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• Advanced SAR Interferometry Methods for Ground Displacement Estimation from Spaceborne and Airborne Platforms ﻿

(2016-05-16)
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a powerful technique to monitor ground deformation phenomena, such as landslides, ground subsidence, seismological activities, and volcano dynamics. In this dissertation, ...
• Physicochemical Aspects of the Two-Step Mechanism of Nucleation in Protein Solutions ﻿

(2016-05-16)
Protein-rich liquid clusters exist in solutions of numerous proteins. They play the role of nucleation precursors of ordered solids of both folded proteins and partially misfolded chains. Examples include protein crystals, ...
• The Operator System Generated by Cuntz Isometries and its Applications ﻿

(2016-05-06)
In this thesis, we focused on the operator system, ${S}_n$, generated by $n$ ($2\leq n< \infty$) Cuntz isometries, i.e. ${S}_n=span\{I,S_i,S_i^*:1\leq i\leq n\}$. We first studied the properties of ${S}_n$, such as the ...
• On Communication-Computation Overlap in High-Performance Computing ﻿

(2016-05-05)
The number of compute nodes and cores per node have increased many fold on high end computer systems over the last decade. For a parallel application to scale to tens or even hundreds of thousands of processes, all ...
• Sensors and System Integration for Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI)-Guided and Robot-Assisted Interventions ﻿

(2016-05-02)
Demand for magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided interventions and robot-assisted surgeries continues to increase in the field of medical robotics. MRI-guided interventions provide pre-/intra-operative MR images and ...
• Suppression of Cervical Cancer by the Progesterone Receptor Signaling ﻿

(2016-04-28)
Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in woman and fourth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The majority of cervical cancer is associated with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Their tumorigenic ...
• Ab Initio Calculations of Intramolecular Exciton Transfer with Reduced Modes in Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Species ﻿

(2016-04-28)
We present a new, fully ab initio approach for computing intramolecular charge and energy transfer rates. Using a time-convolutionless master-equation approach, parameterized with couplings obtained from an accurate ...
• High-Performance Sparse Fourier Transform on Parallel Architectures ﻿

(2016-04-28)
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is one of the most important numerical algorithms widely used in numerous scientific and engineering computations. With the emergence of big data problems, however, in which the size of the ...
• Implementation and Evaluation of Additional Parallel Features of Coarary Fortran ﻿

(2016-04-26)
The Fortran 2008 language standard added a feature called "coarrays" to allow parallel programming in Fortran with only minimal changes to existing sequential Fortran programs. Coarrays turn Fortran into a Partitioned ...
• Peripheral Autorefraction Repeatability and Peripheral Defocus of Myopic Eyes with Spherical Soft Contact Lenses ﻿

(2016-04-28)
Purpose: Peripheral retinal defocus has been implicated in the progression of myopia. The purpose of this thesis was to assess the repeatability of peripheral autorefraction, and to determine the effect of commercially-available ...
• Dysregulation of Cationic Channels in Chronic Kidney Diseases ﻿

(2016-04-20)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 10 American adults, has some level of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition characterized by reduced kidney function over time. Although recent research ...
• LiDAR-Based Change Detection for Earthquake Surface Ruptures ﻿

(2016-05-16)
Determination of near-fault ground deformation during and after an earthquake is key to understanding the physics of earthquakes. Observations with high spatial resolution and accuracy of natural faults that have experienced ...
• The Coupling between Quantum Mechanics and Elasticity ﻿

(2016-05-16)
In this dissertation we explore the junction of quantum mechanics and elas- ticity. Specifically, we attempt to elucidate, in several physical contexts, how me- chanical deformation alters the quantum mechanical behavior ...
• Electromechanical Couplings in Soft Matter and Biology ﻿

(2016-05-11)
The ability of certain materials to deform in response to an electrical field or, conversely, generate an electrical field due to mechanical stimuli has tantalizing implications in fields ranging from biology to engineering. ...
• Unsupervised Discovery of Hidden Geometry in High Dimensional Datasets for Neuronal Arbor Analytics ﻿

(2016-05-16)
Brain cells such as microglial, neurons, and astrocytes, undergo varieties of morphological and functional changes during their life cycle, or responding to micro environmental perturbation. To better understand the functions ...
• Capacity, Precision, and Representations of Sensory and Mnemonic Processing ﻿

(2016-05-11)
Most of our mental processes rely on memorization, and dysfunctions of memory systems can lead to severe perceptual, cognitive, and motor deficits. Although decades of research has accumulated a large knowledge base on ...
• Frequency Limitation for Triaxial Induction Tools and Dielectric Tools in 1-D Multi-Layered Transverse Isotropic Formation ﻿

(2016-05-11)
Triaxial induction tools are used in well logging to efficiently measure formation anisotropy including reservoir rocks that show anisotropy, such as thin laminated reservoirs. Dielectric tools are mainly used to detect ...
• Estimating Seismic Anisotropy: Fluid Substitution Theory, 3D-Printed Inclusion Models, and Multi-Component 3D VSP in the Bakken Shale ﻿

(2016-05-10)
Understanding seismic anisotropy is one of the most important issues in seismic exploration. In this dissertation, I tried to understand how fluids and lithology influence the elastic properties and seismic anisotropy of ...
• Tissue Engineered Heart Pump Development and Assessment ﻿

(2016-05-11)
Development of a natural alternative to cardiac assist devices (CADs) will pave the way to a heart failure therapy which overcomes the disadvantages of current mechanical devices. Through implementation of the three ...
• High Mobility Single-Crystalline-Like Si and Ge Thin Films on Flexible Substrates by Roll-to-Roll Vapor Deposition Processes ﻿

(2016-05-16)
The widespread use of high efficiency III–V multi-junction solar cells is limited by the cost and brittleness of Ge wafers that are used as templates for epitaxial growth. In order to provide an affordable and scalable ...