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Development Of A New Human Identity Testing Kit For The Simultaneous Amplification Of The 13 Codis Str Loci Plus Amelogenin Using Locus Specific Brackets (Lsbs), Lizmery Suarez Ferguson
Development Of A New Human Identity Testing Kit For The Simultaneous Amplification Of The 13 Codis Str Loci Plus Amelogenin Using Locus Specific Brackets (Lsbs), Lizmery Suarez Ferguson
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
STR loci consist of short, repetitive sequence elements 2--7 base pairs in length. An STR genotype is typically determined by PCR amplification followed by fragment size estimation with electrophoresis. Commercial multiplex STR amplification kits are available for the 13 CORE loci used in the USA for human identity testing. The genotyping rationale with these multiplex STR amplification kits involves a two-fold calibration analysis: 1) An internal size standard (ISS) labeled with a separate dye establishes the size of the unknown DNA fragment and 2) an allelic ladder which contains most of the common alleles for each locus is also sized …
The Role Of Src-Homology 2 Domain-Containing Tyrosine Phosphatase 2 In Signaling And Tumorigenesis Of Basal Type/Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Fatimah Kh. Matalkah
The Role Of Src-Homology 2 Domain-Containing Tyrosine Phosphatase 2 In Signaling And Tumorigenesis Of Basal Type/Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Fatimah Kh. Matalkah
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Basal type/triple negative breast cancer (BTBC) represents a distinct tumor group that is characterized by an aggressive disease phenotype and poor clinical outcome. Patients with this subtype cannot benefit from the available anti-hormone and anti-HER2 targeted therapies (e.g. tamoxifen and herceptin). Therefore, characterizing potential therapeutic targets is urgently needed. We reasoned that the Src-homology 2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) could serve as a therapeutic target in BTBC, because of its critical regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) which is overexpressed in BTBC. Here, we demonstrated that SHP2 knockdown in BTBC cell lines suppressed cell proliferation, migration, and transformation. …
Family Relationship Analysis In Photos, Xiaolong Wang
Family Relationship Analysis In Photos, Xiaolong Wang
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Family relationship analysis has many potential applications, ranging from homeland security through to image search and social activity analysis. In our work, we present five computational problems for family relationship analysis in face photos. Studying these challenging problems is important and useful for semantic image understanding and social context extraction. In our study, the familial traits are learned from pairs of salient local facial parts using discriminative approaches. It is motivated by human perception studies on kinship recognition and the existence of familial traits through genetic inheritance. Second, kinship verification is performed on a pair of faces by integrating the …
Early Postpartum Awakenings, Neurocognitive Performance, And Feeding Methods, Michael A. Winser
Early Postpartum Awakenings, Neurocognitive Performance, And Feeding Methods, Michael A. Winser
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study investigated memory for brief nocturnal awakenings, characteristics of those awakenings in women during the early and late postpartum period, and how these awakenings were related to neurocognitive performance in exclusively breastfeeding and exclusively formula-feeding mothers.;The median duration of a nocturnal awakening necessary for morning recall was four minutes and 30 seconds, which closely resembles the current five-minute rule of thumb. There was normal variability in thresholds, indicating that other factors may influence memory for awakenings. During the postpartum period, women generally under-reported the number of awakenings experienced each night, but did increase in accuracy by week 12. Average …
Magnetic Nanoparticles For Bio-Analytical Applications, Sri Lakshmi Yedlapalli
Magnetic Nanoparticles For Bio-Analytical Applications, Sri Lakshmi Yedlapalli
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Magnetic nanoparticles are widely being used in various fields of medicine, biology and separations. This dissertation focuses on the synthesis and use of magnetic nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and analytical separations. The goals of this research include synthesis of biocompatible surface modified monodisperse superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) by novel techniques for targeted drug delivery and use of SPIONs as analytical sensing tools. Surface modification of SPIONs was performed with two different co-polymers: tri block co-polymer Pluronics and octylamine modified polyacrylic acid.;Samples of SPIONs were subsequently modified with 4 different commercially available, FDA approved tri-block copolymers (Pluronics), covering a …
