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Immunohistochemistry Of Synergistic Effects Of Kanamycin And Furosemide In The Murine Model, Katherine Gorton

Independent Studies and Capstones

Adult CBA/CaJ mice were injected with large single dose of both kanamycin and furosemide in order to study hair cell lesion and macrophage recruitment within the cochlea.

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Efficacy Of 1000 Hz Tympanometry In Infants Birth To 4 Months Of Age: A Follow Up Study, Jamie Glater

Independent Studies and Capstones

Interpretation of 1000 Hz tympanometry is not standardized. Several compensated and uncompensated measures were analyzed and compared to otologic findings. Results of auditory brainstem testing and otoacoustic emissions were considered to better obtain middle ear status. Findings were inconclusive due to small sample size.

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Effect Of Well Configurations On Productivity Index Of Gas Well Producing From Shale, Emaadeldein Abdullaay

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study investigates the effect of various well configurations (designs) and their impact on the productivity index of shale gas wells. Five different well configurations (Multilateral wells) are compared with a single horizontal well, which is taken as a base case (BC). Both the base case and the different well configurations have the same drainage area, the initial gas in place and the total lateral lengths are equal. The data to calculate the productivity index and the modeling for the different well designs are obtained from reservoir simulation. The different flow regimes of each well configuration have been studied to …

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Steroid Analysis By Ph-Mediated Stacking Mekc, Liliya Bykova

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation is based on research that led to the development and application of capillary electrophoresis method for the analysis of sex steroid hormones in the blood or plasma of fish species. The analysis of steroid hormones is essential to reveal chemical compounds that are suspected in endocrine disruption, but it is challenging due to the similarity of the chemical structures of steroids, their low concentrations, and limited volumes of plasma or blood samples in fish available for analysis. There is therefore an acute need to develop reliable accurate and systematic analytical methods applicable for the analysis of structurally similar …

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Novel Methods For Producing Cellulose Nanocrystals From Lignocellulosic Materials And Cellulose Nanocrystals Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites, Paul Busumafi Filson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Cellulose nanocrystals (nanofibers) represent a new emerging biological source of reinforcing biofillers. In this dissertation, we report the results of a study to produce cellulose nanocrystals from recycled pulp, hardwood and pine dissolving pulps using maleic acid, ultrasonic-assisted (sono-chemical treatment) and enzyme-mediated hydrolysis followed by fragmentation of cellulose crystallites using ultrasonic treatment. Additionally, the effect of two modes of heating: conventional and microwave, on enzyme-mediated and maleic acid hydrolysis were investigated. Cellulose nanocrystals yields from maleic acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials were lower than that obtained from endoglucanase mediated hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials. Sonochemical treatment of lignocellulosic materials produced both …

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The Politics Of Disaster Relief Policy (1947--2005), Viviane E. Foyou

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Like other studies of agenda setting, this research builds on the work of Baumgartner and Jones (1993), King (1997), Worsham (1997) and Tzoumis (2001), and most recently, Wilkerson, Feeley, Schiereck, and Sue (1999). Specifically, the focus of this study is on disaster relief policy. Two basic objectives guide the study. The first is to examine the origins and evolution of disaster relief policy in order to understand its shifting image. The second is to understand how Congress governs the agenda of disaster relief policy in the post-war period.;The analysis in this dissertation is derived from data collected on disaster relief-related …

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Local Agency Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity Case Study And Model Of Observed Traffic Sign Light Intensity, Mark L. Franz

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Despite the lower traffic volumes, nearly 50 percent of America's fatal motor vehicle crashes occur at night. A contributing factor to the higher fatality rate at night is the reduced ability of motorists to be informed by visual cues. Therefore, motorists often rely on traffic control devices (TCD) under dark conditions for information, warnings, and guidance. This study focused on the visibility of traffic signs under dark conditions.;The new MUTCD standards on traffic sign retroreflectivity have been promulgated to improve nighttime driving safety on all roads open to public travel. This includes roads under the jurisdiction of local road agencies …

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Cellular Mechanisms Responsible For Development Of Sensitivity Of The Bovine Corpus Luteum To Prostaglandin F2 Alpha, Madhusudan P. Goravanahally

