Browsing Masters Theses by Submit Date
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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 ... -
Knowledge, Cultural, and Structural Barriers to Thalassemia Screening in Migrant Populations in Thailand
(2018)Background: Thalassemia is a devastating inherited hematological disorder, and as a result of population migration, has become a global public health problem. Thailand has one of the highest burdens of thalassemia in the ... -
The Impact of Skill-based Training Across Different Levels of Autonomy for Drone Inspection Tasks
(2018)Given their low operating costs and flight capabilities, Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles(UAVs), especially small size UAVs, have a wide range of applications, from civilian rescue missions to military surveillance. Easy control ... -
Urban water, sanitation, and hygiene access and the presence of Escherichia coli in the urinary tracts of women in Ahmedabad, India
(2018)Introduction: Municipalities often struggle to build and maintain basic infrastructure for informal slums in urban cities for its most vulnerable populations. One impact of inadequate water and sanitation access is the creation ... -
Exploiting Common Structures Across Multiple Network Propagation Schemes
(2018)PageRank is arguably the most popular graph-node ranking algorithm which has been used to analyze large networks. This paper presents how to utilize common structures across multiple damping schemes in PageRank algorithm ... -
Enhancing and Validating Modern Radiosurgery for Intracranial Metastases
(2018)The recently-developed single-isocenter multi-target volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) provides several clinical benefits including significantly decreased treatment time and cost-effectiveness compared to other traditional ... -
Development of a method for automatic brain surface registration and its visualization application in the Automated Tumor Resection Device
(2018)This thesis describes the development of a visualization system to the first version of a novel surgical device which uses laser technology for neurosurgery. Specifically, this work combines two systems: The surgical robotic ... -
Impact of a formal antenatal breastfeeding education program on the acceptance and attitudes towards exclusive breastfeeding among mothers and grandmothers in rural Haiti
(2018)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life reduces infant mortality and morbidity. A systematic review concluded that when an infant’s grandmother had a positive attitude towards breastfeeding, the ...
