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Controllability of Linear and Nonlinear Control Systems related through Simulation Relations
(2015-12)
For nonlinear input-disturbance systems that are connected by a simulation relation, we examine to what extent they share certain controllability properties. Specifically our main objective is to determine the conditions ...
Echoes and Mirrors: Respectful Teacher Leadership and Leadership Acceptance Among Adolescent Students
(2013)
Teacher leadership has gained some recognition in the context of school improvement and usually pertains to more or less administrative activities. Little inquiry concentrates on the teacher as a leadership figure in the ...
Development and Preclinical Evaluation of Enzyme Prodrug Therapies Targeted to the Tumor Vasculature
(2014)
Breast cancer is a global health concern of high prevalence that lacks safe and effective therapies for advanced cases. A targeted enzyme prodrug therapy aims to address this issue using an enzyme localized to the tumor ...
Innovative Visualizations Shed Light on Avian Nocturnal Migration
(PLos One, 2016-08-24)
Globally, billions of flying animals undergo seasonal migrations, many of which occur at night. The temporal and spatial scales at which migrations occur and our inability to directly observe these nocturnal movements makes ...
Mid-wavelength and long-wavelength interband cascade infrared photodetectors
(2017-10-30)
Interband cascade (IC) devices are a family of infrared optoelectronic devices that includes interband cascade lasers (ICLs), interband cascade infrared photodetectors (ICIPs) and interband cascade infrared thermophotovoltaics ...
A Pectate Lyase-Coding Gene Abundantly Expressed during Early Stages of Infection Is Required for Full Virulence in Alternaria brassicicola
(PLos One, 2015-05-21)
Alternaria brassicicola causes black spot disease of Brassica species. The functional importance of pectin digestion enzymes and unidentified phytotoxins in fungal pathogenesis has been suspected but not verified in A. ...
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE RHEOLOGY AND STABILITY BEHAVIOUR OF SURFACTANT STABILIZED WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION
(2016-12-16)
Formation water almost always comes out with crude oil production. Under extreme mixing and high turbulence provided by pumps, valves, chokes and pipelines in the production system, water and oil can mix to form highly ...
Developing a Pricing Strategy for the Los Angeles Dodgers
(2014-06-22)
The article discusses the downfall of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California, and also suggests to develop pricing policies for its revival. It mentions that the number of ...
PABLITA VELARDE, HELEN HARDIN, AND MARGARETE BAGSHAW: THREE GENERATIONS OF ASSERTION, EXPRESSION, AND INNOVATION
(2018-05-11)
This dissertation examines the work of three generations of Santa Clara women, Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), Helen Hardin (1943-1984) and Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015). In order to contextualize their work, I discuss the ...
RISK TOO MUCH TO GAIN TOO LITTLE: ASTROTURFING STRATEGY, ITS PRESUMED EFFECTS AND LIMITATIONS
(2018-12-14)
Astroturfing strategies are deceptive mechanisms that hide the source of the information from the publics. By not disclosing the persuasive intent and identity of the sources behind these communicative efforts, organizations ...