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Automatic Evaluation Of Mobile Web Pages, Ankita Sehgal Jan 2010

Automatic Evaluation Of Mobile Web Pages, Ankita Sehgal

Computer Science

The use of mobile devices to access the information on the World Wide Web is growing rapidly. The growth has created a surge in the number of webpages being designed for mobile devices. In order to support efficient mobile browsing, some markup languages (e.g., WML and XHTML Mobile Profile) and standards (Mobile Web Best Practices) have been developed to specifically support the rendering of information on mobile devices. Evaluating the mobile webpages manually against the guidelines requires a tremendous amount of work. This research paper focuses on automatic evaluation of mobile webpages, a process which offers many advantages in terms …

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Dynamic Algorithms For Sensor Scheduling And Adversary Path Prediction, Shivendushital Pyarelal Pandey Jan 2010

Dynamic Algorithms For Sensor Scheduling And Adversary Path Prediction, Shivendushital Pyarelal Pandey

Computer Science

In this thesis we describe three new dynamic, real time and robust sensor scheduling algorithms for intruder tracking and sensor scheduling. We call them Tactic Association Based Algorithm (TABA), Tactic Case Based Algorithm (TCBA) and Tactic Weight Based Algorithm (TWBA). The algorithms are encoded, illustrated visually, validated, and tested. The aim of the algorithms is to efficiently track an intruder or multiple intruders while minimizing energy usage in the sensor network by using real time event driven sensor scheduling. What makes these intrusion detection schemes different from other intrusion detection schemes in the literature is the use of historical data …

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A Technique To Detect A Black Hole In Ad Hoc Networks, Vijay Anand Suravarapu Jan 2010

A Technique To Detect A Black Hole In Ad Hoc Networks, Vijay Anand Suravarapu

Computer Science

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) are important because they are widely used in war zones, rescue missions and other civilian applications where it is almost impossible to use any other networks. MANETs are temporary networks where nodes are allowed to join or leave the network at any point in ~ime. Though MANETs offer flexibility, self maintenance and dynamic topology, they suffer from limited resources, have less computational power and are susceptible to attacks. Due to the dynamic nature of MANETs, the secure transmission of data is one of the key issues in MANETs. Thus there is a need to safeguard …

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A Free And Flexible Poker Environment, Daniel George Debilt Jan 2010

A Free And Flexible Poker Environment, Daniel George Debilt

Computer Science

This paper introduces a framework and software that allows poker players to create and play original and custom poker games, through a TCP/IP connection, for free. This paper describes how the concept of playing usercreated poker games over the Internet is not known to currently exist in a flexible, private, and free environment and also critiques what currently does exist and is available for use. This paper also summarizes the software development process used and the deliverables that ultimately led to a working software application. Future version features and application extensions are also discussed that may enhance the user experience, …

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Development Tools For Content Creation In Virtual Environments, Guy Eric Hokanson Jan 2010

Development Tools For Content Creation In Virtual Environments, Guy Eric Hokanson

Computer Science

lmmersive Virtual Environments (IVEs) for education are designed and implemented to enable students to learn complicated concepts in an exploratory and inquiry based manner. The environments are constructed so that multiple users can interact with the educational simulation and learn to think like a scientist. Developing these IVEs requires a multi-disciplinary development team that consists of more than just software engineers. It requires content experts to provide the information needed to create the best and most interactive lessons possible. While some content experts have a strong interest in technology and are capable of working with the development environment directly, many …

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Recruiting Through Identification: Identification Strategies And Tactics Used In External Higher Education Strategic Communication, Dana Raye Anderson Jan 2010

Recruiting Through Identification: Identification Strategies And Tactics Used In External Higher Education Strategic Communication, Dana Raye Anderson

Computer Science

This exploratory study examines higher education strategic communication for identification inducement strategies and tactics using Cheney's (1983) typology as a guiding framework. The study also explores the differences in identification inducement strategies and tactics used between traditional public universities and for-profit online educators. The results of a deductive textual analysis indicate that identification inducement strategies are used in higher education strategic communication designed to recruit students, an external audience with a reverse paid relationship with the organization. A new strategy and two tactics are added to Cheney's typology to fully account for the identification appeals identified.

