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Experimental and theoretical investigation of saturated flow boiling of R410A refrigerant and nanoparticle laden lubricant mixtures in a smooth tube.
(2019-07-29)
In air conditioning systems, a small amount of lubricating oil inevitably leaves the compressor and circulates through the other components. This lubricant acts as a contaminant affecting heat transfer and pressure losses ...
Three Essays on the Economics of Crime
(2019-07-30)
This dissertation consists of three essays on economics of crime. The first chapter
investigates the extent to which variations in temperature affect crime rates in the southeastern
states within a typical empirical ...
Petrofacies and Detrital Geochronology of the Lower Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation from the Northern Appalachian Basin, Pennsylvania
(2019-07-30)
The Appalachian foreland basin preserves a late Paleozoic synorogenic clastic wedge formed during the Alleghenian orogeny in response to the collision between Laurentian and Gondwanan continents. The Lower Pennsylvanian ...
An Examination of Reading Comprehension Test Scores and the Use of Graphic Organizers for Adult English as a Second Language Learners
(2019-07-29)
The vast majority of the studies concerning graphic organizer use for the improvement of reading comprehension have been carried out with first language (L1) learners. The recommendations to employ graphic organizers as ...
Accepting Influence in Military Couples: Implications for Couple- and Family-Level Outcomes
(2019-07-10)
Accepting influence is a salient couple-level phenomenon, first observed by Coan, Gottman, and colleagues (1997), that is well-known to impact outcomes amongst couples. While accepting influence has been discussed as vital ...
On Closed-loop Supply Chain and Routing Problems for Hazardous Materials Transportation with Risk-averse Programming, Robust Optimization and Risk Parity
(2019-07-29)
The objective of this dissertation is to develop mathematical optimization models that assist and improve the decision making process in hazardous materials (hazmat) routing and supply chain network design. First, a ...
Determination of Safe and Effective Dosing Regimens for Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in African and Asian Elephants.
(2019-07-29)
Arthritis and foot disease are well documented conditions affecting captive elephants that are frequently treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). An important consideration regarding efficacy and safety ...
Role of P2Y2 Receptor in Metformin-Improved Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle Cells
(2019-07-11)
Abstract
Objective—It has been shown that high extracellular glucose promotes ATP release in different cells, but its biological significance is not clear. Also, it has been reported that extracellular ATP either increase ...
Intermittency properties of space-time fractional stochastic partial differential equations
(2019-07-11)
This dissertation focuses on the analyses of the non-linear time-fractional stochastic reaction-diffusion equations of the type
\begin{equation}\label{abstract-eq}
\partial^\beta_tu_t(x)=-\nu(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2} ...
Assessing changes and predictability of crop yields and failure risk in the United States: The Impact from Large-scale Climate Circulations
(2019-07-12)
The weather of the growing season influences crop production and yield. These changes in crop yields can result in economic loss and increases in global food insecurity drastically especially when high production areas are ...