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Renovation Of Ammonia Contaminated Produced Water Using Constructed Wetlands, Donald Beebe Aug 2013

Renovation Of Ammonia Contaminated Produced Water Using Constructed Wetlands, Donald Beebe

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Pilot-scale wetland treatment systems were designed and constructed to evaluate renovation of simulated oilfield produced water contaminated with ammonia (20 mg/L ammonia-N). A process-based pilot-scale constructed wetland was designed to meet specific biogeochemical conditions for conversion of ammonia to nitrogen gas through microbial nitrification and denitrification. The process-based constructed wetland treated the simulated produced water to meet stringent discharge requirements (less than 1.2 mg/L ammonia-N). Clinoptilolite, a zeolite mineral, was evaluated for use in constructed wetlands to increase ammonia sorption and nitrification activity. Clinoptilolite increased wetland ammonia sorption capacity and served as a microbial carrier for nitrifying bacteria when ranges …

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Advanced Biomaterials From Renewable Resources: An Investigation On Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites And Co2 Extraction Of Rendered Materials, Jose Orellana Aug 2013

Advanced Biomaterials From Renewable Resources: An Investigation On Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites And Co2 Extraction Of Rendered Materials, Jose Orellana

All Dissertations

The annual global consumption of petroleum-based plastics is approximately 280 million tons and is impacting the sustainability of our planet and prosperity of future generations. One solution is the development of bio-based polymer materials with advanced properties for commercial applications. Therefore, the ultimate goal of this dissertation is to investigate the properties of new bio-based materials for broader applications. This dissertation includes two research areas: cellulose nanocomposites, and CO2 extractions of rendered fat. In the first half, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), which exhibit excellent mechanical and optical properties, were investigated for the reinforcement of a biodegradable polymer. The properties of …

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Jet Instability And Droplet Formation For Bio-Printing Applications, Leigh Herran Aug 2013

Jet Instability And Droplet Formation For Bio-Printing Applications, Leigh Herran

All Dissertations

The research conducted in this dissertation was done to obtain a fundamental understanding of the formation of droplets in a drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjetting setup when the ink contains a polymer additive. The objective is to precisely control and even predict the forming dynamics and final droplet characteristics (velocity, size and satellite elimination). A polymeric fluid called sodium alginate has been gaining attention due to its highly bio-compatible nature. Solutions of sodium alginate were used as the ink material and in some cases compared with an equivalent Newtonian fluid (same zero-shear viscosity). The droplets were inspected in one of two ways: …

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Spatial Control Of Magnetic Nanoparticles Integrated With Cellular Spheroids As Tissue Engineered Building Blocks, Brandon Mattix Aug 2013

Spatial Control Of Magnetic Nanoparticles Integrated With Cellular Spheroids As Tissue Engineered Building Blocks, Brandon Mattix

All Dissertations

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been investigated in tissue engineering applications to provide in situ imaging, drug delivery, and tissue patterning, but direct and prolonged interaction between cells and MNPs can have adverse effects on cell function. Therefore, methods which reduce or limit the interaction of MNPs with cells, or utilize more biocompatible MNP-based strategies will improve upon the commonly used iron oxide MNPs. We investigated a variety of methods to improve upon the use of MNPS in tissue engineering.
Cell aggregates, or spheroids, have been used as tissue engineered building blocks that can closely mimic the native three-dimensional in vivo …

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Colorectal Cancer Disease In Appalachia: Symptom Interpretation And Cancer Worry Predictors, Omar F.S. Attarabeen Aug 2013

Colorectal Cancer Disease In Appalachia: Symptom Interpretation And Cancer Worry Predictors, Omar F.S. Attarabeen

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In the Appalachian region, many cultural, religious, and psychological factors have been identified to affect health. These factors are expected to play a role in health disparities, such as higher rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality. Appalachia-specific factors such as geographic isolationism, poverty, and Appalachian stereotypes have been reported to negatively affect preventive health care including CRC screening. Although previous research has investigating the impact of some of these Appalachia-specific factors on seeking health care, impact of symptom interpretation and psychological states of the Appalachian population on health care seeking behavior needs to be clarified. The objective of …