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Outlier Identification In Sensor Network Clock Synchronization, William Davis Voorhees Jan 2010

Outlier Identification In Sensor Network Clock Synchronization, William Davis Voorhees

Computer Science

We first present a survey of clock synchronization research that describes the problem and various challenges to implementing an efficient protocol for clock synchronization in sensor networks. We then present several changes to an existing protocol that we believe will enhance the accuracy. These changes are implemented in a software simulation and a large experiment is conducted that involves several runs of the simulation using various parameters for error bounds and outlier detection. We present our results and show that modifying the outlier detection range used by many existing algorithms can improve network clock accuracy and provide a stabilized average …

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Neutralization Of Conflict Areas Using An Ant Colony Heuristic Approach, Pavan Kumar Bapanpally Jan 2010

Neutralization Of Conflict Areas Using An Ant Colony Heuristic Approach, Pavan Kumar Bapanpally

Computer Science

In this paper, we present a unique approach to solve the Neutralization of Conflict Areas problem using an Ant Colony Optimization technique. The Neutralization of Conflict Areas is a known problem, and over the years, considerable research has been conducted to find strategies [7] to solve the problem. To effectively deal with this kind of problem, many search algorithms and techniques have been proposed. The Ant Colony Optimization technique has been very successful in solving problems such as the travelling salesman problem, vehicle routing problem, and routing and scheduling problems. The suggested approach to the problem presented here is to …

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Emerging Public International Banking Law? Lessons From The Law Of The Sea Experience, Barbara C. Matthews Jan 2010

Emerging Public International Banking Law? Lessons From The Law Of The Sea Experience, Barbara C. Matthews

Chicago Journal of International Law

During the twentieth century, the law of the sea had been criticized as having a democratic deficit because the customary standards articulated in treaty-based codifications deprived modern and newer nation-states from participating in the standard-setting process.4 Some might suggest that therefore the law of the sea does not provide the best example for modern global normative processes. This Article does not opine on the merits of the democratic deficit debate regarding the law of the sea. This Article instead asserts that the modern global normative process in the financial sector area composed of the G20 and its observers (the international …

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Legal Ethics In International Criminal Defense, Jenia Iontcheva Turner Jan 2010

Legal Ethics In International Criminal Defense, Jenia Iontcheva Turner

Chicago Journal of International Law

I argue that distinctive features of international criminal courts and prosecutions suggest a more flexible approach to the ethical norms governing defense advocacy, closer to that embodied by the Model Rules. Moreover, I suggest that international criminal courts should promulgate guidelines which convey to defense attorneys that particular aggressive practices are not required by ethical duties and that such practices may be more inconsistent than consistent with good defense lawyering. I do not propose additional rules that would absolutely prohibit such practices in international courts. Nor do I suggest that defense attorneys should ever fail to diligently and zealously represent …

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Adaptive Architecture: Design For A Declining Global Population, Brian Sommerfeld Jan 2010

Adaptive Architecture: Design For A Declining Global Population, Brian Sommerfeld

Architecture Theses

In the face of a declining human population, our ability to plan for and adapt to future circumstances will be essential if we, as a global community, are to not only preserve our built environment, but also ensure its continued growth in a responsible manner. We cannot afford to ignore or be indifferent to the issue of population decline. And while it will require the cooperation and coordination of a large number of groups to develop a comprehensive plan, we as architects and members of the design community have a responsibility to develop our own set of criteria that will …

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Space Age Love Song: The Mix Tape In A Digital Universe, Megan M. Carpenter Jan 2010

Space Age Love Song: The Mix Tape In A Digital Universe, Megan M. Carpenter

Faculty Scholarship

Mix tapes are the classic, iconic form of music sharing. Mix tape creators of the past believed they were making a piece of art larger than the sum of its parts. And even in the face of technological development so rapid and far-reaching as to remove the literal "tape" from "mix tape," there are nonetheless modem incarnations that crop up on a regular basis, from mix CDs to mix-sharing websites. The technology is different, but the song remains the same.

