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  • Topological analysis, visualization, and design of vector fields on surfaces

    Creator:
    Chen, Guoning
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    Analysis, visualization, and design of vector fields on surfaces have a wide variety of major applications in both scientific visualization and computer graphics. On the one hand, analysis and visualization of vector fields provide critical insights to the flow data produced from simulation or experiments of various engineering processes. On...
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    Mike Bailey and Professor Ronald A. Metoyer. From them I have learned not only cutting-edge graphics

  • The choice calculus : a formal language of variation

    Creator:
    Walkingshaw, Eric
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    In this thesis I present the choice calculus, a formal language for representing variation in software and other structured artifacts. The choice calculus is intended to support variation research in a way similar to the lambda calculus in programming language research. Specifically, it provides a simple formal basis for presenting,...
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    Calculus: A Formal Language of Variation Abstract approved: Martin Erwig In this thesis I present the

  • The dynamic speculation and performance prediction of parallel loops

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    Zier, David A.
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    General purpose computer systems have seen increased performance potential through the parallel processing capabilities of multicore processors. Yet this potential performance can only be attained through parallel applications, thus forcing software developers to rethink how everyday applications are designed. The most readily form of Thread Level Parallelism (TLP) within any...
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    Bose, Prof. Thinh Nguyen, Prof. Ronald A. Metoyer, Prof. Luca Lucchesse, and Prof. Keith Levien for

  • Optimizing map projection selection for world maps and web maps

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    Šavrič, Bojan
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    The selection process for map projections is a mystery to many mapmakers and GIS users. Map projections ought to be selected based on the map’s geographic extent and the required distortion properties, with the goal of minimizing the distortion of the mapped area. Despite some available selection guidelines, the selection...
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            The   selection   process   for  map   projections   is   a  mystery   to  many

  • A study of the sodium + potassium-activated adenosinetriphosphatase in brine shrimp Artemia salina, Nauplii

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    Peterson, Gary Lee
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    : A STUDY OF THE SODIUM + POTASSIUM-ACTIVATED ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATASE IN BRINE SHRIMP, ARTEMIA

  • Measuring protein metal binding via mass spectrometry : copper, zinc superoxide dismutase and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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    Rhoads, Timothy W.
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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. Dominantly-inherited mutations to the antioxidant enzyme Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause 3-6% of all ALS cases. The complete mechanism behind the toxicity of mutant SOD1 remains unclear, although significant evidence points to aberrant or...
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    : Joseph S. Beckman Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease characterized by

  • Distributed OpenCL : a platform for distributed, heterogeneous computing for domain scientists

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    Dillon, William H.
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    It is possible to purchase, for as little as $10,000, a cluster of computers with the capability to rival the supercomputers of only a few years ago. Now, users that have little to no experience developing distributed applications or managing a cluster are in a position to do so. To...
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    Title: Distributed OpenCL: A platform for Distributed, Heterogeneous Computing for Domain Scientists

  • Immobilized cellooligosaccharides in the study of trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolases

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    Sangseethong, Kunruedee
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    A novel type of model substrates, i.e. immobilized p-aminophenyl-β-D-cellooligosaccharides, was developed and used in the study of exocellulases. The two major cellobiohydrolases from Trichoderma reesei, CBH I and CBH II were used as representative enzymes. p-Aminophenyl derivatives of cellobiose (PAPG₂), cellotriose (PAPG₃), and cellotetraose (PAPG₄) were synthesized from the reaction...
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    . Ronald E. Wrolstad, Dr. Ajoy Velayudhan, and Dr. James A. Moore for serving on my committee. I would

  • If you build it, will they come? Evolution towards the application of multi-dimensional GIS to fisheries-oceanography

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    Vance, Tiffany C.
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    The development of new technologies in science is a balance between existence and use. There are three versions of this duality – something is built and users come, something is built and users don’t come, and, finally, potential users show up but the ballpark has not yet been built. In...
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    : _________________________________________________________________ Dawn J. Wright The development of new technologies in science is a balance between

  • Studies towards the total synthesis of (-)-kendomycin

    Creator:
    Smits, Helmars
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    Studies towards the total synthesis of (−)-kendomycin (1), a bacterial metabolite with a unique molecular architecture and pronounced biological activity, are described. These studies resulted in the synthesis of advanced intermediate 208, containing all of the carbon atoms of 1. A Dötz annulation between alkyne 122 and novel chromium carbenoid...
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    :_____________________________________________________ James D. White Studies towards the total synthesis of (−)-kendomycin (1), a bacterial