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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Application Of Electron-Attachment Reactions To Enhance Selectivity Of Electron-Capture Detector For Nitroaromatic Explosives, Mark Gehrke, Shubhender Kapila, V. J. Flanigan
Application Of Electron-Attachment Reactions To Enhance Selectivity Of Electron-Capture Detector For Nitroaromatic Explosives, Mark Gehrke, Shubhender Kapila, V. J. Flanigan
Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works
The differences in the extent of electron-attachment reactions between thermal electrons and selected classes of organic molecules with high electron affinities were investigated. the investigations showed that interactions of thermal electrons with nitroaromatic compounds lead to the formation of neutral products with very low electron affinities. by contrast, a number of other analytes with high electron affinities such as polyhalogenated organic compounds, lead to products with high electron affinities. This difference was exploited to differentiate between nitroaromatic and polychlorinated organic compounds with a tandem arrangement consisting of two electron-capture detectors connected in series with an electron-attachment reactor.
Geochemical Evidence For An Eolian Sand Dam Across The North And South Platte Rivers In Nebraska, Daniel R. Muhs, James B. Swinehart, David B. Loope, Josh Been, Shannon A. Mahan, Charles A. Bush
Geochemical Evidence For An Eolian Sand Dam Across The North And South Platte Rivers In Nebraska, Daniel R. Muhs, James B. Swinehart, David B. Loope, Josh Been, Shannon A. Mahan, Charles A. Bush
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Geochemical and geomorphic data from dune fields in southwestern Nebraska provide new evidence that the Nebraska Sand Hills once migrated across the North and South Platte rivers and dammed the largest tributary system to the Missouri River. The Lincoln County and Imperial dune fields, which lie downwind of the South Platte River, have compositions intermediate between the Nebraska Sand Hills (quartz-rich) and northeastern Colorado dunes (K-feldspar-rich). The most likely explanation for the intermediate composition is that the Lincoln County and Imperial dunes are derived in part from the Nebraska Sand Hills and in part from the South Platte River. The …
Translation Theorems For Fourier-Feynman Transforms And Conditional Fourier-Feynman Transforms, Seung Jun Change, Chull Park, David Skough
Translation Theorems For Fourier-Feynman Transforms And Conditional Fourier-Feynman Transforms, Seung Jun Change, Chull Park, David Skough
Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications
Translation theorems for Wiener integrals were given by Cameron and Martin in [3] and by Cameron and Graves in [2]. Translation theorems for analytic Feynman integrals were given by Cameron and Storvick in [4], [7] and translation theorems for Feynman integrals on abstract Wiener and Hilbert spaces were given by Chung and Kang in [12].
Study Of The Amplitude Of Pressure And Thrust Oscillations In A Lab-Scale Hybrid Rocket, Ann Wright, Lawrence Dunn, Brian Alford, Justin Patton, M. Keith Hudson
Study Of The Amplitude Of Pressure And Thrust Oscillations In A Lab-Scale Hybrid Rocket, Ann Wright, Lawrence Dunn, Brian Alford, Justin Patton, M. Keith Hudson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Hybrid rockets are being studied as a potential replacement for the solid rocket boosters on the NASA space shuttle. One physical characteristic of hybrid rockets that must be understood and overcome is potentially severe pressure oscillations during combustion. Pressure oscillations inside the rocket combustion chamber lead to oscillations in the thrust of the rocket. These oscillations are damaging to potential human passengers and cargo and must be minimized. Current theories surmise that the oscillations are caused by combustion chamber geometry, oxygen feed line parameters, and/or fuel combustion characteristics. This study focuses on the role of the fuel characteristics in pressure …
Superstring Cosmology: An Investigation Into Low Temperature Effective Gauss-Bonnet Corrections To The Einstein Field Equations In An Inflationary Scenario, David Dressel
Masters Theses
Several problems with the inflationary cosmological model and the force coupling constants are addressed in the context of superstring theory. In order to simplify the field equations slightly, vacuum solutions are attempted. The solutions for several field equations are analyzed in order to obtain an inflationary universe that leads to a nearly static internal space. A solution is found when Gauss-Bonnet terms, as well as the Einstein terms, are used in the field equations, along with an exponential radii function for a ten dimensional product space. The solutions lead to a three-phase universe that might describe our very early universe. …
