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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Physical mechanisms of control of gliding in flying snakes

Jafari, Farid 06 June 2017 (has links)
Flying snakes possess a sophisticated gliding ability with a unique aerial behavior, in which they flatten their body to make a roughly triangular cross-sectional shape to produce lift and gain horizontal acceleration. Also, the snakes assume an S-like posture and start to undulate by sending traveling waves down the body. The present study aims to answer how the snakes are able to control their glide trajectory and remain stable without any specialized flight surfaces. Undulation is the most prominent behavior of flying snakes and is likely to influence their dynamics and stability. To examine the effects of undulation, a number of theoretical models were used. First, only the longitudinal dynamics were considered with simple two-dimensional models, in which the snake was approximated as a number of connected airfoils. Previously measured force coefficients were used to model aerodynamic forces, and undulation was considered as periodic changes in the mass and area of the airfoils. The model was shown to be passively unstable, but it could be stabilized with a restoring pitching moment. Next, a three-dimensional model was developed, with the snake modeled as a chain of airfoils connected through revolute joints, and undulation was considered as periodic changes in the joint angles. It was shown that undulation, when added to a linearization-based closed-loop control, could increase the size of the basin of stability. Our theoretical results suggested that the snakes need some extent of closed-loop control in spite of the clear contribution of undulation to the stability of glide. Next, we considered the effects of aerodynamic interactions between the fore and the aft body on the aerodynamic performance of flying snakes. Two-dimensional anatomically accurate airfoils were used in a water tunnel. Lift and drag forces were measured by load cells, and the flow field data were obtained using digital particle image velocimetry. The results confirmed strong dependence of the aerodynamic performance on the tandem arrangement. Flow fields around the airfoils were obtained to show how the tandem arrangement modified the separated flow and the wake; therefore altering the pressure field and resulting in changes in the lift and drag. / Ph. D.
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Análise da eficácia do instrumento RECIPROC #25 em atingir o forame apical sem glide path / Analysis of the effectiveness of the instrument RECIPROC #25 to achieve the foramen without glide path

Thiane Elys Prado Arruda Cavalcante 10 February 2012 (has links)
O presente estudo avaliou a eficáciado instrumento Reciproc#25 em atingir o forame de canais de molares inferiores sem um glide path manual prévio. Para isso, uma amostra geral de 300 molares inferiores foi radiografada e previamente selecionada quanto ao grau de curvatura segundo critério de Schneider sendo divididos em classes I e II. Após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, uma amostragem total de 502 canais radiculares foi incluída para formar os grupos experimentais: 253 canais no grupo de molares inferiores classe I e 249 no grupo de molares classe II. Todos os canais foram instrumentados diretamente com a lima 25, sem nenhum glide path prévio, seguindo criteriosamente as diretrizes do fabricante. Os dados foram descritos como a frequência da distribuição do número de canais (%) nos quais foi possível chegar ao forame apical sem a necessidade de glide path, assim como o número de fraturas em cada grupo. Os resultados compilados dos 2 grupos experimentais mostraram que em 93,4% do total dos canais instrumentados, o instrumento R25 foi capaz de ir até o forame apical sem a necessidade de glide path. Em 6,4% do total dos canais, o instrumento R25 não chegou até o forame apical e em somente 0,2% dos casos ocorreu fratura da lima (um caso no grupo classe I, enquanto no grupo classe II não houve nenhuma ocorrência de fratura). O teste Qui-quadrado foi realizado para verificar se uma determinada classe de canais encontra-se mais associada ou não a necessidade de glide path quando o sistema Reciproc é usado. No grupo de molares classe II houve maior número de canais (23) que o instrumento R25 não foi capaz de ir até o forame apical do que no grupo de molares classe I (9), sendo essa diferença estatisticamente significante (Qui-quadrado, p=0,020, X2=5,452). Dentro das condições experimentais do presente estudo, pode-se concluir então quea lima R25 mostrou uma alta eficácia em instrumentar toda a extensão dos canais de molares inferiores classe I e II sem a necessidade de glide path prévio. Além disso, o sistema de instrumentação proposto mostrou-se altamente seguro quanto ao índice de fratura. / The aim of the present studywas to evaluate the effectiveness of the Reciproc #25 instrument in reaching the apical foramen of mandibular molars root canals without any manual glide path. For this, a general sample of 300 mandibular molars was radiographed and graded accordantly the degree of curvature (Schneiders criteria) classes I and II. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 502 root canals were included to form the two experimental groups: 253 canals in the class Igroupand 249 in the class II group. All canals were instrumented directly with R25 file, without any manual glide path, carefully following the manufactures guidelines. The pooled results of two experimental groups showed that the R25 instrument was able to reach the apical foramen without glide path in 93.4% of the cases. In 6.4%, the instrument R25 was unable to reach the apical foramen and in only 0.2% of the cases occurredinstrument fracture (one fracture in the class I group andnone in the class II group). The chi-square test was accomplished to verify that a certain class of channels is more associated with or without the need for glide path when the Reciproc system is used. . In the group of class II molar higher number of channels (23) that the instrument was not able to go to the apical foramen than in the molar class I (9), and this difference was statistically significant (Chi-square test, p = 0.020, X2 = 5.452) Within the experimental conditions of this study, it can be concluded that the file R 25 showed to be a highly effective instrument in the instrumentation of the entire length of the canals of mandibular molars class I and II without prior glide path. In addition, the instrumentation system was shown to be highly safe in the rate of fracture.
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Análise da eficácia do instrumento RECIPROC #25 em atingir o forame apical sem glide path / Analysis of the effectiveness of the instrument RECIPROC #25 to achieve the foramen without glide path

