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- Title
- A CLOSER LOOK INTO WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LEAVE AND AVOID STEM MAJORS IN COLLEGE
- Author
- Bailey, Jr., Ricardo
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Sociology, Educational sociology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- African American males are underrepresented in university Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs as STEM majors in the United States. I will be investigating why this phenomenon is so prevalent in America’s collegiate STEM program...
- Title
- A COMPUTATIONAL SPECTRAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE AND ITS APPLICATION IN FORM METROLOGY
- Author
- Habibi, Nasim
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Optics
- Description
- Many existing systems for three-dimensional (3D) shape measurement require mechanical moving parts that limit the measurement speed. A non-contact optical system that does not requires any moving parts can, in principle, increase the speed of meas...
- Title
- A Delphi-Based Investigation on Principal Preparedness for Managing School Finance
- Author
- Christian, Arthur
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Management, Education--Finance
- Description
- Background. Research on principal preparedness for managing school finance is limited. Grounded in theory, principal preparation programs are wifout practical exercises for leadership readiness on budgets and finance. On its face, this topic is he...
- 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 Multilevel Analysis of Black Male Secondary School Student Discipline and Achievement in Relation to Violence Exposure
- Author
- Garo, Laurie
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education, Education, Mental health
- Description
- This study examined school outcomes for Black male secondary school students in relation to neighborhood violence, focusing on Disproportionality in out of school suspension and below-proficiency achievement on selected standardized tests. Grounde...
- Title
- A NOVEL ANTIBODY FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
- Author
- Wu, Shuta
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology, Oncology
- Description
- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains the most aggressive cancer with a 5-year survival rate below 10%. Two of the major contributors to this dismal prognosis are late-stage diagnosis and limited treatment options. Common symptoms of PDA ...
- Title
- A SELECTIVE SENSOR FRAMEWORK USING SENSOR FUSION AND SENSOR MAPS TO ACHIEVE COMPLETE COVERAGE PLANNING OF A SEMI-AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC VEHICLE
- Author
- CHANDRASEKARAN, BALASUBRAMANIYAN
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering, Computer engineering, Robotics
- Description
- Autonomous vehicles are increasingly used in many applications, such as elderly care, medical care, military, schools, and space exploration. In this research, we introduce the use of a framework for achieving the autonomy in a vehicle and describ...
- Title
- A STUDY OF SOCIAL FACTORS IN ACTIVITY-BASED ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM CORRELATED TO STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE
- Author
- Ravikumar, Ranjith Kumar
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- Social behaviors of students play a significant role in the classroom atmosphere and also the way it impacts students’ learning interests. In addition, socially acceptable behaviors are generally preferred by students in group-based classes. But o...
- Title
- A discrete element approach to predicting the uniaxial compressive response of plain concrete
- Author
- Tannu, Nakul
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- Discrete element method (DEM) has become the method of choice for modeling the mechanical response of materials with granular structure. The method consists of representing the material as a collection of particles that interact with each other by...
- Title
- A finite element approach for calculating the wave attenuation characteristics of epoxy polymer matrix composites
- Author
- Ghag, Pratik Prashant
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- The macroscopic properties of a polymer composite are significantly affected by the properties of the inclusions, size, shape, and distribution. Finite element (FE) modeling provides a viable approach for investigating the effects of the inclusion...
- Title
- AN APPROACH TO CONDITION MONITORING AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF INDUCTION MACHINES USING KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Author
- Suter, Forrest
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- One of the great difficulties associated with monitoring the condition of an electric motor is that the user must typically possess some degree of expertise to distinguish between a normal operating condition and a potential failure. The typical a...
- Title
- AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF NORWEGIAN HOUSE PRICES
- Author
- Oeding Amundstad, Kjetil
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Economics
- Description
- This study estimates an econometric model to explain changes in Norwegian house prices. This is useful as it expands the understanding of how and why Norwegian house prices move as they do. The study utilizes Statistics Norway’s house prices Index...
- Title
- AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF PROGRAM FACTORS AND PERSONAL FACTORS TO DISSERTATION SELF-EFFICACY IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION DOCTORAL STUDENTS
- Author
- Georgiou, Gregory
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology
- Description
- This study examined the relationship of program factors (advising relationship and program climate) and personal factors (social support, procrastination, life stressors, finances, and student classification) to dissertation self-efficacy in couns...
- Title
- AN IMPROVEMENT OF THE LOAD REDUCTION EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES EMPLOYED IN DEMAND RESPONSE (DR) PROGRAMS OFFERED TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
- Author
- Mohajeryami, Saeed
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Economics
- Description
- In current electricity market, demand side buys power indirectly through electric utilities, and it makes the demand side inelastic to market's price volatility and significantly affects the efficiency of the market. To fix the problem, it is esse...
- Title
- ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF A NOVEL AC-AC BUCK BOOST BASED DYNAMIC VOLTAGE REGULATOR
- Author
- Shah, Nakul
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- NAKUL SHAH. Analysis, design and experimental verification of a novel ac-ac buckboost based dynamic voltage regulator. (Under the direction of DR. MADHAVMANJREKAR)This thesis investigates a unique direct ac-ac converter based topology that can beu...
- Title
- ANATOMY OF SELECT FLUVIAL DEPOSITS IN THE MAUCH CHUNK GROUP, SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, USA
- Author
- McCreary, Alan
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental geology
- Description
- The Mauch Chunk Group has been interpreted as a product of multiple transgressions and regressions (Miller and Eriksson, 2000; Beuthin and Blake, 2004). An outcrop containing the upper Hinton Formation and Princeton Formation, the middle two forma...
- Title
- ANCESTRAL COMPLEXITY AND LINEAGE SPECIFIC EXPANSIONS OF THE ANIMAL BZIP INTERACTOME
- Author
- Kane, Eric
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Bioinformatics, Evolutionary developmental biology
- Description
- Protein-protein interactions are central to the regulation and function of transcription factors in time- and cell-specific regulation of the genome. Increases in interactome complexity may serve as a mechanistic driver for evolutionary novelty. T...
- Title
- ANOTHER BATTLE, ANOTHER HURDLE: HOW PARENTS CREATE MEANING FROM RAISING A CHILD WITH AUTISM
- Author
- Basalik, Debra
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Communication, Psychology
- Description
- The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing (CDC, 2016). Research studies have focused on either medical treatments and therapeutic interventions for this disorder, or the trauma of the diagnostic process. Scholarship, however,...
- Title
- ANTECEDENTS OF EXPATRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS: THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED CULTURAL DISTANCE AND HOST COUNTRY NATIONAL SUPPORT
- Author
- Ordonez, Zoa
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Organizational behavior
- Description
- Multinational organizations rely on expatriate employees to accomplish important business goals. Therefore, ensuring that expatriates complete their assignments is a key business imperative. To that end, previous studies examining the challenges o...
- Title
- APPLICATION OF COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS IN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
- Author
- SU, ZHEYUAN
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Information technology
- Description
- Simulation-based methods are becoming a promising research tool in financial markets. A general Complex Adaptive System can be tailored to different application scenarios. Based on the current research, we built two models that would benefit portf...