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Gw170608: Observation Of A 19 Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, T. Adams, P. Addesso, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. Adya, C. Affeldt, M. Afrough, B. Agarwal, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, N. Aggarwal, O. D. Aguiar, L. Aiello, A. Ain, P. Ajith, B. Allen, G. Allen, A. Allocca, P. A. Altin, A. Amato, A. Ananyeva, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, S. V. Angelova, S. Antier Jan 2017

Gw170608: Observation Of A 19 Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, T. Adams, P. Addesso, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. Adya, C. Affeldt, M. Afrough, B. Agarwal, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, N. Aggarwal, O. D. Aguiar, L. Aiello, A. Ain, P. Ajith, B. Allen, G. Allen, A. Allocca, P. A. Altin, A. Amato, A. Ananyeva, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, S. V. Angelova, S. Antier

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications and Presentations

On 2017 June 8 at 02:01:16.49 UTC, a gravitational-wave (GW) signal from the merger of two stellar-mass blackholes was observed by the two Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory detectors with anetwork signal-to-noise ratio of 13. This system is the lightest black hole binary so far observed, with componentmasses of 12+7-2M⊙7+2-2 (90% credible intervals). These lie in the range of measured black hole masses inlow-mass X-ray binaries, thus allowing us to compare black holes detected through GWs with electromagneticobservations. The source's luminosity distance is 340+140-140corresponding to redshift -0.07+0.03003. We verify thatthe signal waveform is consistent with the predictions of general relativity.

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Two Long-Term Intermittent Pulsars Discovered In The Palfa Survey, A. G. Lyne, B. W. Stappers, P. C.C. Freire, J. W.T. Hessels, V. M. Kaspi, B. Allen, S. Bogdanov, A. Brazier, F. Camilo, F. Cardoso, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, F. Crawford, J. S. Deneva, R. D. Ferdman, F. A. Jenet, B. Knispel, P. Lazarus, J. Van Leeuwen, R. Lynch, E. Madsen, M. A. Mclaughlin, E. Parent, C. Patel, S. M. Ransom, P. Scholz, A. Seymour, X. Siemens, L. G. Spitler, I. H. Stairs Jan 2017

Two Long-Term Intermittent Pulsars Discovered In The Palfa Survey, A. G. Lyne, B. W. Stappers, P. C.C. Freire, J. W.T. Hessels, V. M. Kaspi, B. Allen, S. Bogdanov, A. Brazier, F. Camilo, F. Cardoso, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, F. Crawford, J. S. Deneva, R. D. Ferdman, F. A. Jenet, B. Knispel, P. Lazarus, J. Van Leeuwen, R. Lynch, E. Madsen, M. A. Mclaughlin, E. Parent, C. Patel, S. M. Ransom, P. Scholz, A. Seymour, X. Siemens, L. G. Spitler, I. H. Stairs

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications and Presentations

We report the discovery of two long-term intermittent radio pulsars in the ongoing Pulsar Arecibo L-Band Feed Array survey. Following discovery with the Arecibo Telescope, extended observations of these pulsars over several years at Jodrell Bank Observatory have revealed the details of their rotation and radiation properties. PSRs J1910+0517 and J1929+1357 show long-term extreme bimodal intermittency, switching between active (ON) and inactive (OFF) emission states and indicating the presence of a large, hitherto unrecognized underlying population of such objects. For PSR J1929+1357, the initial duty cycle was f ON = 0.008, but two years later, this changed quite abruptly to …

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A Remark On Non-Integral P-Adic Slopes For Modular Formsune Remarque Sur Les Pentes P-Adiques Non Entières Des Formes Modulaires, John Bergdall, Robert Pollack Jan 2017

A Remark On Non-Integral P-Adic Slopes For Modular Formsune Remarque Sur Les Pentes P-Adiques Non Entières Des Formes Modulaires, John Bergdall, Robert Pollack

Mathematics Faculty Research and Scholarship

We give a sufficient condition, namely “Buzzard irregularity”, for there to exist a cuspidal eigenform which does not have integral p-adic slope.

