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Admissions Report - Summary Data - March 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

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Summary report of applicants to Wright State including data on ethnicity, region, intended college, transfer, and direct admit from high school for Fall Semester 2017.

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Admissions Report - Detailed Data - February 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2017.

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Admissions Report - Summary Data - February 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Summary report of applicants to Wright State including data on ethnicity, region, intended college, transfer, and direct admit from high school for Fall Semester 2017.

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Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, February 16-17, 2017

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on February 16-17, 2017.

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Introduction Of Keynote, Kristin Sobolik

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Admissions Report - Detailed Data - January 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

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Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2017.

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Analysis Of Proprioceptive Sensory Innervation Of The Mouse Soleus: A Whole-Mount Muscle Approach, Martha Jean Sonner, Marie C. Walters, David R. Ladle

Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology Faculty Publications

Muscle proprioceptive afferents provide feedback critical for successful execution of motor tasks via specialized mechanoreceptors housed within skeletal muscles: muscle spindles, supplied by group Ia and group II afferents, and Golgi tendon organs, supplied by group Ib afferents. The morphology of these proprioceptors and their associated afferents has been studied extensively in the cat soleus, and to a lesser degree, in the rat; however, quantitative analyses of proprioceptive innervation in the mouse soleus are comparatively limited. The present study employed genetically-encoded fluorescent reporting systems to label and analyze muscle spindles, Golgi tendon organs, and the proprioceptive sensory neuron subpopulations supplying …

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Low Velocity Impact And Rf Response Of 3d Printed Heterogeneous Structures, Sandeep Keerthi

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Three-dimensional (3D) printing, a form of Additive manufacturing (AM), is currently being explored to design materials or structures with required Electro-Mechanical-Physical properties. Microstrip patch antennas with a tunable radio-frequency (RF) response are a great candidate for 3D printing process. Due to the nature of extrusion based layered fabrication; the processed parts are of three-layer construction having inherent heterogeneity that affects structural and functional response. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the anisotropy in dielectric properties of AM fabricated acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) substrates in the RF domain and resonant frequencies of associated patch antennas and …

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Virtuo-Its: An Interactive Tutoring System To Teach Virtual Memory Concepts Of An Operating System, Venkata Krishna Kanth Musunuru

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Interactive tutoring systems are software applications that help individuals to learn difficult concepts. They can allow students to interact with ideas from essential mathematics to more complicated subjects like software engineering. This thesis concentrates on one such interactive tutoring system (ITS) designed for teaching concepts related to operating system virtual memory. Operating system concepts can be troublesome to learn without having someone or something to explain them. Even when an instructor is able to provide detailed explanations, it is still exceptionally difficult for students without a computer science foundation to comprehend these concepts. Students require a sophisticated set of mental …

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Removal Of Select Chlorinated Hydrocarbons By Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Supported On Powdered Activated Charcoal, Md Abu Raihan Chowdhury

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Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron (NZVI) has shown limited effectiveness in degrading chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs), like 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) and Trichloroethene (TCE), in aqueous solution. A rapid agglomeration behavior of NZVI particles due to van der waals and magnetic forces can negatively impact its overall effectiveness due to increase in particle size, and decline in CHC degradation kinetics. Different support materials, such as clays and activated carbon, have been used to stabilize NZVI particle and reduce agglomeration in aqueous solution. In this bench-scale study, NZVI supported on Powdered Activated Charcoal (PAC) was selected to prepare a composite, called PAC/NZVI, for a more …

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Intelligent Tutoring System Effects On The Learning Process, Ali Talib Qasim Al-Aqbi

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The traditional education systems that have been used for several centuries have evolved very slowly and might be ineffective for addressing diverse learning styles and levels of preparation. This system is characterized by many students interacting with a single teacher, who is unable to address the individual needs of every student. Therefore, some students can become frustrated and fail to reach their educational potential. An Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), which is a computer application used to provide students with one-to-one supplemental tutoring tailored to the student's learning style and pace, is of interest to educators for improving student learning. To …

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Adaptive Optics System Baseline Modeling For A Usaf Quad Axis Telescope, Nathaniel R. Morris