Examination Of Novel Cardiac Mechanisms Influencing Mitochondrial Proteomes During Diabetes Mellitus, Walter Baseler
Examination Of Novel Cardiac Mechanisms Influencing Mitochondrial Proteomes During Diabetes Mellitus, Walter Baseler
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Cardiac complications, including diabetic cardiomyopathy, are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality within diabetes mellitus. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been suggested as an underlying factor in the initiation and progression of the pathology. Cardiac mitochondria are characterized as two spatially distinct subpopulations within the myocyte including mitochondria located beneath the sarcolemma, termed subsarcolemmal mitochondria (SSM), and those located between myofibrils, termed interfibrillar mitochondria (IFM). Mitochondrial subpopulations have been shown to respond differently to physiological and pathological stimuli with the IFM being the most impacted in a type 1 diabetic setting. Proteomic evaluations within various models of diabetes have highlighted dynamic …
Effect Of Engineered Metal-Oxide Nanomaterials On Bacterial Viability, Lina Cui
Effect Of Engineered Metal-Oxide Nanomaterials On Bacterial Viability, Lina Cui
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The occurrence of emerging or newly identified contaminants in our water resources is of rising concern for human health and the environment. Nanomaterials rise to be among the major emerging contaminants in recent years because of their broad applications. The existing conventional water and wastewater treatment plants are not designed for removal of these contaminants. To date, little is known about the fate and impacts of these contaminants in the water systems.;Engineered nanomaterials such as titanium dioxide (TiO2) are known to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) under irradiation of ultraviolet or visible light. A sub-lethal level of ROS could trigger …
Guided Wave Resonant Optical Structures And Led Micro Resonators For Biosensing Applications, Rohit Goswami
Guided Wave Resonant Optical Structures And Led Micro Resonators For Biosensing Applications, Rohit Goswami
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Integrated opto-electronic and nanophotonic devices for sensing application in the fields of medicine, microbiology, environmental, safety and defense have attracted considerable attention due to their potential for achieving greater compactness, shorter response times and higher sensitivities as compared to non-optical sensing systems. Optical cavity resonant devices such as Fabry--Perot interferometers have been extensively used in lasing applications and optical sensing has been accomplished through many similar technologies.;Fiber optic and planar waveguide based resonant devices which use evanescent waves for detection of refractive index changes are one of the most widely used approaches for photonic sensors. In this work we investigate …
An Empirical Analysis Of Health Implications And Costs Of Obesity In Appalachia, Saman Janaranjana Herath Bandara
An Empirical Analysis Of Health Implications And Costs Of Obesity In Appalachia, Saman Janaranjana Herath Bandara
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Obesity is a major health problem in the United States (U.S.) and approximately 34 percent of the U.S. adult population is obese. Studies using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and many other research findings warn that if the current trend of obesity continues, 50 percent of the U.S. population will be obese in 2030. Unfortunately, several diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes (type II), hypertension, cancer, arthritis, asthma, and some psychological disorders are linked with obesity. Obesity increases the risk of premature mortality, and nearly 300,000 annual deaths are associated …
Evaluation Of Novel Sigma Receptor Antagonists Against Meth-Induced Neurotoxicity: In Vivo And In Vitro Studies, Nidhi Kaushal
Evaluation Of Novel Sigma Receptor Antagonists Against Meth-Induced Neurotoxicity: In Vivo And In Vitro Studies, Nidhi Kaushal
