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Investigation Of Degradation In Advanced Analog MOS Technologies
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-03-12)The focus of this work is to study the noise and degradation in advanced high and low voltage analog Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFET). Medium and high voltage transistors, especially lateral ... -
The Investigation Of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) Activity In Item And Associative Memory Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Though the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to be important for working and item memory, recent neuroimaging research has suggested that the DLPFC is more important in relational processing for associative ... -
An Investigation Of Durability And Reliability Of HDPE Pipe For Large Diameter Water Transmission Applications
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-12)The drinking water infrastructure in the North America requires a durable and reliable water transmission pipe material. Thus, it is important to study pipe performance, so that water utilities can benefit from cost-effective ... -
Investigation Of End-tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO₂) And Heart Rate Variations During Sleep Apnea
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-11-01)Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder where limitation or cessation of breathing occurs. It is characterized by abnormalities in the respiratory pattern and quantity of ventilation during sleep. According to a study 4% of men ... -
Investigation of Exothermic Reaction Dynamics via Computational Fluid Dynamics Coupled with a Feedback Controller
(2016-08-29)The control of reaction temperature under continuous flow conditions is important in a variety of chemical manufacturing industries. For many reactions, operating at off-design temperatures can result in the production of ... -
Investigation of F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase variants using pH profiles and stopped-flow spectrometric ligand-binding methods
(2022-05-18)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 5/17/2024** ABSTRACT: F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (FGD) from Mycobacteria tuberculosis, catalyzes a reaction the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate ... -
INVESTIGATION OF FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE CRACK WIDTH MEASUREMENT BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
(2016-12-21)This study presents numerical and experimental investigations of flexural cracking, post-cracking strength, and fracture energy of the dry-cast synthetic fiber reinforced concrete (FRC). Notched and un-notched beams for ... -
INVESTIGATION OF FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND NEUROVASCULAR COUPLING IN DIFFERENT VIGILANCE / BREATH-HOLD STATES OF THE BRAIN FROM SIMULTANEOUS EEG-fNIRS MEASUREMENTS
(2019-07-10)Functional connectivity and neurovascular coupling are important phenomena that occur in the brain. Functional connectivity is the study of functional brain networks and their characteristics. While neurovascular coupling ... -
INVESTIGATION OF GAS- AND LIQUID-PHASE SEWER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS LEADING TO MICROBIALLY-INDUCED CONCRETE CORROSION
(2019-05-14)Sewer systems are a principal element of infrastructure in modern cities, accounting for massive amounts of public investments made over many decades and can be considered as an asset of the nation. Many concrete manholes ... -
INVESTIGATION OF HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE OF DOUBLE PIPE COUNTER-FLOW HEAT PIPE USING THREE FLUIDS WATER, DOWTHERM, AND WATER-BASED NANOFLUID
(2021-12-14)Heat pipes are two-phase devices, capable of converting a significant amount of energy with low losses. They have been used in several applications such as systems thermal control and cooling. The purpose of the present ... -
INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION RESISTANCE MECHANISM OF CERAMIC COATINGS VIA MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS
(2020-09-03)Recent developments of ceramic coatings deposited using magnetron reactive sputtering show that these films exhibited superior high-temperature oxidation resistance along with other desirable properties such as high hardness, ... -
Investigation Of How Microbes Involved In Anerobic Digestion Of Vinasse Change As Functions Of Temperature, Vinasse Compositions And Time
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-09-17)Recent fossil fuel supply crunches and price spikes have prompted increased interest in ethanol as an alternative transportation fuel. However, vinasse, the liquid residue left from the distillation of ethanol, poses serious ... -
Investigation Of Information Processing And Cognitive Performance Capacities With Different Instrumentation Configurations
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The focus of this thesis is the investigation of two new performance capacity tests related to a concept known as "situational awareness": 1) Visual Motor Multitask Performance Capacity (VMMPC) and 2) Visual Auditory ... -
Investigation Of Instabilities Affecting Detonations: Improving The Resolution Using Block-structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement
(Aerospace Engineering, 2012-07-25)The unstable nature of detonation waves is a result of the critical relationship between the hydrodynamic shock and the chemical reactions sustaining the shock. A perturbative analysis of the critical point is quite ... -
Investigation of Microstructure Effects on Hardness and Oxidation Resistance of New Generation Ceramic Coatings
(2017-08-16)This work was motivated by the demand for a new generation of materials capable for harsh environment applications, and focused on developing a better understanding of the effects of elemental composition and microstructure ... -
Investigation Of Minimum Response For Damage Assessment
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Assessment of structural damage based on changes in vibratory response characteristics has been researched for many years, with much attention directed toward the use of modal parameters. Modal responses contribute to ... -
Investigation of models to predict the remaining useful life of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe
(2023-01-17)The water distribution system in the United States consists of 2.2 million miles of pipelines with water main breaks that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2021 Report Card estimated results in six billion ... -
Investigation Of Nanoparticle Delivery To Cancer Cells By Conjugation With Various Targeting Moieties
Recently, mapping and profiling of specific tumor biomarkers characterizing cancer cells, followed by understanding of signal cascades involved in the pathogenesis of tumors (targeted therapy), as well as diagnosis in early ... -
INVESTIGATION OF NANOSTRUCTURES FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSORS
(2020-08-11)An extensive study of Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) and their applications has been undertaken in this work. Highly sensitive surface plasmon resonance sensors, made of noble metals, as well as multilayer nanostructures, ... -
Investigation Of Neural Correlates Between Perception Of Pain And Hemodynamic Response Measured In The Pre-frontal Cortex Using Functional Near Infra-red Spectroscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-10-11)Perception of pain is multi-dimensional, comprising three major psychological dimensions: sensory-discriminative, motivational-affective and cognitive-evaluative. This dissertation study investigates the cognitive evaluation ...