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AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clisters - Controlling Cooling Flows in Galaxy Clusters by Momentum-driven AGN Jets
Synopsis According to the hierarchical structure formation model, massive structures like galaxy clusters are formed due to the gravitational collapse of initial density perturbations and their subsequent mergers. ... -
Iridates, Black Phosphorus, Weyl and Dirac Semimetals Under Extreme Conditions : Raman Study
This thesis presents Raman studies of Sodium iridates (Na2IrO3 and Na4Ir3O8), VO2, black phosphorus, Weyl (TaAs, TaP, NbP and NbAs) and Dirac (Cd3As2) semimetals under ex-treme conditions like low temperature (upto 4K), ... -
Non-invasive Elastic Property Recovery of Tissue and Tissue-Like Objects from Ultrasound Excited Resonant Modes
This thesis is on non-invasive elastic property measurement of tissue or tissue-mimicking materials through vibro-acoustography and ultrasound assisted diffusing wave spectroscopy (UA-DWS). Towards this, a known force is ... -
Maternal Immune Activation Perturbs Gene Expression in the Embryonic Brain Leading to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) constitutes a spectrum of developmental disorders that share common phenotypes of social and communication deficits and repetitive behaviours. ASDs have many possible underlying causes ... -
Exploring New Designs of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers and Forays into 2D Polymers
Amphiphilic polymers, wherein two or more immiscible polymeric segments are connected covalently, form an interesting class of macromolecules that can self-assemble in block selective solvents as well as in bulk, to exhibit ... -
Deterministic Two Stage Clonal Expansion Model of Breast Cancer Epidemiology and its Utility for Optimal Screening Policies in India
Breast cancer (BC) has emerged as public health issue in India in last two decades sur-passing cervix cancer. Mortality from breast cancer is 30-40% higher than maternal causes. Breast cancer 5 year survival rates are ... -
Topological Insulators and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Under Extreme Conditions : Optical Studies
This thesis presents experimental as well as theoretical studies of three dimensional topological in-sulators (TIs) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Raman spectroscopic measurements of these systems have been ... -
Understanding Ultrafast Molecular Structural Dynamics in Liquids : Ultrafast Raman Loss and Transient Absorption Study
The present thesis deals with the detailed ultrafast experimental studies on the ex-cited state vibrational dynamics of model chemical systems in condensed phase. The molecular systems are studied by means of Ultrafast ... -
Systematics and Diversification in the Indian Radiation of Hemidactylus Geckos
Understanding the patterns and processes generating biodiversity is fundamental to ecology and evolutionary biology, and studying diversification can give us key insights into this process. In my thesis, I investigate ... -
Understanding the Role of ThiJ/DJ-1/PfpI Family Member Proteins in Regulating Redox Homeostasis, Mitochondrial Health and Lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
In a healthy cell, the ROS levels are stringently regulated by the action of various enzymatic or non-enzymatic antioxidant systems. Imbalance in the ROS homeostasis generates oxidative stress resulting in damage to cellular ... -
Structural Characterization Of Complex Oxides And Sulfates Towards the Design of Photocatalytic And Sodium Ion Conducting Materials.
The thesis entitled "Structural Characterization of Complex Oxides and Sulfates Towards the Design of Photocatalytic and Sodium Ion Conducting Materials" consists of _ve chapters. Chapter 1 gives a brief introductory note ... -
A New Class of Boron-Nitrogen Compounds : A Rational Approach for the Design and Development of Smart Materials
Replacing nonpolar homodiatomic C=C unit in a fully carbon -conjugated system with an isoelectronic polar heterodiatomic B-N fragment is an active area of research. The first BN/CC isosterism was demonstrated seven decades ... -
Theoretical Investigation of H-Bonded O-H Vibrations, H-Atom Transfer and C-H Vibrations via Empirical Valence Bond and Local Mode Based Models
In this thesis, I have presented my work on properties of hydrogen(H) bonded systems, H-atom transfer reaction in solution and molecular vibrational spectra through theoretical inves-tigations. The studies are based on two ... -
Non-Local Continuum Models for Damage in Solids and Delamination of Composites
The focus of the thesis is on developing new damage models for brittle materials and using these to study delamination of composite structures. Chapter 1 gives an introductory literature review in order to motivate the ... -
Supporting Designers in Generating Novel Ideas at the Conceptual Stage Using Analogies from the Biological Domain
The aim of this research is to support designers in novel idea generation using design-by-analogy method, in particular, by using analogies from the biological domain. The motivation behind this research is to aid designers ... -
Characterization of Cure Residual Strain in CFRPs
Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) structures are widely used compared to metallic structures due to their superior mechanical properties and lightweight. However, anisotropy and heterogeneity inherent to FRPs cause a multitude ... -
Novel Manufacturing Technique of Metal Foams by Mechanical Processing of Hollow Spheres
Aluminium foams have high specific strength and higher stiffness than other contemporary packaging materials. They have important application as packaging material for critical applications that needs highest safety ... -
A New Class of Single DC-link Fed Multilevel Inverter Topologies for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems with Reduced Component Count and Inherent Capacitor Balancing
Grid integration of photovoltaic (PV) energy sources has been mostly governed by conventional two-level voltage source inverters. These topologies have significant switching power losses, dV/dt stress and THD level at lower ... -
Evaporation of Water from Soil-like, Leaf-like Surfaces and Unconventional Porous Media
Evaporation is one of the inherent processes of our planet earth as an ecosystem. Water bodies, earth’s surface and vegetation all contribute significantly towards the total evaporation which eventually leads to the formation ... -
Studies on Characteristics of Cement Stabilised Rammed Earth and Flexural Behaviour of Plain and Reinforced Rammed Earth
The rammed earth technique has been explored in the past, for the construction of load bearing walls in the buildings. Rammed earth construction involves compaction of partially saturated loose soil-sand mix in a rigid ...