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Durability of Nitinol for Structural Applications
(2006-08-15)
Nitinol is a shape memory alloy that has recently been studied for its suitability as a material in energy dissipation devices in structures. The alloy has excellent structural capabilities in terms of strength and ...
The Durability of Rurality: Connecting Deaths of Despair and Livelihood Characteristics in U.S. Counties
(2021-04-01)
Despite the decrease in overall mortality rate, drug related overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to increase. Factors such as unemployment and the decline of traditional livelihoods have been suggested as potential causes ...
DVF4: A Dual Vth Feedback Type 4-Transistor Level Converter
(2013-11-01)
Power dissipation in digital circuits has become one of the primary concerns in elec-
tronic design. With the increasing usage of portable devices, there are severe restrictions
being placed on the size, weight and power ...
A Dyadic Mediation Model Examining Associations Between Ineffective Arguing, Emotional Distress, and Violence Perpetration/Victimization in Couples Before Therapy
(2022-07-28)
Previous research has studied the associations between ineffective arguing and emotional distress without the context of violence (Bowles, 2018; Overall & McNulty, 2017), as well as the associations between violence ...
Dynamic Clustering Protocol based on Relative Speed in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks For Intelligent Vehicles
(2007-12-15)
A knowledge of real time traffic density on different roads has many applications such as real time navigation for driver, designing efficient vehicular routing protocol and building fully autonomous vehicles. Forming ...
Dynamic compressive behavior of additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel
(2023-12-04)
This work focuses on additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel and establishing a correlation between microstructure/printing speed to the dynamic response. Two different methods of additive manufacturing namely Laser ...
Dynamic Gaussian Process Models for Model Predictive Control of Vehicle Roll
(2012-03-21)
The machine learning method Gaussian process (GP) regression is used to learn the vehicle dynamics without any prior knowledge. The model formed with GP regression demonstrates characteristics that make it useful in ...
Dynamic Model Development and System Study of Ternary Pumped Storage Hydropower
(2019-04-18)
The conventional role of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) is energy storage: it generates power when it operates as a hydro turbine, and store energy from the electric grid when pumping water from the lower reservoir to the ...
Dynamic Modeling of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Stack with 1D and 2D CFD Techniques
(2006-08-15)
The PEM fuel cell is a potential candidate for use as an alternative power source in future vehicle and power conditioning applications. The electric power, as a load, continuously varies as a function of time in the ...
Dynamic Modeling of Two-Phase Heat and Vapor Transfer Characteristics in a Gas-to-Gas Membrane Humidifier for Use in Automotive PEM Fuel Cells
(2009-11-19)
Due to the recent negative outlook on the availability of cheap, long term energy supplies from non-renewable resources, several technologies have been proposed and revisited as possible solutions to the current energy ...
Dynamic Slotting and Cartonization Problem in Zone-based Carton Picking Systems
(2009-11-03)
Due to the popularity of internet ordering and intelligent logistic and supply chain management systems, customers tend to order more frequently, in smaller quantities, and they require more customized service. As a result, ...
Dynamic Stability and Control: Methods and Developments
(2017-01-10)
The purpose of this work is to assess the overall usage, evaluation, and understanding of damping derivatives with a focus on accuracy needs and computational efficiency. With the increased usage of neutrally stable and/or ...
Dynamic Task Scheduling onto Heterogeneous Machines Using Support Vector Machine
(2008-05-15)
Distributed computing has been used to overcome the limitations of single computer use. However, the benefit of parallelizing computations may substantially reduce, if there is no well constructed mechanism to coordinate ...
Dynamical Behavior of Nonautonomous and Stochastic HBV Infection Model
(2020-12-04)
Mathematical modeling of population and transmission dynamics of an infectious disease considered a critical theoretical epidemiology method provides a strong understanding of the virus dynamics. This dissertation studies ...
Dynamically Adjustable Software Process
(2016-12-09)
Industry experience shows that the quality of a software product is directly related to the quality of the software process used to produce it. Software process can rarely be used out of the box. Project types, scopes and ...
Dynamics and Control of Satellite Relative Motion in Elliptic Orbits using Lyapunov-Floquet Theory
(2013-04-23)
Rendezvous and proximity operations involving satellites operating near each other have been performed since the Gemini missions. A better understanding of the dynamics of satellites in close proximity could be helpful ...
Dynamics and Optimal Control of the Growth of the Gut Microbiome with Varying Nutrient
(2023-07-27)
The human gut microbiome consists of all the microbes that make up the human intestinal tract, and many diseases are associated with certain microbial compositions in the gut. First, a mathematical model describing the ...
Dynamics and Synthesis of Kinematic Chains with Impact and Clearance
(2005-05-15)
The dynamics and synthesis of open and closed kinematic chains with frictional impact and joint clearance is studied.
The impact between rigid bodies with friction is investigated. A new model of impact with friction ...
Dynamics of Carbon and Water Fluxes in the Southern United States in Responses to Changes in Climate and Atmospheric Composition during 1900-2099
(2011-05-18)
The southern United States (SUS) has experienced dramatic changes in climate, atmospheric composition, and land cover type over the past century. These changes are expected to be continuous in this century, which may ...
Dynamics of Chemotaxis Models in Heterogeneous Environments
(2019-06-07)
Chemotaxis describes the oriented movements of biological cells or organisms in response to chemical gradients in their environments and is crucial for many aspects of behaviour such as the location of food sources, ...