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Conductance Calculations For Semiconductor-Superconductor Majorana Structures, John Stenger Jan 2018

Conductance Calculations For Semiconductor-Superconductor Majorana Structures, John Stenger

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Majorana zero modes (MZMs), also called Majorana bound states (MBSs), are zeroenergy mid-gap modes localized near boundaries and topological defects in one- and twodimensional topological superconductors. These zero-energy modes have attracted significant attention in recent years because of their unique properties, particularly their non- Abelian exchange statistics and their ability to encode quantum information non-locally. These properties make the MZMs an ideal platform for fault-tolerant topological quantum computation. This type of quantum memory is robust against local perturbations, since the information is encoded non-locally, while the information processing, which can be done, for example, by braiding the MZMs, is topologically …

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Syntheses And Properties Of Thiophene-Containing Cycloparaphenylenes And Related Macrocycles And A Strained Cyclophane, Haresh Thakellapalli Jan 2018

Syntheses And Properties Of Thiophene-Containing Cycloparaphenylenes And Related Macrocycles And A Strained Cyclophane, Haresh Thakellapalli

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Thiophene-containing cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) bearing 8, 10 and 16 aromatic and heteroaromatic units in the macrocyclic structure were constructed. Specifically, two and four units of thiophene-2,5-diyl moiety were incorporated into functionalized [6]- and [12]CPP macro-cyclic carbon frameworks, respectively. Insertion of two 2,2'-bithiophene-5,5'-yl units into a functionalized [6]CPP carbon framework led to the formation of the 10-membered macrocycle. In addition, optical and electrochemical properties of these macrocycles were investigated.;The synthetic pathways for thiophene- and 9-fluorenone-containing donor-acceptor macrocycles were also developed. Synthetic pathways to conjugated macrocycles containing one, two, or three 2,7-bis(2-thienyl)-9H-fluoren-9-one (TFOT) units in the macrocyclic frameworks bearing 10, 16, or 24 …

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Integrated Circuits For Programming Flash Memories In Portable Applications, Mir Mohammad Navidi Jan 2018

Integrated Circuits For Programming Flash Memories In Portable Applications, Mir Mohammad Navidi

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Smart devices such as smart grids, smart home devices, etc. are infrastructure systems that connect the world around us more than before. These devices can communicate with each other and help us manage our environment. This concept is called the Internet of Things (IoT). Not many smart nodes exist that are both low-power and programmable. Floating-gate (FG) transistors could be used to create adaptive sensor nodes by providing programmable bias currents. FG transistors are mostly used in digital applications like Flash memories. However, FG transistors can be used in analog applications, too. Unfortunately, due to the expensive infrastructure required for …

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Religiousness And Political Attitudes In Adolescence, Rebecca Olson Jan 2018

Religiousness And Political Attitudes In Adolescence, Rebecca Olson

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Adolescent civic engagement has been shown to uniquely develop in certain contexts. However, few studies have examined the potential role of religiousness on youth's budding political attitudes about social issues. Religious organizations provide a particular atmosphere for civic development as these institutions and their members often have unique political outlooks. Youth who are associated with religious organizations (i.e. institutional religion), feel connected to a higher power (i.e. spirituality), or have certain religious beliefs (i.e. religious conservatism) may hold specific political attitudes about social issues including capital punishment, euthanasia, abortion, and environmentalism. Further, Social Domain Theory posits that informational assumptions, or …

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Optimizing Indoor Location Based Tracking Through Proper Filter Selection And Wireless Sensor Network Design, Matthew R. Bergman Jan 2018

Optimizing Indoor Location Based Tracking Through Proper Filter Selection And Wireless Sensor Network Design, Matthew R. Bergman

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Indoor positioning system (IPS) is a topic that is coming up more and more for various reasons, such as allowing companies to track important objects using radio frequency identification (RFID) and employees with Bluetooth devices inside a facility. Geofencing is one of the biggest topics with IPS and is meant to limit access to a network in specified areas. Devices that incorporate indoor tracking are not initially precise when objects and employees are on the move. This movement requires devices to have a reliable filter for noise and package lose. For this paper, the comparison between extended Kalman filters and …

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Understanding Transgender Prejudice Through The Lens Of Emotion, Holly N. Fitzgerald Jan 2018

Understanding Transgender Prejudice Through The Lens Of Emotion, Holly N. Fitzgerald