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Slopes Of Modular Forms And The Ghost Conjecture, John Bergdall, Robert Pollack Jan 2017

Slopes Of Modular Forms And The Ghost Conjecture, John Bergdall, Robert Pollack

Mathematics Faculty Research and Scholarship

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Paraboline Variation Of P-Adic Families Of (Φ; Γ)-Modules, John Bergdall Jan 2017

Paraboline Variation Of P-Adic Families Of (Φ; Γ)-Modules, John Bergdall

Mathematics Faculty Research and Scholarship

We study the p-adic variation of triangulations over p-adic families of 𝜑 𝛤 -modules. In particular, we study certain canonical sub-filtrations of the pointwise triangulations and show that they extend to affinoid neighborhoods of crystalline points. This generalizes results of Kedlaya, Pottharst and Xiao and (independently) Liu in the case where one expects the entire triangulation to extend. We also study the ramification of weight parameters over natural -adic families.

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Comparative Study Of The Distribution Of Repetitive Dna In Model Organisms, Mohamed K. Aburweis Jan 2017

Comparative Study Of The Distribution Of Repetitive Dna In Model Organisms, Mohamed K. Aburweis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Repetitive DNA elements are abundant in the genome of a wide range of organisms. In mammals, repetitive elements comprise about 40-50% of the total genomes. However, their biological functions remain largely unknown. Analysis of their abundance and distribution may shed some light on how they affect genome structure, function, and evolution. We conducted a detailed comparative analysis of repetitive DNA elements across ten different eukaryotic organisms, including chicken (G. gallus), zebrafish (D. rerio), Fugu (T. rubripes), fruit fly (D. melanogaster), and nematode worm (C. elegans), along with five mammalian organisms: human (H. sapiens), mouse (M. musculus), cow (B. taurus), rat …

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A Demonstration Study Of Drainage Water Management In Eastern South Dakota, Ashik Sahani Jan 2017

A Demonstration Study Of Drainage Water Management In Eastern South Dakota, Ashik Sahani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Subsurface drainage is a common water management practice for improving crop production in poorly drained soils; however, the practice is associated with several environmental concerns such as nutrient losses to downstream surface waters. These environmental concerns from subsurface drainage have prompted interest in drainage water management strategies such as controlled drainage. This study assessed the agronomic and environmental impacts of drainage water management in eastern South Dakota by using two demonstration plots for controlled and conventional drainage. Drain flow, nitrate and dissolved phosphorous concentration in drain water, shallow groundwater, crop yield, residual soil nitrate, soil moisture and temperature, soil penetration …

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Swift Foxes In Southwestern South Dakota: Assessing The Current Status Of A Reintroduced Population, Sarah Ann Nevison Jan 2017

Swift Foxes In Southwestern South Dakota: Assessing The Current Status Of A Reintroduced Population, Sarah Ann Nevison

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Swift foxes (Vulpes velox) were reintroduced into Badlands National Park between 2003 and 2006 after being nearly extirpated from South Dakota in the early 1900’s. Genetic analysis provided strong evidence that the reintroduction was successful, but viability analysis indicated the population may be in jeopardy with a high probability of extinction. Recently, the population has declined due to various biotic and abiotic factors (e.g., recent weather patterns, effects of plague [Yersinia pestis], and increased coyote [Canis latrans] numbers). No information on the status of swift foxes has been collected since 2009. Between 2014 and 2016, the objectives of this study …

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Soil Response To Cropping Sequences And Grazing Under Integrated Crop-Livestock System, Hanxiao Feng Jan 2017

Soil Response To Cropping Sequences And Grazing Under Integrated Crop-Livestock System, Hanxiao Feng

