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DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY INDUSTRY USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY
Characterization and evaluation of hydrocarbon assets, including content of linear and branched alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatics, olefins, and naphthenes, among others, during production and distribution are very crucial ... -
Development Of Quality-aware Video Systems And NMR Spectrum Registration
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-09-17)The work introduces a novel concept of Quality-Aware Video (QAV) System and demonstrates its successful implementation. During the course, it develops algorithms for reduced reference video quality assessment and for data ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF REDUCTIVE/OXIDATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN WATER
(2020-08-10)The detrimental health effects of halogenated compounds in humans has been well documented, and the frequent occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the water environment is a recent global concern. ... -
The Development Of Rhetorical Satire In Humanist Literature: Erasmus' The Praise Of Folly And More's Utopia
(English, 2012-07-25)This thesis explores how early Renaissance humanists developed an effective rhetorical satire to combat the follies, injustices, and inequalities that afflicted the European population in the late Middle Ages, particularly ... -
Development Of SERS Nanoprobes For Multiplexed And Multi-modality Molecular Diagnosis Of Cancer
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-10)Importance of cancer diagnosis and staging through molecular biomarker detection is evident in the increasing number of molecular biomarkers being discovered that are associated with specific cancers types with their role ... -
Development Of Spectral And Wavelet Time-of-flight Methods For Propagating Shock And Detonation Waves
(Aerospace Engineering, 2009-09-16)An accurate time delay estimate for a propagating disturbance, including an estimate of its uncertainty, is important in many areas of science. Several techniques were developed for determining the propagation time of a ... -
Development Of Statistical Models For Predicting Leachate Parameters From Simulated Landfills
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-22)Leachate generation and management is recognized as one of the greatest problems associated with environmentally sound operation of landfills, as leachate can cause major pollution problems to surrounding soil, ground ... -
Development Of SU-8 And PDMS Miniatured Boats And Flotillas
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-11-01)In this work, we developed miniaturized SU-8 and PDMS miniaturized boats and flotillas, and explored their designs, fabrication, actuation, motions and driving mechanisms. Like large-scale boats and flotillas, these ... -
Development Of Targeting Nanoparticles Mimicking The Adhesive Properties Of Platelets
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The development of biodegradable nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles presents an improved avenue for intracellular targeted drug delivery. Biodegradable nanoparticles have demonstrated an ability to provide controllable, ... -
Development of Text Analytics for Debriefing Reflection Essays
(2020-06-01)Evaluating and providing feedback to hundreds of free text assignments in an online environment is a challenging task for an instructor where he has to scan through essays to identify perspectives that are expected to ... -
Development Of The Duplicate Shear Test For Asphalt Mixtures
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2015)Permanent shear deformation is the main cause of rutting in asphalt concrete layers. Therefore, the determination of the shear properties of asphalt mixtures is helpful for predicting the rutting in asphalt pavement ... -
Development of the Urban Passenger Transportation Life Cycle Inventory for Comparison Across Modes Model (TransportLifeCAMM)
(2018-12-06)Against the backdrop of the increasingly complex urban passenger transportation challenges associated with megacities during the 21st century, and the effort to find the most sustainable modes of transportation for them, ... -
Development of the Vehicle Configuration Compendium: A Comprehensive Data-Information-Knowledge System to Aid in High-Speed Vehicle Design
(2021-12-21)The conceptual design phase is the most crucial phase in hypersonic vehicle design. Choices made during this phase will have significant impact on the success of the overall project and the feasibility of the end-product. ... -
Development Of Three Block Thermal Compact Model And Verification Of Modified Linear Superposition Technique For Stacked Die
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Over the last few years an impressive amount of progress has been achieved in the field of compact modeling of chip packages. But available compact modeling methods could not address the issue of limitation on the mesh ... -
Development Of Traffic Inputs For The Mechanistic-empirical Pavement Design Guide In New York State
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)Proper characterization of traffic data is a prerequisite for the determination of appropriate traffic inputs to Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). The development of proper traffic inputs helps reflect ... -
Development Of Trans-rectal Ultrasound (TRUS) Coupled Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) For Prostate Cancer Imaging
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-09-17)Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes among cancer deaths in men in the United States. A minimally invasive real time searching tool for cancer need to be developed, which can enhance the odds of cancer detection; ... -
Development Of Ultra-high Temperature Material Characterization Capabilities Using Digital Image Correlation Analysis
(Aerospace Engineering, 2011-10-11)Ultra-high temperature deformation measurements are required to characterize the thermo-mechanical response of material systems for thermal protection systems for aerospace applications. The use of conventional surface-contacting ... -
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. ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL SIMULATION FOR EVALUATION OF ROBOTIC ASSISTIVE ENVIRONMENT
(2021-08-18)Robotics research in virtual simulation has the advantage of reduced testing time, verification of algorithms on different systems before implementation, and cost-saving. Today’s simulation softwares are capable of providing ... -
Development of Vortex Box (VBOX) and Vortex Tip (VTIP) Filament Free-Wake Rotor Models
(2023-03-13)Rotor models span from simple static and first order expressions to high fidelity, numerical computations and across the spectrum each model is good for different purposes. The use of models has improved with time and ...