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Simultaneous Controlled Release Of Multiple Comfort Molecules And The Production Of Novel High Comfort Contact Lens Materials Through Biphasic Molecular Imprinting
(2014-12-10)
Contact lens induced dry eye (CLIDE) affects approximately 80% of contact lens wearers. Extrapolating to the world wide population of 300 million contact lens wearers, there are approximately 200 million wearers who express ...
Simultaneous Detection of Salmonella Typhimurium and Bacillus Anthracis Spores Using Remote Phage-Based Magnetoelastic Microbiosensors
(2010-01-05)
This dissertation discusses the results of a study to develop a free standing,
magnetoelastic (ME) biosensor for the detection of S. typhimurium and B. anthracis
spores. This affinity-based biosensor is composed of ME ...
Simultaneous Estimation of State of Charge and State of Health of a Large Format Li-ion Cell based on an Equivalent Circuit Model
(2019-07-29)
Accurate estimations of the state of charge (SOC), capacity fade (SOHQ) and power fade (SOHP) are critical for ensuring safe and reliable operations of Lithium-ion batteries. Traditional estimation methods using complex ...
Simultaneous Fermentation and Esterification for Butyl Butyrate Production in Biphasic Medium with Clostridium tyrobutyricum
(2017-07-28)
Butyl butyrate (BB) is a valuable chemical that can be used as flavor, fragrance, extractant, etc. in various industries. Meanwhile, BB can also be used as a fuel source with excellent compatibility as gasoline, aviation ...
Simultaneous Localization and Planning of Cooperative Air Munitions via Dynamic Programming
(2008-05-15)
This work centers on the real-time trajectory planning for the cooperative control of two aerial munitions in a planar setting. One munition strikes the stationary ground target and the other will serve as an observer. ...
Simultaneous Localization Auto-Calibration and Mapping of Ground Vehicles
(2016-06-17)
This dissertation advances the state of the art of sensor auto-calibration by presenting a generic solution and analysis to the 3D sensor auto-calibration problem, as well as to the 2D simultaneous localization and ...
Simultaneous Measurement of Perfusion and T2* in Calf Muscle at 7T with Dynamic Exercise using Radial Acquisition.
(2019-05-04)
Impairments in oxygen delivery and consumption can lead to muscle weakness and physical disability. Reduced blood flow, O2 delivery and consumption to the working muscle are likely to cause decline in muscle ability to ...
Singing for Peace: A Biographic-Narrative Study of Mary Cay Brass and Her Choir and Peacebuilding Work with the Vocal Music of the Former Yugoslav Countries
(2022-05-01)
The purpose of this biographic-narrative study was to examine the musical stories and lived experiences of Mary Cay Brass and her work with choral singing and peacebuilding within her choir programs in the United States ...
Single and Multi-Phase Synchronous Buck Converter Voltage Control with Modeling, PID Controller Design, and Digital Implementation
(2014-07-03)
This paper covers the modeling and design of a digital controller for a single and multi-phase synchronous buck converter. First, a general overview of the power switching point-of-load (POL) converters will be presented. ...
Single Audit Act Findings and their Impact on State Funding Levels
(2011-05-03)
Enacted in 1984, the Single Audit Act was created to improve oversight of federal aid to state and local governments. However, recent studies have called into question the quality of work performed under the SAA. Such ...
Single Camera 3D Measurement of a Shock Wave-Turbulent Boundary Layer Interaction
(2017-04-21)
This paper explores the 3D structure of an unswept fin generated shock wave-turbulent boundary layer interaction (SBLI). A Mach 2 flow encounters an unswept fin at an angle of attack of 15 degrees which causes an inviscid, ...
Single Index Model for Tensor Data: Theory and Application
(2021-09-09)
Modern scientific applications are frequently producing data sets where the data are not in the form of vectors but instead higher order tensors. For instance, multi-channel MEG signals in biomedical engineering, gene ...
SISE: A novel approach to individual effort estimation
(2013-06-25)
(Author’s note: This dissertation has been prepared following a manuscript style. Each chapter has been constructed as a stand alone manuscript, suitable for separate publication. Therefore, each chapter contains an abstract ...
Site Characterization and Modeling Considerations for Slopes Involving Fine Grained Strain-softening Soils
(2021-12-02)
The potential for strength loss in fine grained soils poses a significant hazard for many geotechnical projects. Damage to infrastructure attributed to strain-softening of clayey soils has been documented in many case ...
Situated Socio-Cognitive and Ecological Simulation of the Triple-Helix Theory of Regional Innovation Dynamics
(2014-05-14)
This dissertation focuses on applying the concept of agent-based ecological simulation
to the problem of developing and maintaining regional innovation economies. A simulation
model based on a popular model of innovation, ...
Situational and Dispositional Determinants of College Men’s Perception of Women’s Sexual Wantedness and Sexual Consent: A Factorial Vignette Analysis
(2014-07-09)
The presence of sexual consent is pivotal to the determination of the legality and morality of a given sexual interaction. As such, the conceptualization of sexual consent is of particular importance within the study of ...
Six Popular Financial Literacy Assessment Items and their Resulting Uses and Inferences: An Item Bias Study Utilizing DIF Analyses
(2022-07-27)
Financial education has become the popular antidote to the widespread financial literacy "problem" in the United States. Certain demographic groups (i.e., young adults, the elderly, women, and people of color) have been ...
Size and Price-to-Book Effects in Stock Returns: Evidence from Chinese Stock Markets
(2013-04-19)
In this thesis, the relationship between stock return, beta, size and P/B ratio in the Chinese stock market is reexamined. Jensen, Johnson, and Mercer’s approach is applied to confirm whether the P/B effect and size effect ...
Size Optimization of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications via a Novel Size- Selective Fractionation Process
(2014-12-12)
Magnetic nanoparticles, especially those composed of iron oxide, are extremely attractive options when it comes to MRI contrast agents and magnetically targeted therapies. Their superparamagnetic properties as well as their ...
Size-selective Synthesis of [n]Cycloparaphenylenes and Related Benzenoid Macrocycles
(2023-04-24)
This work begins with a discussion of the currently existing methods for the π-extension of nonplanar aromatic systems with a focus on reactions pertaining to the π-extension of cyclophane-based molecules. Completing the ...