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"Everyone Wants Their Bifröst": Analyzing Heathen Practice and Radicalization Risks for the U.S. Military
Title
"Everyone Wants Their Bifröst": Analyzing Heathen Practice and Radicalization Risks for the U.S. Military
Author
Konzen, Riley
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Criminology, Military art and science, Religion
Description
The Capitol riot of January 6, 2021 functioned as a national watershed moment, generatingfar-reaching aftershocks across American society. While hypotheses abound proposing various catalysts, it has spurred a robust conversation regarding domestic...
'Practice' for Enhancing the Performance of a Deep Reinforcement Learning Agent
Title
'Practice' for Enhancing the Performance of a Deep Reinforcement Learning Agent
Author
Kancharla, Venkata Sai Santosh Ravi Teja
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Artificial intelligence
Description
Deep reinforcement learning has demonstrated its capability to solve a diverse array of challenging problems, which were not able to solve previously. It has been able to achieve human-level performance in Atari 2600 games and it has shown great p...
2019 evaluation of the Freedom School partners in Charlotte, NC
Title
2019 evaluation of the Freedom School partners in Charlotte, NC
Author
Lambert, Richard, Bottoms, Bryndle, Taylor, Bruce
Subjects--Topical
Educational evaluation, Literacy--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Description
This report outlines the results of an evaluation of the Freedom School Partners’ Children Defense Fund Freedom Schools© program in Charlotte, NC that took place during the summer of 2019. The evaluation was a collaboration between the Center for ...
2022 evaluation of Freedom School partners in Charlotte, North Carolina
Title
2022 evaluation of Freedom School partners in Charlotte, North Carolina
Author
Bottoms, Bryndle, Luce, Hannah, Villanueva, Kristin, Herrera, Leonardo
Subjects--Topical
Educational evaluation, Literacy--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Early childhood education
Description
Freedom School Partners is a six-week, literacy-rich, summer program that has served the Charlotte area since 2004. What began as a group of 100 scholars in one site, is now more than 400 scholars and includes twelve sites (www.freedomschoolpartne...
2022 report on the experiences of Black students at Atkins Library
Title
2022 report on the experiences of Black students at Atkins Library
Author
Moore, Jon, Croxton, Rebecca A., Davis, Tiffany, Krumbine, Tracie, Ornat Bitting, Natalie, Perry, Crystal
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Academic libraries, College students, Black, Anti-racism
Description
This report describes the study our team conducted to better understand the needs and experiences of Black students at UNC Charlotte related to the spaces, services, and resources of Atkins Library. The research team for this study was comprised o...
2023 report on the experiences of neurodivergent students at Atkins Library
Title
2023 report on the experiences of neurodivergent students at Atkins Library
Author
Moore, Jon, Barbour, Triston
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Academic libraries, Neurodiversity
Description
This report describes the study our team conducted to better understand the needs and experiences of students at UNC Charlotte who identify as neurodivergent and/or as having a disorder related to mental health or function, specifically as they re...
3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
Title
3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
Author
Tuttle, Geoffrey
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Materials science
Description
To fulfill their engineered purpose, resonant metamaterials require arrays of complex three-dimensional geometries composed of non-conductive dielectrics and highly conductive materials. In order to create these geometries, 3D printers must be abl...
8 reasons researchers should use the GetFTR browser extension
Title
8 reasons researchers should use the GetFTR browser extension
Author
Boardman, Erika
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Academic libraries, Communication in learning and scholarship
Description
What is the problem we’re trying to solve? Researchers are not always able to easily make use of the resources their institution has made available to them. When presented with a plethora of links in a discovery tool, researchers may inadvertently...
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Title
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Author
Rice, Lance
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Computer science
Description
Multi-object tracking in video has the potential for broad applicability, from analyzing division-of-labor within biological networks such as insects, to surveillance and traffic monitoring. Despite any potential the field of multiple object track...
A COMBINED FINITE ELEMENT AND MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR PREDICTING SPECIFIC CUTTING FORCES AND MAXIMUM TOOL TEMPERATURES DURING ORTHOGONAL MACHINING
Title
A COMBINED FINITE ELEMENT AND MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR PREDICTING SPECIFIC CUTTING FORCES AND MAXIMUM TOOL TEMPERATURES DURING ORTHOGONAL MACHINING
Author
Mekarthy, Sai Manish Reddy
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Engineering, Computer science
Description
In machining, specific cutting forces and temperature fields in the shear zones are of primary interest. These quantities depend on many machining parameters, such as the cutting speed, rake angle, tool-tip radius, uncut chip thickness, etc. The f...
