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Stability Of Supersonic Flow With Injection, Bryan E. Schmidt

Faculty Scholarship

Gas injection into supersonic flow past a 5-degree half-angle cone is studied with three injected gases: helium, nitrogen, and RC318. Experiments are performed in a Mach 4 Ludwieg tube with nitrogen as the free stream gas. The injector section is shaped to admit a "tuned" injection rate where the displacement created by injection counteracts the effects created by the injector geometry. A high-speed schlieren imaging system with a framing rate of 290 kHz is used to study the instability in the region of flow downstream of injection, referred to as the injection layer. Measurements of wavelength, convective speed, and frequency …

Effects Of Nutrient Level And Growth Rate On Mutation And Conjugation Processes That Confer Antibiotic Resistance To E. Coli, Mohammadreza Shafieifini

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) may enter surface water with the discharge of treated wastewater. Conjugation is a main mechanism for the horizontal gene transfer of ARGs from wastewater microbiome to the microbiome indigenous to surface water. However, little is known about how environmental factors affect the conjugation process of ARGs.

In this thesis, an extensive research related to spreading antibiotic resistance genes in the environment is reported. The project investigated how environmental parameters may affect the rate of dissemination of ARGs and in what extent the resistance level of the population is changed after mutation and conjugation event. The chemostat …

Erratum: "Imaging The Three‐Dimensional Orientation And Rotational Mobility Of Fluorescent Emitters Using The Tri‐Spot Point Spread Function", Oumeng Zhang, Jin Lu, Tianben Ding, Matthew D. Lew

Electrical & Systems Engineering Publications and Presentations

In the original paper, a calibration error exists in the image-formation model used to analyze experimental images taken by our microscope, causing a bias in the orientation measurements in Figs. 2 and 3. The updated measurements are shown in Fig. E1. We have also updated the supplementary material for the original article to discuss the revised PSF model and estimation algorithms (supplementary material 2) and show the revised model and measurements (Figs. S1, S3, S7, S8, and S10–S13).

9th International Conference On Structural Health Monitoring Of Intelligent Infrastructure (Smhii-9) Conference Program, Smhii-9

INSPIRE-UTC Annual Meetings

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Guest Editorial Special Issue On Toward Securing Internet Of Connected Vehicles (Iov) From Virtual Vehicle Hijacking, Yue Cao, Houbing Song, Omprakash Kaiwartya, Sinem Coleri Ergen, Jaime Lloret, Naveed Ahmad

Publications

Today’s vehicles are no longer stand-alone transportation means, due to the advancements on vehicle-tovehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications enabled to access the Internet via recent technologies in mobile communications, including WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G, and even 5G networks. The Internet of vehicles was aimed toward sustainable developments in transportation by enhancing safety and efficiency. The sensor-enabled intelligent automation of vehicles’ mechanical operations enhances safety in on-road traveling, and cooperative traffic information sharing in vehicular networks improves traveling efficiency.

Water Productivity In Meat And Milk Production In The Us From 1960 To 2016, Mesfin Mekonnen, C.M.U. Neale, Chittaranjan Ray, Galen E. Erickson, Arjen Y. Hoekstra

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications

Global demand for livestock products is rising, resulting in a growing demand for feed and potentially burdening freshwater resources to produce this feed. To offset this increased pressure on water resources, the environmental performance of livestock sector should continue to improve. Over the last few decades, product output per animal and feedstuff yields in the US have improved, but before now it was unclear to what extent these improvements influenced the water productivity (WP) of the livestock products. In this research, we estimate changes in WP of animal products from 1960 to 2016. We consider feed conversion ratios (dry matter …

Application Of Micro-Scale 3d Printing In Pharmaceutics, Andrew Kjar, Yu Huang

Biological Engineering Faculty Publications

3D printing, as one of the most rapidly-evolving fabrication technologies, has released a cascade of innovation in the last two decades. In the pharmaceutical field, the integration of 3D printing technology has offered unique advantages, especially at the micro-scale. When printed at a micro-scale, materials and devices can provide nuanced solutions to controlled release, minimally invasive delivery, high-precision targeting, biomimetic models for drug discovery and development, and future opportunities for personalized medicine. This review aims to cover the recent advances in this area. First, the 3D printing techniques are introduced with respect to the technical parameters and features that are …

