Browsing Masters Theses by Submit Date
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Interpretable Almost-Matching Exactly with Instrumental Variables
(2019)We aim to create the highest possible quality of treatment-control matches for categorical data in the potential outcomes framework. The method proposed in this work aims to match units on a weighted Hamming distance, taking ... -
Clustering-Enhanced Stochastic Gradient MCMC for Hidden Markov Models
(2019)MCMC algorithms for hidden Markov models, which often rely on the forward-backward sampler, suffer with large sample size due to the temporal dependence inherent in the data. Recently, a number of approaches have been developed ... -
Student Paths in CS1: Case Studies of Initial Poor Performers
(2019)With the high influx of computer science enrollment in universities in the last decade, there is increasing value and wide-reaching effects in improving pedagogy in the field. This improvement is especially useful in introductory ... -
Classification and Characterization of Heart Sounds to Identify Heart Abnormalities
(2019)The main function of the human heart is to act as a pump, facilitating the delivery of oxygenated blood to the many cells within the body. Heart failure (HF) is the medical condition in which a heart cannot adequately pump ... -
Wake Turbulence of the 2017 Qatar-GCC Diplomatic Crisis
(2019)The international linkages between autocratic regimes have gained increasing attention in recent years but remain poorly understood. This literature is often limited by a selective focus on a specific set of international ... -
Assessing the Role of Initial Imperfections in Cylinder Buckling Using 3D Printing
(2019)This thesis assesses the role of several types of designed initial imperfection on the buckling behavior of 3D printed cylindrical shells through experimental method. The buckling loads and paths are given by the ... -
Reimagining Model Minority: An Inquiry into the Post-1965 Chinese Immigration in the United States
(2019)This purpose of this thesis is to investigate the most significant issues and concerns confronting the Chinese immigrant community in the U.S. through a quantitative analysis of the current states of Chinese America and ... -
Bayesian Density Regression With a Jump Discontinuity at a Given Threshold
(2019)Standard regression discontinuity design usually concentrates on the causal effects by assigning a threshold above or below which an intervention is assigned. By com- paring the real values of observations near the threshold, ... -
A sublingual vaccine strategy based on tablet delivery of molecular assemblies
(2019)Vaccines have been a revolutionary intervention for infectious diseases over the past many decades. However, over 2 million people continue to die every year of vaccine-preventable causes, especially in low-resource areas. ... -
Portable Optical Microscopy of Murine Dorsal Window Chambers for Studying Anesthesia, Hypoxia, and Sepsis
(2019)In vivo imaging is an important scientific tool for studying bio-molecular interactions, but lack of preserved functionality during imaging restricts scientists’ abilities to gain critical knowledge. Structure can be preserved ... -
Radiogenomics for Radiation Treatment Assessment of Advanced Lung Cancers
(2019)Background: Radiomics describes the study of converting medical images into high-dimensional quantitative features and following analysis for further decision making and genomics focuses on the understanding genomes of individual ... -
Dementia Care Training for Nurses in Nursing Facilities in Singapore
(2019)Background: Singapore has a fast-growing aged population and increasing numbers of dementia patients. The heavy burden of dementia nursing care imposes challenges on the nursing workforce. The aim of this study is to describe ... -
Single Image Super Resolution:Perceptual quality & Test-time Optimization
(2019)Image super resolution is defined as recovering a high-resolution image given a low-resolution image input. It has a wide area of applications in modern digital image processing, producing better results in areas including ... -
The Association between Body Mass Index and Mortality among the Oldest Old in China
(2019)The study is to examine the association between BMI and all-cause mortality in the oldest old (≥80 years). The study used a large sample sized prospective cohort study design. Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey ... -
Alcohol use perceptions and risky behaviors—a mixed method study in Moshi, Tanzania
(2019)Background: The Kilimanjaro region has one of the highest rates of reported alcohol use per capita in Tanzania. Alcohol-related risky behaviors pose substantial threats to the health and well-being of alcohol users and people ... -
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ART AUCTION MARKET 2008-2017
(2019)This project offers an introduction to the Japanese art auction market, analysis into insights for auction house specialization and segmentation, insights on the top 100 artists in terms of median hammer prices (unfiltered ... -
Physicians’ Attitudes of Lipid Management in Tertiary Hospitals in China---A Cross-Sectional Study
(2019)Background: Hyperlipidemia is increasingly prevalent in China. Gaps are found between 2016 Chinese guideline for lipid management and other international guidelines. This study aims to identify attitudes and reported practice ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Two MOH Areas in Sri Lanka: A Mixed Methods Study
(2019)Background: Previous studies in Sri Lanka showed a high prevalence- 30% of postpartum depression (PPD). PPD screening using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scales (EPDS) was included in postnatal care in 2012. This study ... -
Fidelity of caregiver and non-specialist early autism intervention implementation in South Africa
(2019)AbstractBackground: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder, is recognized by the World Health Organization as a growing global public health concern (World Health Organization, 2013) and may ...
