This dissertation addresses two important issues in software demonstrations — (i) the design of a feature-limited software demonstration, and (ii) the role of data demonstration when firms bargain over proprietary data. ...

The history of telecardiology dates back to early 1960 when Electrocardiogram (ECG) was delivered via telecommunication transmission lines. Recent advances in wireless telecardiology have brought ease of access, efficiency, ...

Each year, the federal government provides billions of dollars to state and local jurisdictions to fund a wide variety of public policies. According to some estimates, grants-in-aid account for almost one third of total ...

This dissertation focuses on how changes in an economic environment can affect an individual's decision making. I assess how individuals respond to different rules and regulations which are meant to alter behavior and the ...

Big data analytics is the hottest new practice in Business Analytics today. However, recent industrial surveys find that big data analytics may fail to meet business expectations because of lack of business context and ...

Paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (paraCEST) is a novel technique used in magnetic resonance imaging that offers several advantages over the traditional gadolinium T1 agents. In this dissertation, I aimed ...

The work presented in this dissertation focuses on evaluation and characterization of molybdenum (Mo) as an electrode material for affinity based biosensing applications. The material properties of the electrode material ...

Partners need to recover from their conflicts and regain their intimate bond to sustain a satisfying and stable romantic relationship. If sexual contact (which has long been linked to relationship satisfaction) occurs after ...

In practice, a program may contain multiple bugs. The simultaneous presence of these bugs may deteriorate the effectiveness of existing fault-localization techniques to locate program bugs. While it is acceptable to use ...

Limited fossil fuel resources and environmental concerns are driving industries towards more energy efficient and environment friendly solutions. Players in the automotive industry are producing increasing amount of hybrid ...