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UE Based Performance Evaluation of 4G LTE Network
(2019-05)In the past ten years, we have witnessed an increase in demand for mobile services as we have come to depend more and more on mobile phones as an indispensable part of everyday life. And not merely for making phone calls ... -
Unified Model Combining the Boundary Conditions Encountered at the Input, the Carrier Optical Fiber and the Output in Spatially Multiplexed Optical Communication Channels
(2019-04)Spatial domain multiplexing allows for expansion of optical fiber data rates by utilizing the spatial dimensions within the fiber. One form of this multiplexing method utilizes oblique input angles to generate ring-like ... -
Unveiling Migration Patterns Using Data and Network Science
(2021-12)Many real-world phenomena have recently been witnessed, motivating scientists to provide a comprehensive understanding of worldwide networks, such as the human migration phenomenon. Human migration research is multidisciplinary ... -
Uplink Throughput Prediction and Device Geolocation in Cellular Communication System Using Machine Learning Methodology
(2021-05)Continuously increasing the number of interconnecting devices, cloud services, and social media usage require enormous amounts of mobile data. Due to the rapid increase in cellular data demand, accurate cellular ... -
Use of Garmin Autopilot Envelope Protection System for Simplified Vehicle Operations in General Aviation
(2020-05)The general aviation industry suffers from high rates of fatalities and accidents occurring due to loss of control while in flight. This thesis research aims to implement a simple yet effective simplified vehicle operations ... -
Using a Personalized Machine Learning Approach to Detect Stolen Phones
(2015-12)With the increasing number of smartphone penetration, mining smartphone data that make smartphone smarter became a top research area, there are a lot of event data which we can use to predict behavior or detect anomalies. ... -
Using Dispersive Raman Spectroscopy to Assess Remodeling in Vascular Constructs used in Tissue Engineering
(2018-05)Tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are a promising alternative to surgery for the treatment of thrombotic occlusion of small diameter (< 6 mm) arteries. It is important that TEVG composition prevent compliance ... -
Using Disruptive Coloration and Ultraviolet Light to Prevent Barnacle Settlement
(2020-08)Biofouling or the accumulation of unwanted micro and macro organisms is problematic for the shipping industry. Barnacles are one of the most abundant fouling organisms and their settlement on ship hulls can result in costly ... -
Using Variations of Shape and Appearance in Alignment Methods for Classifying Human Actions
(2014-11)In this dissertation, we address the problem of recognizing human-action from videos. The recognition aims at recovering action information from the image sequences using different features such as variations of the human ... -
Validation of an External Bioreactor Filtration Loop Prototype for a Tissue Engineering Test Bed
(2019-05)As a cell line thrives within a culture, some of the cells undergo the natural process of death. Whether it is due to apoptotic or necrotic causes, cell death is a significant hurdle for tissue engineering and cell ... -
Validation of Arterial Distensibility Neural Network Model with Clinical Data
(2021-05)Cardiovascular diseases continue to plague the world as the number one killer of adults each year. As cardiovascular diseases can start with seemingly no symptoms, heart disease has been coined as the silent killer. With ... -
Value Based Methodology to Evaluate Sensors for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Systems
(2016-08-24)Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have become important tools in the transportation industry to help monitor the behavior and health of civil structures. Today, there is a real concern about the health of bridges ... -
Vanishing Connections: Application Resiliency through Cross-Network TCP Migration
(2018-09)Computer applications are subject to a plethora of security challenges, ranging from concerns over network monitoring to avoiding expensive and damaging intrusion and compromise. A vast number of techniques exist to ... -
Variations in Otolith-Zinc Concentrations of Brown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) Between Marine Protected Areas and Fished Reefs
(2021-12)As human populations continue to increase, the growing reliance on exploited fish stocks has furthered patterns of declining body size and biomass worldwide. To mitigate these impacts, fisheries managers have implemented ... -
Vegetation Response to Intense Holocene Dry Events in the Andes and Amazon Basin
(2019-05)By using the natural laboratory of past climate change I ask: How resilient are extant tropical forest ecosystems to climatic forcing? Do tropical forests systems show gradualistic or threshold responses to past climate ... -
VISION-BASED NAVIGATION FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC FORMATION FLIGHT
(2018-12)The concept of using Satellite Formation Flight (SFF) reveals various benefits for a space mission. However, relying on a consumable actuation system to maintain a desired relative position and orientation between flying ... -
Voltage Controlled Laser Scribed Graphene (LSG) Microstrip Attenuator
(2020-05)In this paper, a preliminary design of a voltage-tunable microstrip attenuator using Laser Scribed graphene (LSG) is proposed. The paper will demonstrate that the fabrication of LSG from graphene oxide on standard ... -
Vulnerability Model of Residential Structures Subject to Hurricane Induced Wind, Surge and Inundation
(2017-09)Annualized hurricane-related losses to the built environment in the United States are in the billions of dollars. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2010 39% of the United States population, ... -
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 ... -
Weak Turbulence Closures in Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamics
(2019-05)In this work we apply the weak turbulence closure to the governing equation of incompressible homogeneous magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). It was originally thought that the method lacked applicability to linearly dispersive ...