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Using Classdojo® To Enhance School Age Students’ Prosocial Behavior In A Classroom Setting, Valerie R. Forte
Using Classdojo® To Enhance School Age Students’ Prosocial Behavior In A Classroom Setting, Valerie R. Forte
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Previous literature supports the use of a variety of classroom behavioral management programs to increase prosocial behaviors and decrease problem behaviors. For example, token economies, placement of classroom rules and guidelines, and providing the opportunity for students to choose the activity or subject to work on, have proven to be effective for many students; however, they can be expensive and cumbersome to manage. ClassDojo®, a classroom management system, is a type of digital token economy system that includes technology to track digital points for teacher-directed behavior. The program is free to download, simple to use, and is easily transferable between …
A Real-Time Solution Strategy For Estimation Of Aerothermal Heating For Reentry Vehicles, Bhuvaneswari Rajendra
A Real-Time Solution Strategy For Estimation Of Aerothermal Heating For Reentry Vehicles, Bhuvaneswari Rajendra
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Direct measurement of flight environment on a heat shield of a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) is critical due to the extremely aerothermal heating experiences during the reentry phase. An alternative approach is to install thermocouple several millimeters below the heat shield surface to measure the heat shield temperature response and solve the associated inverse heat conduction problem (IHCP) in order to reconstruct the surface heat flux using the measured temperature response. The material properties and thicknesses of the Thermal protection system (TPS) make the reconstruction process more challenging when the thermocouples are placed far away from the surface. The focus …
A Heuristic Method For The Determination Of Assembly Network And Line Design For Discrete Manufacturing Processes, Ismael Hernan Naranjo Velez
A Heuristic Method For The Determination Of Assembly Network And Line Design For Discrete Manufacturing Processes, Ismael Hernan Naranjo Velez
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This paper presents with a proposed alternative precedence algorithm which is determined by the Solid surfaces of the product design. The representation address in this paper address the manufacturing planning from all manufacturing levels of the product. Sequence is introduce to this paper in order to proof the propose precedence network alternatives. Both manufacturing level solutions are heuristic. This thesis explores the connection of the precedence and the sequence, as it introduces physical manufacturing constraints and its relationships to the station process planning. Precedence network are usually determine by the designer principal point and assembled connections. The proposed algorithm avoids …
Model Based Systems Engineering High Level Design Of A Sustainable Electric Vehicle Charging And Swapping Station Using Discrete Event Simulation, Obinna Henry Ginigeme
Model Based Systems Engineering High Level Design Of A Sustainable Electric Vehicle Charging And Swapping Station Using Discrete Event Simulation, Obinna Henry Ginigeme
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In line with the spate of technological advances, the transportation industry has also witnessed an increase in the adoption of Electric Vehicles (E.Vs). However, there has been and are still some underlying negating factors to the wide spread acceptance of these electric vehicles; one of note is the unavailability and inaccessibility of adequate charging infrastructure, long charging times, limited driving ranges, costs of the vehicles etc. These and many more characteristics lead to a trend popularly known as “range anxiety”. One of the major strengths of electric vehicles are their ability to be powered by electric energy via stored chemical …
A Strategic Communication Plan For The Florida Tech Wellness Committee, Anushka Karina Boyd
A Strategic Communication Plan For The Florida Tech Wellness Committee, Anushka Karina Boyd
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With rising healthcare costs, it is critical for corporate wellness to be prevalent in the workplace in order to assist employees and their family members to make healthy lifestyle choices. The materials provided in the following design project serve as a guide for the Florida Institute of Technology Wellness Committee in the form of a strategic communication plan. For the Wellness Committee to succeed and have a more profound presence on campus, missions, goals, and objectives must be set in place. In addition, to efficiently make use of their time, the Office of Human Resources staff members should set tasks …
The Psychological Health Of Airline Pilots: A Flight Deck Crew’S Perceptions And Willingness To Fly, Jason Charles Herkimer
The Psychological Health Of Airline Pilots: A Flight Deck Crew’S Perceptions And Willingness To Fly, Jason Charles Herkimer
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Pilots have an image of bravado and charisma which includes that of a hardened, unemotional professional. What happens when the inevitable hardship occurs to a pilot? In the past, physical attributes were highly sought after in the recruitment of pilots. Eventually, pilots can and will suffer from the same psychological stressors as the general population. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect stigmatizing attitudes and psychological treatment of pilots have on a flight deck crew’s willingness to fly. The current study incorporated several different methodologies including a between subjects true experimental, an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), an …
