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FLEXURAL STRENGTHENING OF TWO-WAY SLABS USING CFRP EXTERNAL LAMINATES
(2021-05-07)
Deterioration of reinforced concrete structures with time is a common phenomenon, which often leads to reduction in the load carrying capacity. To meet the coding requirements, strengthening of these structures is of utmost ...
TRANSFORMING A TYPICAL FLEA MARKET INTO A MORE VITAL THIRD PLACE THROUGH EXPRESSIONS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY
(2021-05-05)
"Flea markets are significant in North America because of their cultural, socio-economic, functional values, and the opportunities they provide for social interaction and public gathering" (Riveira, A.N., 2013). They can ...
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN AND PROSPECTIVE MEMORY
(2021-05-07)
The relationship between pain and memory has been explored through multiple perspectives and approaches. One area that has been less defined is the impact of pain on prospective memory. While studies have found a negative ...
CONTINUOUS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION WITH ENGLISH SPEECH SYNTHESIS USING ENCODER-DECODER APPROACH
(2021-05-09)
Interaction between human beings brings about improvements in science and technology. However, the interaction is limited for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, as they can only communicate with others who also know ...
EVALUATION OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PINS AS SHEAR KEYS IN MSE WALL BASE
(2021-05-06)
Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls have been widely used as retaining structures due to their flexible nature, a better tolerance against differential settlement, and many other factors. However, external stability ...
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND CATTLE RANCHES: A NEW PROTOCOL FOR DOCUMENTING AND PRESERVING HISTORIC WORKING CATTLE RANCHES IN TEXAS. FEATURING A CASE STUDY AT THE DUDLEY BROTHERS RANCH IN COMANCHE, TEXAS USING TX-CLEVR (TEXAS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE EVALUATION FOR RANCHES)
(2021-05-07)
The Texas cattle ranch is a vernacular landscape of historic significance, threatened by population-driven land use change and unsustainable exurban development (Kjelland, 2007). A vast majority of Texas cattle ranches ...
REAL-TIME MATERIAL STATE ASSESSMENT OF COMPOSITES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS CHALLENGES
(2021-05-09)
Over several decades of careful experimental investigation and exhaustive development of discrete damage analysis methods including integrated computational mechanics methods, our community knows a great deal about how ...
NON-INVASIVE PROFILING OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN BRAIN GLIOMAS USING DEEP LEARNING AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES
(2021-04-29)
Gliomas account for the most common malignant primary brain tumors in both pediatric and adult populations. They arise from glial cells and are divided into low grade and high-grade gliomas with significant differences in ...
THE COMMISSIONING OF THE LOW FREQUENCY ALL SKY MONITOR, THE FIRST DISTRIBUTED PHASED ARRAY TELESCOPE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SEARCH FOR RADIO TRANSIENTS AT LONG WAVELENGTHS
(2021-05-15)
The last two decades have seen a proliferation in the development of technology for low frequency radio astronomy based upon phased elements grouped into one or more large stations. Instruments fielding multiple large ...
ADVANCED ALGORITHMS FOR COMBINATORIAL AND SEQUENTIAL TEST GENERATION WITH CONSTRAINTS
(2021-05-05)
Combinatorial and sequential testing are software testing strategies that have attracted significant interests from both academic and industrial communities. This dissertation addresses the problem of how to efficiently ...