent of Schools on Student Academic Performance
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this study was to model, through structural equation modeling techniques, the relationships among superintendent practices of collaborative goal-setting , establishment of nonnegotiable goals for achievement ...
A Comparison of Vehicle Speed at Day and Night Rural Horizontal Curves
(2010-07-14)
This thesis documents the linear mixed model developed for vehicle speed along two-lane two-way rural horizontal curves in the outside lane. Speed data at each curve was collected at four points along the curve including ...