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Submissions from 2013
On the Surface Effects of Nanofluids in Cooling-system Materials, Gustavo Molina, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Studies on Surface Effects of Nano-Power Suspensions in Cooling- System Materials, Gustavo Molina, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Wind Tunnel Testing and Numerical Simulation on Aerodynamic Performance of a Three Bladed Savonius Wind Turbine, Khandakar Niaz Morshed, Mosfequr Rahman, Gustavo Molina, and Mahbub Ahmed
Haptic Feedback Systems in Education, Dorin M. Popovici, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, and Crenguta Bogdan
Numerical Analysis of Laminar Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Different Aspect Ratios with and Without Aerosol Nanofluid, Mosfequr Rahman, Andrew Hudson, Gustavo Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Waiting Probability Analysis for Opportunistic Spectrum Access, Danda B. Rawat, Bhed B. Bista, Gongjun Yan, and Sachin Shetty
Game Theoretic Approach to Dynamic Spectrum Access with Multi-radio and QoS Requirements, Danda B. Rawat and Sachin Shetty
Geolocation-aware Resource Management in Cloud Computing Based Cognitive Radio Networks, Danda B. Rawat, Sachin Shetty, and Khurram Raza
The Gila River Community Water Rights Settlement and its Impact on Water Resource Management, Peter D. Rogers and Stephanie M. Edmiston
Intelligent Mobile App for Identifying Skin Pigments, M. Smith, Ray R. Hashemi, and Azita A. Bahrami
PFI of n-Butanol and Direct Injection of Biodiesel to attain LTC for Low Emissions Idling in a Compression Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Spencer Harp, Brian Vlcek, and David Williams
Premixed Charge of n-Butanol Coupled with Direct injection of Biodiesel for an Advantageous Soot-NOx trade-off, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Henry Ochieng, Spencer Harp, Jabeous Weaver, Craig Jekins, and Brian Vlcek
RCCI Operation with Pfi of N-Butanol and Di of Biodiesel Compared with DI of Binary Mixtures of N-Butanol and Biodiesel, Valentin Soloiu, M. Duggan, J. Weaver, B. Vlcek, Spencer Harp, and Gustavo J. Molina
Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of JP-8 Blends and ULSD #2 with Similar CN in a Direct Injection Naturally Aspirated Compression Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Henry Ochieng, Jabeous Weaver, Marvin Duggan, Spencer Harp, Brian Vlcek, Craig Jenkins, and Marcis Jansons
Experimental Study of Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of Methyl Oleate, as a Surrogate for Biodiesel, in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Jabeous Weaver, Henry Ochieng, Marvin Duggan, Sherwin Davoud, Brian Vlcek, Craig Jenkins, and Christopher Butts
Evaluation of Peanut Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Sprays, Combustion, and Emissions, for Use in an Indirect Injection Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Jabeous Weaver, Henry Ochieng, Brian Vlcek, Christopher Butts, and Marcis Jansons
Cotton Seed Fame Combustion and Emissions Research in a DI Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu, J. Weaver, H. Ochieng, M. Duggan, Sherwin Davoud, Spencer Harp, Gustavo J. Molina, and Brian Vlcek
Privacy Protection in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks, Gongjun Yan, Danda B. Rawat, Bhed B. Bista, and A. Alnusair
Location Security in Vehicular Wireless Networks, Gongjun Yan, Danda B. Rawat, Bhed B. Bista, and L. Chen
Design of a Printable, Compact Parasitic Array with Dual Notches, Jay J. Yu and Sungkyun Lim
Design of Multi-Band, Compact Parasitic Array With Twisted, Helical Directors, Jay J. Yu and Sungkyun Lim
Bipolar Quantum Logic Gates and Quantum Cellular Combinatorics – A Logical Extension to Quantum Entanglement, Wen-Ran Zhang
