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Fabrication Of Superparamagnetic And Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles
(Physics, 2009-09-16)
Monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles with controlled size and geometry have drawn great attention in the last decade for fundamental scientific studies and for their potential applications in advanced materials and devices ...
Collision Detection And Penetration Depth Calculation In Virtual Surgical Simulation
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Virtual Reality (VR) based surgical simulators create a simulated, realistic three dimensional surgical environments using advanced graphic and haptic rendering techniques. Virtual objects, which are geometric surface ...
Texas And The Good Roads Movement: 1895 To 1948
(History, 2009-09-16)
The Good Roads Movement in America grew directly out of concerns over the debilitating effects of rural isolation. However, as each state faced its own unique challenges to the building and maintenance of roads, the early ...
Structural Optimization Using Ansys Classic And Radial Basis Function Based Response Surface Models
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
This thesis describes a methodology to develop an effective and simple structural optimization method using Response Surfaces. It also further demonstrates how these Response Surfaces can then be utilized for further Multi ...
Servicescape And Customer Satisfaction: The Role Of Strategy
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2009-09-16)
The purpose of this research is to determine if the corporate strategy theory base may be useful in advancing the understanding of service characteristics; specifically, the relationship between particular service industries, ...
The Evolutionary History And Genomic Impact Of Mammalian Dna Transposons
(Biology, 2009-09-16)
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile repetitive sequences that make up large fractions of mammalian genomes, including at least 45% of the human genome. Class 2, or DNA intermediate transposons, which make up approximately ...
Autonomous Abstraction Of Policies Based On Policy Homomorphism
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)
A life long learning agent performing in a complex and dynamic environment needs the ability to learn increasingly complex tasks over time. These agents over their lifetime have to learn new tasks, adapt the policies of ...
Effects Of Voltage Unbalance And System Armonics On The Performance Of Doubly Fed Induction Wind Generators
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Inherent difficulties in management of electric power in the presence of an increasing demand for more energy, non-conventional loads such as digital appliances, and non-sustainable imported fossil fuels has initiated a ...
Towards An Implementation Of Avoip: Anonymous Voice-over-ip
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Voice over IP (VoIP) is one of the fastest growing telecommunicaiton market today. However with great popularity comes greater security risk. When we communicate over the Internet we expose our identity to all the prying ...
Effect Of Pullout And Torsional Strength Of Composites With Co-molded Thread Inserts
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Rotorcraft transmission housings and drive system components are typically made from cast metals due to their highly complex geometries. Utilizing composite materials offers potential to reduce weigh and manufacturing cost ...