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Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive psychostimulant drug of abuse, causing hyperthermia and neurotoxicity at high doses. Currently, there is no clinically proven pharmacotherapy to treat these effects of METH, necessitating identification of potential novel therapeutic targets. Earlier studies showed that METH binds to sigma receptors in the brain at physiologically relevant concentrations, where it acts in part as an agonist. AC927 (1-(2-phenethyl)piperidine oxalate), CM156 (3-(4-(4-cyclohexylpiperazin-1-yl)butyl)benzo[d]thiazole-2(3H)-thione) and SN79 (6-acetyl-3-(4-(4-(4-florophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)butyl)benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one) were synthesized as putative sigma receptor antagonists with nanomolar affinity and selectivity for sigma receptors over 29-80 other binding sites. AC927, CM156 and SN79 pretreatment afforded protection against METH-induced hyperthermia and …
The Effect Of Compost Amendment On Ammonia-Oxidizing Microbial Community Structure In An Agricultural Soil, Gregory S. Klinger
The Effect Of Compost Amendment On Ammonia-Oxidizing Microbial Community Structure In An Agricultural Soil, Gregory S. Klinger
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The effect of compost amendment on nitrification rates and ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in an agricultural soil was examined. Four different rates from 11.2 to 89.6 Mg compost ha-1 of partially composted dairy manure was applied annually from 2000 to 2003 and again in 2005 to 32 plots on a Dormont silt loam that was shifted from long term pasture to crop cultivation. An additional 8 plots were not amended with compost and served as negative controls. Except for lime in the initial year of the experiment, no other fertilizer was used on these plots. Soil physical, chemical, and biochemical measurements were …
Examining The Dynamics Of Policy Change And U.S. Narcotics Policy: Implications For The Global Narcotics Regime, Felix Kumah-Abiwu
Examining The Dynamics Of Policy Change And U.S. Narcotics Policy: Implications For The Global Narcotics Regime, Felix Kumah-Abiwu
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The prohibition approach to narcotics control has been the dominant policy paradigm of the United States (US) and the global narcotics regime under the United Nations (UN) for more than a century. In recent years, however, key questions have been raised on the existing prohibition policy approach, which many consider as ineffective and unchanging from a broader perspective. It is based on this appearance of unchanging policy that this study seeks to investigate whether the US narcotics policy is undergoing any type of change or not. The study also seeks to explore the implications of US narcotics policy change on …
A Question Of Life Or Death: Suicide And Survival In The Union Army, Kathleen Anneliese Logothetis
A Question Of Life Or Death: Suicide And Survival In The Union Army, Kathleen Anneliese Logothetis
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Studying the Civil War soldier involves a quest to comprehend how they soldiers understood and managed their war experiences. Under the conditions of soldier life and the horrific violence of Civil War battles, mental trauma and suicide would not be unthinkable consequences. Union soldiers did commit suicide during the war, sometimes in response to the trauma of battle, hospital, or prison camp. However, suicide in fact was a very small percentage of casualties in the Union army, representing less than one percent of the losses during the war.;This thesis examines the dual nature of suicide in the Union army. On …
Development Of A Near-Field Magnetic Projectile Location System, Andrew D. Lowery
Development Of A Near-Field Magnetic Projectile Location System, Andrew D. Lowery
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Near-field magnetic principles and properties have been well studied and are used in a plethora of modern applications, ranging from medical applications to audio and video processing, and magnetic tracking. Current tracking applications are based in either AC or Pulsed-DC systems. Generally, AC systems have high resolution and accuracy, but perform very poorly in the presence of conducting magnetic materials. Pulsed-DC tracking has the benefit of not inducing large eddy currents in proximity to magnetic materials, thus increasing its overall accuracy. It has been suggested that pure DC systems are not feasible because they are unable to account for the …
Ptsd And Its Relation To Trauma And Offending In Incarcerated Juveniles., Elizabeth E. Stacom
Ptsd And Its Relation To Trauma And Offending In Incarcerated Juveniles., Elizabeth E. Stacom
