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Phase Stability and Thermodynamic Assessment of the Np-Zr system
(2012-02-14)
Metallic fuels have an important role to play in "fast breeder" Gen-IV type nuclear reactors, and U-Pu-Zr is one of the prototypical systems. Because of the variability in fuel chemistry during burn-up, it is important to ...
The Implications and Flow Behavior of the Hydraulically Fractured Wells in Shale Gas Formation
(2012-02-14)
Shale gas formations are known to have low permeability. This low permeability can be as low as 100 nano darcies. Without stimulating wells drilled in the shale gas formations, it is hard to produce them at an economic ...
Psychophysiological Reactivity to Self and Model Images in an Upward Social Comparison Manipulation
(2012-02-14)
The current study examined affective reactivity to oneself in an upward socialcomparison manipulation using autonomic physiological responses. Study I was conducted to select images of thin and average size models used to ...
Efficacy of Beef Carcass Surface Trimming to Reduce or Eliminate Escherichia coli O157:H7 Surrogates from Subsequent Subprimals
(2012-02-14)
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of trimming the original external carcass surfaces from subprimals during fabrication on the reduction of surrogates for Escherichia coli O157:H7. Carcass sides from ...
Escherichia coli Enhanced Hydrogen Production, Genome-wide Screening for Extracellular DNA, and Influence of GGDEF Proteins on Early Biofilm Formation
(2012-02-14)
Escherichia coli is the best characterized bacterium; it grows rapidly, and it is easy to
manipulate genetically. An increased knowledge about the physiology of this model organism
will facilitate the development of ...
Design, Syntheses and Biological Applications of Through-bond Energy Transfer Cassettes and Novel Non-covalently Cell Penetrating Peptides
(2012-02-14)
A xanthene-BODIPY cassette is used as a ratiometric intracellular pH reporter
for imaging protein-dye conjugates in living cells. A model was hypothesized to explain
the pH-dependent energy transfer efficiencies from the ...
The Family of God: Universalism and Domesticity in Alice Cary's Fiction
(2012-02-14)
Until recently Alice Cary's works have gone largely unnoticed by
the literary community, and those critics who have examined her
writings have recognized her primarily as a regionalist sketch writer.
However, studying ...
Sensitivity of OFDM Systems to Synchronization Errors and Spatial Diversity
(2012-02-14)
In this dissertation, the problem of synchronization for OFDM-based wireless communication systems is studied. In the first part of this dissertation, the sensitivity of both single input single output (SISO) OFDM and ...
Numerical Simulation of Flow Field Inside a Squeeze Film Damper and the Study of the Effect of Cavitation on the Pressure Distribution
(2012-02-14)
Squeeze Film Dampers (SFDs) are employed in high-speed Turbomachinery, particularly aircraft jet engines, to provide external damping. Despite numerous successful applications, it is widely acknowledged that the theoretical ...
Reverse Auction Bidding: Bidding Strategy Pattern of First Time Bidders
(2012-02-14)
The advancement of computer technology is playing an important role in almost all fields in the construction industry in the current era. It has become a tool for exchanging legal contract information, including bid data. ...