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Locating Disaster Relief Facility Centers in Houston City
(2018-05-10)We study the problem of locating disaster relief facility centers (DRFCs) in the city of Houston which is prone to flood risk hurricanes. We propose a multi-objective optimization programming (MOOP) model for selecting the ... -
Lorentz Invariance in Loop Quantum Gravity
(2020-04-28)From the principle of relativity, where the laws of physics is presumed to be the same in all inertial reference frames, we have Lorentz invariance. This invariance leads to rotational and boost invariance. These invariances ... -
Marriage and Motherhood in American Film
(2019-12-06)The American family has diversified significantly in the past century as women have assumed greater roles outside of the home, and film has been shown to illuminate common societal beliefs and the changing nature of social ... -
Media influence on perception of crime
(2020-01-29)Media outlets’ influence on individual perceptions of crime has increased over the years. Crime related events have become a way to increase ratings and revenue. This is a study of the (1) relationship between media ... -
Microsoft Kinect based real-time segmentation and recognition for human activity learning
(2017-12-05)Lower body pain and injury have become common in this technical world, especially in elderly people. It is quite difficult to recover from these injuries leading to problems in performing daily routine activities like ... -
Modelling the Growth Of Atlantic Rangia, Rangia Cuneata, in Response to Freshwater Inflow, Trinity River Delta, Galveston Bay
(2020-05-11)Rangia cuneata, commonly known as Atlantic Rangia, is an oligohaline clam found in abundance along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Rangia cuneata was selected as one of a suite of indicator species for establishing freshwater ... -
Mutation testing using time-shift operator
(2018-05-02)Functional verification plays a critical role in ensuring that a digital integrated circuit (IC) meets the design specification. Dynamic verification uses a large number of test vectors. To analyze and improve the quality ... -
Nekton community characterization of the lower Brazos River with an emphasis on larval Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, trophic dynamics
(2019-05-17)From December 2016 – October 2017, 50 collections of 150 replicate otter and beam trawls were collected at five different sites, three different seasons, and three different flow tiers along the Brazos river estuary. A ... -
Nontraditional student attitudes about emerging adulthood
(2021-08-05)The present study assessed beliefs about adulthood, including meeting one’s own criteria for adulthood, among nontraditional students based on different markers of nontraditional status. In addition, the study examined ... -
Olivocerebellar connections in the Atlantic stingray
(2019-12-17)The morphology of the cerebellum in cartilaginous fishes varies from a smooth, relatively simple bi-lobed structure, to an undulated and complex multi-lobed configuration. Little is known about the anatomical connections ... -
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS IN COMPACT OBJECTS AND THE EARLY UNIVERSE
(2021-12-03)We show there is an effect of an extremely large magnetic field in highly dense media that has not been explored in prior work. We discuss the renormalizability of QED in such a medium. These extreme situations are found ... -
Perceptions of Administrators, Faculty, and Staff Regarding a Redesign Initiative Integrating Developmental Reading and Writing Instruction in a Community College Setting
(2016-12-06)Nationally, an increasing number of underprepared students are enrolling in community colleges, and as a result, the enrollment of at-risk students in Developmental Education programs has soared. Community colleges have ... -
Perceptions of Factors that Contribute to the Successful Reading Development of Young African American Male Students
(2020-02-07)The purpose of this qualitative research study was to determine the perceptions of administrators, reading teachers, librarian, and campus reading specialist of the factors that contribute to reading development of African ... -
Play to Learn
(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 ... -
Positive behavior interventions and supports: a study of implementation at the elementary level in a low-income district
(2018-07-27)The purpose of this study is to determine the influence a PBIS based program, Kickboard, has on achievement in reading and math and the number of office referrals in third and fourth grade at a low income elementary school. ... -
Poverty and high school graduation: What are the associated variables?
(2017-07-05)Education is pivotal to a better life for many individuals. Unfortunately, a large number of adolescents in poverty fail to complete high school; thereby limiting their opportunities for better employment options. However, ... -
Predicting Adherence to Health Behaviors: Developing a Screening Questionnaire to Facilitate Engagement in Diet and Physical Exercise
(2021-08-06)High rates of individuals are diagnosed with one or more chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. The prevalence of chronic illness has led to increased healthcare costs and spending, increased ... -
"Prison Cannot Crush Their Spirit": The Ideological Impact of Incarceration on Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, and Eugene V. Debs
(2020-05-27)This thesis revolves around the prison experiences of Eugene V. Debs, Emma Goldman, and Alexander Berkman. These working-class revolutionary intellectuals were each imprisoned multiple times between 1892 and 1921. By using ... -
Process of Cost Optimization from Manufacturing Point of View, Based on Configurator and its Approaches
(2018-05-15)In this paper, the author proposes the use of the configurator and its advantages for both sides. End-user, and manufacturer. Based on company's strategy, approaches in configuring may vary. Several models based on constraints ... -
Provenance research in the 21st century: object history at the Menil Collection
(2018-12-13)In museum collections across the United States, antiquities collections often lack documented ownership histories. This paper explores the context of that problem in relation to a particular museum, The Menil Collection ...
