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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Design Strategy for the Optimization Of the Impeller in an Axial Ventricle Assist Device, Jonathan Peyton
Cross section, Joanna Poag
Optimization and Characterization of Indium Arsenide Quantum Dots for Application in III-V Material Solar Cells, Adam M. Podell
Comparison of media selection in the U.S. and Indian advertising industries, Yashashree Potdar
Inner Social, Awenheeyoh Powless
Joint optimization of manifold learning and sparse representations for face and gesture analysis, Raymond Ptucha
Circuit solutions to compensate for device degradation in analog design in scaled technologies, Mark Pude
Using information processing techniques to forecast, schedule, and deliver sustainable energy to electric vehicles, Praneeth Pulusani
Current state of Chinese direct mail industry, Jinkai Qian
Coup d'oeil, Stephanie Quarto
The Power of Lyrical Protest: Examining the Rhetorical Function of Protest Songs in the 2000s, Mary Elizabeth Quirk Cort
Reliable and secure body fall detection algorithm in a wireless mesh network, Sanjana Rakhecha
Within the walls, Nina Ramadan
Real-Time Package Monitoring System using RFID And GPS Technologies, Vivek Ashwin Raman
Eye scream for candy, Aaron Ramsier
Anaerobic codigestion of dairy manure and food manufacturing waste for renewable energy generation in New York State, Matthew Rankin
Market adapted furniture, Casey Reeve
Computational Fluid Dynamics based redesign of the Magnetically Levitated Blood Shearing Device for Hemolysis Predictions, Shanoo Revankar
Feed Rate Effects In Freeform Filament Extrusion, Omkar Rishi
Volunteer communication and media richness: Recruiting, communicating with, and retaining volunteers, Elizabeth Roach
Facebook policy and user knowledge: Self-inflicted totalitarianism, Richard Rockelmann Jr
Towards the Control of Electrophotographic-based 3-Dimensional Printing: Image-Based Sensing and Modeling of Surface Defects, Alvaro J. Rojas Arciniegas
Fabrication and characterization of III-V tunnel field-effect transistors for low voltage logic applications, Brian Romanczyk
User Preferences for Accessing Online Content through Desktop, Laptop, and Handheld Devices, Abel B. Rondon Lopez
Large-scale cloudscapes using noise, Mario Rosa
Monitoring the natural processing of organic carbon and phenols in selective wetlands within Monroe County, NY, Muhammad Rubaiyat
Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Eletefine, Kyle Rugg
Prognostic Health Assessment of an Automotive Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System, Christopher J. Rukas
A Content Analysis of Advertisements in The Fra and Craftsman Magazines, 1908-1916, Kathryn Runyan
FPGA Hardware Accelerators - Case Study on Design Methodologies and Trade-Offs, Matthew V. Ryan
A Multi-temporal fusion-based approach for land cover mapping in support of nuclear incident response, Shagan Sah
Reliability theory: Properties of probability distributions for lifetimes of systems of components, Rachel Santiago
Numerical identification of a variable parameter in 2d elliptic boundary value problem by extragradient methods, Selin Sariaydin
Functional carbon nanotubes for electrical conductors, Christopher Schauerman
An Optimization-based approach for vaccine prioritization, Timothy Schmoke
Stability and Entanglement in an Optomechanical System, Matthew Schumacher
First steps towards minimizing lead exposure in an at-risk community in Mitrovica, Kosovo, Maxwell Scott
The Apple Tree, Justin Scricco
Pupil wavefront manipulation for the compensation of mask topography effects in optical nanolithography, Monica Sears
Tax competition for FDI in Western Balkans, Nita Shala
Approachi Significans, Luke Shaw
Based on a true story, Wil Sideman
Calibration for real-time non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, Matthew Sidley
Reliability-aware multi-segmented bus architecture for photonic networks-on-chip, Patrick Sieber
Hyperspectral monitoring of chemically sensitive plant sensors, Danielle Simmons
