Differential Semblance Optimization (DSO) is a novel way of approaching a class of inverse problems arising in exploration seismology. The promising feature of the DSO method is that it replaces a nonsmooth, highly nonconvex ...

Several transitions to higher levels of biological organization have punctuated the history of life. These transitions occur when cooperative alliances lead to the integration of non-identical partners into more complex ...

We describe the propagation of acoustic waves through randomly layered media over distances much larger than the typical wavelength of a pulse that is emitted from a point source. The layered medium is modeled by a smooth ...

A study of the lac repressor hinge region was undertaken to decipher its role in the function of DNA binding and communication between binding sites within the protein. Specific mutations were designed, and the proteins ...

Equilibrium concentrations of the major species in conventional and halogen assisted CVD diamond synthesis systems were calculated and the results are presented in this thesis. The optimal diamond deposition conditions ...

Photochemical reactions between benzoquinones and alkylidenecyclohexanes proceed regioselectively. Regioselectivity is determined by the conformational properties of the cyclic olefin. Photocycloadducts thus obtained may ...

Carboxylate-alumoxanes, [Al(O)x(OH)y(O2CR) z]n, are organic substituted alumina nano-particles synthesized from boehmite in aqueous solution which are an inexpensive and environmentally-benign precursor for the fabrication ...

The objectives of this research were to study metabolic pathways in C. roseus hairy root cultures, and to enhance secondary metabolite productivity using fungal elicitation as the technique. The effects of age of inoculum ...

In crosswell seismic experiments, seismic sources are fired in one well, and the wave-fields generated are measured in another well. The goal of the crosswell seismology is to find physical parameters, especially the ...