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Comparison Of Potential Evapotranspiration (Pet) Using Three Methods For A Grass Reference And A Natural Forest In Coastal Plain Of South Carolina, Devendra M. Amatya, Charles A. Harrison, Carl C. Trettin

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Model Performance Results In Myrtle Beach, Sc Using Virtual Beach And R Regression Software, Matthew J. Neet, R Heath Kelsey, Dwayne E. Porter, Dan W. Ramage, Adrian B. Jones

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Characterization Of The Hydraulic Behavior Of Porous Pavements, William D. Martin Iii, Nigel B. Kaye

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Hydraulic Geometry Curves And Bankfull Recurrence In The Pee Dee River Basin, Zachary Smoot, A D. Jayakaran, D R. Hitchcock

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Using Gis To Prioritize Green Infrastructure Installation Strategies In An Urbanized Watershed, Lauren Owen, Daniel R. Hitchcock, David L. White, Gene W. Eidson

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Protecting Critical I Infrastructure Along Eroding Streams Using Bioengineering Techhniques And Stream Restoration Methoodolo, William Rector

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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A Proposal For Standard Reporting Of Extensive Modular Green Roof Hydraulic Performance Parameters, Nigel B. Kaye, William D. Martin Iii

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Assessment Of The Nchrp Abutment Scour Prediction Equations With Laboratory And Field Data, Stephen T. Benedict

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Water Budget Of A Surficial Aquifer In The Lower Coastal Plain: Ace Basin, Sc, Rachael L.A. Kassabian, Timothy J. Callahan, Saundra Upchurch

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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A Guidance Manual For Assessing Scour Potential Using The South Carolina Bridge-Scour Envelope Curves, Stephen T. Benedict, Andral W. Caldwell, Toby D. Feaster

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Monitoring Water Quality Changes In A Forested Freshwater Wetland Threatened By Salinity, Anand Jayakaran, T M. Williams, W H. Conner, D R. Hitchcock, B Song, A T. Chow, E M. Smith

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Evaluating The Role Of Evapotranspirative Processes For Stormwater Management In Coastal South Carolina Watersheds With Shallow Groundwater, Daniel R. Hitchcock, Anand D. Jayakaran, Thomas H. Epps, Jessica A. Palazzolo

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges

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Understanding Intelligent Systems, Tamara Kneese

Media Studies

Science fiction has long imagined a workforce reshaped by robots, but the increasingly common instantiation of intelligent systems in business is much more mundane. Beyond the utopian and dystopian hype of increased efficiencies and job displacement, how do we understand what disruptions intelligent systems will have on the workforce?

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Lattice-Tuned Magnetism Of Ru4+(4D4) Ions In Single Crystals Of The Layered Honeycomb Ruthenates Li2Ruo3 And Na2Ruo3, J. C. Wang, Jsaminka Terzic, T. F. Qi, Feng Ye, Shujuan Yuan, Saicharan Aswartham, S. V. Streltsov, D. I. Khomskii, Ribku K. Kaul, Gang Cao

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We synthesize and study single crystals of the layered honeycomb lattice Mott insulators Na₂RuO₃ and Li₂RuO₃ with magnetic Ru⁴⁺(4d⁴) ions. The newly found Na₂RuO₃ features a nearly ideal honeycomb lattice and orders antiferromagnetically at 30 K. Single crystals of Li₂RuO₃ adopt a honeycomb lattice with either C2/m or more distorted P2₁/m below 300 K, depending on detailed synthesis conditions. We find that Li₂RuO₃ in both structures hosts a well-defined magnetic state, in contrast to …

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Model For Ultrashort Laser-Pulse Induced Ionization Dynamics In Transparent Solids, Jeremy R. Gulley, Thomas E. Lanier

Faculty Articles

A comprehensive model of ultrafast laser-induced plasma generation intended for coupling with pulse propagation simulations in transparent solids is introduced. It simultaneously accounts for the changing spectrum of a propagating ultrashort laser pulse while coupling to the evolution of the energy-resolved nonequilibrium free-carrier distribution. The presented results indicate that strong pulse chirps lead to ionization dynamics that are not captured by the standard monochromatic treatment of laser-induced plasma formation. These results have strong implications for ultrafast laser-solid applications that depend on ionization in a strong nonlinear focus.

