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MODELING FACTUAL CLAIMS WITH SEMANTIC FRAMES: DEFINITIONS, DATASETS, TOOLS, AND FACT-CHECKING APPLICATIONS
(2021-08-26)As social media sites have become major channels for the quick dissemination of news, misinformation has become a significant challenge for our society to tackle. Today fact-checking rests primarily on the shoulders of ... -
Modeling Isotropic Organs Using Beam Models For The Haptic Simulation Of Blunt Dissections Of Bile Duct
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Haptic modeling of organs using existing approaches is still not realistic and/or real time. We propose and develop the mathematical foundation of a new approach to modeling organs using beams. Beams are well known entities ... -
Modeling Land Use Change using Spatial Statistics and Spatial Panel Data Regression in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area (1990 - 2020)
(2023-12-18)In this dissertation research, we explored land use change for Activity and Residential land uses in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area (DFW) from 1990 to 2020 in association with spatial and socioeconomic factors. ... -
Modeling Leachate BOD And COD Using Lab-scale Reactor Landfills And Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)The increasing production of municipal solid waste is a direct consequence of the continuous growth of the world's population and economy. This fact makes protecting the environment against contamination by different kinds ... -
Modeling of hydrogen sulfide generation and rates of microbial induced concrete corrosion in manhole shafts
(2021-08-31)Manhole shafts can undergo infrastructure failure due to microbially induced concrete corrosion (MICC). Deterioration of the sewer systems by MICC process occurs due to the volatilization of hydrogen sulfide into the gas ... -
Modeling Plant Virus Propagation and an Optimal Control
(2018-08-10)Plants are a food source for man and many species. They also are sources of medicines, fibers for clothes, and are essential for a healthy environment. But plants are subject to diseases many of which are caused by ... -
Modeling Son Preference In Pakistan
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)Gender has become one of the most politicized issues in South Asian countries over the past 100 years. They were expected to cook for the family, clean the house, feed their children, look after all family members, and ... -
Modeling Studies To Assess Long Term Settlement Of Light Weight Aggregate Embankment
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-03-03)Expanded clay and shale (ECS) is a low weight material derived from clay and shale, and has been used in large quantities throughout the world. Very few studies have been performed to investigate the behavior of ECS and ... -
A Modeling Study In The Regulation Of Stress On Neuronal Plasticity
How stress can affect human cognitive functions has been a very popular topic for researchers from different fields including physiology, psychology, biology, neuroscience, and applied mathematics. Hypothalamic−pituitary−adrenal ... -
Modeling The Capillary Discharge Of An Electrothermal (ET) Launcher
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-07-14)Over the past few decades, different branches of the US Department of Defense (DoD) have invested at improving the field ability of electromagnetic launchers. One such focus has been on achieving hypervelocity launch ... -
Modeling The Dynamic Behavior Of Estrogen Docking Into Its Receptor Using The Multiscale Analysis
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)This work models the dynamic behavior of Estrogen docking into its receptor. It lays the foundation for the development of a new theoretical screening technique to identify carcinogens. It is predicted that this year, ... -
MODELING THE EFFECT OF IN SITU NOZZLE-INTEGRATED COMPRESSION ROLLING ON THE MECHANICAL AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION (FFF) 3D PRINTED PARTS
(2021-08-16)Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is one of the most common additive manufacturing/3D printing techniques where continuously extruded semi-molten filaments are deposited in a layer-by-layer manner. The quality of the ... -
MODELING THE EFFECTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ON BONE FRACTURE HEALING
(2019-05-14)Bone fracture healing is a complex biological process that results in a full reconstruction of the bone. However, it is not always an easy and successful process. Indeed, in some unfavorable conditions, the bone fracture ... -
Modeling The Impact Of Transportation On Public Health Using Fuzzy Logic
(City & Regional Planning, 2014-03-12)Research has proved that built environment affect public health in various ways ranging from direct impacts like physical activity to indirect impacts such as housing affordability, employment accessibility, social capital ... -
Modeling Unsaturated Soil Response Under Suction-controlled Multi-axial Stress States
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-04-22)In this research work, a novel suction-controlled true triaxial testing apparatus has been developed to test 3-in (7.5-cm) side, cubical specimens of unsaturated soil under controlled-suction states for a wide range of ... -
Modeling Work Retention In Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Role Of Pre-treatment And Post-treatment Risk Factors
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)Chronic pain has become an increasing problem, with serious social and economic consequences. One important socioeconomic outcome in the treatment of chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders (CDOMD) is ... -
Modeling, Estimation, And Analysis Of Unresolved Space Object Tracking And Identification
(Aerospace Engineering, 2014-09-17)The problem of orbit determination along with shape determination is significant. The orbit determination problem has been tackled for centuries by some of the greatest mathematicians and physicists. The issue of shape ... -
MODELING, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POROUS INCONEL 718 STRUCTURES USING SELECTIVE LASER MELTING PROCESS
(2020-06-08)Bio-inspired cellular structures are of great interest these days for many applications, from engineering research to industries. Honeycomb, Body-Centered Cubic with/without Z-struts (BCC-Z/ BCC), ... -
Modelling PM2.5 concentrations and spatial correlation with weather conditions and adult asthma in north Texas in 2014
(2020-05-29)The questions to be answered by this study are whether weather conditions correlate with PM2.5 concentrations, and whether there is a correlation between asthma-related hospital admissions and PM2.5 concentrations. The ... -
Models And Algorithms To Determine Cerebral Activation Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The specific aims of this dissertation were to develop: (1) Correlations between experimental protocols and oxygenated, deoxygenated, and total hemoglobin concentrations in the brain (2) Mathematical models to associate ...