A Child Life Perspective: The Role of Technology in Preoperative Preparation and Distraction
Title
A Child Life Perspective: The Role of Technology in Preoperative Preparation and Distraction
Author
Osborne, Courtney
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
Reduction of stress and anxiety for hospitalized children has been studied for years. Certified child life specialists take on the role of providing interventions to support and facilitate coping for hospitalized children. Preoperative preparation...
A Chronosequence of Cracking in Mill Creek, California
Title
A Chronosequence of Cracking in Mill Creek, California
Author
Berberich, Samantha
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geomorphology
Description
Mechanical weathering –aka physical weathering; the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces --is one of the first modifications rock undergoes once it approaches Earth’s surface. Essentially, almost all processes that shape the la...
A Comparative Study Between Axial and Radial Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gear Topologies and Mechanical Gearboxes
Title
A Comparative Study Between Axial and Radial Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gear Topologies and Mechanical Gearboxes
Author
Calvin, Matthew
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism
Description
A variety of magnetic gear topologies have been investigated in recent years as alternatives to traditional mechanical gearboxes. In general these magnetic gears offer advantages in the non-contact transmission of torque including inherent overloa...
A Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for The Prediction of Thermal-Expansion of Spherical Shells
Title
A Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for The Prediction of Thermal-Expansion of Spherical Shells
Author
Bumgarner, Kolby
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering
Description
Machine Learning (ML) applications in material science is an active area of research due to its accurate predictive capabilities while also being generalizable. Experimentation where a physical model of the problem is constructed has been widely u...
A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
Title
A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
Author
Liu, Chen
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Fluid mechanics
Description
Multi-material compressible flows are observed in several applications of practical relevance including combustion, cavitation and shock lithotripsy. To solve such flows numerically with improved efficiency and accuracy, the use of the Ghost Fluid...
A Data-Analytic Approach Towards Increasing Donor Heart Utilization in the United States
Title
A Data-Analytic Approach Towards Increasing Donor Heart Utilization in the United States
Author
Satyanarayana, Sagar
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Biometry
Description
Heart transplantation is the best option available to treat end-stage Heart Failure (HF). There is a shortage of donor hearts in the United States even with the steady increase in the number of donors. One likely reason is the decreasing transplan...
A Detailed Description of Keldysh's Model of Photoionization
Title
A Detailed Description of Keldysh's Model of Photoionization
Author
Darden, Kenan
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Physics, Optics, Quantum theory
Description
Leonid Keldysh’s 1965 paper "Ionization in the Field of a Strong Electromagnetic Wave" contains useful and simple-to-implement equations predicting the rate of photoionization in both atomic gasses and general crystalline solids. Crucially, his re...
A Discrete Element Study of the Uniaxial Compressive Response of Plain Concrete using the JCFPM Constitutive Model
Title
A Discrete Element Study of the Uniaxial Compressive Response of Plain Concrete using the JCFPM Constitutive Model
Author
Joshi, Anay
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering
Description
The standard bonded-particle models available in many discrete element method (DEM) codes are known to predict unrealistically low values for the ratio of ultimate compressive strength (UCS) to tensile strength (UTS) for concrete. To correct this,...
A FRAMEWORK FOR CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE MARINE (FERRY) INDUSTRY
Title
A FRAMEWORK FOR CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE MARINE (FERRY) INDUSTRY
Author
Raja, Daxil
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Marine engineering
Description
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the North Carolina Ferry Service (NCFS) Division is responsible for extensive infrastructure which includes numerous assets. As with any organization with an extensive list of assets, it ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR LONG TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN USING ASSET PRIORITY INDEX AND CONDITION INDEX FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FERRY SYSTEM
Title
A FRAMEWORK FOR LONG TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN USING ASSET PRIORITY INDEX AND CONDITION INDEX FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FERRY SYSTEM
Author
Subramanian, Balagee
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Management, Transportation
Description
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the North Carolina Ferry System combined have many assets in place. This thesis primarily concerns the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS). The NCFS has a sizable number of assets and a lo...