Browsing 2018-09-01 UB Theses and Dissertations (public) by Title
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Catalytic Oxidation of Nitric Oxide Using Hyper-Cross-Linked Porous Polymers: Impact of Physiochemical Properties on Conversion Efficiency
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) to the atmosphere remain a threat to human health and the environment despite stringent regulations and decades of control technology development. A majority of emitted NOx is generated ... -
Charge Carrier Modulation in Low Dimensional Semiconductors
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) nanowires have their transfer characteristics in a backgated transistor geometry analyzed with accompanying resistance noise spectroscopy data. The ON/OFF ratio, mobility and activation energy are ... -
Circulating sialyltransferases use platelet supplied sialic acid to drive extrinsic sialylation
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)There are numerous circulating glycosyltransferases found in blood, but understanding their physiologic contributions has been hampered because functional sources of sugar donor substrates needed to drive extracellular ... -
Classification of Motor Control Features for Surgical Skills Assessment during Robotic Assisted Surgery
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)With the advent of new technologies in Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) has been the point of research. Surgical Skill Assessment in RAS has increased interest through which the training and feedback to surgeons can ... -
Cognitive Processing Alcohol-Involved Sexual Assault: An Application of Meaning Making Theory
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Sexual assault is most commonly experienced during young adulthood, a period that contains important developmental milestones and identity exploration. Also characteristic of this time period are high rates of alcohol use. ... -
Comorbid posttraumatic stress symptoms and substance use in veterans: Latent class analysis and path analysis considering the effects of pre-service variables
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in approximately 16% of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veterans. In addition to severe psychopathology, veterans with PTSD often have additional comorbid ... -
Comparing Interactions of Commensal and Pathogenic Oral Microbes with Phagocytic Cells.
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)AbstractBackground: Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in humans. It has a complex etiology, though the main pathogenic factors are oral bacteria which are present in dental biofilm deposited on tooth ... -
Comparing the in vitro human hepatic metabolism of α-cypermethrin (αCM) and λ-cyhalothrin (λ-CH), and the impact of co-exposure to an organophosphate pesticide on biotransformation
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Pyrethroids (PYRs), including lambda-cyhalothrin (λCH) and alpha-cypermethrin (αCM), are insecticides used in both agricultural and residential settings in the United States and other parts of the world. PYR usage has ... -
Comprehensive Evaluation of Dairy Manure Management Strategies for the Removal of Antimicrobials and the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Environmental contamination by antimicrobials and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) through the excretion of administered antimicrobials in food-producing animals can potentially exacerbate the global ... -
Computational Analysis Of Magnetic Droplet Generation And Manipulation In Microfluidic Devices
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Droplet based microfluidics involves the generation and manipulation of discrete volume of fluid (droplets or dispersed phase) in an immiscible (continuous) phase. The interest in this technology had grown dramatically as ... -
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF DROPLET DEPOSITION AND COALESCENCE FOR DROP-WISE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Drop-on-demand additive manufacturing is a novel 3D printing technique. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a bottom-up manufacturing process in which material is joined or solidified under computer control to create a ... -
Conspicuously Canadian: Canadian Identity in Anglo-Canadian Science Fiction
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Canadian science fiction as an independent sub-genre self-identified in 1979 with the publication of John Robert Colombo’s seminal anthology Other Canadas. The anthology became a central point in the emergence of a vital ... -
Contrasting Hydroclimate Response of Coastal Norway and Arctic Russia During Late-Glacial and Holocene Climate Change
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Reconstructing changes to the δ2H of precipitation through time as recorded in leaf wax hydrogen isotopes (δ2Hwax) can provide substantive information about changes to local hydroclimate, incorporating influences from the ... -
Cooperated Sensing and Computing for Energy-Efficient Wearables
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Nowadays, miniature and intelligence make wearable system advance to the leading-edge applications, such as telemedicine, patient rehabilitation and chronic disease analysis. However, energy-efficiency of wearable-end ... -
Cooperative Platooning and Lane Changing for Connected and Automated Vehicles: An Entropy-Based Method
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) have accurate distance sensing which makes shorter headway and reduced shockwave possible, and eventually increase the roadway throughput or capacity. The vehicle to vehicle (V2V) ... -
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PRACTICES IN SUPPLY CHAINS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE OF KOREAN FIRMS
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)This dissertation investigates the behavior of large corporations in Korea, including the Korean business group referred to as chaebol, with respect to strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation in ... -
CORRELATED GROUPED RANDOM PARAMETERS HAZARD-BASED DURATION ANALYSIS OF ELDERLY TRAVEL TIMES AND DISTANCES
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)Populations around the world are steadily getting older. Ageing populations present numerous challenges for national, regional, and local transportation policy makers, planners and engineers. This dissertation extracts ... -
Coupled Aerodynamic/Dynamic Modeling and Optimization of an Avian Inspired Flight
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)This study develops the early-stage models for studying and optimizing bird-like flapping wing flight with the objective of power consumption of aircraft flapping frequency and amplitudes. CFD analysis on a flat plate ... -
Current-Mode Analog Multiplier Based on Trasnlinear Loops
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)A wide range, Current mode four quadrant Analog Multiplier based on Tranlinear Loopsis proposed in this work. The proposed multiplier is designed in 65nm technology usingCMOS transistors operating in weak inversion. A ... -
Damage Mechanics of Lead-Rubber Bearings Using the Unified Mechanics Theory
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)In the last few decades, lead-rubber bearings (LRB) have been installed in a number of essential and important structures, like hospitals, universities and bridges, which are located in earthquake-prone areas in the world. ...