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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
On Improvement In Estimating Population Parameter(S) Using Auxiliary Information, Florentin Smarandache, Rajesh Singh
On Improvement In Estimating Population Parameter(S) Using Auxiliary Information, Florentin Smarandache, Rajesh Singh
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
The purpose of writing this book is to suggest some improved estimators using auxiliary information in sampling schemes like simple random sampling and systematic sampling. This volume is a collection of five papers, written by eight coauthors (listed in the order of the papers): Manoj K. Chaudhary, Sachin Malik, Rajesh Singh, Florentin Smarandache, Hemant Verma, Prayas Sharma, Olufadi Yunusa, and Viplav Kumar Singh, from India, Nigeria, and USA. The following problems have been discussed in the book: In chapter one an estimator in systematic sampling using auxiliary information is studied in the presence of non-response. In second chapter some improved …
Proceedings Of The First International Conference On Smarandache Multispace & Multistructures, Florentin Smarandache, Linfan Mao
Proceedings Of The First International Conference On Smarandache Multispace & Multistructures, Florentin Smarandache, Linfan Mao
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
In recent decades, Smarandache’s notions of multispace and multistructure were widely spread and have shown much importance in sciences around the world. Organizedby Prof.Linfan Mao, a professional conference on multispaces and multistructures, named the First International Conference on Smarandache Multispace and Multistructure was held in Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture of P. R. China on June 28-30, 2013, which was announced by American Mathematical Society in advance.
Two-Coloring Cycles In Complete Graphs, Claire Djang
Two-Coloring Cycles In Complete Graphs, Claire Djang
Honors Papers
Inspired by an investigation of Ramsey theory, this paper aims to clarify in further detail a number of results regarding the existence of monochromatic cycles in complete graphs whose edges are colored red or blue. The second half focuses on a proof given by Gyula Károlyi and Vera Rosta for the solution of all R(Cn,Ck).
The Jormungand Climate Model, Christopher V. Rackauckas
The Jormungand Climate Model, Christopher V. Rackauckas
Honors Papers
The geological and paleomagnetic record indicate that around 750 million and 580 millions years ago glaciers grew near the equator, though as of yet we do not fully understand the nature of these glaciations. The well-known Snowball Earth Hypothesis states that the Earth was covered entirely by glaciers. However, it is hard for this hypothesis to account for certain aspects of the biological evidence such as the survival of photosynthetic eukaryotes. Thus the Jormungand Hypothesis was developed as an alternative to the Snowball Earth Hypothesis. In this paper we investigate previous models of the Jormungand state and look at the …
Doppler-Free Saturated Fluorescence Spectroscopy Of Lithium Using A Stabilized Frequency Comb, Michael E. Rowan
Doppler-Free Saturated Fluorescence Spectroscopy Of Lithium Using A Stabilized Frequency Comb, Michael E. Rowan
Honors Papers
The lineshapes of the D1 (22S1/2 → 22P1/2 ) and D2 (22S3/2 → 22P1/2) transitions in lithium were measured using a diode laser that was frequency-stabilized to a Ti:Sapphire 1 GHz optical frequency comb. The excitation was achieved by retroreflecting the diode laser, in effect producing the Doppler-free profiles for the center frequencies of transitions. The observed spectra were compared to density matrix calculations to gain insight into systematic effects including the dependence of Doppler-free profiles on power and polarization angle of the diode. For certain transitions, the method of saturated fluorescence spectroscopy inevitably leads to the presence of extra …
Study Of Dynamic Features Of Highly Energetic Reactions By Dsc And High-Speed Temperature Scanner (Hsts), Mkhitar Hobosyan, Kh. G. Kirakosyan, S. L. Kharatyan, Karen S. Martirosyan
Study Of Dynamic Features Of Highly Energetic Reactions By Dsc And High-Speed Temperature Scanner (Hsts), Mkhitar Hobosyan, Kh. G. Kirakosyan, S. L. Kharatyan, Karen S. Martirosyan
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications and Presentations
The dynamic features of Al2O3 - polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Al - PTFE reactions in non-isothermal conditions are presented. The Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and High-Speed Temperature Scanner (HSTS) were used to characterize the Al2O3/Al – PTFE reactions at different heating rates. The study shows that the HSTS instrument can give more information about the reaction mechanism and kinetics than the conventional DSC measurements. In this work we show that high heating rates may reveal exothermic reaction between Al2O3 and PTFE that were previously unidentified. The PTFE can potentially remove the oxide layer from aluminum in the initial period of the …
Clan Capitalism, Graph Distance, And Other Issues, Florentin Smarandache, Victor Christianto
Clan Capitalism, Graph Distance, And Other Issues, Florentin Smarandache, Victor Christianto
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
This book consists of 6 papers focusing on social and economic issues. The topics covered include graph distance and optimal communication, migration in Jaipur, urbanization, clan capitalism, world population growth rate, and scientific inquiry. These papers were written in the period between 20092010. Hopefully the readers will find some new insights in this collection of papers.
