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Stochastic Dynamical Systems : New Schemes for Corrections of Linearization Errors and Dynamic Systems Identification
(2018-03-23)This thesis essentially deals with the development and numerical explorations of a few improved Monte Carlo filters for nonlinear dynamical systems with a view to estimating the associated states and parameters (i.e. the ... -
Stochastic Finite Element Modeling of Material and Geometric Uncertainties in Electromagnetics
Design methodologies for RF/Microwave systems require major changes to cope up with the evolution of faster, high data/rate wireless communication systems using 5G and futuristic 6G technologies. The research on Terahertz ... -
Stochastic Methods in Time-Domain Electromagnetic Computations
The world is advancing towards a highly connected, fast data rate, digital trans- formation through communication technologies like 5G and 6G, high-speed data centres, Terahertz imaging etc. High-frequency RF systems are ... -
Stochastic Modelling of Flexible Pavement Performance
(2017-11-16)Stochastic analysis provides a rationale for the treatment of uncertainties, founded on the principles of probability theory and statistics, and is concerned with a quantifiable measure of the confidence or the reliability ... -
Stochastic Modelling of Vehicle-Structure Interactions : Dynamic State And Parameter Estimation, And Global Response Sensitivity Analysis
(2017-10-31)The analysis of vehicle-structure interaction systems plays a significant role in the design and maintenance of bridges. In recent years, the assessment of the health of existing bridges and the design of new ones has ... -
Stochastic Models Suggest Guidelines for Protocols with Novel HIV-1 Interventions
(2018-05-25)The treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection faces the challenge of drug resistance. The high mutation rate of HIV-1 allows it to develop resistance against all available drugs. New mechanisms of ... -
Stochastic Newton Methods With Enhanced Hessian Estimation
(2018-05-22)Optimization problems involving uncertainties are common in a variety of engineering disciplines such as transportation systems, manufacturing, communication networks, healthcare and finance. The large number of input ... -
Stochastic Optimization And Its Application In Reinforcement Learning
Numerous engineering fields, such as transportation systems, manufacturing, communication networks, healthcare, and finance, frequently encounter problems requiring optimization in the presence of uncertainty. Simulation-based ... -
A Stochastic Search Approach to Inverse Problems
(2018-01-30)The focus of the thesis is on the development of a few stochastic search schemes for inverse problems and their applications in medical imaging. After the introduction in Chapter 1 that motivates and puts in perspective ... -
Stochastic Simulation Of Daily Rainfall Data Using Matched Block Bootstrap
(2010-04-13)Characterizing the uncertainty in rainfall using stochastic models has been a challenging area of research in the field of operational hydrology for about half a century. Simulated sequences drawn from such models find use ... -
Stop codon readthrough in MTCH2 mRNA and its role in mitochondrial physiology
Stop codon readthrough is the process in which translation continues beyond a stop codon till a downstream, in-frame stop codon generating a polypeptide with a C-terminal extension. MTCH2 was selected as a potential ... -
Stop codon readthrough of NNAT mRNA and its role in neuronal differentiation
Protein synthesis terminates at the first stop codon encountered by the ribosome. In stop codon readthrough, translation termination is suppressed, enabling the ribosomes to continue translation beyond the canonical stop ... -
Straegies For Rapid MR Imaging
(2010-07-21)In MR imaging, techniques for acquisition of reduced data (Rapid MR imaging) are being explored to obtain high-quality images to satisfy the conflicting requirements of simultaneous high spatial and temporal resolution, ... -
Strain engineering of 2D NEMS for resonant sensing
2D material-based nanoelectromechanical systems have emerged as excellent tools for force measurement with extreme sensitivity levels. Most sensing methods with 2D nanoelectromechanical (2D NEMS) systems utilize frequency ... -
Strain Hardening in Extruded Pure Magnesium
There has been a surge in interest in wrought magnesium alloys for structural applications in automotive industry. However, the application of wrought alloys is limited by its poor plasticity, due to its inherent strong ... -
Strain Rate, Volume Fraction and Notch Depth Effects on Fracture Properties of Fibrous Cementitious Composites
It is known that concrete is weak in tension. Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) is an alternative cementitious composite to increase the tensile strength, energy absorption capacity and durability of concrete structures. ... -
Strain-rate Dependence of Rock Joint Strength and Related Stability of Slopes and Tunnels
Understanding the strain rate-dependent strength behavior of rock joints is important since displacement rates along rock joints in field can exceed the suggested displacement rates (0.02 mm/min-0.5 mm/min) for laboratory ...