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The Art of Artificial Neural Networks: Emergent Creativity in Artificial Intelligence
(2018)This M.A. thesis in Computational Media is an exploration of how artificial neural networks could be used by an artist; it is a transdisciplinary study of topics in computer science, light art and installation art. The study ... -
Ammonia Gas Removal Using a Biotrickling Filter Coupled with an Anammox Reactor
(2018)Ammonia is an odorous gaseous compound emitted by a variety of industrial facilities. This study aimed to address the feasibility of ammonia gas removal using a biotrickling filter (BTF) coupled with an anammox bioreactor. ... -
Implementation of an Online Family Health History Tool using Research Assistants in Rural North Carolina
(2018)Introduction: Chronic diseases have been increasing globally for decades, while the leading chronic diseases worldwide are cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes.1 Behavioral risk ... -
Developing a Language for Applied Causal Analysis: The Assessment of Causal Networks in Interdisciplinary Research
(2018)Integration of disparate research fields has become a major concern in recent years due to the increasing complexity of the issues that face policy makers and researchers. Concerted efforts have therefore been initiated ... -
The Use of Geographic Information System for the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Sites: A Study of the Durham Belt Line Trail
(2018)The Durham Belt Line, created in the 1800s, has since evolved in the 21st century into an adaptive reuse project. This thesis uses the trail as a model of adaptive reuse to highlight the value of incorporating GIS to understand ... -
Analyzing the Crisis of Hilma af Klint: The Digital and Analog Analysis of Spirituality, Abstraction, and Art
(2018)Hilma af Klint, an oft-cited but underresearched Swedish artist, is often included in art historical literature on art and spirituality. And yet, the assumed art world affinity between Swedish artist Hilma af Klint and other ... -
Non-Dopaminergic Motor Control: an Investigation of Serotonergic Circuitry in Parkinson’s Disease
(2018)The loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons is the fundamental hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In early PD stages, this is ameliorated by dopamine (DA) supplementation; however, as the disease progresses, the complete ... -
Two Applications of Summary Statistics: Integrating Information Across Genes and Confidence Intervals With Missing Data
(2018)Gene set enrichment methods are useful for the mapping of individual genes or proteins to pathways and signatures. We use this approach to study the expression levels of proteins encoded by different genes, and ... -
Biotic Interactions in the Genus Anthurium Schott (Araceae)
(2018)The genus Anthurium represents one of the largest genera restricted to the neotropics and has long been recognized as one of the "megagenera" of flowering plants, in addition to claiming the bulk of diversity (~25%) in its ... -
Improving Stability and Selectivity in Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide in an Aqueous Solution
(2018)With the rising level of CO2 in the atmosphere, methods capable of converting CO2 into useful fuels are urgently needed. The electrochemical CO2 reduction has gained significant interest recently due to its ability to use ... -
Aerodynamic Optimization of Helicopter Rotors using a Harmonic Balance Lifting Surface Technique
(2018)This thesis concerns the optimization of the aerodynamic performance of conventional helicopter rotors, given a set of design variables to control the rotor's pitching angle, twist and chord distributions. Two models are ... -
Secure Control of Cyber-Physical Systems with Intermittent Data Authentication
(2018)The increase in network connectivity has also resulted in several high-profile attacks on cyber-physical systems. An attacker that manages to access a local network could remotely affect control performance by tampering ... -
Predictors of Death Among HIV-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania
(2018)Introduction: Mortality among HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa, the region most affected by the HIV epidemic, has declined remarkably since the rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Despite encouraging ... -
Hospital-based quality improvement interventions for patients with heart failure: A systematic review
(2018)Importance: Quality improvement initiatives have been developed to improve clinicaloutcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), but data from randomized trials of theseinitiatives have not previously been synthesized.Objective: ... -
Multiphase Flow in a Hele-Shaw Cell
(2018)The primary goal of this thesis is to explore the capabilities of MOOSE (MultiphysicsObject Oriented Simulation Environment) and LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/MolecularMassively Parallel Simulator) and their potential to be ... -
Applied Dynamic Factor Analysis for Macroeconomic Forecasting
(2018)The use of dynamic factor analysis in statistical modeling has broad utility across an array of applications. This paper presents a novel hierachical structure suited to a particular class of predictive problems - those ... -
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Genome-wide Metabolic Reconstruction and Flux Balance Analysis Modeling of Haloferax volcanii
(2018)The Archaea are an understudied domain of the tree of life, and consist of single-celled microorganisms possessing rich metabolic diversity. Archaeal metabolic capabilities are of interest for industry and basic understanding ...