Microstructure And Materials Characterization Of Sol-Gel Synthesized Zro2 Systems, Sungsoo Park, Godlisten Shao

Tanzania Journal of Science

The roles of pH and thermal treatment on the microstructures of sol-gel synthesized mesoporous ZrO2 systems have been investigated. In order to control the crystal structures and particle sizes of the final products, the pH values of the reaction mixtures were controlled between 5 and 12 followed by calcination at temperatures ranging from 450 to 1000 °C. The microstructures of the zirconia systems were then examined by XRD, TEM, TGA, UV-visible DRS and nitrogen physisorption study analyses. It was found that pH values and calcination temperatures have significant influence on the crystallization temperature, phase transformation and particle size of the …

Designing Cloud Computing Architecture For Bank Industry The Case Of Dashen Bank, Melaku Yenew

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Technology makes life easy. People contact banks in their day to day life activity. And also the banks are committed to serve their customers with the help of currently advanced technology. The aim of a bank is to give consistent and satisfactory banking services for the customers. The use of advanced technology in banking requires sophisticated knowledge of the technology and expertise and a large number of employees are required for implementation and management of that system.

Cloud computing makes easy the management of IT infrastructure and the bank sector systems. Cloud service providers provide three basic types of services: …

Model-Driven Engineering For Big Data, Belachew Regane

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Accessing heterogeneous and huge amount of data through different sources heavily impacts users of data nowadays worldwide. Thus, Big Data has now become a hot emerging paradigm in computing environments. Issues in scalability, interoperability, platform independency, adaptability and reusability in big data systems are considered the main current challenges. This raises the need for appropriate software engineering approaches to develop effective and efficient Big Data system models, i.e. an approach which reduce investment cost and development time. Today, software engineering has emerged advanced methodologies to solve problems from different perspectives, while still further research is needed to overcome new challenges …

An Analysis Of Perceptual Masking Between Stems In Manually-Mixed Multitrack Audio Using A Cross-Analytic Loudness Model, Brian H. Cofer

Student Theses

In music production, there are many tools available to an audio engineer throughout the mixing process to bring a song to completion. Among the most common are level balancing, equalization (EQ), and compression. However, these tools still require the subjective judgments of human engineers to create the desired listening experience. While automated mixing algorithms have been increasingly studied, they have yet to match the skills of even an amateur mixing engineer, in major part, because the subjective mixing decisions of an engineer are difficult to replicate by automated systems. The following research was developed with the primary goal of objectively …

Optimization Of Color Perception Process In The Print Product By The Steep Climbing Method By Box-Wilson, U.J. Eshbaeva, I.G. Shin, A.A. Djalilov

Technical science and innovation

In the article is discussed the optimization of color perception process of printed products by the method of steep climbing in Box-Wilson. There are presented results of experiment planning and statistical modeling of the process of color perception with the offset printing method on paper, including synthetic polymers. It is presented a mathematical model of the color perception by the Box-Wilson steep ascent method, it is achieved the optimum range for the response function in the form of the paint layer thickness depending on the pressing force (pressure), the pressing process speed and paper smoothness. As a result, on the …

Diagnostic Analysis Of Random Vibration Results In The Aviation Gas Turbine Enginespulse-Width Automatic Control Systems Based On Dynamic Graphs, G. Sh. Tuganov, C. M. Rakhimov, E. Norkulov

Technical science and innovation

Studies are often conducted to minimize the effect of vibration on equipment and its mechanisms. Since the engine is the main driving force of all technical objects, vibration is one of the factors hindering its operation. With this in mind, this article investigated the random probability distribution of vibration parameters using the laws of mathematical statistical distribution and was found to be compatible with the normal distribution law. At the same time, this study demonstrates that the proposed method of technical diagnostics can be used to assess helicopter engine failures.

