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Stimuli-Tailored Dispersion State of Aqueous Carbon Nanotube Suspensions and Solid Polymer Nanocomposites
(2012-02-14)
Nanoparticles (such as, carbon nanotubes, carbon black, clay etc.) have one or
more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less. Owing to very high van der Waals force
of attraction, these nanoparticles exist in a highly ...
Causal Connection Search and Structural Demand Modeling on Retail-Level Scanner Data
(2012-02-14)
Many researchers would be interested in one question: If a change of X is made, will Y be influenced in response? However, while a lot of statistical methods are developed to analyze association between variables, how to ...
Essays on Regression Spline Structural Nonparametric Stochastic Production Frontier Estimation and Inefficiency Analysis Models
(2012-02-14)
Conventional Cobb-Douglas and Transcendental Logarithmic production functions widely used in Stochastic Production Frontier Estimation and Inefficiency Analysis have merits and deficiencies. The Cobb-Douglas function imposes ...
Utilization of Sorghum in El Salvador: Grain, Flour and End-Product Quality
(2012-02-14)
There is limited information on the utilization of sorghum for human
consumption in El Salvador. Increased wheat prices have driven the baking
industry to seek alternative cereals for manufacturing of their products. ...
Characterizing the Separation and Reattachment of Suction Surface Boundary Layer in Low Pressure Turbine Using Massively Parallel Large Eddy Simulations
(2012-02-14)
The separation and reattachment of the suction surface boundary layer in a low pressure turbine is characterized using large-eddy simulation at Re=68,000 based on freestream velocity and suction surface length. A high pass ...
Multi-Dimensional Error Analysis of Nearshore Wave Modeling Tools, with Application Toward Data-Driven Boundary Correction
(2012-02-14)
As the forecasting models become more sophisticated in their physics and possible depictions of the nearshore hydrodynamics, they also become increasingly sensitive to errors in the inputs. These input errors include: ...
Speeding Up the Process of Modeling Temporary Structures in a Building Information Model Using Predefined Families
(2012-02-14)
It has been less than a decade that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been used in construction industries. During this short period of time the application of this new modeling approach has increased significantly, ...
Extracting Cultural Information from Ship Timber
(2012-02-14)
This dissertation is rooted in one general question: what can the wood from ships
reveal about the people and cultures who built them? Shipwrecks are only the last
chapter of a complex story, and while the last fifty ...
Probing Iron Accumulation in Sacchromyces cerevisiae Using Integrative Biophysical and Biochemical Techniques
(2012-02-14)
Iron is an essential element for life. It is involved in a number of biological
processes, including iron sulfur (Fe/S) cluster assembly and heme biosynthesis. However
it is also potentially toxic due to its ability to ...
Perlecan Domain V Induces VEGF Secretion in Brain Endothelial Cells Through α5β1 Integrin Dependent Mechanism a Novel Insight in Brain Tissue Recovery Following Ischemia
(2012-02-14)
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability and the third leading cause of
death in the United States. Perlecan plays a significant role in brain development by
sequestering and delivering growth factors to ...