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Sorption Of Cr(Iii) And Cr(Vi) To High And Low Pressure Synthetic Nano-Magnetite (Fe3o4)Particles, Jason Parsons, Jeffrey Hernandez, Christina M. Gonzalez, J. L. Gardea-Torresdey

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The binding of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) to synthetic nano-magnetie particles synthesized under open vessel conditions and a microwave assisted hydrothermal synthesis techniques was investigated. Batch studies showed that the binding of both the Cr(III) and Cr(VI) bound to the nano-materials in a pH dependent manner. The Cr(III) maximized at binding at pH 4 and 100% binding. Similarly, the Cr(VI) ions showed a maximum binding of 100% at pH 4. The data from the time dependency studies showed for the most part the majority of the binding occurred within the first 5 minutes of contact with the nanomaterial and remained constant …

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Exploring The Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay In The Inverted Neutrino Hierarchy With Bolometric Detectors, D.R. Artusa, F.T. Avignone Iii, O. Azzolini, M. Balata, T.I. Banks, G. Bari, J. Beeman, F. Bellini, A. Bersani, M. Biassoni, C. Brofferio, C. Bucci, X.Z. Cai, A. Camacho, L. Canonica, X.G. Cao, S. Capelli, L. Carbone, L. Cardani, M. Carrettoni, N. Casali, D. Chiesa, N. Chott, M. Clemenza, C. Cosmelli, O. Cremonesi, R.J. Creswick, I. Dafinei, A. Dally, V. Datskov, A. De Biasi, M.M. Deninno, S. Di Domizio, M.L. Di Vacri, L. Ejzak, D.Q. Fang, H.A. Farach, M. Faverzani, G. Fernandes, E. Ferri, F. Ferroni, E. Fiorini, M.A. Franceschi, S.J. Freedman, B.K. Fujikawa, A. Giachero, L. Gironi, A. Giuliani, J. Goett, P. Gorla, C. Gotti, T.D. Gutierrez, E.E. Haller, K. Han, K.M. Heeger, R. Hennings-Yeomans, H.Z. Huang, R. Kadel, K. Kazkaz, G. Keppel, Yu. G. Kolomensky, Y.L. Li, C. Ligi, X. Liu, Y.G. Ma, C. Maiano, M. Maino, M. Martinez, R.H. Maruyama, Y. Mei, N. Moggi, S. Morganti, T. Napolitano, S. Nisi, C. Nones, E.B. Norman, A. Nucciotti, T. O'Donnell, F. Orio, D. Orlandi, J.L. Ouellet, M. Pallavicini, V. Palmieri, L. Pattavina, M. Pavan, M. Pedretti, G. Pessina, V. Pettinacci, G. Piperno, C. Pira, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, V. Rampazzo, C. Rosenfeld, C. Rusconi, E. Sala, S. Sangiorgio, N.D. Scielzo, M. Sisti, A.R. Smith, L. Taffarello, M. Tenconi, F. Terranova, W.D. Tian, C. Tomei, S. Trentalange, G. Ventura, M. Vignati, B.S. Wang, H.W. Wang, L. Wielgus, J. Wilson, L.A. Winslow, T. Wise, A. Woodcraft, L. Zanotti, C. Zarra, B.X. Zhu, S. Zucchelli

Physics

Neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ" style="position: relative;" tabindex="0" id="MathJax-Element-1-Frame">0νββ) is one of the most sensitive probes for physics beyond the Standard Model, providing unique information on the nature of neutrinos. In this paper we review the status and outlook for bolometric 0νββ" style="position: relative;" tabindex="0" id="MathJax-Element-2-Frame">0νββ decay searches. We summarize recent advances in background suppression demonstrated using bolometers with simultaneous readout of heat and light signals. We simulate several configurations of a future CUORE-like bolometer array which would utilize these improvements and present the sensitivity reach of a hypothetical next-generation bolometric 0νββ" style="position: relative;" tabindex="0" id="MathJax-Element-3-Frame">0νββ experiment. …