Revealing the Ubiquitous Effects of Quantum Entanglement-Toward a Notion of God Logic, Wen-Ran Zhang and Karl E. Peace
Submissions from 2012
Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Entry-Level IT Workers: A Longitudinal Survey, Cheryl L. Aasheim, Lixin Li, Jordan D. Shropshire, and Christopher A. Kadlec
Attitudes on Plagiarism in Programming Courses: Results from a Survey on Student Perceptions, Cheryl L. Aasheim, Paige Rutner, and Lixin Li
Plagiarism and Programming: A Survey of Student Attitudes, Cheryl L. Aasheim, Paige S. Rutner, Lixin Li, and Susan R. Williams
Effect of Recycling Activities on the Heating Value of Solid Waste: Case Study of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (Metro Vancouver), Ali R. Abedini, James W. Atwater, and George Yuzhu Fu
Effects of Recycling Activities on Waste Disposal Options: Case Study of the Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Ali R. Abedini, James W. Atwater, and George Yuzhu Fu
Behavior of Methane Flame in the Channel Type Meso-combustors, Mahbub K. Ahmed, Ahsan Choudhuri, and Mosfequr Rahman
The Numerical Simulations of Methane Combustion in a Meso-Scale Rectangular Channel, M. Ahmed, Cheng Zhang, V. Shirsat, and Mosfequr Rahman
Study on Removal of Color and Disinfection By-Product Precursors from Surface Waters Using PreBiofilters, George Fu and Tiehang Wu
Removal of Disperse Red 1 from an Aqueous Solution by Fungus Aspergillus Niger, George Yuzhu Fu and T. Viraraghaven
Performance Evaluation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ad hoc Networks, R. Grodi, Danda B. Rawat, and Chandra Bajracharya
Feel the Static and Kinetic Friction, Felix G. Hamza-Lup and William H. Baird
Haptic Simulator for Liver Diagnostics through Palpation, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, Crenguta M. Bogdan, and Adrian Seitan
Haptics-Augmented Physics Simulation: Coriolis Effect, Felix G. Hamza-Lup and Benjamin Page
Medical Simulation and Training: Haptic Liver, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, Adrian Seitan, Dorin M. Popovici, and Crenguta M. Bogdan
Internal Fixation Evaluation: A Machine Learning Approach, Ray R. Hashemi, Cameron Coates, Azita A. Bahrami, Mahmood Bahar, Alexander Tyler, Nicholas R. Tyler, and William Gibson
Profile-Based Recruiting of New Students, Ray R. Hashemi, Louis A. Le Blanc, Azita Bahrami, Kevin Willett, and Xaunna J. Krehn
Persistent Staging Area Models for Data Warehouses, Vladan Jovanovic, Ivan Bojicic, Curtis Knowles, and Mile Pavlic
Data Based System Evaluation Framework, Vladan Jovanovic and Zoran Marjanović
Using Data Samples in Validating Data Models, Vladan Jovanović and Mile Pavlic
Estimating Population Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter in the Conterminous U.S. Using Shape Function-Based Spatiotemporal Interpolation Method: A County Level Analysis, Lixin Li, Xingyou Zhang, James B. Holt, Jie Tian, and Reinhard Piltner
Accuracy of Video Frame Size Forecasting, Micheal P. McGarry, Patrick Seeling, Rami J. Haddad, and Jesus Hernandez
The Effect of Early Warning on the Overall Performance of the students in Mathematics Classes at East Georgia College Statesboro Center, Aditi Mitra and Aniruddha Mitra
Fabrication of Polyurethane Based Fabric Composite Shaft and its Experimental Study Under Triple Point Bending, Aniruddha Mitra, Sirajus Salekeen, and Mosfequr Rahman
Erosion Effects of Nanofluids on Selected Cooling-System Materials, Gustavo Molina, M. Hulett, Mosfequr Rahman, and Valentin Soloiu
Triboemission Phenomena: Electronic and Photonic Output During Friction Contact and Its Connections to Surface Processes, Gustavo J. Molina and Czeslaw Kajdas
Exploratory Research in Erosion Effects of Nanofluids on Metallic Materials, Gustavo Molina, Mosfequr Rahman, M. Hulett, and Valentin Soloiu
