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Observations while attempting to fabricate a micro-electron detection system
(2016-12)Over the past 20 years, Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) influence typical daily activities and have become integrated in everyday life. Fabrication of such devices on the micro- and nano-scale is made possible with ... -
Oculomotor Evidence of Visual and Auditory Statistical Learning in Children
(2017-12)Deficits in statistical learning have been associated with various language disorders in adolescents and adults, but evidence is lacking concerning statistical learning in preschool-age children. This dissertation ... -
Old Age and Senior Subjectivity: Intellectual Reflections and Literary Representations across Cultures
(2018-05)Old age is a subject in both intellectual thought and literary representations, but senior subjectivity is a topic that has not been adequately studied. To address this topic, this dissertation undertakes a comparative ... -
Oligomycin Sensitivity Conferring Protein and Mitochondrial Deficits in the Aging Brain and Alzheimer's Disease
(2019-01-10)Brain aging is the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), in particular its sporadic form. However, the mechanism underlying the development of AD as a result of aging remains elusive. In recent years, ... -
On 3D Content Manipulation: Simplification, Modification and Authentication
(2018-12)With the rapid development in the area of computer graphics and depth sensing technologies, various tools have emerged for 3D content creation such as RGB-D cameras (e.g., Microsoft Kinect, RealSense), LiDAR sensors, CAD ... -
On Computing the Global Minimum Cut in Directed Surface-Embedded Graphs
(2019-08)We present an algorithm to compute the global minimum cut in a restricted class of directed surface-embedded graphs with fixed genus. Specifically, we assume no cycles dual to the minimum cut cross any shortest path more ... -
On the Geometric Separability of Bichromatic Point Sets
(2017-08)Consider two sets of points in the two- or three-dimensional space, namely, a set R of n "red" points and a set B of m "blue" points. A separator of the point sets R and B is a geometric locus enclosing all red points, ... -
On The Planning and Operation of Completely Green Microgrids
(2017-05)Due to concerns over the rise in global greenhouse emissions from electricity production, an increase in the utilization of renewable energy sources (RES) is becoming imperative in the energy industry. Green microgrids are ... -
Online Health Monitoring in Lithium-Ion Battery for Electrified Transportation Systems
(2018-05)Lithium-ion batteries have been proven to be a promising solution for powering vehicles since they feature high energy density, power density, low self-discharge and more importantly, long cycle life. However, due to cycle ... -
Open Source Software Solution for Advance Image Processing of Ultrasound Images
(2017-12)Cancer is the second leading cause of death, in the United States. An estimate of 255,180 new cases of breast cancer are expected in 2017. The number of deaths due to breast cancer for women are estimated to exceed 40,000 ... -
Optimization of Pose, Texture and Geometry in 3D Reconstruction with Consumer Depth Cameras
(2019-05)3D Reconstruction is one of the most popular topics in the area of computer graphics and vision. A typical 3D reconstruction process is to reconstruct the 3D model or other similar geometry representations from different ... -
Optimization Problems in Social Networks
(2018-08)Social networks have become the dominant platform for daily communication, social activities and viral marketing. The past years have witnessed a drastic increase in the population of social network users. One one hand, ... -
Optimized Assembly and Utilization of Functional Materials Towards Designing Stable and Reliable Affinity Based Biosensing Platforms
(2016-12)A wide variety of biomarkers are found in human sweat such as electrolytes, metabolites, small molecules and proteins. This renders human sweat to be highly suitable for non-invasive, lancet-free diagnosis of biomarkers. ... -
Organizational Communication and Performance in the Public and Nonprofit Sector
(2018-08)Organizational communication performance has been paid less attention in the field of public administration research even though communication is one of the core elements of every organization’s practices. The three ... -
Organizational Conflict in Public Service: Conflict Management, Contextual Factors, and Employee Outcomes
(2016-12)By expanding the conflict and conflict management literature to the public service environment, this study provides an insight into the role and aftermath of interpersonal conflicts for the organizational setting. Workplace ... -
Oxide Based Field Effect Transistors for Large Area Radiation Detection Electronics
(2019-08)Large-area electronics are considered to be a potential improvement to radiation detectors due to their low cost when compared to conventional systems. Currently, low-cost solutions cannot be achieved using conventional ... -
Paleomagnetic and Rock Magnetic Analysis of an Ignimbrite Sequence, the Yellowstone Huckleberry Ridge Tuff, Southeast Idaho
(2019-05)Paleomagnetic data collected at four sites in ignimbrite members A and B of the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff in the Teton River Valley area of southeast Idaho, USA, yield ChRM directions in in situ coordinates of south-southwest ... -
Parameter Tying and Dissociation in Graphical Models
(2019-12)Understanding the implications of today’s deluge and high velocity of data is a challenging problem facing researchers across multiple disciplines and domains. Data are typically highdimensional, unstructured, and noisy; ... -
Passively Addressable Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Chloride Ions in Ultra-Low Volumes of Human Sweat
(2019-12)Sweat chloride serves as the gold standard biomarker for diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a lethal progressive, genetic disorder of childhood. Quantification of chloride concentration in human sweat can also be used ... -
Perception and Production of Emotional Prosody in the Speech of Mandarin-Speaking Adults with Cochlear Implants
(2018-12)Emotional prosody, which refers to the process of expressing emotions through spoken language, is essential for correctly recognizing speakers’ emotional states during spoken communication. Previous research has shown ...