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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: 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: Analysis of Respiratory Viral Material from Negative COVID-19 PCR Tests to Observe Effects of 2022-2023 "Twindemic" on University Campus
Author: Aboufoul, Lolo
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Computer science
Description: Tracking COVID-19 cases has been one of the most important aspects of controlling the pandemic and observing how the virus causing COVID-19 spreads between populations. Tracking cases of the disease helps epidemiologists understand the reason for ...

Title: Assessing the Impact of Buffer Salt Choice on the Formation of DNA I-Motifs
Author: West, Caroline
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Chemistry
Description: I-motifs are intercalated cytosine quadruplexes discovered in 1993, but they weren’t shown to exist in the cell nucleus until 2018. While their biological role has yet to be fully elucidated, they have been implicated in regulating expression of s...

Title: Bacterial Glycan Immobilization for Interacting Partner Analysis
Author: Murray, Alexis
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Chemistry
Description: Bacterial cell surface glycans mediate pathogenic and symbiotic interactions with hosts and other organisms. The implications of bacterial glycans in human health have made them attractive targets in drug design for antibiotics, antibacterial vacc...

Title: Bidirectional Dual-Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Matrix Transformer
Author: Alamri, Faisal
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converter is an advanced power electronics device with various applications in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, and high-power energy conversion systems. Due to its versatility and critical role in modern power...

Title: Bridge Selection Process And Workflow Development for UAS- Enabled Bridge Inspection
Author: Wu, Tau
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: ABSTRACTTAU WU. Bridge Selection Process and Workflow Development for UAS-Enabled Bridge Inspection. (Under the direction of DR. TARA L. CAVALLINE) The application and use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) has become integrated into everyday opera...

Title: Characterizing the Growth in Spatial Thinking Abilities in Meteorology Students Across the Curriculum
Author: Decker, Lauren
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Meteorology
Description: Spatial thinking skills are essential to student success in disciplines such as geology, atmospheric science, and geography. In particular, previous work on spatial thinking in the atmospheric sciences has demonstrated that skills such as mental a...

Title: Classification and Pixel-Level Segmentation of Asphalt Pavement Cracks Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Author: Adnan, Tamim
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: This study was conducted to answer two research questions. How do the chosen CNN models perform on publicly available asphalt pavement crack datasets for classification and segmentation? And how can these CNN models be fine-tuned to improve their ...

Title: Current sensing solutions for modern power electronic
Author: Niakan, Hossein
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism
Description: Power electronics facilitated the growth of a wide range of industries in today’s world. Its presence can be seen in renewable energy systems, transportation electrification, smart grids, industrial drives, and consumer electronics to name a few. ...

Title: Design and Development of a Traveling Wave Ferro-Microfluidic Device and Multi-Physics Model for Potential Cell Separation and Sorting in Water Based Ferrofluids
Author: Edwards, Maegan
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: MAEGAN EDWARDS. Design and Development of a Traveling Wave Ferro-Microfluidic Device and Multi-Physics Model for Potential Cell Separation and Sorting in Water Based Ferrofluids (Under the direction of DR. RODWARD L. HEWLIN, JR.)This thesis presen...

Title: Design and System Identification of a Miniature Underwater Vehicle for Controls Research
Author: Herbert, Jacob
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This thesis describes the development of an indoor water tank facility for controlsresearch and the design, testing, and system identification of a miniature underwater vehicle capable of three-dimensional motion. A visual tracking system was deve...

Title: Development of a Digital Twin for a Solar Powered Electric Race Vehicle
Author: Baer, James
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering
Description: The global and local impacts of climate change have increased the interest in decarbonizing energy economies in general and transportation in particular. Solar EVs represent an intersection of renewable energy generation and EV development, both o...

Title: Effects of space per occupant on janitorial and maintenance costs across the North America, Asia, and Middle East
Author: Rathod, Bhagyashree Uttam
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: BHAGYASHREE UTTAM RATHOD. Effects of Space per Occupant on Janitorial and Maintenance Costs across the North America, Asia and Middle East. (Under the direction of DR. JAKE SMITHWICK) This study explores the relationship between space per occupant...

Title: Evaluating invertebrate community diversity using eDNA for biomonitoring in freshwater ecosystems.
Author: Rowe, Rachael
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Aquatic sciences, Ecology, Environmental sciences
Description: Traditional invertebrate biomonitoring has low taxonomic resolution, low accuracy, and is plagued with human error and biases. Molecular monitoring, using environmental DNA (eDNA), is a practical alternative due to the high accuracy, lack of human...

Title: Examining Law Enforcement Agency Training Standards and Attitudes on Sexual Minority Domestic Violence/ Intimate Partner Violence
Author: Haney , Breanna
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: Despite recent strides taken by legislation in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), research investigating police attitudes and law enforcement training on domestic violence/intimate partner violence disputes involving sexual minorities is largely unexplo...

Title: Extending Topological Constraint Theory to Glass Networks with Hydrogen Bonding
Author: Bloom, Austin
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Physics, Condensed matter
Description: Topological constraint theory has been successful in providing a simple model forthe liquid-glass transition in covalent bond bending networks. However, it is lim- ited to networks where all bonds are quenched and possess equivalent potential well...

Title: Extraction of Atypical Aspects from Customer Reviews: Datasets and Experiments with Language Models
Author: Nannaware, Smita
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Artificial intelligence, Computer science
Description: A restaurant dinner can become a memorable experience due to an unexpected aspect that is appreciated by the customer, such as an origami-making station in the waiting area. If aspects that are atypical for a restaurant experience were known in ad...

Title: Gendered Differences in Professionalism and Good Policing in Law Enforcement
Author: Simmons , Hunter
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: HUNTER JACKSON SIMMONS. Gendered Differences in Professionalism and Good Policing in Law Enforcement (Under the direction of DR. Janne Gaub)For over 100 years, scholars and practitioners of law enforcement have been unable to reach a consensus on ...

Title: Halogenated Tags for the Investigation of Enzyme Specificity
Author: Houde, Hailey
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Biochemistry, Chemistry
Description: The bacterial enzyme undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase (UppS) is present in most prokaryotes and is needed for bacterial survival. UppS produces the essential lipid carrier, bactoprenyl monophosphate (BP). BP is critical for the structural integ...