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(Vanderbilt University, 2004)In this paper, we address two important issues in survival model selection for censored data generated by the Archimedean copula family; method of estimating the parametric copulas and data reuse. We demonstrate that for ...
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(2022-01-27)Department: Civil EngineeringMultiple variables affect the cost of highway projects and associated bid item prices. Such variables constantly change according to factors on the project, state, and national levels. In most states, the funding of highway ...
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(2016-07-25)Department: BiostatisticsNonstationary Gaussian process regression can be used to transform irregularly episodic and noisy measurements into continuous probability densities to make them more compatible with standard machine learning algorithms. ...
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(2004-08-02)Department: Computer ScienceThe study of bioelectric and biomagnetic activity in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is of great interest in clinical research due to the proven possibility to detect pathological conditions thereof from electric and ...
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(2015-12-02)Department: Mechanical EngineeringOver the last decade, researchers have started exploring the design space of MCR: devices that can operate autonomously within the human body and can diagnose, prevent, monitor, and cure diseases. MCR are miniature ...
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A Modular Point-of-Care Platform for Real-Time Monitoring and Transmission of Physiological Signals (2015-07-29)Department: Electrical EngineeringPresent trends of increasing health care costs, demand novel methods and tools for a transformation from a reactive and hospital-driven to a proactive, patient-centered and enabling healthcare. This work presents a modular ...
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(2007-04-09)Department: ChemistryThe identification of tumor margins is vital for successful patient outcome, preventing local recurrence and ensuring long-term survival. Current techniques used to assess tumor margins for successful tumor removal require ...
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(2009-12-09)Department: Chemical EngineeringThis thesis details the development and testing of coarse-grained models for the key lipids found in the outmost layer of human skin, the straum corneum. Specifically, the development and optimization of coarse-grained ...
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(2017-08-29)Department: HistoryBeginning with the rise of a white pacifist movement in the United States during the First World War, this dissertation tracks how Howard Thurman, Bayard Rustin, and James M. Lawson, Jr. envisaged pacifism and navigated ...
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(2019-09-25)Department: Electrical EngineeringCyber-Physical Systems (CPS) such as autonomous vehicles are becoming widely utilized throughout society. CPS are unique with respect to the tightly coupled nature between the cyber software and physical dynamics of a ...
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(2012-04-20)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThe aim of this study is to develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible robot to enable image guided interventions to enhance accuracy and reduce invasiveness. MRI provides exquisite soft tissue images, and fluid ...
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(2010-04-05)Department: Electrical EngineeringModeling physical systems is necessary to understand how they work and how the compositions of physical components (i.e., complex physical systems) behave. Graphical modeling languages are often used in engineering design. ...
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(2023-03-24)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesThis dissertation aims to enhance our understanding of moisture patterns across North America during and since the Last Interglacial (LIG: ~129,000-116,000 years BP) using established and novel paleo-moisture proxies in ...
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(2011-12-21)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis thesis presents the design and testing of a standing controller for a powered transfemoral prosthesis that is capable of real-time ground slope adaptation and sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions. The controller ...
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(2018-07-21)Department: Earth and Environmental SciencesAustralia’s geological and paleontological record shows long-term aridification, making it a particularly interesting system in which to assess long-term responses to climate change. Geochemical analyses of tooth enamel, ...
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(2008-10-30)Department: Civil EngineeringThe present research aims to propose a new methodology for the failure analysis of heterogeneous thin plates. The problem is solved under the framework of hierarchial multiscale analysis. It is assumed that plates are ...
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(2006-04-05)Department: PhysicsThe dissertation describes the design and application of the Nanophysiometer, a microfluidic network that is combined with a thin film microelectrode array to study force – excitation coupling in single cardiac myocytes. ...
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(2007-07-31)Department: PsychologyThis thesis describes a study on counterfactual thinking, which refers to the ability to imagine scenarios that are contrary to fact. I investigated the neural correlates of realistic and unrealistic past counterfactual ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2005)We undertake a case study of riots in the context of Cleveland's economic decline between 1950 and 1980. Our empirical perspective emphasizes differential changes in property values and population levels across census ...
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(2013-12-10)Department: Interdisciplinary Studies: Human GeneticsWilliams syndrome (WS) is a rare, neurodevelopmental disorder caused by the deletion of 26 genes on chromosome 7q11.23. WS has a well-defined auditory phenotype, characterized by a strong attraction and emotional reactivity ...