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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Title
- A HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROPALEONTOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BURIED WASHOVER DEPOSITS FROM FOLLY ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOTEMPESTOLOGY
- Author
- Zurawski, Lance
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Geology, Paleontology, Sedimentology
- Description
- A 40-meter transect consisting of eight equally spaced 2.44-m vibracores was taken across a marginal-marine salt marsh behind North Folly Island, a barrier island located in Charleston County, South Carolina. Analysis of storm signatures from this...
- Title
- A HYBRID SWITCH BASED ARCLESS VOLTAGE REGULATOR
- Author
- Xu, Xiwen
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- The voltage regulator is a mechanism that permits the change in turns ratio or output voltage of a distribution transformer for providing a constant magnitude voltage to the load. The arc occurs under oil in each tap changing operation because one...
- Title
- A LOAD-BASED TEMPERATURE PREDICTION MODEL FOR ANOMALY DETECTION
- Author
- Sobhani, Masoud
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering, Power resources
- Description
- Electric load forecasting, as a basic requirement for the decision-making in power utilities, has been improved in various aspects in the past decades. Many factors may affect the accuracy of the load forecasts, such as data quality, goodness of t...
- Title
- A Life Cycle Analysis Approach For Making Sustainable Fiber Optic Purchasing Decisions In The Telecommunication Industry
- Author
- Stephens, Jesse
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Sustainability, Environmental economics, Business
- Description
- In recent decades, substantial research has surfaced that links global climate change with the human element. As the human species has evolved, the industrialization of prosperous nations has produced extreme consequences on our environment. Conti...
- Title
- A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND DISTRESS MODELS FOR A PMS USING AUTOMATED DATA
- Author
- Dye, Michael
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Automated pavement data collection technologies have gained momentum due to the fact that the automated data have more detail, greater quantity, better quality, and better repeatability. A systematic method of developing performance and distress m...