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Rapid Evaluation Of Canola Lines For Cold Soak Filterability In Biodiesel, Hongjian Lin Jan 2010

Rapid Evaluation Of Canola Lines For Cold Soak Filterability In Biodiesel, Hongjian Lin

Agribusiness and Biosystems Engineering

Worldwide concerns about fossil fuel depletion and energy security have recently triggered a research interest in biodiesel, which is renewable, biodegradable, and has several other advantages as an alternative to petro diesel. However, biodiesel may cause engine problems, especially fuel filter plugging, associated with its use in cold weather conditions. Trace contaminants such as glycerin, saturated monoglycerides (SMG), and soap compromise cold weather performance of biodiesel. A cold soak filtration test was recently included in the U.S. specifications for biodiesel (ASTM D 6751-09) to evaluate biodiesel cold weather performance. Canola seed has good potential to be a locally important biodiesel …

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Assessing The Influence Of Coronary Heart Disease Knowledge, Perception Of Personal Risk, And Delay Discounting Of Future Health On Diet And Physical Activity, Kimberly Bosworth Blake Jan 2010

Assessing The Influence Of Coronary Heart Disease Knowledge, Perception Of Personal Risk, And Delay Discounting Of Future Health On Diet And Physical Activity, Kimberly Bosworth Blake

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) can be favorably impacted by healthful diet and physical activity, health care providers face a population that generally exhibits unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyles. Identifying strategies to improve the effectiveness of health care provider guidance is urgently needed to reduce CHD risk. The objective of this series of studies was to determine the association between CHD knowledge, perceived risk, and delay discounting and diet and physical activity (PA) levels in adults. The research design was cross-sectional and the methods included an online survey to obtain information regarding CHD knowledge, perceived …

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Adult Children Of Alcoholics' Perceptions Of Communicative Exchanges With Family Members And Outsiders, Kerry Byrnes Jan 2010

Adult Children Of Alcoholics' Perceptions Of Communicative Exchanges With Family Members And Outsiders, Kerry Byrnes

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Millions of children grow up in alcoholic homes. For these children, their lives are changed forever. As a result of being socialized in a home in which at least one parent is an alcoholic, the children suffer with a number of negative consequences. Children of alcoholics (COAs) have cognitive difficulty and often do not excel in scholastic endeavors. It is also difficult for COAs to form lasting relationships with others outside the family. Because they are often socialized in a home in which secrecy is advocated, creating relationships and fully disclosing about experiences proves to be challenging. As a result, …

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State Spatial Practices And Uneven Development: Flexible Rescaling In Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core Jan 2010

State Spatial Practices And Uneven Development: Flexible Rescaling In Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Geographic theories regarding uneven development, including Neil Smith's convergence of Marxist theory and spatial development and David Harvey's development of scalar fix and later conceptual development of the process of capital accumulation, historically have focused primarily on how and why uneven development occurs. Research to date has provided only a cursory examination of what role, if any, the state plays in impacting uneven development, has not endeavored to characterize the state as an active, purposeful spatial player in the process of uneven development, and has not conceptualized how the state impacts uneven development through spatial practices, if the state does …

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Global Mindedness And Dispositions Towards Diversity In The Classroom, Ras T. Acolatse Jan 2010

Global Mindedness And Dispositions Towards Diversity In The Classroom, Ras T. Acolatse

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined global mindedness and dispositions towards diversity in the classroom between two groups of teacher candidates. One group had obtained a bachelors degree before starting the teacher education program while the other group started the teacher education program without a college degree. The global mindedness scale (GMS) and the Teacher Multicultural Attitude Scale developed by Hett (1993) and Ponterrotto (2004) respectively were used for the study.;The study was guided by four research questions and four corresponding hypotheses. Univariate t-tests were use to analyze data for research questions one and two to determine the difference between the mean scores …

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Preliminary Study On The Reliability Of Afix Tracker For Lip Print Examination, Kelli E. Edmiston Jan 2010

Preliminary Study On The Reliability Of Afix Tracker For Lip Print Examination, Kelli E. Edmiston

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Lip prints have been proposed as a type of impression evidence with similar issues as fingerprints, but with greater scrutiny by the forensic community due to a lack of history in using this type of impression as evidence. A survey of 11 questions about lip print examination was sent to 63 members of the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification (CBD-IAI) to gather opinions from active forensic scientists in determining an appropriate direction for this study. The responses were presented at the spring CBD-IAI 2009 conference to generate more discussion and to achieve greater awareness. A method …

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Conceptual And Preliminary Design Of A Stowable Ruggedized Micro Air Vehicle, Shanti D. Hamburg Jan 2010

Conceptual And Preliminary Design Of A Stowable Ruggedized Micro Air Vehicle, Shanti D. Hamburg