Thiane Elys Prado Arruda Cavalcante 10 February 2012 (has links)
O presente estudo avaliou a eficáciado instrumento Reciproc#25 em atingir o forame de canais de molares inferiores sem um glide path manual prévio. Para isso, uma amostra geral de 300 molares inferiores foi radiografada e previamente selecionada quanto ao grau de curvatura segundo critério de Schneider sendo divididos em classes I e II. Após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, uma amostragem total de 502 canais radiculares foi incluída para formar os grupos experimentais: 253 canais no grupo de molares inferiores classe I e 249 no grupo de molares classe II. Todos os canais foram instrumentados diretamente com a lima 25, sem nenhum glide path prévio, seguindo criteriosamente as diretrizes do fabricante. Os dados foram descritos como a frequência da distribuição do número de canais (%) nos quais foi possível chegar ao forame apical sem a necessidade de glide path, assim como o número de fraturas em cada grupo. Os resultados compilados dos 2 grupos experimentais mostraram que em 93,4% do total dos canais instrumentados, o instrumento R25 foi capaz de ir até o forame apical sem a necessidade de glide path. Em 6,4% do total dos canais, o instrumento R25 não chegou até o forame apical e em somente 0,2% dos casos ocorreu fratura da lima (um caso no grupo classe I, enquanto no grupo classe II não houve nenhuma ocorrência de fratura). O teste Qui-quadrado foi realizado para verificar se uma determinada classe de canais encontra-se mais associada ou não a necessidade de glide path quando o sistema Reciproc é usado. No grupo de molares classe II houve maior número de canais (23) que o instrumento R25 não foi capaz de ir até o forame apical do que no grupo de molares classe I (9), sendo essa diferença estatisticamente significante (Qui-quadrado, p=0,020, X2=5,452). Dentro das condições experimentais do presente estudo, pode-se concluir então quea lima R25 mostrou uma alta eficácia em instrumentar toda a extensão dos canais de molares inferiores classe I e II sem a necessidade de glide path prévio. Além disso, o sistema de instrumentação proposto mostrou-se altamente seguro quanto ao índice de fratura. / The aim of the present studywas to evaluate the effectiveness of the Reciproc #25 instrument in reaching the apical foramen of mandibular molars root canals without any manual glide path. For this, a general sample of 300 mandibular molars was radiographed and graded accordantly the degree of curvature (Schneiders criteria) classes I and II. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 502 root canals were included to form the two experimental groups: 253 canals in the class Igroupand 249 in the class II group. All canals were instrumented directly with R25 file, without any manual glide path, carefully following the manufactures guidelines. The pooled results of two experimental groups showed that the R25 instrument was able to reach the apical foramen without glide path in 93.4% of the cases. In 6.4%, the instrument R25 was unable to reach the apical foramen and in only 0.2% of the cases occurredinstrument fracture (one fracture in the class I group andnone in the class II group). The chi-square test was accomplished to verify that a certain class of channels is more associated with or without the need for glide path when the Reciproc system is used. . In the group of class II molar higher number of channels (23) that the instrument was not able to go to the apical foramen than in the molar class I (9), and this difference was statistically significant (Chi-square test, p = 0.020, X2 = 5.452) Within the experimental conditions of this study, it can be concluded that the file R 25 showed to be a highly effective instrument in the instrumentation of the entire length of the canals of mandibular molars class I and II without prior glide path. In addition, the instrumentation system was shown to be highly safe in the rate of fracture.
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Multipath limiting antenna design considerations for ground based pseudolite ranging sources

