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Machine Learning in the State Design Pattern
(2019-12)As the Internet of Things revolution continues to become more prevalent in humanity's daily routine, securing these devices is paramount. Society has seen a substantial increase in activity in the cyber-warfare battle ... -
Effects of Resampled Data on Time Series Forecasting Accuracy
(2019-12)This thesis will look at time series forecasting of the air pollutants in Beijing, China and the power consumption of an individual household located in Sceaux, France. The forecast will be taken from two classical ... -
Machine Learning Models on Prognostic Outcome Prediction for Cancer Images with Multiple Modalities
(2019-12)Machine learning algorithms have been applied to predict different prognostic outcomes for many different diseases by directly using medical images. However, the higher resolution in various types of medical imaging ... -
Integration of Inboard Propulsion in Shock Mitigating Membrane Hull Technology
(2019-12)Membrane Hull Technology is a strength based marine vessel design concept that seeks to utilize the in-plane properties of fiber reinforced composites to generate a lighter weight vessel with inherent shock mitigation ... -
Demographic Factors Affecting Freshman Engineering Students’ Attitudes Toward Mathematics at a University in Saudi Arabia
(2019-12)This study of freshman engineering students enrolled at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) in Saudi Arabia investigated the relationship between the students’ attitudes and their demographic characteristics. ... -
Improving Grapheme-to-Phoneme Translation with the use of NALU Attention Mechanisms
(2019-12)In recent years, Natural Language Processing in the field of machine learning has seen some major improvements. Data scientists have shown that neural networks are capable of breaking down semantics of sentences, translating ... -
A Network-Driven Approach for Characterizing Emoji Usage in Social Media
(2019-07)With the rapid growth in the number of online users, people tend to use emojis to enrich their text with emotions. In this dissertation, after an overview of the previous studies on emojis, we provide a brief introduction ... -
Linear Theory of Alfvén Wave Reflections at a Density Discontinuity
(2019-04)One of the most important outstanding problems in solar physics is explaining why the corona is much hotter than the surrounding solar atmosphere, called the Coronal Heating Problem (CHP). There has been much work in ... -
Ecological Responses to Eutrophication and Restoration in a Shallow Subtropical Estuary
(2019-05)Like many other estuaries in the world, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) is experiencing serious environmental health challenges in recent years. Ecosystem challenges include the connected phenomena of Harmful Algal Blooms ... -
Photocleavable Endogenous and Exogenous Molecules
(2019-05)The spatiotemporal regulation of biomolecules in their physiological environment is an essential aspect of biological research. In neuroscience, the activity of neurotransmitters can be regulated by protecting the molecules ... -
Advanced Astroinformatics for Variable Star Classification
(2019-04)This project outlines the complete development of a variable star classification algorithm methodology. With the advent of Big-Data in astronomy, professional astronomers are left with the problem of how to manage large ... -
Parametric Methods for Analysis of Survival Times with Applications to Organ Transplantation
(2019-05)In this dissertation, we have two main objectives. First, we introduce a hybrid method to model hazard function. Different approaches have been used for modeling survival times including parametric, semi-parametric, and ... -
The Effect of Environmental Muck Dredging on Abundance and Community Richness of Benthic Amphipods in the Indian River Lagoon
(2019-05)Anthropogenic eutrophication has polluted and degraded estuarine ecosystems throughout the world. The Indian River Lagoon (IRL), a diverse North American estuary, has accumulated an abundance of Fine-Grained Organic-Rich ... -
Synthesis of Photoactive Molecules and Silicon Containing Compounds
(2019-05)Retinoids are a class of synthetic and natural molecules that are functionally and structurally related to Vitamin A. They have various biological roles and potential therapeutic values. Providing treatment for eye ... -
FEASIBILITY STUDY AND HYDRODYNAMICS OF TRANSFORMABLE SUBMERSIBLE HYDROFOIL TRIMARAN
(2019-05)It has been the endeavor of naval architects to design innovative hull forms to address the political, socio-economic climate and sustainability around the world. It is imperative that countries be able to protect their ... -
Effect of Industry Clusters and Commodity Flow Characteristics on the Selection of Freight Transportation Modes in the United States with Advanced Econometric Approaches
(2019-05)Mode choice is an important strategic decision for shippers to carry commodities efficiently. Freight mode-choice is an important activity to develop a successful freight transportation business in the private sector and ... -
Wavelet-based Functional Data Analysis for Classication and Change Point Detection
(2019-05)Data collection and analysis, performed close to the source and transferred to other devices for different analysis, are the major paradigms of the Internet of Things (IoT). Usually, the raw data comes in the form of a ... -
Robotic Arm Remote Control Framework
(2018-08)This thesis presents a robot control framework to aid in research using a robotic arm. The scope of this current study is to develop a framework to allow controlling the robotic arm from either a remote network or locally ... -
A First-Principle Power and Energy Model for eVTOL Vehicles
(2019-05)A number of well-established aircraft manufacturers, such as Airbus, Boeing, or Bell, along with new startups have begun developing flying prototypes of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles (eVTOL). To certify ...
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