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Drawing insights from patents using network science and text analysis: the case of telecom
(2023-08-24)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2025** Firms in knowledge-intensive industries, such as telecom, must be habitual innovators, continually exploiting their existing stock of knowledge and exploring ... -
Dream and Reality: The Selective Implementation of the Kessler Plan in Dallas
(2017-12-14)This research examines George Kessler’s 1911 A City Plan for Dallas to understand the gaps between the ideals of the City Beautiful era plan and impact on the realized physical design of the city. As inequality rises in ... -
Driveability of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) in North Texas
(2019-12-10)The Recycled Plastic Pins (RPP) have been extensively used as an alternative to the conventional slope stabilization methods in stabilizing shallows slope failure in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho in the United States. ... -
Driving Force: An Exploration Of Texan Prius Drivers
(Sociology, 2010-11-01)The purpose of this study was to examine what Prius owners use their vehicle to tell the world about themselves and to discover whether this varies by gender. This was explored through the lens of situational simulation, ... -
DROPLET-BASED MICROEXTRACTION OF DNA ENABLED BY ELECTROWETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS
(2020-01-06)In recent years there have been significant advances in micro/nanotechnologies employing miniaturized platforms to achieve efficient sample pre-processing, separation, and quantification processes. The idea of bringing ... -
Drug Abuse Among Young Adults In Vietnam: The Influence Of Family, Peers, And Society
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the influence of family, peer, and society in interactions with personal factors on drug use among young adults in Vietnam. The study is based on empirical data collected ... -
Drug Loaded Polymeric Blends For Developing Vascular Stents
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)In-stent restenosis and neo-intimal hyperplasia are long-term limitations of metallic stents. Local delivery of medications to transluminal angioplasty sites to prevent restenosis is receiving worldwide attention. Development ... -
Dual Credit as a Key to Preparation: Exploring Dual Credit as a College Readiness Strategy
(2019-05-08)Dual credit is a rapidly-expanding coursework option for high school students that provides a means to early college credit and is also touted as a strategy to increase postsecondary readiness. However, existing studies ... -
Ductile Lightweight Concrete For Lightweight Structural Application
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-08-08)This study developed a ductile concrete for precast wall systems which are capable of resisting high wind in excess of 500 mph. The developed concrete mix design consists of sand, cement, glass fiber, and a foaming agent ... -
DURABILITY AND PREDICTION OF LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (CFRP) LAMINATES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
(2020-08-07)Strengthening deteriorated concrete structures with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) has been widely validated through laboratory experiments and field tests. Questions and concerns persist related to the CFRP’s ... -
Durability Studies Of Controlled Low Strength Material Using Native Soils As Fine Aggregates
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)Controlled Low Strength Material using native soils as fine aggregates is an effective option in addressing issues relating to strength requirements, sustainability, and project cost. Using native soil in the place of ... -
Durability Studies On Stabilization Effectiveness Of Soils Containing Different Fractions Of Montmorillonite
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-03-03)Stabilization of clays with additives like lime and cement has been practiced for several years and worked well in improving the subgrades. Though this practice is used widely, there were cases where the treated subgrades ... -
Duration And Depth: The Effects Of Leader-follower Relationship Quality On Observer Ratings Of Leadership Performance
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Previous research has shown that the duration and depth of the leader-follower relationship influences how followers rate their leaders. However, no studies were found that asked whether this relationship influenced how ... -
DWRELU : DOUBLE WEIGHTED RECTIFIER LINEAR UNIT AN ACTIVATION FUNCTION WITH TRAINABLE SCALING PARAMETER
(2018-11-14)Deep Neural Network have become very popular for computer vision application in recent years. At the same time, it remains important to understand the different implementation choices that need to be made when designing a ... -
Dymore Finite Element Analysis Of The Paired Blade Tiltrotor Conceptual Design And A Comparable Conventional Tiltrotor Design
(Aerospace Engineering, 2009-09-16)Increasing the solidity of tiltrotors above that of current designs presents challenges associated with control system packaging and control couplings. The paired blade rotor concept addresses these issues by placing two ... -
Dynacet: A Minimum-effort Driven Dynamic Faceted Search System Over Structured Databases
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)In this thesis, we propose minimum-effort driven navigational techniques for enterprise database systems based on the faceted search paradigm. Our proposed techniques dynamically suggest facets for drilling down into the ... -
Dynamic Bus Lane
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)This dissertation documents the research conducted to investigate the feasibility of implementing a "Dynamic Bus Lane" (DBL) system on Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, and to determine the particular conditions when the ... -
Dynamic Cache Reconfiguration For Energy Optimization In Chip Multiprocessors
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2012-07-25)Cache reconfiguration for chip multiprocessors (CMP) in order to reduce energy consumption is a challenging research problem. This thesis presents a dynamic scheme for level one cache design where the processing core can ... -
Dynamic Chracteristics And Stability Analysis Of Muncipal Solid Waste In Bioreactor Landfills
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-09-19)Bioreactor landfills are operated to enhance refuse decomposition, gas production, and waste stabilization. The major aspect of bioreactor landfill operation is the recirculation of generated leachate back through the ... -
DYNAMIC CONSTRAINT OPTIMAL SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR LINEAR PROGRAMMING
(2016-05-13)Linear programming has been studied for over 60 years. It has been considered as one of the most valuable optimization tool for many industrial problems. The simplex algorithm remains the predominant approach to solving ...