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Transgender individuals report facing incidents of discrimination often in all aspects of their lives (James et al., 2016). A potential way to combat the discrimination transgender people face is through reducing transgender prejudice. However, it is not yet known what comprises transgender prejudice. Some research has found that emotions may be the more predominant determinant of prejudice, as opposed to stereotypes (Dasgupta, Desteno, Williams, & Hunsinger, 2009; Haddock, Zanna, & Esses, 1993a; Smith, 1993). Thus, the present research sought to identify the specific emotions associated with transgender prejudice. In Study 1, participants completed explicit and implicit measures of prejudice and …

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A Lab-Based Study Of N95 Ffrs Against Cigarette Smoke Under Varying Concentrations And Sealing Conditions, Jacob Davis Jan 2018

A Lab-Based Study Of N95 Ffrs Against Cigarette Smoke Under Varying Concentrations And Sealing Conditions, Jacob Davis

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Respirators are a common form of protection when working in environments where workers are exposed to harmful agents. One exposure that has not been rigorously tested is cigarette smoke. Air sampling was conducted to test the effectiveness of four different respirators N95 Respirators for various concentrations of cigarette smoke and seal conditions and for different respirators. The Moldex 2200, Moldex 2300 (exhalation valve), Gerson 1730, and 3M 8210V (Exhalation valve) were used for testing. The set concentrations were 100,000: 200,000: and 400,000 cm3 with an error allowance of 20% for each concentration. Different flow rates (15, 30, 50, and 85 …

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Integrated Sensing Systems For On-Orbit Robotic Satellite Servicing Applications, Eric Loy Jan 2018

Integrated Sensing Systems For On-Orbit Robotic Satellite Servicing Applications, Eric Loy

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There are a variety of stakeholders when it comes to space (the military, other governmental entities, private sector companies, consumers, the scientific community, etc.), and they would all prefer the operational lives of their satellites, observatories, space stations, and other assets to be maximized. Out of the large number of assets in space, only a few were designed with serviceability as a goal. The ability to service "non-cooperative" satellites is an ongoing project being investigated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD), along with other industrial partners. This …

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Three Essays On Public Information And Security Prices., Chen Gu Jan 2018

Three Essays On Public Information And Security Prices., Chen Gu

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This dissertation includes three essays examining the role of public information in financial markets. The first essay examines informed trading before natural gas inventory announcements. Natural gas futures prices start moving in the “right” direction about 90 minutes before the announcement. The empirical results show that the difference between the median forecast of analysts with high historical forecasting accuracy and the consensus forecast can be used to predict inventory surprises and some of the pre-announcement drift. Because both individual analyst forecasts and consensus are available to Bloomberg subscribers prior to official release time, our results suggest that informed trading before …

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Machine Learning Approaches To Human Body Shape Analysis, Marco Piccirilli Jan 2018

Machine Learning Approaches To Human Body Shape Analysis, Marco Piccirilli

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Soft biometrics, biomedical sciences, and many other fields of study pay particular attention to the study of the geometric description of the human body, and its variations. Although multiple contributions, the interest is particularly high given the non-rigid nature of the human body, capable of assuming different poses, and numerous shapes due to variable body composition. Unfortunately, a well-known costly requirement in data-driven machine learning, and particularly in the human-based analysis, is the availability of data, in the form of geometric information (body measurements) with related vision information (natural images, 3D mesh, etc.). We introduce a computer graphics framework able …

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The User Experience Redesign Of A Product Instruction Manual Using The Poka Yoke Principle, Ephraim A. Pittore Jan 2018

The User Experience Redesign Of A Product Instruction Manual Using The Poka Yoke Principle, Ephraim A. Pittore

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The purpose of this research is to address the issues associated with user experience in consumer products, particularly in the introduction phase of consumer product acceptance. Instructional manuals serve the role of educating new users on how to assemble or operate a new product, aiming to bridge the gap between the intended use idealized by the designer and the actual use that a consumer would intuitively perform. Historically however, instruction manuals have been known to be confusing and not usful.;The design of a toy spider instruction manual was analyzed using sequential explanatory method to determine the effectiveness of the instruction …

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Functional Movement Screen Composite Scores For Collegiate Field Club Sport Athletes At One University, Daniel Camillone Jan 2018

Functional Movement Screen Composite Scores For Collegiate Field Club Sport Athletes At One University, Daniel Camillone

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Context: Functional screening tools to detect musculoskeletal asymmetries and limitations present in functional movement patterns are available to use for the athletic population. Unfortunately, field club sport athletes do not have the opportunity to utilize functional screening tools. Further, normative data of Functional Movement Screen Composite Scores (FMS CS) has yet to be established in this population. Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish normative FMS CS among field club sport athletes, and determine if years of participation and current hours spent per week training have a significant effect on FMS CS. Foot type and orthotic use was …