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Research indicates that individuals who perpetuate abuse may also have a history of experiencing abuse (Ford & Linney, 1995; Worling, 1995). Yet, not all abused children will engage in offending behavior (Becker & Hunter, 1997). This study investigated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), caregiver instability, and low social support, and how these factors relate to offending behavior. Participants were 32 juveniles with sexual offenses (SO), 40 juveniles with violent nonsexual offenses (VO), and 18 juveniles with nonsexual nonviolent offenses (NSVO) detained at the West Virginia Home for Youth in Salem, WV. The participants reported directly experiencing and witnessing a mean of …
Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury: An Investigation Of College Student-Athletes' Perceptions Of Communicative Facework And Communicative Strategies For Managing Uncertainty., Sydney M. Staggers
Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury: An Investigation Of College Student-Athletes' Perceptions Of Communicative Facework And Communicative Strategies For Managing Uncertainty., Sydney M. Staggers
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI; also referenced as “concussionâ€) is recognized as a major public health issue in the United States with approximately 1.7 million individuals sustaining a TBI annually (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012c). There is a greater propensity for concussions in athletic environments (Powell, 2001). Based on both reported and non-reported accounts, it is estimated that anywhere from 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related (across all sports and recreational activities) concussions occur each year in the United States (Hayes, 2007). As a result, this dissertation, which entailed two studies, examined college student-athletes’ perceptions of others’ (i.e., coach, …
Three-Color Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: From Tracing Dynamics Of Elementary Excitations In Solids To Imaging Of Live Cells., Manoj Kumar Dobbala
Three-Color Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: From Tracing Dynamics Of Elementary Excitations In Solids To Imaging Of Live Cells., Manoj Kumar Dobbala
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Commonly used laser based spectroscopy and imaging techniques have both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, a system that allows access to molecularly specific properties is highly desired. The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate state-of-the art for coherent laser spectroscopy and microscopy and their applications in biomedical imaging and condensed matter characterization. This study also demonstrates the capabilities and application of timedomain coherent spectroscopy technique to characterize soft- (aqueous media, large organic molecules and biological media) and traditional condensed matter (including solid state crystals, inorganic microstructures and photonic materials). Work on coherent multi-photon microscopy and approaches concerned to the …
Behavior That Hurts: Theoretical Orientation, Terminology, And Diagnosis Of Self-Injury, Susannah C. Rowan Flamm
Behavior That Hurts: Theoretical Orientation, Terminology, And Diagnosis Of Self-Injury, Susannah C. Rowan Flamm
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Self-injurious behavior prevalence continues to rise in both adolescent and adult non-clinical populations and within adolescent and adult clinical populations. Despite a large volume of literature regarding the antecedents and functions of self-injury, exploration of clinician factors in regard to these clients is sparse. This study examined the associations among 346 doctoral level clinicians' theoretical orientations, preferred terminology to describe self-injurious behaviors, and preferred diagnoses for clients who engage in self-injury. Therapist variables such as age, years in practice, and gender were examined for their association with terminology and diagnostic preferences. Chi-square analyses were conducted for the two-way interactions and …
Efficient Design Of Biological Experiments For Dose-Response Modeling In Nanomaterial Toxicology Studies, Kai Wang
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This thesis is concerned with developing two-stage Bayesian optimum design procedure in nanotoxicology with simulation experiments. The proposed design method adopts suitable nonlinear dose response curve and non-constant variance model in experimental modeling, which more adequately represents the desirable properties of bioassay-experiment. A multiple objective genetic algorithm were used to select best set of non-dominated experiments on Pareto front. The proposed approach has been shown to provide better design than traditional experiment method in terms of D-optimum design and A-optimum design.
