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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Correlates of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Scores for Asian Indian College Students, Saloni Taneja
Numerical Modeling of Soy Biodiesel to Maximize Engine Power and Efficiency While Minimizing Pollutant Emissions, Ehsan Tootoonchi
Chemical Forms of Nitrogen in Runoff from Diverse Florida Watersheds, Jessica Emily Voelker
Effects of Intelligent Computer-Generated Interactive Mathematics Programs on Students’ Achievement and Affective Domain, Holly Marie Wendel
Time Series Classification using Covariance Descriptors, Oluwaseun Winsala
The Strategic Global Climate and the Construction of the Strategic Global Climate Scale, Leah Rose Wolfeld
GBANN-V: Genetically Based Artificial Neural Network With Validation for Optimal Feature Selection and Data Mining, Eric W. Worden
Developing the Three Dimensional Tumor Model for Melanoma Drug Screening, Guochang Ye
Benthic Foraminiferal Distributions in a Shallow Subtropical Estuary and the Influence of Environmental Factors, Maria Angelica Zamora-Durán
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Review of Aviation Research: A Content Analysis of Articles Published in the Collegiate Aviation Review, 2007–2012, Safak Aktemur
Framework for Open-Source Software Update Mechanism: Resistance to Stacking the Deck Attack, Khalid Alhamed
The Impact of Relational Training of Preferred Food and Non-Preferred Food to Arbitrary Symbols on Implicit Relational Tasks, Janelle Antoinette Allison
A Methodology for Evaluating the Strength of Cued-recall Graphical Passwords, Mohammad N. Alshehri
Modeling Force Main Systems for Surge Analysis and Studying Dynamic Response due to Water Hammer, Wissam Al-Taliby
Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of the Electromagnetic Fields and Energetic Particles Associated with Thunderstorms and Lightning, Shahab Arabshahi
Resistance Prediction for Asymmetrical Configurations of High-Speed Catamaran Hull Forms, Srikanth Asapana
Effectively Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: A Case Study, Razaz Banoun
Self-Organization of Protein Fibers in Weightlessness, Dylan Bell
Impact of Collagen-Incorporation within Electrospun Vascular Conduits on the Inflammatory Response and Conduit Mechanics, Karamveer Birthare
On the Inverse Multiphase Stefan Problem, Bruno Giuseppe Poggi Cevallos
Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanches Inside the High Field Regions of Thunderclouds, Eric Scott Cramer
Engineering Properties of Pile Rebound Soils Based on Cone Penetration Testing, Hadeel Dekhn
A Multi-Level Analysis of Collaborations in Computer Science, Pramod Divakarmurthy
Characterization of Cataclysmic Variables and White Dwarfs in the Kepler Field, Trisha Doyle
Testing a Model of the Relationship of Demographic, Affective, and Fitness Variables to Academic Achievement among Non-Science Majors at an Independent University, Andrew Martin Dutra
Decreasing Bouts of Prolonged Sitting Among Office Workers, Nicholas Green
Towards a Usable-Security Engineering Framework for Enhancing Software Development, Yasser M. Hausawi
Using a Personalized Machine Learning Approach to Detect Stolen Phones, Huizhong Hu
Analysis of Angular Momentum in Planetary Systems and Host Stars, Stacy Ann Irwin
Sprite Streamer Formation and Propagation: Theory and Observations, Burcu Kosar
Effects of Peer Instruction on State College Student Achievement in an Introductory Biology Unit in Genetics, Holly Nicole McKnight
System Wide Trust Contagion Effect, Rian M. Mehta
Identifying Student Behavior for Improving Online Course Performance with Machine Learning, Makoto Mori
A Search for Planets and Brown Dwarfs around Post Main Sequence Stars, Tomomi Otani
Consumers’ Trust in Pilots Based on Pilot’s Preference for use of Breathalyzer in the Cockpit, Katie Marie Reid
Developmental Analysis Of Rod And Cone Photoreceptor Architecture In The Retina Of The Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas), Nikia Lynn Rice
Impact of Constructing a Low Crested Weir in Cape Canaveral on Flushing in the Banana River, Atousa Saberi
Initiation of Streamers from Thundercloud Hydrometeors and Implications to Lightning Initiation, Samaneh Sadighi
Long-term Effects of Response Cards on Student Engagement and Academic Performance by Students with Disabilities, Deidra Nicole Shubert
CFD Investigation of Resistance of High-Speed Trimaran Hull Forms, Chang Hwan Son
A Foundation for Cyber Experimentation, Evan Lawrence Stoner
Estimating Effectiveness of Twitter Messages with a Personalized Machine Learning Approach, Xunhu Sun
Contribution to t he Onboard Context Sensitive Information System ( of Commercial Aircraft, Wei Tan
Random Walks on Random Lattices and Their Applications, Ryan Tyler White
NAT Traversal Techniques and UDP Keep-Alive Interval Optimization, Christopher Daniel Widmer
Detecting Harmful Hand Behavior with Machine Learning from Wearable Motion Sensor Data, Lingfeng Zhang
Comparing the Effect of Smoothing and N-gram Order : Finding the Best Way to Combine the Smoothing and Order of N-gram, Wenyang Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Using Variations of Shape and Appearance in Alignment Methods for Classifying Human Actions, Sultan Mohammad Almotairi
Gammatone and MFCC Features in Speaker Recognition, Wison Burgos
Ascent and Scenario-Based Time of Useful Consciousness (TUC), Lenka Cipova
Distributed GUI Testing of iOS Applications with HadoopUnit, Krissada Dechokul
Airline Consumers’ Perception of Transport Security Administration’s Prohibited Items, Clayton Ernest D'souza
Resonant Coupling of an Infrared Metasurface with PMMA, Michael Francis Finch
Overcoming Hard Problems in Software Testing with Testing as a Service, Brianna Floss
Analyzing Thermal and Mechanical Effects of Pulsed Laser Irradiation on Tissues, Mohit Ganguly
Measurement Based Statistical Model for Path Loss Prediction for Relaying Systems Operating in 1900 MHz Band, Masoud Dao Hamid
Characterization of Sinusoidal Vibration Induced Fluid Motion in Spherical Elastomeric Diaphragm Tanks, Cody Ambrose Harris
Factors Leading to a Satisfying Career in Airport Management: Evidence from Airport Managers in Norway, Eirik Holdø
Evaluating the Surface Layer Wind Profile in the WRF, Robert Stephen James
Caregiver Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Assessing Stress, Sense of Competence, and Relationship Satisfaction, Nicole M. Kline
Metamorphosis Of Limulus Polyphemus Trilobite Larvae: Role Of Chemical And Structural Cues, Competency, And The Cost Of Delayed Metamorphosis, Stephanie Marie Kronstadt
Flexible Slosh Diaphragm Modeling and Simulation in Propellant Tanks, Darren Vaughn Levine
Human Influences on Anuran Distribution Changes in the Southeastern U.S.A., Michelle Diane Luce
Holographic-Based Leaky Wave Antennas and Phonon-Enhanced Waveguides for Infrared Applications, Franklin Muriuki Manene
Is ‘How’m I Doin’?’ a Universal Question? Unpackaging Cultural Differences in Feedback Seeking, Rana Gaby Moukarzel
Satisfaction with Ability and Reported Functional Impairment in Cancer Survivors with Chronic Illness-Related Fatigue, Jessica Dawn Eversen Pike
Infrared Leaky Wave Antenna Coupled Bolometer, Navaneeth Premkumar
Design of a Light-Weight Low-Volume High Oxygen Storage Density Material, Nicholas Robert Schwartz
Validity and Reliability of a Mini Situational Judgment Test (SJT) for Pilots, Lu Shi
The Effect of Group Level Factors on Affective Convergence in Teams: An agent Based Model, Chaunette Marie Small
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Authorship is Continuous: Detecting Plagiarism in Student Code Assignments with Version Control, Ian Mathias Koss
Computational Modeling of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes, Nathaniel Lee Miller
Re-Evaluation Of Resistance Prediction For High-Speed Round Bilge Hull Forms, Jae Won
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS): An Evaluation of AHAS Accuracy as a Predictive Tool in Bird Strike Risk Assessment for Civil Aviation, Inger Catherine Oyoko
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Personalized Web Search by Using Learned User Profiles in Re-ranking, Jia Hu
Machine Learning for Host-based Anomaly Detection, Gaurav Tandon
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Type Inference, Type Improvement, and Type Simplification in a Language with User-Defined Polymorphic Relational Operators, Lajos Pál Nagy
Malicious Mobile Code Related Experiments with an Extensible Network Simulator, Attila Ondi
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A Statistical Analysis of Wide Binary Evolution, Kyle Burton Johnston
A Swarm-based Model for Increasing Impulse Shopping in Supermarkets, Zeehan-ul-hassan Usmani
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Mindshare: a Collaborative Peer-to-Peer System for Small Groups, Gareth Charles Farrington
Learning Implicit User Interest Hierarchy for Web Personalization, Hyoung-rae Kim
Correlogram Method for Comparing Bio-Sequences, Gandhali P. Samant
Keyword Spotting Using Normalization of Posterior Probability Confidence Measures, Rachna Vijay Vargiya
Simulation for Evaluating the Usability of Integrated Flight Decks, Troy Ricardo Weeks
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Making of the Modern Airport Executive: Causal Connections Among Key Attributes in Career Development, Compromise, and Satisfaction in Airport Management, David Alan Byers
Reduced Index Sparse Representation in a Parallel Environment, Pedro Alfonso Escallon
MOOL: an Object-Oriented Programming Language with Generics and Modules., María Lucía Barrón Estrada
Web-based Trend Analysis of Rocket Data Using XML, Mark Randall Gibson
On The Use of Randomness in Computing To Perform Intelligent Tasks, Ryan Scott Regensburger
Analysis of Hostile Network Reconnaissance to Anticipate and Mitigate Network Attacks, Luis Angel Rivera
Learning States for Detecting Anomalies in Time Series, Stan Weidner Salvador
Modeling the Spread and Prevention of Malicious Mobile Code Via Simulation CS-2004-15, Christopher Brian Shirey
Quantifying software maintainability on re-engineered translation of FORTRAN to C++ code, Zane Grey Tomlinson Jr.
Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems Using a New Algorithm Based on Gravitational Attraction, Barry Lynn Webster
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Design and Implementation of Exception Handling with Zero Overhead in Functional Languages, Ramon Zatarain Cabada