Investigating The Influence Of Functional And Nonfunctional Requirements On Change And Change Propagation, Nathaniel Conde Voris
Investigating The Influence Of Functional And Nonfunctional Requirements On Change And Change Propagation, Nathaniel Conde Voris
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The research presented in this thesis investigates the nature of change and change propagation in requirement documents as they are influenced by requirement type, that is, “Functional” or “NonFunctional,” and how an understanding of these types may refine utilization of the Automated Requirement Change Propagation Prediction (ARCPP) tool when used by design teams. Functionality is determined by asking the question “Does the requirement prescribe something for the project to accomplish?” This question separates the requirements into their requisite types. Using the ARCPP, the relationship and propagation scores were determined for each requirement. Furthermore, the number of relationships were determined for …
Towards Green Building: Energy Efficient Roof System For Buildings, Dhruv Sangal
Towards Green Building: Energy Efficient Roof System For Buildings, Dhruv Sangal
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The present work focusses on investigating the thermal performance of different energy efficient roof systems for buildings for different climates. Buildings constitutes about 40 percent of total energy consumed by United States, and previous research shows that 20 percent of the building cooling load comes through ceiling of a building. Thus, it is important to analyze different energy efficient roof systems which can help in reducing building cooling and heating load. The present study focusses on three technologies – green roof, radiant barriers and photovoltaics. To analyze the performance of these systems, a detailed energy based mathematical model were developed …
Attitudes And Perceived Legitimacy Of Police: Crises, Responses, And How Race Influences Perceptions, Brigitte Bonaci
Attitudes And Perceived Legitimacy Of Police: Crises, Responses, And How Race Influences Perceptions, Brigitte Bonaci
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Public relations is a strategic field because an organization may need to structure a message with the intent of persuading the public and making it respond to a crisis and a message in a certain way. This study will help introduce the concept of a lingering crisis that is hardly present in research and could be put under the public relations umbrella. Using a survey of communications students, this study will compare the public attitudes and perceptions of perceived legitimacy of a police department after it experiences one of three crisis types, one of which being a lingering crisis. Attitudes …
A Content Analysis Of Beauty Brands’ Use In China Of Sina Weibo To Improve Marketing And Customer Engagement, Mengling Cao
A Content Analysis Of Beauty Brands’ Use In China Of Sina Weibo To Improve Marketing And Customer Engagement, Mengling Cao
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The purpose of this study is to explore how beauty brands use social media to meet customer’s needs and improve customer engagement through social media posts. The development of social media helps brands to extend their marketing areas and gain various benefits. Based on the uses and gratification theory and literature about customer engagement, this study proposes several aspects about posts include posting day, message originality, medium t ype, post content, and all affect customer engagements online. In this study, the researcher content analysis 2,676 posts from the Top 10 beauty brands on Sina Weibo, the biggest micro blogging website …
Effect Of Cpap Compliance On A Cognitive Screening Test In A Memory Clinic Population With Sleep Apnea, Tatiana Marie Vallejo-Luces
Effect Of Cpap Compliance On A Cognitive Screening Test In A Memory Clinic Population With Sleep Apnea, Tatiana Marie Vallejo-Luces
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Objectives: To determine whether the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was a sensitive indicator of cognitive improvement following introduction of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in community memory clinic (CMC) patients who had been diagnosed with sleep apnea (SA). Method: Twenty-six CPAP compliant CMC patients (61.5% male; 96.2% Caucasian/Non-Hispanic) with a diagnosis of SA (66-87 years (M=76.27(4.90)) completed a MoCA before initiation of treatment and again 4-9 months later. CPAP compliance was documented through CPAP machine compliance reports and/or clinical interview with patient and family member during subsequent medical visits. Twenty CPAP non-compliant CMC patients (85% male, 100% Caucasian/Non-Hispanic; 66-90 years …
Two-Week Test-Retest Reliability Of The Scale Of Accurate Personality Prediction, Lisa Dawn Stewart
Two-Week Test-Retest Reliability Of The Scale Of Accurate Personality Prediction, Lisa Dawn Stewart
