Trophic position is a fundamental characteristic of animals, yet it is unknown in many extinct
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …

This paper presents the first large-scale field study of NAND-based SSDs in enterprise
storage systems (in contrast to drives in distributed data center storage systems). The study …

Faults in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems affect the energy
efficiency of buildings. To date, there rarely exist methods to detect and diagnose faults …

Amendment of soils with plant residues is common practice for improving soil quality. In
addition to stimulated microbial activity, the supply of fresh soluble organic (C) from litter may …

Background Asiatic mouflon (O. gmelini) consists of several subspecies mainly distributed in
Armenia, southern Azerbaijan, Cyprus, northern, southern, and western regions of Iran, and …

Abstract System reliability is arguably one of the most important aspects of a storage system
and as such, a large body of work exists on the topic of storage device reliability …

This dissertation explores and applies experimental methods in economics. The first two
chapters deal with the methodology of lab experiments, while the third presents a study on …

Motived by problems in geology, civil engineering, and material science, we develop
statistical models and apply statistical tools for characterizing patterns that exist in different …