Neutrosophic Emergencies And Incidences, Florentin Smarandache, Stefan Vladutescu
Neutrosophic Emergencies And Incidences, Florentin Smarandache, Stefan Vladutescu
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
The Hyperbolic Menelaus Theorem In The Poincare Disc Model Of Hyperbolic Geometry, Florentin Smarandache, Catalin Barbu
The Hyperbolic Menelaus Theorem In The Poincare Disc Model Of Hyperbolic Geometry, Florentin Smarandache, Catalin Barbu
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
In this note, we present the hyperbolic Menelaus theorem in the Poincar´e disc of hyperbolic geometry.
Filters Via Neutrosophic Crisp Sets, A. A. Salama, Florentin Smarandache
Filters Via Neutrosophic Crisp Sets, A. A. Salama, Florentin Smarandache
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
In this paper we introduce the notion of filter on the neutrosophic crisp set, then we consider a generalization of the filter’s studies. Afterwards, we present the important neutrosophic crisp filters. We also study several relations between different neutrosophic crisp filters and neutrosophic topologies. Possible applications to database systems are touched upon.
More On Intuitionistic Neutrosophic Soft Sets, Said Broumi, Florentin Smarandache
More On Intuitionistic Neutrosophic Soft Sets, Said Broumi, Florentin Smarandache
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
Intuitionistic Neutrosophic Soft Set theory proposed by S. Broumi and F. Samarandache [28], has been regarded as an effective mathematical tool to deal with uncertainties. In this paper new operations on intuitionistic neutrosophic soft sets have been introduced . Some results relating to the properties of these operations have been established. Moreover ,we illustrate their interconnections between each other.
Intuitionistic Neutrosophic Soft Set, Said Broumi, Florentin Smarandache
Intuitionistic Neutrosophic Soft Set, Said Broumi, Florentin Smarandache
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
In this paper we study the concept of intuitionistic neutrosophic set of Bhowmik and Pal. We have introduced this concept in soft sets and defined intuitionistic neutrosophic soft set. Some definitions and operations have been introduced on intuitionistic neutrosophic soft set. Some properties of this concept have been established.
Sustainable Production Of Swine: Putting Lipstick On A Pig?, Michelle B. Nowlin
Sustainable Production Of Swine: Putting Lipstick On A Pig?, Michelle B. Nowlin
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Sagebrush Ecosystem Characterization, Monitoring, And Forecasting With Remote Sensing: Quantifying Future Climate And Wildlife Habitat Change, Collin G. Homer
Sagebrush Ecosystem Characterization, Monitoring, And Forecasting With Remote Sensing: Quantifying Future Climate And Wildlife Habitat Change, Collin G. Homer
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems constitute the largest single North American shrub ecosystem and provide vital ecological, hydrological, biological, agricultural, and recreational ecosystem services. Disturbances continue to alter this ecosystem, with climate change possibly representing the greatest future disturbance risk. Improved ways to characterize and monitor gradual change in this ecosystem are vital to its future management. A new remote sensing sagebrush characterization approach was developed in Wyoming which integrates three scales of remote sensing to derive four primary continuous field components (bare ground, herbaceousness, litter, and shrub), and four secondary components (sagebrush, big sagebrush, Wyoming sagebrush, and shrub …
Molecular Products From The Thermal Degradation Of Selected Tobacco Components: Lignin, Tyrosine, Glutamic Acid, And Modeling Of Lignin Pyrolysis Using Chemkin Combustion Suite, Joshua Kiprotich Kibet
Molecular Products From The Thermal Degradation Of Selected Tobacco Components: Lignin, Tyrosine, Glutamic Acid, And Modeling Of Lignin Pyrolysis Using Chemkin Combustion Suite, Joshua Kiprotich Kibet
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This study explores the thermal decomposition behavior of selected tobacco components: lignin, tyrosine, and glutamic acid using the system for thermal diagnostic studies (STDS) in an in-line gas chromatography-mass spectrometer analytical technique. The pyrolysis conditions employed in this study were a flowing atmosphere of nitrogen and 4% O2 in nitrogen at a residence time of 0.2 seconds for a total pyrolysis time of 3 minutes. The results identified common relationships between the two modes of reaction atmospheres, as well as some differences. While some products were favored by an inert regime, some were favored under an oxidative regime. Oxidative pyrolysis …
Reef Fish Demographics On Louisiana Artificial Reefs : The Effects Of Reef Size On Biomass Distribution And Foraging Dynamics, Kirsten A. Simonsen
