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WEIGHT FACTOR DETERMINATION AND FUND ALLOCATION OF PAVEMENTS BY COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
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Author
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Patil, Chaitali Ramakant
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation
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Description
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The purpose of this study is to determine the most efficient and ideal weight factors by performing the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) using the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Pavement Management System (PMS) and using the idea...
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Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability and Healthy Adults
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Author
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Bruce, Casey
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Physiology, Neurosciences
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Description
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CASEY BRUCE. Vascular function in patients with chronic ankle instability and healthy adults. (Under the direction of DR. ABBEY THOMAS FENWICK)Introduction: Patients with CAI display impaired sensorimotor output and deficits in afferent/sensory pr...
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Using Topological Data Analysis for Text Classification
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Author
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Doshi, Pratik
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science
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Description
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I show that by applying discourse features derived through topological data analysis(TDA), namely homological persistence, we can improve classification results on thetask of movie genre detection, including identification of overlapping movie gen...
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Understanding Salt Adaptation in Sand Beans (Strophostyles helvola)
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Author
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Zuelsdorf, Christine
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Biology
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Description
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Soil salinity is one of the major environmental factors causing crop yield loss worldwide. Different plants develop diverse salinity tolerance mechanisms to manage such a detrimental abiotic stress. The sand bean (Strophostyles helvola), a wild re...
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Towards Prediction of Emerging Technologies
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Author
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Thombare, Shalaka
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Artificial intelligence
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Description
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Predictive Analytics is an advanced branch of data analytics that deals with making future predictions that matter to the industry\cite{6}.It has wide applications in the areas of health care, fraud detection, market analysis, cross-sell. Predicti...
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Toward fixtureless inspection of automotive fenders
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Author
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Grohol, Corbin
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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With nonrigid parts, it is most convenient for designers to specify the desired shape in the design condition; that is, the shape is specified with all loads present that the part will experience in service (gravity, assembly constraints, etc.). T...
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The traits that predict forest bird responses to urbanization intensity
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Author
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Paton, Grant
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Ecology, Wildlife conservation
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Description
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As humans continue moving to urban areas, there is a growing need to understand the effects of urban intensification on native wildlife populations. Forest species in remnant habitat are particularly vulnerable to urban intensification, but the me...
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The Role of MicroRNA-26a In Skeletal Muscle Insulin Signaling
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Author
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Petrocelli, Jonathan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Kinesiology
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Description
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Chronic saturated fatty acid exposure causes skeletal muscle cells to develop insulin resistance, which contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently, microRNAs have been viewed as novel molecules that contribute to the reg...
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TOWARDS AN AGENT-BASED APPROACH TO SIMULATING HUMANS FALLING FOR PHISHING ATTACKS
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Author
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Robles Perez, Anibal
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Information technology
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Description
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In this project, we explore methods of implementing an autonomous agent that simulates human behaviour, in order to produce common mistakes that create vulnerabilities in enterprise networks. The objective of this research is to aid in testing the...
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THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON THE SYSTEMIC RISK OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
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Author
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Konstantopoulos, Theodoros
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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The impact of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 on the global banking system raised concerns regarding the capital adequacy of banks. While the banks were already conducting internal stress tests before the financial crisis that was not enough to ...
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THE EFFECTS OF ISOMETRIC EXERCISE ON IMMEDIATE POST-ISOMETRIC EXERCISE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE
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Author
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Green, Spencer
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Biology, Kinesiology, Medical sciences
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Description
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Dynamic exercise has been shown to improve glucose tolerance. However, it’s unclear if isometric exercise produces a similar benefit. The purpose of this study was to observe if an isometric exercise session acutely improved glucose tolerance in 1...
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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MILK CONSUMPTION DURING CHILDHOOD AND PRECOCIOUS MENARCHE
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Author
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Choi, Younjung
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Public health, Epidemiology, Nutrition
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Description
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Menarche, the last stage of the normal pubertal development in girls, is one of the most significant events in a woman’s life as it signifies that a girl is capable of becoming pregnant from then on. Furthermore, menarche also means that a girl ha...
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Cross-Conjugated Frameworks
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Author
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Hamilton, Victoria
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic
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Description
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ABSTRACTVICTORIA LEIGH HAMILTON. Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Cross-Conjugated Frameworks. (Under the direction of MARKUS ETZKORN)Molecules with cross-conjugated -systems possess unique structures and reactivity due to their dis...
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Synthesis and Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Chalcogenone Complexes of Copper and Silver
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Author
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Allen, Alexander
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, Organic, Analytical chemistry
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This presentation outlines the synthesis and characterization of several unusual two-coordinate copper(I) and silver(I) complexes supported by bulky N-heterocyclic thione (NHT) and selone (NHSe) ligands. More specifically, copper(I) complexes of t...
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Sexual Assault Program and Proactive Bystander Behaviors: What Matters?
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Author
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Moore, Brianne
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Criminology
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Description
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Sexual assault on college campuses is a public health issue. More than fifteen percent of women in the United States will be sexually assaulted while in college (Carey, Durney, Shepardson, & Carey, 2015). That is more than 1 in 4 college women. In...
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Self-Propelling Robotic Hydrofoil Arrays: Mechanics, Efficiency, and Optimization
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Author
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Bhansali, Rakshit
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Robotics
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Description
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Mathematical models for the self-propulsion of articulated bodies in fluids at low Reynolds number can be interpreted geometrically in terms of connections in principal bundles. Visualization of the local curvature of a connection in this context ...
