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Passive Chemiresistor Sensor Based on Iron (II) Phthalocyanine Thin Films for Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide
(2010-12-09)
Nitrogen dioxide gas is a common atmospheric pollutant that is hazardous to human health at concentrations as low as one part per million (ppm). Iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc) thin films have been identified to be sensitive ...
Passive microfluidic methods for sampling hormone secretions from primary islets and adipocytes
(2013-07-11)
We have developed an 8-channel passive microfluidic device that is capable of sampling both primary islet and adipocytes. Although there are microdevices already published in the literature; they require bulky external ...
Passive Pendulum Balancer for Rotor Systems
(2006-05-15)
Automatic, passive self-balancing systems are important tools for reducing the effects of synchronous vibration in a variety of rotating machinery. Such systems are ideally capable of precise balancing, subject to certain ...
Paternal Role Development and Acquisition in Fathers of Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Study
(2005-08-15)
Fathers of preterm infants are under-represented in the literature on parents of preterm infants. The acquisition and development of the paternal role of fathers of preterm infants while their singleton child was hospitalized ...
Path and Cycle Decompositions
(2008-08-15)
A $G$-design is a partition of edge set of K_v in which each element induces a copy of G. The existence of G-designs with the additional property that they contain no proper subsystems has been
previously settled when G ...
Path Curvature on a Convex Roof
(2007-12-15)
Given a set of rectangles, R1 through Rk, where Ri and Ri+1 share a common
edge and these common edges are congruent and parallel to each other. The resulting
”roof” is part of the surface of a convex body. We’ll consider ...
Path Decompositions of the Kneser Graph
(2013-04-22)
Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for the existence of a graph decomposition of the Kneser Graph $KG_{n,2}$ into paths of length three and four, and of the Generalized Kneser Graph $GKG_{n,3,1}$ into paths of ...
Path Delay Tuning for Performance Gain in the face of Random Manufacturing Variations
(2011-04-18)
Moore's laws predictions of transistor densities doubling every two years in an integrated circuit has held true for the past fifty years, and is predicted to hold true in the coming few years. But as technologies shrink ...
Path Duplication Using GPS Carrier Based Relative Position for Automated Ground Vehicle Convoys
(2010-04-15)
A GPS based automated convoy strategy to duplicate the path of a lead vehicle is presented in this dissertation. Laser scanners and cameras are not used; all information available comes from GPS or inertial systems. An ...
Path Following and Obstacle Avoidance for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
(2020-05-18)
This thesis presents a nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) for path following and obstacle avoidance in automated driving systems.
Automated safety control systems have been increasingly effective at reducing ...
Pathogen Detection Technique using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(2013-04-15)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) signal relaxation is influenced by aggregate formation when magnetic nanoparticles bind with target molecules. In this study, a magnetic resonance based nanosensor was developed for a ...
Pathogenicity and Virulence of Root-Inhabiting Ophiostomatoid Fungi on Pinus Species of the Southeastern United States
(2010-04-29)
Root- inhabiting ophiostomatoid fungi cause root disease in conifer hosts around the world. A group of ophiostomatoid fungi in the genus Grosmannia Goid. and their Leptographium Lagerb. & Melin anamorphs have been recently ...
Pathways of Dysregulation: The Influence of Lifetime Poly-Victimization on Therapy-Interfering Psychosocial Impairment in Adolescents Adjudicated for Sex Offenses
(2019-05-22)
The preset study examined the relationship between poly-victimization exposure, affective dysregulation, and three negative psychosocial outcomes: externalizing problems, posttraumatic stress, and suicidal behavior. ...
Patient Handling: Restrictions & Conditions
(2007-12-15)
Injuries to healthcare personnel performing patient transfers are a worldwide problem and have been listed as a primary research interest by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) since the 1980’s. ...
Patient-Centric Facility Design for Physical Rehabilitation Hospitals
(2019-09-25)
This dissertation presents two novel models for solving the facility layout problem in a physical rehabilitation hospital. The first model solves the block layout problem, where the relative location and size of the ...
Patients’ Preferences for Second-line Pharmacological Agents in Type 2 Diabetes
(2021-08-02)
The second-line antihyperglycemic agents (AHAs) for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) have a wide variety of treatment attributes, including treatment benefits, side effects, and various treatment processes, such as dosage ...
Patriarchy on the Gallows
(2007-12-15)
One of the most telling ways to examine society in the early modern era is to read
the pleadings of the indicted. Typically taking the form of written petitions to the
monarch, the pleadings are indicative of the place ...
Pattern of Invasion of a Nonindigenous Cyprinid and Potential Shifts in Native Fish Assemblage Structure
(2014-05-12)
Invasive species increasingly threaten global biodiversity with faunal homogenizations and are of specific concern in the highly diverse aquatic systems of the Southeast United States. However, patterns of invasion and ...
Patterns and rates of ecological diversification among Neotropical cichlid fishes
(2017-07-25)
The rapid rise of phenotypic diversity and corresponding ecological roles is an emblematic pattern of cichlid evolution, particularly within clades of the East African Great Lakes. Herein, I evaluate the phenotypic and ...
Patterns of Budget Agent Interaction as Indicators of Internal Transparency in the Budget Processes of Three Southeastern States: A Step Toward Normative Budget Theory
(2019-04-23)
The budget process in any state is more than the structural hierarchy, budget calendars and procedures, and the technical preferences of the day, it is also a network of budget agents interacting to complete the budget. ...