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Atmospheric turbulence has afflicted accurate observations of celestial bodies since man first gazed upon the stars. In this past century, the technology of adaptive optics was invented to help compensate for the optical distortions that atmospheric turbulence causes. As part of that technology, artificial guide stars, wave front sensors, deformable mirrors, and other optical components were developed to correct these wave aberrations. The purpose of this study focuses on the modeling and configuration of an adaptive optics system that is appropriate for the John Bryan Observatory Quad Axis Telescope System (JBO-Q), which is funded by the United States Air Force. …

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Collaboratively Detecting Http-Based Distributed Denial Of Service Attack Using Software Defined Network, Ademola A. Ikusan

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Over the years, there have been a lot of attacks on the web servers of critical companies and organization. As much as these organizations tighten their security, it always tends not to be enough to stop all the attacks towards their servers. These attack vectors are so difficult to stop because of the technicalities behind the attack. Furthermore, there are different classes of distributed denial of service(DDoS) attacks such as the high rates (SYN Flood attacks, ARP Flood attacks, etc), low-rate(HTTP-GET, HTTP-POST). Although there are different ways to stop high rate DDoS attacks by traffic sampling and detecting malformed packets …

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Finding Street Gang Member Profiles On Twitter, Lakshika Balasuriya

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The crime and violence street gangs introduce into neighborhoods is a growing epidemic in cities around the world. Today, over 1.4 million people, belonging to more than 33,000 gangs, are active in the United States, of which 88% identify themselves as being members of a street gang. With the recent popularity of social media, street gang members have established online presences coinciding with their physical occupation of neighborhoods. Recent studies report that approximately 45% of gang members participate in online offending activities such as threatening, harassing individuals, posting violent videos or attacking someone on the street for something they said …

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The Synthesis And Characterization Of Double And Triple Tethered Indeno[2.1-C]Fluorendiones, Daniel K. Greene

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A series of terephthalate esters was synthesized via a Diels-Alder reaction between 2,5-dicarboethoxy-3,4-diphenylcyclopentadienone and various alkynes in order to study reaction conditions necessary to synthesize poly(indeno[2,1-c]fluorene-5,8-dione)s. Diethyl 2,3-diphenyl-5-butylterephthalate, 1,4-bis(3,4-diphenyl-2,5-di(ethoxycarbonyl) phenyl)butane and N,N,N-tris(3,4-diphenyl-2,5-di(ethoxycarbonyl)phenylmethyl)amine were synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 13C NMR DEPT135 spectroscopies as well as elemental composition. Hydrolysis conditions of the terephthalates using potassium hydroxide were also investigated. It was found that large stoichiometric equivalents of base coupled with reaction times over twenty-four hours afforded only partially hydrolyzed products. The synthesis of 6-butylindeno[2,1-c]fluoren-5,8-dione was successfully carried out by the sulfuric acid catalyzed, intramolecular, Friedel-Crafts cyclization of …

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Multiscale Modeling Of Carbon Nanotube Synthesis In A Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor, Jonathan Troville

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The bottom-up analysis of Carbon Nanotube synthesis is not well understood. Specifically, the question as to how carbon adsorbs to a substrate inclusive of a supported catalyst may lead to the energetically favorable structure of a hexagonal close- packed structure along the wall, or walls, of the tube. A first time simulation using COMSOL Multiphysics has been generated in order to capture the gas-phase mech- anism which leads to carbon production. It is thought that the carbon adsorbs and the walls are formed from the bottom up and the inside out for multi-wall CNTs. The studies involved accurately setting up …

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The Effect Of Gram-Positive Staphylococcus Aureus Cell Wall Components Lipoteichoic Acid And Peptidoglycan On Cytokine Production, Cytoskeletal Arrangement, And Cell Viability On Raw 264.7 Murine Macrophages, Gabrielle String

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In this study, gram positive Staphylococcus aureus cell wall components such as lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and peptidoglycan (PGN) were used to study the potential inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine response, cytoskeletal arrangement and cell viability on RAW264.7 murine macrophages over 24 hours. The effect of S.aureus LTA and PGN (5 µg/mL) on RAW 264.7 macrophages was evaluated every six hours for twenty-four hours. Inflammatory cytokine (TNF-a) production peaked at 6 hours before decreasing over time. Anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) production peaked between 12 and 18 hours. During the first twenty-four hours, cytotoxicity of treated macrophages, as defined as the release of lactate …

