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Works from 2013

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Manufacturing and damage analysis of epoxy resin-reinforced scrap rubber composites for aeronautical applications, D. Zaimova, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and N. Dishovsky

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Structural and electrochemical study of Al < inf> 2 O < inf> 3 and TiO < inf> 2 Coated Li < inf> 1.2 Ni < inf> 0.13 Mn < inf> 0.54 Co < inf> 0.13 O < inf> 2 cathode material using ALD, Xiaofeng Zhang, Ilias Belharouak, Li Li, Yu Lei, Jeffrey W. Elam, Anmin Nie, Xinqi Chen, Reza Shahbazian Yassar, and Richard L. Axelbaum

Works from 2012

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Deformation-driven electrical transport in amorphous TiO < inf> 2 nanotubes, Anjana Asthana, Tolou Shokuhfar, Q. Gao, P. Heiden, and R. S. Yassar

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Thermal breakdown of ZnTe nanowires, Keivan Davami, Hessam M. Ghassemi, Reza Shahbazian Yassar, Jeong Soo Lee, and M. Meyyappan

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DC microgrid optimal storage distribution using a conductance and energy state modeling approach, Matthew Heath, Gregory Vosters, Gordon Parker, Wayne Weaver, David G. Wilson, and Rush D. Robinett

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The influence of channel wettability and geometry on water plug formation and drop location in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell flow field, Alexandru Herescu and Jeffrey Allen

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Investigation of diesel liquid spray penetration fluctuations under vaporizing conditions, Jaclyn E. Johnson, Jeffrey Naber, Seong Young Lee, Eric Kurtz, Nan Robarge, and Hai Wen Ge

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A numerical calibration approach to obtain cutting fluid droplet sizes in a turning process via an imaging system, Chuanxi Ju, Donna J. Michalek, and John W. Sutherland

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Sensitivity of shear-driven internal condensing flows to pressure fluctuations and its utilization for heat flux enhancements, Michael Toomas Kivisalu, Patcharapol Gorgitrattanagul, Amitabh Narain, Ranjeeth R. Naik, and Mohammed Hasan

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Finite size effect on the piezoelectric properties of ZnO nanobelts: A molecular dynamics approach, K. Momeni, G. M. Odegard, and Reza S. Yassar

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Dynamics of a non-newtonian droplet impact on a micro-textured surface, Joo Hyun Moon, Dong Hwan Shin, Seong Hyuk Lee, and Chang Kyoung Choi

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Nanoindentation of Human Meniscal Surfaces, John T. Moyer, Adam C. Abraham, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Comparative experimental and computational studies for annular condensing and boiling flows in millimeter scale horizontal ducts, Amitabh Narain, Michael Toomas Kivisalu, Ranjeeth R. Naik, Patcharapol Gorgitrattanagul, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, and Mohammed Hasan

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Gradient of nanomechanical properties in the interphase of cellulose nanocrystal composites, Anahita Pakzad, John Simonsen, and Reza S. Yassar

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Microstructure of gas diffusion layers for PEM fuel cells, N. Parikh, J. S. Allen, and R. S. Yassar

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Electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing for measuring cellular transformation, migration, invasion, and anticancer compound screening, Bryan Plunger, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Tim E. Sparer

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Comparison of modal analysis between laser vibrometry and NAH measurements, Jennifer L. Potter, C. Van Karsen, J. P. Declerck, and B. J. Sklanka

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Societal implications of nanotechnology: Occupational perspectives, Julio L. Rivera, Bruce E. Seely, and John W. Sutherland

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High Voltage Electrophoretic Deposition of Aligned Nanoforests for Scalable Nanomanufacturing of Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices, Sunand Santhanagopalan, Anirudh Balram, Evan Lucas, Franco Marcano, and Dennis Desheng Meng

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Catalyzed particulate filter passive oxidation study with ULSD and biodiesel blended fuel, Kenneth Lee Shiel, Jeffrey Naber, John Johnson, and Chris Hutton

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Enzyme reactions in nanoporous, picoliter volume containers, Piro Siuti, Scott T. Retterer, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Mitchel J. Doktycz

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A Kalman Filter estimator for a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst during active regeneration of a CPF, Harsha S. Surenahalli, Gordon Parker, John Johnson, and Maruthi N. Devarakonda

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Comparison of modal parameters estimated from operational and experimental modal analysis approaches, Louis Thibault, Timothy Marinone, Peter Avitabile, and Charles Van Karsen

