With the emergence of ad hoc networking technology came efforts to provide necessary security support for ad hoc networks. However, due to challenging characteristics of ad hoc environments, providing the same level of ...

The goal in the second part of the thesis is the alleviation of a potential processing bottleneck encountered in packet scheduling in high-speed wireline networks. The scheduler should be designed to provide minimum-bandwidth ...

The US grid's weak ability to withstand severe weather incidents, particularly with the growing number of events due to climate change, the slow pace of expansion of transmission grids and the increased push to integrate ...

Collagen is the most abundant structural protein found in the human body, and is responsible for providing structure and function to tissues. Collagen molecules organize naturally into structures called fibers on the scale ...

Currently, the gold standard for quantifying the fraction of the liver that is composed of fat is liver biopsy. A liver biopsy is a painful and uncomfortable procedure where the patient’s liver is sampled using a large ...

As higher demands are placed on North American railroad infrastructure by heavy haul traffic, it is increasingly important to understand the factors affecting the magnitude and distribution of load imparted to concrete ...

Deeper penetration of renewable resources is increasing the operational ramping requirements of actual power systems. The increase in renewable energy resources and, more generally, variable energy resources has been ...

Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) are small microbubbles filled with gas. Because of their scattering properties, UCAs enhance the diagnostic capabilities of ultrasonic imaging. UCAs are associated with therapeutic or ...

Minimizing the release of nutrients from municipal Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF) and runoff is vital to reducing nutrient pollutants in waterways. In the United States, municipal WRRF implement phosphorus (P) ...