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NAT Traversal Techniques and UDP Keep-Alive Interval Optimization
(2015-07)NAT traversal presents a challenge to Peer to Peer (P2P) applications, as in many instances a third party is needed to help initiate communication between two hosts when one is behind one or more NAT devices. Much work has ... -
A Network-Driven Approach for Characterizing Emoji Usage in Social Media
(2019-07)With the rapid growth in the number of online users, people tend to use emojis to enrich their text with emotions. In this dissertation, after an overview of the previous studies on emojis, we provide a brief introduction ... -
New Bounds for the k-out-of-n Type Probabilities and Their Applications
(2017-04)The contribution of the shape information of the underlying distribution in probability bounding problem is investigated and an efficient linear programming based bounding methodology, which takes advantage of the advanced ... -
Nonlinear Attitude Control for a 6U CubeSat with a Flexible, Deployable Boom
(2020-05)A satellite attitude control system was developed in MathWork’s Simulink for a 6U CubeSat with a flexible appendage payload. The flexible appendage is a boom that is able to store into a compact size and deploy out to 1 ... -
Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems for Linear Hyperbolic Systems with Two Independent Variables
(2019-12)Nonlocal boundary value problems in a characteristic rectangle for second order linear hyperbolic systems are considered. There are established: (i) Unimprovable sufficient conditions for general boundary value problems ... -
A Novel Approach to Containerize Existing Applications
(2018-06)Cloud computing has dominated the way different services are offered, utilized and managed over the internet. Typically, applications run inside the virtual machines in an isolated environment. However, there is always ... -
A Novel Design of Broadband Antennas with a Defected Radiating Patch Structure for Wireless Communication Systems
(2020-08)Generally, conventional wireless communication systems transfer data between two points through a channel, consisting of broadband with a multi-frequency band. Broadband or multiband is very important in wireless telec ... -
Novel Hyperspectral Imagery and Platforms for Shallow Water Environments
(2017-07)Hyperspectral measurements of the water surface in urban coastal waters are presented. Oblique bidirectional reflectance factor (BRF) imagery was acquired of coastal shallow waters within the watershed of the Indian ... -
Numerical Analysis of a Compact Helical Counterflow Heat Exchanger
(2018-04)The performance of compact counter flow heat exchangers with helically shaped passages is examined using a 1-D analytical model and compared with a high-fidelity 3-D numerical simulation. The 1-D model is capable of ... -
Numerical and Analytical Modelling for Droplet Evaporation Resulting in Convective Flow Cooling Verified by Experimentation
(2018-04)The temperature of a gaseous convective stream can be reduced by injecting a colder liquid into the stream. The extent to which this gas temperature can be reduced depends on the amount of liquid being injected into the ... -
NUMERICAL METHODS FOR EIGENVALUE COMPUTATION OF FOURTH-ORDER SELF-ADJOINT ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS
(2019-01)This dissertation is mainly concerned with three new and very different numerical methods for computing eigenvalues of fourth-order Sturm-Liouville differential operators on finite intervals with regular boundary conditions. ... -
Numerical Modeling of Phase Transition in Shock Tube Problem
(2019-12)In this work, we developed a numerical model for phase transition in shock-tube problem. This work focused on simulating shock-tube problem and the numerical framework is based on a two-phase flow model. Our simulation ... -
Numerical modeling of soy biodiesel to maximize engine power and efficiency while minimizing pollutant emissions
(2016-07)Biodiesel is a renewable fuel that can help to reduce dependence on foreign petroleum and to help control the negative environmental effects of combustion engines. This work develops a numerical model for soy biodiesel ... -
Numerical Simulation of Low Reynolds Number Locomotion in Viscoelastic Media
(2020-08)We use computational models to investigate 2D swimmers within various fluid media with low Reynolds Number. Extensions of the standard Immersed Boundary (IB) Method are proposed so that the fluid media may satisfy no slip, ... -
Numerical Simulations of Comprehensive Hydrodynamic Performance of DARPA SUBOFF Submarine
(2019-12)A numerical study of the DARPA SUBOFF model using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been presented for developing a CFD application procedure to compute the hydrodynamic performance of underwater vehicles, including ... -
Numerical Study of Erosion of the Internal Wall of Sales Gas Piping by Black Powder Particles
(2016-12)Micro particles, primarily from iron, can wreak havoc on a Sales Gas System. For example, the transport of particles with the gas flow can cause erosion damage to the piping system, lead to the release of toxic gasses, ... -
Numerical Study on Seakeeping Performance of Hydrofoil Assisted Submersible Trimaran (HAST)
(2019-03)The present study focuses on the seakeeping characteristics of Hydrofoil Assisted Submersible Trimaran (HAST). The seakeeping performance is an important part in ship design because it effects the comfort, control, ... -
Nursery Habitat Characteristics of Juvenile Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, in the northern Indian River Lagoon, FL
(2019-12)The life history of tarpon is complex, involving multiple ontogenetic habitat shifts, which spatially separate larval, juvenile, and adult populations. Juvenile tarpon are obligate users of mangrove and marsh ecosystems ... -
Object matching using the dynamic programming algorithm
(1997-03)A new algorithm for matching objects between images is developed and investigated. Affine transformations, i.e. those with translation, rotation, scaling and shearing between images are considered. Steps along the way include ... -
Oceanic Transport and Life History of the Tropical Western Atlantic Opossum Pipefish, Microphis brachyurus lineatus
(2002-05)The opossum pipefish, Microphis brachyurus lineatus, is a tropical migratory syngnathid. Adults live and breed in freshwater tributaries in specific emergent vegetative habitats. Juveniles associate with pelagic Sargassum ...