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  • Physical vapor deposition of novel thin-film solar absorbers

    Creator:
    Waters, Benjamin E.
    Abstract:
    Current leading thin-film solar cell technologies, i.e., cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), employ elements which are either toxic (Cd), or rare and/or expensive (In, Te, Ga, and Cd). The aim of this thesis is to investigate new, abundant, non-toxic p-type semiconductors for potential solar absorber application....
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Benjamin E. Waters for the

  • A Novel CCRW Receiver with Variable Width Window for Mitigating Multipath and Ambiguity in GNSS Positioning

    Creator:
    Alhussein, Fahad
    Abstract:
    This work presents a novel CCRW receiver that utilizes a window of variable width, for e˙ectively mitigating multipath and ambiguity in both civil and military positioning applica-tions using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). This CCRW receiver incorporates a single stroboscopic window, whose width is iteratively reduced until the e˙ect of...
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    Dissertation
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    procedure, thus defining two types of receivers, namely early-late (E-L) [3], and code correlation

  • Improving the Quality of Software Using Mutation Testing and Fault Prediction

    Creator:
    Ahmed, Iftekhar
    Abstract:
    Our confidence in software systems depends on our confidence in the exhaustiveness of our testing. As software systems get more complex, the task of exhaustive testing becomes more complex and even infeasible in some cases. In order to build less error prone systems, we therefore need to not only focus...
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    Dissertation
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    thank Paul E. McKenney for the guidance and advice he has given me during the time I have known him

  • Atomic solid state energy scale applied to novel thin-film solar absorbers

    Creator:
    Pelatt, Brian D.
    Abstract:
    The atomic solid state energy (SSE) scale is introduced as a tool for inorganic materials design. The SSE scale is obtained by assessing an average electron affinity (EA) (for a cation) or an average ionization potential (IP) (for an anion) for each atom using data from compounds having that specific...
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    Dissertation
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    energy E f due to an incoming photon of energy ~ω. The minimum energy difference between the two bands

  • Advanced time-varying approaches for modeling the multipath channel in wireless network

    Creator:
    Aljerme, Abdelkader A.
    Abstract:
    This dissertation proposes the use of advanced time-varying approaches for modeling the dynamics of the multipath channel in wireless communication networks. These advanced time-varying approaches include linear Kalman innovation models in observable block companion form, and neural network-based models. The e˙ectiveness of these type of models is evaluated through three...
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    Dissertation
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    ) = α0e− jθ0δ (τ− τ0)+ N ∑ n=1 αne− jθnδ (τ− τn) (2.2) where α0, θ0 and τ0 are the power, carrier

  • Visual object discovery and understanding

    Creator:
    Yuan, Jialin
    Abstract:
    Learning to recognize objects is a fundamental and essential step in human perception and understanding of the world. Accordingly, research of object discovery across diverse modalities plays a pivotal role in the context of computer vision. This field not only contributes significantly to enhancing our understanding of visual information but...
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    Dissertation
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    information but also offers a plethora of potential applications, like augmented reality, e-commerce, and

  • Fluid flow on interacting, deformable surfaces

    Creator:
    Neill, Patrick
    Abstract:
    Fluid simulation is an interesting research problem with a wide range of applications including mechanical engineering, special effects in movies and games, and scientific simulation. Due to the complex nature of typical fluid flow equations, there are circumstances where a full volumetric fluid simulation may not be necessary to generate...
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    Masters Thesis
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    matching, Matthias et al. and Rivers et al. [26, 34] eliminate numerical instability and incorporate non

  • An Investigation of the Effects of Merge Conflicts on Collaborative Software Development

    Creator:
    Brindescu, Caius
    Abstract:
    Merge conflicts have long plagued software development. With larger and more dispersed teams comes greater risk of developers working on the same code at the same time. While merge conflicts are known to be painful, their exact impact on software is still largely unknown. Are merge conflicts an isolated problem,...
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    Dissertation

  • Network Abnormalities in Routerless Networks on Chip

    Creator:
    Gambord, Ryan T.
    Abstract:
    Routerless networks on chip (NoCs) were recently introduced as an alternative to traditional mesh-based scalable networks, promising improved performance and scalability with a large decrease in power and area usage by the elimination of routing on in-flight packets. Without mitigation, most network designs, including routerless, are susceptible to loss of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    (c) implies an infinite supply of livelocked packets that are not P (e) (d) implies that packets

  • Investigating the Effects of Design Quality in OSS Projects

    Creator:
    Mannan, Umme Ayda
    Abstract:
    Software systems are becoming an essential part of the lives of both individuals and organizations, and as a consequence, these systems are getting bigger and more complex. Because of this, the tasks of maintaining the quality in these complex software systems are becoming increasingly difficult. Furthermore, these systems are subject...
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    Dissertation