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Catalytic Hydro-liquefaction Of Lignite Coals Under Mild Conditions
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 12-4-2012)
A low-cost thermo-chemical process for the liquefaction of lignite coals is being developed at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The coal-toliquids (CTL) project has focused of developing a liquefaction process ...
STATEFUL DETECTION OF STEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN ANDROID APPS
(2017-08-08)
The number of smartphones has increased greatly during the last few years. Among the popular mobile operating systems (such as iOS and Android) installed on these devices, Android captures most of the mobile market share. ...
EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF MULTI-LEVEL COOLING SYSTEMS AT ELEVATED COOLANT TEMPERATURES IN DATA CENTERS
(2017-07-20)
Data centers house a variety of compute, storage, network IT hardware where equipment reliability is of utmost importance. Heat generated by the IT equipment can substantially reduce its service life if T_(J,Max), maximum ...
Conditional Bias-Penalized Kalman Filter for Improved Estimation and Prediction of Extremes
(2017-08-18)
Kalman filter (KF) and its variants are widely used for real-time updating of model states and prediction in environmental sciences and engineering. Whereas in many applications the most important performance criteria may ...
Assessing the Impact of Pain on Decision-making in a Rat Gambling Task (RGT)
(2017-07-31)
Recent clinical assessments using the Iowa Gambling Task have revealed pain can negatively affect decision-making processes, leading to risky or poor decisions. Despite the gain these models have made in further elucidating ...
EFFICACY OF A SERIES OF ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS AS ANTI-CANCER AND ANTIVIRAL AGENTS
(2017-08-18)
Organometallic compounds, particularly organotin compounds, have been known to possess biological activity for over 80 years. A variety of these compounds have demonstrated antimicrobial, anti-cancer, and antiviral activities. ...
SPACE ACCESS SYSTEMS DESIGN: Synthesis Methodology Development for Conceptual Design of Future Space Access Systems
(2017-08-31)
The early Conceptual Design (CD) of a Space Access System (SAS) is the most abstract, innovative, and technologically challenging phase throughout the entire aerospace product development life-cycle. While it is the most ...
DOES IFRS ADOPTION AFFECT ANALYST FORECAST BEHAVIOR? EVIDENCE FROM FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUERS IN THE UNITED STATES
(2017-08-08)
The globalization of business and finance has led to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in more than 100 countries, and numerous studies have examined the consequences of IFRS adoption in ...
DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRAHIGH PERFORMANCE CHIRAL PHASES FOR SEPARATIONS APPROACHING THE SPEED OF SENSORS
(2017-08-24)
Chromatography using chiral stationary phases is the most effective and popular technique for qualitative and quantitative analysis of enantiomers in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food industry, among many others. ...
An exploration of social class: Its symbols and influence on the selection process and career success
(2017-08-25)
With a shrinking middle-class population, and an increasing economic divide between the haves and haves not, social class within the United States has become an important topic of conversation in the popular press. Yet, ...