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Comparing the Prediction Value of Different Measures of Subjective Memory Complaints on Structural Brain Differences in Healthy Aging
(2022-12-01)Previous work has investigated the validity of Subjective Memory (SM) complaints in predicting structural changes associated with aging with mixed results. The current dissertation aimed to further the understanding of the ... -
Improving Science Literacy Through Science Fiction Literature, Films, and Digital Games
(2022-12-01)This dissertation demonstrates the role of science fiction literature, films and digital games in enhancing scientific literacy at a high school level. While there are many ways of teaching scientific concepts, this project ... -
Post-transcriptional Controls in Nociceptive Signaling
(2022-12-01)Chronic pain is a condition wherein pain continues beyond the completion of the healing process. It is a debilitating condition that diminishes quality of life and is highly prevalent. Persistent pain is characterized by ... -
A Novel 3-D Flux Structure for Switched Reluctance Machines
(2022-12-01)Switched Reluctance Machines (SRMs) receive considerable attention from industry and academia over the past few decades. SRMs are generally inexpensive, reliable, and mechanically robust when compared to other types of ... -
Human Hydration Monitoring
(2020-05-01)Chronic dehydration is the usual state at which most people keep their bodies through their entire lives. Dehydration states lead to many unnoticed detrimental health issues that can end up reducing the life quality of ... -
Fishing Line Based Twisted and Coiled Polymer (TCP) Muscles and Thermoelectric Coolers for Improved Frequency of Actuation
(2022-12-01)The combination of muscles, bones, cartilage, and ligaments that are essential for mobility can result in different configurations of a musculoskeletal system design. The most used actuators for robotic movement are tendon ... -
Graph Neural Networks for Property-guided Molecule Generation
(2022-12-01)Organic Photovoltaic Molecules (OPVs) have attracted chemists’ attention in improving their electricity production efficiency while maintaining a low production cost. Designing more efficient OPVs is slow and challenging ... -
Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Base Flow Uncertainties in Wall-bounded Shear Flows
(2022-12-01)Spatially distributed dynamical systems arise in a variety of science and engineering problems and are typically described by Partial Integro-Differential (P(I)DEs) equations. Important examples of such systems include the ... -
Evaluation of Magma Flow and Emplacement Mechanisms of the Mafic Dulce-Platoro Dike Swarm, NW New Mexico and SW Colorado Using Magnetic Susceptibility Fabrics
(2022-12-01)Magnetic fabric investigations of magmatic dikes have been frequently employed for over four decades to estimate magma flow directions to better understand volcanic and magmatic systems. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility ... -
Abstractive Related Work Generation: a Span Based Approach
(2022-12-01)The literature review is a crucial part of conducting and publishing academic research. It provides background of prior works and highlights the novelties of the current research. The literature review is presented under ... -
An Innovative Vibroseis Experiment to Detect the Moho Below the Valles Caldera, New Mexico
(2022-12-01)In this study, we present a new 1-D velocity-structure model that reveals several geological structures beneath the Valles Caldera. The result is obtained by applying a sequence of processing techniques that mainly include ... -
Development of a Gaseous Ammonia Sensor
(2022-12-01)Ammonia is a commonly found volatile organic compound which can be present in both liquid and gaseous forms. For many years, researchers have been interested in understanding the human body’s generation and excretion of ... -
Vatican Influence in the United States: the Roman Catholic Church’s Attempt to Retain Power in the U.S. Philippines
(2022-12-01)The United States prepared to extend its imperial conquests overseas after a century of land- locked expansionism. Normally occupied with conquering continental tracts or exerting influence in the Caribbean, the United ... -
Investigation Into Higher Dimensional Rotations
(2022-12-01)Axis-angle representations provides efficient methods to study three dimensional rotations. The representation imparts visualization and thus aids the analysis of a three-dimensional proper rotation by reducing its study ... -
Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Individual Functional Brain Networks
(2022-12-01)Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has long been utilized as a tool to non-invasively study the association between brain function and cognition and is increasingly being used as a therapeutic intervention to modify ... -
Tissue Characterization Using H-scan Ultrasound Imaging
(2022-12-01)Breast cancer is the second leading cause of mortality among women and affects more women than any other type of cancer. Around 43,600 women in the U.S. died in 2021 from breast cancer. Clinical studies have demonstrated ... -
Methods for on-board Condition Monitoring of SiC MOSFET Based Converters
(2022-12-01)The power electronics industry is continuously striving to improve the efficiency and density of power converters. At the same time, with increasing electrification and automation across application domains, the power ... -
Cortical Thickness and Age-associated Executive Function: Influence of Dopamine and Health & Lifestyle Factors
(2022-12-01)Throughout history, many individuals have pondered what it means to age and what we can do to improve not only our lifespan but also our healthspan. How we age is strongly linked to our genetic makeup and is very sensitive ... -
Microelectromechanical-system-based Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
(2022-12-01)Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) is one of the most versatile tools in nanotechnology. STM has made it possible to obtain three-dimensional topographic images from the surface of conductive samples with sub-atomic ... -
The Relationship Between Age, Cognitive Performance, and the Neural Correlates of Episodic Memory Encoding and Retrieval
(2022-12-01)Cognitive aging is associated with a disproportionate decline in episodic memory, the ability to recollect contextual details of previously experienced events. Understanding the mechanisms which underlie age-related episodic ...
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