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Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Using Analytic Techniques to Resolve Numerical Issues in a Pseudo Spectral Solver for a Black Hole Scalar Field, Eugene Munro

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A Computational study of branching rules for multi-commodity fixed-charged network flow problems, Sheetal Murkute

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Kosovo’s comparative advantages: The Agriculture sector [presentation given August 15, 2013], Arzana Myderrizi

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A Study of the Deer Herd on the RIT Campus and the Relationship of Herd Activity and Habitat to the Incidence of Deer-Vehicle Collisions, Philip Nau

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Population Modeling with Delay Differential Equations, Shawna Nelson

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Evaluation of temperature-performance trade-offs in wireless network-on-chip architectures, Nishad Nerurkar

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Gas Mask X, Yoon-ha Noh

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Identifying medical resident stress with work domain representation, Daniel Nystrom

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Perceptions, Kathleen Ogden

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The Influence of media displays and image quality attributes for HDR image reproductions, Kristen Oney

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Recurring side-chain triads in monomeric enzymatic structures, Mikhail Osipovitch

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Human resource planning in Kosovo aeronautical institutions with the special focus on Civil Aviation Authority CAA / [presentation given February 20, 2013], Diana Pacolli

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Celebrity Endorsements in Print and Twitter: Comparing Brand Name Memorability and Credibility, Lauren Palmieri

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Multigrid Solution of the Debye-Hückel Equation, Benjamin Quanah Parker

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Human figure of furniture, Keun Park

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Comprehensive Mapping and Benchmarking of Esaki Diode Performance, David John Pawlik

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Spatial heterodyne spectroscopy: Modeling and interferogram processing, Cara Perkins

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Design Strategy for the Optimization Of the Impeller in an Axial Ventricle Assist Device, Jonathan Peyton

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Cross section, Joanna Poag

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Optimization and Characterization of Indium Arsenide Quantum Dots for Application in III-V Material Solar Cells, Adam M. Podell

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Comparison of media selection in the U.S. and Indian advertising industries, Yashashree Potdar

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Flutter-by interactive butterfly: Using interactivity to excite and educate children about butterflies and the National Museum of Play at The Strong’s Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden, Lydia Powers

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Inner Social, Awenheeyoh Powless

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Joint optimization of manifold learning and sparse representations for face and gesture analysis, Raymond Ptucha

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Circuit solutions to compensate for device degradation in analog design in scaled technologies, Mark Pude

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Using information processing techniques to forecast, schedule, and deliver sustainable energy to electric vehicles, Praneeth Pulusani

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Current state of Chinese direct mail industry, Jinkai Qian

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A Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) phantom based on electric field induced residual dipolar couplings, Yujie Qiu

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Coup d'oeil, Stephanie Quarto

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The Power of Lyrical Protest: Examining the Rhetorical Function of Protest Songs in the 2000s, Mary Elizabeth Quirk Cort

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Reliable and secure body fall detection algorithm in a wireless mesh network, Sanjana Rakhecha

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Within the walls, Nina Ramadan

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Real-Time Package Monitoring System using RFID And GPS Technologies, Vivek Ashwin Raman

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Eye scream for candy, Aaron Ramsier

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Anaerobic codigestion of dairy manure and food manufacturing waste for renewable energy generation in New York State, Matthew Rankin

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Market adapted furniture, Casey Reeve

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Computational Fluid Dynamics based redesign of the Magnetically Levitated Blood Shearing Device for Hemolysis Predictions, Shanoo Revankar

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Feed Rate Effects In Freeform Filament Extrusion, Omkar Rishi

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Volunteer communication and media richness: Recruiting, communicating with, and retaining volunteers, Elizabeth Roach

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Facebook policy and user knowledge: Self-inflicted totalitarianism, Richard Rockelmann Jr

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Towards the Control of Electrophotographic-based 3-Dimensional Printing: Image-Based Sensing and Modeling of Surface Defects, Alvaro J. Rojas Arciniegas

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Fabrication and characterization of III-V tunnel field-effect transistors for low voltage logic applications, Brian Romanczyk

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User Preferences for Accessing Online Content through Desktop, Laptop, and Handheld Devices, Abel B. Rondon Lopez

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Large-scale cloudscapes using noise, Mario Rosa

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Monitoring the natural processing of organic carbon and phenols in selective wetlands within Monroe County, NY, Muhammad Rubaiyat

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Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Eletefine, Kyle Rugg

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Prognostic Health Assessment of an Automotive Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System, Christopher J. Rukas

