Browsing College of Engineering (MU) by Thesis Semester "2014 Fall"
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Functional and structural modifications associated with hypertension, obesity and diabetes in the resistance vasculature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Cardiovascular diseases are considered the leading cause of death nowadays. Hypertension, obesity and type-2 diabetes are deemed major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases. In essential hypertension, ... -
Hydrogen production from the dissolution of nano zero valent iron (NZVI) and its effect on anaerobic digestion
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Improved geo-referencing and prescreening for detection of buried explosive hazards in forward-looking infrared imagery
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The influence of nanofiller particle size and surface treatment on dental composite
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In the present study, the effect of the size-scale combination of silica on the mechanical and optical properties of acrylate-based (50% BisEMA and 50% ... -
Intelligent fall detection system for eldercare
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Fall among elders is a main reason to cause accidental death among the population over the age 65 in United States. The fall detection methods have been brought into scene by implemented on different fall monitoring devices. ... -
Investigation of portable nuclear power systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Energy needs for modern society are an ever-changing and complex problem. One of the most diverse areas of energy needs is portable energy generation. ... -
Large scale modeling of precipitation induced landslides
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Laterally loaded drilled shafts from full scale field tests
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Lewis-base polymers for modifying absorption and desorption abilities of silica supported, amine based solid carbon dioxide capture materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)In order to slow down the climate changes caused by human activities and control the carbon dioxide CO2 concentration in atmosphere, various CO2 separation and capture technologies have been investigated and applied. Solid ... -
Linear system identification technique by time series analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Identification of linear dynamical systems using the finite difference time-domain (FDTD) method is inaccurate and problematic. This thesis investigates ... -
LRFD for settlement analyses of shallow foundations and embankments-developed resistance factors for consolidation settlement analyses
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Maximum hypothetical accident analysis for HEU to LEU fuel conversion at the University of Missouri Research Reactor
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Mechanical properties of rapid manufacturing and plastic injection molding
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Microrna detection by surface plasmon resonance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world out of over 100 different known human cancers. Therefore there is a need for better ... -
Moving objects detection and labeling in surveillance videos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Moving objects detection and labeling are an important component of intelligent surveillance systems. Accurate classification of moving objects allows the monitoring system to react to certain events of interest. In this ... -
Multifunctional polyampholyte hydrogels with a 3-D channel as tissue regeneration scaffold
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A major challenge in the biomedical field of biomaterials is the development of materials that resist nonspecific protein adsorption to the surface . ... -
Naive Bayes algorithm for Twitter sentiment analysis and its implementation in MapReduce
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Data has been growing exponentially in recent years. With the development of information highway, data can be generated and collected very fast, and the data is so large that it has exceeded the limit of our conventional ... -
Nanogap embedded TiO2 photonic crystals for enhanced fluorescence and surface dielctrophoreis of DNA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] One of the most commonly used detection tool in clinical diagnostics, life science research, chemical, and biological sensors is fluorescence. Because ... -
Nonlinearities and chaos response in modern RF devices
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A novel method of face verification based on EM algorithm
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)In this paper, we implement a novel joint Bayesian method based on the classical Bayesian face recognition method by Baback Moghaddam et al and a creative paper "Bayesian Face Revisited: A Joint Formulation". One face is ...