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Application of Diametral Compression Test to Evaluation of Dentin-Adhesive Interface Bond Strength
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Bond strength test is crucial for evaluation of dentin-adhesive effectiveness and for informing the design of adhesive systems. Conventional bond strength techniques have limitations with respect to accuracy and suffer ... -
Code Cache Management in Managed Language VMs to Reduce Memory Consumption for Embedded Systems
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The compiled native code generated by a just-in-time (JIT) compiler in man- aged language virtual machines (VM) is placed in a region of memory called the code cache. Code cache management (CCM) in a VM is responsible to ... -
Experimental and Modeling Study of Electrochemical and Thermal Behavior of Lithium-ion Batteries
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)This research work starts with experimental investigations of the heat generation characteristics and the effectiveness of passive cooling of commercially available LiFePO4 batteries (7.25mm×160mm×227mm, 19.5 Ah) using ... -
Investigating Potential Wetland Development in Aging Kansas Reservoirs
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Reservoirs around the world are losing their storage capacity due to sediment infilling; and with this infilling, the quality or value of some reservoir uses such as boating, fishing and recreation are diminishing. However, ... -
Prediction of Capillary Pressure and Relative Permeability Curves using Conventional Pore-scale Displacements and Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Traditional network models use simplified pore geometries to simulate multiphase flow using semi-analytical correlation-based approaches. In this work, we aim at improving these models by (I) extending the numerical ... -
Composite Action in Prestressed NU I-Girder Bridge Deck Systems Constructed with Bond Breakers to Facilitate Deck Removal
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Results are reported from tests of small scale push-off and large-scale composite NU I-girder specimens conducted to establish an interface connection detail that 1) Facilitates in-situ removal of the bridge deck without ... -
Analysis of the Effects of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) on Driver Behavior and Awareness Using a Driving Simulator
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The thesis was aimed at determining the effects of adaptive cruise control (ACC) on driver behavior and awareness using a fixed-base driving simulator. ACC provides enhanced assistance by automatically adjusting vehicle ... -
Method Development for the Quantification of Free, Interstitial, Surface, and Bound Water Content in Granular Sludge as a Predictor for Dewaterability
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)This purpose of this study was to develop a method to understand the relationship between granular sludge and its distribution of water with respect to dewatering potential. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was optimized ... -
Non-Classical Continuum Theories for Solid and Fluent Continua
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)This dissertation presents non-classical continuum theories for solid and fluent con- tinua. In these theories additional physics due to internal rotations and rotation rates arising from the Jacobian of deformation and ... -
A Face Detection and Recognition System for Color Images using Neural Networks with Boosting and Deep Learning
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)A face detection and recognition system is a biometric identification mechanism which compared to other methods such as finger print identification, speech, signature, hand written and iris recognition, is shown to be more ... -
Time is of the Essence: The Centrality of Time in Science Plays and the Cultural Implications
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Time is of the Essence: The Centrality of Time in Science Plays and the Cultural Implications examines how time operates within the narrative and structure of science plays. Combining analysis of play texts and production ... -
Measurement of the Credit Card Augmented Monetary Service Flows in the Economy
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Under accounting conventions, monetary assets cannot be added to liabilities, for example, credit card balances, which are liabilities to consumers. However, from an innovative perspective proposed by Professor William A. ... -
Performing National Identity, Civic Resistance and Cultural Memory in Costa Rica's Masked Traditions
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)“Performing National Identity, Civic Resistance and Cultural Memory in Costa Rica’s Masked Traditions” studies two performance traditions that date to the 17th century: Las mascaradas del Valle Central and El juego de los ... -
Hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry-based approaches for conformational analysis of disordered proteins in crowded conditions
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Disorder in proteins, or in extended protein regions, is more commonplace and functionally relevant than was conventionally assumed. Until a few decades ago, well-defined structure was considered as the only prerequisite ... -
Epigenetics of Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and Phenotypically Normal Individuals
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Background It is difficult to distinguish between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as they share many symptoms and many susceptibility genetic loci. Due to the similarities in phenotype between Crohn’s disease and ... -
How to Build an Army: The Constitutive Utopian Rhetoric of Julius Wayland in the Appeal to Reason
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Founded and edited by Julius Augustus Wayland, the Appeal to Reason, an influential socialist newspaper at the turn of the twentieth century, succeeded where every other contemporary radical periodical failed. It attracted ... -
Integrating in situ Geochronology and Metamorphic Petrology: An Example from the Gruf Complex, European Central Alps
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Understanding the thermal evolution (i.e. the timing, rate, duration, and magnitude of thermal events) within mountain belts has important implications for the geodynamic evolution of both ancient and modern orogenies. ... -
Political Economy of Wealth Inequality and Property Ownership
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)After the World War era, there has been a gradual rise in wealth Inequality in industrialized economies, with wealth in the United States becoming more concentrated than wealth in most European economies.[1] Current research ... -
Moving mesh methods for numerical solution of porous medium equations
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Porous medium equation (PME) has been found in many applications of the physical sciences. The equation is nonlinear, degenerate, and in many situations has a free boundary, which altogether pose great challenges for ... -
Explicit teaching of Japanese mimetic words using voicing, gemintion, and reduplication rules
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Mimetics are commonly used by Japanese native speakers to express the manner of actions and sensations. However, they are often not taught explicitly in many Japanese language classrooms. The current study tested a novel ...
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