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha) brings about regression of the bovine corpus luteum (CL). This luteolytic property of PGF 2alpha is used in beef and dairy cattle to synchronize estrus. A limitation of this protocol is an insensitivity of the early CL to luteolytic actions of PGF2alpha. The mechanisms underlying this differential luteal sensitivity are poorly understood. Therefore the main objective of the current study is to understand the cellular mechanism of luteal insensitivity. The developing CL has a maximum number of PGF2alpha receptors; therefore differences in signaling events might be responsible for luteal insensitivity. Hence differential gene expression at two …

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La Historia De Nuestras Vidas Theatre Program, Onofre Macario Aguilar, Juventino Lopez Pichia, Luis Enrique Moncada Quiroz, Javier Lopez Sajche, Oscar Sis Tepaz, Aaron Junech Vega

Postville Project Documents

A work-in-progress presentation of an original play detailing personal accounts of U.S. immigration, the raid in Postville, and federal detention.

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I'Ll Start Walking Your Way, You Start Walking Mine: Sociological Perspectives On Professional Identity Development And Influence Of Generational Differences, Melissa Heames Weresh

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Peer Review As An Aid To Article Selection In Student-Edited Legal Journals, John P. Zimmer, Jason P. Luther

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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At His Bar Mitzvah Erving Gave A Little Speech That He Wrote Himself And That He Called “Ode To Mother”, Frances Goffman Bay

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Frances Goffman Bay was recorded over the phone on January 1, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the conversation, Frances Goffman Bay read the text and approved posting the present version in the Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.

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Rebuilding After Disaster: Going Green From The Ground Up, U.S. Department Of Energy

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If you’re a leader in a community that has met with disaster and must be rebuilt, this guide is for you. It’s intended to show how communities—big or small—can incorporate green principles and technologies like energy efficiency and renewable energy into their rebuilding plans. The information in this guide is based on the real-life experiences of two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) teams. One team worked with city leaders in New Orleans, Louisiana, after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and the other assisted community leaders in Greensburg, Kansas, after a devastating tornado in 2007. Although the two communities are …

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Mid-Western Educational Research Association 32nd Annual Meeting Call For Proposals, Gordon Brooks

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Call for Proposals

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Preparing Teachers Of Tomorrow With Global Perspectives, Sara Eisenhardt, Kelli S. Sittason

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

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Diving Into An Issue And Dragonflying On The Surface: Two Contrastive Discursive Patterns Of Class Discussions, Wen Ma

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

While a discussion-based instructional approach is often employed by classroom teachers and university professors for teaching English, literature and varied content areas, there are few studies that have focused on how intellectually sophisticated doctoral students participate in class discussions to acquire discipline-specific content and what their discussions look like. This case study examined the discursive features of discussions in a doctoral seminar on qualitative research methods for education. Two types of dialogic engagement were identified: diving into an issue and dragonflying on the surface. These findings may help professors and advanced learners tap the potential of whole class and small …

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Concerns Of Teacher Candidates In An Early Field Experience, Sau Hou Chang

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The present study examined the concerns of teacher candidates in an early field experience. Thirty-five teacher candidates completed the Teacher Concerns Checklist (TCC, Fuller & Borich, 2000) at the beginning, middle and end of their early field experiences. Results showed that teacher candidates ranked impact as the highest concern, self as the second concern, and task as the least concern. The ranking of concerns remained the same across different developmental points of the field experience. The present study suggested that concerns were related to the nature of the field experience, but not to the developmental points of the field experience. …

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Researchers Who Surf: Riding The Waves Of Analysis In Self-Study Research, Matthew D. Conley, Lesley Colabucci

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

In this paper, two beginning qualitative researchers describe the challenges and successes of conducting a collaborative self-study. For two academic years, the authors wrote and analyzed personal narratives related to their experiences as a lesbian and a gay man, respectively, in educational contexts. This article addresses the data analysis phase of the research process. The authors attempt to make visible their analytic process in hopes that their struggles might be useful to those who conduct similar research. They rely on the metaphor of waves to capture what it was like to engage in their analytic work. Their experience demonstrates the …