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) is helpful in diversifying a farm for improving its long-term sustainability and economic benefits. In the United States, the ICLS has been increasing in recent years because of its economic and environmental benefits. However, the impacts of ICLS on soil quality is not well documented in North Dakota. The objective of our study is to assess the impacts of cropping sequences and cattle grazing on the selected soil properties in the crop diversity and livestock integration practice. This study site was established in 2010 at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, Dickinson, North Dakota. The study design …

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Relationship Of The Fractal And Chemical Characteristics Of Self-Assembled Natural Organic Matter, Dennis K. Gibson Jan 2017

Relationship Of The Fractal And Chemical Characteristics Of Self-Assembled Natural Organic Matter, Dennis K. Gibson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Natural Organic Matter (NOM) is a heterogeneous mixture formed by the degradation of organic substances during early diagenesis in surficial environments. It has been shown that the interaction of the components that comprise this mixture has a significant impact on its microbial mineralization to CO2. The extent of NOM selfassembly is emerging as an important factor in understanding its role in the global geochemical carbon cycle, and it is beginning to appear that it may be more important than the chemical composition of a sample. The overall goal of this research is to establish NOM’s self-assembled “architecture” and …

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Impacts Of Integrated Crop-Livestock System On Soil Surface Greenhouse Gas Fluxes At A Farm Scale In South Dakota, Brant Douville Jan 2017

Impacts Of Integrated Crop-Livestock System On Soil Surface Greenhouse Gas Fluxes At A Farm Scale In South Dakota, Brant Douville

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Grazing and cover crops (CC) can impact soil nutrient cycling but may increase the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from soils. However, little is known about their impacts on soil properties and soil surface GHG emissions in an integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) in South Dakota, USA. The present study was conducted at a farm scale at the Research Farm of South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, to assess the impact of cover crops and grazing on soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and bulk density (BD), and soil surface carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide …

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The Analysis Of Flavor Compounds In Green Tea Using Ice Concentration Linked With Extractive Stirrer (Icecles), Abdullah H. Alluhayb Jan 2017

The Analysis Of Flavor Compounds In Green Tea Using Ice Concentration Linked With Extractive Stirrer (Icecles), Abdullah H. Alluhayb

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sample preparation of target components from food samples is one of the most difficult steps in this type of analysis. Many extraction techniques have been used for this purpose, such as liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), solid-phase extraction (SPE), solid-phase microextraction (SPME), and stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE). Although each of these techniques works well, they each have a number of disadvantages, including selectivity, relatively high cost, long preparation time, and matrix effects. Ice concentration linked with extractive stirrer (ICECLES) is a promising new sample preparation technique, especially for the extraction of relatively polar compounds, …

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Comprehensive Structural, Thermal And Toxicological Characterization Of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Alkylbenzenesulfonate Ionic Liquids, Hiranmayee Kandala Jan 2017

Comprehensive Structural, Thermal And Toxicological Characterization Of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Alkylbenzenesulfonate Ionic Liquids, Hiranmayee Kandala

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Synthesis and characterization of 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium alkylbenzenesulfonate ionic liquids for extraction of lignin from prairie cord grass have been studied. The ionic liquids (ILs) 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium benzenesulfonate (EBS), 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium toluenesulfonate (ETS) and 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium xylenesulfonate (EXS) have been synthesized in this research. An extensive structural, physical, thermal and toxicological characterization has been performed to understand the behavior of these ionic liquids. The reaction yield for the synthesis of EBS, ETS, and EXS ionic liquids was determined to be 91.2 ± 1.5 %, 96.1 ± 0.7 %, 99.0 ± 0.5 % respectively. Spectral analysis using NMR and FTIR confirms the …

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The Relationship Between Recollection, Knowledge Transfer, And Student Attitudes Towards Chemistry, Oluwatobi Omobonike Odeleye Jan 2017

The Relationship Between Recollection, Knowledge Transfer, And Student Attitudes Towards Chemistry, Oluwatobi Omobonike Odeleye

