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Development of Moisture Sensor Technology to Enhance Conveynace and Field Distribution of Broiler Litter 

Virk, Simerjeet (2013-01-03)
As environmental implications for land application of poultry litter become stricter, technological advancements on litter spreaders will be required to improve field performance. The inherent physical variability, moisture ...

Development of Multi Chip Modules for Extreme Environments 

Lee, Hyun Joong (2010-05-10)
Multi chip module technology offers numerous advantages such as reduced signal delays, higher performance, lower power consumption, smaller space, its simplification. In this paper, the fabrication process of multi chip ...

Development of New Composite Materials for Secure Storage Units to Increase Burglary Resistance 

Roebbecke, Kai (2018-04-13)
The aim of this research is it to find and develop new materials for secure storage systems with increased physical burglary resistance. The tests and evaluation of the materials takes place on the basis of the fulfilment ...

Development of Novel Acoustic Wave Biosensor Platforms Based on Magnetostriction and Fabrication of Magnetostrictive Nanowires 

Li, Suiqiong (2007-08-15)
There is an urgent need for biosensors that are able to detect and quantify the presence of a small amount of biological threat agents in a real-time manner. Acoustic wave (AW) devices, whose performance is defined by mass ...

Development of novel composite materials with defects induced gigantic positive and negative permittivity 

Talebinezhad, Hossein (2019-05-14)
Dielectrics respond to an electrical field with a polarization. They are high demands for electronic circuits and electrical system. There is a particular need to develop dielectrics with a high breakdown field for several ...

Development of Nucleic Acid Driven Peptide and Protein Sensors and Their Integration with Automated Microfluidics 

Khuda, Niamat E (2020-08-14)
Accurate detection of disease-associated biomolecules is one of the most critical steps in diagnostics in the early stages of disease to provide appropriate health care and effective treatment to patients. In clinical ...

Development of Oligonucleotide, Small Molecule, and Protein Assays using Square-wave Voltammetry with Electrode-bound Nucleic Acid Nanostructures 

Somasundaram, Subramaniam (2018-01-09)
Biomarker analysis plays a decisive role in health care. This role is not only limited to disease diagnosis, but it also involves understanding of biological and physiological functions in order to monitor health, observe ...

Development of Passive Wireless Humidity Sensors and Dielectric Methodology for A Real-time In-situ Sensing of Disinfectant 

Liu, Jiachen (2022-05-03)  ETD File Embargoed
Many agricultural sensors, which play a critical role in smart and precision agriculture, are used to provide real-time sensing information for better control of agricultural production and saving of freshwater. There are ...

Development of Phage/Antibody Immobilized Magnetostrictive Biosensors 

Fu, Liling (2010-05-03)
There is an urgent need for biosensors that are able to detect and quantify the presence of a small amount of pathogens in a real-time manner accurately and quickly to guide prevention efforts and assay food and water ...

The Development of Pi-Extension Strategies for the Conversion of Strained Benzenoid Macrocycles to Curved, PAH Segments of Carbon Nanotubes 

Saha, Nirob (2021-12-06)
Chapter 1: The synthesis of smallest carbon nanoring, [4]CPP and its potential precursor has been an area of interest for last decade. The challenge associated with synthesis of this highly strained nanoring is ...

Development of Polydopamine Nanotubes into a Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System 

Sun, Yuzhe (2021-07-20)
In this study, a template-assisted method for the synthesis of polydopamine nanotubes is developed. By altering the amount ratio between dopamine and template, a robust tubular structure is obtained. This unique process ...

Development Of Portable Magnetostrictive Biosensor System 

Zhang, Kewei (2010-12-09)
There is an urgent need for the detection technologies that can rapidly detect/monitor the presence of pathogens in food. Various detection technologies have recently been developed and investigated. Among these technologies, ...

Development of Qualitative and Quantitative Analytical Methods for the Analysis of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Environmental Samples by UHPLC-MS/MS 

Wang, Danyang (2023-12-06)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic compounds widely used in industrial and consumer products. Over the years, these substances have been distributed in environmental media, human populations, and ...

Development of Raman and Electrochemical Biosensors and Fabrication of Hybrid Materials for Supercapacitors 

Yu, Yajiao (2013-06-14)
This dissertation describes the development of sensors for the detection of biologically relevant molecules and the fabrication of hybrid supercapacitor materials for energy storage purposes. Specifically, DNA sensors based ...

The Development of Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Campylobacter jejuni 

Liu, Lin (2008-08-15)
Campylobacter jejuni (and related species) has been recognized as the most common pathogen that causes human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. It is the major cause of food-borne illnesses in the developed countries. ...

Development of real-time, quantitative free fatty acid uptake assays for adipose tissue explants using fluorescence and microfluidics 

Hagos, Tesfagebriel (2017-04-25)
Free fatty acid (FFA) uptake by adipocytes in response to nutritional or hormonal stimuli is a key process in the complex metabolic cascade leading to diabetes and obesity. The work presented in this thesis is focused on ...

Development of Reliable Erosion Indices for Climate-Informed Soil Conservation in the Southeastern United States 

McGehee, Ryan (2016-12-09)
A new methodology and corresponding dataset are recommended for a more accurate calculation of erosion index (EI) and erosivity (R) that was more consistent with observations from superior data sources. NOAA NCDC DSI-3260 ...

Development of Resilience in Supply Chain Networks 

Jensen, Jacob (2024-04-26)  ETD File Embargoed
Supply chains (SC) serve as the lifeblood of global economies, facilitating resource flow across organizational boundaries. As global commerce expands, SCs scale to meet requirements, forming vast interconnected networks ...

Development of Root Hairs is aligned with the Tolerance Trait of Cotton against the Infections of Rotylenchulus Reniformis, Plant Parasitic Nematode 

Gosse, Heather (2018-11-15)
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) are major cotton pathogens, causing the annual yield of up to 10 % annually. Lately, reniform nematode (RN, Rotylenchulus reniformis) has become a major threat to the cotton farming industry ...

Development of Self-Degrading 3D Printed Polymer Matrix Composites via Moisture Absorption Evaluation 

Banjo, Adedotun (2020-07-15)
Polymer degradation is a change in properties such as strength, color, shape, of a polymer or polymer-based material due to the effect of one or more environmental factors. These factors include heat, light or chemicals ...