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The Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP) is a measure derived from the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF Fifth Edition) with the objective of assessing one’s level of self-knowledge. The SAPP measures self-knowledge by appraising the extent to which individuals are able to accurately predict their personality traits. Previous research on the SAPP has provided support for its construct validation. The present study served as a replication of prior reliability studies to further assess the SAPP’s temporal stability. Test-retest reliability data of the SAPP was obtained by comparing SAPP scores from 34 individuals across two testing sessions that were two …
Training Personal Information To Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diana C. Carlos
Training Personal Information To Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diana C. Carlos
Theses and Dissertations
For many children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning emergency information such as their parents’ names, contact information, or important health information may be useful in case of elopement, getting lost, or abduction. In the present study, I evaluated the use of video self-modeling (VSM) to facilitate acquisition of personal information in comparison to echoic prompts using a parallel treatments design with children with ASD. Components of the intervention included: a test, followed by the prompt (e.g., echoic or VSM) for no response given or for an incorrect response. The use of VSM involves the learner viewing a video of …
Development Of Large-Area Gem Detectors For The Forward Muon Endcap Upgrade Of The Cms Experiment And Search For Sm Higgs Boson Decay In The H → Τ+Τ− → Μ+Μ−¯Νμνμ¯Ντντ Channel At √ S = 13 Tev, Vallary Shashikant Bhopatkar
Development Of Large-Area Gem Detectors For The Forward Muon Endcap Upgrade Of The Cms Experiment And Search For Sm Higgs Boson Decay In The H → Τ+Τ− → Μ+Μ−¯Νμνμ¯Ντντ Channel At √ S = 13 Tev, Vallary Shashikant Bhopatkar
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Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) technology is being considered for the forward muon upgrade of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment in Phase II of the CERN LHC. The first GEM Endcap (GE1/1) is going to be installed in the 1.5 <| η |< 2.2 region of the muon endcap mainly to control muon level-1 trigger rates after the second long LHC shutdown. A GE1/1 triple-GEM detector is read out by 3,072 radial strips with 453 µrad pitch arranged in eight η-sectors. A meter-long GE1/1 prototype-III was assembled at Florida Tech and tested in 20-120 GeV hadron beams at Fermilab using Ar/CO2 70:30 and the RD51 Scalable Readout System (SRS). Four GEM detectors with 2-D readout and an average measured azimuthal resolution of 36µrad provided precise reference tracks. Construction of this GE1/1 prototype-III detector and its performance in the test beam are described. Strip cluster parameters, detection efficiency, and spatial resolution are studied with position and high voltage scans. The plateau detection efficiency is [97.80 ± 0.2 (stat)]%. The azimuthal resolution is found to be [123.5 ± 1.6 (stat)] µrad when operating in the center of the efficiency plateau and using full pulse height information. The CMS upgrade design calls for readout electronics with binary hit output. When strip clusters are formed correspondingly without charge-weighting and with fixed hit thresholds, a position resolution of [136.8 ± 2.5 stat] µrad is measured, consistent with the expected resolution from strip-pitch/√ 12 = 131.3 µrad. The eight η-sectors of the detector show a similar response and performance. VFAT3 electronics are being considered for the readout system of GE1/1 detectors. The charge that is induced on the GE1/1 readout strips by minimum-ionizing particles is an important parameter that informs the design of the amplifier-shaper input stage of the VFAT3 chip. To estimate the input charge range for these electronics, the most probable value, mean value, and 99th percentile value of the Landau distribution of the charge induced on a single strip are measured and found to be 4 fC, 11 fC, and 115 fC, respectively. The Z/γ∗ → τ τ cross section in proton-proton collisions at √ s = 13 TeV is measured, using data recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC during 2015 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.3 fb−1 . The product of the cross section and branching fraction is measured in the dimuon final state to be 1967 ± 121 (stat.) ± 92 (syst.) ± 37 (lumi.) pb, in agreement with the standard model expectation, computed at next-to-next-to-leading order accuracy in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. A search for Standard Model (SM) Higgs bosons decaying into pairs of tau leptons and then to two muons plus (anti)-neutrinos is performed using the data collected by the CMS detector in 2016 with 35.9 fb−1 of integrated luminosity. The upper limits on the cross section relative to SM prediction are calculated in three event categories with different jet multiplicities focusing on Higgs boson signal events produced via gluon-gluon fusion and vector boson fusion. A multivariate analysis with Boosted Decision Trees (BDT) is used to suppress the large Drell-Yan background. The di-tau mass is reconstructed using a Secondary-Vertex fit (SVFit) algorithm using a maximum likelihood approach. Experimental limits are presented in all three categories extracted from the maximum likelihood fit of reconstructed di-tau mass and the visible mass of the dimuon system. The signal strength for the combination of all three categories is estimated as -1.0 ± 1.7. The expected and observed upper limits with 95% CL is at 3.2 and 2.7, respectively, with respect to the SM cross section times branching fraction.
