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The Effects Of Microstructure On The Mechanical Properties Of Hard Transition Metal Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
In this body of work, the examination of two different transition metal silicon nitride (MeSiN) systems using two different methods of physical vapor deposition (PVD) allowed for the development of a detailed understanding ...
Learning Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes Using Abstract Actions
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2014-03-10)
Transfer learning and Abstraction are among the new and most interesting research topics in AI and address the use of learned knowledge to improve learning performance in subsequent tasks. While there has been significant ...
A New Integrative Data Mining Framework For Analyzing The Cancer Genome Atlas Data
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2014-03-10)
Besides accuracy and efficiency, understandability is another key issue of predictive modeling in real-world applications, especially in biomedical and healthcare data analysis. We develop a new integrative framework to ...
Enhancing Selective Decomposition Of Ibuprofen Onto Porous TiO₂ Nanoparticles
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-10)
Advanced oxidation technologies have gained tremendous attention for water treatment purposes after demonstration of insufficient efficiency of conventional systems for removal of many emerging chemicals of concern. ...
Predicting Fracture Density In The Eagle Ford (Boquillas) Formation, Val Verde Basin, Texas
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-03-12)
Fracture density in hydrocarbon reservoirs is an important variable for efficient production of oil and gas in tight reservoirs. Fracture density is the fracture surface area per unit of volume, and the higher the reservoir ...
Resurrecting Old Pattonia: Uncovering The Lifeways Of A 19th Century Shipping Port Community
(Anthropology, 2014-03-12)
An East Texas steamboat landing community, known as Pattonia, operated from 1843 to the late 19th century. Here I attempt to identify what socioeconomic stratification and consumerism on the landscape meant for the daily ...
Au-based Core-shell Nanoparticles For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Unique Au/Pd core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized via galvanic replacement of Cu by Pd on hollow Au nanoparticles. Au/PtCu core-shell nanoparticles were also synthesized using this method. These core-shell nanoparticles ...
Systemic Components Of Care That Affect Self-sufficiency For Youth Transitioning Out Of Foster Care
(Social Work, 2014-03-12)
Although research indicates that former foster youth fare poorly in a number of domains of self-sufficiency upon leaving care, it is unclear whether their poor outcomes are related to systemic components of care. The purpose ...
The Prosecutor's Role In Helping Domestic Violence Victims
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2014-03-12)
This study examines the Prosecutors role when handling Domestic Violence cases and how they can better help serve battered women and their children without re-victimizing them through the Criminal Justice Juridical system ...
Large Diameter Steel Pipe Field Test Using Controlled Low Strength Material And Staged Construction Modeling Using 3-D Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Using finite element methods and field tests, an extensive study on selected steel pipes is devised for the Integrated Pipeline Project in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The project integrates Tarrant Regional Water District ...