This paper attempts to apply clustering techniques from data science to the economic problem of generating a country-level development taxonomy. Development taxonomies currently in use su er from two key issues. First, ...

Ewing’s Sarcoma (ES) is the second most prevalent pediatric soft tissue sarcoma. ES is caused by a chromosomal translocation which fuses the EWS gene of chromosome 22 to the FLI1 gene of chromosome 11 resulting in the ...

The state of Delaware is in the middle of the Atlantic Flyway of migratory waterfowl. This poses a problem for the poultry industry because waterfowl are the primary reservoir for avian influenza, which threatens the health ...

The goal of this thesis is to provide an understanding of a practical portable direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) stack system as well as produce a fuel cell stack that can be used for testing and demonstration purposes. DMFCs ...

The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is a critical step in the development of chemical storage systems for renewable energy. Practical implementation of such a system will require catalysts which are not only ...

This study investigated the relationship that fictional detective had with professional detective during the mid and late Victorian era as figures that helped to instill some form of “truth” after it had been broken down ...

Autophagy is a process where cytoplasmic components are engulfed by a phagophore, which then fuses with lysosomes to degrade its contents. This is a highly regulated and conserved process that is active during conditions ...

Colic is a universal term for abdominal pain and is the top equine emergency seen today with a fatality of almost 7%. The cause of colic could be anything from diet to disease or stress, but nothing in horses has been ...

Catalysts design for practical applications has traditionally been a loosely directed random search among the many available parameters for modern catalysts, such as material composition, structure, preparation methods, ...

The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an agriculturally significant beneficial insect that contributes an estimated $15 billion per year through the ecosystem service of pollination. Since the onset of Colony Collapse ...