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Certain foundational concepts, including acid-base theory, chemical bonding and intermolecular forces (IMFs), appear throughout the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. The level of understanding of these foundational concepts influences the ability of students to recognize the relationships between sub-disciplines in chemistry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student attitudes towards chemistry and their abilities to recollect and transfer knowledge of IMFs, a foundational concept, to their daily lives as well as to other classes. Data were collected using surveys, interviews and classroom observations, and analyzed using qualitative methods. The data show that while most students were able …

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Impacts Of Landscape Position And Nitrogen Fertilizer On Soils, Carbon And Nitrogen Leaching, And Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Switchgrass Production In South Dakota, Liming Lai Jan 2017

Impacts Of Landscape Position And Nitrogen Fertilizer On Soils, Carbon And Nitrogen Leaching, And Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Switchgrass Production In South Dakota, Liming Lai

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) production for biofuels has potential economic values. It can also improve soil properties and perform better under marginal lands than the other major biomass crops. However, little is known about its potential ecological impacts assessed in terms of soils, water, and air quality in the northern Great Plains region of United States of America. The objectives of this study were to (i) evaluate the impacts of nitrogen fertilization rate (N rate) and landscape position on soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), bulk density (ρb), and phosphorus (P) in switchgrass field; (ii) assess …

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Impacts Of Crop Residue And Cover Crops On Soil Hydrological Properties, Soil Water Storage And Water Use Efficiency Of Soybean Crop, Kopila Subedi-Chalise Jan 2017

Impacts Of Crop Residue And Cover Crops On Soil Hydrological Properties, Soil Water Storage And Water Use Efficiency Of Soybean Crop, Kopila Subedi-Chalise

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Cover crops and crop residue play a multifunctional role in improving soil hydrological properties, soil water storage and water use efficiency (WUE). This study was conducted to better understand the role of crop residue and cover crop on soil properties and soil water dynamics. The study was conducted at the USDA-ARS North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, located in Brookings, South Dakota. Two residue removal treatments that include low residue removal (LRR) and high residue removal (HRR) were established in 2000 with randomized complete block design under no-till corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) rotation. In 2005, cover …

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Design, Synthesis And Biological Screening Of Novel Cucsinspired Estrone Analogues Towards Treatment Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Mater Hussen Mahnashi Jan 2017

Design, Synthesis And Biological Screening Of Novel Cucsinspired Estrone Analogues Towards Treatment Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Mater Hussen Mahnashi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Cucurbitacins (CUCS) are natural products with highly oxygenated tetracyclic triterpenes produced mostly by Cucurbitaceae family plant. They are known for their therapeutic efficiency with different biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and anti-cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Previous reports have shown the ability of CUCS to inhibit the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (HepG-2) significantly. Structural activity relationship studies suggested the potential of the 23, 24 enone side chain of CUCS to bind to the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR). Due to the limited quantities of CUCS upon isolation and the challenges …

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Interactive Effects Of Cover Crops, Invertebrate Communities And Soil Health In Corn Production Systems, Claire Lacanne Jan 2017

Interactive Effects Of Cover Crops, Invertebrate Communities And Soil Health In Corn Production Systems, Claire Lacanne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The adoption of regenerative farming practices is gaining traction, but the costs and benefits are not often considered on a systems level. Encouraging biodiversity and soil health is the goal of many agricultural practices used in regenerative farming; regenerative systems employ practices which abide by the two main principles of increasing biodiversity and decreasing disturbance, with the goal of encouraging ecosystem functioning to minimize inputs and maximize the productivity of a farm. I examined the management of corn (Zea mays) fields across four states in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Regenerative systems in this study …

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An Integrated Evaluation Of The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program In South Dakota, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer Jan 2017

