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Near Infrared Spectroscopy: A Study Of Cerebral Hemodynamics During Breathholding And Development Of A System For Hot Flash Measurement
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and imaging has become popular in research fields for the past 2-3 decades. My research focuses on the continuous wave near infrared imaging technique. The work consists of two main parts. ... -
NEAREST NEIGHBOR CLASSIFIERS WITH IMPROVED ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY
(2017-12-12)Nearest Neighbor algorithms are non-parametric algorithms that use distance measure techniques for classification and regressions. This thesis uses the method of pruning to improve accuracy and efficiency of a nearest ... -
Needle Detection And Localization In Simulated In-vivo Ultrasound Image For Use In Breast Biopsy
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-11)This thesis addresses needle segmentation in ultrasound images for breast cancer biopsy. The thesis reviews the state-of-the-art in object localization using ultrasound (US) imagery. In particular, principal component ... -
Negative Differential Resistance In Hydrated Deoxyribonucleic Acid Thin Films Mediated By Diffusion-limited Redox Reaction
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)The charge transport mechanisms in DNA proposed in the literature cover broad range of possibilities including molecular band conduction, superexchange, multistep hole hopping, and polaron hopping. The reason for the ... -
NEGATIVE EMOTIONALITY, ACTIVITY LEVEL AND EXTERNALIZING PROBLEMS IN PRESCHOOLERS: THE INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION
(2017-08-22)Early childhood temperament has been extensively linked to child externalizing behavioral problems such as aggression, violence, disobedience and antisocial behaviors. Individuals with such behavioral patterns are at greater ... -
Negative Exchange Spirals: A Process Model Of Incivility Among Coworkers
(Management, 2014-09-17)Increasing instances of incivility (e.g. rudeness or disrespect) in the workplace have led to the growing popularity of incivility research within the mistreatment literature. It is believed that incivility may encourage ... -
Negotiated Authorship: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Professional Writer Job Postings
(English, 2009-09-16)This qualitative study (a rhetorical/discourse analysis) explores the genre of job postings, particularly postings for writing-related jobs in the financial services sector, to determine how words like "author" and "writer" ... -
Negotiating Identity Creation Through Personal Narrative In A Christian Recovery Group
(Communication, 2013-07-22)Alcohol and substance abuse affects 23 million Americans each year and many seek treatment through mutual help groups and rehabilitation centers. Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a mutual ... -
Negotiating Matriarchy: The Discourse Of Single Mothers Taking Care Of Their Families On Small Incomes
(Communication, 2008-04-22)This study used ten in-depth interviews with single mothers on small incomes to analyze for discursive themes. Three theoretical frameworks of Symbolic Interactionism, Presentation of Self and Cognitive Dissonance were ... -
Negotiating The Sacred In Secular Writing Spaces: The Rhetoric Of Religion In American University Composition Textbooks
(English, 2014-07-14)This project demonstrates that religion comes into through the classroom door not only through the embodiment of students and instructors, but via the academy itself through the university composition textbook. Publishers ... -
A Neighborhood Foreseen: Identifying Social Capital On Congo Street
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)The small Southeast Dallas community of Congo Street is not only unique because of its location within Jubilee Park neighborhood, but rather, it is a place where a group of five homeowners made history by cooperatively ... -
Nematodes With Three Genders: Models For The Evolution Of Mating Systems, Parasitism And Aging
(Biology, 2013-10-23)All living organisms reproduce and age. These are the two basic facets of life, but in many aspects poorly understood. The majority of the species are male/female. The proportion of genders in population can vary significantly ... -
NEOLIBERAL PARK GOVERNANCE REGIMES AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS SIGNATURE PARKS
(2021-08-03)Privatization has been frequently criticized for diminishing the inclusiveness of public space. This dissertation examines whether private signature parks are more exclusive than their public counterparts utilizing Lefebvre’s ... -
Neoliberal Philanthropic Community Development: Do Comprehensive Community Initiatives Improve Neighborhoods?
(2023-12-18)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 02/01/2026** Neoliberal capitalism has produced increasingly poor outcomes for low-income communities of color in the U.S. due to uneven development between neighborhoods, ... -
Neptune: Mobile Manipulator With Advanced Human Robot Interaction
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)This thesis describes Neptune, a mobile manipulator designed as an assistive device for task-related activities and rehabilitation of children with special needs. Neptune consists of a mobile robot base and a 6DOF robotic ... -
Networked Authorship: A Community Of Creators In Born-digital Literature
Authorship of born-digital literature exists in a state referent to but decidedly apart from authorship of more traditional printed texts. Ranging far from the idea that the author exists in a state of solitary genius, ... -
Neural Image and Video Understanding
(2017-08-25)Even though recent works on neural architectures have shown promising results at tasks like image recognition, object detection, playing Atari games, etc., learning a mapping from a visual space to a language space or vice ... -
Neural Network Architecture Optimization Using Reinforcement Learning
(2023-05-19)Deep learning has emerged as an increasingly valuable tool, employed across a myriad of applications. However, the intricacies of deep learning systems, stemming from their sensitivity to specific network architectures, ... -
Neural Network Modeling and Control of Data Center
(2015-12-09)Data Center has become a definitive element of Modern IT infrastructure. With the development of high performance computing architectures and equipment, data centers consume large amount of electricity. Due to low ... -
Neural Network Solution For Fixed-final Time Optimal Control Of Nonlinear Systems
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)In this research, practical methods for the design of H2 and H-Infinity optimal state feedback controllers for unconstrained and constrained input systems are proposed. The dynamic programming principle is used along with ...