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Design and fabrication of a 3D printed hybrid implant for temporomandibular joint regeneration
(2021)
Patients suffering from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders have difficulties
performing trivial activities such as chewing, yawning, and even laughing. In severe cases, the
pain is unbearable and clinical care is ...
Optimal Facility Location for Interdependent Infrastructure Network Recovery
(2017-05)
Modern communities heavily depend on critical infrastructure networks such as power, water, transportation, telecommunications, gas, etc. Since daily life requires these networks to be operational, it is important that ...
A NOVEL POST-HOC MATCHING PROCEDURE USING STATISTICAL LEARNING METHODS
(2016)
In this thesis, a statistical learning method is leveraged to create a novel measure for conducting post-hoc matching between a treatment group and a candidate set. Post-hoc matching is a necessary element in many non-random ...
Analysis of Resilience in US Stock Markets during Natural Disasters
(2016)
Different studies relating to resilience have been performed on stock markets for disasters around the world. Researchers have tried to figure out if stock markets were resilient or not during a particular disaster.
In ...
Airline Demand Growth and Forecasting Using an Econometric Model: A Comparative Empirical Analysis Among Brazil, China and India
(2016-05-13)
Aviation Industry is growing in an unprecedented pace in the twenty first century. Today, over 1000 commercial airlines operate more than 15,000 aircrafts, carrying 3.1billion people and 51.7m tons of freight every year. ...
New Methodology for Inspecting Ruled and Free-Form Surface in Metrology
(2018-12-14)
A new method is proposed to find the cutter contact (CC) points for both 3- and 5-axis CNC machining, and use this to determine measurement points using CMM. The first part of this research focuses on deriving a mathematical ...
A Computational Framework to Foster Sustainable Rural Development in Indian Off-Grid Villages
(2020-05-08)
Social problems are wicked problems. Wicked problems are very complex as there is no definitive solution due to its incompleteness. To achieve sustainable rural development, it is necessary to consider the wicked nature ...
Optimal selection of short- and long-term mitigation strategies for flooding hazard
(2022-05)
Every year, flood hazards cause significant economic losses in different locations worldwide with devastating impacts on the buildings and the physical infrastructure. Therefore, investing in flood mitigation is crucial ...
Comparison of the Measurement Capabilities of CMM and AA-CMM Machines in Flatness Verification
(2022-05)
Manufacturing is among the most important activities contributing to the nation’s economy. Almost everything we see, use, and touch, was made by someone, and now more than ever, quality is paramount across the industry. ...
Benchmarking of Academic Departments using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
(2019-08-01)
Departmental rankings are a primary factor in assessing the organizational performance and quality. Peer Assessment Scores are one of few metrics by which academic departmental performances are quantified. There are different ...