Ferdinand Freudenstein (1926-2006) is widely acknowledged to be the father of modern kinematics of mechanisms and machines. His Ph. D. thesis in 1954 and subsequent research papers by him and his students have influenced academic and industrial research, teaching and practice related to the analysis and design of mechanisms and machines throughout the world. In this article, we revisit Freudens...

iii To mankind and science iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am especially indebted to my academic advisor, Dr. Constantin F. Aliferis. Without his colossal commitment and contribution to this project, this work would probably never exist. I would also like to acknowledge members of my Ph. Statnikova, and my mother-in-law, Ludmila Morozyuk. Their encouragement and support were crucial for my Ph.D. studies ...

ii To my family. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank all those who helped me in completing this dissertation. Most and foremost, Karem Sakallah, who has been an outstanding academic advisor and a very good friend for the course of my graduate work at Michigan. His suggestions, thorough reviews, and encouragement at the various stages of my Ph.D research are gratefully acknowledged. Many ...

میون‌­ها به دلیل سطح مقطع کوچک برای انجام واکنش، متداول‌­ترین تابش فضایی قابل آشکارسازی در زمین هستند. همانند سایر ذراتی که از طریق برخورد ذرات پرانرژی تولید می‌­شوند، ناپایدار و دارای طیف توزیع طول عمر این مقاله، انرژی میون با استفاده سیستم طیف‌­سنجی دیجیتال اندازه‌­گیری شده است. روش ارایه همه ماژول­ه‌ای الکترونیک هسته‌­ای آنالوگ حذف فرایند شکل­ دهی سیگنال‌­ها ثبت آن­ها صورت نرم­‌افزاری اندازه...

Esophageal pH monitoring is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease because of the normal ranges across the pediatric age range. However, this method can only detect acid reflux. Multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH (MII-pH) monitoring has recently been used for the detection of bolus reflux in infants and children. This method allows for the detectio...