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IMAGE AND VIDEO ENHANCEMENT USING SPARSE CODING, BELIEF PROPAGATION AND MATRIX COMPLETION
(2014-12-01)
Super resolution as an exciting application in image processing was studied widely
in the literature. This dissertation presents new approaches to video super resolution,
based on sparse coding and belief propagation. ...
SUBSURFACE AND OUTCROP ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE EAGLE FORD SHALE (CENOMANIAN-CONIACIAN) IN WEST, SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL, AND EAST TEXAS
(2014-05-01)
A comprehensive organic geochemical analysis was performed to a suite of outcrops and core samples from the Eagle Ford Shale Group from West, Southwest, Central and East Texas with the aim of determining variations in ...
MODERN INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE DESIGN
(2014-05-09)
In the early part of the 20th century, technological advancements in machinery allowed the production of trumpet mouthpieces to become more consistent than ever before. Vincent Bach and his contemporaries improved upon ...
REVEALING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRICITY MARKET UNDERLYING POWER SYSTEM USING POWER SYSTEM PRINCIPLES AND PUBLISHED MARKET RESULTS
(2014)
In this dissertation we provide a novel estimation framework designed and structured on duality theory for estimation of some key parameters in electricity markets. Specifically, the framework uses financial transmission ...
HiMean: A HyGene Approach to Semantic Analysis in a Medical Decision-Making Task
(2014)
This dissertation makes an exploratory comparison between two semantics models, Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) and a newly introduced HiMean model based on the HyGene architecture, in a medical decision-making context. ...
Some Classes of Jacobi Matrices and Schrödinger Operators
(2014)
This dissertation addresses two classes of Jacobi matrices and Schrödinger operators. First, we consider Jacobi matrices and Schrödinger operators that are reflectionless on an interval. We give a systematic development ...
The Influence of Aging on Cardiovascular Measures After an Acute Bout of Resistance Exercise
(2014)
As individuals age, substantial physiological changes occur. Most notably there is a decrease in muscle mass known as sarcopenia and an increase in arterial stiffness. In order to attenuate declines in muscle mass, ...
Perfectionism, the Thin Ideal, and Disordered Eating: Does Internalized Misogyny Play a Role?
(2014-03-31)
Research has consistently shown a relationship between both perfectionism and the internalization of the thin ideal with disordered eating behavior. The relationship between internalized misogyny and disordered eating ...
THE ROLE OF IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT IN A RESOURCE DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP
(2014)
Venture capitalists (VCs) perform valuable services to entrepreneurs and to the economy as a whole by accelerating innovation through the funding of high potential, nascent ventures. The operational duties of a VC are ...
Resurrection
(2014)
Abstract
This D. M. A. dissertation, Resurrection, is an Expressionistic and Romantic work written in three movements for full orchestra. The first movement consists of a focus on sound mass textures centered on the ...