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  • Thermal-mechanical analysis of targets for high volume production of molybdenum-99 using low-enriched uranium 

    Turner, Kyler K. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Techenetium-99m is diagnostic radioactive medical isotope that is currently used 30,000 times a day in the United States. All supplies of techenetium-99m's parent isotope molybdenum-99 currently originate from nuclear ...
  • Thermal-hydraulic optimization for high production of low-enriched uranium based molybdenum-99 

    Scott, Jeff (Jeffrey William) (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Globally, more than 20 million samples of technetium-99 are used annually to diagnose many different forms of cancer. Despite this, there are only four main nuclear reactors worldwide that produce molybdenum-99, the parent ...
  • Synthesis and testing of soy-based polyols : phosphate and glycerolysis oligomers 

    Lubguban, Arnold A. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Soy-based polyols are important industrial prepolymeric materials that use renewable resource. They react with isocyanates to produce polyurethanes (PU) and can be produced at costs less than polyols derived from petrochemicals. ...
  • Streaming video using cooperative networking 

    Zhu, Yingnan, 1978- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    The main objective of this dissertation is to improve the overall video streaming performance in various networking environments, such as IP-multicast in wired network and wireless mesh networks (WMNs), using cooperation ...
  • Simulation algorithms for fractal radiation 

    Camps Raga, Bruno F., 1976- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis presents a method to analyze a series of structures, referred to as fractals, that radiate electromagnetic waves. The fractal series are ...
  • Remote health monitoring for asset management 

    Morris, Scott Edward (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    This project explored the development of real-time monitoring technology to be used for effective asset management. There is a critical need to develop technologies to assess and monitor the condition of these bridges over ...
  • Regulation of calcium signaling by p130PH in astrocytes 

    Cui, Wenju, 1984- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Ca2+ signaling is a characteristic form of astrocyte excitability, but its role in ischemia is not clearly understood. Our previous study (Ding et al., 2009) demonstrated that astrocytes exhibit enhanced Ca2+ signaling ...
  • Propagation of polarized light in skeletal muscle 

    Li, Xin (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Skeletal muscle is a very important tissue in animals and humans. Optical polarization imaging is a non-invasive method to study biological tissues and provides unique polarization contrast. An imaging system was developed ...
  • PRIMEGENSv2 : a service based platform using object oriented model view controller design pattern 

    Ojha, Muneendra (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    There are a number of tools and software packages dealing with the problem of efficient primer and probe design. In an era of fast paced research it is rather difficult for any researcher to change their favorite tool. So ...
  • A practical approach to the cyclic multi-bin joint replenishment problem 

    Canlas, Michael T. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Inventory management practices of supplied parts in manufacturing facilities is a performance critical topic that is often underestimated in importance. Commonly, supplied parts in manufacturing are ordered and inventoried ...
  • Multi-source ontology-based maize phenotype search engine 

    Green, Jason Michael (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    In the midst of this genomics era, major plant genome databases are collecting massive amounts of heterogeneous information, including sequence data, gene product information, as well as images and descriptions of mutant ...
  • Modeling tools and prototype design of loop heat pipe for electronics cooling 

    Wang, Shimin, 1968- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    In this dissertation, a set of modeling tools for loop heat pipe (LHP) design is developed, and original analytical models for annular two-phase flow are proposed. LHPs are promising two-phase thermal transport devices for ...
  • Modeling of delayed fluorescence from photosystem II and applications in assessment of drought and chemical stresses 

    Guo, Ya, 1977- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Photosynthesis is not only vital for plant growth and survival but also indicative of plant-environment interactions. This research was designed to analyze photoelectron kinetics and its dependence on environmental factors. ...
  • Long-term sensing system for bridge piers 

    Masterson, Mary Kathryn (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Structural instability of bridge piers resulting from scour or other natural hazards can lead to bridge collapse. As a result, a method of monitoring bridge piers is needed to evaluate long-term changes in structural ...
  • Influence of gamma irradiation on chemical vapor deposited boron-doped diamond films 

    Mulakaluri, Murali Kiran (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Carbon based materials such as graphite, fullerene, amorphous carbon and diamond in all forms and specifically doped diamond is of great interest owing ...
  • Infiltration and solid-liquid phase change in porous media 

    Damronglerd, Piyasak (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Many natural phenomenon and engineering systems involves phase change and infiltration in porous media. Some examples are the freezing of soil, frozen food, water barrier in construction and mining processes, chill casting ...
  • Guideline for implementing quality control and quality assurance for bridge inspection 

    Alexander, Adam Ross (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Structurally deficient bridges are becoming more and more prevalent. The need to identify and correct these deficiencies is becoming increasingly apparent. This task is assigned to bridge inspections. With such a critical ...
  • Force control of a hydraulic servo system 

    Kennedy, Joseph L. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    The objective of this thesis is to model a hydraulic servo system using force control and then improve upon the performance of the model/system through feedback control design. The hydraulic system is first constructed and ...
  • A fiber-optic confocal scanner for scattering tissue 

    LaCroix, Jeffrey T., 1983- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Confocal microscopy has become an important diagnostic tool in examining scattering tissues. The high resolution of confocal microscopy and its optical sectioning capabilities lend itself as a desirable modality in examining ...
  • Experimental investigation of a novel disc oscillating heat pipe and heat conduction effect on the startup of oscillating motion 

    Smoot, Christopher (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A new disc oscillating heat pipe has been developed and tested for use in high heat flux applications with a localized heat source. The results show ...