Long-Term Performance Of Sustainable Pavements Using Ternary Blended Concrete With Recycled Aggregates, Seth M. Wagner

Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were to (a) design concrete pavement mixtures with recycled concrete aggregates using ternary blends of cementitious materials and a low water-to-binder ratio, (b) measure the fresh and hardened properties of the proposed concrete mixtures and (c) assess the long-term performance of the concrete implementing the use of recycled coarse aggregates. Preliminary investigation into ternary blend combinations via the compressive testing of mortar cubes and isothermal calorimetry was used to predict an optimal blend of cementitious material. Mixes using recycled concrete aggregates at varying replacement rates were tested for fresh and hardened properties using the proposed …

Kinetics Ofpyrrole Formationfrom Acetylene, Ammonia And Amines, U. Shokirov, S. Turabjanov, L. Rakhimova, F. Badriddinova

Technical science and innovation

The research findings of the pyrrole formation from acetylene, ammonia and amines varying catalysts and reaction conditions have been studied in the work. The cadmium catalysts developed by us selectively lead to pyrroleformation using aluminum fluoride as a promoter. The change in the rate of acetylene consumption depending on the weight of the catalyst according to the Boreskov criterion shows that external diffusion does not influence under the conditions of T-573K and P_ (C_2 H_2) = 0.1 atm. The values of the rate of acetylene consumption of at 4, 2, 1, 0.5 mm sizes of catalyst grains with similar conditions, …

Analysis Of Technological Possibilities Of Ferric Recovery By Non-Conventional Reducing Agents, P.Kh. Khayrullaev, U.B. Farmanov

Technical science and innovation

The article discusses the results of the analysis of the technological possibilities of iron recovery of iron-containing concentrate by non-traditional restorers. The restoration of iron from its oxide compounds by direct gas recovery of iron-containing pellets with carbon monoxide is presented. The direct use of the secondary carbon monoxide available in the republic is shown in comparison with the application of complex process processes of carbon monoxide processing and production of intermediate products. It has been established that in order to fully recover iron oxides in the source raw material mass the technological cycle should be repeated several times. As …

The Mechanism Of The Conversions Of The Products Of The Incomplete Combustion On Polimetall Adsorbtion-Katalisis- Chemosorbcion System, D.K. Musaeva, M.A. Eshmuhamedov

Technical science and innovation

In article is considered possibility of the catalytic conversion and chemosorption of the products of the incomplete combustion on actuated oxides alkaline, alkaline earth and amphoteric metal and metal with connecting valence sufficient as iron and manganese, bring about forming the join metal at peelings of the gas flow from products of the incomplete combustion. It is determined that in process chemosorption is formed join metal, which is accumulated in time sorption-catalytic system. The studied mechanism of the oxidation of the products of the incomplete combustion on oxides alkaline, alkaline earth, amphoteric metal and metal with connecting valence, as iron …

Analysis Of The Use Of The Method Of Hydroecological Monitoring In Order To Improve The Ecological Condition Of The Hydrotechnical Constructions Of Uzbekistan, D. Di, A Nasrulin

Technical science and innovation

The article discusses the experience of using the methodology the hydroecological monitoring technique to obtain the results of the analysis of the ecological conditions of hydraulic structures in Uzbekistan. - The examples of the methodology for creating digital maps for information support, for the study of the technical parameters of hydropower and irrigation facilities at the level of the Amudarya and Syrdarya river basins; - Improved trash-holding devices necessary to protect the pumps of hydraulic structures from getting litter and floating objects into them (plastic requires special attention) that can interfere with the normal operation of the units, eliminated during …

Problems Of The Efficiency Of Fiber Optic Communication Lines, K.T. Dadamatova, A.M. Nazarov, N. N Gerasimenko

Technical science and innovation

The article presents the results of solving the problem of attenuation of an optical signal in fiber-optic communication lines. Widely used modern technical solutions of intermediate amplification-regenerative nodes of fiber-optic communication lines are described. The advantages and disadvantages of existing intermediate fiber optic amplifiers are presented. The benefits of optoelectronic signal regenerators include a full restoration of the original properties of the optical signal. The optoelectronic regenerator allows to limiting the amount of internal and external optical noise by acceptable values, but increases and increases the cost of building optical fiber connections.Optical signal amplifiers are also used to increase the …

