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Design and Synthesis of Peptidomimics Constrained in Helical and Sheet Conformations using a Novel Covalent Surrogate for the Peptide Main Chain Hydrogen Bond
(2018-07-20)This thesis entitled “Design and Synthesis of Peptidomimics Constrained in Helical and Sheet Conformations Using a Novel Covalent Surrogate for the Peptide Main Chain Hydrogen Bond” is divided into six chapters. Chapter ... -
Design and Synthesis of Stimuli-responsive Gelators and Novel Gemini Surfactants and Characterization of their Properties upon Self-assembly
Chapter 1. A Brief Overview of Gemini Surfactants and Low Molecular-Weight Gelators (LMWGs) The first part of this chapter gives a brief account of the research done in the area of aqueous 3D-(ca. micelles and vesicles ... -
Design and Tailoring of Polymer Composite Ultra-thin Films for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a serious issue. Lightweight, flexible polymer nanocomposite materials have been a key interest for EMI shielding and microwave absorption due to many advantages over traditionally ... -
A Design Concept of a Volumetric Solar Receiver for Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle
(2018-01-09)Recently, the supercritical carbon dioxide (s-CO2) Brayton cycle has been identified as a promising candidate for solar-thermal energy conversion due to its potentially high thermal efficiency (50%, for turbine inlet ... -
Design Flood Estimation at Ungauged Locations using Geomorphological Characteristics
Estimates of design flood are necessary at locations of hydrologic structures (e.g., flood control dams, barrages) in studies related to their planning, design and risk assessment. In situations, where failure of hydrologic ... -
Design Of 1400W Telecom Power Supply With Wide Range Input AC Voltage
(2009-07-24)In the fast growing field of Telecommunications, the back up DC power supply plays a vital role in powering the telecom equipment. This DC power supply is a combination of AC-DC Rectifier coupled with a battery bank to ... -
Design of a Vortex Tube based Refrigeration System
(2018-03-15)Vortex tube (VT) is a mechanical device with no moving parts. The fundamental principle of Vortex Tube is that it can split an incoming fluid flow of a constant pressure and constant temperature gas stream into two separate ... -
Design of Authentication and Privacy Schemes for a Generic Social Network
In social networks, people (also known as actors) are often connected to each other in order to share the information. With the advancement in the information technology, social networks have in influenced actors of ... -
Design of broad-band backend compatible photonic devices and vertical inter-layer couplers
Optical interconnects are regarded as efficient replacements for conventional electrical wiring for realizing large data capacity, high-speed transmission and Silicon-based integrated photonics is the best candidate for ... -
Design of Communication Systems with Energy Harvesting Transmitters and Receivers
An energy harvesting node (EHN) operates using the energy harvested from the environment, e.g., solar, piezoelectric and radio frequency, which presents the tantalizing possibility of perpetually operating of sensor nodes. ... -
Design of Compact Antennas With Metasurface for Wideband and Wireless Applications
An antenna is one of the essential elements in a wireless system, that converts the guided waves in an electronic circuit to unguided waves in the air and vice versa. They are often designed according to the specifications ... -
Design of Curved Aggressive Annular Diffusers
For economical air transportation, aero engines with lower specific fuel consumption, lower emissions and lower noise levels are required. To this end, the use of turbofan engine with high bypass ratio is an option. With ... -
Design of Electroactive Materials and Mechanistic Investigations of Metal (Li, Na, Mg)-Sulfur Batteries
The thesis entitled “Design of Electroactive Materials and Mechanistic Investigations of Metal (Li, Na, Mg)-Sulfur Batteries’’ deliberates on some of the important issues impeding the progress of metal sulfur battery (Li/S, ... -
Design Of Incentive Compatible Broadcast Protocols For Ad hoc Wireless Networks : A Game Theoretic Approach
(2008-01-16)An ad hoc wireless network is an infrastructure-less, autonomous system of nodes connected through wireless links. In many current applications of ad hoc wireless networks, individual wireless nodes are autonomous, rational, ... -
Design Of Incentive Compatible Mechanisms For Ticket Allocation In Software Maintenance Services
(2009-05-28)Software Maintenance is becoming more and more challenging due to rapidly changing customer needs, technologies and need for highly skilled labor. Many problems that existed a decade ago continue to exist or have even ... -
Design of Increasing Block Tariff (IBT) for Pricing Domestic Water: A Simulation Approach
In recent times, urban water utilities have shown increasing preference for increasing block tariff (IBT) for pricing domestic water. Although appealing at the outset, IBT’s can fall short of achieving its goals such as ... -
Design of Influenza Immunogens by Hemagglutinin (HA) Protein Minimization
(2018-01-31)Influenza virus is a pleiomorphic human pathogen which causes self-limiting respiratory illness lasting one-two weeks in most individuals. However, in immunologically compromised individuals, influenza infection may lead ... -
Design Of Innovative Mechanisms For Contemporary Game Theoretic Problems In Electronic Commerce
(2008-09-09)Game theory and mechanism design have emerged as an important tool to model, analyze,and solve decentralized design problems involving multiple agents that interact strategically in a rational and intelligent way. Some ...