An Integrated Evaluation Of The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program In South Dakota, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Grassland restoration efforts in North America typically share the goal of improving ecological conditions for wildlife; however, it is unclear in many cases if goals are met. The South Dakota Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was initiated to alleviate agriculturally-related environmental degradation by converting 40,469 hectares of eligible cropland and marginal pastureland to perennial vegetation. The program aims to provide habitat for obligate grassland breeding songbirds, while producing an additional 285,000 pheasants and 60,000 ducks annually. As part of a collaborative comprehensive evaluation effort, my research assessed the response of grassland-dependent breeding birds to CREP implementation at varying spatial scales …

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Cbl And Cbl-B Dictate Csf-1r Endocytic Traffic And Signaling In Macrophages, Lu Huang Jan 2017

Cbl And Cbl-B Dictate Csf-1r Endocytic Traffic And Signaling In Macrophages, Lu Huang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor (CSF-1R or MCSFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase essential for the growth and function of macrophages. Understanding the mechanisms that regulate CSF-1R activation and deactivation will provide insights to clinical treatment of macrophage related diseases including chronic inflammation and cancer. Previously, our laboratory showed that CSF-1R undergoes a novel membrane trafficking route that involves macropinocytosis to deactivate CSF-1R signaling. This thesis makes the discovery that the ubiquitin ligases Cbl and Cbl-b cooperate to regulate CSF-1R endocytosis and traffic to macropinosome in macrophages. Macrophages were derived from mice knocked out for Cbl, Cbl-b or the double …

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Assessment Of Watershed Condition And Vulnerability To Forecasted Land-Use/Land-Cover Change In The Northwestern Great Plains Of Western South Dakota, Aaron Suehring Jan 2017

Assessment Of Watershed Condition And Vulnerability To Forecasted Land-Use/Land-Cover Change In The Northwestern Great Plains Of Western South Dakota, Aaron Suehring

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A projected increase in global population by mid-century will likely further intensify agricultural practices given future demand for food, increasing the strain on the nation’s aquatic resources. Extensive water quality monitoring will be important in agriculturally dominated regions. The main objectives of this effort were to develop an approach to assess watershed condition and watershed vulnerability to land-use/landcover (LULC) change under multiple scenarios of future development. We used U.S. EPA’s Analytical Tools Interface for Landscape Assessment (ATtILA) to analyze landscape spatial data to determine the condition of wadeable, perennial stream watersheds in the Northwestern Great Plains level III ecoregion of …

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Biotic Integrity In The Northwestern Great Plains And Mechanisms Regulating Stream Condition In South Dakota, Chad Kaiser Jan 2017

Biotic Integrity In The Northwestern Great Plains And Mechanisms Regulating Stream Condition In South Dakota, Chad Kaiser

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Anthropogenic disturbance of streams can alter biotic integrity in various ways. Some degradation is easy to classify and monitor, others such as habitat impairment may be less easy to quantify. The Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a unique method of assessing the aquatic health of an ecosystem. Beginning in 2010 the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SD DENR) began implementing biological monitoring on wadeable streams by developing an IBI for the Northern Glaciated Plains ecoregion in eastern SD (Krause et al. 2013). Prior to this survey the condition of the majority of SD’s streams was unknown. …

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Heterogeneous Nitrogen Losses: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Changes In Management Across South Dakota, Archibold Quaye Jan 2017

Heterogeneous Nitrogen Losses: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Changes In Management Across South Dakota, Archibold Quaye

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The loss of nitrogen fertilizer into the atmosphere and waterways is of increasing concern for citizens and policy makers. This is particularly relevant for hypoxia in rivers, lakes, and oceans, but also relevant for policy makers in reducing the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. GHGs trap heat in the atmosphere and include: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases. Overall, the estimated contribution from the agricultural sector to GHG emissions was 9% in 2013 (EPA, 2013). Further, the addition of nitrogen to the soil through the use of synthetic fertilizers is a main contributor to …

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Neutrosophic Operational Research - Vol. 1, Florentin Smarandache, Mohamed Abdel Basset, Yongquan Zhou Jan 2017

Neutrosophic Operational Research - Vol. 1, Florentin Smarandache, Mohamed Abdel Basset, Yongquan Zhou

