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Investigation of the Capability of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Code for Low Reynolds Number Propeller
The amount of research and publication on low Reynolds number propellers has increased recently, especially because of the high number of UAVs produced during the past years. The use of CFD on propellers has been focused ... -
Investigation of the Cause and Effect of Air Void Coalescence in Air-Entrianed Concrete Mixes
Air entraining admixtures (vinsol or non-vinsol) are used in concrete mixes that will be exposed to freeze-thaw cycles or sulfate attack. Entrained air is intended to improve the durability and resistance of hardened ... -
Investigation of the Deformation Mechanisms of Core-Shell Rubber-Modified Epoxy at Cryogenic Temperatures
The industrial demand for high strength-to-weight ratio materials is increasing due to the need for high performance components. Epoxy polymers, although often used in fiber-reinforced polymeric composites, have an inherent ... -
Investigation of the Directed Self-Assembly Process in Bacteriophage Virus Structures using the Discrete Element Method
Current researchers have looked to nature to learn how self-assembly processes occur. By understanding the self-assembly process, designers can begin to build strong structural materials that are extremely light weight. ... -
Investigation of the influence of an adjacent mast structure on the striking distance to a lightning rod
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3/28/2008)In this dissertation, experimental data was used to investigate the influence of a nearby mast structure on the striking distance to a lightning rod. The results of this research helped identify and understand the impact ... -
Investigation of the influence of dielectric charges on passivation efficiency in SiC devices
Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide bandgap semiconductor that is currently of major interest for power electronics applications. SiC-based semiconductor devices and circuits are presently being developed for use in high-temperature, ... -
Investigation of the role of TNF-? converting enzyme (TACE) in the inhibition of cell surface and soluble TNF-? production by acute ethanol exposure.
(Public Library of ScienceDepartment of Basic SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine, 2/3/2012)Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a fundamental role in the immune system by detecting pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to sense host infection. Ethanol at doses relevant for humans inhibits the pathogen induced ... -
An Investigation of the Storage Stability of Auger and Entrained Flow Reactor Produced Bio-oils
This project is primarily focused on improving the storage stability of bio-oils or pyrolysis oils by varying feedstock, reactor, and storage conditions. Pyrolysis oil is a complex medley of oxygenated chemicals (aliphatic ... -
Investigation of the Structure-Activity Relationship of Pseudo-Single-Crystal Platinum Electrodes by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
The study of the structure-activity relationship of electrode surfaces is fundamentally important in electrocatalysis research. Yet, the methods and techniques used for the examination of structure-activity relationship ... -
Investigation of the Variability of Extreme Tornado Climatology
Previous tornado climatology research has relied primarily upon means of tornadoes or tornado days. Understanding the variability of tornado days however, will result in a more comprehensive understanding of the climatological ... -
Investigation of Vegetation Discontinuities and the Enhancement of Convection Related to the April 27 2011 Multiple Ef4 and Ef5 Tornado Scars
During the April 25 – 28, 2011 severe weather outbreak, 350 tornadoes were confirmed across 21 states, making the event the largest 3-day outbreak in U.S. History. Of the 350 tornadoes, 13 were of EF4 or EF5 strength. Due ... -
Investigation on solar powered organic Rankine cycle with energy storage, economic and environmental benefits at different climate zones in various buildings types in the United States of America
This study investigates the potential of installing an integrated solar powered Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) with electric energy storage (EES) to provide clean energy to commercial buildings in different climate zones in ... -
Investigation the Influence of Density-Dependent and Density-independent Factors on Northern Bobwhite Population Processes
Understanding regulation of wild animal populations is important in ecological investigations and applied wildlife management. Progress in understanding regulatory processes has been hindered by a long-running debate over ... -
Investigations at Kinlock (22SU526), a Freshwater Mussel Shell Ring in the Delta Region of Mississippi
Kinlock is a freshwater mussel shell ring site located in Sunflower County in the Mississippi Delta. Little work has been done at freshwater mussel shell rings, and therefore little is known about them. This thesis uses ... -
Investigations into the Life Cycle of Drepanocephalus Auritus with Notes on the Discovery of a New Snail Host Biomphalaria Havanensis in Mississippi
Drepanocephalus auritus is a digenetic trematode parasitizing the double-crested cormorant, a piscivorous waterbird often found feeding on catfish aquaculture ponds in Mississippi. The aquatic snail Planorbella trivolvis was ... -
Investigations of factors affecting pine and cottonwood pyrolysis oil aging
Studies of aging processes were conducted on pyrolysis oils produced from pine and cottonwood biomass (clear wood, whole tree, bark and needles/leaves). Accelerated aging at 80 °C for up to 504 h was employed to investigate ... -
Investigations of Macro and Micro Scale Void Spaces: Preservation, Modeling and Biofilm Interactions
Dissolutional voids in the subsurface were examined from three different viewpoints. First, analysis of pseudokarst features on San Salvador Island, Bahamas, uncovered the involvement of organics in the cementation and ... -
Investigations of the roles of G protein-coupled receptors and receptor tyrosine kinases in metabolic syndrome and cancer
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Biological Sciences.College of Arts & Sciences, 7/10/2008)The study utilizes the yeast two-hybrid system to try and unravel the molecular link between the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) and the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK). The fourth melanocortin receptor (MC4R) and the ... -
Investigations of the Stability of Pyrolysis Oil during High Temperature Treatment
Pyrolysis oil is produced from biomass when a feedstock is rapidly heated in a non-oxidizing environment during a short residence time. While pyrolysis oil is inexpensive, major issues prevent the facile use of this oil ... -
Investigations on mechanisms of survival and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium ulcerans in polymicrobial environments
Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) remains a ‘mysterious disease’ due to the unknown mode of M. ulcerans transmission and pathogenesis. To understand these, it is important to determine the reservoir of the organism in its natural ...