Interaction Between Fragments Of Tau Protein Investigated By Force Spectroscopy Using Afm, Anad Mohamed Afhaima
Interaction Between Fragments Of Tau Protein Investigated By Force Spectroscopy Using Afm, Anad Mohamed Afhaima
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Over the last couple of decades, there has been rapidly growing interest in research of natively unfolded proteins. Some proteins from this group are implicated in a number of neurodegenerative diseases. One group of neurodegenerative diseases, taupathies, is associated with tau protein. A number of biophysical and spectroscopic studies have revealed that tau protein can expand to a largely extended state and to transition rapidly between many different conformations. Although many of the techniques that elucidate structure of macromolecules have provided important information about the folded states of proteins, important information about the transition between the extended conformation states remain …
Metastable-State Nh Photoacids And Organic Photo Carbon Monoxide Releasing Materials, Aluthwatte Rallage Nawodi Madhusanka Abeyrathna
Metastable-State Nh Photoacids And Organic Photo Carbon Monoxide Releasing Materials, Aluthwatte Rallage Nawodi Madhusanka Abeyrathna
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The recently discovered metastable-state photoacids (mPAHs) can produce a large proton concentration with high efficiency and good reversibility upon irradiation with visible light with moderate intensity. Therefore, mPAHs can be conveniently incorporated in to different systems to control various proton-transfer processes. Recently, several applications of mPAHs have been demonstrated. However, none of the previously reported mPAHs can function at a pH 7.4. Thus, biological applications of mPAHs are limited. In this work, mPAHs that can reversibly release a proton in PBS buffer (pH = 7.4) under visible light are designed and synthesized. NH-PAH-1 is the first of this type of …
Metastable-State Photoacids And The Related Photo-Responsive Polymers, Zhuozhi Wang
Metastable-State Photoacids And The Related Photo-Responsive Polymers, Zhuozhi Wang
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Metastable-state photoacid is a type of photo-sensitive compounds that can release large amount of protons reversibly upon visible-light irradiation. Since being developed by our group in 2011, metastable-state photoacid has been utilized to develop many applications that involve controlling proton transfer processes. Since proton transfer process is one of the most common processes in nature, metastable-state photoacid is a powerful tool to control various processes with light. A introduction of metastable state photoacid is described in Chapter 1. In Chapter 2, metastable-state photoacids with different substituents were designed to study the relationship between their structures and physicochemical properties. In Chapter …
Predatory Capacity Of King Crabs In Antarctica, Brittan V. Steffel
Predatory Capacity Of King Crabs In Antarctica, Brittan V. Steffel
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For millions of years, cold water temperatures have excluded shell-crushing (durophagous) predators from continental-shelf environments off the western Antarctic Peninsula. Recently, however, king crabs, Paralomis birsteini, have been found in dense, reproductively viable populations on the upper continental slope, and rapid warming might enable them to expand to the shelf. King crabs are crushing shelled invertebrates on the slope, but calcification of sturdy, shell-crushing chelae is likely inhibited by the low saturation state of high-Mg calcite in the deep Southern Ocean. The objectives of this study were to better understand the predatory capacity of P. birsteini by estimating the potential …
Effects Of Spatial Ability And Three-Dimensional Interactive Computer-Assisted Instruction On Functional Anatomy Learning, Kelly Michael Moore
Effects Of Spatial Ability And Three-Dimensional Interactive Computer-Assisted Instruction On Functional Anatomy Learning, Kelly Michael Moore
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of spatial ability (SA) and three-dimensional (3D) interactive Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on college student academic achievement (ACH). The study was a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, control group mixed methods design. Participants were assessed for spatial ability via the Revised Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualization of Rotations (Revised PSVT:R), Yoon (2011). Participants were instructed to identify, locate and visualize human skeletal muscles and muscle actions. During laboratory sessions, control groups studied plastic anatomical 3D models and experiment groups utilized 3D interactive CAI. ACH was measured by the Human Skeletal Muscle Assessment (HSMA) difference …
Parametric And Non-Parametric Regression Models With Applications To Climate Change, Osita Eluemuno Onyejekwe
Parametric And Non-Parametric Regression Models With Applications To Climate Change, Osita Eluemuno Onyejekwe