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

This book is an excellent exposition of the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to generate data analytic insights to make evidence-based decisions, to improve productivity, and to manage cost-risk and benefitopportunity in public and private sectors. The design and the content of the book make it an up-to-date and timely reference for professionals, academics, students, and employees, in particular those involved in strategic and operational decisionmaking processes to evaluate and prioritize alternatives to boost productivity growth, to optimize the efficiency of resource utilization, and to maximize the effectiveness of outputs and impacts to stakeholders. It is concerned with the …

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Nidus Idearum. Scilogs, Iii: Viva La Neutrosophia!, Florentin Smarandache Jan 2017

Nidus Idearum. Scilogs, Iii: Viva La Neutrosophia!, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Welcome into my scientific lab! My lab[oratory] is a virtual facility with noncontrolled conditions in which I mostly perform scientific meditation and chats: a nest of ideas (nidus idearum, in Latin). I called the jottings herein scilogs (truncations of the words scientific, and gr. Λόγος – appealing rather to its original meanings "ground", "opinion", "expectation"), combining the welly of both science and informal (via internet) talks (in English, French, and Romanian). * In this third book of scilogs collected from my nest of ideas, one may find new and old questions and solutions, referring to topics on NEUTROSOPHY – email …

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A Bipolar Single Valued Neutrosophic Isolated Graphs: Revisited, Florentin Smarandache, Said Broumi, Assia Bakali, Mohamed Talea, Mohsin Khan Jan 2017

A Bipolar Single Valued Neutrosophic Isolated Graphs: Revisited, Florentin Smarandache, Said Broumi, Assia Bakali, Mohamed Talea, Mohsin Khan

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

In this research paper, the graph of the bipolar single-valued neutrosophic set model (BSVNS) is proposed. The graphs of single valued neutrosophic set models is generalized by this graph. For the BSVNS model, several results have been proved on complete and isolated graphs. Adding, an important and suitable condition for the graphs of the BSVNS model to become an isolated graph of the BSVNS model has been demonstrated.

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Mining Data On Traumatic Brain Injury With Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick, Nancy Carney, Rosemary Nettleton Jan 2017

Mining Data On Traumatic Brain Injury With Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick, Nancy Carney, Rosemary Nettleton

Systems Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper reports the analysis of data on traumatic brain injury using a probabilistic graphical modeling technique known as reconstructability analysis (RA). The analysis shows the flexibility, power, and comprehensibility of RA modeling, which is well-suited for mining biomedical data. One finding of the analysis is that education is a confounding variable for the Digit Symbol Test in discriminating the severity of concussion; another - and anomalous - finding is that previous head injury predicts improved performance on the Reaction Time test. This analysis was exploratory, so its findings require follow-on confirmatory tests of their generalizability.

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Gas Sensing Response Of Nickel Doped Calcium Copper Titanate Thin Films Synthesized By Sol-Gel Method, Arisara Boontum Jan 2017

Gas Sensing Response Of Nickel Doped Calcium Copper Titanate Thin Films Synthesized By Sol-Gel Method, Arisara Boontum

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nickel-doped calcium copper titanate (Ni-doped CCTO) thin films prepared by nickel oxide (NiO) and nickel (II) acetate (C4H6NiO4) have been synthesized using sol-gel method. Four layers of Ni-doped CCTO films with various nickel dopant concentrations including undoped film were deposited by a spin coating technique on silicon and alumina substrates. Each film layer was annealed at a fixed annealing temperature of 800 °C. All samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). Only the doped films prepared by NiO were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy. Moreover, the …

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การพัฒนามอดูลเซลล์สุริยะเคมีไฟฟ้าเชิงแสงต้นทุนตํ่า, วีระยุทธ์ เก้าเอี้ยน Jan 2017