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Effects Of A Gonadotropin Mixture On Reproductive Success In Progesterone- Treated Non-Lactating Anestrous Ewes, Kellie Nicole D'Souza Aug 2013

Effects Of A Gonadotropin Mixture On Reproductive Success In Progesterone- Treated Non-Lactating Anestrous Ewes, Kellie Nicole D'Souza

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Using exogenous gonadotropins as part of an estrous induction protocol can have beneficial effects on fertility in ewes bred out-of-season. Few studies have evaluated the efficacy of P.G. 600RTM, a mixture of gonadotropins with FSH-like and LH-like activity, to increase fertility in anestrous ewes and, in particular, following pre-treatment with progesterone delivered via controlled internal drug releasing (CIDR) devices. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of P.G. 600RTM on reproductive success in progesterone-treated non-lactating anestrous ewes. Ewes, which had been separated from rams for at least one month prior to the beginning of the experiment, received …

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Is Postural Stability Compromised In Women With Urinary Incontinence?, Samantha K. Rondini Aug 2013

Is Postural Stability Compromised In Women With Urinary Incontinence?, Samantha K. Rondini

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Women with urinary incontinence (UI) have an increased risk of falling compared to their age-matched peers without UI. Due to the anatomical location of the pelvic floor muscles, they are suspected to contribute to the maintenance of postural stability during everyday activities. Women with UI have weak or dysfunctional pelvic floor muscles. The purpose of this study was to determine if women with UI, specifically stress, urge, and mixed UI, have deficits in postural stability during static tasks and in response to postural perturbations of the support surface.;Methods: To measure static stability, 14 women (7 with UI: age 51.75 +/- …

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Characterization Of Genes Involved In Sumoylation During Embryogenesis In Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Xiaowei Zang Aug 2013

Characterization Of Genes Involved In Sumoylation During Embryogenesis In Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Xiaowei Zang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

SUMOylation is the post-translational modification of proteins by the addition of the small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO), which plays an important role in various cellular processes. It has been reported that SUMO and its related proteins are important in diverse reproductive functions such as ovulation, gametogenesis, and embryogenesis. Modification of target proteins by SUMO is an ATP-dependent enzymatic cascade involving three key enzymes: E1 activating enzyme (the heterodimer SAE1-SAE2), E2 conjugating enzyme (UBC9) and several E3 ligating enzymes (PIAS, RanBP2/Nup358 and Pc2). The objectives of this study were to characterize the genes involved in SUMOylation and determine their expression profiles during …

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Crisis As Opportunity: Personality Constructs And Erikson Identity Development, Christopher E. Ruth Aug 2013

Crisis As Opportunity: Personality Constructs And Erikson Identity Development, Christopher E. Ruth

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Identity development theory suggests that the developmental trajectory from childhood through young adulthood involves a movement from exploration towards eventual tentative commitment to adult values, beliefs, and career goals. Currently little research has focused on the impact of personality traits commonly studied in personal counseling and career work with collegeattending emerging adults on the process of identity development. This study examined the predictive quality of personality preferences on Erickson's and Marcia's operationalization of identity status. More specifically, do particular personality preferences derived from the Myers- Briggs Typology Indicator more often result in particular Eriksonian identity statuses (i.e., foreclosed, diffused, moratorium …

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Regulation Of Anoikis By Oncogenic Pathways, Sun Hee Park Aug 2013

