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Design Of A Chemical Agent Detector Based On Polymer Coated Surface Acoustic Wave (Saw) Resonator Technology, Lane Leslie Manoosingh Jun 2004

Design Of A Chemical Agent Detector Based On Polymer Coated Surface Acoustic Wave (Saw) Resonator Technology, Lane Leslie Manoosingh

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation presents the design of a unique prototype chemical agent detector which utilizes an array of polymer coated SAW resonators as the sensor elements. The design's particular embodiment is that of a testing platform for evaluating the utility of constructing a portable chemical agent detector, utilizing commercially available SAW resonators. It involves the consolidation of the sub-systems comprising a large laboratory development system, into a portable enclosure.

A combination of design techniques, utilized to achieve an overall balance between the physical dimensions of the system and its detection performance, comprises the unique nature of the overall design of this …


Hydraulic, Diffusion, And Retention Characteristics Of Inorganic Chemicals In Bentonite, Naim Muhammad Jun 2004

Hydraulic, Diffusion, And Retention Characteristics Of Inorganic Chemicals In Bentonite, Naim Muhammad

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Inorganic contaminants, while transported through the bentonite layer, are chemically adsorbed onto the particle surfaces and exhibit a delay in solute breakthrough in hydraulic barriers. Transport of inorganic leachate contaminants through bentonite occurs by advection, diffusion or a combination of these two mechanisms. During the process of chemical solute transport through low permeability bentonite, the amount of cation exchange on the clay particle surface is directly related to the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of montmorillonite and other mineral constituents.

The process of diffusion and advection of various inorganic leachate contaminants through bentonite is thoroughly investigated in this study. Diffusion characteristics …


Inner-Shelf Bottom Boundary Layer Development And Sediment Suspension During Tropical Storm Isadore On The West Florida Shelf., Justin G. Brodersen Jun 2004

Inner-Shelf Bottom Boundary Layer Development And Sediment Suspension During Tropical Storm Isadore On The West Florida Shelf., Justin G. Brodersen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Observations of the bottom boundary layer on the inner West Florida Shelf were made with a downward looking pulse coherent acoustic Doppler profiler throughout the passage of Tropical Storm Isadore during September 2002. The storm passed through the Gulf of Mexico roughly 780 km offshore of the Florida study site. Significant wave heights ranged from 0 m to 2.5 m within a span of eight days. The excellent, non-invasive, 5 cm resolution of the near bed (bottom meter) mean flows were used to estimate bed shear velocity and bottom roughness using the standard log-layer approach. A unique opportunity to examine …


Lanthorn, Vol. 38, No. 34, June 17, 2004, Grand Valley State University Jun 2004

Lanthorn, Vol. 38, No. 34, June 17, 2004, Grand Valley State University

Volume 38, July 17, 2003 - June 17, 2004

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.


Daniel Vega-Albela, Violin, Daniel Vega-Albela Jun 2004

Daniel Vega-Albela, Violin, Daniel Vega-Albela

School of Music Graduate Recitals

  • DANIEL VEGA-ALBELA, Violin
  • Susan Wiersma Uchimura, Piano

Daniel Vega-Albela is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in violin performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Mannes College of Music.


Women, Health, And Representation, Maine Women Writers Collection, University Of New England Jun 2004

Women, Health, And Representation, Maine Women Writers Collection, University Of New England

Maine Women Writers Collection Conferences

Program for the 2004 MWWC conference Women, Health, and Representation.


Fuzzy Ants As A Clustering Concept, Parag M. Kanade Jun 2004

Fuzzy Ants As A Clustering Concept, Parag M. Kanade

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

We present two Swarm Intelligence based approaches for data clustering. The first algorithm, Fuzzy Ants, presented in this thesis clusters data without the initial knowledge of the number of clusters. It is a two stage algorithm. In the first stage the ants cluster data to initially create raw clusters which are refined using the Fuzzy C Means algorithm. Initially, the ants move the individual objects to form heaps. The centroids of these heaps are redefined by the Fuzzy C Means algorithm. In the second stage the objects obtained from the Fuzzy C Means algorithm are hardened according to the …


Anton In Show Business, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department Jun 2004

Anton In Show Business, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2004 Summer Theatre

This madcap comedy follows three actresses across the footlights, down the rabbit hole, and into a strangely familiar Wonderland that looks a lot like American theatre – the resemblance is uncanny! As these women pursue their dream of performing Chekhov in Texas, they’re whisked through a maelstrom of “good ideas” that offer unique solutions to the Three Sisters’ need to have life’s deeper purpose revealed. In the tradition of great backstage comedies, Anton in Show Business conveys the joys, pains, and absurdities of “putting on a play” at the turn of the century.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2932/anton-in-show-business


Self-Determination Theory And Locus Of Control As Antecedents Of Voluntary Workplace Behaviors, Kimberly E. O'Brien Jun 2004

Self-Determination Theory And Locus Of Control As Antecedents Of Voluntary Workplace Behaviors, Kimberly E. O'Brien

