Browsing by thesis submitted date"2016"
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Origin of Instability and Plausible Turbulence in Astrophysical Accretion Disks and Rayleigh-stable Flows
(2017-12-10)Accretion disks are ubiquitous in astrophysics. They are found in active galactic nuclei, around newly formed stars, around compact stellar objects, like black holes, neutron stars etc. When the ambient matter with ... -
Palladium and Nickel Chalcogenides as Electrocatalysts
(2017-12-02)In recent years, there has been an increasing interest on renewable energy sources as substitute to fossil fuels. Among various processes of energy generation, electrochemical methods such as storage and conversion systems, ... -
Panoramic View of RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) in Glioblastoma : IMP3, an RBP, is Essential for Glioma Stem-like Cell Maintenance
Gliomas are primary brain tumors in adults that are believed to originate from different types of glial cells. Central nervous system gliomas pose particularly difficult problems because of their tendency towards malignancy, ... -
Partial Slip Contacts in Linear Viscoelasticity
(2017-10-05)This work analyzes partial slip contact problems in the theory of linear viscoelasticity using both the semi-analytical method and nite element method. Such problems arise in metal-polymer contacts in orthopedic implants ... -
Performance Analysis of Non Local Means Algorithm using Hardware Accelerators
(2017-12-16)Image De-noising forms an integral part of image processing. It is used as a standalone algorithm for improving the quality of the image obtained through camera as well as a starting stage for image processing applications ... -
Performance Analysis of Opportunistic Selection and Rate Adaptation in Time Varying Channels
(2017-11-09)Opportunistic selection and rate adaptation play a vital role in improving the spectral and power efficiency of current multi-node wireless systems. However, time-variations in wireless channels affect the performance of ... -
Photonic Crystal Ring Resonators for Optical Networking and Sensing Applications
(2017-12-03)Photonic bandgap structures have provided promising platform for miniaturization of modern integrated optical devices. In this thesis, a photonic crystal based ring resonator (PCRR) is proposed and optimized to exhibit ... -
Physicochemical Characterization and Gas Sensing Studies of Cr1-xFexNbO4 and Application of Principal Component Analysis
(2018-03-01)Monitoring the working environment of laboratories and industries for pollutants is of primary concern to ensure the healthiness of working personnel. Semiconducting metal oxides (SMOs) are sensitive to the gas ambience ... -
Physiological And Exogenous Means of Regulating DNA Damage Response : Insights into Mechanisms of DNA Repair And Genomic Instability
(2017-09-23)Maintenance of genomic integrity with high fidelity is of prime importance to any organism. An insult which may result in compromised genome integrity is prevented or its consequences are monitored by advanced cellular ... -
Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers : From Design to Applications
(2018-06-21)Ultrasonic sensors are well known for various applications such as NDT, ultrasound imaging, and proximity sensing. Conventional ultrasound transducers are bulky, work at notoriously high voltages, and consume significant ... -
Plan Bouquets : An Exploratory Approach to Robust Query Processing
(2017-09-26)Over the last four decades, relational database systems, with their mathematical basis in first-order logic, have provided a congenial and efficient environment to handle enterprise data during its entire life cycle of ... -
Platinum(II) Complexes as Dual Action DNA Crosslinking & Photochemotherapeutic Agents
(2017-12-07)The thesis work delineates the rational design and successful syntheses of platinum (II) complexes for achieving light promoted dual action anticancer properties. The research work focuses on the syntheses, elaborate ... -
Pore Forming Toxins : Unravelling Oligomerization Pathways and Related Kinetics
Pore forming toxins are a class of proteins secreted from a wide variety of pathogens. These toxins are implicated in several diseases such as cholera, anthrax, tuberculosis and food poisoning. The toxin proteins are ... -
Porous Antibacterial Membranes Derived from Polyethylene (PE)/Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) Blends and Engineered Nanoparticles
(2018-06-21)The steep rise in the contamination of natural water sources, has led to an increasing demand for alternate solutions to cater safe drinking water to mankind. Water treatment by separation technology utilizes semipermeable ... -
Power Issues in SoCs : Power Aware DFT Architecture and Power Estimation
(2018-01-10)Test power, data volume, and test time have been long-standing problems for sequential scan based testing of system-on-chip (SoC) design. The modern SoCs fabricated at lower technology nodes are complex in nature, the ... -
Power Loss Minimization for Drag Reduction and Self-Propulsion using Surface Mass Transpiration
(2017-11-29)The remarkable efficacy with which normal surface mass transpiration (blowing and suction) alters a given base flow to achieve a desired predefined objective has motivated several investigations on drag reduction, ... -
Precise Analysis of Private And Shared Caches for Tight WCET Estimates
(2017-10-31)Worst Case Execution Time (WCET) is an important metric for programs running on real-time systems, and finding precise estimates of a program’s WCET is crucial to avoid over-allocation and wastage of hardware resources and ... -
Provable Methods for Non-negative Matrix Factorization
(2017-10-31)Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) is an important data-analysis problem which concerns factoring a given d n matrix A with nonnegative entries into matrices B and C where B and C are d k and k n with nonnegative ... -
Quantum-Continuum Modeling and Simulations of Semiconductor Nanostructures
This thesis proposes a multi-physics model to couple the electrical, mechanical, thermal and quantum mechanical interactions in semiconductor and their heterostructures. Governing differential equations and constitutive ... -
Queen Succession in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia Marginata
(2018-01-04)Social insects are the most dominant terrestrial fauna for the last 50 million years. This tremendous ecological success is accompanied by the fact that sociality has evolved multiple times independently and achieved highest ...