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Reliability Analysis of a Freeze Desalination System

Creator:: Boschetti Tofano, Francisco A.
Abstract:: The unsustainable use of fresh water sources and unavailability of fresh water in certain parts of the world have created a demand for water desalination systems. Desalination methods are effective at producing consumable water, but often require large scale setups, high energy consumption, and careful maintenance. A team of students...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , representing MIME Nicolas Soria, Committee Member, representing MIME Joshua Gess, Committee Member

The Function-Human Error Design Method (FHEDM)

Creator:: Soria Zurita, Nicolás F.
Abstract:: This research presents a methodology to identify and analyze human-system interactions, and their potential failure modes using a functional decomposition approach during the early system design stage. The fundamental research contribution of this work is the development of a framework to identify associations between physical user-product interactions, generic human errors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Nicolás Francisco Soria

Design of Complex Engineered Systems Using Multiagent Coordination

Creator:: Soria Zurita, Nicolás Francisco
Abstract:: This thesis is the combination of two research publications working toward a unified strategy in which the design of complex engineered systems can be completed using a multiagent coordination approach. Current engineered system modeling techniques segment large complex models into multiple groups to be simulated independently. These methods restrict the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicolás Francisco Soria Zurita

Performance of High-Strength Steel Reinforcement in Shear Friction Applications

Creator:: Matus Casanova, Nicolas A.
Abstract:: The use of high strength steel reinforcement has the potential to provide economic and constructability benefits when used in reinforced concrete structures. However, more research is needed to justify and confidently allow its use. Current design provisions limit the nominal yield strength of reinforcing steel bars to 60 ksi (420...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicolas Matus

Seasonal cues induce phenotypic plasticity of Drosophila suzukii to enhance winter survival

Creator:: Shearer, Peter W., West, Jessica D., Walton, Vaughn M., Brown, Preston H., Svetec, Nicolas, and Chiu, Joanna C.
Abstract:: Background: As global climate change and exponential human population growth intensifies pressure on agricultural systems, the need to effectively manage invasive insect pests is becoming increasingly important to global food security. Drosophila suzukii is an invasive pest that drastically expanded its global range in a very short time since 2008,...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Walton3, Preston H. Brown1, Nicolas Svetec4 and Joanna C. Chiu2* Abstract Background: As global climate

A Global Index for Mapping the Exposure of Water Resources to Wildfire

Creator:: Robinne, François-Nicolas, Miller, Carol, Parisien, Marc-André, Emelko, Monica B., Bladon, Kevin D., Silins, Uldis, and Flannigan, Mike
Abstract:: Wildfires are keystone components of natural disturbance regimes that maintain ecosystem structure and functions, such as the hydrological cycle, in many parts of the world. Consequently, critical surface freshwater resources can be exposed to post-fire effects disrupting their quantity, quality and regularity. Although well studied at the local scale, the...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: François-Nicolas Robinne 1,*, Carol Miller 2, Marc-André Parisien 3, Monica B. Emelko 4, Kevin D. Bladon 5

Incorporating and Learning Behavior Constraints for Sequential Decision Making

Creator:: Pinto, Jervis
Abstract:: Writing a program that performs well in a complex environment is a challenging task. In such problems, a method of deterministic programming combined with reinforcement learning (RL) can be helpful. However, current systems either force developers to encode knowledge in very specific forms (e.g., state-action features), or assume advanced RL...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Constraints for Sequential Decision Making Abstract approved: Alan P. Fern Writing a program that performs

Interactions between Oenococcus oeni and Brettanomyces bruxellensis during winemaking and consequences for wine quality

Creator:: DuBois, Aubrey E.
Abstract:: The growth of Brettanomyces bruxellensis is a major cause of wine spoilage due tothe production of the volatile phenols 4-ethylphenol (4-EP) and 4-ethylguaiacol (4-EG), derivatives of p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid. During the winemaking process,some microorganisms can impact the concentration of the 4-EP precursors pcoumaricand coutaric acid (tartaric acid-esterified p-coumaric...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ James P. Osborne The growth of Brettanomyces bruxellensis is a

Quantum and Classical Simulation of Electronic Transport at the Nanoscale

Creator:: Gruss, Daniel S.
Abstract:: Time-dependent electronic transport is increasingly important to the state-of-the-art device design and fabrication. The development of nanoscale sensing, the harnessing and control of structural fluctuations, and the advancement of next-generation materials all require a treatment of quantum dynamics beyond the level of traditional methods and a more nuanced approach to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Transport at the Nanoscale. Abstract approved: Michael P. Zwolak Time-dependent electronic transport is

Evaluation of continental carbon cycle simulations with North American flux tower observations

Creator:: Raczka, Brett M., Davis, Kenneth J., Huntzinger, Deborah, Neilson, Ronald P., Poulter, Benjamin, Richardson, Andrew D., Xiao, Jingfeng, Baker, Ian T., Ciais, Philippe, Keenan, Trevor F., Law, Beverly, Post, Wilfred M., Ricciuto, Daniel, Schaefer, Kevin, Tian, Hanqin, Tomelleri, Enrico, Verbeeck, Hans, and Viovy, Nicolas
Abstract:: Terrestrial biosphere models can help identify physical processes that control carbon dynamics, including land–atmosphere CO₂ fluxes, and have great potential to predict the terrestrial ecosystem response to changing climate. The skill of models that provide continental-scale carbon flux estimates, however, remains largely untested. This paper evaluates the performance of continental-scale...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: American flux tower observations Brett M. Raczka, Kenneth J. Davis, Deborah Huntzinger, Ronald P. Neilson

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Reliability Analysis of a Freeze Desalination System

The Function-Human Error Design Method (FHEDM)

Design of Complex Engineered Systems Using Multiagent Coordination

Performance of High-Strength Steel Reinforcement in Shear Friction Applications

Seasonal cues induce phenotypic plasticity of Drosophila suzukii to enhance winter survival

A Global Index for Mapping the Exposure of Water Resources to Wildfire

Incorporating and Learning Behavior Constraints for Sequential Decision Making

Interactions between Oenococcus oeni and Brettanomyces bruxellensis during winemaking and consequences for wine quality

Quantum and Classical Simulation of Electronic Transport at the Nanoscale

Evaluation of continental carbon cycle simulations with North American flux tower observations

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