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Manipulating Cells with a Dynamically Reconfigurable Electro-magnetic Coil
(2015-05)Current cancer screening techniques are often labor-intensive, require high initial costs, and are difficult to apply to cytology samples because of their heterogeneous nature. To address these issues, we are participating ... -
Mapping Gas-charged Fault Blocks Around the Vinton Salt Dome, Louisiana Using Gravity Gradiometry Data
(2012-08)Reflection seismic imaging of complex faulting and associated petroleum reservoirs adjacent to onshore salt domes in the Gulf Coast region is both expensive and time consuming. Modeling studies show that gravity gradiometry ... -
Mapping Iceland's Crustal Structure using Ambient seismic Noise
(2012-08)Iceland is a place of great geophysical interest due to its location over a mantle plume and on the Mid-Atlantic seafloor spreading ridge. Despite numerous geophysics studies, disagreements still exist in regards to crustal ... -
Mapping Subsurface Structures by Least-Squares Inversion of Seismic Data
(2015-10-02)Accurate mapping of subsurface structure through seismic techniques is essential in oil and gas exploration. With the development of computational power, there has been an increased focus on data-fitting related seismic-inversion ... -
MARÍA LUISA ROSS EN LA LITERATURA HISPANA DE ESTADOS UNIDOS. EL CUENTO INFANTIL COMO ESTRATEGIA DIDÁCTICA PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LOS VALORES CULTURALES EN EL “MÉXICO DE AFUERA”
(2014-05)El presente trabajo examina la contribución de los cuentos de María Luisa Ross publicados en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, Texas, para para la conservación de los valores culturales en el “México de afuera” de la ... -
Markov Chain Stochastic Seismic Inversion for Rock Properties Estimation
(2014-12)Our purpose is to introduce a stochastic seismic inversion algorithm based on the Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation. Conventional inversion algorithms generate elastic properties instead of the key rock properties needed ... -
Marsh Explorer Game
(2013-05)An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals, which interact with the environmental system for common resources like water, air, and soil. Several human-related activities or climatic changes affect these communities, ... -
Mass spectrometry data mining for cancer detection
(2013-12)Early detection of cancer is crucial for successful intervention strategies. Mass spectrometry-based high throughput proteomics is recognized as a major breakthrough in cancer detection. Many machine learning methods have ... -
Material Design and Durability Characterization of “Non-Brittle” Geopolymer
(2015-12-17)Geopolymers are inorganic polymers that have resulted in wide scientific interest and broad development of applications. They possess intriguing characteristics that bridge polymer science and ceramics. Many inexpensive ... -
Material Laws of Frp Strengthened Reinforced Concrete under Uniaxial Tension and Biaxial Tension-Compression Stress Fields
(2015-08)Well established analytical models and design guidelines are already available for analyzing and designing FRP strengthened structures under flexural and axial-confinement actions. However, the understanding of the behavior ... -
Mathematical modeling the effect of antimicrobials on heterogeneous bacterial populations
(2012-08)This dissertation comprises of six chapters with chapters 2-4 being individual case studies, each case study corresponding to a project involving use of mathematical modeling to characterize the effect of antimicrobials ... -
Mathematics and Science Teachers’ Transfer of Online Learning to Face-to-Face Classrooms
(2016-12)Historically, science and mathematics teacher educators model best practices in face-to-face settings as a way to teach about learner-centered instruction. As this challenge has begun to be met in recent years by instructors ... -
Measurements and analysis of ozone production in Houston and Los Angeles
(2013-05)Ozone is a respiratory irritant that affects all groups of people, but can be of significant concern to young children, those with respiratory illnesses such as asthma, and the elderly. Repeated exposure can cause permanent ... -
Measurements of MRI Induced Heating
(2013-08)The appeal of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) stems from the fact that it can generate internal images of the human body noninvasively, with high temporal and contrast resolution, and without requiring ionizing radiation. ... -
MEASURING CHINESE-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS AS HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESOURCE: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF
(2011-12)Newspapers in Chinese language are one of the major resources of health information for Chinese immigrants living in the United States. However, nearly none study have been conducted on the coverage of health issues and ... -
Measuring Student Success: a Study of a Dual Language Program vs. a Transitional Late-Exit Bilingual Program
(2015-12-11)The purpose of this study is to examine differences in math and reading achievement between ELL students served in a Dual Language Two-Way Immersion program and those who are served in a Transitional, Late-Exit Bilingual ... -
MEASURING THE IMPACT OF DELIVERY METHODS ON RESPONDING TO PHISHING EMAILS BY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES
(2016-12)Effective security awareness programs are desired at colleges to modify the behavior of employees and to improve the protection of sensitive information. The likelihood of theft of sensitive information from colleges has ... -
Measuring Up: A Case Study Approach to Assessing the Value of University Staff Performance Measurement
(2015-05)In 2011, non-instructional employees comprised approximately 60% of the workforce at four-year, post-secondary institutions in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education (2011). While the performance ... -
Measuring What Matters: A Case Study of Aligning Assessment Practices in Student Affairs with Institutionally Identified Student Learning Outcomes
(2014-05)This study documented the measurement development processes and alignment of learning outcomes for a student affairs division at a large, urban research institution. A significant contribution of this study was the ... -
MECHANICAL, PIEZORESISTIVE AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SMART CEMENTS
(2014-12)Cement sheath integrity is an important factor that contributes to the long economic production life of the oil well. Hence there is a need for monitoring the performance of the cement sheath during the entire service ...