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Epa's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulation For Power Plants: How Does It Work And What Will It Mean For Nevada?, Adele C. Morris

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

In June, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed important new limits on carbon dioxide emissions from existing U.S. power plants. The new regulation is the centerpiece of the Obama Administration’s climate policy. If the controversial rule is finalized as planned next year, it will cover about a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This lecture will explain the legal, environmental, and economic issues posed by the rule and highlight the important role for states in implementing it. The lecture will also review the implications and options for achieving the emissions target the EPA set for Nevada.

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Cathodoluminescence Events Coincident With Muon Detection, Kenneth Zia

Senior Theses and Projects

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Thermodynamics, Kinetics, And Activation Energy Studies Of The Sorption Of Chromium(Iii) And Chromium(Vi) To A Mn 3 O 4 Nanomaterial, Yvette Cantu, Abril Remes, Alejandra Reyna, Denise Martinez, Jahaziel Villarreal, Hilda Ramos, Samantha Trevino, C Tamez, A Martinez, Thomas Eubanks, Jason Parsons

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this study, a manganese oxide, Mn3O4 was used to remove chromium(III) and chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions. The Mn3O4 nanomaterial was synthesized through a precipitation method, and was characterized using XRD, which confirmed the material had a crystal structure similar to hausmannite. In addition, using Scherrer's equation it was determined that the nanomaterial had an average grain size of 19.5 ± 1.10 nm. A study of the effects of pH on the binding of chromium(III) and chromium(VI) showed that the optimum binding pH was 4 and 3 respectively. Batch isotherm studies were performed to determine the binding capacity of chromium(III), …

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Mcdaniel, Paul William, 1916-2004 (Mss 515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 515. Writings and awards of Paul William McDaniel, nuclear physicist and graduate of Western Kentucky University. Includes typescripts of lectures delivered at Queensland University, a journal he kept while serving in World War II, and a copy of his Arthur F. Fleming Award. Also includes many letters of congratulations to him and a copy of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.

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Boresight Alignment Station, Marco A. Scussat, Richard M. Goeden, Jeffrey S. Scott, Richard G. Lane, Gary B. Hughes

Statistics

A boresight alignment system facilitates aligning a plurality of cameras and/or images of the cameras with respect to one another. The system may have a mount configured to facilitate attachment of a bezel containing a plurality of cameras to the mount. The system may have a plurality of targets and each target may be configured to provide light of at least two different wavelengths and/or ranges of wavelengths. One or more baffles may be disposed optically between the mount and the target assembly to inhibit stray light from being incident upon the cameras.

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U.S. Drought Monitor, October 14, 2014, Mark D. Svoboda

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for October 14, 2014 (10/14/14) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

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Complex Band Structure Of Topologically Protected Edge States, Xiaoqian Dang, John D. Burton, Alan Kalitsov, Julian P. Velev, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal Publications

One of the great successes of modern condensed matter physics is the discovery of topological insulators (TIs). A thorough investigation of their properties could bring such materials from fundamental research to potential applications. Here, we report on theoretical investigations of the complex band structure (CBS) of two-dimensional (2D) TIs. We utilize the tight-binding form of the Bernevig, Hughes, and Zhang model as a prototype for a generic 2D TI. Based on this model, we outline the conditions that the CBS must satisfy in order to guarantee the presence of topologically protected edge states. Furthermore, we use the Green’s function technique …

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Mechanics Of Large Folds In Thin Interfacial Films, Vincent Demery, Benny Davidovitch, Christian D. Santangelo

Benny Davidovitch

A thin film at a liquid interface responds to uniaxial confinement by wrinkling and then by folding; its shape and energy have been computed exactly before self contact. Here, we address the mechanics of large folds, i.e. folds that absorb a length much larger than the wrinkle wavelength. With scaling arguments and numerical simulations, we show that the antisymmetric fold is energetically favorable and can absorb any excess length at zero pressure. Then, motivated by puzzles arising in the comparison of this simple model to experiments on lipid monolayers and capillary rafts, we discuss how to incorporate film weight, selfadhesion …