Analog Signal Processing Elements For Energy-Constrained Platforms, Kyle Robert Mcmillan
Analog Signal Processing Elements For Energy-Constrained Platforms, Kyle Robert Mcmillan
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Energy constrained processing poses a number of challenges that have resulted in tremendous innovations over the past decade. Shrinking supply voltages and limited clock speeds have placed an emphasis on processing efficiency over the raw throughput of a processor. One of the approaches to increase processing efficiency is to use parallel processing with slower, lower resolution processing elements. By utilizing this parallel approach, power consumption can be decreased while maintaining data throughput relative to other more power-hungry architectures.;This low resolution / parallel architecture has direct application in the analog as well as the digital domain. Indeed, research shows that as …
Restoration Of Forested Ecosystems On The Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy
Restoration Of Forested Ecosystems On The Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The focus of resource management on National Forests is slowly changing to restoration of ecosystems and habitats. In West Virginia, the revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) guides resource management on the MNF. The MNF revised Forest Plan restructured management areas and goals toward restoration of red spruce dominated forests and oak and oak-pine forests in two separate management prescriptions that cover approximately 48% of the MNF. Incorporating ecosystem restoration in forest management may be guided by goals and objectives based on known previous conditions and the range of natural variability of those conditions. …
Vascular Consequences Of Metabolic Syndrome Related Shifts In Cyclooxygenase Mediated Arachidonic Acid Metabolism, Adam G. Goodwill
Vascular Consequences Of Metabolic Syndrome Related Shifts In Cyclooxygenase Mediated Arachidonic Acid Metabolism, Adam G. Goodwill
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The metabolic syndrome is a multi-faceted disease state in which the initial pathology of obesity leads to the development of a cadre of comorbidities including, but not limited to, atherogenic dyslipidemia, a prothrombotic state, a proinflammatory state, a pro-oxidant state, hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of obesity is drastically increasing both nationally and globally, indicating that understanding obesity related disease is more relevant now then ever before. The metabolic syndrome has been demonstrated to result in numerous deleterious consequences for afflicted individuals, not the least of which is peripheral vascular disease. While the study of peripheral vascular …
Iris Recognition: Robust Processing, Synthesis, Performance Evaluation And Applications, Jinyu Zuo
Iris Recognition: Robust Processing, Synthesis, Performance Evaluation And Applications, Jinyu Zuo
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The popularity of iris biometric has grown considerably over the past few years. It has resulted in the development of a large number of new iris processing and encoding algorithms. In this dissertation, we will discuss the following aspects of the iris recognition problem: iris image acquisition, iris quality, iris segmentation, iris encoding, performance enhancement and two novel applications.;The specific claimed novelties of this dissertation include: (1) a method to generate a large scale realistic database of iris images; (2) a crosspectral iris matching method for comparison of images in color range against images in Near-Infrared (NIR) range; (3) a …
Exploration Of Stream Habitat Spatial Modeling; Using Geographically Weighted Regression, Ordinary Least Squares Regression, And Natural Neighbor Interpolation To Model Depth, Flow, And Benthic Substrate In Streams, Kenneth R. Sheehan
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Assessment and modeling of stream habitat are integral to understanding streams and the biota within them. In the past several decades, assessment sophistication of ecologic systems increased due to analysis power afforded by gains in computing capability. Spatial data analysis methodology grew alongside computing power and incorporated spatial qualities of ecological data, thereby providing new insights. New methods like geographically weighted regression (GWR) and more established methods like interpolation are now being used in ecological studies to guide assessments and management decisions. However, their accuracy and utility for analysis of stream habitat data have not been fully explored. To clarify …
Can Changes In Sr Protein Acetylation Affect Alternative Splicing?, Heather E. Knupp
Can Changes In Sr Protein Acetylation Affect Alternative Splicing?, Heather E. Knupp