การพัฒนามอดูลเซลล์สุริยะเคมีไฟฟ้าเชิงแสงต้นทุนตํ่า, วีระยุทธ์ เก้าเอี้ยน

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มุ่งหวังพัฒนาต้นแบบมอดูลเซลล์สุริยะชนิดสีย้อมไวแสง (DSSC) ขนาดใหญ่ โดยคำนึงถึงปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อการขยายส่วนการผลิตมอดูล ประสิทธิภาพการเปลี่ยนรูปพลังงาน ต้นทุนในการผลิต และเสถียรภาพของมอดูล ส่วนแรกสังเคราะห์สารประกอบนิกเกิลเซเลไนด์ (Ni0.85Se) ด้วยเทคนิคไฮโดรเทอร์มอลเพื่อเตรียมเป็นขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วมทดแทนการใช้โลหะแพลททินัมที่มีราคาแพง ส่วนที่สองสังเคราะห์เจลพอลิเมอร์อิเล็กโทรไลต์ (GPE) โดยผสมสารอะเซตาไมด์เข้ากับโพลิเอททิลีนออกไซด์ โซเดียมไอโอไดด์ และไอโอดีน เพื่อทดแทนการใช้อิเล็กโทรไลต์เหลว ผลการทดสอบสมรรถนะของเซลล์ทดสอบขนาดพื้นที่รับแสง 0.25 cm2 พบว่าเซลล์ทดสอบ DSSC ที่ใช้ Ni0.85Se เป็นขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วม และเซลล์ทดสอบ DSSC ที่ใช้ GPE ผสมสารอะเซตาไมด์ร้อยละ 8 โดยนํ้าหนัก ให้ประสิทธิภาพการเปลี่ยนรูปพลังงานแสงเป็นกระแสไฟฟ้า (PCE) = 2.6% และ 2.7 % ตามลำดับ ใกล้เคียงกับผลของเซลล์ควบคุมที่ใช้ขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วมโลหะแพลททินัมและอิเล็กโทรไลต์เหลว (PCE = 3.0%) อย่างไรก็ตามเซลล์ทดสอบ DSSC ที่ใช้ทั้งขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วม Ni0.85Se และ GPE ในเซลล์เดียวกัน ให้ค่า PCE = 2.2% จากผลการทดลองระดับห้องปฏิบัติการนำไปสู่การพัฒนาเซลล์แสงอาทิตย์ที่มีพื้นที่รับแสงขนาดใหญ่ขึ้น ผลการทดสอบสมรรถนะของเซลล์ทดสอบขนาดพื้นที่รับแสง 2.25 cm2 พบว่าเซลล์ควบคุมและเซลล์ทดสอบที่ใช้ทั้งขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วม Ni0.85Se และ GPE ในเซลล์เดียวกัน ให้ค่า PCE = 2.8% และ 1.4% ตามลาดับ สรุปได้ว่าเมื่อขยายขนาดพื้นที่รับแสง สมรรถนะของเซลล์ทดสอบ DSSC ที่ใช้ทั้งขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วม Ni0.85Se และ GPE ในเซลล์เดียวกัน ลดตํ่าลงจากเซลล์ควบคุมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ ผลการวิเคราะห์พบว่าความต้านทานอนุกรมในเซลล์เพิ่มขึ้นตามขนาดของพื้นที่รับแสง เบื้องต้นแก้ไขด้วยการปรับปรุงสภาพการนำไฟฟ้าโดยเพิ่มเส้นทางถ่ายโอนอิเล็กตรอนบนหน้าสัมผัสของขั้วไฟฟ้าทั้งสองด้านของเซลล์ทดสอบ ผลที่ได้จะนำไปประยุกต์ในเซลล์ทดสอบที่มีพื้นที่รับแสงขนาดใหญ่ขึ้นต่อไป
คำสำคัญ : เซลล์สุริยะชนิดสียอมไวแสง, เจลพอลิเมอร์อิเล็กโทรไลต์, ขั้วไฟฟ้าร่วมนิเกิลเซเลไนด์

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Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

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