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On certain problems of deformation-induced material instabilities, D. Walgraef and E. C. Alfantis

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Development of a micro-engine testing system, Andrew Wiegand, Scott Miers, Jason Blough, Darin Kowalski, and Andy Biske

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Yellow-bellied Marmots (Marmota flaviventris) preserve bone strength and microstructure during hibernation, Samantha J. Wojda, Meghan E. McGee-Lawrence, Richard A. Gridley, Janene Auger, Hal L. Black, and Seth W. Donahue

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Part-by-part dimensional error compensation in compliant sheet metal assembly processes, Kang Xie, Jaime A. Camelio, and L. Eduardo Izquierdo

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Effect of undiluted bioethanol on combustion and emissions reduction in a SI engine at various charge air conditions, Seung Hyun Yoon and Chang Sik Lee

Works from 2011

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Implementation of Kalman Filter for Localization, Ossama Abdelkhalik

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Optimization of space orbits design for Earth orbiting missions, Ossama Abdelkhalik and Ahmed Gad

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Regional and fiber orientation dependent shear properties and anisotropy of bovine meniscus, Adam C. Abraham, Christian R. Edwards, Gregory Odegard, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Hyperelastic Properties of Human Meniscal Attachments, Adam C. Abraham, John T. Moyer, Diego F. Villegas, Gregory M. Odegard, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Transverse mechanical properties of collagen fibers from nanoindentation, Katerina E. Aifantis, Sanjiv Shrivastava, and Gregory Odegard

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In situ observation of size-scale effects on the mechanical properties of ZnO nanowires, Anjana Asthana, Kasra Momeni, Abhishek Prasad, and Yoke Khin Yap

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In situ probing of structural and electromechanical properties of an individual ZnO nanobelt, Anjana Asthana, Kasra Momeni, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap, and Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

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On the correlation of crystal defects and band gap properties of ZnO nanobelts, Anjana Asthana, Kasra Momeni, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap, and Reza Shahbazian Yassar

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Characterization of syngas laminar flames using the Bunsen burner configuration, N. Bouvet, C. Chauveau, I. Gökalp, S. Y. Lee, and R. J. Santoro

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Development of polymer 'chips' used in medical diagnostics, Zachary G. Brush, Laura M. Schultz, Justin W. Vanness, Kevin M. Farinholt, Stephen A. Sarles, and Donald J. Leo

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A hybrid immune model for unsupervised structural damage pattern recognition, Bo Chen and Chuanzhi Zang

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Perspectives on innovative concepts in wind-power generation, L. Chen, F. L. Ponta, and L. I. Lago

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Two- and Three-Dimensional Micromechanical Viscoelastic Finite Element Modeling of Stone-Based Materials with X-ray Computed Tomography Images, Qingli Dai

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Modal analysis and SHM investigation of CX-100 wind turbine blade, Krystal Deines, Timothy Marinone, Ryan Schultz, Kevin Farinholt, and Gyuhae Park

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Numerical investigation of diluent influence on flame extinction limits and emission characteristic of lean-premixed H < inf> 2 -CO (syngas) flames, Nan Ding, Rajat Arora, Michael Norconk, and Seong Young Lee

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Hydrophilic and superhydrophilic surfaces and materials, Jaroslaw Drelich, Emil Chibowski, Dennis Desheng Meng, and Konrad Terpilowski

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Experimental Investigation of Vapor Bubble Growth during Flow Boiling in a Microchannel, Zachary J. Edel and Abhijit Mukherjee

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A self-adaptive thermal switch array for rapid temperature stabilization under various thermal power inputs, Xiaobao Geng, Pragnesh Patel, Amitabh Narain, and Dennis Desheng Meng

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In Situ Electrochemical Lithiation/Delithiation Observation of Individual Amorphous Si Nanorods, Hessam M. Ghassemi, Ming Au, Ning Chen, Patricia A. Heiden, and Reza S. Yassar

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In situ observation of reversible rippling in multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes, Hessam Mir Shah Ghassemi, Chee H. Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, and Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

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Closed loop optimal load control with application to microgrid load design, Matthew Heath, Gordon Parker, David G. Wilson, and Rush D. Robinett

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Power optimal capacitor charging to illustrate a method for identifying microgrid renewable source characteristics, Matthew Heath, Gordon Parker, David G. Wilson, and Rush D. Robinett

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Measuring the elastic modulus of polymers by nanoindentation with an atomic force microscope, Daniel Hoffman, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Jaroslaw Drelich, and Katerina Aifantis

