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Analysis And Improvement Of Multiple Optimal Learning Factors For Feed-forward Networks
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-03-03)The effects of transforming the net function vector in the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) are analyzed. The use of optimal diagonal transformation matrices on the net function vector is proved to be equivalent to training the ... -
Analysis And Modeling Of A Micro Variable Capacitance Electromechanical Energy Converter
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Research and development in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have made remarkable progress since 1988. Micro-machines are an integral part of MEMS. However, these machines are not often discussed in most electric ... -
Analysis And Modeling Of Self Heating In Silicon Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Silicon Germanium (SiGe) hetero junction bipolar transistors (HBTs) have established itself as strong technology contender for a host of circuit applications including analog, mixed signal and Radio Frequency (RF). Due to ... -
Analysis And Modeling Techniques For Geo-spatial And Spatio-temporal Datasets
In recent years, spatio-temporal data has received a lot of attention and increasingly plays an important role in our everyday lives as we can witness from the fast-growing mobile technologies and its location-based ... -
Analysis And Optimal Design Of Beams Using Radial Basis Function
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The application of Multiquadric Radial Basis Function (MQ RBF) in the analysis and optimal design of beams are addressed in this dissertation. For static analysis, a new Least Square Collocation (LSC) method is introduced. ... -
Analysis And Optimization Of A Crashworthy Helicopter Seat
(Mechanical Engineering, 2008-08-08)The objective of a crashworthy seat is to improve the survivability of occupants (cockpit and cabin) in helicopter crashes. All modern helicopter seats are equipped with an energy absorber to reduce lumbar spine load during ... -
Analysis And Simulation In Neuron And Fibrosis Models
(Mathematics, 2009-09-16)In this work, we use analysis and numerical simulations to study the change of collective behaviorof two synaptically coupled square bursting systems, the effect of noise inan elliptic bursting system and foreign body ... -
The Analysis And Testing Of The Quaife Torque-biasing Differential
(Mechanical Engineering, 2011-07-14)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and test the Quaife torque biasing differential. The differential was modeled mathematically and equations were formulated. Experiments were then performed on a Formula SAE car ... -
Analysis Of A Composite Beam With Unsymmetrical C Crossection
The research work focuses on analysis of composite beam, where a closed form analytical solution was developed to determine the sectional properties of composite beam with unsymmetrical C cross section. The sectional ... -
ANALYSIS OF A NANOPARTICLE’S DYNAMICS IN AN OPTICAL TWEEZER
(2023-12-14)This work presents a simulation and experimental analysis of a nanoparticle's motion in an optical tweezer. Specifically, different simulation and analysis techniques are developed to investigate a suspected regime change ... -
Analysis of an Alternative High School's Graduates and Dropouts: A Phenomenological Study
(2016-05-10)In 2013, just over two-thirds of students graduated from high school in the prescribed four years. Some students continued to attend traditional high schools for a fifth year; others entered an alternative high school and ... -
Analysis of an Artificial Tailplane Icing Flight Test of a High-Wing, Twin-Engine Aircraft
(2016-05-13)The US Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) conducted a civilian, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sponsored, evaluation of tailplane icing of a twin-turboprop business transport at Edwards Air Force Base. The flight ... -
ANALYSIS OF BARRIERS CAUSING DELAY IN POST-HURRICANE RECOVERY: EXPERTS’ VS. PUBLIC’S PERSPECTIVES
(2020-09-04)Destructive natural disasters such as hurricanes, affect countries around the world. To recover from a hurricane, the managers need to make various decisions; however, what makes the post-hurricane decision making unique ... -
ANALYSIS OF BLOOD PRESSURE WAVEFORM FOR DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR ANOMALIES
(2021-12-21)Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortalities worldwide as well as in the United States. Early diagnosis and prediction of these diseases is critical to mitigate the risks to the patient. A common method to ... -
Analysis Of Calorimeter/itc Cosmic Ray Data From The Atlas Detector, And Preparation For Supersymmetry Searches
(Physics, 2009-09-16)The Large Hadron Collider is the largest most ambitious experiment in high energy physics history. It involves the greatest number of scientists from around the world. The first collisions will start being produced in late ... -
An Analysis Of Classroom Environment And Child Outcomes Across Three Models Of Early Childhood Intervention
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)This research study presents a comparative analysis to examine classroom environments and child developmental outcomes across three early intervention models that serve children living in low-income families. Two long ... -
Analysis of Complex Data Sets using Multilayer Networks: A Decoupling-based Framework
(2020-08-06)We are on the cusp of analyzing a variety of data being collected in every walk of life - social, biological, health-care, corporate, climate, to name a few. The data sets are becoming diverse and complex in addition to ... -
ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE BEAMS WITH AIRFOIL CROSS-SECTIONS WITH I-SECTION STIFFENER UNDER TENSION AND BI-DIRECTIONAL MOMENTS
Annual wind power generation capacity in the US has increased from 3 gigawatts in 2000 to 61 gigawatts in 2013 and is on track to fulfill 20% of projected U.S. electricity needs (305 gigawatts) by 2030. To enable the ... -
ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITH CURVATURE UNDER TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT
(2017-05-24)Composite structures are frequently exposed to environments with change in temperatures during their service life. The thermal behaviours of the laminated composite structures are more pronounced than that of the structures ... -
Analysis Of Data Center Cooling Strategies And The Impact Of The Dynamic Thermal Management On The Data Center Efficiency
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-03-03)The power trend for Server systems continues to grow thereby making thermal management of Data centers a very challenging task. Although various configurations exist, the raised floor plenum with Computer Room Air Conditioners ...