• True for Bees: A Creative Dissertation 

  Norman, Susan Mary White (2016-12)

  This creative dissertation is comprised of a novel titled True for Bees and a scholarly apparatus that offers background for the creation of the novel. The novel is a work of speculative fiction, set in the near future, ...

• Algorithms for EEG-Based Monitoring of Epileptic Seizures 

  Birjandtalab Golkhatm, Javad (2020-05)

  Millions of people around the world suffer from epilepsy. Approximately 0.1 percent of epileptic patients die from unexpected deaths. It is of a great value if technology can provide a method to efficiently monitor the ...

• Advancements in Domain Adaptation for Speaker Recognition and Effective Speaker De-Identification 

  Bahmaninezhad, Fahimeh (2020-05)

  Recent advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence have significantly impacted the way humans interact with machines. Voice assistant based solutions are examples of emerging technology advancements that ...

• Study of Orbital Angular Momentum Radio Beams Based on Uniform Circular Antenna Array 

  Fang, Lei (2020-05)

  This research focuses on developing uniform circular antenna arrays (UCAs) for the generation and application of orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes at millimeter-wave (mm-wave). Uniform circular arrays offer the potential ...

• RNA Control by Protein Complexes in Germline Stem Cells 

  Bhat, Vandita Dattatraya (2020-05)

  RNA regulation is central to controlling gene expression. PUF proteins are posttranscriptional regulators that bind specific 3’ untranslated sequences of target mRNAs through their conserved RNA-binding domains (RBDs). ...

• Control of Iron Regulation and Uptake by the ExpR/Sin Quorum Sensing System in Sinorhizobium Meliloti 

  Avadhanam, Nymisha (2020-05)

  Sinorhizobium meliloti is a gram-negative soil bacterium that establishes a symbiotic association with the legume host Medicago sativa. The bacteria use the ExpR/Sin QS system, a cell-cell based communication mechanism, ...

• Carbonate Alteration of Ophiolitic Rocks : Sources of Fluids, Conditions of Alteration, and Element Mobility 

  Boskabadi, Ahmad (2020-05)

  Ultramafic portions of ophiolitic sequences commonly show evidence of carbonate alteration reflecting geological process with implications including carbon sequestration, fluxing of CO₂ to the Earth’s atmosphere, the ...

• Phase Resolved Optical Emission Spectroscopic Measurements and Results of Pulsed Capacitively Coupled Radiofrequency Discharges Through Argon and Tetrafluoromethane-Argon 

  Hernandez, Keith (2020-05)

  The experimental results and discussion presented in this dissertation contribute new findings for pulsed capacitively coupled radiofrequency (rf) discharges at low pressures during the re-ignition of the plasma using the ...

• Electrical Measurements of Capacitively Coupled Pulsed Power Plasmas 

  Press, Alex F (2020-05)

  Pulsing the power to radio frequency (rf) driven plasmas creates transition periods which exhibit plasma conditions not reachable in continuous wave plasmas. One advantageous effect, is etch feature charge neutralization ...

• Interference Cancellation and Distortion Compensation in Non-Linear Regime 

  Abdelgelil, Mahmoud E.M.A (2020-05)

  Receivers in radio astronomy system (RAS) are very sensitive to radio frequency interference (RFI). Due to the fast expansion of active wireless systems, RFI becomes a critical issue for RASs. Strong RFI can cause an ...

• Utilization of 3D Photorealistic Virtual Models of Outcrop Geology and Implementation of Customized Graphic User Interfaces 

  Rodriguez, Michelle Iris (2020-05)

  This research demonstrates the use of 3D Photorealistic Virtual Models of Outcrop Geology. The primary goal of this research is to combine 2D geologic analysis and investigation with 3D virtual technology in order to ...

• Wide Bandgap Oxides Materials and Devices for Radiation Sensing 

  Pintor Monroy, Maria Isabel (2020-05)

  With the evolution of sensing technology, new needs are emerging every day that limits the use of silicon in devices such as deep ultra-violet (DUV) detectors, transistors and transparent/flexible devices. To meet these ...

• Millimeter-Wave Imaging Using MIMO-SAR Techniques 

  Yanik, Muhammet Emin (2020-05)

  There is a strong desire to exploit the non-ionizing millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum (from 30 GHz to 300 GHz) in many high-resolution imaging applications ranging from medical to security. The primary challenge of a ...

• Scalable Synthesis and Dynamic Mechanical Characterization of Multifunctional Polymer Aerogels 

  Malakooti, Sadeq (2020-05)

  Aerogels are low-density nanoporous solids containing hierarchical three-dimensional networks of nanoparticles pursued primarily for thermal and acoustic insulations and often for functionalization purposes. This work ...

• Bumpkins, Barbarians, Misfits, and Marginalized : A White Trash Tetralogy 

  Schraeder, Michael (2020-05)

  The concept and classification of “white trash” have historically presented disturbances to putative considerations of what it means to be white. White trash as a classification disturbs traditional conventions that have ...

• Native Software Security Hardening in the Real World : Compatibility, Modularity, Expressiveness, and Performance 

  Xu, Xiaoyang (2020-05)

  This dissertation presents a series of new technologies that significantly bridge the gap between theory and practice of software hijacking defenses based on control-flow integrity (CFI) and in-lined reference monitors ...

• Monetization of High-Technology Products and Services 

  Mehta, Sameer (2020-05)

  This dissertation consists of three main chapters that exploit techniques from the mechanism design literature to address monetization challenges that arise in technology markets. Chapter 2 focuses on the monetization of ...

• Subverting Propriety : The Intimate, Habitable Poetics of Frank O'Hara 

  Boyer, Kent Lewis (2020-05)

  My dissertation investigates the impact of the poetic texts of Frank O’Hara, particularly working to situate him as a war poet, a resistor of societal pressures and dominant political ideologies, and a poet who defied ...

• Design and Development of Scalable Analytics Frameworks with Applications in Blockchain Smart Contract Security and Political News Mining 

  Bahojb Imani, Maryam (2020-05)

  Nowadays, high amounts of data are continuously generated at unprecedented rate from various domains such as e-commerce, education, health, security, and social networks. This is due to many technological advancements, ...

• Resolvability and Strong Secrecy for the Multiple Access Channel with Cooperation 

  Helal, Noha (2020-05)

  We study secret communication over the discrete memoryless multiple-access channel with the following cooperation strategies: (i) degraded message sets, (ii) a common message, (iii) conferencing, (iv) cribbing, (v) ...

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