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Impact of Load Modeling on Power System Voltage Stability
(2017-12-01)
Under normal operating conditions, the power system is operated such that acceptable steady voltages are maintained throughout the system buses. However, during disturbances, system voltage deviates from the rated values. ...
Predictors of Resilience in Families of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Following Deinstitutionalization
(2017-05-01)
The current study utilized the family resilience model (Henry, Morris, & Harrist, 2015) to examine the relationship between empowerment, family member age, family relative number of years institutionalized, and resilience ...
Isolation and Proteomic Characterization of Escherichia Coli Persisters
(2017-12-01)
Bacteria are known to adapt in various unfavorable situations. The term ‘persister’ has emerged to signify their ability to survive under physiologically adverse environments. Persisters can even tolerate multiple lethal ...
Smart Locks: Exploring Security Breaches and Access Extensions
(2017-07-01)
The Internet of Things (IoT) has rapidly become one of the most popular devices acrossbusinesses and technology. Referred to as the next industrial revolution, it hastransformed the way devices interact with each other, ...
Use of Late-Season Herbicides on Winter Canola (Brassica napus) and Its Impacts on Yield and Seed Quality
(2017-12-01)
Canola (Brassica napus L.) was adopted in the Southern Great Plains as a means to increase the productivity and decrease weed pressure in traditional monoculture wheat. While canola has been effective at achieving this ...
Real Time Aircraft Position Estimation Utilizing Apache Storm
(2017-05-01)
Each year, the amount of data that is produced in the digital universe is continuously increasing, so much so that some sources claim that the amount of data is doubled every two years. This type of data can be characterized ...
Characterization of Preliminary Data of Indoor Air Quality in Diesel Construction Equipment Cabs
(2017-05-01)
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has been the center of attention of researchers for a long period of time, but little is known about the quality of air experienced by Heavy-duty Diesel (HDD) Construction Equipment operators. ...
Designing silicon based anode for lithium-ion batteries
(2017-05)
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the most widely used energy storage devices at present, especially in portable electronic devices. However, to satisfy the requirement of electric vehicles and other applications like grid ...
Secure Communication Protocols, Secret Sharing and Authentication Based on Goldbach Partitions
(2017-07-01)
This thesis investigates the use of Goldbach partitions for secure communication protocols and for finding large prime numbers that are fundamental to these protocols. It is proposed that multiple third parties be employed ...
Abiotic and Landscape Factors that Affect Spotted-Wing-Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) Populations in Oklahoma
(2017-05-01)
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is a species of fruit fly native to East Asia that has become a serious invasive pest around the world. SWD females possess a large sclerotized ovipositor that can puncture ...