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A Content Analysis of Advertisements in The Fra and Craftsman Magazines, 1908-1916, Kathryn Runyan

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FPGA Hardware Accelerators - Case Study on Design Methodologies and Trade-Offs, Matthew V. Ryan

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A Multi-temporal fusion-based approach for land cover mapping in support of nuclear incident response, Shagan Sah

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Reliability theory: Properties of probability distributions for lifetimes of systems of components, Rachel Santiago

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Numerical identification of a variable parameter in 2d elliptic boundary value problem by extragradient methods, Selin Sariaydin

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Functional carbon nanotubes for electrical conductors, Christopher Schauerman

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An Optimization-based approach for vaccine prioritization, Timothy Schmoke

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Stability and Entanglement in an Optomechanical System, Matthew Schumacher

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First steps towards minimizing lead exposure in an at-risk community in Mitrovica, Kosovo, Maxwell Scott

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The Apple Tree, Justin Scricco

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Pupil wavefront manipulation for the compensation of mask topography effects in optical nanolithography, Monica Sears

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In situ measurement, characterization, and modeling of two-phase pressure drop incorporating local water saturation in PEMFC gas channels, Evan See

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Tax competition for FDI in Western Balkans, Nita Shala

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Approachi Significans, Luke Shaw

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Based on a true story, Wil Sideman

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Calibration for real-time non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, Matthew Sidley

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Reliability-aware multi-segmented bus architecture for photonic networks-on-chip, Patrick Sieber

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Hyperspectral monitoring of chemically sensitive plant sensors, Danielle Simmons

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Understanding Effects of Presentation on Concept Learning in Technology Supported Learning, Nivedita Singh

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Persuasion in Antiquity: A Content Analysis of Ptahhotep’s Maxims and Lao Tzŭ’s Tao Te Ching, Joel Skelton

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Perception of poverty: Promoting social responsibility through multi-sensory integration, Daniel Skrok

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Thermal & electrical simulation for the development of solid-phase polycrystalline silicon TFTs, Seth Slavin

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Rescue breathing in noisy environments, Brianna Slutsky

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Snow Crash: Concept and Prop Design for the Entertainment Industry, Igor Sobolevsky

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Assessment and Viability for an IT Concentration Expansion at AUK, Lumbardh Sokoli

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Oh My Plant: A creative design for building emotional relationships between people and plants, Boran Song

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Fancy Nancy blues, Xuemei Song

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Cross-country Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Financing in Western Balkans: its effect on performance and quality, Qendrim Sopjani

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A Novel Work-Sharing Protocol for U-Shaped Assembly Lines, Srinath Sriram

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Math expression retrieval using symbol pairs in layout trees, David Stalnaker

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Measuring attention using Microsoft Kinect, Darren Stanley

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Lady bits, Kristina Starr

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What Factors Influence Wind Perceptions, Tatiana Stein

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Creatures and environments, Daniel Stevens

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Segmentation and Model Generation for Large-Scale Cyber Attacks, Steven E. Strapp

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Memento mori, Vidhya Sukumaran

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Warranty prediction during product development: Developing an event generation engine, Sivakumar Sundar

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Automatic 3D Building Detection and Modeling from Airborne LiDAR Point Clouds, Shaohui Sun

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Knowledge-based Feature Extraction and Spectral Image Enhancement from Remotely Sensed Images, Weihua Sun

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Framework for near real time feature detection from the atmospheric imaging assembly images of the solar dynamics observatory, Santosh Suresh

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Studies toward the total synthesis of Trocheliophorolide A, Jennifer Swartzenberg

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Exitus Acta Probat, Zachary John Taillie

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Anti-Propaganda Propaganda Animation, Ruban Tamrakar

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Bubble boy, Tang Tao

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Deconstruction in nature, Joseph Tarantelli

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Evaluation of the 2011 Kosovo population census [presentation given May 15, 2013], Shpend Thaqi

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Using Delay-Differential Equations for Modeling Calcium Cycling in Cardiac Myocytes, Ryan Thompson

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Fusing art and science, Steven Tippin

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Optimization of inpatient hemodialysis scheduling considering efficiency and treatment delays to minimize length of stay, Manuel Tolentino Peña

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Recollecting Home, Will Tracey

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Investigation of the intermediate and high end initial mass function as probed by near-infrared selected stellar clusters, Christine Trombley

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Being close to far away, Michailo Tulek

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Construction of Multi-Mode Fiber Modes using Phase Masks, Alexandre Tulikumwenayo