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Cellular phenotype and function is determined by the cellular proteome. Within the cellular proteome there are processes that have a potential to significantly alter the composition of the proteome. One such process is called alternative splicing. Splicing is the removal of introns from a pre-mRNA sequence and the remaining pre-mRNA sequences, called exons, are combined. Alternative splicing modifies the intron-exon combination, and can form novel products from the different arrangement of the coding sequences. This process, due to the high potential for new, possibly unwanted products, is highly regulated and can occur in a tissue and developmental-specific fashion. The misreguation …
Relationships Among The Personal Fable, Drug Use And Parental Monitoring In Adolescents And Young Adults, Xin Liu
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Relationships among the personal fable, drug use and parental monitoring in adolescents and young adults were tested in this study. Participants were 56 students, with 25 from a small, suburban area in southern Michigan, and 32 from West Virginia University (87.5 % female, 94.6% Caucasian). Participants completed questionnaires about demographics, the personal fable, parental monitoring and drug use in an online survey. Results showed that there was a negative correlation between parental monitoring and youth drug use, but no correlation between the personal fable and drug use. There was some evidence that the personal fable had a moderated effect on …
Ultrasonic Instrumentation Instruction In Dental Hygiene Programs In The United States, Sharon Lee Stemple Hinchman
Ultrasonic Instrumentation Instruction In Dental Hygiene Programs In The United States, Sharon Lee Stemple Hinchman
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The purpose of this study is to determine the existence and extent of ultrasonic scaling instrumentation instruction in dental hygiene programs nationally. Currently, there is no research available defining a consensus of instruction for ultrasonic instrumentation in dental hygiene programs. An email survey was sent to all directors of dental hygiene programs in the United States (n=323). The response rate was 45%. No significant differences in methods or extent of instruction were found between associate and baccalaureate degree granting programs. Eighty-nine percent of programs introduce hand scaling prior to ultrasonic scaling instrumentation instruction. Students in 96% of the programs are …
Sequence Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments, And Regional Mapping Of The Late Devonian Interval, Upper Three Forks Formation, Sanish Member, And Lower Bakken Shale, U.S. Portion Of The Williston Basin, Steven A. Sesack
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Cores of the Late Devonian upper Three Forks, Sanish, and lower Bakken units from eight wells were examined and described at the North Dakota core depository. Core descriptions, wireline log correlation and mapping, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) data were integrated to recognize seven facies: The Three Forks D and the (600-900API) lower Bakken Shale, four facies belonging to the Sanish, and a basal siltstone facies assigned to the Lower Bakken. Facies identified were then grouped into separate systems tracts based on the identification of several significant sequence stratigraphic surfaces.;The four facies identified in the Sanish include: Facies A, a dolomitic …
Development Of Soil Lead And Tree-Ring Methods For Characterizing Atmospheric Deposition Gradients And Subsequent Tree Growth Responses, Bradley P. Breslow
Development Of Soil Lead And Tree-Ring Methods For Characterizing Atmospheric Deposition Gradients And Subsequent Tree Growth Responses, Bradley P. Breslow
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Atmospheric deposition of pollutants and nutrients can have a range of effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Despite its ecological importance, it remains a challenge to model patterns of deposition across complex terrain and also to assess how forest ecosystems are reacting to chronic inputs of atmospheric deposition. I measured the lead (Pb) content of forest soils adjacent to atmospheric deposition monitoring stations throughout the central Appalachian Mountains to examine how well patterns of soil Pb relate to regional patterns of inorganic nitrogen (N) deposition. While I found no significant relationship between organic soil Pb content and N deposition, I …
Distributed Monte Carlo Simulation, Aruna Sri Bommagani
Distributed Monte Carlo Simulation, Aruna Sri Bommagani
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Monte Carlo simulation is an effective way to analyze models of sophisticated problems, but often suffers from high computational complexity. Distributed computing is an effective technology that can be used for compute-intensive applications, such as Monte Carlo simulation. The goal of this thesis is to combine the concepts of Monte Carlo simulation and distributed computing in an effort to develop an efficient system capable of rapidly executing computationally-demanding simulations.;When distributed computing is used to support the simulations of multiple users, a scheduling algorithm is required to allocate resources among the users' jobs. In this thesis, a scheduling algorithm is developed …