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Application Of Swarm Clustering Theory To Optical Self-Organization, Ran Huang

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Swarm clustering is a biologically inspired technology, which mimics the behavior of an insect colony to solve unsupervised clustering problems. The unique mechanism of swarm clustering is self-organization which can form global patterns without centralized control. In this thesis, swarm-clustering models proposed by Deneubourg and by Lumer and Faieta are studied, implemented and improved by visualizing clustering results using true color representation. In nonlinear optical systems, self-organized patterns are often observed, such as hexagon formation in experiments with KNbO^Fe due to the photorefractive effect. Considering the particle feature of light, we propose to design a self-organizing system in which only …

Adult Attachment Networks: Relations To Coping And Psychological Difficulties, Karin Elizabeth Haus

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to better understand how adult attachment networks impact coping and current psychological functioning. The college student participants (n = 183) completed self-report questionnaires including modified versions of the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) and the Relationship Structures (RS) to assess attachments in the mother, father, romantic partner, and best friend relationships; the Attachment Strength (AS) questionnaire designed for this study to measure the use of attachment functions; the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS); and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R®). Results indicated that attachment networks can be comprised of various attachment styles with more avoidance behaviors in …

Design Of A Stack-Run Encoder And Decoder As A Vhdl Ip Core, Andréa Hohler

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Computation Of Electromagnetic Backscattered Field With The Coupling Of Aerodynamic Performance In A Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Of Aircraft, Seng Muy Hong

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Fault Tree Based Risk Analysis Of A Transmission Based Laser Sensor For Intelligent Transportation System Applications, Arobindu Das

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Imaging Diffractometer With Holographic Encoding Enhancements For Laser Sensing And Characterization, Joseph L. Binford

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Free-Space Optical Communications Performance Enhancement By Use Of A Single Adaptive Optics Correcting Element, Jason Daniel Schmidt

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One And Two Dimensional Surface Emitting Distributed Feedback Lasers Based On Meh-Ppv, Aziz Mahfoud Familia

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Designing And Testing A Nulling Radially Symmetric Microellipsometer, Alain Ngoy Tschimwang

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Distinction Between Deterministic And Random Beam Fanning In Photorefractive Materials, Arun M. Venkataraman

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Nonlinear Effects In Bulk Optical Materials Interacting With Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Paul Conrad Noffke

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Resonant Polymer Devices For Electro-Optic Modulation And Sensing, Brad M. Birchfield

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Evaluating Participants' Perceptions Of Alfabetizacion/Circulo De Aprendizaje, A Literacy Program In Ciudad Eten, Chiclayo-Peru, Veronikha Salazar

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of participants regarding the Alfabetizacion/Circulo de Arendizaje literacy program in Ciudad Eten, Chiclayo, Peru.

The sample population for the study consisted of 118 female participants. These women represented participants of the Alfabetizacion literacy program in 2004 and 1994 - 2003 program graduates. The oral survey questions were related to demographic factors of the participants (i.e. age, marital status, family size, level of income and class attendance), factors affecting participants’ perceptions of the importance of education, and reasons for participation in the literacy program. Participants also answered questions regarding their needs …

Uncloseting The Abused: A Historical Survey Of American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Middle And Secondary Students' Struggle For Protection, Mary Lou Arons

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The Effect Of Peer Assisted Learning Strategies On Reading Fluency, Dhanashree Jadhav

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The Efficacy Of Parent-Facilitated Phonological Awareness Tutoring For Kindergartners At-Risk For Reading Difficulties, Michelle J. Giguere

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In the fall of 2004 Kindergarten students in a southwestern Ohio elementary school were screened for early literacy skills using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Those parents whose children scored below the 20th percentile on initial sound fluency— determined to be at-risk for reading difficulties—were offered training on how to tutor their children. Parents (N=8) were taught games and activities from Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum by Marilyn Adams (1998). Those children considered at-risk whose parents chose not to participate formed the comparison group (N=7). The study used the logic of a multiple …

Family Chaos And Coping: Contributions To Peer Interaction, Christina Michelle Urbanowicz

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Remediation Of Pcb Contaminated Soils Using Iron Nano-Particles, Patanjali Varanasi

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Pattern Synthesis Of Planar Arrays With Broad Nulls, Shilpa Wakade

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Effects Of Stress-Relieving Slots And Friction On Fretting Fatigue Behavior Of Ti-6al-4v, Rihong Wang

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Development Of A Photoionization Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometer For In Situ Product Measurements Of Mercury Chlorination, Sabari P. Mopidevi

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Development Of A Novel Magnetostrictive Force Sensor, Thomas Allen Baudendistel

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Defensive Pessimism, Strategic Optimism, And The Effect Of Observer Expectations And Reflectivity On Test Performance, Christina Marie Brown

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An Exploration Of Preservice Teachers And The Functions Of Star Teachers, Robert Eugene Best

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Prison Chaplains And Burnout, Randall Allan Young

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Experimental Validation Of The Angle-Of-Arrival Estimation Capabilities Of A Four-Arm Spiral Antenna, Joshua Stephen Radcliffe

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Congestion Adaptive Routing In Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Harish Raghavendra

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Simulations Of Jet Fuel Flow With Imposed High Heat Flux, Pradeep Ramineni

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Institutionalizing Service Learning In Higher Education: To Change Or Not To Change?, Paula Kay Reams

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Immunolocalization Of Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin And Type Iv Collagen During Lens Regeneration In The Newt, Notophthalmus Viridescens, Matthew Wayne Sander

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