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Title: RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IN-HOSPITAL BLEEDING COMPLICATONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PANCREATICODUODENECTOMIES
Author: Murphy, Keith
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Patients undergoing pancreatic surgeries have increased by over 50% in the United States over the past two decades. Pancreaticodudoenectomy, or Whipple procedure, represent a major pancreatic surgery involving surgical resection of the pancreatic ...

Title: PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND MEASURES FOR PRIORITIZATION OF BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
Author: Lane, Kelsey
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: State highway agencies (SHA) are tasked with maintaining, repairing, and replacing bridges to support the travelling public. These agencies need to develop programs that prioritize candidate projects in a manner that ensures that bridges are selec...

Title: REPLACEMENT OF HUMAN OPERATOR WITH VISION-GUIDED ROBOT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PICK-AND-PLACE WORK CELL
Author: Vutetakis, David
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Robotics
Description: Picking and placing parts is a fundamental operation involved in circuit board manufacturing and assembly plants. Pin thru-hole (PTH) components with non-standard features are incompatible with most existing high speed pick-and-place systems; this...

Title: Perceptions and Perceived Challenges Associated with a Hypothetical Career in Law Enforcement: Differences Among Male and Female College Students
Author: Cambareri, Josie
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: While many agencies have expanded their efforts to hire and retain females, women remain underrepresented across local, state, and federal law enforcement. Researchers have often studied the experiences and challenges of women who are currently em...

Title: Peer Effects In the Professional Golf Association
Author: Couch, Preston
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Economics
Description: In this analysis I will determine the execution of professional golfers in the final two rounds of a four round tournament. This paper investigates if a player’s performance influences another player’s performance using tee shots on par three hole...

Title: QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF USE OF PORTLAND LIMESTONE CEMENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
Author: Chimmula, Rohit Reddy
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Production of portland cement contributes significantly to global carbon emissions. In order to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete and to construct more sustainable highway infrastructure, blended cements are increasingly being utilized in pa...

Title: Pyrolysis and Combustion Properties of Selected Structural Fuels in Residential Buildings
Author: Yang, Wenxu
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Materials science, Engineering, Forests and forestry
Description: Firebrands are a major ignition source in large scale wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Limited studies have been reported regarding firebrand generation. It was hypothesized that firebrand production characteristics can be descri...

Title: DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF A SMART POWER SOCKET
Author: Seshadri, Rohit
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: Demand for smart homes and smart devices has witnessed a consistent rise in the past decade. Home automation in residential buildings provides residents additional comfort of controlling their devices at the touch of a button. The concept of autom...

Title: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SEQUENTIAL STATE LOGIC FOR PNEUMATIC VALVE MONITORING USING PIEZO FILM SENSORS
Author: Yerra, Mithun
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: Valve malfunctioning is a serious concern in industries and other production units that rely on processes requiring controlled operation of valves. This thesis considers the design of sequential state logic for condition monitoring of pneumatic va...

Title: DYNAMICS SENSITIVITY STUDY OF STOCK CAR SHIFTER COMPONENTS
Author: DesRocher, Samuel
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
Description: Previous experience in race situations has shown that components in the shifter section of the stock car drivetrain are subject to failure. As the engine operates in a specific rotational speed band throughout a race event due to gearing rules, th...

Title: An Experimental and Computational Study of the Effect of Bioceramic Porosity on Drug Release Kinetics
Author: Upadhyay, Rahul
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Porous bioceramics have been explored for drug delivery applications. The goal is to design a material that can provide controlled release of therapeutic doses of the drug for a duration long enough to cause complete healing. For drug carriers, th...

Title: Coping and Reentry: The Impact of Individual Coping Style on Reentry Outcomes
Author: LaCourse, Ashleigh
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: Recidivism rates for previously incarcerated offenders are very high. These rates can be partially attributed to various barriers to reentry, including unemployment, financial difficulties, mental illness, and many others. In question is whether i...

Title: DURABILITY OF PAVEMENT CONCRETE WITH REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT BY FLYASH AND PORTLAND LIMESTONE CEMENT
Author: Medlin, Clayton
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: The durability of concrete can be directly related to the permeability of the concrete. While the permeability is not the only characteristic that can relate to durability, it is amongst the most important predictors of service life. Lower permeab...

Title: DUAL-TASK INTERFERENCE EFFECTS ON GAIT IN THOSE WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
Author: Duncan, Ashley
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Biomechanics, Psychophysiology
Description: Introduction: Clear postural deficits and impairments throughout the gait cycle have been shown in chronic ankle instability (CAI) patients. The potential causes for these deficits remain unknown but both centrally or peripherally mediated mechani...

Title: Bis(bipyridyl)silicon(IV) Diols as Potential Dual Hydrogen Bond Donors for Catalysis
Author: Waters, Crystal
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Chemistry
Description: Hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) have been explored as potential catalysts for the 1,4-conjugate addition and Diels-Alder reactions. HBD catalysis, which relies on Brønsted acid catalytic sites, is being explored as an oxygen and moisture stable altern...

Title: CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
Author: Bowles, Nicholas
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Economics, Criminology
Description: Mass shootings frequently provoke discussion around the adequacy of firearm legislation, and what can be done to prevent future attacks. Previous literature examining the relationship between concealed handgun laws and mass shootings provides cont...

Title: Comparative Analysis for Reuse & Disposal of Concrete Residuals from Hydrodemolition, Diamond Grinding, & Diamond Grooving Operations
Author: Albergo, Christopher
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Large quantities of concrete residual slurries, solids, and liquids are currently being produced from hydrodemolition, diamond grinding, and diamond grooving operations within North Carolina. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and...

Title: A Multi Criteria Decision Framework for “smart” Product Introduction in Bearing Industry that uses Internet Of Things
Author: Eferdinger, Markus
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Management
Description: The digitalization changes products in almost every industry. Therefore, it is not surprising, that companies face challenges due to these new technological changes caused by Internet of Things (IoT). Especially for large corporations it could hav...

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: 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...