Characterization Of Iron-Bearing Solids Used By Naturally-Occurring Microbes In The Anaerobic Degradation Of Hydrocarbons, David C. Powell
Characterization Of Iron-Bearing Solids Used By Naturally-Occurring Microbes In The Anaerobic Degradation Of Hydrocarbons, David C. Powell
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Maturation And Repeat Spawning By American Shad In The York River, Virginia, Kristin L. Maki
Maturation And Repeat Spawning By American Shad In The York River, Virginia, Kristin L. Maki
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Structural Instabilities In Strontium Titanate From First-Principles Calculations, Christopher A. Lasota
Structural Instabilities In Strontium Titanate From First-Principles Calculations, Christopher A. Lasota
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
For some time now, first-principles calculation methods have proven to be an effective tool for investigating the physics of condensed matter systems. The additional use of density functional theory (DFT) and the local density approximation (LDA) has permitted even complex materials to be studied on desktop workstations with remarkable success. The incorporation of linear response theory into these methods has extended their power, allowing investigation of important dynamical properties.;Contained within the following pages are the results of a first-principles study of SrTiO3. This transition metal oxide is often grouped with ferroelectric materials, due to its similar composition and perovskite structure. …
Routing And Wavelength Assignment In Wdm Optical Networks, Guangzhi Li
Routing And Wavelength Assignment In Wdm Optical Networks, Guangzhi Li
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
In this thesis, we focus on the routing and wavelength assignment problems in WDM all-optical networks. Since the general problem is difficult (NP-complete), we classify the problem into several models with different formulations. Our objectives are to analyze some subclasses of routing and wavelength assignment problems; to understand their special properties; to estimate algorithm bounds and performance; and, to design efficient heuristic algorithms. These goals are important because results that follow can help engineers design efficient network topologies and protocols, and eventually provide end-users with cost-effective high bandwidth.;We first study the off-line wavelength assignment problem in single fiber ring and …
An Interactive Simulation Environment For End-To-End Digital Imaging System Design And Fidelity Analysis, Moira Joyce Turner
An Interactive Simulation Environment For End-To-End Digital Imaging System Design And Fidelity Analysis, Moira Joyce Turner
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The detailed specification, implementation, and documentation of an interactive software environment based on a continuous/discrete/continuous imaging system model is presented. The purpose of the interactive environment is to support the design and performance analysis of end-to-end digital imaging systems. Development of the environment is based on the objectives of acceptable response time, large sampling grid capability, good graphical user interface design, independence from proprietary applications and portability among UNIX workstations. While one-dimensional variations of interactive design environments have been developed by the commercial active filter design community, there is little or no evidence that the increased complexity associated with the …
Plasma Source Ion Implantation Of High Voltage Electrodes, Thomas Joseph Venhaus
Plasma Source Ion Implantation Of High Voltage Electrodes, Thomas Joseph Venhaus
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Field emission and breakdown characteristics of high voltage, large area electrodes determine the performance of many vacuum-based electron sources. A corroborative project with the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility involves studying the behavior of such electrodes after nitrogen ion implantation. A Plasma Source Ion Implantation (PSII) facility is designed and constructed at William and Mary, and used to treat stainless steel electrodes. PSII is a novel implantation technique developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A workpiece is submerged in a quiescent plasma of the species to be implanted. A series of high, negative voltages (30--100 kV) is applied to the …
