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Materials Chemistry in Search of Energy Materials : Photovoltaics and Photoluminescence
(2017-11-28)One third of world’s total energy is used in production of electricity and one fifth of the total electricity produced in the world is used in lighting. Hence, the materials that have high potential in the field of ... -
Mechanics of Drilling in Porous Brittle Solids
(2018-01-01)This thesis presents a detailed experimental programme on understanding the mechanics of drilling in porous brittle solids. Gypsum was used as a model material for this experimental study, in which the mechanics of drilling ... -
Mechanistic Insights Into Small Molecule (Amine-Boranes, Hydrogen, Methane, Formic Acid Carbon dioxide) Activation Using Electrophilic Ru(II)-Complexes
(2017-11-09)Current fossil fuels (Coal and Petroleum) based economy is not sustainable in the long run because of its dwindling resources, and increasing concerns of climate change due to excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. To ... -
A Method to Derive an Aerosol Composition from Downward Solar Spectral Fluxes at the Surface
(2018-01-01)Aerosol properties are highly variable in space and time which makes the aerosol study more complex. The sources and production mechanism of aerosols decide the properties of the aerosols. Aerosol radiative forcing is ... -
Methods on Probabilistic Structural Vibration using Stochastic Finite Element Framework
(2018-02-07)Analysis of vibration of systems with uncertainty in material properties under the influence of a random forcing function is an active area of research. Especially the characterization based on mode shapes and frequencies ... -
Micro-Mechanisms Associated with Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum with Titanium
(2018-01-10)Out of the known aerospace metal and alloys, Aluminium (Al) and Titanium (Ti) are important due to their unique combination of properties, such as strength, ductility and corrosion resistance etc. For these reasons, welding ... -
Micro-Newton Force Measurement and Actuation : Applied to Genetic Model Organisms
(2018-07-10)Mechanical forces have been observed to affect various aspects of life, for example, cell differentiation, cell migration, locomotion and behavior of multicellular organisms etc. Such forces are generated either by external ... -
Microstructural Evolution of Directionally Solidified Ni-Al-Re/Ru Alloys
Nickel based superalloys are high temperature materials which find application as blade and disc components of jet engines due to their ability to retain their mechanical properties at temperatures close to 0.8 of their ... -
Microstructural, Mechanical and Oxidation Behavior of Ni-Al-Zr Intermetallic Eutectic Alloys
(2018-01-04)The excellent high temperature microstructure stability, high strength, and oxidation resistance of intermetallics has for long driven the development of intermetallic based alloys. More recent studies demonstrated attractive ... -
Mixed Alkali Effect in Oxyfluoro Vanadate Glasses And The Effect of Rare Earth Ions on Oxyfluoro Tellurite Glasses - A Spectroscopic Study
(2017-09-20)The main motivation of this thesis is to study the long standing problem of mixed alkali effect (MAE) in oxyfluro vanadate glass systems from the point of view of structural arrangement and to investigate the effect of two ... -
Mixing Enhancement Studies on Supersonic Elliptic Sharp Tipped Shallow (ESTS) Lobed Nozzles
(2017-11-22)Rapid mixing and spreading of supersonic jets are two important characteristics in supersonic ejectors, noise reduction in jets and fuel mixing in supersonic combustion. It helps in changing the acoustic and thermal signature ... -
Modeling and Simulation of Biomolecular Flow in Microchannel
(2018-01-01)Microfluidics deals with the behavior, control and manipulation of fluids which are confined at micrometer length scale. It has important application in lab-on-a chip technology, micro-propulsion, additive manufacturing, ... -
Modeling of Contact in Orthotropic Materials using Variational Asymptotic Method
(2018-06-18)Composites are materials which cater to the present and future needs of many demanding industries, such as aerospace, as they are weight-sensitive for a given requirement of strength and stiff ness, corrosion resistant, ... -
Modeling, Performance Analysis and Design of Wireless Networks for Embedded Sensing Applications
The general theme of this thesis is modeling, performance analysis, and design of wireless networks under standardized CSMA/CA MAC protocols. In particular, we consider two widely used MAC protocols, namely, IEEE 802.15.4, ... -
Modelling Hydrology of Upper Cauvery Basin Considering Changes in Climate and Landuse/Landcover
In the recent times, changes are noted in hydrological processes (e.g., surface runoff, lateral flow, infiltration, return flow, evapotranspiration, soil moisture and streamflow) in different river basins of the world due ... -
Modulation of Protein Stability and Function by Cysteine Mutations and Signal Peptides
(2018-06-23)Chapter 1gives a general introduction to the CXXC motif found in natural proteins. It then reviews the studies where disulphides were engineered in various proteins. The various strategies developed to engineer metal binding ... -
Moisture Barrier Polymer Nanocomposites for Organic Device Encapsulation
(2018-07-10)The advancement in smart technologies for organic conducting polymers as flexible substrates in LEDs, PVs and solid state lighting necessitates the development of ultra-high barrier films to protect the devices from moisture ... -
Molecular Analysis of the Pore Forming Mechanism of an α-Helical Cytolysin
Pore forming toxins (PFTs) are lytic membrane binding proteins that are ubiquitous across the animal kingdom and disrupt the structural integrity of the host cell membrane. A unique characteristic of these toxins is that ... -
Molecular Determinants of Mutant Phenotypes in the CcdAB Toxin -Antitoxin System
(2018-05-29)A major challenge in biology is to understand and predict the effect of mutations on protein structure, stability and function. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction on protein sequence-structure relationships and use ... -
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Trichome Development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Several mutants with aberrant trichome patterning and differentiation are known in Arabidopsis. The genes involved in these processes code for proteins with diverse functions such as transcription, protein degradation, ...