Digital Commons Network^™

Software Reverse Engineering Education, Teodoro Cipresso

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Evidential Weight Of Considered Moral Judgments, Christopher Michael Cloos

Master's Theses

The input objection to reflective equilibrium (RE) claims that the method fails as a method of moral justification. According to the objection, considered moral judgments (CMJs) are not truth-conducive. Because the method uses inputs that are not credible, the method does not generate justified moral beliefs. The objection is solved by reinterpreting RE using contemporary developments in ethical intuitionism. The first half of the thesis sets up the input objection, explores potential responses to the objection, and uncovers the best way to solve the objection. The second half of the thesis solves the input objection by defining key terms, detailing …

Design And Implementation Of Embedded Adaptive Controller Using Arm Processor., Hoan The Nguyen

Master's Theses

This thesis is concerned with development of embedded adaptive controllers for industrial applications. Many industrial processes present challenging control problems such as high nonlinearity, time-varying dynamic behaviors, and unpredictable external disturbances. Conventional controllers are too limited to successfully resolve these problems. Therefore, the adaptive control strategy, an advanced control theory, is applied to overcome deficiencies of the conventional controllers.

An Exploration Of Tablet-Based Presentation Systems And Learning Styles, Ngan T. Phan

Master's Theses

Learning in the classroom can occur as a combination of students' personal effort to study class material, the instructor's attempt to present class material, and the interaction that takes place between instructor and students. In a more traditional setting, instructors can lecture by writing notes on a chalkboard or a whiteboard. If instructors want to display prepared lecture slides, they can use the overhead projector and write additional notes on top of these overhead transparencies. With many technological advances, various researchers are advocating towards integration between technology and learning. With the advent of tablet PCs, researchers recognize the potential usefulness …

An Exploration Of Hole Filling Algorithms, Eric Firestone

Master's Theses

Laser range scanning is one of the leading methods for the acquisition of 3D models from real world objects. This process, however, introduces significant excess topological handles which increases the complexity of future processing, and lowers the quality of the acquired models. Previous research has shown that the hole filling step of the model creation pipeline is the primary cause of excess handles. We explore the hole filling process in detail and discuss the limits of hole fillers that work on the reconstructed surface and of those that work in the volumetric setting. In addition, we present our algorithm which …

Two-Dimensional Computer-Generated Ornamentation Using A User-Driven Global Planning Strategy, Dustin Robert Anderson

Master's Theses

Hand drawn ornamentation, such as floral or geometric patterns, is a tedious and time consuming task that requires much skill and training in ornamental design principles and aesthetics. Ornamental drawings both historically and presently play critical roles in all things from art to architecture; however, little work has been done in exploring their algorithmic and interactive generation. The field of computer graphics offers many algorithmic possibilities for assisting an artist in creating two-dimensional ornamental art. When computers handle the repetition and overall structure of ornament, considerable savings in time and money can result. Today, the few existing computer algorithms used …

A Coupling-Complexity Metric Suite For Predicting Software Quality, Christopher L. Gray

Master's Theses

Coupling Between Objects and Cyclomatic Complexity have long been used to measure software quality and predict maintainability and reliability of software systems prior to release. In particular, Coupling Between Objects has been shown to correlate with fault-proneness and maintainability of a system at the class level. We propose a new set of metrics based on a fusion of Coupling Between Objects and Cyclomatic Complexity that can be superior to Coupling Between Objects alone at predicting class quality. The new metrics use Cyclomatic Complexity to 1) augment Coupling Between Objects counting to assign a strength of a coupling between two classes …

Bone Mass Preservation And Fracture Risk Assessment With Bisphosphonate Therapy During Spaceflight, Christopher Gardina

Master's Theses

Space exploration and microgravity have substantial negative effects on the human body. Symptoms of space explorers include cardiovascular deconditioning, bone loss, muscular atrophy, and impairment of neurovestibular and sensory function. The great loss of bone due long-duration spaceflight increases fracture risk, jeopardizing the success of the mission and postflight recovery. Bisphosphonates may be able to counteract this bone loss by altering the remodeling process. These drugs increase bone mass, thus reducing fracture risk, but also lead to increased levels of fatigue microdamage. Fracture risk can be lowered by increasing both bone mass (quantity) and bone quality.

The purpose of this …

Theory, Simulation, Fabrication And Testing Of Double Negative And Epsilon Near Zero Metamaterials For Microwave Applications, Neil Patel

Master's Theses

Natural structures exhibiting simultaneous negative bulk permittivity and permeability have not yet been discovered. However, research interest over the past five years has grown with the proposition that artificial structures exhibiting these properties are realizable using specially-designed metallic inclusions embedded in host dielectric bodies. A periodic structure of metallic inclusions much smaller than the guided wavelength and embedded in a host dielectric medium is known in the physics and microwave communities as a "metamaterial". Such frequency-dependent effectively homogeneous materials may be designed to exhibit negative permeability and permittivity at certain frequencies. As predicted by electromagnetic theory, such negative index or …

The Impact Of Being Born With Cleft And Cleft Reparative Surgery On Overall Health And Speech Outcomes, Khatansuudal Evsanaa

