Suicide is a serious and complex problem facing the world. About 1.5 million people die by suicide each year and one billion people are affected by it. Most suicides occur in Asia, yet research has predominately studied ...

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and obesity are complicated medical disorders with little known etiologies. The purpose of this research is to characterize FMS, CFS, and obesity by studying the ...

Successful future space exploration requires a forward thinking process that considers the evolving functions and logistics as the exploration effort increases. This thesis suggests there is not enough weighting on the ...

Block copolymers are a unique class of polymers, in which two or more different polymer blocks are connected by covalent bonds. Because of the presence of different polymers in the single chain, block copolymers exhibit ...

Mental workload assessment is a critical aspect of human-computer interfaces. Mental workload which is either underwhelming or overwhelming will result in a negative influence on one’s performance. Enhancing existing ...

Block copolymer thin films have gathered much attention due to their well-defined structures and interesting surface morphology. Surface of the thin films depend on several factors like self-assembly of the polymers and ...

The Daqing field, in the Songliao Basin in northeastern China, is the largest oil field in the country. Most of the production in this field comes from seismically thin sand bodies with thicknesses between 1 and 15 meters. ...

Solar energy has been considered as a promising alternative energy source due to the high abundance of solar spectrum comparing to other alternative energy sources. Recently, the solar-to-energy conversion technologies ...

Background: Mathematics teachers must possess a thorough understanding of the mathematics content they teach. Content knowledge is particularly essential for teachers responsible for teaching fractions, a principal foundation ...

Background: Parent education is an underutilized strategy which can help mitigate persistent opportunity barriers to mathematics achievement for students of color from low-income households. Parent engagement in the form ...