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Browsing Masters Theses by Affiliation of Duke Author(s) "Institutes and Provost's Academic Units"
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A study of the aeroelastic behavior of flat plates and membranes with mixed boundary conditions in axial subsonic flow
(2011)In support of the noise reduction targets for future generations of transport aircraft, as set forth by NASA, the fundamental aeroelastic behavior of trailing edge flap technology was explored. Using a plate structural model ... -
Attenuation of inflammatory events in human intervertebral disc cells with a tumor necrosis factor antagonist.
(2010)STUDY DESIGN: The inflammatory responses of primary human intervertebral disc (IVD) cells to tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and an antagonist were evaluated in vitro. OBJECTIVE: To investigate an ability for soluble TNF ... -
Deposition of silver nanoparticles in geochemically heterogeneous porous media: predicting affinity from surface composition analysis.
(2011)The transport of uncoated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in a porous medium composed of silica glass beads modified with a partial coverage of iron oxide (hematite) was studied and compared to that in a porous medium composed ... -
Musculoskeletal symptoms among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka.
(2011)OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and their association with sociodemographic risk factors among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka. METHODS: 1058 randomly selected female garment ... -
Stream segregation on a single electrode as a function of pulse rate in cochlear implant listeners.
(2010)While cochlear implants usually provide a high level of speech recognition in quiet, speech recognition in noise and music appreciation remain challenging. In response to these issues, several studies have proposed increasing ...