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study presents both feasibility and preliminary design studies of a ruggedized, stowable, ballistically launched Micro Air Vehicle (MAV). A vehicle capable of being stored within a 40 mm diameter, 133 mm long cylinder and able to withstand a significantly rough environment when stowed was desired. Minimum performance specifications were a 20% range increase from a 450 m range, 45° launch angle ballistic trajectory and a gliding time of 30 s from the apex of said trajectory. To this end, a study of comparable MAV systems, available control and communication electronics, low Reynolds number flight, ballistic flight, and advanced projectiles …

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On The Mechanisms Underlying Neural Repression By E(Spl)M8 In Drosophila, Bhaskar Kahali Jan 2010

On The Mechanisms Underlying Neural Repression By E(Spl)M8 In Drosophila, Bhaskar Kahali

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Notch signaling is an evolutionary conserved pathway that mediates binary cell-fate specification throughout animal development. Through a process termed lateral inhibition, Notch signaling drives two equipotent cells to adopt distinct fates. Binary cell-fate determination has been exceptionally well studied during Drosophila neurogenesis, particularly, in eye and bristle development. In the eye, Notch mediates the selection of R8 photoreceptors from clusters of R8 precursors by antagonizing the activity of the proneural activator Atonal (Ato). In the bristle, Notch drives the selection of the sensory organ precursors (SOP's) from a group of equipotential cells that expressed the proneural activators encoded by the …

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A Social And Political History Of The National Radio Astronomy Observatory At Green Bank, Wv, Lenora G. Kenwolf Jan 2010

A Social And Political History Of The National Radio Astronomy Observatory At Green Bank, Wv, Lenora G. Kenwolf

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis examines the role of the people of West Virginia in bringing the NRAO to Green Bank, West Virginia. It explores the impact of the space race, big science and the Cold War on a small rural community nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains during the 1950s. There has been very little scholarship done on how local residents and state politicians helped to shape big science. The thesis opens with a brief history of early radio astronomy starting with the work of Karl Jansky and Grote Reber. It discusses the influence of HAM radio on radio astronomy. …

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A Case Study Of Universal Design For Learning Applied In The College Classroom, Marie E. Leichliter Jan 2010

A Case Study Of Universal Design For Learning Applied In The College Classroom, Marie E. Leichliter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As the landscape of education and the demographics of the postsecondary classroom continue to evolve, so too must the teaching practices at our nation's institutions of higher education. This study follows an instructor who has evolved to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) techniques into her classroom, even though prior to participation in this research study, she had not heard of UDL. UDL is a flexible framework used to design curricula that enable all learners to acquire knowledge, skills, and motivation to learn. This qualitative, descriptive case study addressed how and to what extent UDL techniques are being implemented in …

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Engendering Meaning Within The High School Experience: A Consideration Of Movement And Dance, Stephanie A. Morris Jan 2010

Engendering Meaning Within The High School Experience: A Consideration Of Movement And Dance, Stephanie A. Morris

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Dance, movement, and kinesthetic learning are among the most powerful ways in coming to know, yet they are amid the most ignored processes at the high school level. Dance has the power to change lives as it offers aesthetic ways of viewing and connecting with the world through its creative, reflective, and imaginative embodied experiences. I have observed these valuable outcomes and address the nature and power of them with the following questions: (1) How has dance and movement influenced my journey? (2) How has this influence affected the high school experience of my students? The heuristic method of qualitative …

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Longitudinal Study Of First-Time Freshmen Using Data Mining, Ashutosh R. Nandeshwar Jan 2010

Longitudinal Study Of First-Time Freshmen Using Data Mining, Ashutosh R. Nandeshwar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In the modern world, higher education is transitioning from enrollment mode to recruitment mode. This shift paved the way for institutional research and policy making from historical data perspective. More and more universities in the U.S. are implementing and using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which collect vast amounts of data. Although few researchers have used data mining for performance, graduation rates, and persistence prediction, research is sparse in this area, and it lacks the rigorous development and evaluation of data mining models. The primary objective of this research was to build and analyze data mining models using historical data …

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Framing And Fundraising: Emotional Language And Money Raised In A Vietnamese Newspaper Column, Hong Van Pham Thi Jan 2010