Parameters Of Coefficients Of The Rail Four-Pole Of The Jointless Rail Circuit According To Locomotive Receiver, R.M. Aliev, E.T. Tokhirov, M.M. Aliev

Technical science and innovation

In article questions of a conclusion of the coefficients of the equations of a rail four-polar of a jointless rail circuit are considered, taking into account uncertainty of borders where the travelling receiver which is applied now on a railway transportation is used. Mathematical modeling of four-pole coefficients by locomotive receiver is given. Analytical expressions and coefficients for calculation of the locomotive current flowing under the receiving coils and transfer resistance are derived. The scheme of a jointless rail circuit in the presence of moving units and mutual influence on each other is given. The influence of the carrier information …

Simulation Of A Trained Trained Neural Network Of A Fuzzy Logic Regulation System Based On The Cotton Drying Process, S. T. Yunusova

Technical science and innovation

The article discusses the modeling of a fuzzy-logical system of regulation of the process of drying of raw cotton. The tasks of overcoming uncertainties arising in the process of operation of technological units at the enterprises of the cotton-cleaning industry are presented. An example of solving such a problem by using an artificial neural network is given. Mathematical models based on the neural network have been developed that are used to formalize the process of drying raw cotton and determine the optimal tuned parameters of the fuzzy-logical PID controller, allowing the fate of changing the operating modes of the technological …

Using Optoelectronic Noncontact Voltage Relay In Electrical Supply Systems, R.Ch. Karimov

Technical science and innovation

In the article based on the results of the analysis of the existing opto-thyristor resistive circuits, a new scheme of the optoelectronic contactless voltage relay has been developed and its application in the power supply system has been considered. The possibility of controlling the operating modes of various installations amplifying electrical signals using optothyristors is presented and the ways of their inclusion in electrical circuits are presented. The optoelectronic contactless voltage relays were tested in laboratory conditions to obtain an input-output characteristic and a form of capacitance voltage. Based on the improvement of the proposed circuit, a circuit of an …

An Approach For Estimating Critical Temperatures Of Bucling Of Shallow Cylindrical Shells., P. S Grigoriev, Sh. R Ibodulloev, V.B Poyonov

Technical science and innovation

An approach for defining critical temperatures of buckling for a pivotally resting plane cylindrical shell has been considered. Operation in various climatic zones leads to buckling of roof elements of passenger cars. In connection with that, it is necessary to have a theoretical justification of structural solutions taking into account critical temperatures of buckling of shell elements. The roof element of the passenger car should be classified as plane cylindrical shells. An expression for defining critical temperatures by the Bubnov-Galerkin method has been obtained, as well as the equations of plane cylindrical shells proposed by V.Z. Vlasov. The results calculated …

Raman Spectroscopy And Molecular Bases Of Elasticity: Sebs-Graphite Composites, Dorina M. Chipara, Denis M. Panaitescu, Karen Lozano, Raluca Augusta Gabor, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Mircea Chipara

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

For polymer-based (nano)composites, the strain/stress induced by reinforcing agents within the polymer may be identified and quantified at molecular level by Raman spectroscopy. The manuscript focuses on correlations between mechanical properties of composites and their Raman spectra, with emphasis on the displacements of the position(s) of Raman lines due to local strains/stress. Investigations on polystyrene-(ethylene-co-butylene)-styrene block copolymers filled with various amounts of graphite are reported. The modifications of Raman's parameters (line intensity, position, and width) upon the loading with graphite are analyzed. Raman revealed a strong dampening of molecular vibrations within the polymer, upon the loading with graphite, …

A Study Of The Electron Regeneration Efficiency Of Solar Cells Fabricated Using Cmc/Pva-, Alginate-, And Xanthan-Based Electrolytes, Nur Farha Shaafi, Saifful Kamaluddin Muzakir, Bouchta Sahraoui

