We evaluate the statistical relationship between ENSO state and global seasonal temperature and precipitation, creating and analyzing maps of the linear correlation betwe[...]

Social behaviors of students play a significant role in the classroom atmosphere and also the way it impacts students’ learning interests. In addition, socially acceptabl[...]

This dissertation consists of three essays on asset pricing under model uncertainty. The first essay examines how aversion to uncertainty about the information transfer a[...]

Quantum confinement that semiconductors experience at the nanoscale facilitate the creation of multiexcitons. However, this same confinement also increases the efficiency[...]

Speckle patterns are complex intensity distributions, which occur when an optically rough surface is illuminated with a coherent light. The speckle phenomenon was known t[...]

This thesis describes the design and verification of a scanning, optical, displacement measurement instrument, which utilizes digital image correlation (DIC) to measure di[...]

Side channel analysis is a non-invasive cryptanalysis attack categorized as an implementation attack. Electronic device leak information during the data processing via co[...]

The growth in population, technological advancements, increase in average life expectancy, and newer and fuel-efficient vehicles has led to a meteoric rise in travel dema[...]