Theses and Dissertations(library): Recent submissions
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A RIGID BODY FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION OF FORMATION OF AUTONOMOUS AGENTS
(2023-12-13)Formation motion, wherein multiple agents operate within close proximity while maintaining precise relative positions and coordinated movements has a significant impact in the realm of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Formation ... -
A Multi-Channel Search for Signatures of eV2-Scale Sterile Neutrinos in IceCube
(2023-12-13)The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic-kilometer-scale neutrino observatory built using a gigaton of instrumented ice near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica; it measures the Cherenkov light emitted ... -
Modeling Land Use Change using Spatial Statistics and Spatial Panel Data Regression in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area (1990 - 2020)
(2023-12-18)In this dissertation research, we explored land use change for Activity and Residential land uses in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area (DFW) from 1990 to 2020 in association with spatial and socioeconomic factors. ... -
THE CHILDREN’S FINAL GIRL: EXPLORING FEMINISM, HORROR, AND ADOLESCENCE IN CORALINE, THE LAST CUENTISTA, AND A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
(2023-12-13)The uses of femininity throughout the horror genre have been widely studied in order to identify the role of the woman within these works. This thesis works to apply Carol Clover’s trope of the Final Girl to contemporary ... -
Turbulent Shockwave/Boundary-Layer Interactions Generated by Sharp Swept Fins
(2023-12-08)The shock/turbulent boundary layer interaction (STBLI) generated by a sharp fin with a 60 deg leading edge sweep mounted above a flat plate at Mach 2.5 was studied numerically. Incipient separation due to this highly swept ... -
Preparing Students for Social Work Practice with Grieving Clients
(2023-12-08)Social workers will encounter grief, death, and dying in their professional careers. Whether or not it is integral to the practice setting, it is integral to life, and clients in all settings will be impacted by grief and ... -
EVALUATION OF VERTICAL AND LATERAL LOAD CAPACITY OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PIN
(2023-12-13)RPPs have been in use as a sustainable and effective technique to stabilize and reinforce weak ground for geotechnical purposes. Application of RPP in stabilization of slopes and improvement of load carrying capacity of ... -
THE EFFECTS OF POLOXAMER 188 ON WOUND CLOSURE IN A MOUSE BRAIN ENDOTHELIUM MODEL
(2023-12-11)The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a crucial role in maintaining central nervous system homeostasis and, if structurally and functionally compromised, can lead to severe neurological consequences. This thesis explores the ... -
Multiple Dipole Source Position and Orientation Estimation Using Non-Invasive EEG-like Signals
(2023-12-06)The human brain comprises of neurons that connect with each other via electrical signals. One can record and measure these activities using an electroencephalogram (EEG). An essential use of the EEG is in locating the ... -
Constructing Large Open-Source Corpora and Leveraging Language Models for Simulink Toolchain Testing and Analysis
(2023-12-06)In several safety-critical industries such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and industrial automation, MATLAB/Simulink has emerged as the de-facto standard tool for system modeling and analysis, model compilation into ... -
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ANCHOR EDGE DISTANCE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH WITHIN FRC
(2023-12-06)This research investigates the effect of edge on concrete breakout strength within steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) under pure tension load. Single and group sets of anchors with high-strength steel-headed studs type ... -
Non-Intrusive Reduced Order Model Formulation for Inverse Shape Design Including Deforming Meshes and Multiphysics Problems.
(2023-12-04)Despite significant advancements in computer capabilities for numerical simulations, engineers continue to face limitations when dealing with large-scale full-order model(FOM) simulations. These simulations often necessitate ... -
RISK ASSESSMENT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SEWER PIPES UNDER EXTERNAL LOADING AND ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS USING AN ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM
(2023-12-06)Failure of sewer mains poses a significant threat to the society, necessitating a robust risk assessment tool that integrates failure likelihood and associated consequences for effective prioritization of mitigation efforts. ... -
Enhancing Indoors Robotic Traversability Estimation with Sensor Fusion
(2023-11-14)Generally speaking, traversability estimation illustrates the ability to navigate or move through a particular environment (indoors or outdoors). Indoor environments are governed by uncertainty and stochasticity arising ... -
AN INTELLIGENT MULTI-MODAL FRAMEWORK TOWARDS ASSESSING HUMAN COGNITION
(2023-11-10)Cognition is the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and senses. Fatigue is a loss in cognitive or physical performance due to physiological factors such as insufficient ... -
INVESTIGATION OF RATE PRESSURE PRODUCT AS A METRIC TO QUANTIFY CARDIAC WORKLOAD IN SLEEP APNEA EVENTS
(2024-01-09)An investigation on the use of rate pressure product (RPP) to measure the cardiac workload in sleep apnea patients is presented. RPP is the product of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR). The application of ... -
Deep Generative Sculpting Models for Single Image 3D Reconstruction
(2023-12-18)In the field of computer vision, learning representations of images is an important task. This dissertation introduces deep generative sculpting models (DGSM), deep learning models that learn 3D representations of objects ... -
DESIGN OF SINGLE PRECISION FLOATING POINT UNIT (32-BIT NUMBERS) ACCORDING TO IEEE 754 STANDARD USING VERILOG, AND CREATION OF AN EDUCATION MODEL FOR ADVANCED DIGITAL LOGIC AND DESIGN COURSES
(2023-12-11)In today’s day and age of arithmetic, Floating Point Arithmetic is by far the most industry sanctioned way of approximating real number arithmetic for making numerical calculations on all computers used by industries on ... -
Extra-Curricular Engagement and Burnout Resilience in Social Work: An Integrative Literature Review
(2023-10-12)Burnout has become increasingly prevalent among helping professionals, and specifically social workers, in recent years (Evans et al., 2021; Siebert, 2005). Even more concerning are recent findings indicating that burnout ... -
Towards Nuclei Segmentation with Limited Annotations
(2023-09-01)Nuclei segmentation is a fundamental but challenging task in histopathology image analysis. For semantic segmentation of nuclei, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), and Vision Transformer (VT) models give very promising ...