Browsing PhD Theses by Title
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Activated Carbon and Graphene Oxide for Supercapacitors and Batteries Application
(2021-01-20)Carbon-based materials are widely used for energy storage systems because of their unique properties, low cost, and availability. These include Graphite, graphene, activated carbon, graphene oxide, carbon nanotube, carbon ...
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Additives Effects on the Charge Carrier Dynamics and Performance Metrics of Formamidinium-Rich Mixed Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cell
(2022-02-23)Perovskite solar cell (PSC) has emerged as a promising photovoltaic technology due to their prospects for high efficiency and low cost. Despite the impressive improvement in their power conversion efficiency (PCE) over the ...
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Algorithms for Approximation of Solutions of Equations Involving Nonlinear Monotone-Type and Multi-Valued Mappings
(2015-07-13)It is well know that many physically significant problems in different areas of re- search can be transformed into an equation of the form Au = 0, (0.0.1) where A is a nonlinear monotone operator from a real Banach space ...
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Algorithms For Approximation of J-Fixed Points of Nonexpansive - Type Maps, Zeros of Monotone Maps, Solutions of Feasibility and Variational Inequality Problems
(AUST, 2019-07-05)It is well known that many physically significant problems in different areas of research can be transformed at equilibrium state into an inclusion problem of the form 0 ∈ Au, where A is either a multi-valued accretive map ...
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Algorithms for approximation of J-Fixed Points of Nonexpensive-Type Maps, Zeros of Monotone Maps, Solutions of Feasibility and Variational Inequality Problems.
(AUST, 2019-07-05)It is well known that many physically significant problems in different areas of research can be transformed at an equilibrium state into an inclusion problem of the form 0 ∈ Au, where A is either a multi-valued accretive ...
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Alkali Activation and Natural Fiber Reinforcement of Termite Mound Soil for Sustainable, Low Cost and Environmentally Friendly Construction Materials
(2021-04-15)In the construction field, development of green, sustainable and renewable materials is the main focus of research. In that direction, alkali activation technique has attracted a lot of attention in the past few years. ...
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Approximation of Solutions of Inclusion Problems with Applications to Hammerstein Equation and Image Restoration
(2020-09-12)Monotone operators and accretive operators are essential to modern optimization and xed point theory. Monotone operators were rst discovered by Minty in real Hilbert spaces to aid in the abstract study of electrical ...
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Approximation of Zeros of M-Accretive Operators; Solutions to Variational Inequality and Generalized Split Feasibility Problems
(AUST, 2019-06-06)In this thesis, the problem of solving the equation of the form Au = 0, (0.0.1) where A is a nonlinear map (either mapping a Banach space, E to itself or mapping E to its dual, E ∗ ), is considered. This problem is desirable ...
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Biodegradation and Recycling of Polyethylene into Composite Building Materials
(2015-07-19)This work presents the results of experimental and theoretical studies of the biodegradation of polyethylene, recycling of polyethylene into strong and tough earth-based composite building materials and the statistical ...
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Biomass Valorization: Assessment and Characterization of Biomass Waste for Valuable Products.
(AUST and PAMI, 2022-04-15)Research in the use of biomass residues has a huge interest as their potentials span a wide range of applications. Processed residues are useful as green energy such as biofuel (pellets and briquettes), animal feed, ...
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Biomechanics Approach and Mechanical Biomarkers for Cancer Detection: A Case Study of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
(2021-11-23)This thesis explores the cytoskeletal structures and the statistical variations in the cell-protein fluorescence intensities/volume densities, creep characteristics, and viscoelastic properties of non-tumorigenic breast ...
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Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery
(2016-12-23)Although there have been significant efforts in breast cancer treatment over the past many decades, current therapeutic approaches are limited by non-specific systemic distribution, inadequate drug concentrations ...
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Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery
(AUST, 2016-12-13)Although there have been significant efforts in breast cancer treatment over the past many decades, current therapeutic approaches are limited by non-specific systemic distribution, inadequate drug concentrations reaching ...
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Ceramic Water Filters for the Filtration of Bacteria and Chemical Contaminants
(AUST, 2022-08-06)Of recent, individuals, community and government across the globe are embracing the ceramic water filters technology as a means of screening out chemicals and pathogens from water. This is to help reduce water related ...
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Characterisation and Processing of Baryte Ores for Oil Drilling Applications
(2021-12-12)This study characterizes barite ores and uses environment-friendly and indigenous processes to develop technologies, methods and mineral processing tools for barite recovery from gangue minerals. The study is in four parts. ...
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Clay Ceramic Materials for Water Filtration: Properties, Processing and Performance
(2016-03-16)Ceramic water filters are promising household water treatment technology, as they are capable of removing waterborne pathogens and thereby reducing diarrheal disease. Flow rates are the main quality control criterion for ...
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Contributions to Iterative Algorithms for Nonlinear Equations in Banach Spaces
(2012-12-13)• Let H be a real Hilbert space. Let K, F : H → H be bounded, continuous and monotone mappings. Let {un }∞ and {vn }∞ be n=1 n=1 sequences in E defined iteratively from arbitrary u1 , v1 ∈ H by un+1 = un − βn (F un − ...
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Contributions to the Control Theory of Some Partial Functional Integrodifferential Equations In Banach Spaces
(2016-01-15)This thesis is a contribution to Control Theory of some Partial Functional Integrodifferential Equations in Banach spaces. It is made up of two parts: controllability and existence of optimal controls. In the first part, ...
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Degradation of Epoxy Composite Coating Using Corrosion and Fracture Mechanics Framework
(2021-03-12)This work presents the results of a combined analytical and experimental study of the effect of reinforcement on the corrosion and adhesion ability of epoxy coatings. Firstly the corrosion behavior of 5-hydroxytryptophan ...
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Development of a Thermodynamic Model for Wax Precipitation in Produced Crude Oil -- Case Study of Hydrocarbon Fluid from Niger-Delta, Nigeria
(2019-06-23)Wax is often precipitated out of solution in waxy crude oil found in most oil reservoirs around the world, especially as the production of oil and gas has moved from on shore to more challenging terrains offshore. Waxes ...