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Process-Variation-Resistant Dynamic Power Optimization for VLSI Circuits
(2006-05-15)
Power dissipation is an increasingly critical issue in modern VLSI design and testing. Previously, linear programming (LP) based methods have been proposed for optimization of circuits for low power dissipation. However, ...
Processing and Opto-Mechanical Characterization of Transparent Glass-Filled Epoxy Particulate Composites
(2020-05-18)
Optically transparent materials have a wide range of applications in areas such as face shields, ground vehicle and aircraft windows, and bullet-resistant enclosures. Glass, the standard material used for applications ...
Processing, Characterization, and Valorization of Soybean Hull
(2023-07-31)
This work aims to utilize soybean processing waste, soybean hull (SBH), as a low-cost, abundantly available biomass (annual global generation of ~23 million metric tons) for producing value-added products. Despite being ...
Product Attachment and Sustainability: A Transitional Method to Extend Product Lifespan
(2014-11-18)
The consequences of the unconstrained production and manufacturing undertaken during the 20th century by the Western world are numerous and worrisome. Sustainable solutions to these problems involve not only reducing ...
Product Redesign on the Basis of Fundamental Human Needs by Application of Contrary Thinking
(2014-07-09)
It is a thesis about developing an approach of applying contrary thinking into product redesign based on fundamental human needs.
Production and Characterization of Bio-oil and Its Utilization in the Synthesis of Bio-based Epoxy Resin
(2016-12-07)
Epoxy resins (ERs) are one of the most versatile thermoset polymers which are widely used in variety of applications from electrical and electronics (insulation and circuit boards) to construction and civil engineering ...
Production and characterization of Bt Cry1Ac resistance in bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
(2008-08-15)
Laboratory-selected Bt-resistant colonies are important tools for elucidating Bt resistance mechanisms and helping to determine appropriate resistance management strategies for Bt crops. Here, two laboratory populations ...
Production Comparison of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus, Blue Catfish I. furcatus, and Their Hybrids in Earthen Ponds
(2005-12-15)
Two strains of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, HS-5 channel and NWAC 103 channel catfish), one strain of blue catfish (I. furcatus, D&B blue catfish) and their hybrids (HS-5 channel ? × D&B blue ?, NWAC 103 channel ...
Production of Bio-Composite Filament using Lignin, Polylactic Acid and High Impact Polystyrene for Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
(2020-07-11)
Petroleum-based plastics, which are excessively used, are non-biodegradable, and lead to environmental pollution. Plant-based bio-products, on the other hand, are abundantly present, sustainable but are less exploited and ...
Production of Bioethanol and Furan Derivatives from Softwood Hemicellulose
(2011-06-06)
Woody biomass provides a great potential for the biofuels production in the United States. Hemicellulose accounts for 20-30% of dried woody biomass, which can be readily broken down to simple sugars (primarily xylose and ...
Production of Engineered Cardiac Tissue from Encapsulated hiPSCs for Scale-up Studies and Drug-Testing
(2021-04-19)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, causing a global health and financial burden. The first chapter of this dissertation highlights the needs for scalable, clinically relevant production of human ...
Production of High pH Value Bio-oil from Woody Biomass and Poultry Litter
(2011-07-25)
Fast pyrolysis, a biomass to liquid conversion process, has attracted a lot of interest from
industry and academia due to its high oil yield. Bio-oil can be produced from various biomass
feedstocks that are regionally ...
Production of Transportation Fuel Range Middle Distillates via Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis with Integrated Product Upgrading under Supercritical Phase Conditions
(2013-01-08)
There has been a great deal of contemporary interest in the utilization of a variety of carbonaceous feedstocks to produce readily usable transportation fuels via synthesis gas (syngas, a mixture of H2 and CO). Specifically, ...
Production, Characterization and Structure Determination of the C-terminal Domain of Stt3p: the Catalytic Subunit of Yeast Oligosaccharyl Transferase
(2010-08-03)
N-glycosylation, the most ubiquitous protein modification in eukaryotes, is catalyzed by the enzyme complex Oligosaccharyl Transferase (OT). This protein co-translational modification has been implicated in a multitude of ...
Productive Public Space: Wetland Waterfront Reconnecting to the City in Mobile, AL
(2011-11-30)
Mobile is a port city on the Gulf of Mexico, and is the oldest city in the State of Alabama as well. The convenient location and land-river transportation link gave the city great strategic importance, which fostered it ...
Productivity and Nutritive Quality of Johnsongrass as Influenced by Interseeded Ladino Clover and Fertilization with Commercial Fertilizer or Broiler Litter
(2009-05-12)
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) is a warm-season perennial forage grown throughout the southeastern US. It was a very popular forage for cattle grazing during the early 20th Century; however, it currently is not utilized ...
Productivity, Nutritive Quality and Utilization of Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum) for Beef Cattle Production as Influenced by Fertilization Regime and Grazing Management
(2009-08-05)
Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum) is well adapted to the Black Belt region of the southeastern US, and information on its productivity and nutritive quality as influenced by fertility and grazing management is needed in ...
Products of positive definite symplectic matrices
(2020-07-15)
We show that every symplectic matrix is a product of five positive definite symplectic
matrices and five is the best in the sense that there are symplectic matrices which are not product
of less.
A Profession Worth Fighting for: What’s Getting in the Way of What I’m Purposed for? An Autoethnography of a Black Teacher’s Lived Experience Educating in Georgia
(2024-08-14)
The purpose of this qualitative autoethnography is to explore the relationship between the teacher evaluation process and the underlying attrition factors of Black teachers in a K–12 public school setting. The problem that ...
Professional Counselors' Perceptions of the Role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Qualitative Narrative
(2009-12-15)
Participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an accepted, widely used practice in substance abuse treatment as a stand-alone method and as an adjunct to more traditional therapeutic models. The absence of overwhelming ...