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Factors Affecting Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes In Southern West Virginia, Tyler Crowe Jan 2018

Factors Affecting Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes In Southern West Virginia, Tyler Crowe

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Background and Objectives: It is well known that a multitude of factors have an influence in the field of orthodontics from both the provider and the patient perspective. Patient compliance and oral hygiene both play a pivotal role in keeping an orthodontic treatment plan on track to become a successful treatment outcome. One question that is not completely understood, however, is how does each of these factors specifically affect the treatment outcome? Furthermore, patients come from different backgrounds and socioeconomic situations. Access to care and appointment keeping behavior are thought to vary between private pay, insurance subsidy, and Medicaid/CHIP patients. …

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Development Of An Emissions Monitoring Methodology Using On-Board Nox Sensors And Revision To Current In-Use Emissions Regulatory Protocols, Berk Demirgok Jan 2018

Development Of An Emissions Monitoring Methodology Using On-Board Nox Sensors And Revision To Current In-Use Emissions Regulatory Protocols, Berk Demirgok

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Measurement of in-use emissions from heavy-duty (HD) vehicles under real-world operation has been widely performed by using portable emissions measurement system (PEMS). PEMS serve as an accurate and lightweight emissions measurement system to evaluate in-use emissions from HD vehicles. However, emissions measurement using PEMS instrumentation can be time consuming and labor intensive. Advantage of utilizing already existing on-board sensors such that they can potentially provide an alternative measurement methodology to the PEMS. A successful implementation of an on-board NOx sensor-based methodology for assessing in-use NOx emissions will allow for a cost-effective and simplified approach to monitor real-world, NOx emission rates. …

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Evaluation Of Wvuteach: Enrollment, Retention, And Students' Intentions, Catherine Garner Jan 2018

Evaluation Of Wvuteach: Enrollment, Retention, And Students' Intentions, Catherine Garner

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Background/Purpose: Mathematics and science achievement of K-12 students in the United States is lagging the achievement of students in other developed countries. A shortage of highly qualified teachers in the areas of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) is a contributing factor to lower achievement. One solution is to provide an efficient means for STEM students to earn a teaching certification without adding time to their current four-year degree programs. In 2015, West Virginia University introduced WVUteach, a program designed to encourage students in STEM majors to earn their teaching certifications while they are earning their degrees in their major …

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Sic Semper Tyrannis Thus, Always To Tyrants, Joseph Gay Jan 2018

Sic Semper Tyrannis Thus, Always To Tyrants, Joseph Gay

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Through the course of this thesis, I will examine the historical context of John Wilkes Booth and his assassination of President Abraham Lincoln as it is related to my performance of the character of Booth in the musical Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. Additionally, how the development of this character changed me as a performer, and created substantial growth as a professional. This historical examination of Booth, as well as the examination of text and music, will shed light on how this role came at a crucial point in my training at WVU. Included will be a comprehensive …

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Pulsars As Calibration Tools And X-Ray Observations Of Spider Pulsars, Peter Anthony Gentile Jan 2018

Pulsars As Calibration Tools And X-Ray Observations Of Spider Pulsars, Peter Anthony Gentile

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We present the polarization pulse profiles for 29 pulsars observed with the Arecibo Observatory by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) timing project at 2.1 GHz, 1.4 GHz, and 430 MHz. These profiles represent the most sensitive polarimetric millisecond pulsar profiles to date, revealing the existence of microcomponents (that is, pulse components with peak intensities much lower than the total pulse peak intensity). Although microcomponents have been detected in some pulsars previously, we are able to detect new microcomponents for PSRs B1937+21, J1713+0747, and J2234+0944. We also present rotation measures for 28 of these pulsars, determined independently …

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Predicting Student Success In Online Physical Education, Tyler Goad Jan 2018

Predicting Student Success In Online Physical Education, Tyler Goad

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Background/Purpose: Scholars have posited that the demand for online learning is not going away, and the question is no longer if online physical education (OLPE) is practical but rather, what are the most effective ways of administering OLPE to accommodate students (Daum & Buschner, 2012). Currently, limited data are available on student retention rates and attrition factors in OLPE courses. Several early OLPE studies (Brewer, 2001; Mosier, 2010; Ransdell et al., 2008) as well as the 2007 NASPE Initial Guidelines for Online Physical Education have suggested that certain prescreening efforts be in place prior to student enrollment in OLPE, however, …

