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Species Limits And Phylogenetic Systematic Of The Diurnal Geckos Of The Genus Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae)
(Biology, 2008-09-17)
The genus Gonatodes (family Sphaerodactylidae) is a diverse of group of about 20 species currently recognized of mostly diurnal geckos that are collectively distributed from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia, and also ...
Structural Optimization Using Ansys Classic And Radial Basis Function Based Response Surface Models
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
This thesis describes a methodology to develop an effective and simple structural optimization method using Response Surfaces. It also further demonstrates how these Response Surfaces can then be utilized for further Multi ...
Fabrication And Characterization Of Cobalt-Diamond-like-Carbon (Co-DLC) Nanocomposites
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)
In recent years, synthesis of magnetic nanocomposites has been receiving significant attention. These nanocomposites offer opportunities to develop active nanomaterials with various applications like magnetic data storage ...
College Student Risk Behavior: Implications Of Religiosity And Impulsivity
(Nursing, 2010-03-03)
College student risk-taking among 18 to 21 years olds includes smoking cigarettes, binge drinking, casual sex with multiple partners, automobile accidents due to risky driving or driving under the influence, and substance ...
The Impact Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 On The U.S. Financial Markets
(Finance & Real Estate, 2008-09-17)
This dissertation examines the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on the U. S. financial markets by investigating three topics: security analysts' performance, security analyst monitoring activity and firm value, and ...
Enhanced Bioinformatics Data Modeling Concepts And Their Use In Querying And Integration
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2008-09-17)
In bioinformatics research, scientists usually face the problems of modeling complex data types and integrating diverse resources. Traditional data models such as EER lack the expressing power to capture many characteristics ...
The Influence Of Ageism On Personnel Decision Making
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)
Ageism is a topic in today's world of great consequence, especially due to the multimillion dollar costs of age-related discrimination charges and the potential to ineffectively utilize organizational talent. Additionally, ...
Integrated MEMS Microsensors
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)
Many Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) products have been commercialized at a fraction of the cost and size of conventional devices. Low cost, small sizes and multi-function are the ultimate objectives of commodity ...
Mutual Information Based Non-rigid Image Registration Using Adaptive Grid Generation: GPU Implementation And Application To Breast MRI
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2008-09-17)
In this dissertation a new approach for non-rigid image registration using mutual information is introduced. A fast method for non-rigid registration is developed by adjusting divergence and curl of an intermediate vector ...
Derivation Of The Dynamics Equations For Receiver Aircraft In Aerial Refueling
(Aerospace Engineering, 2008-04-22)
This thesis describes the derivation of a new set of nonlinear, 6--DOF equations of motion of a receiver aircraft undergoing an aerial refueling, including the effect of time-varying mass and inertia properties associated ...