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Completions of partial matrices
(2015-03-23)A partial matrix over a field is a matrix whose entries are either elements of the field or independent indeterminates. A completion of a partial matrix is any matrix that results from assigning a field element to each ... -
Complexifiable characteristic classes
(Springer, 2014-01)We examine the topological characteristic cohomology classes of complexified vector bundles. In particular, all the classes coming from the real vector bundles underlying the complexification are determined. -
Composing the Top Management Team in the International Subsidiary: Qualitative Evidence on International Staffing in US MNCs in the Republic of Ireland
(Elsevier, 2008)International staffing is a central plank of enquiry in MNC research. In this context, much of the research effort has been dedicated to providing an understanding of expatriation from a headquarter perspective and on ... -
A comprehensive combustion chemistry study of 2,5-dimethylhexane
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2014-01-16)Iso-paraffinic molecular structures larger than seven carbon atoms in chain length are commonly found in conventional petroleum, Fischer-Tropsch (FT), and other alternative hydrocarbon fuels, but little research has been ... -
A comprehensive experimental and modeling study of isobutene oxidation
(Elsevier, 2016-03-17)Isobutene is an important intermediate in the pyrolysis and oxidation of higher-order branched alkanes, and it is also a component of commercial gasolines. To better understand its combustion characteristics, a series of ... -
A comprehensive flow-cytometric analysis of graft infiltrating lymphocytes, draining lymph nodes and serum during the rejection phase in a fully allogeneic rat cornea transplant model
(PubMed Central, 2011)Purpose: To establish a cornea transplant model in a pigmented rat strain and to define the immunologic reaction toward corneal allografts, by studying the cellular and humoral immune response after keratoplasty. Methods:Full ... -
Comprehensive, quantitative bioprocess productivity monitoring using fluorescence EEM spectroscopy and chemometrics
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014)This study demonstrates the application of fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy to the quantitative predictive analysis of recombinant glycoprotein production cultured in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) ... -
Compression instabilities of tissues with localized strain softening.
(World Scientific Publishing Company, 2010-09-27)The stress-strain relationship of biological soft tissues affected by Marfan's syndrome is believed to be nonconvex. More specifically, Haughton and Merodio recently proposed a strain energy density leading to localized ... -
The computation of shape orientation in search for Kanizsa figures
(Pion Ltd, 2009-01-29)Previous studies of visual search for illusory figures have provided equivocal results, with efficient search for Kanizsa squares (eg Davis and Driver, 1994 Nature 371 291-293) contrasting with inefficient search for Kanizsa ... -
Computational and experimental analysis of the mechanical performance of SLS generated polymer-ceramic bone scaffold materials
(2014-09-30)The load-bearing ability of orthopaedic scaffolds in critical-sized defects is of critical importance. 3D printing methods such as selective laser sintering (SLS) have great potential for the fabrication of patient-specific ... -
Computational design of glycomimetic inhibitors of Influenza A Adhesion
(2015-02-16)Many pathogens, such as avian influenza, Helicobacter pylori and Streptococcus pneumoniae, employ cell-surface glycans which terminate in Neu5AcAlpha(2-3)Gal as their adhesion partner.[1] As a result, a glycomimetic ... -
Computational development of a particle-In-cell computer code for the simulation of plasma Instabilities around rotation powered pulsars
(2014-09-03)This thesis reports on the design and development of DYMPHNA3D, a 3D particle-in-cell (PIC) plasma simulation code. It also focuses on the field of radio emission and the discovery of rotation powered neutron stars, ... -
Computational Homology of Cubical and Permutahedral Complexes
(2012-09-28)Homology is the study of connectivity and "holes" in spaces. The aim of this thesis is to introduce and develop a theory of permutahedral complexes for computations of homology of large data sets and to compare, using ... -
Computational homology of n-types
(2014-01-10)An n-type X is a CW-space with homotopy groups \pi_iX=0 for all i>n. Up to homotopy equivalence such a space can be specified algebraically by means of a simplicial group whose Moore complex is trivial in degrees >= n. For ... -
Computational investigation of in situ chondrocyte deformation and actin cytoskeleton remodelling under physiological loading
(Elsevier, 2012-12-24)Previous experimental studies have determined local strain fields for both healthy and degenerate cartilage tissue during mechanical loading. However, the biomechanical response of chondrocytes in situ, in particular the ... -
A computational investigation of the laser bonding of balloon catheters
(2015-09-28)The balloon catheters produced by Boston Scientific are manufactured using a laser bonding process. The behaviour of the materials during this laser welding process is not very well understood. In this work a computational ... -
Computational modelling of ovine critical-sized tibial defects with implanted scaffolds and prediction of the safety of fixator removal
(Elsevier, 2015-01-14)Computational model geometries of tibial defects with two types of implanted tissue engineering scaffolds, β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL)/β-TCP, are constructed from µ-CT scan images of the ... -
Computational Selection of Transcriptomics Experiments Improves Guilt-by-Association Analyses
(PLos ONE, 2012-08-07)The Guilt-by-Association (GBA) principle, according to which genes with similar expression profiles are functionally associated, is widely applied for functional analyses using large heterogeneous collections of transcriptomics ...