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Showing 1 to 20 of 164 for “"novel applications"”.
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Novel applications of diffusion-driven flow
… layer flow, and in this thesis we present two novel applications of diffusion-driven flow. First, it is demonstrated that diffusion-driven flow can spontaneously propel asymmetric floating objects. Then, it is shown that the properties of diffusion-driven flow in a fissure can be exploited to …
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Novel Applications of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) is most commonly used to spatially resolve reaction rates, image surface topography and surface reactivity. In this research, SECM is applied to various chemical systems in order to resolve local reaction chemistry and to produce patterns with dimensions …
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Novel Applications of Hot-Melt Extrusion Technology
… thus melt extrusion is being explored for new applications. The aim of this research work was to investigate the novel applications of hot-melt extrusion by carrying out an in depth study to understand the interplay between the process and the product. The conventional techniques used for the …
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Novel applications of advanced optical microscopy for microbiology
… optical microscope. To overcome this a novel variant of the livecell label-free technique, interference reflection microscopy (IRM), was developed. This method relies on the interference of multiple wavelengths of incident and reflected light and results in a series of intensity maxima …
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Novel applications of surface-modified sporopollenin exine capsules
The external shell (exine) of plant spores and pollen grains is composed of sporopollenin, which is an organic polymer renowned for its exceptional resistance to physical and chemical attack. The resilience of sporopollenin to high temperature, pressures, acidic and basic corrosion is proved by its …
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Novel Applications Of Fluoropolymers In Solution-Processed Electronics
After deposition, solution-processed organic materials are susceptible to redissolution by similar solvents. This solvent problem puts undesirable restrictions on the subsequent processing of electronic devices that contain organic materials. In particular, formation of multiple stacked layers is …
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A model checker for Java bytecode, with novel applications
In this work, we have designed and developed an automated static program analysis tool which can check whether the given program satisfies the required safety properties for the Java bytecode. Using the combination of model checker and symbolic execution with lazy abstraction, we have been …
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Advanced Design Methodologies and Novel Applications of Reflectarray Antennas
… some advanced concepts demonstrating novel features of reflectarray antennas are presented. • First, various approaches for radiation analysis of reflectarray antennas are described and implemented. Numerical results are then presented for a variety of systems and the advantages, …
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Novel Applications of Biolayer Interferometry to Investigate Molecular Interactions
… The results of this study demonstrate novel use of biolayer interferometry to immobilize whole Sf6 bacteriophage onto the biosensor to measure the binding to its outer membrane host receptor protein OmpA. The use of BLI also demonstrates the technology as a probe to predict and verify …
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Novel applications of fluorine-18 labelled radiotracers in cardiovascular disease
… our ability to deliver more precise existing and novel therapies to target these disease processes. The objective of this thesis was to investigate the ability of novel advanced non-invasive imaging technologies to identify high-risk coronary plaque, coronary atherothrombosis, and aortic valve and …
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Biosynthesis and engineering of lanthipeptide natural products for novel applications
… new molecules with potential pharmaceutical applications. The studies described herein focus on the biosynthesis and engineering of lanthipeptide natural products, a large group of polycyclic RiPPs classified by their intramolecular thioether crosslinks, for expanded functionalities. …
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Novel applications of Maxwell's equations to quantum and thermal phenomena
… standard electromagnetism, in order to discover novel phenomena. We discuss our contributions to the efforts to describe quantum fluctuations, known as Casimir forces, in terms of classical electromagnetism. We prove that chirality in metamaterials can have no appreciable effect on the Casimir …
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Blockchain and Distributed Consensus: From Security Analysis to Novel Applications
… and can potentially enable a wide range of new applications that prevail in the decentralized zero-trust model. While blockchain represents a secure-by-design approach to building zero-trust applications, there still exist outstanding security bottlenecks that hinder the technology's wider …
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Microbending effects in singlemode optical fibers: investigation and novel applications
… losses has led to the fabrication of novel optical fiber~based sensors, devices, and components. A systematic study of microbending effects in singlemode optical fibers is presented in this thesis. The theoretical analysis is based on the coupling between the fundamental …
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Novel Applications of Multivariate Methods for Exploring Personality in African Elephants
<p>Investigators have shown that elephants exhibit consistent individual differences in behavior by rating elephants using personality adjectives. These adjectives, however, are not based on pre-defined measurements of the behaviors performed. Instead, they are based on the observers’ …
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Novel Applications of Geospatial Analysis in the Modeling of Infectious Diseases
At the intersection of geography and public health, the field of spatial epidemiology seeks to use the tools of geospatial analysis to answer questions about disease. In this work we explore two areas: the use of geostatistical modeling as an extension of niche modeling, and the use of mobility …
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Novel applications of a 4-DMAP-derived organic electron donor under photoactivation
… on the photoactivation of the donor 1 and its novel applications in achieving more demanding electron-transfer reactions. Chapter Two highlights the enhanced reducing power of the donor 1 under photoactivation. The reduction of the most challenging unactivated arenesulfonamides, where the …
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Novel Applications of Top Down MS/MS for Interrogating the Human Proteome
Top Down MS analysis of proteins from human cervical carcinoma cell lines and primary human leukocytes harvested from leukoreduction filters provided identification of 261 protein forms, with ∼12% overlap between the two proteomes. The protein forms were produced by 162 unique genes (∼22% …
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Accurate Computation Of Molecular Properties From Novel Applications Of Quantum Mechanical Wavefunction Methods
High-accuracy quantum mechanical (qm) wavefunction methods have been applied to compute molecular properties of weakly-bound clusters. This work focuses on both extending the applicability of robust theoretical methods to larger systems and also determining the inherent accuracy of ab initio …
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