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Effects Of Socs1 And Socs3 Peptide Mimetics On Macrophage Phagocytosis Of Malignant Cells, Colt Dylan Capan

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Macrophages play a key role in both the innate and adaptive immune system responses to foreign materials. Suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins are known as regulators of the immune response through various JAK/STAT pathways. This study examined the roles of SOCS1 and SOCS3 peptide mimetics on the phagocytosis of fluorescently labeled malignant target cell by RAW264.7 murine macrophages. The malignant cells used were Neuro-2a cells, a murine neuroblastoma cell line. A prominent "eat me" signal found in neuroblastoma cells is calreticulin (CRT), which permits macrophages to recognize and then phagocytize the malignant cells. When M1 (pro-inflammatory) polarized macrophages were …

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Model Preparation And User Interface Aspects For Microsoft Hololens Medical Tutorial Applications, Andrew J. Mcnutt

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Augmented Reality (AR) is the combination of computer vision and graphics to allow a device to derive context about the environment and to display relevant information to the user. The Microsoft Hololens is the latest wearable AR device that includes a series of infrared sensors to perform hand tracking and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, a wave guide optics system to project holograms, and an independent untethered operating system. This thesis will explore the hardware and software capabilities of the device, prepare 3D graphical models, and understand the user interface. Specifically, in our research the target application is a tutorial on …

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Synthesis And Reactivity Of Sydnone Derived 1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2(3h)-Ones, Jonathan Michael Tumey

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5-(Bromomethyl)- and 5-(trichloromethyl)-3-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones were synthesized from bromocarbonyl hydrazine intermediate salts and acid halides to provide further evidence for our proposed mechanism for the formation of oxadiazolone ring systems from sydnones. 5-(Bromomethyl)-3-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one was a compound of interest due to its SN2 possibilities and three potential sites of diversification. The procedure to synthesize 5-(bromomethyl)-3-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one was developed originally by Madaram in the Turnbull lab, but was further optimized in the present work by altering the time, temperature and stoichiometric equivalents of the acid halide to provide high purity and excellent yields of the product. While this compound of interest had been isolated and …

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Distance Learning And Attribute Importance Analysis By Linear Regression On Idealized Distance Functions, Rupesh Kumar Singh

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A good distance metric is instrumental on the performance of many tasks including classification and data retrieval. However, designing an optimal distance function is very challenging, especially when the data has high dimensions.Recently, a number of algorithms have been proposed to learn an optimal distance function in a supervised manner, using data with class labels. In this thesis we proposed methods to learn an optimal distance function that can also indicate the importance of attributes. Specifically, we present several ways to define idealized distance functions, two of which involving distance error correction involving KNN classification, and another involving a two-constant …

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Incorporation Of Indeno[2,1-C]Fluorenes Into Polymers Via Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution, Nathaniel Brackett

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A difluoro indeno[2,1-c]fluorene monomer was synthesized by a four-step process. The first compound synthesized by a two-step process was 2,5- bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopentadienone. The next two compounds synthesized were diethyl 2,3-bis(fluorophenyl)-5-hexylterephthalate and 2,3- bis(fluorophenyl)-5-hexylterephthalic acid. The final step involved an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation of the terephthalic acid derivative to form 3,10-difluoro-5,8- dioxo-5,8-dihydro-6-hexylindeno[2,1-c]fluorene. The difluoro monomer was reacted in a series of nucleophilic aromatic substitution (NAS) polymerization reactions with bisphenol-A in N-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP) in an attempt to form novel poly(ether ether ketone ketone)s containing the indeno[2,1-c]fluorene structure. Analysis of the product by NMR and TLC showed the reaction was unsuccessful and the difluoro …

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Terahertz Molecular Spectroscopy As A Tool For Analytical Probing Of Cellular Metabolism, Mitchell Cameron Paul

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Terahertz spectroscopy has found use as an analytical tool in determining chemical composition of exhaled human breath. This thesis demonstrates a novel application of this technology - analytical sensing of gaseous metabolic products of several types of human cell cultures. An innovative experimental system was developed for probing cellular metabolism using terahertz [THz] rotational spectroscopy. Gaseous emissions of cell cultures were analyzed and compared between several cell types. Cancerous and healthy lung cells as well as cancerous liver cells were studied. This technique carries a lot of promise as a noninvasive method of distinguishing between cell types and identifying cell …

