The problem of handling dependent evidence is an important practical issue for applications of reasoning with uncertainty in artificial intelligence. The existing solutions to the problem are not satisfactory because of their ad hoc nature, complexities, or limitations. In this dissertation, we develop a general framework that can be used...
Freezing is one of the important technologies for preservation of foods.
In this project, using surimi as a food model, thermophysical properties of frozen
foods were evaluated and the freezing process was simulated using a finite
element package.
To measure temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, a line-source
probe system was used. Effects...
Data from the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) was analysed
in an exploratory manner to discover the characteristics of mesoscale
organization of convection and it's relationship to large-scale wind profiles.
Automated methods were developed to identify the convective cells and their
linear organization. These automated methods use a median high-pass...