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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-156). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-181). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990. / Spine title: In-situ method for determining modulation transfer. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-60.).

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Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: This study was aimed to evaluate inpatient clinical treatment characteristics associated with the use of intracranial implantation of chemotherapeutic wafers for malignant brain neoplasms within United States, and assess inpatient mortality and total charges regarding treatment with wafer versus without. Methods: A retrospective cohort investigation was conducted utilizing inpatient discharge records from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2005 to 2009. From this nationally- representative sample, 9,455 adults aged 18 years or older were identified with malignant neoplasms of the brain treated with implantable chemotherapeutic wafers. Outcomes of inpatient mortality and charges were assessed via multivariate regression analysis, controlling for patient characteristics, hospital structure, comorbidities, and clinical complications. Main Results: The average age of patients with brain neoplasms was 56.6 (±16.5) years, and of those patients, 42.9% were female. The odds ratio for inpatient mortality of patients treated with implantable chemotherapeutic wafers was OR=0.380 (P<0.001), and patients that received wafer treatment had increased charges exp(b)=2.147 (P<0.001). Conclusions: Multiple factors were associated with inpatient mortality and charges among the 247,829 patients that were diagnosed with malignant brain neoplasms from 2005-2009. With regards to these patients, implantable chemotherapeutic wafers were associated with increased inpatient survival and increased charges.

A study of potentiostatic and galvanostatic electrochemical etching of silicon in tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) has been carried out. In TMAH baths,, we find that biased (100) silicon etch rates increase 21% over OCP etch rates. For TMAH baths seasoned with silicon, biased silicon etch rates increase to 63% over those at OCP. Electrochemical etching eliminates the growth of hillocks on etching surfaces regardless of etchant pH, [TMAH] or silicon loading, resulting in highly smooth etching surfaces. Potentiostatic and galvanic etching yield similar etch rates and surface consistency. / Graduation date: 2003

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-108). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by C.P. Wong. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 275-289).