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Modifying Some Iterative Methods For Solving Quadratic Eigenvalue Problems, Ali Hasan Ali

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In this thesis, we are investigating the solutions λ of a typical quadratic eigenvalue problem (QEP). Indeed, solutions [lambda] of a QEP of the form Q([lambda])=[lambda]2M+[lambda]D+S that satisfy Q([lambda])=0, can be obtained iteratively and without linearizing the problem. However, many iterative methods can only find some of the solutions [lambda]. Therefore, we are going to modify a method based on Newton iterations in order to find all of the solutions [lambda], that are known also as the eigenvalues of the QEP. In addition, we will investigate how the proposed method compares with standard iterative methods from the literature. Moreover, we …

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A Look At The Optimum Slope Of A Fixed Solar Panel For Maximum Energy Collection For A One Year Time Frame, Salah Alhaidari

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A rule-of-thumb for orientating fixed solar panels for optimum yearly collection of solar radiation that is not influenced by atmospheric effects is to face the panel due south in the Northern Hemisphere or due north in the Southern Hemisphere and to tilt the panel from the horizontal plane at an angle equal to the latitude of the location of the solar panel. The work presented in this thesis shows that this rule-of-thumb is an approximation for no-atmosphere, panel orientation; but not a precise value. This project presents a detailed method for determining the precise optimum tilt angle of a fixed …

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Interface Design For The Supervisory Control Of Multiple Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles, Kyle Joseph Behymer

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In order to meet the demand for enabling one operator to control multiple heterogeneous unmanned vehicles numerous automated support systems are being developed. These systems are too often focused on replacing, rather than supporting, the human decision maker. In contrast, the Intelligent Multi-UxV Planner with Adaptive Collaborative/Control Technologies (IMPACT) system was designed from a collaborative systems approach that allowed human operators to work with autonomous systems to accomplish mission tasks. Multiple cognitive task analyses were conducted with base defense experts as well as unmanned vehicles (UV) operators to inform the development of human-autonomy interfaces (HAI) that were designed to support …

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Data-Driven Network-Centric Threat Assessment, Dae Wook Kim

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As the Internet has grown increasingly popular as a communication and information sharing platform, it has given rise to two major types of Internet security threats related to two primary entities: end-users and network services. First, information leakages from networks can reveal sensitive information about end-users. Second, end-users systems can be compromised through attacks on network services, such as scanning-and-exploit attacks, spamming, drive-by downloads, and fake anti-virus software. Designing threat assessments to detect these threats is, therefore, of great importance, and a number of the detection systems have been proposed. However, these existing threat assessment systems face significant challenges in …

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Chemical Applications In Techniques Of Emerging Significance: Nanoparticle Transformation In Mitochondria And Relative Tautomer Populations In Cellular Automata, Gregory Arland Bowers

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Two techniques of emerging importance were used to study different biochemical phenomena: the fate of silver nanoparticles in Vero 76 African green monkey kidney cell mitochondria, and the effect of pH on tautomer ratios using cellular automata. In the first area of research Vero 76 Africa green monkey kidney cells were incubated with silver nanoparticles (AgNP) and ionic silver (Ag+). After 24 hours the cell mitochondria were harvested, then processed with CPE-TFF and ICP-OES. The initial AgNP incubation formed 52.9% ± 15.5% AgNP and 29.9% ± 4.0% Ag+, while the ionic silver incubation formed 9.5% ± 0.9% AgNP and 60.6% …

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Characterizing Concepts In Taxonomy For Entity Recommendations, Siva Kumar Cheekula

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Entity recommendation systems are enormously popular on the Web. These systems harness manually crafted taxonomies for improving recommendations. For example, Yahoo created the Open Directory Project for search and recommendation, and Amazon utilizes its own product taxonomy. While these taxonomies are of high quality, it is a labor and time-intensive process to manually create and keep them up to date. Instead, in this era ofWeb 2.0 where users collaboratively create large amounts of information on the Web, it is possible to utilize user-generated content to automatically generate good quality taxonomies. However, harnessing such taxonomies for entity recommendations has not been …

