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Medium Access Control(MAC) Layer Design And Data Query Processing For Wireless Sensor Networks
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)In this dissertation, there are four main aspects included: energy reservation on MAC layer, secure improvement for DoS attacks on MAC layer, query processing with uncertainty for sensor database systems, and throughput ... -
MEDIUM-RANGE ENSEMBLE PRECIPITATION AND STREAMFLOW FORECASTING FOR THE UPPER TRINITY RIVER BASIN IN TEXAS VIA THE NWS HYDROLOGIC ENSEMBLE FORECAST SERVICE
(2015-12-08)Compared to forecasts of short-term precipitation accumulations (daily or shorter) at lead times larger than a few days, those of longer-term accumulations (3-daily or longer) are significantly more skillful owing to the ... -
MELANOMA CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT USING MODIFIED CELLULOSE-BASED INJECTABLE HYDROGEL COMBINED WITH TEMOZOLOMIDE
(2023-06-16)A local delivery method of an injectable modified cellulose nanofiber hydrogel, DNCNF PAA 10%, loaded with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide, TMZ, was studied to investigate the most effective and safest therapy window ... -
Membrane Transfer Of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-07-14)Silicon has been dominating the solar industry for many years and has been touted as the gold standard of the photovoltaic world. The factors for its dominance: government subsidies and ease of processing. Silicon holds ... -
Meming and Enthymeming: Persuasion in the Age of Social Media
(2018-12-06)While rhetoric as a field of study has existed for several millennia, social media can prove to be a difficult medium to analyze rhetorically. This thesis examines some traditional elements of rhetoric, including the ... -
MEMORIAL EARTH PARK © AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SPACE: SYNTHESIZING BURIAL MOUNDS, FAMILY TREES AND HUMAN BODY COMPOSTING IN NORTH TEXAS
(2020-01-14)Over the next 30 years, the population growth in North Texas will place increasing demands on our urban infrastructure and natural resources, while reducing our available public land and open space. Impacts from expanded ... -
MEMS Based Wireless Sensing And Therapeutic Systems For Biomedical Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-20)Miniaturized devices in vivo for accurate diagnosis and prognosis in therapy to detect various physiological parameters inside human body have been a goal for efficient healthcare. In this perspective, microelectromechanical ... -
MEMS Packaging: Fluxless Soldering and Reliability Assessment
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)This thesis presents process development and reliability assessment of the fluxless packaging of the MEMS devices. This packaging consists of metallized Kovar package with side wall of same material and circular holes for ... -
MEMS Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor On Flexible Substrates Using Nichrome And CNT/polyimide Nanocomposites Piezoresistors
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-11-01)Micro pressure sensors using nichrome as piezoresistor were fabricated on silicon and flexible substrates. The pressure sensors on flexible substrate can be used for prosthetic skin applications. The devices were successfully ... -
MEMS WIDEBAND ENERGY HARVESTING USING NONLINEAR SPRINGS AND MECHANICAL STOPPERS
(2019-05-13)Vibrational energy harvesters convert kinetic energy from environment to useful electrical energy to power wireless sensor networks. These devices are finding applications in robotics, defense, medical, structural health ... -
Mental Health Screening for Prisoners Upon Entrance to State Prisons
(2018-05-07)The prison system has left a penal system that strives to rehabilitate an offender, for one that simply punishes. This is detrimental for prisoners with mental disorders, as their condition may worsen exponentially with ... -
MENTORING ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK STUDENTS: WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS
(2016-05-19)The purpose of this study was to determine if participating in the mentoring program Movement Towards a Future had any effect on a student’s academic achievement and yearly attendance. By analyzing the number of credits ... -
Mentoring Nurse Practitioners In A Hospital Setting
(Nursing, 2012-04-11)In 2009, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners report identified more than 125, 000 Nurse Practitioners (NP) working in the United States. As the number of NPs increases and their role expands, questions about their ... -
Merger Means of Payment and Analyst Biases around Merger Announcement Date
(2016-04-18)I find strong evidence that analysts report downward-biased earnings estimates on acquiring firms when the earnings announcement date is within a 60-day window prior to the merger and acquisition (M&A) announcement date. ... -
MERGING RADAR-ONLY QPE AND RAIN GAUGE DATA VIA CONDITIONAL BIAS-PENALIZED OPTIMAL ESTIMATION
(2015-12-08)A new technique for merging radar precipitation estimates and rain gauge data is developed and evaluated to improve multisensor quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE). Various types of linear and nonlinear techniques ... -
Metabolic and Electrophysiological Effects of Transcranial Photobiomodulation (PBM) and Multi-wavelength PBM
(2021-05-28)Photobiomodulation (PBM) with near infrared light may become a non-invasive, effective clinical tool after it is understood well for its mechanism of action. In my dissertation research, I have addressed three research ... -
METABOLIC, HEMODYNAMIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRANSCRANIAL PHOTOBIOMODULATION (tPBM) ON THE HUMAN BRAIN
(2019-08-30)Photobiomodulation (PBM) refers to the use of red-to-near-infrared light to stimulate cellular functions for physiological or clinical benefits. Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is a noninvasive form of cerebral ... -
METAL NANODENDRITES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS AS 3D SURFACE ENHANCED SCATTERING (SERS) SUBSTRATES
(2021-05-26)Ultrasensitive detection of chemicals and biological analytes has been a focus of a lot of studies in the recent years. In this search for the versatile detection technique, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) has ... -
METHANE OXIDATION POTENTIAL OF UNCOMPOSTED YARD WASTE AS A LANDFILL BIOCOVER
(2018-12-18)Biocovers are widely used in landfills to oxidize emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Biocovers used till date are fully or partially made of composts. Compost takes time and effort to create, and costs about $10 per ... -
Method development for qualification and quantification of cannabinoids and terpenes in extracts by Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
(2016-07-19)Cannabinoids are a class of chemical compounds that act on cannabinoid receptors in cells. These receptors have different kinds of ligands, including endocannabinoids (produced in the body by humans and animals), ...