Regulation Of Anoikis By Oncogenic Pathways, Sun Hee Park

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Detachment of epithelial cells from matrix or attachment to an inappropriate matrix engages an apoptotic response known as anoikis, which prevents metastasis. Anoikis-resistance of tumor cells is critical for anchorage-independent growth and metastasis. Here we show two novel oncogenic pathways that confer resistance to anoikis in tumor cells. One pathway (chapter 2) signifies a new link between EMT and anoikis-resistance. In chapter 3, we present a new connection between inflammatory signaling pathways and anoikis-resistance. Cellular sensitivity to anoikis is compromised during the oncogenic epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), through various mechanisms. Chapter 2 introduces a novel mechanism (NRAGE/TBX2/p14ARF) that is induced upon …

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The Evolution Of The Paleopolyploid Genome In Family Salicaceae, Eli Rodgers-Melnick Aug 2013

The Evolution Of The Paleopolyploid Genome In Family Salicaceae, Eli Rodgers-Melnick

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Whole genome duplication is a recurrent phenomenon throughout the history of flowering plants, with at least 1 occuring in the history of each angiosperm lineage. However, following duplication the genome typically undergoes a period of increased structural rearrangements and gene loss, resulting in a diploidized genome with large stretches of syntenic regions resulting from the duplication. This process, termed fractionation, often exhibits biased patterns of gene retention, which appear to correspond with the putative connectedness of genes within biological networks. In this thesis, I explore the extent to which the same biases appear in duplicate genes from the most recent …

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An Investigation Of Traveling-Wave Electrophoresis Using A Trigonometric Potential, James Vopal Aug 2013

An Investigation Of Traveling-Wave Electrophoresis Using A Trigonometric Potential, James Vopal

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Traveling-wave electrophoresis, a technique for microfluidic separations in lab-on-achip devices, is investigated using a trigonometric model that naturally incorporates the spatial periodicity of the device. Traveling-wave electrophoresis can be used to separate high-mobility ions from low-mobility ions in forensic and medical applications, with a separation threshold that can be tuned for specific applications by simply choosing the traveling wave frequency. Our simulations predict plateaus in the average ion velocity verses the mobility, plateaus that correspond to Farey fractions and yield Devil's staircases for non-zero discreteness values. The plateaus indicate that ions with different mobilities can travel with the same average …

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Design Of An Auto-Tuning Pid Controller For Systems Based On Slice Genetic Algorithm, Khulood E. Aug 2013

Design Of An Auto-Tuning Pid Controller For Systems Based On Slice Genetic Algorithm, Khulood E.

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

This paper introduces the Slice Genetics Algorithm SGA which represents the proposed modification to the classic Genetic Algorithm GA scheme. The proposed algorithm has reduced the population size and maximum iteration in order to get fast and an optimal solution. This algorithm has been used for determining the optimal proportional- integral- derivative PID controller parameters. The proposed algorithm has versatile features, including, fast, stable rate convergence characteristic also it has good computational efficiency in improving the dynamic behavior for the system in term of reducing the maximum overshoot, rise time, settling time and steady-states error. The algorithm not only has …

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Risk Assessment In Corrections: An Analysis Of Variables Related To Suicide Attempts And Self-Mutilation, Melissa Ann Fine Aug 2013

Risk Assessment In Corrections: An Analysis Of Variables Related To Suicide Attempts And Self-Mutilation, Melissa Ann Fine

Theses and Dissertations

Suicide and self-mutilation risk assessment is a complicated process, especially within a correctional setting. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 50% of incarcerated individuals have a mental health illness, further reinforcing the need for concise, evidence-based risk assessment practices. The Virginia Department of Corrections collected data on suicide attempts, completed suicides, and incidents of self-injurious behavior for 17 months with a measure created to assess risk factor found in the community. Results indicated that numerous factors were related to suicide attempts, however only having made prior suicide attempts, the presence of a major depression diagnosis, and placement in …

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Socioeconomic Status And Social Class As Predictors Of Career Adaptability And Educational Aspirations In High School Students, Alec Eshelman Aug 2013

Socioeconomic Status And Social Class As Predictors Of Career Adaptability And Educational Aspirations In High School Students, Alec Eshelman

