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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 ... -
On Logconcavity of Multivariate Discrete Distributions
(2017-12)The contribution of this dissertation to the literature is twofold. First, we use a geometric perspective to present all possible subdivisions of R³ into tetrahedra with disjoint interiors and adopt a combinatorial ... -
On Phase Change Material Heat Exchangers: A Computational and Experimental Investigation
(2016-10)The emergence of ground- and airborne-based high energy laser (HEL) weapon systems has created a need for high-rate thermal energy storage (TES) devices that meet demanding size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements for ... -
On the Automation of Cyber Experimentation
(2018-06)There are a variety of tools available to users to perform cyber experimentation, and many of them automate some aspects of the experimentation lifecycle. However, they either support a minimal subset of the tools across ... -
On the Characterization of Natural Language Structure and Literary Stylometry - A Network Science Approach
(2020-05)Natural language processing (NLP) techniques have been through many advancements in recent years, linguistics and scientist utilized these techniques to solve many challenges related to written language and literary. ... -
On the Classification of the Second Minimal Orbits of the Continuous Endomorphisms on the Real Line and Universality in Chaos
(2017-04)This dissertation presents full classification of second minimal odd periodic orbits of a continuous endomorphisms on the real line. A (2k + 1)-periodic orbit (k ≥ 3) is called second minimal for the map f, if 2k−1 is a ... -
On the Inverse Multiphase Stefan Problem
(2015-07)We consider inverse multiphase Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundaries. Optimal control framework is pursued, ... -
On the Qualitative Theory of the Nonlinear Degenerate Second Order Parabolic Equations Modeling Reaction-Diffusion-Convection Processes
(2018-05)We consider nonlinear second order degenerate or singular parabolic equation ut − a(um)xx + buβ + c(up)x = 0, a, m, β, p > 0, b, c ∈ R describing reaction-diffusion-convection processes arising in many areas of science and ... -
On the Qualitative Theory of the Nonlinear Parabolic p-Laplacian Type Reaction-Diffusion Equations
(2018-11)This dissertation presents full classification of the evolution of the interfaces and asymptotics of the local solution near the interfaces and at infinity for the nonlinear second order parabolic p-Laplacian type ... -
Ontogeny of Similarity and Disparity in Length-at-Age of Coral Reef Fishes in the Family Acanthuridae between Marine Protected and Fished Areas
(2019-05)Drastic reductions in the harvestable biomass of exploited fish populations on coral reefs and other marine coastal ecosystems have been hypothesized to be a consequence of astronomical and unrelenting fishing pressures, ... -
Open Census for Addressing False Identity Attacks in Decentralized Social Networks
(2017-05)We address the problem of estimating the population of a given area (e.g., a city). Unlike a centralized census where identities are reported to a single principal agency (e.g., U.S. Census Bureau) and are stored on a ... -
Optical Nanoantenna Coupled Detector and Hybrid Surface Waveguide
(2020-05)In recent years, plasmonic resonant antennas have seen widespread consideration in many detection and chemistry applications due to their potential for enhancing and confining the emission and polarization of electromagnetic ... -
Optical nanoantenna impedance matching and duality and hybrid surface phononic waveguide
(2017-05)This work contributes to critical requirements for optical and infrared nanoantenna and waveguide applications; 1) the impedance of an optical nanoantenna is addressed, and 2) long propagation lengths and high confinement ... -
Optimal Control of Coefficients for the Second Order Parabolic Free Boundary Problems
(2020-05)Dissertation aims to analyze inverse Stefan type free boundary problem for the second order parabolic PDE with unknown parameters based on the additional information given in the form of the distribution of the solution ... -
Optimal Control of the Second Order Elliptic Equations with Biomedical Applications
(2020-05)Dissertation analyzes optimal control of systems with distributed parameters described by the general boundary value problems in a bounded Lipschitz domain for the linear second order uniformly elliptic partial differential ... -
Optimization Framework for Deployment of Wireless Sensor Networks
(2017-05)In order to tackle the problem of network connectivity and sensing coverage in random placement of sensor nodes over an area of interest, this research presents an optimization and visualization framework for characterization ... -
Optimization of Chemical Kinetic Mechanism for Efficient Computation of Combustion Process in Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Configurations
(2018-05)For the development and optimization of future fuels and automotive engines, computer modeling and simulation has proved itself as an inseparable, efficient and cost effective tool to experimental studies. The traditional ... -
Optimizing Bio-diesel Production by Transesterification for Internal Combustion Engines
(2017-12)Biodiesel is an attractive alternative diesel fuel that can be obtained by transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats. The conventional base-catalyzed transesterification reaction is affected by many factors. ... -
Optimizing Dynamic Range for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators
(2018-07)The performance of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is a topic that attracts attention from the scientific community due to their diverse applications. The use of MEMS has been applied to areas of medicine, timing, ...