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Arithmetic in Quaternion Algebras and Quaternionic Modular Forms
(2019-05-10)
This dissertation has two parts. In the first part, we revisit the correspondence between spaces of modular forms and orders in quaternion algebras addressed first by Eichler and completed by Hijikata, Pizer, and Shemanske, ...
DEVELOPING NOVEL COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEMS OF MEDICAL IMAGES
(2019-12-13)
Reading medical images to detect and diagnose diseases is often difficult and has large inter-reader variability. To address this issue, developing computer-aided detection and diagnosis (CAD) schemes or systems of medical ...
An Integrated Multi-Echelon Multi-Objective Programming Robust Closed-Loop Supply Chain Under Dynamic Uncertainty Sets and Imperfect Quality Production
(2019-05)
Modeling robust closed- loop supply chain under multiple uncertainties and multiple criteria where imperfect quality production is incorporated is a new research trend in this area. Such integration is essential as it ...
Bureaucracies and the Supply of Information in Higher Education Policy
(2019-04-30)
Most discussions of the policy process begin with and focus on the legislative branch, as this is the institution most directly responsible for crafting policies. Many also bring the chief executive or interest group ...
Improving the Quality of Laminates in Liquid Composite Molding Using Magnetic Compaction: Experiments and Process Model
(2019-05-10)
Despite the extensive use of liquid composite molding (LCM) processes such as wet lay-up vacuum bagging (WLVB) and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) in composite manufacturing, they have two major drawbacks. ...
HIGH-PERFORMANCE ANTENNA ARRAYS FOR MULTIFUNCTION PHASED ARRAY RADAR (MPAR) APPLICATION
(2019-05-10)
There are interest and practical value in utilizing polarization diversity for a radar to obtain more target information or for a communication system to carry more signal information without occupying more frequency band. ...
ANALYSIS OF SPACE, COGNITION AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
(2019-05)
Understanding the movement of people in urban areas is one of the most significant issues on spatial science with a wide range of applications in urban design, public health, public safety and intelligent transportation ...
THE INFLUENCE OF SALSA IN THE CELLO WORKS OF WILLIAM ORTIZ
(2019-12-13)
Music for cello by Puerto Rican composers is widely unknown. Strikingly, it is barely known and recognized by Puerto Rican cellists themselves. This document introduces the cello repertoire of Puerto Rican composer William ...
THE EFFECTS OF BEHAVIOR SKILLS TRAINING ON EDUCATORS’ DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
(2019-08-01)
Problem behaviors are common in students with disabilities, especially students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Interventions for problem behaviors are more likely to be effective when they are based on the outcomes ...
From the Mundane to the Profound: Developing a Political Model of Weather Information Processing and Climate Change Beliefs
(2019-08)
This dissertation examines the relationships between the mundane, our daily habits of weather information collection, and the profound, our beliefs about climate change and relevant policy solutions. Climate change is a ...