Browsing College of Engineering (MU) by Thesis Semester "2011 Summer"
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Characterizing carrier transport in silicon thin film metal semiconductor metal structures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Due to its operational simplicity and ease of fabrication, metal semiconductor metal thin film structures have been the focus of attention for many ... -
Chemical sensor using single crystal diamond plates interrogated with charge-based deep-level transient spectroscopy based on the Quantum Fingerprint[TM] model : instrumentation and methodology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In recent years, diamond has received a great deal of interest as a potential chemical sensor material due to its mechanical robustness, and its capacity to modify its electrical characteristics according to surface ... -
Comparison of substrate conditions in low-temperature gallium arsenide and semi-insulating gallium arsenide during terahertz pulse generation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The use of GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSS) for generating THz radiation is well known. Both semi-insulating (SI) and Low-temperature (LT) grown Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) have been used. In this research ... -
Construction of a test chamber for ultra-low gas concentrations and its use for tesing novel aluminum nitride sensors by Q-DLTS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A novel sensor comprised of a metallized wide band-gap semiconductor substrate and a software-based Charge-Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (Q-DLTS) ... -
Data display for a signal scavenging personnel detection system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] We developed a display to remotely monitor activity in a room using passive elements like aluminum foils, and a mechanism which will inform the loved ... -
A distribution network design model based on network splitting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In today's market place, logistics have become more important than ever. How to devise an efficient delivery network with low cost has attracted a ... -
Effects of nano-second pulsed electric fields on human breast cancer cell line-MCF7
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Effects of nanosecond pulsed electric fields on the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 have been investigated for changes in cell number, DNA ... -
Enhancing collaboration by providing a shared environment in wEMBOSS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)wEMBOSS, a web interface for EMBOSS suite of programs, is a powerful tool developed to serve the needs of molecular biology user community. It started as a coordinated effort from Martin Sarachu of the Argentinean EMBnet ... -
Experimental evaluation and modeling of concrete masonry unit walls
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Many military and government buildings in the US and abroad use frame structures with infill wall systems. Conventionally constructed infill wall ... -
Exploration of supercritical water gasification of biomass using batch reactor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The focus of this study is on gasification of a biomass in supercritical water. Vapor mass yield in a batch reactor after 20 minutes in a 700[degrees]C ... -
Fault tolerant and highly available entitlement server
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The current project is based, in part, on the use of Shibboleth to provide restricted access to resources via the web. These services and the incorporation of a separate Entitlement Server provide fine-grained access to ... -
Implementing X.509 security certificate based authentication in a virtual organization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In recent years, research institutions have shown great interest in forming Virtual Organizations (VO) as a cost effective alternative to maintaining dedicated resources for computationally intensive tasks. Shibboleth is ... -
Influence of site conditions on near-field effects in multi-channel surface wave measurements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Geophysical measurements using surface wave methods (SWM) are in widespread use as a means to non-destructively and non-intrusively characterize geotechnical site conditions for a variety of applications. Surface wave ... -
Maximizing information for evaluation of incident management systems with an emphasis on secondary accidents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Incident management is the process of mitigating the effects of traffic incidents via quick and effective response, thus reducing the congestion and the potential for secondary accidents. The evaluation of incident management ... -
Maximizing terahertz pulse amplitude from low temperature gallium arsenide photo conductive semiconductor switch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)A signal is produced by the photoconductive action in a PCSS, which travels through the bulk to the metallic contacts and is radiated through the electrodes of the PCSS. The simulation analysis was done for the semiconductor ... -
MEMS biosensor for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in food products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Escherichia coli O157:H7, is one of the most common pathogens that has caused several outbreaks in recent years. In 2010-11 there were 5 outbreaks of E.coli and thousands were victim of it. Thus there is an immediate need ... -
MEMS Coulter counter for dynamic impedance measurement of time sensitive cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research, a MEMS Coulter counter is designed, modeled, fabricated and characterized, which can detect and monitor the dynamic cell impedance ... -
Modeling and control of arterial oxygen saturation in premature infants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In this work modeling and control of neonatal infant's blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) is investigated. Through analyzing the biological system, it was shown that the blood is oxygenated through the mechanisms of ventilation, ... -
Modeling and maximum theoretical efficiencies of linearly graded alphavoltaic and betavoltaltaic cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This thesis presents a study on the optimization of the energy deposited by alpha and beta particles in the depletion region of a silicon carbide as alphavoltaic and betavoltaic cells using Monte Carlo codes. Two Monte ... -
Motion analysis for in-home gait and balance assessment using inexpensive video sensors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Clinical research has identified a clear link between human gait characteristics and different medical conditions. We are particularly interested in gait and balance analysis for fall risk assessment in elderly people. ...