Browsing RPI Theses Online (Complete) by Title
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Bacterial persistence : mathematical modeling and optimal treatment strategy
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Balancing human progress and the environment : creating sustainable growth in Turkana
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-05)With an abundant water supply below this arid region, a transition from fishing to agricultural livelihood will immerge. Centralized around access to water, the proposed stepwells and community gathering spaces will create ... -
Bandwidth contracting and risk management in communication network services
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-08)Next, we propose a secondary spectrum market that allows wireless service providers to purchase spectrum access rights from another provider in the form of spot spectrum licenses of short-duration as well as derivative ... -
Basic properties of pyroelectric crystals
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Basin specific condition, growth and diet of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake George, New York
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-05)Von Bertalanffy growth models were determined using total length versus age, as determined by microscopic examination of otolith annuli. Growth models of the basins showed variation in growth of yellow perch and lake trout. ... -
Bayesian admittance estimation and model selection for finite-differential method
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2021-08)Surface acoustic impedance or admittance at the boundary is essential for estimating and evaluating a room's acoustic performance. In this article, a Bayesian-based model selection method and parameter estimation is presented ... -
Bayesian characterization of micro-perforated panels and multi-layer absorbers
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-08)First described by the late acoustician Dah-You Maa, micro-perforated panel (MPP) absorbers produce extremely high acoustic absorption coefficients. This is done without the use of conventional fibrous or porous materials ... -
Bayesian framework for direction of arrival analysis using spherical harmonics
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2019-08)This work discusses a system of Direction of Arrival (DoA) analysis for an unknown number of sources using spherical beamforming and Bayesian inference with a spherical microphone array. In this system, sound pressure data ... -
Bayesian model selection for analysis and design of multilayer sound absorbers
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-12)Traditional porous materials are widely used as sound absorbers. Additionally, other substances such as soils or sediments may be modeled as porous materials. When studying and attempting to predict the acoustic properties ... -
Bayesian parameter estimation of porous materials
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Beavers, settlers, and scientists : entanglements of environmental science and (in)justice in austral patagonia, 1940s-2020s
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2020-08)This dissertation examines how the production of scientific knowledges has been entangled with the making of inter-generational, environmental, interspecies, and memory (in)justices in Austral Patagonia, 1920s-1940s. I ... -
Becoming patient : testimonial conditions and the (un)making of injury
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2020-05)This dissertation examines three cases of what I refer to as testimonial conditions, health conditions marked by the requirement of the patient to establish the validity of their illness through narrative, rather than ... -
Beginning to develop and assess engineering judgment through mixed reality game-based learning
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2021-12)Geotechnical engineering requires successfully interpreting field conditions to design an appropriate solution, but how engineers accrue the judgment required to make appropriate decisions is a research area still in its ... -
Behavior of grafted polymers on nanofillers and their influence on polymer nanocomposite properties
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Behavior of rubber gasketed concrete pipe joints during earthquakes
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1994-08)Thirty inch nominal diameter reinforced concrete pipelines, having standard rubber gasketed bell and spigot joints, were tested in our laboratory at Rensselaer. The joint characteristics of interest were the force deformation ... -
Behavioral and economic determinants of innovation strategy
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2015-08)This thesis attempts to shed light on the impacts of Behavioral and economic determinants of innovation strategy of the firm. The thesis consists of two empirical research projects. -
Behavioral responses to surprise in multi-level, team-centric organizations : the case of post-disaster debris removal operations
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2019-12)Study data are taken from two debris-inducing events: the first (covered in Studies 1 and 2) concerns debris removal operations following a series of highly destructive tornadoes that passed through the State of Alabama ... -
Benchmark development of temperature dependent critical experiments at the Walthousen reactor critical facility
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2021-12)Critical reactor experiments have been a crucial part of the development of reactor science and technologies in the past 60 years. These experiments serve for the greater understanding of nuclear physics with a reactor and ... -
Benchmarking and characterization of the RPI LSDS for spent fuel assay
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-05)The Department of Energy’s MPACT Campaign funded a collaborative initiative in order to demonstrate the feasibility of Lead Slowing-Down Spectroscopy (LSDS) for the assay of individual fissile isotopes—i.e. ²³⁵U, ²³⁹Pu, ... -
Benthic stereo imaging
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-08)The Habitat Mapping Camera System developed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute added a stereo camera setup to their most recent iteration of the system. The stereo cameras introduces a number of challenges, including ...