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In this dissertation we have studied the climate factors that contribute to climate change using univariate and multivariate parametric methods as well as nonparametric models. In this study, we have three major contributions. First, the extent of mountain glaciers around the globe and their responses to climate factors are investigated using multivariate methods and we have proposed a predictive model to estimate the mountain glacier response to climate factors. Second, we have addressed the important problem of bandwidth selection in presence of correlated noise in nonparametric regression analysis. We have proposed a denoising method based on an ensemble bandwidth optimization …
A Mixed-Reality Approach For Cyber-Situation Awareness, Tapas Dipakkumar Joshi
A Mixed-Reality Approach For Cyber-Situation Awareness, Tapas Dipakkumar Joshi
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As the proliferation and adoption of smart devices increase, there is an unprecedented amount of data being released into the network every second. Computer networks are the carriers for the movement of this ever generating amounts of data, but are dumb in a way that they do not distinguish between suspicious data traffic and valid data traffic. Also, for however secure a computer network be, suspicious network traffic activities are bound to happen. These suspicious traffic activities have to be detected, analyzed and stopped before it compromises the entire network and leaves the information and data security of an organization …
Performance Evaluation Of Mission Critical Communications Services Over Lte Networks, Kehinde Olumide Olasupo
Performance Evaluation Of Mission Critical Communications Services Over Lte Networks, Kehinde Olumide Olasupo
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he existing Private/Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) technologies designed specifically for Mission Critical Communication (MCC) systems are narrowband and wideband devices, with limited network data capacity in emergency scenarios. They are majorly used to support MCC voice communications and low data rate applications during mission critical operations. However, the need for broadband systems that would support high radio data capacity keep increasing during major incidents and accident scenarios. Because of this, the MCC agencies were attracted by the broadband capabilities of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. But, the uplink capacity of LTE- based MCC systems is still a concern. In planning …
A Context-Free Method Of Visualizing Streaming Object Data For The Purpose Of Identifying Known Events: An Implementation And Analysis, Quinn Gregory Carver
A Context-Free Method Of Visualizing Streaming Object Data For The Purpose Of Identifying Known Events: An Implementation And Analysis, Quinn Gregory Carver
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This year, every second, five gigabytes of new data will be streamed to storage and yet less than half a percent of all this data will ever be analyzed. Much of this muted data is high-variety object data, unnoticed in a void of sorely needed tools to make it readily understandable. A software tool for visualizing streaming object data in a context-free manner can be built, and this tool would aid in finding predictor data for known events which are functions of the data. The design of the tool to support the hypothesis is presented and field results from over …
Efficiency Analysis And Optimization Of Light Trapping In Amorphous Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell With Lumerical Fdtd/Device, Muhammad Riaz
Efficiency Analysis And Optimization Of Light Trapping In Amorphous Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell With Lumerical Fdtd/Device, Muhammad Riaz
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This study investigated the two-dimensional computer analysis of a tandem solar cell: c-Si/a-Si:H/µc-SiGe, with Lumerical FDTD/DEVICE 4.6. Optical characterization was performed in FDTD and then the total generation rate was transported into DEVICE for electrical characterization. Electrical characterization of the solar cell was carried out in DEVICE. In the first stage, a single junction solar cell was studied with both a-Si and µc-SiGe, respectively, as its absorbing layers. The thickness for both layers was kept the same. For the a-Si absorbing layer Jsc = 10.959 mA/cm2 , Voc = 696.97 mV, FF = 78.985%, and η = 6.033% were achieved. …
A Comparative Study Of Discovery Learning Scientific Community Laboratories And Traditional Laboratories In Physics At An Independent University, Florida, U. S., Muhammad Riaz
