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Mathematical Problems of Thermoacoustic and Compton Camera Imaging
(2011-10-21)
The results presented in this dissertation concern two different types of tomographic
imaging. The first part of the dissertation is devoted to the time reversal method for
approximate reconstruction of images in ...
Ligand Design for Novel Metal-Organic Polyhedra and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Alternative Energy Applications
(2011-10-21)
The primary goal of this research concerns the synthesis of organic ligands in an effort
to create metal-organic porous materials for the storage of gas molecules for alternative
energy applications as well as other ...
Storage Systems for Non-volatile Memory Devices
(2011-10-21)
This dissertation presents novel approaches to the use of non-volatile memory devices in building storage systems. There are many types of non-volatile memory devices, and they usually have better performance than regular ...
Experimental Dynamic Forced Performance of a Centrally Grooved, End Sealed Squeeze Film Damper
(2011-10-21)
Squeeze film dampers (SFDs) provide viscous damping to attenuate excessive vibrations and enhance system stability in turbomachinery. SFDs are of special importance in aircraft engines which use rolling element support ...
Laminar Flow Forced Convection Heat Transfer Behavior of Phase Change Material Fluid in Straight and Staggered Pin Microchannels
(2011-10-21)
Microchannels have been studied extensively for electronic cooling applications ever since they were found to be effective in removing high heat flux from small areas. The rate of heat removed using microchannels depends ...
Noncooperative Games for Autonomous Consumer Load Balancing Over Smart Grid
(2011-10-21)
Traditionally, most consumers of electricity pay for their consumption according to a fixed-rate. The few existing implementations of real time pricing have been restricted to large industrial consumers, where the benefits ...
Giving and Thanksgiving: Gratitude and Adiaphora in A Mask and Paradise Regained
(2011-10-21)
John Milton begins his Second Defence of the English People by stressing the universal importance of gratitude: "In the whole life and estate of man the first duty is to be grateful to God." Peter Medine has shown the ...
The Effects of Behaviorist and Constructivist Instruction on Student Performance in College-level Remedial Mathematics
(2011-10-21)
The number of American students with insufficient post-secondary mathematical abilities is increasing and the related rate of student attrition increases alongside the upsurge in college developmental programs. As a ...
Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Chemical Reactivity
(2011-10-21)
Reactive chemicals are presented widely in the chemical and petrochemical
process industry. Their chemical reactivity hazards have posed a significant challenge to
the industries of manufacturing, storage and transportation. ...
Essays on A Rational Expectations Model of Dividend Policy and Stock Returns
(2011-10-21)
We propose an asset pricing model in a production economy where cash flows are determined by firms' optimal dividend and investment decisions. Extensive and intensive decision margins in dividend payout are modeled with ...