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Methylmercury Bioaccumulation In Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma Maculatum) In Southern Ohio, Rachel Alex Walker

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Mercury (Hg) is a volatile element increasing in concentration in the environment as a result of anthropogenic emissions. Microorganisms can transform mercury into monomethylmercury (MMHg), the form of Hg that bioaccumulates, biomagnifies, and can harm humans and wildlife. Most studies of MMHg bioaccumulation in wildlife have focused on aquatic organisms due to consumption of fish being the primary route of human exposure to MMHg. However, organisms in terrestrial ecosystems also are exposed to MMHg that may impact ecosystem biodiversity, food-web dynamics, and organisms and ecosystem health. I investigated bioaccumulation and maternal transfer of MMHg in spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) captured …

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Admissions Report - Summary Data - March 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - February 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Admissions Report - Summary Data - February 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, February 16-17, 2017

Board of Trustees Minutes

Introduction Of Keynote, Kristin Sobolik

CoLA Research Conference

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - January 2017, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Analysis Of Proprioceptive Sensory Innervation Of The Mouse Soleus: A Whole-Mount Muscle Approach, Martha Jean Sonner, Marie C. Walters, David R. Ladle

Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology Faculty Publications

Low Velocity Impact And Rf Response Of 3d Printed Heterogeneous Structures, Sandeep Keerthi

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Virtuo-Its: An Interactive Tutoring System To Teach Virtual Memory Concepts Of An Operating System, Venkata Krishna Kanth Musunuru

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Removal Of Select Chlorinated Hydrocarbons By Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Supported On Powdered Activated Charcoal, Md Abu Raihan Chowdhury

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Intelligent Tutoring System Effects On The Learning Process, Ali Talib Qasim Al-Aqbi

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Adaptive Optics System Baseline Modeling For A Usaf Quad Axis Telescope, Nathaniel R. Morris

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Collaboratively Detecting Http-Based Distributed Denial Of Service Attack Using Software Defined Network, Ademola A. Ikusan

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Finding Street Gang Member Profiles On Twitter, Lakshika Balasuriya

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The Synthesis And Characterization Of Double And Triple Tethered Indeno[2.1-C]Fluorendiones, Daniel K. Greene

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Multiscale Modeling Of Carbon Nanotube Synthesis In A Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor, Jonathan Troville

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The Effect Of Gram-Positive Staphylococcus Aureus Cell Wall Components Lipoteichoic Acid And Peptidoglycan On Cytokine Production, Cytoskeletal Arrangement, And Cell Viability On Raw 264.7 Murine Macrophages, Gabrielle String

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Effects Of Socs1 And Socs3 Peptide Mimetics On Macrophage Phagocytosis Of Malignant Cells, Colt Dylan Capan

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Model Preparation And User Interface Aspects For Microsoft Hololens Medical Tutorial Applications, Andrew J. Mcnutt

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Synthesis And Reactivity Of Sydnone Derived 1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2(3h)-Ones, Jonathan Michael Tumey

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Distance Learning And Attribute Importance Analysis By Linear Regression On Idealized Distance Functions, Rupesh Kumar Singh

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Incorporation Of Indeno[2,1-C]Fluorenes Into Polymers Via Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution, Nathaniel Brackett

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Terahertz Molecular Spectroscopy As A Tool For Analytical Probing Of Cellular Metabolism, Mitchell Cameron Paul

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Modifying Some Iterative Methods For Solving Quadratic Eigenvalue Problems, Ali Hasan Ali

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A Look At The Optimum Slope Of A Fixed Solar Panel For Maximum Energy Collection For A One Year Time Frame, Salah Alhaidari

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Interface Design For The Supervisory Control Of Multiple Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles, Kyle Joseph Behymer

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Data-Driven Network-Centric Threat Assessment, Dae Wook Kim

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Chemical Applications In Techniques Of Emerging Significance: Nanoparticle Transformation In Mitochondria And Relative Tautomer Populations In Cellular Automata, Gregory Arland Bowers

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Characterizing Concepts In Taxonomy For Entity Recommendations, Siva Kumar Cheekula

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Methylmercury Bioaccumulation In Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma Maculatum) In Southern Ohio, Rachel Alex Walker

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