Master's Theses

Orofacial cleft is one of the most common and treatable birth defects in the world. If left untreated, orofacial cleft can impair normal speech development, growth, and could lead to a number of health consequences later in life. The main motivation of the study is to measure the impact of being born with cleft and the cleft reparative surgery on overall speech and health cleft for teenagers in India using difference-in-differences approach along with household fixed effects method. An overall health outcome was measured using height, weight, grip strength and BMI, and the speech acceptability was measured using a “Universal …

Algorithmic Approach To Warehouse Consolidation And Optimization, Sonny Nguyen

Master's Theses

This thesis presents a new methodology for warehouse consolidation to optimize the capacity, throughput, and overall efficiency of the warehouse. The application of the methodology allows an organization to become more competitive by reducing real estate and inventory holding costs. The algorithms use various quantitative techniques including statistical inference and integer programming, and apply them to material handling and facilities layout issues. The proposed methodology is independent of the warehouse management system in use. It was implemented by a Fortune 500 company, and resulted in significant cost, capacity and productivity improvements.

Rfid Antenna Coverage Optimization, Bryce Taylor

Master's Theses

This research focuses on the problem of determining the location of RFID antennas required to read RFID tags from all items in a facility, such that the number of antennas is minimized. We formulate the problem as a Set Covering optimization problem. We develop a heuristic algorithm for this NP-Complete problem. We also develop a computerized system, RFIDMIN, which enables for the automated calculation of the minimum number and location of RFID antennas, given the size of the facility and antenna specifications. RFIDMIN can be used by companies to implement an effective RFID system at lowest hardware costs.

Automotive Suspension Parameter Estimation Using Smart Wireless Sensor Technology, Samuel Chase Hoffman

Master's Theses

This thesis project demonstrates the feasibility of using a smart sensor system to estimate vehicle parameters. It includes the development of the smart sensor system and the method for which vehicle parameters are estimated using this system. The smart sensor system is a wireless computer controlled sensor array that can be easily installed onto a vehicle. Parameter estimation was accomplished using grey box code in Matlab System Identification Toolbox, a software package from Mathworks. Front and rear suspension damping rates and pitch inertia were estimated on the 2008 Cal Poly SAE Baja Car with good accuracy during testing.

Survey Of Open Source Integrated Library Systems, Linda M. Riewe

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Automata Based Authorship Identification System, Shangxuan Zhang

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Women Disunited : Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale As A Critique Of Feminism, Alanna A. Callaway

Master's Theses

While there is plenty of traditional feminist critique of male power structures in Atwood's works, and particularly in The Handmaid's Tale, this thesis argues that the power structure of Gilead (the biblically-inflected nation Atwood imagines) also critiques the feminine roles that support and enable the repression of other women. Placing the novel in the contexts of Atwood's career, feminism, and dystopian literature, provides a fuller understanding of how the novel functions as an expression of the disunity of women.

Thus, this thesis turns the focus of The Handmaid's Tale from the consequences of patriarchal control and "traditional" misogyny, to the …

A Framework For Active Learning, Sean Sharma

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Self-Objectification And Body Shame As Predictors Of Sport Participation, Juliet A. Rose

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Layer By Layer Self-Assembly Of Star Polymers Using Coordination Chemistry, Lilian Chang

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Interfacial Reactions Between Sn-3.0ag-0.5cu Solder And Cu-Coated Pcb Coatings, Minerva Mesa Cruz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Laurent Polynomial Representations Of Sl(N), HéLèNe M. Payne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Thermal Analysis And Design Tool For Small Spacecraft, Cassandra Belle Vanoutryve

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Size Control And Characterization Of Colloidal Magnetic Cobalt Nanoparticles, Abhishek Singh

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Illustrations On Retention And Visual Attention Using Authentic Textbooks, Loris P. Fagioli

Master's Theses

Problem

The purpose of this exploratory study was to validate a model of multimedia learning, incorporating learner-specific characteristics such as intelligence, memory, and measures of visual attention.

Method

The sample consisted of 62 Andrews University students (26 males, 36 females, and mean age 21.7). Data were gathered by means of standardized testing (RPM, WAIS- III) and eye-tracking. MLR was used to determine significant visual attention predictors for retention and SEM was used to test a hypothesized model of multimedia learning.

Results

Multiple Linear Regression was significant (p.05; GFI = .923; CFI = .986; RMSEA = .043; PGFI = .451) proving …

Synchrotron Radiation From Laser-Electron Interactions : Measurement And Modeling, V. A. (Vladimir Aleksandrovich) Semenov

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Comparing Methodologies That Correlate Property Values And Airport Noise, Christian Valdes

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Search Of Graphs Equienergetic With Edge Deleted Subgraph, Wilson A. Florero

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Asian Models In Advertising After The Movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Helen Wu

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Flexural Comparison Of The Aci 318-08 And Aashto Lrfd Structural Concrete Codes, Nathan Jeffrey Dorsey

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Vegetation Change Over Time In Naturally-Regenerating Coast Redwood Communities, Kristin K. Hageseth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.