Reinforcement Learning-Based Demand Response Management In Smart Grid Systems With Prosumers, Jenilee Jao

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

In this thesis, we introduce a reinforcement learning-based price-driven Demand Response Management (DRM) mechanism in smart grid systems consisting of prosumers. Our proposed approach accounts for the prosumers behavioral characteristics and models the emerging interactions among all the involved actors in the smart grid system, i.e., prosumers, Energy Management System (EMS) and utility companies. In particular, an off-policy reinforcement learning is introduced enabling the EMS to determine the optimal price that should be announced to the prosumers on an hourly-basis towards minimizing the overall systems cost. In this process, the utility companies hourly-based wholesale price and the prosumers energy generation …

Estimating Vehicle Infrastructure: Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, Zachery Phillip Baiamonte

Architecture and Planning ETDs

Cities have little knowledge about their parking infrastructure despite clear evidence that abundant parking has environmental, economic, and transportation consequences. The objective of this thesis is to illustrate the need to accurately estimate the area dedicated to vehicle infrastructure (parking lots and streets) within urban areas. I focused on a method that estimated the vehicle infrastructure area within the Downtown Core of Albuquerque, New Mexico, by cross-referencing geospatial cadastral data with minimum parking requirements. Three parking space types were identified: 1) parking in structures; 2) surface parking (parking lots and residential driveways); and 3) on-street parking. To illustrate the need …

Mitigation Impact Of Statewide Non-Pharmaceutical Policies On Covid-19: An Application Of Infectious Disease Transmission Model And Partially Observed Markov Process To New Mexico, Xingya Ma

Mathematics & Statistics ETDs

This thesis is an application of epidemiological models for infectious disease transmission and the use of partially observed Markov process (POMP) for model fitting. It focuses on COVID-19 pandemic in the state of New Mexico. The analysis covered March 2020 to June 2021. Daily data of COVID19 cases and deaths and a daily index of eleven statewide government non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) policies were collected from six public sources and were validated. These data were integrated through the Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Removed (SEIR) model. Estimated daily transmission rates between the model compartments quantify the impact of the mitigation policies, and show that transmission rates …

Traumatic Brain Injury And Psychopathy In Incarcerated Men And Women, Tessa Cappelle

Psychology ETDs

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most suffered injuries with detrimental effects on the individual’s health, personality, and behavior. Overlap exists between TBI sequelae and symptoms of psychopathy. Both conditions are especially prevalent in incarcerated populations which makes studying their interrelation critical. Two studies examined the relationship between history of TBI (TBI+ vs. TBI-) and psychopathy (via the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised; PCL-R) in adult incarcerated men and women at correctional facilities in New Mexico and Wisconsin. Study 1 included 342 women, study 2 included 1049 men. Measurement invariance was evident for TBI+ and TBI- for both studies. TBI+ …

Fabrication, Characterization, And Simulation Of Graphene-Copper Electrical Conductors, Raju Prasad Ghimire

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

The addition of nanocarbons to copper (Cu), specifically in the form of graphene (GN), has been shown to enhance copper's properties. GN-Cu nanocomposites can potentially achieve higher electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties compared with copper. These characteristics make GN-Cu materials interesting for several applications including but not limited to interconnects, high voltage lines, and rotating machines. Copper’s microstructure and nanoscale interfacial phenomena between the GN and Cu control charge conduction in GN-Cu materials. In this work, we investigated the possibilities of conductivity enhancement in multi-layered GN-Cu composites both theoretically (classical, quantum, and atomistic models) and experimentally.

Additionally, our work elucidates …

How South Asian Activists Queer The Model Minority Myth: A Critical Oral History Project, Noorie Baig

Communication ETDs

The model minority myth (MMM) is predicated on stereotypical perceptions of Asian Americans as subservient high-achievers who comply with the ideologies of meritocracy, whiteness, and capitalism. However, South Asian American (SAA) activists and community organisers, the focus of this study, are working to confront and abolish racist, heterosexist, and other exclusionary injustices, policies, and practices. This dissertation seeks to understand the historical influences of the MMM, the challenges SAA activists and organisers face, and the communication strategies they use to negotiate the MMM through their activism. Oral history methods and critical thematic analysis are used to elicit and analyse personal …

Success Factors In The Joint Custody Process To Guarantee The Well-Being Of The Minor, Carmen Marina Méndez Cabrita, Cesar Eduardo Ochoa Díaz, Leonardo Toapanta Jiménez, Mónica Alexandra Salame Ortiz

