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A Realistic Simulation for Swarm UAVs and Performance Metrics for Operator User Interfaces
(2017)Robots have been utilized to support disaster mitigation missions through exploration of areas that are either unreachable or hazardous for human rescuers [1]. The great potential for robotics in disaster mitigation has ... -
Mechanisms of Interactions between Aerosol Physics and Atmospheric Dynamics
(2017)This study gained novel insights into mechanistic interactions of dust and smoke particles with large-scale climate dynamics. This study revealed that the variability Saharan dust radiative properties is significantly ... -
Aqueous Organometallic Catalysis: Nitrile Hydration Catalyzed by Ruthenium(II) 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) Derived Complexes
(2017)This dissertation investigates the synthesis and characterization of ruthenium complexes containing water-soluble 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) and PTA derived ligands for the application of aqueous phase nitrile ... -
The Design and Synthesis of Monomers for use in Two-Dimensional Polymerizations
(2017)The focus of this dissertation is the design and synthesis of monomers for use in the synthesis of two dimensional polymers (2DPs). 2DPs can be described as laterally connected repeat units which cover a plane with no gaps ... -
Dynamic atmospheric signal analysis for improving mine safety and health
(2017)There are a number of contaminants generated from strata and equipment usage in underground mines including poisonous and combustible gases, as well as heat. Mine ventilation is utilized to dilute the gases and cool the ... -
Survival of a Pathogenic Leptospira Serovar in Response to Combined in vitro pH and Temperature Stresses and An Evaluation of Methods for the Detection of Leptospira from Water Samples
(2017)Abstract:Leptospira interrogans is a zoonotic pathogen hosted commensally by a variety of mammalian species and is endemic to most tropical regions. Leptospirosis in humans is a febrile hemorrhagic illness and in severe ... -
One-pot Tandem Diels-Alder/Nazarov Reactions to Generate Advanced Tricyclic Intermediates
(2017)One-pot multi-component reactions represent efficacious strategies to rapidly obtain complex intermediates applicable in the synthesis of therapeutically germane compounds. Nazarov reactions of aryl vinyl ketones are viewed ... -
Optimizing the Drug-Like Properties of CADA Compounds and Synthesis of Cyclic Peptides as Potential CD4 Down Modulators
(2017)ABSTRACTCyclotriazadisulfonamide (CADA) is a small molecule macrocycle that was first synthesized by the Bell research group as an intermediate in the synthesis of bicyclic triamines. CADA compounds inhibit replication of ... -
Lakes and Groundwater of the Rieti Basin, Central Italy: Hydrochemistry, Paleolimnology, and Seismologic Influences
(2017)A combination of water and sediment core samples were recovered and analyzed to study the hydrochemistry and paleolimnology of two lakes in the Rieti Basin and adjacent groundwater springs. Chemical and stable isotopic ... -
Child Sexual Abuse Interviewing: Development and Pilot Testing of a Forensic Training
(2017)Limited research has been conducted that evaluates trainings in child sexual abuse interviewing in spite of their wide use to distribute knowledge and train those interviewing children who may have been sexually abused. ... -
Chalcogenide Sensitized Carbon Based TiO2 Nanomaterial For Solar Driven Applications
(2017)The demand for renewable energy is growing because fossils fuels are depleting at a rapid pace. Solar energy an abundant green energy resource. Utilizing this resource in a smart manner can resolve energy-crisis related ... -
Navigating Virtual Environments At Scale
(2017)Using real walking for virtual exploration generally delivers most immersive VR experience, however, it is limited by the availability of physical tracking space.Virtual spaces beyond the size of tracked space are inaccessible. ... -
Structural and Functional Plasticity of Vision in Hydrocephaly
(2017)Ventriculomegaly and/or increased intracranial pressure with hydrocephalus can cause structural brain abnormalities, which often result in dysfunction. This study utilized diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging ... -
A Web-Based Application for Automatic Evaluation of Programming Assignments
(2017)The assessment of programming assignments are complicated and time-consuming. Also, the number of students enrolling for programming courses is increasing tremendously. The instructors or graders have to dedicate more time ... -
Measurement comparisons towards improving the understanding of aerosol-cloud processing
(2017)Cloud processing of aerosol is an aerosol-cloud interaction that is not heavily researched but could have implications on climate. The three types of cloud processing are chemical processing, collision and coalescence ... -
We Won’t Be Here Long: A Study of Anticipated Mobility in the Rabbithole Mining District, Nevada
(2017)In response to the hardships many Americans faced during the Great Depression, a small subset of the population turned to small scale placer mining for gold in order to survive. The Rabbithole Mining District in Pershing ... -
Computational, Synthetic, and Spectroscopic Investigations of PTA and Derivatives Towards Drug Development and Rare Earth Metal Extraction from Aqueous Media
(2017)The synthesis of novel upper-rim PTA-amides, where PTA is 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane, was attempted through several synthetic routes including those utilizing both amine and carboxylic acid-based PTA starting materials. ... -
Plant Responses to Environmental Heterogeneity in Great Basin Sagebrush Steppe
(2017)Plant populations experience both spatial and temporal environmental heterogeneity, and their strategies for coping with environmental heterogeneity are shaped by their inability to move in response to unfavorable conditions. ... -
Kinematics and Transfer Mechanisms of Strain Accommodation at the Transition between the Northern and Central Walker Lane, Western Nevada
(2017)The Walker Lane is a relatively young and developing tectonic intraplate boundary, where ~20% of the dextral motion between the Pacific and North American plates is accommodated. Paralleling the more discrete, well-developed, ... -
Solutions for Improving Model Simulation in the Virtual Watershed Platform
(2017)This thesis is a collage of the works implemented to enhance the modeling capabilities of the NSF EPSCoR-supported Western Consortium for Water Analysis, Visualization and Exploration (WC-WAVE) Virtual Watershed Project. ...
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