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In vitro inhibition of compression-induced catabolic gene expression in meniscal explants following treatment with IL-1 receptor antagonist, Megan Leigh Killian, Barbara Zielinska, Tumul Gupta, and Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue

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Electrical and thermal conductivity and tensile and flexural properties: Comparison of carbon black/polycarbonate and carbon nanotube/polycarbonate resins, Julia A. King, Michael D. Via, Michelle E. King, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Shear/pressure driven internal condensing flows and their sensitivity to inlet pressure fluctuations, Michael Toomas Kivisalu, N. Gorgitrattanagul, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, Ranjeeth R. Naik, and Amitabh Narain

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Prediction and control of internal condensing flows in the experimental context of their inlet condition sensitivities, Michael Toomas Kivisalu, Patcharapol Gorgitrattanagul, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, Ranjeeth R. Naik, and Amitabh Narain

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Current state of military hybrid vehicle development, Denise M. Kramer and Gordon Parker

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Experimental results on gravity driven fully condensing flows in vertical tubes, their agreement with theory, and their differences with shear driven flows’ boundary-condition sensitivities, Jorge H. Kurita, Michael Toomas Kivisalu, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, Ranjeeth R. Naik, and Amitabh Narain

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Dynamic spreading of a droplet impinging on micro-textured surfaces, Jae Bong Lee, Seong Hyuk Lee, and Chang K. Choi

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Optimal control of mobile monitoring agents in immune-inspired wireless monitoring networks, Wenjia Liu and Bo Chen

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Simultaneous measurements of cytoplasmic viscosity and intracellular vesicle sizes for live human brain cancer cells, Charles Margraves, Kenneth Kihm, Sang Youl Yoon, Chang Kyoung Choi, Seong Ho Lee, Jason Liggett, and Seung Joon Baek

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Work in progress - Weaving threads of sustainability into the fabric of the mechanical engineering curriculum, Michele Miller, John K. Gershenson, Chuck Margraves, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gordon Parker

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A quasi one-dimensional method and results for steady annular/stratified shear and gravity driven condensing flows, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, Amitabh Narain, Ranjeeth R. Naik, and Shantanu D. Kulkarni

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Signal Processing Parameters for Estimation of the Diesel Engine Combustion Signature, Andrew J. Morello, Jason Blough, Jeffrey Naber, and Libin Jia

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Numerical study of bubble growth and wall heat transfer during flow boiling in a microchannel, A. Mukherjee, S. G. Kandlikar, and Z. J. Edel

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Physical aging of epoxy polymers and their composites, Gregory Odegard and Ananyo Bandyopadhyay

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(CdSe) ZnS core shell quantum dots decorated zinc oxide nanowires for solar energy harvesting applications, Abhishek Prasad, Archana Pandey, Karl A. Walczak, Craig Friedrich, and Yoke Khin Yap

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Converting CT scans of a stradivari violin to a FEM, Michael Pyrkosz, Charles Van Karsen, and George Bissinger

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Fault detection and prognosis of assembly locating systems using piezoelectric transducers, Jeremy L. Rickli, Jaime A. Camelio, Jason T. Dreyer, and Sudhakar M. Pandit

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Real time observation of nanomaterials in energy harvesting and Li-ion battery systems, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Hessam Mir Shah Ghassemi, Anjana Asthana, M. Au, and Yoke Khin Yap

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Modeling study of active regeneration of a catalyzed particulate filter using one-dimensional DOC and CPF models, Harsha Shankar Surenhalli, Kiran Premchand, John Johnson, and Gordon Parker

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Development of chitosan-vancomycin antimicrobial coatings on titanium implants, T. E. Swanson, X. Cheng, and C. Friedrich

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An interdisciplinary program for education and outreach in hybrid & electric drive vehicle engineering at Michigan Technological University, Wayne Weaver, Carl Anderson, Jeffrey D. Naber, Jason Keith, Jeremy Worm, John Beard, Bo Chen, and Steven Hackney

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Nanoclay-modified Asphalt Materials: Preparation and Characterization, Zhanping You, Julian Mills-Beale, Justin M. Foley, Samit Roy, Gregory M. Odegard, Qingli Dai, and Shu Wei Goh

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An on-demand microfluidic hydrogen generator with self-regulated gas generation and self-circulated reactant exchange with a rechargeable reservoir, L. Zhu, N. Kroodsma, J. Yeom, J. L. Haan, M. A. Shannon, and D. D. Meng