Predicting Future Climate Using Algae Sedimentation, Jasdeep Natt, Ray R. Hashemi, Azita Bahrami, Mahmood Bahar, Nicholas R. Tyler, and Jay Y.S. Hodgson
An Experimental Study on the Effect of Foam on the Vibration Quality of Aluminum Tube Structure, Masud Nawaz and Aniruddha Mitra
Future of Internet Technologies, Daniel Pavlic, Mile Pavlic, and Vladan Jovanovic
Comparative Study of APIs and Frameworks for Haptic Application Development, Dorin M. Popovici, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, Adrian Seitan, and Crenguta M. Bogdan
Finite Element Modeling of Photostrictive Optical Actuators, Mosfequr Rahman and John E. Jackson
Experimental Investigation on Photostrictively Driven Optical Actuators, Mosfequr Rahman, Masud Nawaz, Anirudda Mitra, Nazanin Bassari-Gharb, and Mohammad Bhuiyan
Experimental Investigation on Photostrictively Driven Optical Acuators, Mosfequr Rahman, Masud Nawaz, Aniruddha Mitra, Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, and Mohammad Bhuiyan
Experimental Investigation and Finite Element Modeling Analysis of Photostrictive Optical Actuators, Mosfequr Rahman, Masud Nawaz, Aniruddha Mitra, Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, and John E. Jackson
Computational Analysis of Laminar Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Different Aspect Ratios with Different Heating Conditions, Mosfequr Rahman, Charles Walker, Gustavo Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Multidisciplinary Capstone Project for Engineering, Fernando Rios-Gutierrez and Rocio Alba-Flores
Performance of a Direct Injection Diesel Engine Fueled by a Heavy Oil with the Addiction of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Polymer, Valentin Soloiu and April Covington
Performance of JP-8 in a Small Bore Indirect Injection Diesel Engine for APU Applications, Valentin Soloiu, April Covington, Jeffrey Lewis, and James M. LoBue
Combustion Analysis of Peanut FAME Blends in an IDI Engine and the Influence of its Primary Fatty Acid Components on the Fuel Characteristics, Valentin Soloiu, April Covington, J. Lewis, J. Weaver, Christopher Butts, B. Vlcek, and Gustavo J. Molina
Investigation of Low Temperature Combustion Regimes of Biodiesel with n-Butanol Injected in the Intake Manifold of a Compression Ignition Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Henry Ochieng, David Williams, Gustavo Molina, and Brian Vlcek
Model-Driven Development of DSML Execution Engines, Gustavo C.M. Sousa, Fábio M. Costa, Peter J. Clarke, and Andrew A. Allen
A Domain-Specific Modeling Approach to Realizing User-centric Communication, Yali Wu, Andrew Allen, Frank Hernandez, Robert France, and Peter J. Clarke
Design of an Electrically Small, Circularly Polarized, Parasitic Array Antenna for an Active 433.92MHz RFID Handheld Reader, Jay J. Yu and Sungkyun Lim
Beyond Spacetime Geometry – The Death of Philosophy and Its Quantum Reincarnation, Wen-Ran Zhang
Yin Yang Bipolar Atom - An Eastern Road toward Quantum Gravity, Wen-Ran Zhang
Submissions from 2011
Exploring Student Attitudes Towards Plagiarism: Does the Type of Work Matter, Cheryl L. Aasheim, Lixin Li, and Paige Rutner
IT Program Curriculum Recommendations Based on a Survey of Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Entry-Level IT Workers, Cheryl L. Aasheim, Lixin Li, Jordan D. Shropshire, and Christopher A. Kadlec
Qualitative Evaluation of a PID Controller for Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation Implemented in an FPGA Card, Rocio Alba-Flores, Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, and C. Jeanniton
VIEW – A Virtual Interactive Web-Based Learning Environment for Engineering, Priya T. Goeser, Wayne M. Johnson, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, and Dirk Schaefer
