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Simplified Solar Optical Calculations For Windows With Venetian Blinds
(2006)Solar gain through a window represents the most variable heat gain imposed on an indoor space. It is also likely to represent the largest heat gain of the indoor space. Shading devices like venetian blinds roller blinds ... -
Simulated electron affinity tuning in metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes
(American Institute of Physics, 2017-04-27)Metal-insulator-metal diodes for rectification applications must exhibit high asymmetry, nonlinearity, and responsivity. Traditional methods of improving these figures of merit have consisted of increasing insulator ... -
Simulating and Optimizing Nasopharyngeal Swab Insertion Paths for use in Robotics
(IEEE, 2022-11-03)The nasopharyngeal swab is the standardized method of collecting specimens for diagnosing COVID-19, among numerous other respiratory illnesses. While there has been interest from the robotics community in the design of ... -
Simulation and Measurement of Windows with Low Emissivity Coatings Used in Conjunction with Teflon Inner Glazings
(1987-09)Theoretical work has illustrated that highly infrared, transparent plastic films are well suited for use as intermediate glazings when used in conjunction with a low emissivity coating. Prototype glazing systems that ... -
Simulation And Measurement Of Windows With Metal Films Used In Conjunction With Teflon Inner Glazings
(1987-09)Previous work has shown that highly infrared transparent plastic films are well suited for use as inner glazings when used in conjunction with a low emissivity coating. Thermal resistance measurements of a set of glazing ... -
Simulation before fabrication: a case study on the utilization of simulators for the design of droplet microfluidic networks
(Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2018-10-10)The functional performance of passively operated droplet microfluidics is sensitive with respect to the dimensions of the channel network, the fabrication precision as well as the applied pressure because the entire network ... -
Simulation of Induced Acoustic Emission in Fractured Porous Media
(Elsevier, 2019-04-01)Acoustic/microseismic Emissions (AE) in naturally fractured porous media are the result of local instability along internal interfaces and the sudden release of strain energy stored in the rock matrix. This rapid release ... -
Simulation-Optimization Framework for Synthesis and Design of Natural Gas Downstream Utilization Networks
(MDPI, 2018-02-01)Many potential diversification and conversion options are available for utilization of natural gas resources, and several design configurations and technology choices exist for conversion of natural gas to value-added ... -
Simulations for three-dimensional landmine detonation using the SPH method
(Elsevier, 2019-04)The simulation of the soil fragmentation under buried explosive detonation is an extremely difficult task. In this paper, the modified smoothed particle hydrodynamics method (SPH) in combination with the elastoplastic and ... -
Single-shooting homotopy method for parameter identification in dynamical systems
(American Physical Society, 2012-03-02)An algorithm for identifying parameters in dynamical systems is developed in this work using homotopy transformations and the single-shooting method. The equations governing the dynamics of the mathematical model are ... -
Sinter structure analysis of titanium structures fabricated via binder jetting additive manufacturing
(Elsevier, 2018-10-15)To facilitate functional part production in metal binder jetting additive manufacturing, the relationship between materials, process and sintering needs to be understood. This work relates sintering theory with process ... -
Site-specific skeletal muscle echo intensity and thickness differences in subcutaneous adipose tissue matched older and younger adults
(Wiley, 2021-03)Background: Age-related deterioration of muscle mass does not occur uniformly across the body. However, there is limited knowledge on the uniformity of age-related muscle composition changes across the body. Objective: ... -
Small-polaron variable-range hopping in quasi-two-dimensional materials: application to PrBa2Cu3-xGax07-y
(Taylor & Francis, 1999-01)We have developed a theory for variable-rangehopping (VRH) due to small polarons in quasi-two-dimensionalsystems at high temperatures.We included the effects of temperature, electric fields, magnetic fields and scattering ... -
Smooth centre manifolds for impulsive delay differential equations
(Elsevier, 2018-04-16)The existence and smoothness of centre manifolds and a reduction principle are proven for impulsive delay differential equations. Several intermediate results of theoretical interest are developed, including a variation ... -
Social Anxiety and the Generation of Positivity During Dyadic Interaction: Curiosity and Authenticity are the Keys to Success
(Elsevier, 2021-03-31)What drives positive affective and interpersonal experiences during social interaction? Undergraduates with high (n = 63) or low (n = 56) trait social anxiety (SA) were paired with unfamiliar low SA partners in a 45-minute ... -
Social anxiety in the digital age: The measurement and sequelae of online safety-seeking
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)Online communication is essential to modern life, but its features may also afford socially anxious individuals the ability to conceal themselves, or parts of themselves, from evaluation by others. In this way, Internet-based ... -
Social Anxiety is Associated with Impaired Memory for Imagined Social Events with Positive Outcomes
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Cognitive models of social anxiety disorder suggest that memory biases for negative social information contribute to symptoms of social anxiety (SA). However, it remains unclear whether memory biases in SA are related to ... -
Social problem solving in social anxiety disorder
(Elsevier, 2019-12)Successful social problem solving requires both an adaptive orientation toward the problem and the necessary skills to generate relevant and effective solutions. Surprisingly few studies have examined social problem solving ... -
Socio-Ecological Dynamics Of Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems And Conservation Opinion Propagation
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-02-07)The Caribbean coral reef ecosystem has experienced a long history of deterioration due to various stressors. For instance, over-fishing of parrotfish - an important grazer of macroalgae that can prevent destructive overgrowth ... -
A softly optimal Monte Carlo algorithm for solving bivariate polynomial systems over the integers
(Elsevier, 2016-06)We give an algorithm for the symbolic solution of polynomial systems in Z[X,Y]. Following previous work with Lebreton, we use a combination of lifting and modular composition techniques, relying in particular on Kedlaya ...