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Applications of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy to in-situ Dynamic Characterization of Energy Conversion and Storage Systems 

Zhu, Ying (2013-12-05)
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is considered as a powerful and valid technique for non-destructive in-situ dynamic measurement of electrochemical power systems. Together with equivalent circuit (EC) simulation, ...

Applications of GUI Usage Analysis 

Imsand, Eric (2008-05-15)
In the realm of computer security, a masquerade attack is a form of attack wherein the attacker deceives the victim, causing them to believe they are someone other than who they are. One particularly dangerous form of ...

Applications of Major and Minor Steviol Glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana in Complex Food Systems 

Williams, Reed (2023-07-27)
Stevia is an all-natural plant-based high-intensity sweetener comprised of major and minor glycosides. Major glycoside, rebaudioside (Reb) A, is the most widely used glycoside in the food industry but possesses a strong ...

Applications of Mass spectrometry in natural product drug discovery for malaria: Targeting Plasmodium falciparum thioredoxin reductase 

Munigunti, Ranjith (2013-04-23)
Malaria is considered to be the dominant cause of death in low income countries especially in Africa. Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a most lethal form of the disease because of its rapid spread and the development ...

Applications of Multi-channel Filter Banks to Textured Image Segmentation 

Davis, Craig (2006-08-15)
Multi-channel filtering provides a robust solution to the texture discrimination/ segmentation problem for digital image processing. Specifically, the use of the Gabor filter for channel characterization is explored. Tag ...

Applications of Poly (3-Hexylthiophene) Thin Film as a Hydrazine-Sensitive Chemiresistor 

Shu, Huihua (2006-12-15)
Hydrazine is a hypergolic compound that when combined with mixed oxides of nitrogen self ignites. This compound is used for the steering (guidance and course correction) of satellites and spacecraft. Hydrazine is a highly ...

Applications of Polyoxometalates as Electron Mediators 

Gu, Chaokang (2009-10-15)
The large variety of size, structure and elemental composition of polyoxometalates leads to a wide range of different properties. The primary goal of this dissertation is to study the structure-property relationship of ...

Applications of Robotic Devices for Motor and Sensory Rehabilitation 

Hailey, Rhet O. (2023-04-24)
With the increase of individuals effected by neurological disease, individualized rehabilitation methods can allow for improvement. Robotic intervention in rehabilitation enables a standardized, individualized practice ...

Applications of Stationary Sets in Set Theoretic Topology 

Clontz, Steven, Jr. (2010-11-10)
The notion of a stationary subset of a regular cardinal, a set which intersects any closed unbounded subset of that cardinal, is a useful tool in investigating certain properties of topological spaces. In this paper we ...

Applications of Stochastic Gradient Descent for Optimization of Complex Systems with Uncertainty 

Das, Somak (2021-07-27)
The Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) method in all its variations has gained popularity with the recent progress in Machine learning. In this dissertation we implement and analyze two modifications of the SGD method. In ...

Applications of the Classical Two-Coulomb-Center Systems to Atomic/Molecular Physics 

Kryukov, Nikolay (2013-11-01)
We advanced the classical studies of the two-Coulomb-center (TCC) systems consisting of two nuclei of charges Z and Z' and an electron in a circular or a helical state centered on the internuclear axis. These systems ...

Applications of Unsupervised Clustering in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging 

Zhao, Xinyu (2016-12-12)
Functional Magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow. This technique has been widely used in radiology, biomedical ...

Applied and Basic Aspects of Copper Interaction with Xylella fastidiosa 

Ge, Qing (2020-11-23)
Xylella fastidiosa, a gram-negative, xylem-limited plant pathogenic bacterium that causes severe diseases and asymptomatic colonization in more than 600 different plants worldwide, including many economically important ...

Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information of the Workkeys Assessments: Comparison of Scores by Age, Race, and Gender 

Stone, Deborah (2007-12-15)
As American businesses have competed in the global economy, the need for skilled workers has become more acute (Friedman, 2005). The American educational system has struggled to provide businesses and industry with needed ...

Applied Writing Instruction for Students with Writing Difficulties 

Owes, Danny (2021-12-06)
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2011, documented that seventythree percent of students in grades 4th thru 12th are performing below the proficiency level for writing in the United States. Writing in ...

Applying Chinese Philosophical Thoughts into Product Design 

Qi, Qiang (2020-11-23)
Nowadays, with the trend of globalization, not only cultural diversities are being threatened, designs are also getting more and more homogeneous, too. In general, designs seem to conform to popular trends and aim for ...

Applying Extended Theory of Planned Behavior to Investigate Energy Drink Consumption Behavior among General Public in the United States 

Wang, Yujia (2016-04-27)
The sales of energy drinks will reach $21.5 billion in 2017. Energy drinks could boost energy but also bring some side effects. This study explored consumers’ energy drink consumption behavior based on extended Theory of ...

Applying Game Theory to Presidential Mistakes 

Wishnietsky, Anida (2007-12-15)
Game theory, based on the rational actor model (RAM), is a decision making theory that is useful for predicting economic decisions but is not reliable for predicting political decisions. Game theory might work better if ...

Applying N-halamine Antimicrobial in Poultry Production and Food Processing for Improving Food Safety 

Ren, Tian (2017-07-22)
Food safety and food losses are drawing public attention, especially regarding meat and meat products. Using antimicrobial absorbent pads in packed meat trays and antimicrobial air filters in chicken production may provide ...

Applying Social Science Data Tools to Criminal Justice Politics, Administration, and Research: The Case of Alabama 

Wright, John (2005-12-15)
Information from a variety of criminal justice and demographic sources can be merged to create a data file useful for a variety of audiences. Politicians, administrators, and academics would be beneficiaries of analyses ...