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Iadov In The Analysis Of Child Labor And Its Causes, Raúl Fabricio Sánchez Santacruz, Mesías Elías Machado Maliza, Cristina Mercedes Rosero Morán, Andrea Katherine Bucaram Caicedo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Treatment Alternatives To Gingival Hyperpigmentation Using Neutrosophic Correlation Coefficients, Fernando Marcelo Armijos Briones, José Israel Castillo González, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Catalina Del Rosario Boada Zurita

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Writer Identity Construction Of Thai Efl Students: A Phenomenological Study, Kittika Limpariwatthana

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

ABSTRACT

This empirical study uncovered Thai English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writer identity construction and revealed how Thai culture plays a role in the development using a sociocultural perspective. Data collection for analysis includes interviews with nine Thai college students, a group interview, English writing essays, and artifacts they provided throughout a 15-week English writing course. The focus of this study was to gain insight into the phenomenon of identity construction among EFL writers from perceptions of their lived experiences.

Based on the description of identity development, the research findings focus on two different ways the participants perceived their …

Facing New Mexico's 21st Century Water Challenges; A Report Of The New Mexico Water Policy And Infrastructure Task Force, New Mexico Water And Infrastructure Task Force N/A

Publications

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Investigation Of Gaas Double Heterostructures For Photonic Heat Engines, Nathan Giannini-Hutchin

Optical Science and Engineering ETDs

The creation of a laser cooled semiconductor device has been a long sought achievement. GaAs-based devices have emerged as a promising candidate for the realization of this goal. Efforts to improve the efficiency of such devices have enabled the material to exhibit external quantum efficiencies (EQE, a measure of the probability that an excitation leads to the emission of a photon) of 99.5\%. Despite this impressive feat, a laser coolable device remains elusive.

To investigate the obstacles to such a device, the material characteristics of GaAs-based double heterostructures (DHS) are theoretically and experimentally examined. Through this study, a GaAs $\vert$ …

Visionary Women Or Suspected Witches: The Shifting Use And Construction Of Reputation In Accusations Of Witchcraft During The High And Late Middle Ages, Megan E. Hattey

History ETDs

Throughout the high and late Middle Ages, an individual’s social acceptance and well-being were heavily dependent upon fama, or reputation, they cultivated within their communities. Women, especially, constructed and molded their reputations to protect themselves from hardship and social ostracization, allowing them a degree of agency in social situations. In this thesis, I argue that the mindful development of one’s fama was key for women to protect themselves from accusations of witchcraft. Through the lives of Hildegard of Bingen, Elisabeth of Schönau, and Jeanne d’Arc, I demonstrate how medieval reputations were built, the trifold nature it could hold, and …

A Suggested Data Structure For Transparent And Repeatable Reporting Of Bibliographic Searching, Neal R. Haddaway, Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Melinda Davies, Julie Glanville, Bethany Mcgowan, Kate Nyhan, Sarah Young

Publications

Academic searching is integral to research activities: (1) searching to retrieve specific information, (2) to expand our knowledge iteratively, (3) and to collate a representative and unbiased selection of the literature. Rigorous searching methods are vital for reliable, repeatable and unbiased searches needed for these second and third forms of searches (exploratory and systematic searching, respectively) that form a core part of evidence syntheses. Despite the broad awareness of the importance of transparency in reporting search activities in evidence syntheses, the importance of searching has been highlighted only recently and has been the explicit focus of reporting guidance (PRISMA-S). Ensuring …

Application Of Compensatory Fuzzy Logic To A Legal Analysis Of Abandonment Of Causes, Alex Fabián Solano Moreno, Alipio Absalón Cadena Posso, Danilo Rafael Andrade Santamaría, Yanhet Lucía Valverde Torres

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Analysis Of The Right To Housing, Jairo Mauricio Puetate Paucar, Miguel Angel Guambo Llerena, Génesis Karolina Robles Zambrano, Laura Marlene Ochoa Escobar

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Limitations For The Application Of Indigenous Justice In Ecuado, Raúl Clemente Ilaquiche Licta, Luis Andrés Crespo Berti, Marco Rodrigo Mena Peralta, Paul Orlando Piray Rodríguez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Element Res Nullius In Adoption Procedures, Mónica Isabel Mora Verdezoto, José Ignacio Cruz Arboleda, Carlos Alfredo Medina Riofrio, Víctor Hugo Lucero Salcedo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Use Of Neutroalgebra For The Analysis Of The Poor State Of The Social Rehabilitation System In Babahoyo, Marcelo Raúl Dávila Castillo, Robert Alcides Falconí Herrera, Luis Andrés Crespo Berti, Oscar Fabian Villacrés Duche