The Attempted Synthesis Of A Phenolphthalein-Capped Beta-Cyclodextrin, Susan Elizabeth Miller
The Attempted Synthesis Of A Phenolphthalein-Capped Beta-Cyclodextrin, Susan Elizabeth Miller
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Comparison Of Simulation Algorithms For The Hopfield Neural Network: An Application Of Economic Dispatch, Tankut Yalçinöz, Hali̇s Altun
Comparison Of Simulation Algorithms For The Hopfield Neural Network: An Application Of Economic Dispatch, Tankut Yalçinöz, Hali̇s Altun
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper is mainly concerned with an investigation of the suitability of Hopfield neural network structures in solving the power economic dispatch problem. For Hopfield neural network applications to this problem three important questions have been answered: what the size of the power system is; how efficient the computational method; and how to handle constraints. A new mapping process is formulated and a computational method for obtaining the weights and biases is described. A few simulation algorithms used to solve the dynamic equation of the Hopfield neural network are discussed. The results are compared with those of a classical technique, …
Distance Spectra For Trellis Coded Modulation Schemes On Channels With Intersymbol Interference, Sabi̇re Haciömeroğlu, Melek D. Yücel
Distance Spectra For Trellis Coded Modulation Schemes On Channels With Intersymbol Interference, Sabi̇re Haciömeroğlu, Melek D. Yücel
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The effect of intersymbol interference on distance spectra for trellis coded 8-PSK, 16-QAM and 32-AMPM modulation schemes is evaluated using the methods proposed by Schlegel. Distance spectra of 16-state 8-PSK scheme are computed for different intersymbol interference channels. It is seen that on channels with intersymbol interference the spectral lines are spread into a nearly continuous spectrum and the minimum Euclidean distance between codewords decreases severely. Hence, although the main contribution at large signal to noise ratios comes from the minimum Euclidean distance ( d_{free} ) , higher spectral components also become very important at moderate values of the signal …
Knowledge-Based Navigation For Autonomous Road Vehicles, Murat Eki̇nci̇, Franches W.J.Gibbs, Barry T. Thomas
Knowledge-Based Navigation For Autonomous Road Vehicles, Murat Eki̇nci̇, Franches W.J.Gibbs, Barry T. Thomas
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper presents a computer vision system for an autonomous road vehicle (ARV) that is capable of negotiating complex road networks including road junctions in real time. The ultimate aim of the system is to enable the vehicle to drive automatically along a given complex road network whose geometric description is known. This computer vision system includes three main techniques which are necessary for an ARV: a) road following, b) road junction detection, c) manoeuvring at the road junction. The road following algorithm presents a method of executing a number of algorithms using different methods concurrently, fusing their outputs together …
Decentralised H_{\Infty} Load Frequency Controller Design Based On Ssvs, Hasan Çi̇men
Decentralised H_{\Infty} Load Frequency Controller Design Based On Ssvs, Hasan Çi̇men
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The decentralised load-frequency controller design problem concerned is translated into an equivalent problem of decentralised controller design for a multi-area multi-input multi-output (MIMO) control system. It is shown that subject to a condition based on the structured singular values (SSVs), each local area load-frequency controller can be designed independently. The stability condition for the overall system can be stated as to achieve a sufficient interaction margin. It is demonstrated by computer simulation that within this general framework, local H$_{\infty}$ controllers can be designed to achieve satisfactory performances for a sample two-area power system.
Information And Average Information Rates Of A Graphical Access Structure On Six Vertices, Mustafa Atici
Information And Average Information Rates Of A Graphical Access Structure On Six Vertices, Mustafa Atici
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this paper we study the optimal information and average information rates of secret sharing schemes which are all connected graphs on six vertices. There are $102$ connected graphs on six vertices that are not complete multipartite graphs. Of these $102$ graphs, we determined the optimal information rate of $71$ graphs, and the optimal average information rate of $88$ graphs.