A Survey of Visuo-Haptic Simulation in Surgical Training, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, Crenguta M. Bogdan, Dorin M. Popovici, and Ovidiu D. Costea
Haptic User Interface and Practice-based Learning for Minimally Invasive Surgical Training, Felix G. Hamza-Lup, Adrian Seitan, Costin Petre, Mihai Polceanu, Crenguta M. Bogdan, Aurelian Nicola, and Dorin M. Popovici
Using Quality Metrics of Clusters to Identify Redundant Independent Variables, Ray R. Hashemi, Azita Bahrami, S. Young, and M. Smith
An Android Based Medication Reminder System: A Concept Analysis Approach, Ray R. Hashemi, Les Sears, and Azita Bahrami
Taxonomy of Data Modeling Patterns, Vladan Jovanovic and Mile Pavlic
A Viability Study of Photovoltaic Systems, Youakim Kalaani and William Nichols
Photovoltaic Energy Systems - A Feasibility Study, Youakim Kalaani and William Nichols
Safe Runtime Validation of Behavioral Adaptations in Autonomic Software, Tariq M. King, Andrew A. Allen, Rodolfo Cruz, and Peter J. Clarke
A Comparative Case Study on the Engineering of Self-Testable Autonomic Software, Tariq M. King, Andrew A. Allen, Yali Wu, Peter J. Clarke, and Alain E. Ramirez
Spatiotemporal Interpolation Methods for Air Pollution Exposure, Lixin Li, Xingyou Zhang, James B. Holt, Jie Tian, and Reinhard Piltner
Preliminary Experimental Study on Erosion and Tribological Effects of Selected Nanofluids, Gustavo Molina, M. Hulett, Mosfequr Rahman, Valentin Soloiu, and Charles Walker
Triboemission Phenomena and Possible Connections to Tribocatalysis, Gustavo J. Molina and Czeslaw Kajdas
Development of an Instrument for Studies of Charged Triboemission Transport in Gas Atmospheres, Gustavo J. Molina, Czeslaw Kajdas, and A. Kulczycki
Exploratory Research Work on Tribological Effects of Nanofluids, Gustavo J. Molina, Md Azizur Rahman, Valentin Soloiu, C. Walker, and M. Hulett
The Planning and Design of Photovoltaic Energy Systems, William Nichols and Youakim Kalaani
The Planning and Design of Photovoltaic Energy Systems: Engineering and Economic Aspects, William Nichols and Youakim Kalaani
Integration of Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC) Model with Geographical Information System (GIS) Platform and Its Applications, Sen Peng, George Yuzhu Fu, Xinhua Zhao, and Brian C. Moore
Mixed-Enhanced Quadrilateral Finite Elements with Wachspress-Type Functions, Reinhard E. Piltner and Lixin Li
Finite Element Modeling Analysis of Photostrictively-Driven Optical Actuators for Excitation of Microdevices, Mosfequr Rahman and Masud Nawaz
Validation without Normalization, Daniel Ratklif, Mile Pavlic, and Vladan Jovanovic
An Interdisciplinary Team-based Mobile Robots design course for Engineering, Fernando Rios-Gutierrez and Rocio Alba-Flores
High Velocity Impact Properties Characterization of Nano-Phased Bi-Layered Body Armor, Sirajus Salekeen, Mohammad G. Kibria Khan, and Shaik Jeelani
Optical Character Recognition of Non-flat Small Documents Using Android: A Case Study, L. Sears, Ray R. Hashemi, and M. Smith
Tribometry Studies on the Effects of Lubricant Contamination with Biofuels, S. M. Shanta, Gustavo J. Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Tribological Effects of Mineral-Oil Lubricant Contamination with Biofuels: A Pin-on-disk Tribometry and Wear Study, Sultana M. Shanta, Gustavo J. Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
A Relevancy Classification System for Web Search Results in Mobile Devices, M. Smith and Ray R. Hashemi
Identification of Human Skin Regions Using Color and Texture, M. Smith and Ray R. Hashemi
Oleic Methyl Ester Investigations in an Indirect Injection Diesel Engine; Stage One: Combustion Investigations, Valentin Soloiu, Jeff Lewis, April Covington, David Nelson, and Norman Schmidt