Dickman, Jeffrey. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 2001. / Title from PDF t.p.
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Direct-sequence spread spectrum system designs for future aviation data links using spectral overlay

Neville, Joshua T. January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, June, 2004. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-97).
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Estudo variável do apagamento dos ditongos decrescentes orais em falares do Recife

CARVALHO, Solange Carlos de January 2007 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-12T18:35:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 arquivo7508_1.pdf: 871120 bytes, checksum: c5d2dc7ed6e7696c7d6578a7b31d62e5 (MD5) license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Este estudo trata da descrição e análise do apagamento dos glides que compõem os ditongos orais /aj/, /ej/, /oj/, /aw/, /ew/, /ow/ em falares do Recife, a partir de uma perspectiva variacionista. Os dados foram coletados seguindo a metodologia laboviana da "Teoria da Variação" (LABOV, 1972) por ser considerada pertinente para delimitação de uma amostra representativa, válida para o estabelecimento de generalizações. Como se trata de uma análise também da variação interna da norma culta, dentre os fatores extralingüísticos comumente selecionados, como: sexo, faixa etária, incluímos mais um, referente ao bairro de origem do informante. Com essa variável poderemos controlar a variação lingüística x origem social do entrevistado. Quanto aos fatores lingüísticos, consideramos os contextos segmental, prosódico e posicional de ocorrência do ditongo, assim como a categoria gramatical em que o mesmo é encontrado. Para a interpretação dos resultados, controlamos os dados quantitativos com uma avaliação qualitativa do corpus, em que 1135 ocorrências dos ditongos, 659 foram formados com o glide /j/ e 445, com o glide /w/. Os resultados alcançados na pesquisa nos levam a uma constatação de que o apagamento dos ditongos decrescentes orais evidenciam uma mudança, uma vez que os glides quando em contextos específicos foram praticamente categóricos diante de palatal e tepe
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Evaluation of Fragment-Based Virtual Screening by Applying Docking on Fragments obtained from Optimized Ligands

Nawsheen, Sabia January 2021 (has links)
Fragment-based virtual screening is an in-silico method that potentially identifies new startingpoints for drug molecules and provides an inexpensive and fast exploration of the relevantchemical space compared to its experimental counterpart. It focuses on docking small potentialbinding fragments to a binding pocket and is used to design improved binders by growing thefragments or joining fragments using suitable linkers. In this project, a fragment-based virtualscreening was evaluated by docking 21 fragments that are obtained from 4 different drugs. Here,the fragments were evaluated using SP score in place and SP and XP flexible docking methodsand were compared to the results of the two decoy fragment datasets. Three of the investigatedfragments are positioned at the top and docked with the correct poses and pockets when comparedto the corresponding substructure in the crystal structure and thus could be considered a successfulfragment starting points. Out of the two flexible docking methods used, the SP method providedadditional correct poses and pockets than XP in this limited dataset.
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Design of an image radiation monitor for ILS glide slope in the presence of snow

Marcum, Frank January 1995 (has links)
No description available.
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A uniform theory of diffraction approach to determine endfire glide slope performance in the presence of ground plane irregularities

Gordon, Matthew D. January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
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Development of a near-zone computer model for investigation of feasibility of ground checking the capture-effect glide slope

d'Estaintot, Thierry Langlois January 1984 (has links)
No description available.

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