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Information Outputs And International Trade: Evidence From U.S. State Level Data On Business Air Travel, Anca D. Cristea

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

This paper provides theory and evidence examining the importance of information transfers in international trade. Information is modeled as an endogenous fixed cost of trade that enters as input into market-specific product appeal. Differences in bilateral communication costs, information intensities across traded goods and market potentials across foreign countries determine the optimal level of information transmitted within a trade relationship. Using rich U.S. state-level data on international business class air travel, matched with bilateral data on manufacturing exports, I confirm the model’s predictions that the demand for information transferred via business class travel is directly related to export volumes and …

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An Integrated Simulation Environment Combining Process-Driven And Event-Driven Models, Vishnu Sharma Kesaraju

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A simulation framework that integrates process-driven and event-driven approaches offers a powerful combination of tools to the modeler. In process-driven simulation models, the system can be represented by block diagrams or system networks through which entities flow to mimic real life system objects. In event-driven models, the system can be represented by event graphs, which focus on the abstraction of the event rather than on observable physical entities. In this research, a simulation environment is proposed that integrates both the approaches, i.e. process and event. One of the main outcomes of working in such an environment is that modelers can …

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The Development Of Preservice Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge For Scientific Modeling, Michelle Elizabeth Cotterman

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For teachers to effectively engage students in scientific modeling, they require pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for this practice. This study examines how preservice elementary teachers develop PCK for scientific modeling when given modeling centered instruction in a science methods course. Our findings indicate preservice teachers made significant pedagogical gains in this practice, shifting from using models as static products to using them as thinking tools for students to develop science content knowledge. However, few viewed learning the practice of scientific modeling as an important learning goal. Preservice teachers also had difficulty translating the depth of their understandings into lesson designs, …

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Paths To Quality: A Child Care Quality Rating & Improvement System For Indiana. Evaluation Methods And Measures, Carolyn Langill, James Elicker, Karen Ruprecht, Kyong-Ah Kwon, Joellen Guenin

Center for Families Publications

No abstract provided.

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Next Generation Owls: Customized Solutions And The Move Toward Open-Sourcing, Matthew J. Gilchrist, Tammy Conard-Salvo

Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Presentations

This session from the 2009 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) identifies technologies for next generation online writing centers, describing customized solutions for online tutoring and the potential for making these into open-source technologies for other centers. Presenters will discuss new OWL technologies, definitions for changing technologies, and OWL pedagogy and praxis, as well as usability, development, and sharing/open-sourcing of online tutoring technologies. The issues raised in this panel are the result of an OWL Technology Summit held in 2007 where representatives from eleven institutions met to explore trends in online tutoring technology development. This panel brings forward key …

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Simulations And Measurements Of Gas-Droplet Flows In Supersonic Jets Expanding Into Vacuum, A Venkattraman, Alina A. Alexeenko

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Faculty Publications

Simulations and measurements of gas-droplet multiphase flows in application to supersonic expansions into vacuum have been considered and compared with each other. The experiments involved exposing a control surface to a supersonic plume from two different nozzles and measuring the size distribution of droplets at various locations. The simulations are based on the direct simulation Monte Carlo modeling of vapor-phase flow with a one-way coupling of droplet momentum and energy. The droplet trajectories are computed for the experimental conditions for droplets originating at the throat and lip of two different nozzles. The maximum droplet radius reaching the control surface and …

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Global Methane Emissions From Wetlands, Rice Paddies, And Lakes, Q.. Zhuang, J. M. Melack, S. Zimov, K. M. Walter, C. L. Butenhoff, M. A.K. Khalil

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Turn-Coats And Double-Agents In Restoration & Revolution England: The Case Of Robert Ferguson, The Plotter, Melinda S. Zook

Department of History Faculty Publications

The propagandist and conspirator, Robert Ferguson, so-called, The Plotter, has always been something of a puzzle to historians; his conversion from Whig to Jacobite following the Glorious Revolution has always been particularly troubling. This essay argues that Ferguson's winding career was far from unusual in the late Stuart era. Many politicians, prelates, playwrights and publicists altered their principles or even their religion within the fast changing political environment of Restoration and Revolution England. Secondly, this essay takes Ferguson seriously as a sophisticated political theorist, arguing that his political principles, from Whig to Jacobite, remained fairly consistent and revolve around his …

