Pennsylvania State University

Material Response of Environmental Barrier Coated Ceramic Matrix Composites In Combustion Environments

Abstract To improve combined-cycle efficiency, next generation gas turbines will have higher combustor outlet temperature and less cooling air for hot section components. High-temperature ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), such as those formed with SiC fibers and a SiC matrix, can...

MINIMAX REGRET TREATMENT RULES WITH FINITE SAMPLES WHEN A QUANTILE IS THE OBJECT OF INTEREST

Consider a setup in which a decision maker is informed about the population by a finite sample and, based on that sample, has to decide whether or not to apply a certain treatment. We work out finite sample minimax regret treatment rules under various sampling schemes when potent...

Soilless farming system design impacts the diversity and composition of microbiota

ABSTRACT Controlled environment agriculture (CEA), including soilless farming systems, is expanding to improve food security and resource efficiency. However, little is known about how different soilless farming system designs influence microbial populations that may be relevant...

Individualization and Purification of Carbon Nanothreads

Notwithstanding the synthesis of many types of carbon nanothreads with different structures, compositions, and theoretical property predictions, the experimental verification of thread properties remains challenging due to a paucity of techniques to disperse as-grown solid-state...

Does Sensitivity to Positive and Negative Environmental Cues Relate to Body Image?

Higher reward responsiveness and behavioral inhibition are linked to eating disorders, and thus, may also be connected to body image. In the current study, we considered how both reward responsiveness and behavioral inhibition relate to body image. Undergraduates (N = 155; 67.7%...