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A Multi-DOF Soft Robot Mechanism for Patient Motion Correction and Beam Orientation Selection in Cancer Radiation Therapy
(2019-08)Accurate patient immobilization in conformal radiation therapy is crucial for efficient cancer treatment. Good treatment outcomes require accurate patient immobilization and a good choice of beam orientations. State-of-the-art ... -
A Multimodal Analysis of Synchrony During Dyadic Interaction Using a Metric Based on Sequential Pattern Mining
(2017-05)In human-human interaction, people tend to temporally adapt to each other as the conversation progresses, changing their intonation, speech rate, fundamental frequency, word selection, hand gestures, and head movements. ... -
A Multiscale Model of Leukocyte Transendothelial Migration During Atherogenesis
(2018-05)A vast amount of work has been dedicated to understanding the role hemodynamics and cytokines play in leukocyte adhesion, trans-endothelial migration (TEM) and subsequent accumulation of leukocyte-derived foam cells in the ... -
A Natural Origin for Arsenic and Iron Rich Seeps from a Chalk in the Vicinity of Unlined Landfills, North-Central Texas, USA
(2018-12)Seepage of suspicious iron, arsenic and sulfur rich waters from streambanks down-gradient from unlined landfills in North Texas has led to sharp public concern. Seep waters exhibit somewhat low pH (6.3), reduced state ... -
A Neural Network Approach for Argument Reasoning Comprehension
(2019-05)The dream of enabling machines to think like humans has emerged ever since the invention of computers. Over the years people have tried to build machine-based systems that can parse and understand natural languages like ... -
A New Approach to Design Pedagogy Fostering Learning of Visual Design Principles Through M-Learning: Applying Algorithms to Visual Design Principles
(2019-12)This research revealed promising results by merging old principles to new approaches in visual design education. Initial empirical analysis of participants who tested the mDes application applying four of the principles ... -
A Non-Iterative Construction of a Class of 2-D Wave Speed from Forward Scattering Data
(2019-08)A non-iterative method for constructing a class of 2-dimensional wave speed from forward scattering data by using Eikonal approximation approach is developed. Two dimensional Eikonal approximation of scattering amplitude ... -
A Novel Approach to Automate Measurement and Training of Hand and Wrist Motor Functions
(2018-08)Millions of people around the world suffer chronic upper extremity disability. Reliable measurement of arm function is critical for development of therapies to improve recovery after impairment. In this study, we report a ... -
A Pipeline-Based Task-Oriented Dialogue System on DSTC2 Dataset
(2019-05)Dialogue systems have attracted a lot of attention since some conversational products like Google Assistant and Amazon Echo smart speaker have achieved big successes recently. In this work, we try to build a pipeline-based ... -
A Re-Appropriation of Jerzy Kosinski's Moral Universe in Light of Emmanuel Levinas' Ethical Demand for the Stranger
(2017-08)Jerzy Kosinski’s novel The Painted Bird has been described as a work built on the “unhallowed ground” of “evil” and “ruled” thematically “by cosmic terror.” Many argue that the work identifies the human condition as ... -
A Real-Time Solution Enabling Humanoids to Efficiently Identify Faces and Facial Expressions
(2018-08)Owing to the advantages and effectiveness of using humanoids in the field of therapy and rehabilitation, there is a need for robots to have the capability to recognize a person and understand his/ her emotional state based ... -
A Semantics-Centric Data Processing Framework for Fault Diagnosis in Internet of Things
(2019-09-06)Fault diagnosis is a challenging task in the realm of Internet of Things, where heterogeneous data and proprietary environment may cause serious interoperability problems when a monitoring job is deployed across different ... -
A Solid-State, High-Energy Neutron Detector Based on Neutron-Induced Fission of Uranium-238
(2020-07-16)Heavy ion therapy is being applied as an alternative to photon radiotherapy for cancer treatment. Improving on traditional X-ray and γ-ray techniques, ion therapy enables precise radiation dose delivery to tumors with ... -
A Spatial Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Salinity and Underground Injection Controlled Wells Activity in Texas
(2019-05)Uncertainty around the relationship between underground injection-controlled wells and groundwater quality has spurred conversations around the potential environmental and societal impacts oil extraction may have on ... -
A Spatial Optimization Approach to Finding Locations for Wildfire Fuel Treatments
(2017-12)Wildfires are a major concern in many parts of the world. In order to minimize the threat posed by wildfires, prior to the ignition of a wildfire forest managers use fuel management activities to modify the volume and ... -
A Study in Atmosphere Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Electrode Catalytic Effect Using Oxygen and Nitrogen
(2018-05)Atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma creates a gaseous environment conducive to the generation of reactive species. DBD plasmas have a variety of applications in the clinical and industrial fields. During ... -
A Study of Abell 2146: Dark and Luminous
(2018-05)The universe is a highly dynamic system. Under the primary influence of gravity, matter in the universe clumped together to create the structure we currently observe with our telescopes. Gravity formed objects on vastly ... -
A Study of HVAC Channel for 60 GHz Indoor High-Speed Wireless Communications
(2021-07-21)With the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) wireless communications systems, research and practical implementation work on millimeter wave (mm-wave) technology has gained tremendous momentum. With the evident advantages ... -
A Study of Pegida, the Alt-Right, and Charlottesville : What is Old is New Again
(2020-08)This thesis examines the rhetoric of modern day far-right movements such as PEGIDA in Germany and the Alt-Right in Germany with previous hate groups of the early 20th century in both countries. Due to the fact that these ... -
A Systematic Comparison of the Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) and Anisotropy of Remanence (ARM) Fabrics of Ignimbrites: Examples from the Quaternary Bandelier Tuff, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico and Miocene Ignimbrites near Gold Point, Nevada
(2017-08)Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) has been widely used to define petrofabrics in silicic, elevated-temperature pyroclastic deposits (i.e., ignimbrites) and these fabrics have been successfully utilized to infer ...