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A Case Study Of System Power Efficiency Loss Mechanisms In A Multijunction, Spectral Splitting, Concentrator Solar Cell System, J. R. Wilcox, A. W. Haas, J. L. Gray, R. J. Schwartz

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

In multijunction solar cell concentrator systems, it is important for system and cell designers to understand the relative magnitude of each loss mechanism. This investigation of potential system power efficiency improvements for a high-efficiency concentrator system focuses on quantifying the effects that various known loss mechanisms have on the overall system performance. Each of the loss mechanisms that were investigated play a part in the degradation of the device's performance and each of these losses can be reduced by appropriate engineering. This paper will address the extensive optimization of the system power efficiency of a multijunction concentrator solar cell system …

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A Comparative Assessment Of One's Own Age From Facial Images Of Others: Two Case Studies For The Americans And The Japanese, Yasuhiro Azuma, Mayuka Nishimoto, Naoyuki Miyamoto, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Noriko Nagata, Akio Kosaka

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

We have proposed a method for estimating the subjective age of a person; that is, a method that yields a person's age on the basis of estimations made by that person about the age of other people by observing their facial images. Thus far, experiments have shown that Japanese people tend to underestimate their subjective age. In this study, we focus on the socio-psychological effects that may influence the underestimation of subjective age. We conducted an international comparative study. In this study, experiments were performed in which American and Japanese participants viewed American facial images; in addition, the American participants …

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A 32 Kb 10t Sub-Threshold Sram Array With Bit-Interleaving And Differential Read Scheme In 90 Nm Cmos, Ik Joon Chang, Jae-Joon Kim, Sang Phill Park, Kaushik Roy

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Ultra-low voltage operation of memory cells has become a topic of much interest due to its applications in very low energy computing and communications. However, due to parameter variations in scaled technologies, stable operation of SRAMs is critical for the success of low-voltage SRAMs. It has been shown that conventional 6T SRAMs fail to achieve reliable subthreshold operation. Hence, researchers have considered different configuration SRAMs for subthreshold operations having single-ended 8T or 10T bit-cells for improved stability. While these bit-cells improve SRAM stability in subthreshold region significantly, the single-ended sensing methods suffer from reduced bit-line swing due to bit-line leakage …

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A 6-Gb/S Wireless Inter-Chip Data Link Using 43-Ghz Transceivers And Bond-Wire Antennas, Chen Wu-Hsin, Joo Sanghoon, S. Sayilir, R. Willmot, Choi Tae-Young, Kim Dowon, J. Lu, D. Peroulis, Jung Byunghoo

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A 43-GHz wireless inter-chip data link including antennas, transmitters, and receivers is presented. The industry standard bonding wires are exploited to provide high efficiency and low-cost antennas. This type of antennas can provide an efficient horizontal communication which is hard to achieve using conventional on-chip antennas. The system uses binary amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation to keep the design compact and power efficient. The transmitter includes a differential to single-ended modulator and a two-stage power amplifier (PA). The receiver includes a low-noise amplifier (LNA), pre-amplifiers, envelope detectors (ED), a variable gain amplifier (VGA), and a comparator. The chip is fabricated …

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Immunohistochemistry Of Synergistic Effects Of Kanamycin And Furosemide In The Murine Model, Katherine Gorton

Independent Studies and Capstones

Efficacy Of 1000 Hz Tympanometry In Infants Birth To 4 Months Of Age: A Follow Up Study, Jamie Glater

Independent Studies and Capstones

Effect Of Well Configurations On Productivity Index Of Gas Well Producing From Shale, Emaadeldein Abdullaay

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Steroid Analysis By Ph-Mediated Stacking Mekc, Liliya Bykova

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Novel Methods For Producing Cellulose Nanocrystals From Lignocellulosic Materials And Cellulose Nanocrystals Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites, Paul Busumafi Filson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Politics Of Disaster Relief Policy (1947--2005), Viviane E. Foyou