Framing And Fundraising: Emotional Language And Money Raised In A Vietnamese Newspaper Column, Hong Van Pham Thi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This exploratory study examined Vuot Len So Phan , a Vietnamese philanthropy newspaper column in Sai Gon Tiep Thi, a Vietnamese newspaper from April to December 2009. Guided by framing literatures, 39 episodic frames stories portraying financially disadvantaged people were content analyzed in terms of demographics of the featured subjects and emotional phrases used in the stories. The hypothesis predicting a positive correlation between emotional phrases and money raised was supported. This means the more emotional phrases used in an episodically framed story, the more money it was likely to raise. This study found an unexpected result that donations were …

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Measuring The Discriminative Capability Of Metrology In Human Recognition, Rakesh Sepuri Jan 2010

Measuring The Discriminative Capability Of Metrology In Human Recognition, Rakesh Sepuri

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Biometrics is now a more established and sophisticated field. It studies the use of physiological characteristics or behavioral traits to identify and recognize a person automatically. It facilitates theft control and increased security.;Metrology has been one of the well-studied topics in computer vision. Absolute measurement values of humans can be obtained from a fully calibrated camera. These measurements are stored as a database and studied in detail to assess their significance as a biometric. In this thesis we want to assess the performance of human body measurements as a soft biometric. Every human has distinct biometric characters. They can be …

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Investigating The Potential Of Rna To Be Used In Forensic Casework Analysis, Tiffany Lynn Smith Jan 2010

Investigating The Potential Of Rna To Be Used In Forensic Casework Analysis, Tiffany Lynn Smith

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

With the advent of quantitative reverse-transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction, RNA has increasingly become an invaluable tool to forensic science investigations. For instance, previous studies have shown that the age of a biological stain could be estimated using differential decay rates of different RNA segments, providing a temporal link between the suspect and the crime. By co-isolating RNA and DNA from the same sample, both a genetic profile and various other analyses can be conducted. RNA samples are frequently treated with DNase prior to analysis to rid samples of contaminating DNA. Although all manufacturers of DNase claim no loss of …

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Ecological And Economic Impacts Of Wildfires On An Appalachian Oak Forest In Southern West Virginia, Katharina U. Mueller Wood Jan 2010

Ecological And Economic Impacts Of Wildfires On An Appalachian Oak Forest In Southern West Virginia, Katharina U. Mueller Wood

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Oaks (Quercus spp.) are considered a fire adapted species and fire disturbances throughout the lifecycle have been proposed to be necessary for maintaining oak dominated stands. Wildfire has been blamed for significant losses in sawtimber volume. A total of 164 points were sampled in stands that had experienced between zero to six wildfires over 36 years in Cabwaylingo State Forest (CSF), West Virginia. The wildfires have affected different strata and species of forest vegetation in different ways. While total overstory density decreased from 242 to 38 TPA with increasing fire frequency, oak density was highest in areas of three fires. …

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Development Of Economic Analysis Models For Woody Biomass To Biofuels In Central Appalachia, Jinzhuo Wu Jan 2010

Development Of Economic Analysis Models For Woody Biomass To Biofuels In Central Appalachia, Jinzhuo Wu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Concerns about volatile crude oil prices, energy security, and environmental issues are driving the production and use of renewable energy in the United States. Woody biomass can be used as feedstock for solid or liquid fuels or electricity generation. An economic analysis model was developed to estimate the delivered cost of woody biomass using different woody biomass handling systems. The model was designed to minimize the total annual delivered cost of woody biomass and applied to the central Appalachian region. Six forest districts were used to represent the destination of woody biomass supply. When demand is 900 metric tons (990 …

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Dynamic Bandgap Tuning Of Solid Thin Film Photonic Crystal Structures, Hyma Yalamanchili Jan 2010

Dynamic Bandgap Tuning Of Solid Thin Film Photonic Crystal Structures, Hyma Yalamanchili

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Nanophotonics, specifically photonic crystals (PhCs), offer unique optical bandgap engineering possibilities that has driven the emergence of a variety of device platforms, including: beam splitters, nano-cavity resonators, lasers, fibers, waveguides and highly sensitive optofluidic biosensor devices. The design and fabrication of accurate lattice parameters for a PhC is very important to achieving the desired operating bandgap. The inclusion of tunability in thin film PhCs not only offers a means of adjusting for fabrication errors but also a mechanism to increase device functionality as well as providing a wider range of operating wavelengths. Nitride thin films, specifically Aluminum Nitride (AlN) and …

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