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A molecular loop with interstitial channels in a chiral environment and study of formation of metal-metal bonds in dinickel, dipalladium and dititanium complexes
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)This dissertation consists of two independent topics: (1) a molecular loop with interstitial channels in a chiral environment; (2) study of formation of metal-metal bonds in dinickel, dipalladium and dititanium complexes On ... -
A 10-year content analysis to assess research theme areas in agricultural education: gap analysis of future research priorities in the discipline.
(2009-05-15)The field of agricultural education relies on multiple research journals to disseminate findings. This study focused on a 10-year content analysis of research published in premier journals in agricultural education. The ... -
A 10Gb/s Full On-chip Bang-Bang Clock and Data Recovery System Using an Adaptive Loop Bandwidth Strategy
(2010-10-12)As demand for higher bandwidth I/O grows, the front end design of serial link becomes significant to overcome stringent timing requirements on noisy and bandwidthlimited channels. As a clock reconstructing module in a ... -
A 16-Channel Receive Array Insert for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast at 7T
(2014-04-01)Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among females in the United States. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a powerful tool for detecting and evaluating the disease, with notable advantages ... -
A 1Gsample/s 6-bit flash A/D converter with a combined chopping and averaging technique for reduced distortion in 0.18(mu)m CMOS
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)Hard disk drive applications require a high Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR), 6-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) at conversion rates of 1GHz and beyond. This work proposes a robust, fault-tolerant scheme to achieve ... -
A 2.4 GHz Phase Modulator for a WLAN OFDM Polar Transmitter in 0.18 um CMOS
(2014-09-11)This research focuses on the design and implementation of a digital active phase modulator path of a polar transmitter in the case of orthogonal frequency division multiplex WLAN application. The phase modulation path of ... -
A 200-MHz fully-differential CMOS front-end with an on-chip inductor for magnetic resonance imaging
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Recently, there is a growing interest in applying electronic circuit design for biomedical applications, especially in the area of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). NMR has been used for many years as a spectroscopy technique ... -
A 3-Bit Current Mode Quantizer for Continuous Time Delta Sigma Analog-to-Digital Converters
(2012-02-14)The summing amplifier and the quantizer form two of the most critical blocks in a continuous time delta sigma (CT ??) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Most of the conventional CT ?? ADC designs incorporate a voltage ... -
A 3-d capacitance extraction algorithm based on kernel independent hierarchical method and geometric moments
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)A three dimensional (3-D) capacitance extraction algorithm based on a kernel independent hierarchical method and geometric moments is described. Several techniques are incorporated, which leads to a better overall performance ... -
A 3.125 Gb/s 5-TAP CMOS Transversal Equalizer
(2010-07-14)Recently, there is growing interest in high speed circuits for broadband communication, especially in wired networks. As the data rate increases beyond 1 GB/s conventional materials used as communication channels such as ... -
A 3D finite-element modelling investigation into optimal survey parameters and direct imaging for marine controlled-source electromagnetic surveys
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Relatively little is known about marine controlled-source electromagnetic surveys (MCSEM) used to detect hydrocarbon reservoirs. Typical MCSEM require the use of inversion to generate a model of the subsurface. We utilize ... -
A 6-beam combiner using superimposed volume index holographic gratings
(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)In this thesis, a 6-beam combiner using multiplexed holograms in dye-doped polymer is investigated. It is realized by recording six superimposed holographic gratings, which show uniform diffraction efficiency. The coupled ... -
A 64 Channel Transmit System for Single Echo Acquisition MRI
(2012-10-19)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is considered as a slow imaging technique. Various approaches to accelerate MRI imaging have been explored by researchers in the past decades. Earlier gradient based methods have reached ... -
A 64-channel personal computer based image reconstruction system and applications in single echo acquisition magnetic resonance elastography and ultra-fast magnetic resonance imaging.
(2009-05-15)Emerging technologies in parallel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with massive receiver arrays have paved the way for ultra-fast imaging at increasingly high frame rates. With the increase in the number of receiver channels ... -
A Beggar?s Ride: Tales From Within the Herd
(2012-02-14)This story suite is a work of autobiographical fiction, a coming of age tale which uses a young girl?s relationship to horses?along with various people and places connected to the horse world?as its narrative theme. The ... -
A Behavioral Analysis of Clovis Point Morphology Using Geometric Morphometrics
(2012-02-14)This thesis presents an investigation into Paleoindian projectile-point morphology. A goal of this research is to determine if evidence of a normative cultural manufacturing protocol can be identified on Clovis projectile ... -
A Behavioral Model of a Built-in Current Sensor for IDDQ Testing
(2010-01-14)IDDQ testing is one of the most effective methods for detecting defects in integrated circuits. Higher leakage currents in more advanced semiconductor technologies have reduced the resolution of IDDQ test. One solution ... -
A Benchmarking Platform For Network-On-Chip (NOC) Multiprocessor System-On- Chips
(2012-02-14)Network-on-Chip (NOC) based designs have garnered significant attention from both researchers and industry over the past several years. The analysis of these designs has focused on broad topics such as NOC component ... -
A Big Response to a ?Small? Problem: Identifying the Oxidative Potential of Nanomaterials and the Physicochemical Characteristics That Play a Role
(2012-02-14)Nanotechnology as a science is emerging rapidly. As materials are synthesized and utilized at the nanometer size scale, concerns of potential health and safety effects are arising. In an effort to elucidate the physicochemical ... -
A Bio-Inspired Multi-Agent System Framework for Real-Time Load Management in All-Electric Ship Power Systems
(2012-07-16)All-electric ship power systems have limited generation capacity and finite rotating inertia compared with large power systems. Moreover, all-electric ship power systems include large portions of nonlinear loads and dynamic ...