Theses

This study examined socioeconomic status (SES) and perceived social class as predictors of career adaptability and educational aspirations in a sample of American high school students. SES was measured using caregivers' occupation and education, and the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status--Youth Version (Goodman et al., 2001) assessed subjective social class. Career adaptability was be measured using the Career Futures Inventory-Revised (CFI-R; Rottinghaus, Buelow, Matyja, & Schneider, 2012) and the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) Form C (Savickas & Porfeli, 2011). Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regressions. SES and perceived social class independently predicted educational aspirations and expectations, while SES …

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"Oh, You Are An Exception!" Academic Success And Black Male Students Resistance To Systemic Racism, Lacharles Travell Ward Aug 2013

"Oh, You Are An Exception!" Academic Success And Black Male Students Resistance To Systemic Racism, Lacharles Travell Ward

Theses

This study theorizes how Black male students narrate their experiences at a traditionally White institution (TWI). To date, research focusing on Black men in higher education highlights the continual struggles of Black men against racism (Feagin, Vera, & Imani, 1996; Harper, 2006, 2009, 2012; Smith, Yosso, & Solórzano, 2007); however, what remains to be extensively theorized is Black male academic excellence. Thus, I argue that it is vital to progressively broaden what we know about Black male students as intellectuals. In this study I forefront how Black male students articulate their intellectual identities and educational experiences on a traditionally White …

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Effect Of Celebrity Endorsements On Treatment Choices Made By Professionals And Parents With Children Diagnosed With Asd, Jenika Karnik Aug 2013

Effect Of Celebrity Endorsements On Treatment Choices Made By Professionals And Parents With Children Diagnosed With Asd, Jenika Karnik

Theses

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated that one in 50 children are diagnosed with Autism in the U.S. Now, parents out there not only have to face a doctor's diagnosis, but also a flood of confusing promises for recoveries and miracle cures. Parents have to sift through recommendations made by media, celebrities, professionals, and many, many more. The purpose of this study is to examine what influences the choices parents make involving treatment for their children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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Implications For Counselings Lesbians With Substance Use Issues, Staci Poe Aug 2013

Implications For Counselings Lesbians With Substance Use Issues, Staci Poe

Research Papers

The topic of substance use in the lesbian population is reviewed including research related to counselor attitudes toward lesbians and other sexual minorities. Specialized substance treatment tailored for lesbians and other sexual minorities is discussed. Implications for improving positive treatment outcomes of lesbian individuals seeking substance treatment is addressed including education suggestions for counselors and counselors in training.

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Open Streets Initiatives In The U.S. : Closed To Traffic, Open To Physical Activity, Jill A. Kuhlberg, J. Aaron Hipp, Amy A. Eyler, Genevieve Cheng Aug 2013

Open Streets Initiatives In The U.S. : Closed To Traffic, Open To Physical Activity, Jill A. Kuhlberg, J. Aaron Hipp, Amy A. Eyler, Genevieve Cheng

Brown School Faculty Publications

Background: The ciclovía, or open streets concept, is a community level physical activity promotion strategy where streets are closed to motorized traffic and open for individuals to engage in PA. This paper presents an overview of such initiatives in the U.S. to understand their potential in PA promotion, comparing event and city characteristics. Methods: We searched ciclovía and open streets initiatives held in 2011 in the U.S. using internet searches, publication databases, social media, and personal contacts. We extracted data on the each initiative’s frequency, route length, attendance, evaluation procedures, and sociodemographic characteristics of host cities. Results: Our search yielded …

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Does Choice In School Selection Contribute To Ninth Grade Academic Achievement?, Vicma I. Colon Ramos Aug 2013

Does Choice In School Selection Contribute To Ninth Grade Academic Achievement?, Vicma I. Colon Ramos