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Antecedents of organizational citizenship behaviors and counterproductive work behaviors have been studied in depth, focusing on both individual differences and environmental variables. However, motivation has been largely overlooked as a contributor to these voluntary behaviors. Self-Determination Theory, a motivational framework, posits that environmental support in the form of fulfilled basic psychological needs leads to activities geared towards growth and development, whereas a lack of environmental supports thwarts these attempts towards self-growth. It is hypothesized that environmental support will account for unique variance above and beyond previously studied antecedents of voluntary workplace behaviors. This was supported using hierarchical regression. It was …


Synthesis And Magnetic Properties Of Polymer Nanocomposites, Jessica L. Wilson Jun 2004

Synthesis And Magnetic Properties Of Polymer Nanocomposites, Jessica L. Wilson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Magnetic nanoparticles embedded in polymer matrices have excellent potential for electromagnetic device applications like electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression. Using chemical precipitation methods and Nanogen , a microwave plasma method, we have synthesized various nanoparticles including iron, polystyrene-coated iron, iron oxide (both hematite and magnetite), nickel ferrite, and manganese zinc ferrite. We have synthesized polymer nanocomposites of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene (PS), and polypyrrole (PPy) doped with varying concentrations of these nanoparticles. These nanocomposites were processed using melt blending and sonication techniques. The concentration of nanoparticles was varied in a controlled way. Although polymer processing conditions were optimized to achieve good uniform …


Kathleen O'Gorman, Charlie Schlenker Jun 2004

Kathleen O'Gorman, Charlie Schlenker

Interviews for WGLT

Charlie Schlenker interviews Associate Professor of English Kathleen O'Gorman about the significance of Bloomsday, a celebration of the book Ulysses by James Joyce. (requires RealPlayer)


Vapor Cdcl2 Processing Of Cdte Solar Cells, Mursheda Hussain Jun 2004

Vapor Cdcl2 Processing Of Cdte Solar Cells, Mursheda Hussain

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Polycrystalline CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells are among the leading candidates for low-cost, large scale terrestrial photovoltaic applications. CdTe has a high absorption coefficient and it can absorb the radiant energy within less than 2 µm of thickness. This makes it suitable for thin film applications. CdTe has a band gap of 1.45 eV at room temperature, which is nearly optimum for photovoltaic conversion efficiency under the AM 1.5 solar spectrum. The theoretical maximum efficiency for CdTe solar cells is 29%. However, to-date the experimental value is in the 16 % range.

In most cases CdTe cells are subjected to …


The Pine Siskin, Barbi Schulick Jun 2004

The Pine Siskin, Barbi Schulick

Westview

No abstract provided.


Contributors, Westview Staff Jun 2004

Contributors, Westview Staff

Westview

No abstract provided.


Cantaora, Anne Wilson Jun 2004

Cantaora, Anne Wilson

Westview

For Angela Agujetas


Farmer's Tan, C. L. Bledsoe Jun 2004

Farmer's Tan, C. L. Bledsoe

Westview

No abstract provided.


Consecration, Kymberli G. Ward Jun 2004

Consecration, Kymberli G. Ward

Westview

No abstract provided.


What We Have Lost, Ken Hada Jun 2004

What We Have Lost, Ken Hada

Westview

No abstract provided.


In The Wake Of The Suspicious Death Of Reverend Burden, Sheriff Dennehy Calls In An Expert, Robert Cooperman Jun 2004

In The Wake Of The Suspicious Death Of Reverend Burden, Sheriff Dennehy Calls In An Expert, Robert Cooperman

Westview

No abstract provided.


Supermarket Sestina, Jean Tupper Jun 2004

Supermarket Sestina, Jean Tupper

Westview

No abstract provided.


Sundog, Barry Ballard Jun 2004

Sundog, Barry Ballard

Westview

No abstract provided.


Curley Joe, Gerald R. Wheeler Jun 2004

Curley Joe, Gerald R. Wheeler

Westview

No abstract provided.


The Plague Of Simple Loss, Robert Parham Jun 2004

The Plague Of Simple Loss, Robert Parham

Westview

No abstract provided.


The Cleaning Lady, Yvonne Higgins Leach Jun 2004

The Cleaning Lady, Yvonne Higgins Leach

Westview

No abstract provided.


Carpe Dulcem: An Old Wester's Advice, Michael L. Johnson Jun 2004

Carpe Dulcem: An Old Wester's Advice, Michael L. Johnson

Westview

No abstract provided.


Silver Hands Muldoon Plays Piano At The Funeral Of The Reverend Burden, Robert Cooperman Jun 2004

Silver Hands Muldoon Plays Piano At The Funeral Of The Reverend Burden, Robert Cooperman

Westview

No abstract provided.


Watching Her Sway And Toss, Walt Mcdonald Jun 2004

Watching Her Sway And Toss, Walt Mcdonald

Westview

No abstract provided.


Leaving Home, Coming Home, Dorothy Howe Brooks Jun 2004

Leaving Home, Coming Home, Dorothy Howe Brooks

Westview

No abstract provided.


Time Expired, Joseph Riley Jun 2004

Time Expired, Joseph Riley

Westview

No abstract provided.


Watercolors, June Floren Jun 2004

Watercolors, June Floren

Westview

Watercolors by June Floren - Bartlesville, Oklahoma