This research lays down a mathematical framework within which a system of interacting entities, such as a swarm robotic system, operating in a dynamic and uncertain environment can be analyzed for its properties such as stability, robustness, and emergent behavior. The framework, based upon stochastic differential equations and the Fokker-Planck formalism, allows the calculation of transient an...

Number of Papers published in peer-reviewed journals: Number of Papers published in non peer-reviewed journals: Final Report: Multicharged Ion Promoted Desorption (MIPD) of Reaction Co-Products Report Title Multicharged ions (MCIs) produced in a new, electron beam ion trap (EBIT) based ion source, were investigated as a means of inducing athermal surface reactions for thin film processing. The ...

Number of Papers published in peer-reviewed journals: Number of Papers published in non peer-reviewed journals: Final Report: Activity Detection and Retrieval for Image and Video Data with Limited Training Report Title The main objective of this project is to exploit image analysis tools for solving image segmentation and classification applications. Here we propose two techniques for image seg...

Number of Papers published in peer-reviewed journals: Number of Papers published in non peer-reviewed journals: Final Report: Rapid Human-Computer Interactive Conceptual Design of Mobile and Manipulative Robot Systems Report Title This project consists of the development of a software application for the user-guided design of a robotic system in conjunction with a computer-automated optimizatio...

Number of Papers published in peer-reviewed journals: Number of Papers published in non peer-reviewed journals: Final Report: Molecular Dynamics and Morphology of High-Performance Elastomers and Fibers by Solid-State NMR Report Title Poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) (PBO) is an engineering fiber of extraordinary properties, but has been found to degrade quickly under moisture and ultraviol...

Number of Papers published in peer-reviewed journals: Number of Papers published in non peer-reviewed journals: Final Report: A Novel Approach to Adaptive Flow Separation Control Report Title Due to their practical import, flow control problems have attracted increasing attention. This research specifically considers flow separation control, which can provide greater maneuverability and perform...

The 21(st) century has provided new technical and educational opportunities as well as challenges which have not been approached and exploited sufficiently by traditional scientific journals. Furthermore, case reports are usually "neglected" by traditional journals for a variety of reasons, including limited space in the hardcopy version of the journal issue and priority over original research ...

Revista Chilena de Infectología has recently been accepted for index listing in the Index Medicus via the MEDLINE data base. This breakthrough prompts reflection on the nature of regionally focused subspecialty journals and what such a listing means for better dissemination of scientific and medical discoveries reported in such journals. There is a conscientious global effort at present to bett...

Aristo Vojdani, PhD, is a respected researcher, scientist, speaker and author. He has published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, is a multiple US patent holder for laboratory assays, and has received the Herbert J. Rinkle Award from the American Academy of Environmental Medicine for excellence in teaching the techniques of environmental medicine. He is the founder, techni...

A "mega-journal" is a new type of scientific journal that publishes freely accessible articles, which have been peer reviewed for scientific trustworthiness, but leaves it to the readers to decide which articles are of interest and importance to them. In the wake of the phenomenal success of PLOS ONE, several other publishers have recently started mega-journals. This article presents the evolut...