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Diffusion Controlled Growth of A15-Based Nb3Sn and V3Ga Intermetallic Compounds
(2018-08-09)The A15-based Nb3Sn and V3Ga superconducting compounds are an integral part of synchrotrons and magnetic fusion reactor technology, especially where a magnetic field higher than 10 T is required, which lies beyond the limit ... -
Understanding the Mechanism of Homologous Recombination in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis : Exploring RecA as an Antibacterial Target and Characterization of Holliday Junction Resolvases
(2018-08-09)Homologous recombination (HR) is conserved across all three domains of life and is associated with a number of key biological processes. Over the years, numerous genetic, biochemical and structural studies have uncovered ... -
Studies on Flexural Behaviour of Fly Ash-Lime-Gypsum Brick Masonry
(2018-08-09)Varieties of masonry units such as burnt clay bricks, stones and concrete products are used for masonry construction. Even though these materials are durable, they are considered as unsustainable options because of the ... -
Planar Hall Effect : Detection of Ultra Low Magnetic Fields and a Study of Stochasticity in Magnetization Reversal
(2018-08-09)In the present thesis, we have explored multiple aspects concerning the stochasticity of magnetic domain wall motion during magnetization reversal, all of which originated from our initial study of magnetic field sensing ... -
Incentive Strategies and Algorithms for Networks, Crowds and Markets
(2018-08-02)This work is motivated by several modern applications involving social networks, crowds, and markets. Our work focuses on the theme of designing effective incentive strategies for these applications. Viral marketing is ... -
Hyaluronic Acid Based Biodegradable Polyelectrolyte Nanocapsules and Modified Protein Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Anticancer Agents
(2018-08-02)Targeted delivery aids in minimizing most of the drug-originated systemic toxic effects as well as improving the pharmacokinetic properties of anticancer therapeutics. Tumor targeting using hyaluronic acid (HA) as the ... -
Chimeric Virus Like Particles as Nanocarriers for Antibody Delivery in Mammalian Cells & Role of Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus NSs in Viral Life Cycle
(2018-08-02)Knowledge of the dissociation constants of the ionizable protons of weak acids in aqueous media is of fundamental importance in many areas of chemistry and biochemistry. The pKa value, or equilibrium dissociation constant, ... -
Syntheses and Characterization of Novel Materials for Efficacious Anticancer Drug Delivery and Selective Sensing of Bioanalytes
(2018-08-02)The thesis entitled “Syntheses and Characterization of Novel Materials for Efficacious Anticancer Drug Delivery and Selective Sensing of Bioanalytes” encompasses the syntheses and characterization of various novel materials ... -
The Crustal Evolution of Nilgiri Block, Southern India : A Study on Archean Tectonics and Crustal Growth
(2018-08-02)The oldest dated rocks from the Acasta gneisses of the western Slave Province, Canada present an igneous age of ~4030 Ma. Following this the detrital zircons from the Jack Hills, Narryer Gneiss Terrane, Yilgarn Craton, ... -
Investigations on Supersonic Flow in Miniature Shock Tubes
(2018-08-02)The emerging paradigms of shockwave research have opened up new horizons for interdisciplinary applications. This has inevitably driven research towards studying the propagation of shockwaves in miniature shock tubes (tube ... -
Substrate Specificity Determinants of Class III Nucleotide Cyclases
(2018-07-31)Cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP (cAMP and cGMP) are important second messengers in key signal-transduction pathways that mediate various physiological functions in bacteria and eukaryotes. Adenylyl Cyclases (ACs) and Guanylyl ... -
Synthesis and Studies of Dendritic Poly (Ether Imine) Boronates and Cholesteryl-Functionalized Mesogens
(2018-07-31)Synthesis and Studies of Dendritic Poly(Ether Imine) Boronates and Cholesteryl-Functionalized Mesogens SYNOPSIS Dendrimers are hyperbranched synthetic macromolecules having branches-upon-branches structures, high molecular ... -
On Critical Points of Random Polynomials and Spectrum of Certain Products of Random Matrices
(2018-07-30)In the first part of this thesis, we study critical points of random polynomials. We choose two deterministic sequences of complex numbers, whose empirical measures converge to the same probability measure in complex plane. ... -
Electrical Transport in Si:P and Ge:P δ-doped Systems
(2018-07-30)Doped semiconductor systems have for decades provided an excellent platform to study novel concepts in solid state physics such as quantum hall effect, metal-to-insulator transition (MIT), weak localization and many body ... -
Trajectory-based Descriptors for Action Recognition in Real-world Videos
(2018-07-30)This thesis explores motion trajectory-based approaches to recognize human actions in real-world, unconstrained videos. Recognizing actions is an important task in applications such as video retrieval, surveillance, ... -
Improved Theory of Clathrate Hydrates
(2018-07-30)The current theoretical understanding of thermodynamics of clathrate hydrates is based on the van der Waals and Plattew (vdWP) theory developed using statistical thermodynamics approach. vdWP theory has been widely used ... -
Vibration Testing of Structures under Random Support Excitations
(2018-07-30)Vibration testing of structures constitutes a crucial step in design and commissioning of engineering structures. The focus here is on simulating field conditions in a laboratory so that detailed investigations of the ... -
Community Microgrids for Decentralized Energy Demand-Supply Matching : An Inregrated Decision Framework
(2018-07-30)Energy forms a vital input and critical infrastructure for the economic development of countries and for improving the quality of life of people. Energy is utilized in society through the operation of large socio-technical ... -
Design, Analysis and Development of Sensor Coil for Fiber Optics Gyroscope
(2018-07-30)Interferometer Fiber Optic Gyroscope (IFOG) has established as critical sensor for advance navigation systems. Sensor coil is known to be heart of IFOG. The bias drift and scale factor performance of IFOG depend on the ... -
Asymptotically Correct Dimensional Reduction of Nonlinear Material Models
(2018-07-30)This work aims at dimensional reduction of nonlinear material models in an asymptotically accurate manner. The three-dimensional(3-D) nonlinear material models considered include isotropic, orthotropic and dielectric ...