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Local Agency Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity Case Study And Model Of Observed Traffic Sign Light Intensity, Mark L. Franz

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Cellular Mechanisms Responsible For Development Of Sensitivity Of The Bovine Corpus Luteum To Prostaglandin F2 Alpha, Madhusudan P. Goravanahally

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

La Historia De Nuestras Vidas Theatre Program, Onofre Macario Aguilar, Juventino Lopez Pichia, Luis Enrique Moncada Quiroz, Javier Lopez Sajche, Oscar Sis Tepaz, Aaron Junech Vega

Postville Project Documents

I'Ll Start Walking Your Way, You Start Walking Mine: Sociological Perspectives On Professional Identity Development And Influence Of Generational Differences, Melissa Heames Weresh

South Carolina Law Review

Peer Review As An Aid To Article Selection In Student-Edited Legal Journals, John P. Zimmer, Jason P. Luther

South Carolina Law Review

At His Bar Mitzvah Erving Gave A Little Speech That He Wrote Himself And That He Called “Ode To Mother”, Frances Goffman Bay

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Rebuilding After Disaster: Going Green From The Ground Up, U.S. Department Of Energy

Publications (E)

Mid-Western Educational Research Association 32nd Annual Meeting Call For Proposals, Gordon Brooks

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Preparing Teachers Of Tomorrow With Global Perspectives, Sara Eisenhardt, Kelli S. Sittason

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Diving Into An Issue And Dragonflying On The Surface: Two Contrastive Discursive Patterns Of Class Discussions, Wen Ma

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Concerns Of Teacher Candidates In An Early Field Experience, Sau Hou Chang

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Researchers Who Surf: Riding The Waves Of Analysis In Self-Study Research, Matthew D. Conley, Lesley Colabucci

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Information Outputs And International Trade: Evidence From U.S. State Level Data On Business Air Travel, Anca D. Cristea

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

An Integrated Simulation Environment Combining Process-Driven And Event-Driven Models, Vishnu Sharma Kesaraju

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

The Development Of Preservice Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge For Scientific Modeling, Michelle Elizabeth Cotterman

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Paths To Quality: A Child Care Quality Rating & Improvement System For Indiana. Evaluation Methods And Measures, Carolyn Langill, James Elicker, Karen Ruprecht, Kyong-Ah Kwon, Joellen Guenin

Center for Families Publications

Next Generation Owls: Customized Solutions And The Move Toward Open-Sourcing, Matthew J. Gilchrist, Tammy Conard-Salvo

Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Presentations

Simulations And Measurements Of Gas-Droplet Flows In Supersonic Jets Expanding Into Vacuum, A Venkattraman, Alina A. Alexeenko

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Faculty Publications

Global Methane Emissions From Wetlands, Rice Paddies, And Lakes, Q.. Zhuang, J. M. Melack, S. Zimov, K. M. Walter, C. L. Butenhoff, M. A.K. Khalil

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Faculty Publications

Turn-Coats And Double-Agents In Restoration & Revolution England: The Case Of Robert Ferguson, The Plotter, Melinda S. Zook

Department of History Faculty Publications

A Case Study Of System Power Efficiency Loss Mechanisms In A Multijunction, Spectral Splitting, Concentrator Solar Cell System, J. R. Wilcox, A. W. Haas, J. L. Gray, R. J. Schwartz

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A Comparative Assessment Of One's Own Age From Facial Images Of Others: Two Case Studies For The Americans And The Japanese, Yasuhiro Azuma, Mayuka Nishimoto, Naoyuki Miyamoto, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Noriko Nagata, Akio Kosaka

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A 32 Kb 10t Sub-Threshold Sram Array With Bit-Interleaving And Differential Read Scheme In 90 Nm Cmos, Ik Joon Chang, Jae-Joon Kim, Sang Phill Park, Kaushik Roy

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A 6-Gb/S Wireless Inter-Chip Data Link Using 43-Ghz Transceivers And Bond-Wire Antennas, Chen Wu-Hsin, Joo Sanghoon, S. Sayilir, R. Willmot, Choi Tae-Young, Kim Dowon, J. Lu, D. Peroulis, Jung Byunghoo

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications