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- Title
- PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF UNSCENTED AND EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER IMPLEMENTATION ON A CONTINIOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR
- Author
- Mostafavi, Saman
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- In this thesis work, it is intended to investigate not only the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) but to further study the more recent nonlinear Kalman Filters for their application to the nonlinear problem of a continuous stirred tank reactor. The var...
- Title
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF W-BEAM GUARDRAILS ON SLOPED MEDIANS USING NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS
- Author
- Baker, Ryan
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Transportation--Planning
- Description
- This thesis presents the research using finite element (FE) modeling and simulations to evaluate the performance of single-faced and double-faced W-beam guardrails for different heights under MASH Test Level 3 (TL-3) impact conditions. The modelin...
- Title
- PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE: LINKING SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SEA LEVEL RISE
- Author
- Stuber, Robyn
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Geography, City planning, Sustainability
- Description
- Sustainability science is a growing field that encompasses the study of the environment, the economy, and social equity. However, with the ever-growing literature base surrounding sustainability, defining the issue has continued to be elusive, esp...
- Title
- POSITIONING SENSOR BY COMBINING OPTICAL PROJECTION AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY
- Author
- Zheng, Benrui
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Optics, Engineering, Remote sensing
- Description
- Six spatial parameters, (x, y, z) for translation, and pitch, roll, and yaw for rotation, are used to describe the 3-dimensional position and orientation of a rigid body - the 6 degrees of freedom (DOF). The ability to measure these parameters is ...
- Title
- PRECISION POLISHING DYNAMICS: THE INFLUENCE OF PROCESS VIBRATIONS ON POLISHING RESULTS
- Author
- Mainuddin, Mohammad
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- The optical pitch polishing process has been used over 300 years to obtain high quality optical surface finish with little subsurface damage. A pitch tool consists of a metal platen coated with a layer of polishing pitch whereby pitch is a highly ...
- Title
- PREDICTORS OF OPINIONS OF K-12 HIGH AND LOW BMI STATE PRINCIPALS WITH VARYING DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN THE ROLE AS INSTRUCTIONAL CATALYST FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
- Author
- Francis, Philip
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education and state
- Description
- The researcher's purpose in the study was to examine the predictors of the opinions, attitudes or beliefs of K-12 high and low BMI state principals from varying demographic factors by serving in the role as instructional catalyst by leading classr...
- Title
- Perceptions of Resiliency and Success in an American Community College: A Case Study of Five Transnational Students
- Author
- Classens, Nachette
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Adult education
- Description
- This dissertation examines five transnational students' views of their academic experiences in an American community college. The investigation contributes to the existing literature that illuminates the trends and conditions in which transnationa...
- Title
- Personalized Indexing of Music by Emotions
- Author
- Mostafavi, Amanda
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer science
- Description
- How a person interprets music and what prompts a person to feel certain emotions are two very subjective things. This dissertation presents a method where a system can learn and track a user's listening habits with the purpose of recommending song...
- Title
- Petrography and Geochemistry of High-Silica East Pacific Rise Glasses: Implications for Melt Production and Transport from 8o37'N to 15o50'N
- Author
- Kotash, Alisa
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Geology
- Description
- Highly evolved, silica-rich lavas have been recovered from several different locations along the global MOR system. Over the course of two decades, basalt (50-51 wt.% SiO2), basaltic andesite (52-55 wt.% SiO2), andesite (56-61 wt.% SiO2), and daci...
- Title
- Place-based education, student writing, and cultural contexts: A case study of building community consciousness in a rural middle school classroom
- Author
- Donovan, Erin
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- The idea of place extends beyond just the location where people live. Place is a narrative, a story that involves interactions, characters, conflicts, and the rise and flow of humanity. By understanding the importance of place and the connection t...
- Title
- Polymer Mediated Delivery of Oligonucleotide and Trans Genes Toward More Efficient and Specific Therapies for Dystrophinopathies and Dystroglycanopathies
- Author
- Tucker, Jason
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Biology, Neurosciences
- Description
- Muscular dystrophies are genetic disorders caused by mutations in more than 30 genes, with no cure or effective treatment. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by frame-shift mutations in the dystrophin gene with little or no functional dys...
- Title
- Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
- Author
- Lounsbury, Karen
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Early childhood education, Education
- Description
- This qualitative study examined two preschool pedagogical approaches and the impact each had on students' attitudes toward learning. One preschool used A Beka curriculum, which is a direct instruction pedagogy. The other preschool used Creative Cu...
- Title
- PyDac: a distributed runtime system and programming model for a heterogeneous many-core architecture
- Author
- Huang, Bin
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer engineering
- Description
- Heterogeneous many-core architectures that consist of big, fast cores and small, energy-efficient cores are very promising for future high-performance computing (HPC) systems. These architectures offer a good balance between single-threaded perfor...
- Title
- Quantification of In-Stream and Riparian Denitrification Potential and Environmental Drivers of Denitrification Following Stream Restoration in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina
- Author
- Welsh, Molly
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Hydrology
- Description
- Agricultural streams are subject to considerable disturbance including channelization, erosion, and sedimentation. Fertilizer is often applied to agricultural fields in excess of crop demand, and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) can be transported ...
- Title
- RATIONALE, MOTIVATION AND EFFECT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAMESE COMPANIES
- Author
- Le, Ben
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Finance
- Description
- Existing literatures have documented that foreign investors in developed markets hold disproportionately more shares of firms with high turnover rates. In Vietnam, I find evidence that foreign investor ownership percentage is higher in firms with ...
- Title
- Racial Disparities in Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
- Author
- Cavallo, Stephany
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- Reducing health disparities by increasing access to health information is a national priority. Research demonstrates that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is effective in educating consumers about health issues. However, research also identif...
- Title
- Re-examining the positive conscientiousness-performance relationship: The role of neuroticism and stress
- Author
- Dunn, Alexandra
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Organizational behavior, Psychology, Personality
- Description
- This study adds to the growing body of research on the interactive effects of personality traits. The researcher hypothesized that the relationship between conscientiousness and task performance would be weaker for individuals high in neuroticism....
- Title
- Revisiting the Memory Hierarchy in the Many-Core Era: Computation is Cheap, Bandwidth is Everything
- Author
- Rajasekhar, Yamuna
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer engineering
- Description
-
Integrated Circuits (ICs) for logic (computation) have dramatically increased in both capacity
and speed since their introduction in 1958. However, memory technology has had only modest improvements in speed. Moreover, to increase capacity and low...
- Title
- SENSE OF COHERENCE AND DAILY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE AMONG PREGNANT, POST-PARTUM, AND PARENTING WOMEN IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE: AN EXPRESSIVE ARTS GROUP THERAPY INTERVENTION
- Author
- Snyder, Melia
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology, Public health
- Description
- Substance abuse has devastating social, economic, and public health consequences. For pregnant, post-partum, and parenting women who abuse substances, fetal and child development are also of concern. Sense of Coherence (SOC), a salutogenic measure...
- Title
- SPATIAL COMPETITION BASED ON CUSTOMERS' CHOICE HISTORIES: A STUDY OF TRADE FLOWS
- Author
- Kashiha, Mona
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Geodesy, Economics, Area studies
- Description
- In a world of differentiated firms, customers with the same observable characteristics reveal different choice behaviors. This research contributes to the modeling of competition in a market characterized by spatially differentiated firms and sign...