Education Doctoral

Ninth grade achievement is pivotal for the success of a student to graduate and avoid dropping out of school. Students are transitioned as ninth graders into schools not of their choosing or assigned to neighborhood schools. While there is extensive research on ninth grade achievement, dropout risk factors and student motivation, there is a gap in the literature in how school selection plays a role in ninth grade academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to explore how choice, in the selection of schools, contributed to ninth grade academic achievement. This study investigated the relationship of choice and ninth …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Emergency Management Decision-Making Skills Of School Officials: The Impact Of Training On Perspectives And Performance, Matthew Miraglia Aug 2013

A Comparative Analysis Of Emergency Management Decision-Making Skills Of School Officials: The Impact Of Training On Perspectives And Performance, Matthew Miraglia

Education Doctoral

School officials are responsible for preparing schools to meet students’ needs while facing the complex security challenges of the 21st century. In the event of a disaster, school officials, despite not being emergency management professionals, must make appropriate decisions and lead effectively in order to maintain safety and ensure educational continuity at their schools. The actions of school officials before, during, and after a disaster will likely play a key role in the safe and effective delivery of education in the future. This study was a comparative analysis of school officials in the New York City Metropolitan Region. The study …

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An Examination Of At Risk High School Students' Perceptions Of The Factors That Foster Resiliency In Their Suburban High School, Dionne Johnson-Olamiju Aug 2013

An Examination Of At Risk High School Students' Perceptions Of The Factors That Foster Resiliency In Their Suburban High School, Dionne Johnson-Olamiju

Education Doctoral

Research has continued to indicate that students’ academic success is determined by their socioeconomic status. In responding to the challenges faced by youth living in poverty, researchers have focused on identifying factors that provide supportive resources and protective mechanisms for fostering healthy development and learning success of at risk children and youth. The research described in this study involved qualitative research methodologies and grounded theory to examine at-risk high school students’ perceptions of their school’s ability to foster a culture of resilience. The purpose of the study was to identify those protective factors crucial for fostering educational resilience for at …

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Assessment Of Organizational Culture In Chiropractic Education And Its Influence On The Implementation Of Revised Accreditation Standards, Karen A. Bobak Aug 2013

Assessment Of Organizational Culture In Chiropractic Education And Its Influence On The Implementation Of Revised Accreditation Standards, Karen A. Bobak

Education Doctoral

Developing and implementing a change process to demonstrate alignment with updated accreditation standards is a challenge that is currently facing all chiropractic colleges across the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify the current organizational cultures of the 18 CCE accredited doctor of chiropractic educational institutions within the United States and to assess if there are characteristics of the organizational cultures that support or resist the implementation of change. Using a mixed method sequential explanatory design, this study gathered quantitative data from the faculty and administrators of these institutions through the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) (Cameron …

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Thorns Of Native Lower Rio Grande Valley Plants Are Colonized By Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria, Felicia A. Charles Aug 2013

Thorns Of Native Lower Rio Grande Valley Plants Are Colonized By Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria, Felicia A. Charles

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Epiphytic pathogenic bacteria on the thorns of native LRGV plants may provide a defense mechanism for the plants. To test this, plant thorns were collected from LRGV plant species and aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were isolated in thioglycollate medium. Tests were performed to characterize the bacterial cultures. The 16S rRNA gene was sequenced to allow for species identification. Sixty-nine bacterial cultures were isolated, including gram-positive and gram-negative cell types. All utilized a variety of carbon sources for nutrients and 23% of isolates displayed hemolysis. Bacterial identification included members of the genus Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Serratia, and others. Most were opportunistic pathogens. …

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Traveling Wave Solution To Two-Dimensional Burgers-Korteweg-De Vries Equation, Xiaoqian Gong Aug 2013

Traveling Wave Solution To Two-Dimensional Burgers-Korteweg-De Vries Equation, Xiaoqian Gong

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

In this thesis, we study the Two-Dimensional Burgers-Korteweg-de Vries (2D-BKdV) equation by analyzing the equivalent Abel equation, which indicates that under some particular conditions, the 2D-BKdV equation has a unique bounded traveling wave solution. By using the theorem of contractive mapping, a traveling wave solution to the 2D-BKdV equation is expressed explicitly. In the end, the behavior of the proper solution of the 2D-BKdV equation is established by applying the comparison theorem of differential equations.