Makara Journal of Technology

A photovoltaic (PV) mechanism consists of three important steps, i.e., (i) electron excitation upon absorption of photon with energy higher than the bandgap of fluorophore, (ii) excited-state electron injection from the fluorophore to the pho-toelectrode, and (iii) electron regeneration from the electrolyte to the fluorophore. An efficient electron regeneration could be achieved upon fulfillment of the requirements of energy alignment, i.e., lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of fluorophore (LUMOfluorophore) > redox potential of electrolyte > highest occupied molecular orbital of fluorophore (HOMOfluorophore). This study investigated the electron regeneration efficiency of excitonic solar cells fabricated using three polymer-based electrolytes, i.e., (i) 60% carboxymethyl cellulose …

Use Of The “Dnachecker” Algorithm For Improving Bioinformatics Research, Nausheen Bhat, Ezra Bernadus Wijaya, Arli Aditya Parikesit

Makara Journal of Technology

Basic Local Alignment Sequencing Tool (BLAST) is a bioinformatics tool used for analyzing nucleotide sequences with regards to their similarity. BLAST can be found online on biological databases such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and other such repositories. The mechanism of BLAST allows the target sequence to be compared with other sequences to find regions of local similarity, and thus, a comparability quotient that determines the resemblance between the sequences is created. Due to the open-platform nature of the online databanks, several sequences can be accepted with little to no interjections regarding the quality of sequence submitted. …

Study Of Ecological Design Of Residential Complexes Using Spss To Elevate Resident Satisfaction, Soheil Malekpour Kolbadinejad, V. Malekpour Ravasjan, A. Darvish

Makara Journal of Technology

This article reports the general residential satisfaction, affecting ecological factors, and their importance in area in Tehran. The collected field data was analyzed using SPSS. Cronbach's alpha variable was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire and the Friedman test was used to assess priorities that influence residential satisfaction. The results show that the quality of residential environments and general satisfaction of their residents may be enhanced by identifying these criteria and making appropriate plans for their improvement.

Measuring Impacts Of Uncertainty, Irreversibility, And Loss Aversion On The Adoption Of Crop Canopy Sensors Among Nebraska Corn Producers, Brooks Ronspies

Department of Agricultural Economics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Understanding barriers to adoption of Precision Agricultural Technologies (PATs) is important to the growth of agricultural productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. This thesis proposes and evaluates a model for estimating the impact of uncertainty, irreversibility, and loss aversion on producers’ adoption of crop canopy sensors in order to explain adoption behavior that contradicts previous expectations about the conditions necessary for technology adoption. The model is evaluated using estimated statistical distributions of price and field characteristics designed to match observations of actual corn and nitrogen prices, and of conventional and crop canopy sensor based nitrogen application. Results from this model using expected …

Adsorption Of Heavy Metal Ions By Oil Palm Decanter Cake Activated Carbon, Mohd. Ezreeza Mohamed Yusoff, Juferi Idris, Nahrul Hayawin Zainal, Mohamad Faizal Ibrahim, Suraini Abd-Aziz

Makara Journal of Technology

Adsorption processes are widely used for the removal of heavy metals from waste streams. Oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) is used as a bioadsorbent because of its compositional properties for activated carbon production; moreover, it is a readily available raw material produced in palm oil mills and is thus abundant and cheap. In this study, the OPDC was carbonized at 700 °C and activated using steam at 700 °C to produce oil palm decanter cake activated carbon (AC-OPDC). Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to compare the adsorption capacities of the raw OPDC and the AC-OPDC for heavy metals removal. …

Experimental Evaluation Of Three Different Humidity Conditions To Physical And Mechanical Properties Of Three Different Mixtures Of Unfired Soil Bricks, Heru Purnomo, Srikandi Wahyu Arini

Makara Journal of Technology

Unfired brick is considered as a more environmentally friendly material than fired brick. It has lower mechanical properties than that of fired brick where humidity influences both bricks. Physical and mechanical properties of unfired bricks made of three kinds of mixtures were studied experimentally under three humidity conditions. The first kind of unfired brick was made only with soil and water while the second type was made of a mixture of soil, water and lime, and the third type was a mixture of soil, water, lime and uniform treated coir where 4% of lime mass was substituted with coir mass. …