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An unconditionally stable spectral method for an isotropic thin-film equation
(2013)
Mathematical models for thin-film evolution equations and their coarsening behavior have been extensively studied, however a challenge for computer simulations is finding time stepping algorithms that evolve large systems ...
Biodegradable Polymeric Materials for Gene and Drug Delivery
(2013)
In the past two decades, gene therapy has been recognized as a powerful tool in cancer treatment as the genetic links to tumor growth have been identified and studied. For instance, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) can ...
Differential wheel speed sensor integration with GPS/INS for land vehicle navigation
(2013)
This paper develops an approach for the integration of GPS, inertial measurements from accelerometers and gyros, and differential wheel speed sensors for land vehicle navigation. Incorporating differential wheel speed ...
Novel Polymeric Materials: Double-brush Copolymers and Polyelectrolyte Nanocages
(2013)
This dissertation focuses on the development of two types of novel polymeric materials, brush polymers and polymeric nanocages. Brush polymers, which are also called densely grafted polymers or molecular brushes, can be ...
Accurate Kepler equation solver without transcendental function evaluations
(2013)
The goal for the solution of Kepler's Equation is to determine the eccentric anomaly accurately, given the mean anomaly and eccentricity. This study presents a new approach to solve this very well documented problem. It ...
Adhesive bone bonding prospects for lithium disilicate ceramic implants
(2013)
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) implants articulating mandible with temporal bone in humans have a very high failure rate. Metallic TMJ implants available in the medical market are not osseointegrated, but bond only by ...
Aldol condensation of the ketone group in levulinic acid during acid catalyzed hydrolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
(2013)
The formation of humins during acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of carbohydrates is believed to occur via aldol addition/condensation. However, levulinic acid appears to be stable at reaction conditions; its ketone group apparently ...
Developing a Singlet Oxygen Responsive Molecular Beacon Based on a Binuclear Ruthenium (II) Polypyridyl Complex
(2013)
As a developed fluorescent reporter, molecular beacons have been applied to various situations for biological detection via fluorescence quenching/restoration. Photodynamic molecular beacons generate singlet oxygen in ...
On the flow generated by rotating flat plates of low aspect ratio
(2013)
Low-aspect-ratio propulsors typically allow for high maneuverability at low-to-moderate speeds. This has made them the subject of much recent research aimed at employing such appendages on autonomous vehicles which are ...
On privacy protection in distributed computation protocols
(2013)
With the blooming development of modern communication and networking technologies (e.g. Cloud computing, 3G/4G communication network, etc.), people are changing their ways how they collect data, store it, use it and share ...