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Quality-quantity trade off during antibody production and the design of optimal passive immunization protocols
Passive immunization has been used classically to rapidly clear antigen and reduce disease burden. Surprisingly, recent studies have found passive immunization to induce lasting improvements in the humoral response, ... -
Quantification of Uncertainties in Urban Precipitation Extremes
(2018-05-25)Urbanisation alters the hydrologic response of a catchment, resulting in increased runoff rates and volumes, and loss of infiltration and base flow. Quantification of uncertainties is important in hydrologic designs of ... -
Quantitative Laser-Based Diagnostics and Modelling of Syngas-Air Counterflow Diffusion Flames
(2018-06-05)Syngas, a gaseous mixture of H2, CO and diluents such as N2, CO2, is a clean fuel generated via gasification of coal or biomass. Syngas produced via gasification typically has low calorific values due to very high dilution ... -
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 ... -
Quasi-Static and Implicit-Dynamic Finite Element Solution of Large Deformation Elastic Adhesive Contacts Using a Volumetric Interaction Scheme
Adhesive forces, mediated by van der Waals’ and other interactions, dominate the contact response in the micron and sub-micron regimes. Understanding adhesion is especially important in biological systems (interaction of ... -
Rate Enhancement Of The Catalytic Hydrogenation Of An Unsaturated Ketone By Ultrasonic Irradiation
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-08-25)The aim of the work was to develop an understanding of the phenomenon of rate enhancement observed when a heterogeneous catalytic reaction system is irradiated by ultrasound. The system under investigation was the catalytic ... -
Reactive Hot Pressing Of ZrB2-Based Ultra High Temperature Ceramic Composites
(2010-10-08)Zirconium- and titanium- based compounds (borides, carbides and nitrides) are of importance because of their attractive properties including: high melting temperature, high-temperature strength, high hardness, high elastic ... -
Real Time Solutions to Aerospace Optimal Control Problems
A real-time autonomous trajectory generation methodology for aerospace vehicles using pseudo-spectral based global collocation methods is presented in this thesis. The proposed method is formulated in a manner whereby ... -
Recognition And Suppression Of Blends In A Tessellated Solid Model
(2007-12-29)Blend recognition and suppression from a tessellated model is important in applications such as model simplification in analysis and collaborative design where tessellated models are being used. This could also be used to ... -
Reconstruction of temperature for Cenozoic and Proterozoic Ocean water using clumped isotope thermometry
Clumped isotope thermometry is a novel tool which is used for the determination of formation temperature for carbonates of diverse origin and understanding different marine and terrestrial processes. The primary interest ... -
Reduced Order Modeling Of Stochastic Dynamic Systems
(2010-07-23)Uncertainties in both loading and structural characteristics can adversely affect the response and reliability of a structure. Parameter uncertainties in structural dynamics can arise due to several sources. These include ... -
Refractive-Index-Matched Fluorescent Particle Image Velocimetry for Investigation of Flow in Immersed Granular Materials
Refractive-Index-Matched Fluorescent Particle Image Velocimetry for Investigation of Flow in Immersed Granular Materials The ubiquity of granular materials and their importance in everyday life, industry, and nature make ... -
Regional and Local-scale Analysis of Landslides Induced by Rainfall and Earthquakes
Landslides are major natural disasters which pose a significant risk to lives and infrastructure globally. As urbanization is increasing due to the increasing population in mountainous regions, the risk due to landslides ... -
Regional Frequency Analysis Of Hydrometeorological Events - An Approach Based On Climate Information
(2011-04-01)The thesis is concerned with development of efficient regional frequency analysis (RFA) approaches to estimate quantiles of hydrometeorological events. The estimates are necessary for various applications in water resources ... -
Regional Hydrologic Impacts Of Climate Change
(2016-06-27)Climate change could aggravate periodic and chronic shortfalls of water, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas of the world (IPCC, 2001). Climate change is likely to accelerate the global hydrological cycle, with increase ... -
Regionalization Of Hydrometeorological Variables In India Using Cluster Analysis
(2017-07-12)Regionalization of hydrometeorological variables such as rainfall and temperature is necessary for various applications related to water resources planning and management. Sampling variability and randomness associated ... -
Reinforcing Visualization Design Using Graphical Primitives of Visual Objects
Data visualization has been established as a powerful tool to help humans understand and communicate information concisely and effectively. It exploits visual perception to extract facts and meanings from data. The ...