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Role of MicroRNAs in Lung-Associated Diseases
(2015-05-01)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that can repress protein synthesis by translational repression and mRNA decay to regulate signaling pathways. miRNAs play important roles in various cellular processes including ...
Pavement safety evaluation with 1mm 3D laser texture data
(2015-07)
Pavement safety is highly associated with surface texture characteristics. Measurements of surface texture can be conducted in either stationary or high-speed way. Texture data collected from the existing systems are ...
Robust networking in dense wireless networks
(2015-07)
Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and Nanotechnology are emerging fields that promise to unite the physical and computing realms through the use of impossibly tiny sensor based devices called motes. The revolutionary nature of ...
Student perceptions of online engagement: A comparison of online and traditional courses
(2015-07)
As community colleges continue to see growth and coursework shifts to an online delivery mode, the need to examine student perceptions of course engagement in online courses grows as well. This study examined student ...
Computer enhanced spectrochemical and chromatographic analysis applied to problems in analytical and forensic chemistry
(2015-07)
The main objectives of the research described in this dissertation are: (1) to develop powerful separation methods for the analysis of complex mixtures by systematically adjusting parameters related to selectivity, (2) to ...
Determining inventory base stock levels of expendable spare parts under service level agreement for on-time delivery
(2015-05)
Availability of service parts is critical to have adequate equipment maintenance in order to avoid costs associated with unplanned shut downs, loss of production, and increase safety among others. Determining an adequate ...
Soil moisture dynamics in water-limited cropping systems of the southern Great Plains
(2015-12)
In this dissertation we present and discuss four research questions about the role of water in the water-limited cropping systems of the southern Great Plains. i) Why are wheat yields near stagnation in the southern Great ...
Sodium spinor Bose-Einstein condensates: All-optical production and spin dynamics
(2015-12)
In this thesis, I present a novel experimental system and an optimal experimental scheme for an all-optical production of a sodium spinor Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). With this scheme, I demonstrate that the number of ...
Multiobjective differential evolution based on fuzzy performance feedback: Soft constraint handling and its application in antenna designs
(2015-12)
The recently emerging Differential Evolution is considered one of the most powerful tools for solving optimization problems. It is a stochastic population-based search approach for optimization over the continuous space. ...
Undergraduate psychology students' experiences with creative drama: A qualitative multi-case study
(2015-12)
This qualitative multi-case study explored undergraduate psychology students' experiences participating in creative drama activities the instructor/researcher developed to teach psychological concepts. The study was conducted ...