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Effect Of Nano-Pore Wall Confinements On Non-Ideal Gas Dynamics In Organic Rich Shale Reservoirs, Nupur Gupta Jan 2018

Effect Of Nano-Pore Wall Confinements On Non-Ideal Gas Dynamics In Organic Rich Shale Reservoirs, Nupur Gupta

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The advancements in horizontal well drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing technology enabled us to unfold major sources of hydrocarbon trapped in ultra-tight formations such as tight sands and organic rich shales. Tremendous gas production from these reservoirs has transformed today's energy landscape. To effectively optimize the hydrocarbon production from these ultra-tight formations, it is essential to study and model the fluid transport and storage sealed in multiscale pore structure of these formations, i.e. micro-, meso- and macro-pores. In shale gas reservoirs, Kerogen, the finely dispersed organic nano-porous material with an average pore size of less than 10 nm holds bulk …

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Conquering The Fear: A Journey Of Triumph Through The Exploration Of Creating The Role Of Masha In Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, Cassandra Noel Hackbart Jan 2018

Conquering The Fear: A Journey Of Triumph Through The Exploration Of Creating The Role Of Masha In Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, Cassandra Noel Hackbart

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This thesis is a documentation of my process for undertaking the role of Masha in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, performed in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center. This document will serve to archive the application of my graduate training while performing a major role; as well as, record my personal growth in a single production. In a reflective tone, I expound on the pressures and fears that I encountered, and the techniques that informed my self-realizations throughout the production process. The production process is composed of the three major sections. The first section …

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Use Of Four Predictive Screening Variables For Determination Of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction In Adolescent Soccer Athletes, Brian Hanson Jan 2018

Use Of Four Predictive Screening Variables For Determination Of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction In Adolescent Soccer Athletes, Brian Hanson

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Context: Chronic onset of sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SIJD) is increasing in adolescent athletic populations including soccer. However, there is currently no pre-season screening tool for SIJD in this population. There are variables that are currently associated with SIJD, however, it is unknown if these variables developed into a screening tool can accurately predict the risk of sustaining SIJD. Objective: The purpose of this study was to create an effective screening tool for SIJD in adolescent soccer athletes and establish predictive values for SIJD injury risk. Design: A retrospective exploratory study to screen for risk factors contributing to SIJD in the …

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A Low-Cost Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Ndvi) Payload For Cubesats And Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uavs), Steven Hard Jan 2018

A Low-Cost Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Ndvi) Payload For Cubesats And Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uavs), Steven Hard

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The focus of this research has been the design and fabrication of a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) payload configuration. This unique payload employs low-cost commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and equipment to assess photosynthetic activity and vegetation health through remote sensing on Cubesat or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms. The proposed NDVI imaging payload is comprised of three main subsystems: an electrical system, a software system, and a hardware system. The electrical system includes a custom designed printed circuit board (PCB), a single cell 3.7 V lithium-polymer battery, voltage regulator circuitry components, and wiring harnesses and connectors. The software system …

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An Exploration Of Diversity And Inclusion In Introductory Physics, Rachel J. Henderson Jan 2018

An Exploration Of Diversity And Inclusion In Introductory Physics, Rachel J. Henderson

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Diversity and inclusion has been a concern for the physics community for nearly 50 years. Despite significant efforts including the American Physical Society (APS) Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) and the APS Bridge Program, women, African Americans, and Hispanics continue to be substantially underrepresented in the physics profession. Similar efforts within the field of engineering, whose students make up the majority of students in the introductory calculus-based physics courses, have also met with limited success. With the introduction of research-based instruments such as the Force Concept Inventory (FCI), the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE), and the Conceptual …

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Connecting Talent To Technique An Actor's Exploration Of Connecting Back To Their Roots, Madeline Hintz Jan 2018

Connecting Talent To Technique An Actor's Exploration Of Connecting Back To Their Roots, Madeline Hintz

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This paper is a reflection of my experience performing the role of Sara Jane Moore in the musical Assassins. To work through this role and honor the simplicity of the comedy, I needed to divulge my insecurities that stem from my past musical theatre and comedic experiences. Working through my past and my time here at WVU, the realization of how personal tensions affected my work made the role of Sara Jane Moore the most challenging experience of my graduate school education. The increased awareness of my resistance to new acting and voice techniques allowed me to grow and develop, …