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This study investigated the effects of two instructional approaches – Discovery Learning Scientific Community Laboratories (DL-SCL; Treatment) and non-DLSCL laboratories (Control) – on students’ conceptual understanding, epistemological views, and academic achievement in a Physics-1 lab. Conceptual understanding was measured pre/post using the Mechanics Baseline Test (MBT) and the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). Epistemological views were measured pre/post using the E-CLASS (Zwickl et al., 2014). Lab scores and final exam scores served as measures of academic achievement. This study used a quasi-experimental study design with mixed-methods data collection and analysis procedures. Sections of a Physics-1 Lab course in Fall 2016 were …
Effective Parental Cooperation And Communication As Protective Factors For Adult Offspring Of Divorce, Damla Til Ogut
Effective Parental Cooperation And Communication As Protective Factors For Adult Offspring Of Divorce, Damla Til Ogut
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Research and society have focused attention on how divorce affects family dynamics for decades. The clinical literature points to significant discrepancies in psychological variables between offspring from divorced versus intact families, suggesting that divorce contributes to negative psychosocial outcomes. Accordingly, investigations have revealed the adverse effects of co-parental conflict and antagonistic communication on divorce offspring’s psychological outcomes. Although parental cooperation and communication are suggested to serve as protective factors, more research is needed, given the current literature’s reliance on measures of psychopathology, yet making conclusions on psychological wellness. Among 244 college students, results indicated that divorce offspring reported lower levels …
High Volume Test Automation With Yeager, Casey Doran
High Volume Test Automation With Yeager, Casey Doran
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High Volume Automated Testing is a powerful family of software testing techniques which enable a variety of testing goals, including the discovery of hard-to-reproduce bugs, which can enable new levels of quality assurance when applied correctly. This thesis presents a software tool, Yeager, which may be used in conjunction with existing test code to execute tests similar to Long Sequence Regression Tests based on an inferred state-model of the system under test as provided by tester annotations of state transitions caused by individual test code snippets. The usefulness of the package is evaluated through the development and deployment of a …
Testing The Wind-Shock Paradigm For B-Type Star X-Ray Production With Θ Carinae, Trisha F. Doyle
Testing The Wind-Shock Paradigm For B-Type Star X-Ray Production With Θ Carinae, Trisha F. Doyle
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We present Chandra X-ray grating spectroscopy of the B0.2V star, θ Carinae. θ Car is in a critical transition region between the latest O-type and earliest B-type stars, where some of these stars are observed to have UV-determined mass-loss rates much lower than theoretically expected. In general, X-ray emission in this low-luminosity regime should be less prominent than in O-star winds, but observations have shown a higher than expected production of X-ray emission from the winds of these stars (e.g., Cohen et al. 2008; Huenemoerder et al. 2012). A hot wind could explain weak UV wind signatures, but this severely …
Comparison Of Reference Signal Received Power Measurements Between Cell Phone And Scanning Receiver In Lte, Sahin Gullu
Comparison Of Reference Signal Received Power Measurements Between Cell Phone And Scanning Receiver In Lte, Sahin Gullu
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In cellular technology, before giving service to customers, coverage estimation, network optimization, and maintenance rely on RSRP (Received Signal Reference Power) measurements that are collected in a given area. This measurement collection is called “drive test or drive testing” that is very common practical experiment for RF engineers. These measurements are usually recorded by a professional receiver or a professional phone with appropriate software and license. A scanning receiver, PCTEL SeeGull EX scanning Receiver in this thesis, is a common professional tool for RF engineers to collect data. A cell phone, HTC One M7 for this experiment, has an appropriate …
Decision Support For Shared Responsibility Of Cloud Security Metrics, Moteeb Aieed Al Moteri
Decision Support For Shared Responsibility Of Cloud Security Metrics, Moteeb Aieed Al Moteri
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With the rapid growth of cloud computing and the increasing importance of measuring the security of cloud systems, more attention has been focused on the need for security metrics that are specific to cloud computing. The use of metrics in cloud computing enables improved service selection, service agreement, and service verification. This dissertation presents a taxonomy of cloud security metrics and guideline and a framework for allocating cloud security metrics shared responsibility. The taxonomy considers several novel viewpoints. Metrics are organized by cloud capability type (Application, Platform, Infrastructure) along with the type of cloud deployment (public, private, hybrid, community), and …