• Coiled Shape Memory Alloy (CSMA) Actuators and Conductive Filament for the Realization of 3D Printed Robots 

  Potnuru, Akshay (2018-08)

  Soft robots and humanoids need actuators with low profile, lightweight, high strain and relatively high frequency. Coiled shape memory alloy (CSMA) actuators satisfy these requirements, as SMAs are high-energy density ...

• A Theoretical Framework for Generative Modeling of Human Functional Brain Networks 

  Nandy, Shaurabh (2018-08)

  One of the key challenges in the analyses of the human connectome is the development of a systematic framework for representing and evaluating generative models. Network generative models go beyond summary statistics and ...

• Condition Monitoring for Discrete Packaged Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors in Power Converters 

  Ali, Syed Huzaif (2018-08)

  Extensive utilization of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBTs) in the power converters has significantly increased concerns over its reliability. Failure of such critical component eventually cause unexpected shut ...

• Mechanical Characterization and Modeling of Composite Materials During Compression and Actuation 

  Wang, Xuemin (2018-08)

  Composites have a wide range of applications due to their excellent mechanical properties. In order to investigate the mechanisms of the recently developed composites, it is critical to characterize and model the performance ...

• Interactions of Renal Clearable Gold Nanoparticles with the Kidneys in Vitro and in Vivo 

  Xu, Jing (2018-08)

  The emergence of renal clearable inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) offers a great opportunity to address the health concern raised by nonspecific accumulation of conventional inorganic NPs in the macrophage system, mostly in ...

• The Story Behind Disorder: Determining the Relationship Between Structure and Physical Properties of Disordered Intermetallics 

  Benavides, Katherine Anne (2018-08)

  The synthesis and characterization of single crystalline ternary intermetallics is the primary focus of this dissertation. By focusing on specific structural subunits, we can design materials with tailorable magnetic and ...

• Essays on Individual Choice Modeling and Analysis 

  Vorotyntseva, Yulia (2018-08)

  This dissertation includes three essays. The first two essays are concerned with empirical investigation of individual choice by means of laboratory experiment, and the third one is concerned with integrating one particular ...

• Proof-Carrying Hardware Intellectual Property (PCHIP): Framework Automation and Enhancement 

  Bidmeshki, Mohammad Mahdi (2018-08)

  Proof carrying hardware intellectual property (PCHIP) introduces a framework in which a hardware intellectual property (IP) is accompanied by formal proofs of certain security-related properties, ensuring that the acquired ...

• Towards a Robust Unified Internet: Improving the Performance of Next Generation Wireless Networks 

  Banik, Jyotirmoy (2018-08)

  A paradigm shift in connectivity is being experienced. Traditional demarcations among different types of networks are getting blurred. This organic development inevitably leads to a unified Internet architecture. Such an ...

• The Effect of Transcutaneous Occipital Nerve Stimulation on a Core Brain Network via Functional Connectivity 

  Yoo, Hye Bin (2018-05-25)

  Transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the greater occipital nerve (ON-tES) has been clinically successful for ameliorating various chronic disorders, but the mechanism underlying its efficacy is unclear. This study aims ...

• Adapting Marriage: Law Versus Custom in Early Modern English Plays 

  Kraemer, Jennifer D (2018-08)

  Since Stephen Greenblatt’s Renaissance Self-Fashioning (1980), new historicist critics have analyzed the historical context of plays and how those plays reflect their culture’s preoccupations. However, they have largely ...

• An Evaluation of the Outcomes of An Urban Mental Health Court Conditional Dismissal Program in Texas 

  Applewhite, Myesha C (2018-08)

  The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes of a mental health court conditional dismissal (CD) program for mentally ill offenders in Dallas County, Texas. There is a large body of research that suggests that mental ...

• A Comprehensive in Vitro and in Vivo Failure Analysis of Titanium Dental Implant Systems 

  Sridhar, Sathyanarayanan (2018-08)

  This dissertation provides a novel approach to understand failure modes and evaluate the surface performance of commercially pure (cp) titanium (Ti) dental implants (DI). It is based on the hypothesis that multiple oral ...

• Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Using the Extended Space-Time Finite Element Method 

  Schlinkman, Ryan Tanner (2019-08)

  Thermomechanical high-cycle fatigue is a major failure mechanism for many engineering components in a diverse range of industries such as aerospace, automotive, and nuclear among others. Engineers trying to determine the ...

• Robust Energy-Efficient Design of Series Elastic Actuators 

  Bolívar Nieto, Edgar Alberto (2019-08)

  In the same manner that muscles benefit from the elasticity of tendons to be more energy efficient and powerful, electric motors can benefit from elastic elements to improve the efficiency and reliability of robots. For ...

• Reliable Network Architectures: A Study on Provisioning, Routing, and Algorithms 

  Lu, Zhen (2019-08)

  With the increasing number of Internet users, connected devices, and high data rate applications, the future Internet traffic is expected to continue to grow rapidly. Able to keep up with this exponential growth rate are ...

• The Effect of Footnote Disclosure on the Value Relevance of Banks' Financial Derivatives: The Role of Investor Sophistication. 

  Huang, Xiang Yu (2019-08)

  This paper examines the effect of footnote disclosure and the role of investor sophistication in explaining the value relevance of banks’ financial derivatives. The study focuses on the U.S. bank holding companies and ...

• Rethinking Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks in the Software-Defined Era 

  Shakeri Asadi, Mohammad Ali (2019-08)

  Due to the growth of the Internet users and bandwidth dependent applications, the demand for bandwidth will grow over the next decades. Emerging applications such as high quality multimedia and gaming entertainment are ...

• Regulating Stimulus Responses of Functional Materials 

  Lee, Hamilton (2019-08)

  Functional materials are materials that are responsive to external stimuli. They appear in natural and synthetic forms and are crucial to the operation of many physical, chemical, and biological systems. An improved ...

• Controlling Thermal Effects on Chemical Systems 

  Welch, Raymond Patrick (2019-08)

  Thermal energy is present everywhere and is a common cause of failure in many sensitive chemical, biological, and mechanical systems. Many methods of controlling thermal effects by protecting against its harmful effects ...

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