Reef Fish Demographics On Louisiana Artificial Reefs : The Effects Of Reef Size On Biomass Distribution And Foraging Dynamics, Kirsten A. Simonsen
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Understanding the role that habitat plays in the life history of reef-associated fishes is particularly significant given the dramatic increase in the number of artificial reefs deployed in coastal ecosystems over the past 50 years. In the Gulf of Mexico, the oil and gas industry has added a significant amount of structure to the Louisiana continental shelf, creating the largest de facto artificial reef deployment area in the world. Noting their usefulness as fish habitat, the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program was established to convert decommissioned platforms into artificial reefs. However, very little quantitative information exists on how these habitats affect …
Synthetic Efforts Toward The Eastern Hemisphere Of Theonellamide C, Douglas D. Wong
Synthetic Efforts Toward The Eastern Hemisphere Of Theonellamide C, Douglas D. Wong
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The theonellamides (TNMs) A-F are bicyclic dodecapeptides isolated from marine sponges of the genus Theonella and were shown to display potent antifungal activity. Despite considerable synthetic effort to produce TNM F by the Shioiri group in the early 1990s, a total synthesis of a TNM has yet to be reported. This dissertation describes our efforts toward some of the required amino acid residues of TNM C and the eastern hemisphere. The production of erythro-β-hydroxyasparagine (eHyAsn) followed the synthesis of threo-β-HyAsn by Boger and co-workers, utilizing a key Sharpless aminohydroxylation reaction. The eHyAsn building block, Boc-eHyAsn(OTBS)-OH, was coupled with HCl.Phe.OMe using …
Surface Studies Of Organic Thin Films Using Scanning Probe Microscopy And Nanofabrication, Venetia Denae Lyles
Surface Studies Of Organic Thin Films Using Scanning Probe Microscopy And Nanofabrication, Venetia Denae Lyles
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Porphyrins and metalloporphyrins have unique chemical and electronic properties and thus provide useful model structures for nanoscale studies of the role of chemical structure for electronic properties. Porphyrins have been proposed as viable materials for molecular-based information-storage devices, gas sensors, photovoltaic cells, organic light-emitting diodes and molecular wires. The function and efficiency of porphyrins in devices is largely attributable to molecular architecture and how the molecules are self-organized. Modifications of the porphyrin macrocycle, peripheral groups or bound metal ions can generate a range of electrical, photoelectrical or magnetic properties. The conductive properties are greatly influenced at the molecular level by …
Investigations Into Alkene Hydration And Alkene Oxidation Catalysis, William Schreiter
Investigations Into Alkene Hydration And Alkene Oxidation Catalysis, William Schreiter
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Bimetallic Ni complexes Ni21M and Ni21R and monometallic transition metal complexes were investigated as possible alkene hydration catalysts under a multitude of different reaction conditions. All attempts at performing this catalytic reaction failed to give any alcohol products. Catalytic screening experiments were conducted using a mixture of racemic-et,ph-P4 and meso-et,ph-P4, 1M and 1R, and various transition metals. These experiments gave several different products including 1-phenylethanol from styrene. During the course of the hydration experiments, an aldehyde product was identified from experiments conducted with the bimetallic complexes in air. Experiments have shown that the aldehyde is produced from the oxidative cleavage …
On Identifying Critical Nuggets Of Information During Classification Task, David Sathiaraj
On Identifying Critical Nuggets Of Information During Classification Task, David Sathiaraj
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In large databases, there may exist critical nuggets - small collections of records or instances that contain domain-specific important information. This information can be used for future decision making such as labeling of critical, unlabeled data records and improving classification results by reducing false positive and false negative errors. In recent years, data mining efforts have focussed on pattern and outlier detection methods. However, not much effort has been dedicated to finding critical nuggets within a data set. This work introduces the idea of critical nuggets, proposes an innovative domain-independent method to measure criticality, suggests a heuristic to reduce the …
Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Studies Of Carboranyl-Porphyrin Bioconjugates For Treatment Of Brain Tumors, Naga Venkata Satya Dinesh Kumar Bhupathiraju
Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Studies Of Carboranyl-Porphyrin Bioconjugates For Treatment Of Brain Tumors, Naga Venkata Satya Dinesh Kumar Bhupathiraju
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction to brain tumors, approaches to deliver drug across the blood brain barrier (BBB), boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for brain tumors, application of carboranyl derivatives in attempt to treat brain tumors using BNCT. Chapter 2 involves synthesis, characterization and toxicity studies (In vitro and In vivo) of high boron containing pegylated cobaltabisdicarbollide porphyrin for treatment of brain tumors using BNCT. To improve the selectivity towards brain tumors we attempted conjugate several peptides to this non-toxic pegylated cobaltabiscabollide porphyrin. In vivo studies were conducted in collaboration with Dr. David G. Baker at LSU veterinary Medicine. …
Toward Digitizing The Human Experience : A New Resource For Natural Language Processing, Jerry Scott Weltman
Toward Digitizing The Human Experience : A New Resource For Natural Language Processing, Jerry Scott Weltman
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
A long-standing goal of Artificial Intelligence is to program computers that understand natural language. A basic obstacle is that computers lack the common sense that even small children acquire simply by experiencing life, and no one has devised a way to program this experience into a computer. This dissertation presents a methodology and proof-of-concept software system that enables non-experts, with some training, to create simple experiences. For the purposes of this dissertation, an experience is a series of time-ordered comic frames, annotated with the changing intentional and physical states of the characters and objects in each frame. Each frame represents …
Laser Ablation Sample Transfer For Mass Spectrometry, Sung-Gun Park
Laser Ablation Sample Transfer For Mass Spectrometry, Sung-Gun Park
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In this research, a new ambient sampling technique for mass spectrometry was developed that uses an infrared laser to ablate materials under ambient conditions that are captured in a solvent or on a surface. An infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO) laser system at 3 μm wavelength was focused onto samples for ablation at atmospheric pressure. The ablated materials were transferred to a solvent or surface. For off-line electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analysis, the ablated material was captured in a static solvent droplet that was deposited on a MALDI target or flow-injected into a nanoelectrospray source. The …
Single-Crystal Metal Oxides And Supported Metal Nanoclusters As Model Catalyst Sytems, Matthew C. Patterson
Single-Crystal Metal Oxides And Supported Metal Nanoclusters As Model Catalyst Sytems, Matthew C. Patterson
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
We have investigated the morphology and electronic structure of two basic classes of systems: metal oxide surfaces that catalyze the formation of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) from aromatic precursors, and Au and Cu nanoparticles that may be suitable catalysts for the catalytic oxidation of CO or hydrogenation of CO2. First, we examine the adsorption behavior of phenol on rutile TiO2(110) and ultrathin films of alumina prepared on a NiAl(110) substrate. Electron paramagnetic resonance studies show that exposure of both γ-alumina and titania powder to phenol at 250°C results in the formation of persistent phenoxyl radicals. EELS studies of phenol …
Oligohaline Wetland Response And Recovery Following Storm-Driven Saltwater Intrusion In Coastal Louisiana, Whitney Marie Kiehn
Oligohaline Wetland Response And Recovery Following Storm-Driven Saltwater Intrusion In Coastal Louisiana, Whitney Marie Kiehn
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Coastal ecosystems occupy an interface between land and ocean, making them vulnerable to a variety of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Large, episodic disturbances (mega-disturbances) cause immediate and long-lasting changes to coastal wetland plant communities and soils by changing the environmental conditions in which they exist. Here I examined the impacts of storm-induced saltwater intrusion and post-intrusion conditions on the structure and growth of an oligohaline wetland plant community, and on wetland soil biogeochemistry and conditions during and after saltwater intrusion. In the greenhouse, a six-week saltwater intrusion reduced canopy cover and species richness. Once intrusion stress was alleviated, plant community …
