etd AT Indian Institute of Science: Recent submissions
Now showing items 961-980 of 6570
-
Design and Development of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Techniques and Solar Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Hybrid Energy Conversion Systems
Standalone Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems are deployed where access to the conventional Electric Grid is not present. It is necessary to extract most of the available power from the Solar PV modules as the supply is ... -
Mechanobiology of cell-substrate interactions
Cell adhesion to substrates is a complex process facilitated by focal adhesion (FA) complexes that help them perform vital cellular functions like migration, growth, and division. Cells probe their surroundings through ... -
Role of Mint family of Proteins in the nanoscale localization and real-time retention of surface Amyloid Precursor
Amyloid beta, a key determinant in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is formed by the sequential proteolysis of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) by β-and γ-secretase. Evidence over the last few decades indicates ... -
Spectroscopic and Diffraction Signatures of Quantum Spin Liquids, Skyrmion Lattices and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides at Low Temperatures and High Pressures
This thesis presents experimental as well as theoretical studies on several contemporary systems like quantum spin liquids (QSLs), skyrmion lattices, and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) under extreme conditions ... -
Chiral Phase Transition Temperature in 3-flavor QCD
The nature of the chiral phase transition in QCD with three massless flavors of quarks remains unresolved despite being studied for nearly four decades. This Ph.D. thesis is a study using Lattice QCD to determine the ... -
Diamagnetically levitated nano positioners with large-range and multiple degrees of freedom
Precision positioning stages are indispensable in many branches of science and engineering, where they are employed for imaging, manipulation, fabrication, and material characterization. Compact, multi-degree-of-freedom ... -
Interaction of PbTe with and its alloys at diffusion bonded interfaces: Temperature dependent evolution of phases and microstructure
The past years have seen an increasing interest in high-efficient thermoelectric materials because of their promising application to harvest the widely distributed waste heat. Realizing high-efficient TE materials into ... -
Theoretical investigation of H atom tunneling in Catecholate Monoanion: A combined time-independent and time-dependent quantum mechanical study
This thesis presents a combined time-independent and time-dependent quantum mechanical study of a system, Catecholate Monoanion (CM) for the study of H atom tunneling. It has an intramolecular H bond leading to a symmetric ... -
The dual-targeting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pso2 into the nucleus and mitochondria is regulated by post-translational modifications: Implications for organelle-specific DNA repair
The repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) involves the concerted action of multiple DNA repair pathways. In eukaryotes, ICLs are sensed and repaired by replication-coupled or replication-independent mechanisms in ... -
Optimizing the Interval-centric Distributed Computing Model for Temporal Graph Algorithms
Graphs with temporal characteristics are increasingly becoming prominent. Their vertices, edges and attributes are annotated with a lifespan, allowing one to add or remove vertices and edges. Such graphs can grow to millions ... -
Variational Bayes Algorithms for mmWave and Massive MIMO-OFDM Systems with Low Resolution ADCs
In this thesis, we develop novel low-complexity algorithms for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems under practical non-idealities and theoretically analyze their performance. The first problem we consider ... -
Nonlocal continuum models for plasticity and damage
Nonlocal interactions of material points play a vital role in modelling certain important aspects of inelastic phenomena such as plasticity and damage in solids. For plasticity problems, nonlocal interactions allow ... -
Modeling of Permittivity Variations in Stochastic Computational Electromagnetics
With the evolution of 5G systems offering high data rates, major changes are required in the design approach of the components of communication systems. Furthermore, building complex electromagnetic systems at the terahertz ... -
Structural and Biophysical studies to evaluate the influence of oligomerization on biomolecular function
Oligomeric proteins are more common than monomers. This aspect of molecular evolution substantially contributes to functional diversity and the acquisition of features such as cooperativity and regulatory mechanisms. Not ... -
Addressing the Performance and Reliability Bottlenecks in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMD) Based Transistor Technology
In this thesis, we presented different contributions towards the development of 2D material technology. Firstly the realization of desired dimensions over singlecrystal high-quality MoS2 material through dry etching ... -
Inkjet-Printed Ag Nanomaterials based Strain Sensors for Wearable Sensing Applications
Of late, the demand of wearable sensors has exponentially risen. For example, strain sensors that can be worn and are skin mountable play a significant role in the areas of human motion detection, healthcare, soft robotics, ... -
Paper microfluidic tools to improve the sensitivity and dynamic range of point-of-care immunoassays
Over the past decade, developing affordable home-based tests to diagnose infectious diseases has become a pressing need. The lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is the most successfully commercialized point-of-care immunoassay. ... -
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 ... -
Theoretical Studies of Polymer Dynamics in Confined Spaces
The growing use of micro- and nano-fabricated devices to study complex biological processes has made it increasingly important to understand the effects of confinement on macromolecular behaviour. In this thesis, I will ... -
Investigating Membrane Dynamics And Oligomerization Of Pore-forming Toxins Using Single-molecule Fluorescence Techniques
The biological membrane is a thin fluidic matrix composed of a lipid bilayer that forms the primary cellular barrier against the extracellular environment. The high-density of embedded proteins and glycosylated molecules ...