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Economic analysis of subsistence farmers in Bolivia: Three essays
(2010-12)
The first essay examines the role that remittances plays in income diversification strategies in the developing world. Using a large and nationally representative survey for Bolivia, we find that remittances alleviate ...
Hybrid machine learning approaches for scene understanding: From segmentation and recognition to image parsing
(2017-05)
We alleviate the problem of semantic scene understanding by studies on object segmentation/recognition and scene labeling methods respectively. We propose new techniques for joint recognition, segmentation and pose estimation ...
Testing nested associations between microdimensional and global indicators of relationship outcomes
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: There is limited information on how emotions and heart rate are associated on microdimensional levels both within and between romantic partners over time. We used multilevel modeling to assess ...
Hallowed path: An historical analysis of the mutable perspectives on interpretations of Mississippian Period iconography
(2017-05)
Interpreting Mississippian Period iconography has been an ongoing process for the last five hundred years. As early European explorers moved into the Southeastern United States, only the remnants of the once great Mississippian ...
Factors affecting student persistence at a selected community college in the Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: the purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect college freshman persistence. Persistence was examined for a selected community college in the Stann Creek District at two points in ...
Two essays in applied economics
(2013-07)
I provide two exercises which attempt to arrive at consistent estimates through the utilization of various instrumental variable (IV) and general method of moments (GMM) estimation approaches. My first study asks: is social ...
Rational synthesis and properties of new long-chain linear oligomeric germanium compounds
(2014-05)
Germanium compounds with single germanium-germanium bonds contain interesting optical and electronic properties such as absorption within the UV/visible range and conductivity, which can also be seen in other heavier Group ...
Galerkin CFD solvers for use in a multi-disciplinary suite for modeling advanced flight vehicles
(2013-05)
This work extends existing Galerkin CFD solvers for use in a multi-disciplinary suite. The suite is proposed as a means of modeling advanced flight vehicles, which exhibit strong coupling between aerodynamics, structural ...
Point efficiency of distillation sieve trays at elevated liquid viscosities
(2019-12)
Liquid viscosity is considered to be a major factor that influences distillation efficiency through its contribution to the liquid-phase mass transfer resistance. Nearly all of the distillation efficiency correlations in ...
Speech act of greeting performed by Russian EFL learners
(2016-05)
The present study centers on interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics. It investigates semantic formulas in the speech act of greeting performed by Russian EFL learners. In particular, it compares the non-native speakers' ...