Differential effects on behavior of a focal tadpole subjected either to the absence or presence of a predator cue were examined when the focal animal was in the presence of conspecific tadpoles differing in relatedness and ...

This research attempts to expose the patterns of language behavior of two five-year old bilingual children through the analysis of the code-switching and code-mixing occurrences in their everyday conversational interactions. ...

The competence of composite materials to supersede the use of metals and traditional materials has made it a preferred application in the field of structural engineering, aviation, automobiles, etc. An insightful research ...

There has been enormous boom in the air travel in recent times. There is increasing demand for the technological advancement nowadays towards the safety of the onboard passengers. Certification of aircrafts requires engineers ...

The thesis documents the expansion of model reference adaptive control (MRAC) research previously developed at Wichita State University. This research was conducted in response to the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Major metropolitan areas throughout the United States provide Light Rail Transit (LRT) services. What distinguishes the light rail system is that it operates on city streets with grade crossings within city limits. ...

During the last two decades, changes in vehicle design and increase in the number of the light truck vehicles (LTVs) and vans have led to changes in pedestrian injury profile. Due to the dynamic nature of the pedestrian ...

In this thesis, an analytical discussion of the three publicly available Inter-autonomous system Multiprotocol Label Switching Layer-3 Virtual Private Network (Inter-AS MPLS L3 VPN) implementations, namely, Back-to-Back ...

In today’s competitive world, on time delivery is one of the most important factors while meeting customer demand. If organizations focus only on the invention and not on value from the customer’s point of view, principles ...

The drilling of metals produces undesirable projections at the surface of the hole called burrs, which are very costly to remove from the work piece. Any effort involved in simplifying the drilling process that decreases ...