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OPTIMAL ATTRIBUTE WEIGHTING IN A NEAREST NEIGHBOR CLASSIFIER
(2016-12-20)Nearest Neighbor algorithms are non-parametric algorithms that use distance measure techniques for classification and regressions. This thesis, first improves the traditional nearest neighbor classifier by optimizing its ... -
OPTIMAL BANDWIDTH SELECTION FOR DECONVOLUTED KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATION USING BOOTSTRAP METHOD
(2020-08-28)To estimate an unknown density when observed measurements are from the convolution model contaminated by additive measurement errors, Stefanski and Carroll (1990) proposed using Fourier inversion on the product of Fourier ... -
Optimal Control Approach To Image Registration
(Mathematics, 2010-03-03)The purpose of this dissertation is twofold: To present a new method of orthogonal grid generation and to investigate certain theoretical aspects of the optimal control approach to the image registration problem.In the ... -
OPTIMAL CONTROL FRAMEWORKS FOR MODELING DYNAMICS AND ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPIES IN PROSTATE CANCER
(2023-08-10)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** In this work, we present an optimal control approach for the assessment of treatments in prostate cancer. For this purpose, we use two different approaches, ... -
Optimal Control Methods for Chagas Disease
(2018-12-10)Chagas disease is the world's most neglected tropical disease. Having a lack of cure makes the primary focus on the disease preventing it and controlling it. This study takes into account three different control measures: ... -
Optimal control strategies and reinforcement learning for dynamical multiagent systems in graphical games
(2019-07-02)As the number of autonomous agents increases in industrial and urban areas, the development of formal protocols to analyze their behavior as they interact with each other becomes of central interest in control systems ... -
Optimal Design Of A Parallel Beam System With Elastic Supports To Minimize Flexural Response To Harmonic Loading
Mechanical systems subject to vibration are prevalent across many industries. Harmonic problems can be especially challenging to optimize due to the likelihood that the response will be multi-modal; influenced by system ... -
Optimal Design Of Beams
(Aerospace Engineering, 2014-03-12)Beams are basic structural components that are capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending. Unlike Euler-Bernoulli beams, Timoshenko beams undergo both shear deformation and rotational effects, making it ... -
Optimal Design Variable Considerations In The Use Of Phase Change Materials In Indirect Evaporative Cooling
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)The demand for sustainable, energy efficient and cost effective heating and cooling solutions is exponentially increasing with the rapid advancement of computation and information technology. Use of latent heat storage ... -
Optimal Operation Of Microgrid Under A Stochastic Environment
With its technological and regulatory innovation of scale and structure, microgrids have been developed all over the world as a mean to address the high penetration level of renewable generation, reduce the greenhouse gas ... -
Optimal Output Gain Algorithm For Feed-forward Network Training
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-03-03)A batch training algorithm for feed-forward networks is proposed which uses Newton's method to estimate a vector of optimal scaling factors for output errors in the network. Using this vector, backpropagation is used to ... -
Optimal Path Planning, Implementation And Simulation For A Breast Biopsy System
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-11)Core needle biopsy is a non-invasive method of confirming the presence of cancer cells in the breast. Image guided breast biopsy is a procedure performed to extract suspicious tissue and test it under the microscope for ... -
Optimal Sizing and Safe Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in High Voltage Power Systems
(2023-08-23)Lithium-ion batteries have gained widespread use in various applications, but safety challenges persist due to errors in assembly and faulty electronics management. Ensuring safety and reliable operation in large batteries ... -
Optimal Stopping For Markov Modulated Ito-diffusion With Applications To Finance
(Mathematics, 2013-07-22)Despite the outstanding success of the Black-Scholes model, it relies on the assumption that drift and volatility of the underlying equity remain constant throughout time. This inaccuracy has motivated a number of interesting ... -
Optimal Tracking Control Of Uncertain Systems: On-policy And Off-policy Reinforcement Learning Approaches
Over the last few decades, strong connections between reinforcement learning (RL) and optimal control have prompted a major effort towards developing online and model-free RL algorithms to learn the solution to optimal ... -
OPTIMAL TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN TERMS OF SURVIVAL MONTHS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
(2020-05-29)One of the main challenges of cancer patients and their healthcare providers is making decisions regarding choosing the best treatment option. In the first part of thesis, we analyze breast cancer patients’ data to discover ... -
OPTIMAL UTILITY-BASED TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR DATACENTER NETWORKS
(2022-04-05)As datacenter applications with diverse service requirements proliferate, it becomes imperative to enable datacenter network flow rate allocation that satisfies minimum user-utility requirements, while allowing for ... -
Optimal-control Theoretic Methods For Optimization And Regulation Of Distributed Parameter Systems
(Aerospace Engineering, 2009-09-16)Optimal control and optimization of distributed parameter systems are discussed in the context of a common control framework. The adjoint method of optimization and the traditional linear quadratic regulator implementation ... -
Optimism Associations With Well-being Indicators Among Older People In The U.S.
(Social Work, 2008-04-22)Introduction This study is an analysis of associations between optimism and other psychological well-being indicators among people over age 65 in the U.S. The analysis is based on a stratified random sample collected in ... -
OPTIMIZATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF HOUSEHOLD ANAEROBIC DIGESTER
(2022-12-19)Globally, one-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted. The waste stream of developing countries constitutes a substantial amount of food waste. In addition to contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, food ...