The doctoral dissertation and master's thesis reflects the scholarly research in a graduate program as required for the completion of the degree at the University of Delaware.
A cable suspended parallel robot is based on the idea of a Gough-Stewart platform parallel link manipulator. The unique feature is that cables are used as the links and winches are the actuators. Traditional parallel ...
This thesis describes experiments used to evaluate the performance of a novel oscillatory flow mixer consisting of a pair of flexible chambers connected by perforated plates, or septa. During operation, the septa undergo ...
Optical gyroscopes have been of great interest in navigation fields due to their wide dynamic range, high accuracy, and immunization of the mechanical abrasion, friction and stress. Optical gyroscopes include ring laser ...
Ongoing deterioration of the nation's bridge inventory, combined with limited financial resources for maintaining it, makes the role of bridge management more important than ever. In order to effectively manage a bridge ...
Feist, Benjamin Jacob(University of Delaware, 2006)
In recent years, the use of high-throughput experimentation has grown as a methodology to increase the speed at which experiments have been performed. This speed advantage has been coupled with numerous modeling techniques ...
New catalysts have been developed by combining Pd-based bimetallic catalysts and zeolite supports to achieve higher selectivity for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene in a stream containing excess ethylene at relatively ...
Alien plants are replacing native plants in many terrestrial landscapes. This study is one of very few to examine explicitly the impact of alien plants on insect communities. Several insect community parameters (biomass, ...
Steiger, DeAnna Lee Borchardt(University of Delaware, 2006)
Voltage clamp methods, developed to study electrical properties of tissues, were investigated and optimized for use with insect midgut tissues. In optimizing the methodology for use with small tissues, the resistance between ...
Guhl, Katherine Elizabeth(University of Delaware, 2006)
Root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are microscopic endoparasites that infect a broad range of host plants. The goal of this project was to identify protein components of the plant cell wall that are important in root ...
Herbert, Lynley Anne(University of Delaware, 2006)
In the fall of 2004, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchased an 8 ½ by 10 ½ inch painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna, known as the Stroganoff Madonna, for 45 million dollars. Such an exorbitant expense was ...
At Cape Henlopen, Delaware, USA, intertidal groundwater seeps occur along the shoreline, and these seeps have been the subject of recent studies. Within this zone of mixing between surface water and groundwater, sharp ...
Christel, Douglas William(University of Delaware, 2005)
Efforts to understand the impacts of fisheries management regimes have focused on describing the effects of management measures on coastal communities. Few researchers have explored how fishermen think about and perceive ...
Trilliums are herbaceous perennials and forest understory geophytes that grow from underground rhizomes commonly producing only a single new shoot each year. Reasonable protocols need to be further developed for the ...
It is known that an organization can dramatically improve the efficiency of its operations by applying the practices of its best-performing internal units throughout the organization---a process known as 'internal ...
This project was designed to explore and identify gross motor coordination deficits in children with dyslexia using two standardized motor assessment tests: Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC) and the ...
Miller, Caralynne M.(University of Delaware, 2005)
Impaired balance and fatigue are two common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) that can impact the everyday activities of MS patients. Maintaining balance during walking, referred to as dynamic balance, requires the legs ...
Accurate prediction of sea level and sea current is of significant importance for a large variety of issues affecting coastal residents and businesses. Tidal height and tidal current predictions are published by the National ...
Ultrasound contrast agents are micron size bubbles used for medical purposes such as diagnostic ultrasound imaging and targeted drug delivery. These bubbles are encapsulated with a shell and have a sparingly soluble gas ...
The US beef, pork, and broiler industry structures have undergone significant changes over the course of the last thirty years. Such changes include increased concentration at the wholesale/packer level as well as increased ...
Silicon carbide (SiC) materials have unique materials properties, such as high good thermal conductivity high saturated velocity and high breakdown field, which make them attractive many applications in the areas of high ...