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Comparison Of Neutrosophic Operators Of Personality In Lawyers Of The City Of Santo Domingo, Germán Fabricio Acurio Hidalgo, Fernando José Caicedo Banderas, Ignacio Fernando Barcos Arias, Sheila Belén Esparza Pijal

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Svns-Based Multicriteria Methods For The Selection Of Management Elements For Academic Diplomacy, Otto Federico Von Feigenblatt

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Statistical Analysis Of Self-Assessment Of Rehabilitation Knowledge In University Students, Elizabeth Cristina Mayorga Aldaz, Rosita Elizabeth Olivo Torres, Silvia Tatiana Tite Andi, Flor Betzabet Morocho Quinchuela

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Analysis Of Risk Factors In The Etiology Of Cerebral Palsy, Piedad Elizabeth Acurio Padilla, Andrés Eduardo Gallegos Cobo, Blanca Cristina Estrella López

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Linguistic Scale For The Assessment Of Knowledge Of Natural And Traditional Medicine In Dental Students, Rolando Manuel Benites, Jorge David Morales Cobos, Javier Estuardo Sánchez Sánchez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Analysis Of Sustainable Development Indicators Through Neutrosophic Correlation Coefficients, Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo, Ariel José Romero Fernández, Tanya Tupamara Camargo Martínez, Wilson Alfredo Cacpata Calle

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Genetic Algorithm For Solving The Vehicle Routing Problem With Uncertain Travel Times, Rafael Rojas-Gualdron, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Characterization Of Materials Properties In Additively Manufactured Aisi-420 Martensitic Steel Deposited By Laser Engineered Net Shaping, Md Mehadi Hassan

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive technology enabling the fabrication of complex and near-net-shaped parts by adding material layer-wise. It offers reduced lead production time. AM processes are finding applications in many industrial sectors such as aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and mold tooling. Despite the tremendous advantages of AM, some challenges still prevent this technology's adoption in high-standard applications. Anisotropy and inhomogeneity in the mechanical properties of the as-built parts and the existence of pores and lack-of-fusion defects are considered the main issues in directed energy deposition (L-DED) parts. Laser-engineered net shaping LENS® offers excellent possibilities to fabricate metal tools …

Social Presence As A Predictor Of Social Construction Of Knowledge In Discussion Forums In Asynchronous Online Higher Education Courses, Austin Megli

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

The three research papers completed and compiled to make up this dissertation explore the relationship between social presence and social construction of knowledge in asynchronous online discussion forums in higher education courses in the instructional technology field. Paper 1 is a literature review of the interaction analysis model (IAM) (Gunawardena et al., 1997) as a methodology, which is used to measure and determine the social construction of knowledge in online discussion forums. This literature review identified and highlighted the need to determine how the social environment of online learning influences the social construction of knowledge. This led to the second …

Investigation Of Laser And Nonlinear Properties Of Anderson Localizing Optical Fibers, Cody Ryan Bassett

Optical Science and Engineering ETDs

In this dissertation, I investigate the possibility of lasing and nonlinear phenomena in completely solid-state transverse Anderson localizing optical fibers (TALOFs). I examine three areas within this range of topics. The research in nonlinear phenomena focuses on four-wave mixing (FWM). FWM is of high interest in TALOFs due to the fact that guided localized modes of the fiber each have different propagation constants, and thus unique possible FWM pairs can be generated from the same input pump beam. I demonstrate the generation of FWM in the TALOF by pumping it with 532 nm light into a localized mode and observing …

Techno-Economic Analysis Of Atmospheric Water Harvesting Across Climates, Natalie Gayoso

Civil Engineering ETDs

Drinking water scarcity is a global challenge as ground water and surface water availability diminishes. The atmosphere is an alternative freshwater reservoir that has universal availability and an abundance of water within the air. This makes the atmosphere a great source to capture drinking water. In order to effectively perform Atmospheric Water Harvesting (AWH) we need to 1) understand how different climate regions (e.g., arid, temperate, and tropical) drive the amount of water being produced, and 2) determine the cost to purchase, operate, and power AWH. This research pairs thermodynamics with Techno-Economic Analysis, a method of analyzing the economic performance …