Understanding Effects of Presentation on Concept Learning in Technology Supported Learning, Nivedita Singh
Persuasion in Antiquity: A Content Analysis of Ptahhotep’s Maxims and Lao Tzŭ’s Tao Te Ching, Joel Skelton
Perception of poverty: Promoting social responsibility through multi-sensory integration, Daniel Skrok
Thermal & electrical simulation for the development of solid-phase polycrystalline silicon TFTs, Seth Slavin
Rescue breathing in noisy environments, Brianna Slutsky
Snow Crash: Concept and Prop Design for the Entertainment Industry, Igor Sobolevsky
Assessment and Viability for an IT Concentration Expansion at AUK, Lumbardh Sokoli
Oh My Plant: A creative design for building emotional relationships between people and plants, Boran Song
Fancy Nancy blues, Xuemei Song
Cross-country Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Financing in Western Balkans: its effect on performance and quality, Qendrim Sopjani
A Novel Work-Sharing Protocol for U-Shaped Assembly Lines, Srinath Sriram
Math expression retrieval using symbol pairs in layout trees, David Stalnaker
Measuring attention using Microsoft Kinect, Darren Stanley
Lady bits, Kristina Starr
What Factors Influence Wind Perceptions, Tatiana Stein
Creatures and environments, Daniel Stevens
Segmentation and Model Generation for Large-Scale Cyber Attacks, Steven E. Strapp
Memento mori, Vidhya Sukumaran
Warranty prediction during product development: Developing an event generation engine, Sivakumar Sundar
Automatic 3D Building Detection and Modeling from Airborne LiDAR Point Clouds, Shaohui Sun
Knowledge-based Feature Extraction and Spectral Image Enhancement from Remotely Sensed Images, Weihua Sun
Framework for near real time feature detection from the atmospheric imaging assembly images of the solar dynamics observatory, Santosh Suresh
Studies toward the total synthesis of Trocheliophorolide A, Jennifer Swartzenberg
Exitus Acta Probat, Zachary John Taillie
Anti-Propaganda Propaganda Animation, Ruban Tamrakar
Bubble boy, Tang Tao
Deconstruction in nature, Joseph Tarantelli
Evaluation of the 2011 Kosovo population census [presentation given May 15, 2013], Shpend Thaqi
Using Delay-Differential Equations for Modeling Calcium Cycling in Cardiac Myocytes, Ryan Thompson
Fusing art and science, Steven Tippin
Optimization of inpatient hemodialysis scheduling considering efficiency and treatment delays to minimize length of stay, Manuel Tolentino Peña
Recollecting Home, Will Tracey
Investigation of the intermediate and high end initial mass function as probed by near-infrared selected stellar clusters, Christine Trombley
Being close to far away, Michailo Tulek
Construction of Multi-Mode Fiber Modes using Phase Masks, Alexandre Tulikumwenayo
Dedeler En Iyisini Bilir (Grandpas Know Best), Nehir Tuna
Extreme Weather, Jeff Turof
Contemplative reflections, Amy Vena
Integrating site-specific environmental graphic design within an urban context, Sanjyot Wagle
Discovering real-world usage scenarios for a multimodal math search interface, Keita Del Valle Wangari
R.M.P. repetitive multiple progression, Nucharin Wangphongsawasd
Computational Modeling of Human Dorsal Pathway for Motion Processing, Yuheng Wang
Under a Pale Grey Sky: An Interactive Timeline of Iroquoian Warfare and its Impact on the Acceleration of American Colonization, Thomas Weaver
Feasibility of capturing circulating tumor cells with a magnetized device, Jay Wheaton
Perception based heterogeneous subsurface scattering for film, Laura Wieme
A Forensic Comparison: Windows 7 and Windows 8, Peter J. Wilson
Large substitution boxes with efficient combinational implementations, Christopher A. Wood
Toly: Design to Enhance Parent-child Relationship, Xiaoyu Wu
Thin-film transistors fabricated using sputter deposition of zno, Nan Xiao
Flap Stool Storage Furniture for Urban Nomads, Liu Yang
Subwavelength Surface Plasmons Based on Novel Structures and Metamaterials, Ruoxi Yang
Trends in soft proofing utilized as contract proofs in commercial lithographic printing, Xi Yang
