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Development Of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Based Erosion Models For Oil And Gas Industry Applications
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013)Erosion prediction plays a critical role in different oil and gas industry segments including drill bit manufacturing, measurement & logging while drilling (M&LWD), and reservoir engineering/completions tools. Recently, ... -
Diffuse Optical Tomography To Study The Ischemic Stroke In Rat Models
(Biomedical Engineering, 05-06-2013)Stroke, including ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke, is the major leading cause of death in the United States. More than 80 percent of stroke patients are diagnosed with ischemic stroke, which usually results from ... -
Internal Structure And Dynamic Decisions For Coalitions On Graphs
(Electrical Engineering, 05-07-2013)The notions of collaboration, advantage, cost and impact are investigated in this dissertation, following are the details. Contribution to Cooperation between Agents for Routing in an Unknown Graph Using Reinforcement ... -
Black Rhetoric: The Art Of Thinking Being
(English, 05-16-2013)This dissertation examines the Black Hermeneutic Situation in order to uncover Black Rhetoric's possibilities for thinking Being. Martin Heidegger's phenomenological hermeneutics and his theories on thinking and Being ... -
Establishment And Characterization Of An Animal Model Of Distraction Spinal Cord Injury
(Biomedical Engineering, 05-17-2013)Scoliosis corrective surgery requires the application of multidirectional stress forces to the spinal cord, including those of distraction, in addition to the application of fixation rods for correction of the curved spine ... -
Micromachined Devices For In Vitro Biomedical Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 11-09-2012)Cell migration is a central process in the development and maintenance of tissues. Any deviation in the process can have serious consequences, such as atherosclerosis and cancer metastasis. During cancer metastasis, ... -
Applications Of A Laser Microbeam In The Study Of Degeneration, Regeneration, And Guidance Of Primary CNS Axons
(Physics, 11-15-2012)This thesis explores the applications of a near infrared (NIR) laser microbeam as a tool for manipulating primary axons by initiating femtosecond pulsed-laser plasma-mediated ablation (laser axotomy) and optical guidance. ... -
The Art Of Microchannel Molding In Microscope Glass Slides
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 11-28-12)This research is an effort to develop a new process by combining engineering principles with the history of glass art molding to develop clear micro-level test features in glass, for bio-medical and drug experiments dealing ... -
Wear and Tribofilm Formation With Zinc-free Antiwear Additives
(Materials Science & Engineering, 12-10-2012)Engine oil is used in all internal combustion engines to lubricate the moving parts & mitigate the wear due to friction. Along with the mentioned two functions, engine oil also serves to protect the engine from corrosion, ... -
5 cm Gap Injury Repair: Growth Factor Support And Functional Analysis In A Rabbit Common Peroneal Nerve Model
(Biomedical Engineering, 12-10-2012)Nerve conduits have shown to successfully bridge nerve gaps of ≤ 3 cm; however repair of longer, mixed or motor nerve gaps still remains a clinical challenge. In order to study regeneration techniques in clinically relevant ... -
Epigenetics Of HOXC13 Endocrine Regulation And Its Role In Gene Expression And Tumorigenesis
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 12-10-2012)HOX genes are a subgroup of homeobox containing gene superfamily and have crucial roles in cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and embryonic development. HOXC13, one of 39 identified human HOX genes, is involved in ... -
Effect Of Additive Morphology & Chemistry On Wear & Friction Of Greases Under Spectrum Loading
(Materials Science & Engineering, 12-10-2012)The primary focus of grease development is to minimize friction and improve on wear and load bearing capacity. Traditional method to evaluate wear behavior of grease is based on ASTM D2266 which evaluates the performance ... -
Envisioning A Postfeminist Composition Studies
(English, 12-14-2012)We must look at the changing sociological conditions that challenge many of the foundations of composition studies in order to develop the discipline. Although postfeminism is evident within academic and popular culture, ... -
Two-photon Optogenetic Stimulation Of Cells
(Physics, 12-15-2012)The controlled stimulation of cells, especially neurons, is of significant interest both for basic understanding of neuronal circuitry as well as clinical interventions. Existing electrode-based methods of stimulation ... -
Catalytic Hydro-liquefaction Of Lignite Coals Under Mild Conditions
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 12-4-2012)A low-cost thermo-chemical process for the liquefaction of lignite coals is being developed at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The coal-toliquids (CTL) project has focused of developing a liquefaction process ... -
The Food Habits and Feeding Behavior of New World Coral Snakes
(University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, 1973-05-01)This thesis considers the food habits and feeding behavior of New World venomous coral snakes, with emphasis on Micrurus fulvius a species that is found in the southeastern United States and northern Mexico. Literature records ... -
Petrography and Petrogenesis of the Alibates Dolomite and Chert (Permian), Northern Panhandle of Texas
(1975-05)The Permian (Guadalupian) Alibates Dolomite crops out along the Canadian River in the northern Panhandle of Texas. The dolomite is underlain by the Permian Whitehorse Formation and is overlain by the Permian Quartermaster ... -
THE FUNCTIONS OF REPORTED SPEECH IN DISCOURSE
(University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, 1977-12)The study of the functions of reported speech makes five major contributions to the current literature on discourse. (l) It highlights the multifunctional characteristics of reported speech; (2) it correlates these functions ... -
PRAGMATIC ASPECTS OF ENGLISH TEXT STRUCTURE
(University of Texas at Arlington, 1980-05)This study is an integration of two frequently independent fields of inquiry in linguistics, text analysis and pragmatics. It brings together the focus in text analysis on the structural and cohesive aspects of monolog ... -
APPLICATION OF A COGNITIVE MODEL OF LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE TO THE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PROBLEMS IN TZELTAL (MAYAN) GRAMMAR
(University of Texas at Arlington, 1980-05)Underlying the dominant theory of language today is the assumption that language is innate to homo sapiens. Theoretical and analytic work at all levels of linguistic inquiry are predicated upon this assumption. The present ...