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Live Feedback on a Live Video Using HTML5 Canvas
(2016-12-01)
The objective of this research is to teleoperate a robot situated at a remote location with the help of video camera. The operator relies on the live video to move the bot and maneuver different tasks, but in the case of ...
Preliminary investigation of the biological effects of secondhand smoke exposure in youth diagnosed with sickle cell disease
(2016-05)
Children's exposure to secondhand smoke (SHSe) can lead to significant health consequences, including respiratory illness, asthma, and impaired pulmonary function. For children diagnosed with a chronic illness, such as ...
Rumen Temperatuare as a Biomarker for Heat Stress
(2016-12-01)
Steers were randomized to 1 of 3 production systems, natural (NAT; did not received growth promoting technologies), conventional (CONV; received an implant on arrival and daily supplemented monensin and tylosin), and ...
Use of non-destructive x-ray microscopic techniques to study fluid transport in cement-based materials
(2016-12)
Most of the urban infrastructure is made of concrete with a design service life of over 50 years. Unfortunately, many concrete structures suffer from premature deterioration due to durability issues, most commonly caused ...
Low Power Low Modulation Index Ask Demodulator Design for RFID Applications
(2016-12-01)
In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) there is a tremendous increase in portable wireless devices utilized in our day to day working. One such example is the Radio Frequency Identification tag. The primary challenge ...
Ethics of Candor Applied to the Creative Use of Energy as Power or as Care
(2016-07-01)
In this thesis I establish an ethics of candor by which I assert that one ought to act with awareness, intentionality, and candor. I apply this ethics of candor to the creative use of energy where creatively using energy ...
Doe Study of Polyurethane Processing Parameters Affects on Microphase Separation and Material Properties
(2016-12-01)
In this study, a design of experiments (DOE) has been setup to better understand the effects of percentage of hard segment (%HS), mixing index, temperature, and environmental humidity on the microstructure development, ...
Environmental Extremes Drive Plant and Soil Community Dynamics of Native and Disturbed Grasslands
(2016-05-01)
Environmental drivers such as precipitation and temperature are important predictors of changes in plant community composition. Anthropogenic disturbances also alter plant composition, often leading to the invasion by ...
Quantitative Evaluation in the Box Test and Evaluation of Field Mixtures by the Tarantula Curve
(2016-12-01)
In this research project, a proposed evaluation technique of the surface voids concentrations in the Box Test was introduced. This was done by the development of a point count template that can allow critical surface voids ...
Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Mental Health, Physical Health, and Spirituality in Incarcerated Older Males
(2016-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to determine the unique impact of adverse childhood experiences relative to self-reported well-being among older prisoners. This population has limited data about distal experiences impact ...