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Chance-constrained optimal control for multireservoir system optimization and risk analysis
A vast array of techniques have been developed and applied to optimal operation of large-scale multireservoir systems. Researchers continue to be challenged by the highly complex, stochastic, nonlinear, and h...
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Nanoporous Polyimides
Foamed polyimides have been developed in order to obtain thin film dielectric layers with very low dielectric constants for use in microelectronic devices. In these systems the pore sizes are in the nanometer ...
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Stochastic differential dynamic programming for multi-reservoir system control
: As with all dynamic programming formulations, differential dynamic programming (DDP) successfully exploits the sequential decision structure of multi-reservoir optimization problems, overcomes difficulties w...
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Polyimide Nanofoams For Low Dielectric Applications
Foamed polyimides have been developed in order to obtain thin film dielectric layers with very low dielectric constants for use in microelectronic devices. In these systems the pore sizes are in the nanometer ...
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Cyclic ureas as solvents for poly(aryl ether) synthesis
The synthesis of various poly(aryl ethers) and related small molecule compounds were examined using the cyclic urea 1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(IH)-pyrimidinone (N,N′-dimethylpropylene urea, DMPU) as the...
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Decision Support Systems in Water Resources
Computerized decision support systems can provide the foundation of maximizing the productivity, cost-effectiveness and reliability of complex water resource systems. The three fundamental subsystems of a deci...
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Combining Simulation and Optimization in River Basin Management
Historically, there has existed a dichotomy in relation to the use of descriptive models (i.e. simulation) and prescriptive models (i.e. optimization) in river basin management. This is unfortunate, since ther...
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Fluorinated Polyimide Block Copolymers
Block copolymers based on the poly(amic ester) of poly(4,4′-oxydiphenylenepyromellitide) and perfluorcalkylene aryl ethers were synthesized from preformed amine terminated perfluoroalkylene aryl ether oligornc...