Wilkes University

About: Wilkes University is a education organization based out in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Pharmacy. The organization has 616 authors who have published 1032 publications receiving 21050 citations. The organization is also known as: Wilkes & Wilkes College.

Nematodemus lumbricoides von Graff, 1899 (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida) redescribed and transferred to the phylum Nemertea

Abstract: The type specimen of Nematodemus lumbricoides von Graff, 1899, is redescribed and fully illustrated. The internal morphology of the worm, which has not previously been reported, confirms that the animal is not a planarian but a heteronemertean. A re-assessment of the species' systematic status indicates that it should be transferred to the genus Baseodiscus as B. lumbridoides (von Graff, 1899) comb. nov.

What went wrong? Fracking in Eastern Europe

Abstract: A few years ago, optimistic estimates claimed that Eastern Europe possessed large shale formations that seemed likely to produce great quantities of natural gas. In addition, the countries in the region had strategic incentives to develop a transparent domestic shale industry in order to reduce its reliance on gas from Russia. Nevertheless, political and social factors as well as differences in physical characteristics, prevented the U.S. experience from being replicable in Eastern Europe. In the end, most multinational energy corporations announced that they had abandoned efforts to find and produce natural gas from shale rock in Eastern Europe. The paper discusses the impact of shale gas exploration on the quality of democratic governance by comparing and contrasting fracking regulations adopted in the United States with those of Eastern Europe. The main research question attempts to ask and identify: “what are the factors that influence a democratic and fair governance of public natural resources”.

Effect of tissue conductivity errors on the induced current in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) of human brain

Abstract: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a technique which uses intense pulsed magnetic fields to produce therapeutic effects in the brain involves the application of time-pulsed magnetic fields to cortical tissue. This technique is used today to treat neurological disorders such as depression. It is also used to measure the connection between the primary motor cortex and a muscle, to evaluate damage from spinal cord injuries. Furthermore, these systems are also being investigated for treatment of a broad range of other neurological problems such as stroke, parkinsons disease, and schizophrenia.

Quantum nanoelectronics: Challenges and opportunities

Abstract: After forty years of advances in integrated circuit technology, the scaling of Silicon Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) has entered the nanometer dimension with the introduction of 90 nm high volume manufacturing in 2004. Presently at 45 nm going to 32 nm node in 2009, the latest technological advancement has led to low power, high-density and high-speed generation of microprocessors. VLSI circuit and device simulation programs rely heavily on the laws of physics that are being discovered and re-discovered as devices are being scaled down to nanometer regime. The scaling of the Si MOSFET below 22 nm may soon meet its fundamental physical limitations. Nevertheless, novel devices and structures such as graphene, carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNFETs) and nanowires offer a solution to overcome the performance limits. A clear understanding of a unique electronics and transport properties is vital as simulation programs always lag behind in implementing new findings and parameters that may or may not be physics-based. This paper examines quantum and nonohmic transport phenomena that are capable of predicting the performance of a nanostructure in device and circuit simulations. The ideas presented will allow researchers to identify the input physical processes to form an intelligent perspective in interpreting the output obtained.