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Similarity And Practice Schedules: Contextual Interference Variables In Speech Production, Elisabeth P. Kee Jan 2018

Similarity And Practice Schedules: Contextual Interference Variables In Speech Production, Elisabeth P. Kee

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Purpose: This study evaluated the influence of phonemic similarity as a variable that facilitates contextual interference (CI), a motor learning phenomenon where poor performance during training results in enhanced performance in transfer conditions. A CI effect was hypothesized: speech performance would be enhanced for nonwords with similar phonemes during the retention phase of motor learning, but only enhanced by nonwords with dissimilar phonemes in the transfer phase.;Method: Twenty-nine young adults with typical speech and hearing participated in a motor-learning study comprised of nonword repetition training followed by an immediate retention and transfer task for nonwords with similar and dissimilar phonemes. …

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How Connectedness To Nature Relates To Well-Being Over Time, Amy Knepple Carney Jan 2018

How Connectedness To Nature Relates To Well-Being Over Time, Amy Knepple Carney

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Correlational and experimental studies have found evidence that connectedness to nature (CN) leads to increases in well-being. Higher CN relates to higher positive affect, lower negative affect, and better health (Herzog & Strevey, 2008; Korpela & Ylen, 2007; Mayer, Frantz, Bruehlman-Senecal, & Dolliver, 2009). Little research, though, has examined the relation of CN and well-being over time. With the lack of longitudinal data, it is impossible to assess how CN might be associated with well-being and health over a person's lifetime. This study is among the first to evaluate CN and well-being with three-time points. Final analyses were conducted on …

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Temperature Simulation And Heat Exchange In A Batch Reactor Using Ansys Fluent, Rahul Kooragayala Jan 2018

Temperature Simulation And Heat Exchange In A Batch Reactor Using Ansys Fluent, Rahul Kooragayala

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Internal combustion (IC) engines are the main power source for on-road and off-road vehicles. Natural gas (NG) is a cleaner alternative for conventional petroleum-based fuels. A solution to avoid some of the issues associated with a gaseous fuel is to convert the methane in NG to a liquid fuel such as methanol. This thesis is part of a larger experimental and simulation effort at West Virginia University dedicated to the development of a direct methane-to-methanol conversion technology based on an innovative homogeneous catalysis and a novel reactor design. The goal was to support the experimental effort by using the simulation …

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Precise Orbit Determination Of Cubesats Using Duty Cycled Gps Observations, Sean Lantto Jan 2018

Precise Orbit Determination Of Cubesats Using Duty Cycled Gps Observations, Sean Lantto

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GPS can provide and has provided down to sub-centimeter accurate precise orbit determination (POD) for low Earth orbit (LEO) spacecraft. This is achieved using carrier-phase measurements, and for maximum accuracy, continuous tracking is needed to resolve the unknown constant carrier cycle ambiguities. Continuous GPS tracking can be difficult to obtain on small satellites, such as CubeSats, due to their stringent onboard power resources. This often leads to the GPS receiver power duty cycling during operations to allow for more on-board power to be used for other scientific instruments. This thesis investigates the sensitivity of GPS solution accuracy to duty cycled …

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Applications Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) In Petroleum Engineering Problems, Shan E Zehra Lashari Jan 2018

Applications Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) In Petroleum Engineering Problems, Shan E Zehra Lashari

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For the last few decades multiple business sectors have been influenced by the advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Though the oil and gas sector began to utilize the potential of AI comparatively latter than many other sectors, the appreciable amount of work has been done by researchers to equip the industry with AI tools. This work aims to explore various horizons of petroleum engineering by using different AI tools.;For providing better decision making in reservoir fluid characterization problem, fuzzy logic has been applied, which is an AI method to drive decisions when data is incomplete or unreliable. The second part …

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Watching You Watching Me: Lateral Surveillance In Singapore, Yan Song Lee Jan 2018

Watching You Watching Me: Lateral Surveillance In Singapore, Yan Song Lee

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Historically, top-down surveillance -- surveillance from the state and other organizations -- has dominated social life, but not anymore. Technological advances drove down the price of surveillance equipment which aided in the proliferation of devices such as dashboard cameras. The widespread use of affordable surveillance equipment gave rise to the phenomenon of lateral surveillance, whereby laypersons can employ surveillance techniques to monitor individuals around them. The Singapore metropolis provides an excellent example with the ubiquitous use of dashboard cameras for cars today. In this research, I focus on Singaporean rideshare drivers who are simultaneously subjected to traditional forms of top-down …

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