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SPARSE DECENTRALIZED PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS FOR DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION
(2016-05-10)
Principal components analysis (PCA) is a data compression technology relying on dimensionality reduction. In a wireless sensor network, the acquired data may be spatially scattered and include many zero variables, for ...
MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FOR A FLEET OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
(2016-05-19)
Major commercial electricity generation is done by burning fossil fuels out of which coal-fired power plants produce a substantial quantity of electricity worldwide. The United States has large reserves of coal, and it is ...
A Bisection Method for the Banded Hyperbolic Quadratic Eigenvalue Problem
(2016-05-10)
It is well-known that the eigenvalues of a Hermitian matrix in a given interval can be approximated within a predefined error tolerance using the bisection method as a direct application of the Sylvester's Law of Inertia. ...
Protective Sex: How Being In-Tune with Sexuality Protects Young Women
(2016-05-16)
Sexuality has been a widely studied topic which has produced a diverse body of literature covering many different perspectives. However, despite the wealth of knowledge on the topic of sexuality, society maintains a strong ...
Numerical Study on Morphology and Solidification Characteristics of Successive Droplet Depositions on a Substrate
(2016-05-10)
Successive droplet impingement finds extensive applications in additive manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, Liquid Metal Jetting and Net Form Manufacturing. Deposition, deformation and solidification of droplets ...
STRENGTHENING OF LIGHTWEIGHT REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS USING CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS (CFRP)
(2016-05-20)
This research aimed to investigate the effect of utilizing “Fiber Reinforced Polymer” (FRP) on the light weight concrete beams. The main hypothesis is that such utilization of the FRP will lead to strengthened lightweight ...
A NEW REAL-TIME APPROACH FOR WEBSITE PHISHING DETECTION BASED ON VISUAL SIMILARITY
(2016-05-10)
Phishing attacks cause billions of dollars of loss every year worldwide. Among several solutions proposed for this type of attack, visual similarity detection methods have a good amount of accuracy. These methods exploit ...
Design of flow control device for dynamic cold plate and optimization of servers to decrease junction temperature of heat sinks
(2016-12-19)
Electronics cooling research is facing the challenges of high heat flux removal and increased pumping power. Not much attention has been focused related to server and module level cooling. The continued increase in heat ...
COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF BLAST INDUCED DAMAGE ON NEURONS IN BRAIN DURING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
(2016-05-10)
Concussions are the most common kind of brain injuries, they are also called as mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI). In recent times, mTBIs are perceived as one of the major health problems faced by millions across the ...
THREE ESSAYS ON NETWORKS AND KNOWLEDGE VALUE
(2016-03-21)
Knowledge creation is one of the most factors that contribute to organizational performance and competitive advantage. Ample studies have employed network theory to examine the impact of various social capital and ...