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Examination Of Dietary Habits And Fruit And Vegetable Intake In A Chronic Disease Program, Qian Kuang Aug 2013

Examination Of Dietary Habits And Fruit And Vegetable Intake In A Chronic Disease Program, Qian Kuang

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The AHB program is a chronic disease prevention program which provides resources for community health centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Healthy dietary habits and fruit/ vegetable intake play important roles in maintaining human health. Eight factors were used to evaluate the success of the AHB program. Another twenty factors were considered to predict dietary habits and fruit/vegetable intake status. Chi-square and multinomial logistic regression were used to study their correlation. Results from analysis showed that factors like birth country, employment, diabetes, baseline HbA1c, limited by problems, overall program quality, group, and program duration were correlated to the dietary habits, and …

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Probabilistic Model And Algorithms Design For Motif Detection, Yuan Xue Aug 2013

Probabilistic Model And Algorithms Design For Motif Detection, Yuan Xue

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

In this thesis, a natural probabilistic model has been used to test the quality of motif discovery programs. In this model, there are k background sequences, in which each character is a random character from Σ. Motif is a string G = g1g2 . . . gm. Each background sequence is implanted a probabilistically generated approximate copy of G. For each copy b1b2 . . . bm of G, every character bi is probabilistically generated such that the probability for bi 6= gi is at most α. Based on this model, two randomized algorithms ,one deterministic algorithm and one enumerative …

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Nonlinear Dynamics Of Carbon Nanotubes Under Soft Alternating Current Actuation, Le Luo Aug 2013

Nonlinear Dynamics Of Carbon Nanotubes Under Soft Alternating Current Actuation, Le Luo

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This thesis work deals with electrostatically actuated Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) cantilevers. Four forces are acting on the CNTs cantilever, namely damping, elastic, electrostatic and van der Waals forces. The van der Waals force is significant for values of 50 nm or lower of the gap between the CNTs and the ground substrate. As both electrostatic and van der Waals forces are nonlinear, and the CNTs electrostatic actuation is given by alternating current (AC) voltage, the CNTs undergo nonlinear parametric dynamics. The Method of Multiple Scales (MMS) and Reduced Order Model (ROM) are employed to investigate the system under soft excitation …

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Effects Of Habitat Enrichment On The Stress Level Of The Sit-And-Wait Predator Sand Boa (Gongylophis Colubrinus), Jose Manuel Cantu Martinez Aug 2013

Effects Of Habitat Enrichment On The Stress Level Of The Sit-And-Wait Predator Sand Boa (Gongylophis Colubrinus), Jose Manuel Cantu Martinez

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Conditions in which the animals are housed vary according to animal use. Conditions unfamiliar or unsuited to organisms usually induce stress. Stress is mirrored by a hormone cascade resulting in glucocorticoids. Of the glucocorticoids corticosterone is regarded as the most important. The corticosterone levels of sand boas (Gongylophis colubrinus) were measured under enriched and barren soil and cage features. Enriched soil consisted of enough dirt to allow borrowing. Enriched cage featured consisted of a wooded ball. Barren soil consisted of newspaper as substrate. Barren cage features consisted of plane newspaper. Snakes were subject to treatment for two weeks. No significant …

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Algorithms In Abstract Dna Self Assembly, Xingsi Zhong Aug 2013

Algorithms In Abstract Dna Self Assembly, Xingsi Zhong

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

For the past two years, I have always been working on the topic of Abstract DNA Tiles Self-Assembly. This is a very new area, driven by the interest of DNA molecules. The feature that the system composed by DNA molecules can be a highly parallelized system, make it much more powerful when comparing with the traditional methods. This thesis will introduce the concept of abstract DNA self-assembly models as well as some interesting problems and their solutions.

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