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Enhanced recurrent network training
(2016-05)
In this dissertation, we introduce new, more efficient, methods for training recurrent neural networks (RNNs). These methods are based on a new understanding of the error surfaces of RNNs that has been developed in recent ...
Development and validation of a brief definitional measure of motives for alcohol use
(2016-07)
Heavy alcohol use continues to be a prominent national issue. This style of use has been associated with short-term memory issues, impaired social and emotional functioning, death and disability, and diagnosable impairment. ...
Improved stem cell retention and mechanical stability in a chitosan-gelatin hydrogel
(2016-07)
Due to the heart's poor regenerative ability, new treatments need to be developed in order to repair damaged cardiac tissue after cardiac arrest. A common approach is to deliver adult stem cells combined with injectable ...
Two essays on the substitutability of cash holdings and lines of credit
(2016-07)
Essay 1: using a novel database of lines of credit from 42 countries, I study the choice between cash holdings and lines of credit in the liquidity management of the firm and examine the determinants of this choice in the ...
Pattern recognition studies of complex spectroscopic data sets
(2016-12)
Profiling of complex samples using spectroscopic techniques continues to be an active area of research with a large and burgeoning literature. The overall goal of profile analysis is to correlate a characteristic fingerprint ...
Evaluation of hydrogeologic data in USGS areas of potentially induced seismicity
(2016-12)
The Central and Eastern United States have experienced an increase in seismic activity within the last forty years with a corresponding concern from the public regarding the associated seismic hazard. In 2015, the United ...
Biting the hand that feeds you: Employees' reactions to their own gossip about highly (un)supportive supervisors
(2016-07)
This dissertation delves into the largely unexamined phenomena of workplace gossip. Drawing from deonance theory (Folger, 1998, 2001), I seek to explain the moral implications of gossip for the gossiper, specifically in ...
Sociocultural factors that influence pre-service teachers' intentions to adopt computer-based instructional technology in Kenya
(2016-05)
Although the use of computer technology has transformed the modern society in an unprecedented way, its use has not been evenly adopted across the globe. Kenya is among the African countries where the use of technology in ...
Relationship between school structure and collective student trust in teachers
(2016-05)
An awareness of the importance of trust as a cultural component of schools is growing among school administrators who seek to improve student outcomes; therefore, it is important to note that relatively little effort has ...