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Semi-Fredholm Solvability In The Framework Of Singular Solutions For The (3+1)-D Protter-Morawetz Problem, Nedyu Popivanov, Todor Popov, Allen Tesdall

Publications and Research

For the four-dimensional nonhomogeneous wave equation boundary value problems that are multidimensional analogues of Darboux problems in the plane are studied. It is known that for smooth right-hand side functions the unique generalized solution may have a strong power-type singularity at only one point. This singularity is isolated at the vertex �� of the boundary light characteristic cone and does not propagate along the bicharacteristics.The present paper describes asymptotic expansions of the generalized solutions in negative powers of the distance to ��. Some necessary and sufficient conditions for existence of bounded solutions are proven and additionally a priori estimates for …

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Learning Bio-Micro-Nanotechnology, Mel I. Mendelson

Faculty Pub Night

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Relations Of Water-Quality Constituent Concentrations To Surrogate Measurements In The Lower Platte River Corridor, Nebraska, 2007 Through 2011, Nathaniel J. Schaepe, Philip J. Soenksen, David L. Rus

United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications

The lower Platte River, Nebraska, provides drinking water, irrigation water, and in-stream flows for recreation, wildlife habitat, and vital habitats for several threatened and endangered species. The United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Lower Platte River Corridor Alliance (LPRCA) developed site-specific regression models for water-quality constituents at four sites (Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebraska [USGS site 06795500]; Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebraska [USGS site 06800500]; Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebraska [USGS site 06805000]; and Platte River at Louisville, Nebraska [USGS site 06805500]) in the lower Platte River corridor. The models were developed by relating continuously monitored water-quality …

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A Surface Chemistry Study Of The Effects Of Zinc Sulphate On Sphalerite During Flotation Separation At The Laronde Mine, Dennis M. Laliberty

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

The LaRonde mine is a gold-rich VMS deposit in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Canada. Like many polymetallic ore deposits, loss of sphalerite occurs during the Cu circuit of flotation separation at the mill. Zinc sulphate was tested as a sphalerite depressant. XRD, TOF-SIMS and XPS were used to examine the mineralogy and surface chemistry of ore samples collected at select stages of the milling process in the mill and in the laboratory. Data analyses showed that ZnSO4 likely promotes sulphoxyl and hydroxide adsorption to the sphalerite surface inhibiting Cu activation. Addition of ZnSO4 in the LaRonde mill has reduced …

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Optimal Bayesian Adaptive Trials When Treatment Efficacy Depends On Biomarkers, Yifan Zhang, Lorenzo Trippa, Giovanni Parmigiani

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

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Comparison Of Potential Evapotranspiration (Pet) Using Three Methods For A Grass Reference And A Natural Forest In Coastal Plain Of South Carolina, Devendra M. Amatya, Charles A. Harrison, Carl C. Trettin

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Model Performance Results In Myrtle Beach, Sc Using Virtual Beach And R Regression Software, Matthew J. Neet, R Heath Kelsey, Dwayne E. Porter, Dan W. Ramage, Adrian B. Jones

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Characterization Of The Hydraulic Behavior Of Porous Pavements, William D. Martin Iii, Nigel B. Kaye

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Hydraulic Geometry Curves And Bankfull Recurrence In The Pee Dee River Basin, Zachary Smoot, A D. Jayakaran, D R. Hitchcock

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Using Gis To Prioritize Green Infrastructure Installation Strategies In An Urbanized Watershed, Lauren Owen, Daniel R. Hitchcock, David L. White, Gene W. Eidson

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Protecting Critical I Infrastructure Along Eroding Streams Using Bioengineering Techhniques And Stream Restoration Methoodolo, William Rector

S.C. Water Resources Conference

A Proposal For Standard Reporting Of Extensive Modular Green Roof Hydraulic Performance Parameters, Nigel B. Kaye, William D. Martin Iii

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Assessment Of The Nchrp Abutment Scour Prediction Equations With Laboratory And Field Data, Stephen T. Benedict

