Due to the advances in remote sensors and sensor networks, different types of spatio-temporal datasets have become increasingly available. Revealing interesting spatio-temporal patterns from such datasets is very important, ...

This thesis examines the post-revolutionary creation of Mexican visual identity in the U.S. Focusing on the role of Idols Behind Altars by Anita Brenner, and her use of photography and text that attempt to frame the visual ...

Crystallization is a ubiquitous process essential in chemical, biological, physical and geological phenomena. The kinetics and thermodynamics facilitating crystallization are important metrics that allow understanding of ...

Authenticity in rap music holds historical importance in hip hop culture. Low-income blacks in New York City used rap music to express their feelings about and bring awareness to issues in their communities. Rap music is ...

This dissertation focuses on the effects of the fluid property, the fracture geometry, and fracture connectivity on the wave propagation in fluid-saturated media with fractures. We examined the anisotropy of the P-wave ...

Background: Neurodiagnostic technologists are allied health professionals. They perform highly specialized diagnostic tests on patients of all ages. There is evidence of increased demand for well-educated neurodiagnostic ...

Small-scale robots have great potential to bring transformation in the field of medical applications, defense systems, security, micro-assembly and many other areas. Imagine a group of milli, micro or nano-robots that can ...

This dissertation presents three major projects. The first discussion is the development of binaphthyl-based chiral ligands for dirhodium(II) complexes and their applications to different enantioselective reactions. The ...

Background: Too many freshman students struggle during their first year in high school, which can result in their dropping out of school. Ninth grade academies, in which ninth grade students are clustered together for one ...

This thesis is comprised of two projects related to mosquito sensing technologies. In the first project, a novel method is proposed in which sound waves with high particle velocities are used to potentially disrupt the ...