Control Chart Pattern Recognition Using Artificial Neural Networks, Şeref Sağiroğlu, Erkan Beşdok, Mehmet Erler
Control Chart Pattern Recognition Using Artificial Neural Networks, Şeref Sağiroğlu, Erkan Beşdok, Mehmet Erler
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Precise and fast control chart pattern (CCP) recognition is important for monitoring process environments to achieve appropriate control and to produce high quality products. CCPs can exhibit six types of pattern: normal, cyclic, increasing trend, decreasing trend, upward shift and downward shift. Except for normal patterns, all other patterns indicate that the process being monitored is not functioning correctly and requires adjustment. This paper describes a new type of neural network for speeding up the training process and to compare three training algorithms in terms of speed, performance and parameter complexity for CCP recognition. The networks are multilayered perceptrons trained …
On-Road Remote Sensing Of Automobile Emissions In The Chicago Area: Year 3, Sajal S. Pokharel, Gary A. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman
On-Road Remote Sensing Of Automobile Emissions In The Chicago Area: Year 3, Sajal S. Pokharel, Gary A. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman
Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications
No abstract provided.
Rsd Versus Im240 Fleet Average Correlations, Sajal S. Pokharel, Donald H. Stedman, Gary A. Bishop
Rsd Versus Im240 Fleet Average Correlations, Sajal S. Pokharel, Donald H. Stedman, Gary A. Bishop
Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications
No abstract provided.
Surrounding Denver Metro Smart Sign Study Summer 2000, Michael Duncan
Surrounding Denver Metro Smart Sign Study Summer 2000, Michael Duncan
Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications
No abstract provided.
Field Measurement Of Mixed Grain Size Suspension In The Nearshore Under Waves, Grace M. Battisto
Field Measurement Of Mixed Grain Size Suspension In The Nearshore Under Waves, Grace M. Battisto
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The Sensor Insertion System (SIS) located at the US Army Corps Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, NC, allows closely spaced measurements of along-shore velocity and suspended sediment concentration to be collected across the entire surf zone during storms. The SIS infers suspended sand concentration from backscatter off of suspended material using optical backscatter (OBS) sensors. Unfortunately, OBS response is highly sensitive to grain size, including both differences between sand and mud and variations in size within the sand range. As part of this study, ground-truthing measurements were added to the SIS during a storm in October 1997, including measurements …
A Model For Compound Type Changes Encountered In Schema Evolution, Barbara Staudt Lerner
A Model For Compound Type Changes Encountered In Schema Evolution, Barbara Staudt Lerner
Computer Science Department Faculty Publication Series
Schema evolution is a problem that is faced by long-lived data. When a schema changes, existing persistent data can become inaccessible unless the database system provides mechanisms to access data created with previous versions of the schema. Most existing systems that support schema evolution focus on changes local to individual types within the schema, thereby limiting the changes that the database maintainer can perform. We have developed a model of type changes incorporating changes local to individual types as well as compound changes involving multiple types. The model describes both type changes and their impact on data by defining derivation …
Hypothetical Origins Of Paleozoic Fossils From The Gulf Coastal Plain Of Arkansas, Karen Arbuckle
Hypothetical Origins Of Paleozoic Fossils From The Gulf Coastal Plain Of Arkansas, Karen Arbuckle
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
A fauna of reworked Paleozoic fossils has been found in chert pebbles from the Gulf Coastal Plain in eastern Columbia County, Arkansas, although the nearest mapped exposure of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian rocks are fifty-five miles northward in the southern edge of the Ouachita Mountains. The surficial rocks at the collection site have been referred to the Claiborne Group of Eocene age by the authors of the geological map of Arkansas. Additional outcrops containing similar Paleozoic fossils have been found within a 15-mile radius. The fauna includes both lacy and twig-like bryozoans, articulate brachiopods, tabulate and rugose corals, stalked echinoderms, gastropods, …
Physicochemical Characteristics And Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Of Riffles Upstream And Downstream Of A Streambank Impacted By Unrestricted Cattle Access, Ronald L. Johnson, Daniel D. Ward, Richard S. Grippo
Physicochemical Characteristics And Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Of Riffles Upstream And Downstream Of A Streambank Impacted By Unrestricted Cattle Access, Ronald L. Johnson, Daniel D. Ward, Richard S. Grippo
