Participatory sensing, in which volunteers use the sensors on their smartphones to capture and transmit digital samples of the surrounding environment, shows promise for [...]

The prevalence of chronic disease and obesity is a public health problem in the United States. Nearly 37% of adults are obese. Federal agencies and foundations such has t[...]

Incentive spirometry (IS) is one intervention used to prevent pulmonary complications after surgery. Incidence for pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass gr[...]

Mobile crowdsensing (MCS) has been emerging as a new sensing paradigm where vast numbers of mobile devices are used for sensing and collecting data in various applica- ti[...]

The dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay examines how a tournament among CEOs to progress within the CEO labor market changes their tendency toward corp[...]

This research investigates various aspects of implementing integrated water management (IWM) measures in urban areas, with a specific focus on green infrastructure (GI) r[...]

Sports economics literature has recently explored the idea that there is an incentive to intentionally lose games in some professional sports leagues. This process is kno[...]