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Water Budget Of A Surficial Aquifer In The Lower Coastal Plain: Ace Basin, Sc, Rachael L.A. Kassabian, Timothy J. Callahan, Saundra Upchurch

S.C. Water Resources Conference

A Guidance Manual For Assessing Scour Potential Using The South Carolina Bridge-Scour Envelope Curves, Stephen T. Benedict, Andral W. Caldwell, Toby D. Feaster

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Monitoring Water Quality Changes In A Forested Freshwater Wetland Threatened By Salinity, Anand Jayakaran, T M. Williams, W H. Conner, D R. Hitchcock, B Song, A T. Chow, E M. Smith

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Evaluating The Role Of Evapotranspirative Processes For Stormwater Management In Coastal South Carolina Watersheds With Shallow Groundwater, Daniel R. Hitchcock, Anand D. Jayakaran, Thomas H. Epps, Jessica A. Palazzolo

S.C. Water Resources Conference

Understanding Intelligent Systems, Tamara Kneese

Media Studies

Lattice-Tuned Magnetism Of Ru4+(4D4) Ions In Single Crystals Of The Layered Honeycomb Ruthenates Li2Ruo3 And Na2Ruo3, J. C. Wang, Jsaminka Terzic, T. F. Qi, Feng Ye, Shujuan Yuan, Saicharan Aswartham, S. V. Streltsov, D. I. Khomskii, Ribku K. Kaul, Gang Cao

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

Model For Ultrashort Laser-Pulse Induced Ionization Dynamics In Transparent Solids, Jeremy R. Gulley, Thomas E. Lanier

Faculty Articles

Sorption Of Cr(Iii) And Cr(Vi) To High And Low Pressure Synthetic Nano-Magnetite (Fe3o4)Particles, Jason Parsons, Jeffrey Hernandez, Christina M. Gonzalez, J. L. Gardea-Torresdey

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Physics

Epa's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulation For Power Plants: How Does It Work And What Will It Mean For Nevada?, Adele C. Morris

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

Cathodoluminescence Events Coincident With Muon Detection, Kenneth Zia

Senior Theses and Projects

Thermodynamics, Kinetics, And Activation Energy Studies Of The Sorption Of Chromium(Iii) And Chromium(Vi) To A Mn 3 O 4 Nanomaterial, Yvette Cantu, Abril Remes, Alejandra Reyna, Denise Martinez, Jahaziel Villarreal, Hilda Ramos, Samantha Trevino, C Tamez, A Martinez, Thomas Eubanks, Jason Parsons

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Mcdaniel, Paul William, 1916-2004 (Mss 515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Boresight Alignment Station, Marco A. Scussat, Richard M. Goeden, Jeffrey S. Scott, Richard G. Lane, Gary B. Hughes

Statistics

U.S. Drought Monitor, October 14, 2014, Mark D. Svoboda

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Complex Band Structure Of Topologically Protected Edge States, Xiaoqian Dang, John D. Burton, Alan Kalitsov, Julian P. Velev, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal Publications

Mechanics Of Large Folds In Thin Interfacial Films, Vincent Demery, Benny Davidovitch, Christian D. Santangelo

Benny Davidovitch

Semi-Fredholm Solvability In The Framework Of Singular Solutions For The (3+1)-D Protter-Morawetz Problem, Nedyu Popivanov, Todor Popov, Allen Tesdall

Publications and Research

Learning Bio-Micro-Nanotechnology, Mel I. Mendelson

Faculty Pub Night

Relations Of Water-Quality Constituent Concentrations To Surrogate Measurements In The Lower Platte River Corridor, Nebraska, 2007 Through 2011, Nathaniel J. Schaepe, Philip J. Soenksen, David L. Rus

United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications

A Surface Chemistry Study Of The Effects Of Zinc Sulphate On Sphalerite During Flotation Separation At The Laronde Mine, Dennis M. Laliberty

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Optimal Bayesian Adaptive Trials When Treatment Efficacy Depends On Biomarkers, Yifan Zhang, Lorenzo Trippa, Giovanni Parmigiani

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series