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Vernacular Assets: Planning For Local Culture And Environment
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2009-09-16)This paper examines how fast-growing cities in Texas with populations over 100,000 plan for local cultural and environmental resources. In the face of globalization, cities in the United States attempt to craft unique ... -
Verrucomicrobia: A Model Phylum To Study The Effects Of Deforestation On Microbial Diversity In Amazon Forest
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2011-03-03)The Amazon rainforest is known for having a very high diversity of plants and animals. However, it is one of the least understood ecosystems regarding microbial diversity. Microorganisms are important for the ecological ... -
Victims' Perception of Power and Identity Intersections: A human trafficking experience
(2016-05-04)Human trafficking has become increasingly recognized as a serious form of violence against women. In the identification of human trafficking cases, proof of three elements are required according to the Trafficking Victim’s ... -
Video-based Face Recognition using Deep Learning for Single Sample Per Person (SSPP) Surveillance Applications
Face Recognition (FR) is the task of identifying a person based on images of the face of the identity. Systems for video-based face recognition in video surveillance seek to recognize individuals of interest in real-time ... -
Vietnamese Amerasians: A Study Of Identity Construction
(Sociology, 2011-03-03)"We define who we are by defining who we are not" (Daniel 1996). What happens when we don't know who we are not, how can we determine who we are? What if the markers of family connections, community alliances and citizenship ... -
Viewing New Product Development Through The Real Options Lens: An Empirical Investigation Of The Market Reaction And The Role Of Contextual Factors
(Marketing, 2007-08-23)New product development is an important strategic decision for marketing managers. This study examined new product development related decisions by employing a real options framework. Specifically, new product development ... -
Viewing The Champ-Elysses As A Transitional Space
(History, 2013-07-22)Today the Champs-Élysées serves as one of the most iconic boulevards in the world; however, in the eighteenth century the area functioned similar to a modern day park. The transitional space provided fresh air and ... -
Viewpoint Invariant Gesture Recognition And 3D Hand Pose Estimation Using RGB-D
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)The broad application domain of the work presented in this thesis is pattern classifi-cation with a focus on gesture recognition and 3D hand pose estimation. One of the main contributions of the proposed thesis is a novel ... -
Virtual And Hardware Prototyping Of A Modular Multilevel Inverter For Photovoltaics
This thesis details the idea of virtual and hardware prototyping of a distributed controlled multilevel inverter used as a grid-tie interface for photovoltaic. The system framework consists of multilevel inverters composed ... -
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Applications
Virtual Reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are the emerging fields of research. VR enables the immersive, being-there feelings of the viewers in a recorded or virtual environment, while AR enhances the real-world ... -
Virtual Surveyor based Object Extraction from Airborne LiDAR data
(2017-08-11)Topographic feature detection of land cover from LiDAR data is important in various fields - city planning, disaster response and prevention, soil conservation, infrastructure or forestry. In recent years, feature ... -
Viscoelastic Effects On A Polyetherimide Cylinder With Constant Radial Deformation
The relaxation of an axisymmetric radially crimped joint is analyzed with the inner component being formed from the engineering grade polymer ULTEM<sup>TM</sup> 1000 polyetherimide. Creep and Relaxation tests were performed ... -
A Viscoelastic Model For Human Prolapsed Vaginal Wall Tissue
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-04-11)Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects thousands of elderly women each year. Improvements in surgical repair could benefit from the understanding of the biomechanical properties of the vaginal wall (VW) tissues to better ... -
Viscoplastic Finite-element Simulation To Predict The Solder Joint Fatigue Life Of Different Flash Memory Die Stacking Architectures
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)This thesis focuses on the viscoplastic finite-element simulation to predict the solder joint fatigue life of different die stacking architectures for flash memory products. Four different stacked package architectures ... -
Visible To Near Infra Red Hyperspectral Imaging: Visualizing The Neurological And Biological Nature Of Ischemic Tissue
(Biomedical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Diabetic Neuropathy is a neuropathic disorder which is associated with Diabetes Mellitus. It is known to result in lower limb ulcers which can lead to amputation. Nerve damage, microvascular dysfunctions and use of ill ... -
Visible Versus Near-infrared Light Penetration Depth Analysis In An Intralipid Suspension As It Relates To Clinical Hyperspectral Images
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)We determine the penetration depth of near-infrared and visible light in a tissue phantom model using various image processing techniques and chemometrics and use these results to demonstrate the application of a multimodal ... -
VISTAS: VOCATIONAL IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING TRAINING AND SUPPORT FRAMEWORK FOR AUGMENTING WORK PERFORMANCE
(2021-05-15)Training and assessment of novice workers are the most vital part of any vocational industry. Innovations in science and technology have led to the creation of new industries and occupations, enhanced productivity and ... -
VISUAL LOGGING FRAMEWORK USING ELK STACK
(2017-12-12)Logging is the process of storing information for future reference and audit purposes. In software applications, logging plays a very critical role as a development utility and ensures code quality. It acts as an enabler ... -
Visualization Of Monitor-based Executions
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2008-08-08)Concurrent programs play a vital role in the world of software engineering. Concurrent programs are used in various fields such as safety critical applications, applications involving advanced graphical user interface, ... -
Visualizing The Flow Induced By An Air Curtain Over A Mannequin Using Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Air curtains find widespread applications in today's world, such as in malls, supermarkets, airports, cold storage, etc., to allow easy pedestrian movement between two different environments. There is interest in understanding ...