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Ethylbenzene dehydrogenation into styrene: kinetic modeling and reactor simulation
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
A fundamental kinetic model based upon the Hougen-Watson formalism was
derived as a basis not only for a better understanding of the reaction behavior but also
for the design and simulation of industrial reactors.
Kinetic ...
Three essays on business failure: causality and prediction
(2009-05-15)
This dissertation investigates three issues on business failure causality and prediction. First, a nonlinear model for mathematical programming based discriminant analysis is studied. This study proposes a nonlinear model ...
Characterization and applications of microfluidic devices based on immobilized biomaterials
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
Microfluidic biosensors and bioreactors based on
immobilized biomaterials are described in this dissertation.
Photocrosslinkable hydrogel or polymeric microbeads
were used as a supporting matrix for immobilizing E.coli ...
Marble Transport in the Time of the Severans: A New Analysis of the Punta Scifo a Shipwreck at Croton, Italy
(2009-05-15)
Five ancient shipwrecks have been found in the sea off Croton, in southern Italy,
each carrying a marble cargo composed of massive blocks, column shafts, and smaller
artifacts. Three of them were located while surveying ...
Balancing human and system visualization during document triage
(2009-05-15)
People must frequently sort through and identify relevant materials from a large
set of documents. Document triage is a specific form of information collecting where
people quickly evaluate a large set of documents from ...
Evaluation of oocyte competency in bovine and canine species via non-invasive assessment of oocyte quality
(2009-05-15)
Traditional methods of oocyte selection for in vitro studies have proven inefficient with respect to achieving a level of predictability for competency. In this study, a novel method of oocyte selection was implemented ...
Surface spectroscopic studies of mono- and bimetallic model catalysts
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
This dissertation is focused on understanding heterogeneous bimetallic
catalysts using model catalyst systems, such as Pd-Au/Mo(110), Pd/Au(111) and
Pd/Au(100). Monometallic and bimetallic model catalysts, composed of Pd ...
Two linear slot nozzle virtual impactors for concentration of bioaerosols
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
Two experimental configurations of linear slot nozzle virtual impactors were
constructed and experimentally investigated for use as bioaerosol concentrators. In one
configuration, the Linear Slot Virtual Impactor (LSVI), ...
Damage assessment and sampling of the rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in rice, Oryza sativa L., in Texas
(2009-06-02)
Field and greenhouse experiments were conducted from 2003 to 2006 at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Beaumont and commercial rice fields throughout the Texas Rice Belt with the ...
A new structural subclass of constrained geometry catalysts for the polymerization of olefins
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
The sterically expanded octamethyloctahydrodibenzofluorene moiety, C29H38
(Oct), has been incorporated into ansa-metallocenes and constrained geometry catalysts
(CGC's). Utilization of this sterically expanded version of ...