Works from 2010

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Applications of genetic algorithms in process planning: Tool sequence selection for 2.5-axis pocket machining, Zaryab Ahmad, Keyvan Rahmani, and Roshan M. D'Souza

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Effects of biodiesel blends on particulate matter oxidation in a catalyzed particulate filter during active regeneration, Gregory Austin, Jeffrey Naber, John Johnson, and Chris Hutton

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Computationally efficient black-box modeling for feasibility analysis, Ipsita Banerjee, Siladitya Pal, and Spandan Maiti

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Agent-based artificial immune system approach for adaptive damage detection in monitoring networks, Bo Chen

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Relative design cost estimation at design stage based on design features, Xiaochuan Chen, Xiaoxia Lai, and John K. Gershenson

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Surface charge-and space-dependent transport of proteins in crowded environments of nanotailored posts, Chang Kyoung Choi, Jason D. Fowlkes, Scott T. Retterer, Piro Siuti, Sukanya Iyer, and Mitchel J. Doktycz

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Cell adhesion property affected by cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase: Opto-electric approach, Chang Kyoung Choi, Mugdha Sukhthankar, Chul Ho Kim, Seong Ho Lee, Anthony English, Kenneth D. Kihm, and Seung Joon Baek

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Internal state variable plasticity-damage modeling of the copper tee-shaped tube hydroforming process, J. Crapps, E. B. Marin, M. F. Horstemeyer, R. S. Yassar, and P. T. Wang

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Micromechanical viscoelasto-plastic models and finite element implementation for rate-independent and rate-dependent permanent deformation of stone-based materials, Qingli Dai

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In situ TEM monitoring of thermal decomposition in individual boron nitride nanotubes, Hessam Mir Shah Ghassemi, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, and Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

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Quantum dot enhancement of bacteriorhodopsin-based electrodes, Mark H. Griep, Karl A. Walczak, Eric M. Winder, Donald R. Lueking, and Craig R. Friedrich

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Geometry, Time-dependent and Failure Properties of Human Meniscal Attachments, Karen N. Hauch, Diego F. Villegas, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Regional and zonal histo-morphological characteristics of the lapine menisci, Megan L. Killian, Nicole M. Lepinski, Roger C. Haut, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Electrical and thermal conductivity and tensile and flexural properties of carbon nanotube/polycarbonate resins, Julia A. King, Michael D. Via, Jeffrey A. Caspary, Mary M. Jubinski, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Owen P. Mills, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Condenser performance, control, and heat transfer enhancement issues resulting from elliptic-sensitivity of shear driven internal condensing flows, Shantanu Kulkarni, Amitabh Narain, Michael Toomas Kivisalu, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, and Mohammed Hasan

Forced flow of vapor condensing over a horizontal plate (problem of cess and koh) - Steady and unsteady solutions of the full 2D governing equations, Shantanu Kulkarni, Amitabh Narain, and Soumya Asimkumar Mitra

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Advances and trends in hydrokinetic turbine systems, L. I. Lago, F. L. Ponta, and L. Chen

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Optimization strategy for resonant mass sensor design in the presence of squeeze film damping, Chengzhang Li and Michele H. Miller

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Sooting characteristics of surrogates for jet fuels, Amy Mensch, Robert J. Santoro, Thomas A. Litzinger, and S. Y. Lee

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Measurement of dry soot and particulate matter from two-stroke and four-stroke snowmobiles, Scott Miers, Christopher Green, Jay Meldrum, Christine Lundberg, William Silvis, and Harry Pankratz

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Numerical simulation of exact two-dimensional governing equations for internal condensing flows, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra, Ranjeeth R. Naik, and Amitabh Narain

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Transversely isotropic tensile material properties of skeletal muscle tissue, Duane A. Morrow, Tammy L. Haut Donahue, Gregory M. Odegard, and Kenton R. Kaufman

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Mechanics of cellulose nanocrystals and their polymer composites, Anahita Pakzad and Reza Shahbazian Yassar

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Screening for novel constitutively active CXCR2 mutants and their cellular effects, Giljun Park, Tom Masi, Chang K. Choi, Heejung Kim, Jeffrey M. Becker, and Tim E. Sparer

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Superhydrophilic Surfaces for Antifogging and Antifouling Microfluidic Devices, Pragneshkumar Patel, Chang K. Choi, and Dennis Desheng Meng

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An hpr-mesh refinement algorithm for BEM, Jaihind Reddy Maddi and Madhukar Vable