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Riparian zones are important contributors to stream ecosystem health. Alteration of such areas can change stream structure and function, resulting in modified productivity and hydrologic patterns. We studied two riffle sites on the South Fork of the Spring River in Fulton County, AR upstream and downstream of a streambank ostensibly degraded by unrestricted cattle access. The two sites were measured for differences in physical habitat (including bank width, stream velocity, depth, substrate composition, and embeddedness), chemical characteristics (including dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, turbidity and total suspended solids) and biological characteristics (including benthic macroinvertebrate community composition, similarity, and standing crop). Measurements …
Wave Profile For Antiforce Class Ii Waves, Rory Roberts, Mostafa Hemmati
Wave Profile For Antiforce Class Ii Waves, Rory Roberts, Mostafa Hemmati
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Breakdown waves propagating in the opposite direction of the applied electric field force are referred to as antiforce waves. Breakdown waves moving into a pre-ionized medium are referred to as Class II waves. Using a one-dimensional, steady state, three-fluid, hydrodynamical model and considering the electrons as the main element in propagation of ionizing waves, we have derived the proper boundary conditions for antiforce waves moving into a preionized medium. Using the new boundary conditions and for several current values ahead of the wave, the set of electron fluid dynamical equations (equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy coupled with …
Large Pleistocene Box Turtle From Southwest Arkansas, Leo Carson Davis, John G. Scoggins, J. Alan Holman
Large Pleistocene Box Turtle From Southwest Arkansas, Leo Carson Davis, John G. Scoggins, J. Alan Holman
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Versatile Apparatus For Measuring Kinetics Of Gaseous Reactions By A Relative Method, Edmond W. Wilson Jr., Holly A. Sawyer, Amber A. Sawyer
Versatile Apparatus For Measuring Kinetics Of Gaseous Reactions By A Relative Method, Edmond W. Wilson Jr., Holly A. Sawyer, Amber A. Sawyer
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
It is important that accurate, reproducible values for the rates of chemical reactions occurring in the atmosphere be obtained. The value of accurate kinetics measurements is to improve the accuracy of mathematical models used to forecast the state of the atmosphere. We describe a versatile, robust apparatus for obtaining atmospheric reaction rate values and their temperature dependencies by a relative method. This relative method has the advantage over absolute methods in that errors due to impurities and adsorption on walls of the reaction apparatus are minimized. In addition, relative values serve as an important verification for absolute values. The apparatus …
Preparation Of An Electrophilic 3-Methylindole Derivative: Difficulties In Forming A Stable, Suitable Material For The Preparation Of Tryptophan, Jason Boggs, Mariah Mcmasters, Robert W. Curley Jr., Michael J. Panigot
Preparation Of An Electrophilic 3-Methylindole Derivative: Difficulties In Forming A Stable, Suitable Material For The Preparation Of Tryptophan, Jason Boggs, Mariah Mcmasters, Robert W. Curley Jr., Michael J. Panigot
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
In an attempt to prepare stereoselectively beta-deuterated tryptophan, N-protected indole-3-methanol compounds were prepared with model studies being done on undeuterated material. Conversion of these compounds to electrophilic species proved exceptionally difficult and resulted in very low yields or recovered starting material only. A summary of the current results utilizing N-tosyl indole-3-methanol will be presented as well as efforts using N-Boc indole-3-methanol.
Reaction Of Alpine-Borane With Aldehydes: Reactivity Rate Assessment By Observation Of The Disappearance Of The Carbonyl N - Pi* Peak By Uv-Visible Spectroscopy, Layla Bland, Michael J. Panigot
Reaction Of Alpine-Borane With Aldehydes: Reactivity Rate Assessment By Observation Of The Disappearance Of The Carbonyl N - Pi* Peak By Uv-Visible Spectroscopy, Layla Bland, Michael J. Panigot
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Due to an unexpectedly difficult reduction of indole-3-carbaldehyde and of isobutyraldehyde using the chiral reducing agent Alpine-Borane, the reactivity of several aliphatic, aromatic, and unsaturated aldehydes was investigated. This was done in order to determine whether there was a relationship between aldehyde structure and reduction rate. It was found that aliphatic aldehydes and aromatic aldehydes with no strongly electron-donating groups on the arene ring reduced faster than unsaturated aldehydes.