Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Software method for embedding spatial data into a visual image in tagged image file format

Duggireddy Vijaya, Bhaskar Reddy; 0000-0001-9115-5064 (2018-08-23)

The digital image captured by the camera provides only visual data (illumination and colors) but has no relative size data and therefore is unable to be modeled and printed in 3D. To create a 3D image, the object’s distance ...

Fundamentals of axis-symmetric boundary reconstruction for ideal tokamak plasmas: using toroidal harmonics to match poloidal flux measurements in the surrounding vacuum

Nesbitt, Neal David; 0000-0001-6972-6713 (2018-07-30)

With the development of tokamaks in the 1950s to control and sustain fusion reactions, a large amount of theory regarding associated plasmas has accumulated. Much of this theory is out of reach for the uninitiated, and ...

Video game implementation: learning outcomes and perceptions

Becker, Donald L.; 0000-0003-4360-0682 (2018-08-01)

The purpose of this study was to examine whether student play of a video game designed and developed to teach the engineering process and basic computer programming skills influenced student engagement levels and student ...

The Texas common curriculum for higher education: its origins, development, implementation and assessment

Perry, Julia K.; 0000-0002-2868-7196 (2018-07-30)

The State of Texas started an educational endeavour called the Texas Common Curriculum in 1987 which was structured to ascertain and require that all graduates from Texas institutions of higher learning, who received a ...

A phenomenological study of doctoral student experiences in an educational leadership doctoral program

Chance, Erica Marie; 0000-0003-2107-9267 (2018-07-27)

The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of doctoral students in two higher education doctoral programs in Educational Leadership. This research was conducted to learn the experiences and barriers faced ...

The effects of teacher practices on classroom management

Woods, Adrian M.; 0000-0001-9698-5729 (2018-06-28)

The purpose of this mixed method study was to examine the relationship between a teacher’s causal attribution of student behavior and their decision to write a student a discipline referral. This study included a review ...

The Lamb shift at finite temperature and density

Etienne, Thomas G.; 0000-0002-9676-5870 (2018-05-14)

The Lamb shift is a well-known phenomenon that breaks the degeneracy in the 2S1/2 and 2P1/2 energy levels. The currently accepted experimental value is measured to be approximately equal to 1057.862 MHz, or 4.3795×10-6 ...

Detecting the onset of an epileptic seizure using a novel time-series approach

Shrivastava, Suhani; 0000-0003-1944-793X (2018-05-08)

Electroencephalography (EEG) is one of the most popular non-invasive techniques for acquiring electrical signals from the brain. Data mining EEG signals finds numerous applications in the field of neuroscience for obtaining ...

Biology of the perforate dome snail, Ventridens Demissus (Gastropoda: Zonitidae) from Seabrook, Texas

Medellin, Adrian; 0000-0002-9789-2425 (2018-05-07)

The perforate dome snail (Ventridens demissus) is a terrestrial gastropod in the Zonitidae family. In this study I observed morphological variance, shell strength, reproductive behavior, egg size, hatchling growth, microbial ...

Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Facial Expression

Nwosu, Lucy; 0000-0003-1401-5396 (2017-12-07)

This research designs a Facial Expression Recognition (FER) system based on the deep convolutional neural network using facial parts. An FER is one of the most important nonverbal channels through which Human Machine ...

The effect of a 5-HT2A inverse agonist on animal models of obsessive-compulsive disorder: marble burying tasks

Jorewicz, Leah; 0000-0003-3033-3570 (2018-06-12)

Compulsive persistent, non-functional behavior is a staple characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in humans. It is commonly studied in rodents through defensive burying of harmless objects. Multiple ...

Survey on Perceptions of the Cup of Coffee Intervention

Washington, Gia A.; 0000-0001-7859-7669 (2018-05-16)

The purpose of this project is to investigate the perceptions of the Cup of Coffee Conversation (COC) by Dr. Gerald Hickson. The Cup of Coffee Conversation is a specific intervention for medical staff with lapses in ...

Technology and Elderly Well-Being

Dao, Vu Hoang; 0000-0001-8125-224X (2018-05-15)

Technology impacts human life. The well-being of elderly persons may be impacted by the advances of today’s technology such as smartphones, social networking,and wearable devices. A sample of 120 persons who are 55 years ...

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Development Program

Kuhn, Caroline (2018-05-16)

The proposed project examines the current literature on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and leadership development. Recent research on EI indicates that there is a vast amount of potential for the use of EI in leadership ...

Destruction of "Unworthy Lives": Eugenics and Medical Discourse in Weimar and Third Reich Cinema

Bujnoch, Patricia; 0000-0003-1223-0148

This project tracks the eugenic discourse of the 1920s through the Nazi era, and analyzes the eugenic links within mainstream Weimar and Nazi films. This thesis argues that M (1931), La Habanera (1937), and Ich Klage An ...

Play to Learn

Dawson, Michael J; 0000-0003-1467-4682 (2018-05-15)

Play to Learn is an educational documentary film that uses several highly stylized and experimental techniques to tell the story of Professor Snyder as he learns about gamification. The purpose of the film is to introduce ...

A Job Analysis of Financial Coaches & Case Managers: Enhancing Selection, Performance Management, & Identifying Training Opportunities

Sampogna, Olaguibel; 0000-0001-8967-6565 (2018-05-15)

This project studies two positions at a social services agency in the southern region of the U.S. The purpose of the project was to identify the most critical tasks performed by case managers and financial coaches in order ...