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Mixed Convexity and Optimization Results for Functions with Integer and Real Variables with Applications to Queueing Systems
(2012)
In this dissertation, a new method for obtaining convexity and optimization results for functions with integer and real (i.e. mixed) variables is introduced and this new method is applied to obtain mixed convexity and ...
The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 06
(2016-07)
This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
Power-speed trade-off in parallel prefix circuits.
(2002)
Optimizing area and speed in parallel prefix circuits have been considered important for long time. The issue of power consumption in these circuits, however, has not been addressed. This dissertation presents a comparative ...
Optical observations of lightning by the FORTE satellite: Terrestrial ground truth and implications for the interpretation of Jovian lightning data.
(2001)
Lightning and storm electrification have been studied from many different viewpoints and with many different instruments. The myriad of viewpoints and instruments often see the results or effects of different processes ...
Using the Integrative Model to Predict Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Adults Attempting Weight Loss in Southern Oklahoma
(2016-05-14)
Adult obesity is a serious problem in the United States as approximately 68.5% of adults are overweight or obese. Obesity is caused by many factors including lifestyle behaviors, psychological and physiological circumstances, ...
Fragmentary worlds: Unnatural perceptions of and responses to severe weather by people with sensory/mobility impairments.
(2007)
This study is the first to investigate how people with disabilities perceive and respond to severe weather alerts. Their unfortunate experiences, underscored by the Indian Ocean monster tsunami in 2004 and hurricane Katrina ...
Radar cross section modeling of tornadic debris and applications
(2016-05-06)
Tornadic debris plays an important role in the study of tornadoes due to the dramatic threat it poses to human life, and the devastation it causes to commercial and residential property. Radar cross section (RCS) modeling ...
Sex-specific predictors of improved walking with step-monitored, home-based exercise in peripheral artery disease
(Vascular Medicine, 2015-08-03)
The aim of this study was to determine whether baseline clinical characteristics and the duration and intensity of ambulation during our step-monitored home-based exercise program were predictive of changes in ambulatory ...
The impact of narrative storytelling on cognitive re-composition in individuals struggling with eating disorders.
(2005)
Externalization is the separation of the person from the problem. This narrative based research used a mixed method research design conducted with 16 participants. Participants engaged in writing stories from an externalized ...
BIOLOCIAL EVALUATION OF MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETING PHOTOSENSTIZERS AND SITE-SPECIFIC PRODRUGS
(2013)
This dissertation focuses on two different delivery mechanisms utilizing the principle of PDT with a goal to enhance the availability of the cytotoxic agent at the tumor site.