A Study Of The Temporal And Spatial Distribution Of Ichthyoplankton And Post-Larval Penaeids Recruiting Into A Louisiana Tidal Pass, Matthew John Kupchik
A Study Of The Temporal And Spatial Distribution Of Ichthyoplankton And Post-Larval Penaeids Recruiting Into A Louisiana Tidal Pass, Matthew John Kupchik
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation attempts to better understand astronomical, meteorological, and oceanographic forcing of offshore-spawned, estuarine-dependent species from continental shelf to estuarine waters through tidal passes. The vertical distribution of zoo-/ichthyoplankton within the inner continental shelf from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Platform monitoring project (1978-1995) provided an important offshore end member for the estuarine recruitment study, and is potentially useful in predicting vulnerabilities to past and future oil spills. The role that atmospheric cold front passages may have on densities and movement of zoo-/ichthyoplankton recruiting through the Bayou Tartellan tidal pass, Louisiana, were analyzed using a Generalized Additive Model. The pre-frontal phase, …
Earth Occultation Imaging Of The Low Energy Gamma-Ray Sky With The Fermi/Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor, James Craig Rodi
Earth Occultation Imaging Of The Low Energy Gamma-Ray Sky With The Fermi/Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor, James Craig Rodi
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray sky is highly variable as source intensities can vary on timescales from fractions of a second to years. The type of sources emitting at these energies often include compact objects such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes interacting with the surrounding environment, which enables the study of the properties and characteristics of these exotic objects. Because the interactions with the environment is often through accretion, most of the emission is in X-rays and gamma-rays Frank et al. 1992 making this energy range critical to understanding the relevant physical processes and mechanisms. Hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray …
Complexity-Driven Properties Of The Intermetallic Compounds Gd₁₁₇Co₅₆Sn₁₁₂ And Ln₃₀Ru₄Sn₃₁ (Ln = Gd And Tb), Devin Charles Schmitt
Complexity-Driven Properties Of The Intermetallic Compounds Gd₁₁₇Co₅₆Sn₁₁₂ And Ln₃₀Ru₄Sn₃₁ (Ln = Gd And Tb), Devin Charles Schmitt
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Understanding the relationships between the structure of materials and their properties in extended solid systems is a necessity when intuitively designing functional materials. One of the most fundamental properties of a material is its ability to transport heat, which is linked to the lattice complexity of the material. Here, the single crystalline materials Gd117Co56Sn112 and Tb30Ru4Sn31 are grown to study the pronounced effect of a complexity-driven reduction of lattice thermal conductivity. The transport and magnetic properties of Gd117Co56Sn112 and Ln30Ru4Sn31 (Ln = Gd and Tb) are also presented and related to other systems. Tb30Ru4Sn31 is found to be a large …
Finite Element Methods For Fourth Order Variational Inequalities, Yi Zhang
Finite Element Methods For Fourth Order Variational Inequalities, Yi Zhang
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In this work we study finite element methods for fourth order variational inequalities. We begin with two model problems that lead to fourth order obstacle problems and a brief survey of finite element methods for these problems. Then we review the fundamental results including Sobolev spaces, existence and uniqueness results of variational inequalities, regularity results for biharmonic problems and fourth order obstacle problems, and finite element methods for the biharmonic problem. In Chapter 2 we also include three types of enriching operators which are useful in the convergence analysis. In Chapter 3 we study finite element methods for the displacement …
The Ring Theory And The Representation Theory Of Quantum Schubert Cells, Joel Benjamin Geiger
The Ring Theory And The Representation Theory Of Quantum Schubert Cells, Joel Benjamin Geiger
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In recent years the quantum Schubert cell algebras, introduced by Lusztig and De Concini--Kac, and Procesi, have garnered much interest as this versatile class of objects are furtive testing grounds for noncommutative algebraic geometry. We unify the two main approaches to analyzing the structure of the torus-invariant prime spectra of quantum Schubert cell algebras, a ring theoretic one via Cauchon's deleting derivations and a representation theoretic characterization of Yakimov via Demazure modules. As a result one can combine the strengths of the two approaches. In unifying the theories, we resolve two questions of Cauchon and Mériaux, one of which involves …