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CAP: A Context-aware Privacy Protection System For Location-based Services
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2008-09-17)
Location Based Services (LBS) are information services that provide users with customized contents, such as the nearest restaurants/hotels/clinics, retrieved from a dedicated spatial database. They make use of technologies ...
Numerical Simulation Of Magnetohydrodynamics
(Aerospace Engineering, 2008-04-22)
Use of electromagnetic fields has been shown to be an effective way to control the behavior of electrically conducting fluids. Specifically, the modification of the boundary layer profile with electromagnetic fields can ...
Use Of Temperature Sensitive Mutants To Map Reovirus Induced Oncolysis
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
Reovirus is known to establish persistent infections in normal cells while selectively destroying transformed cells. Individual viruses from each of the ten groups of Reovirus is known to establish persistent infections ...
Diffuse Optical Imaging Of Brain Function Under Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation And In Children With Cerebral Palsy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-03-03)
Diffuse Optical Imaging (DOI) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique which measures the changes in oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentrations at a high temporal resolution based on the principle of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.DOI ...
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 ...
Species Limits And Phylogenetic Systematic Of The Diurnal Geckos Of The Genus Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae)
(Biology, 2008-09-17)
The genus Gonatodes (family Sphaerodactylidae) is a diverse of group of about 20 species currently recognized of mostly diurnal geckos that are collectively distributed from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia, and also ...
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 ...
Fabrication And Characterization Of Cobalt-Diamond-like-Carbon (Co-DLC) Nanocomposites
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)
In recent years, synthesis of magnetic nanocomposites has been receiving significant attention. These nanocomposites offer opportunities to develop active nanomaterials with various applications like magnetic data storage ...
College Student Risk Behavior: Implications Of Religiosity And Impulsivity
(Nursing, 2010-03-03)
College student risk-taking among 18 to 21 years olds includes smoking cigarettes, binge drinking, casual sex with multiple partners, automobile accidents due to risky driving or driving under the influence, and substance ...
The Impact Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 On The U.S. Financial Markets
(Finance & Real Estate, 2008-09-17)
This dissertation examines the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on the U. S. financial markets by investigating three topics: security analysts' performance, security analyst monitoring activity and firm value, and ...