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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Golf Ball Detection and Tracking Based on Convolutional Neural Networks
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)With the rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI), AI technologies have completely changed our lives. Especially in the sports field, AI starts to play the role in auxiliary training, data management, and systems that ... -
Microfluidic Analysis of Exosomal Biomarkers towards Liquid Biopsy Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
(University of Kansas, 2020-01-01)Alzheimer's Disease has posed a critical challenge to the global health system. Although no cure is currently available, early diagnosis is beneficial to both the health system and patients. To improve early diagnosis, a ... -
Force Sensors Constructed from Ferromagnetic Particles Embedded Within Soft Materials
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The inclusion of magnetic particles as fillers within soft materials has the potential to drive the development of smart materials with high functionality and structural diversity. Six ferromagnetic fillers (i.e., nickel, ... -
Integrated Microfluidic System for Digital Detection of Extracellular Vesicles
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Investigating the components of extracellular vesicles (EV) has shown substantial promise for cancer diagnosis. However, detecting them individually and profiling its membranal proteins is still challenging. Isolating EVs ... -
Development of Fuzzy Hybrid Approaches to Project Delivery Method Selection in Highway Construction
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Selection of project delivery methods is a success factor in delivering highway construction projects because it has a substantial impact on the project performance, such as cost, time, and quality. Project delivery ... -
AIDA: An Assistant for Workers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Roughly 1 in 5 people in the United States have an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), which is a substantial amount of the population. In the realm of human-robot interaction, there have been many attempts to ... -
Design and Fundamental Understanding of Novel Catalysts for Efficient Transformations of Shale Gas Components
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)In recent years, due to the abundant storage and development of hydraulic techniques, studies relating to the inexpensive shale gas source have drawn increasing attention among both academic and industrial researchers. ... -
Cognitive UAS Path-Planning for Large Spatial Search
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Search and Rescue/Destroy missions are some of the most high-risk situations in modern engineering. Every mission nearly always presents a life or death scenario for one or more individuals, with the penalty for failure ... -
Durability, Construction, and Early Evaluation of Low-Cracking High-Performance Concrete (LC-HPC) Bridge Decks
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Laboratory evaluations of concrete mixtures based on specifications for low-cracking high-performance concrete (LC-HPC) incorporating internal curing (IC) and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are described. In ... -
Incorporating Biobehavioral Architecture into Car-Following Models: A Driving Simulator Study
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Mathematical models of car-following, lane changing, and gap acceptance are mostly descriptive in nature and lack decision making or error tolerance. Including additional driver-related information with respect to behavior ... -
Development of a Magnetic Particle Tracking Technique using a Hybrid Numerical Optimization Algorithm
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)This thesis focuses on the development of a 3D Magnetic Particle Tracking (MPT) technique using a hybrid numerical optimization algorithm which is able to reconstruct not only the particle’s location but also its orientation ... -
A Societally-Optimized Resource Distribution (SORD) Framework for Community Flood Recovery
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Natural hazards and disasters affect different populations within communities unevenly. However, natural hazards do not have the ability to discriminate between the population of the community; rather, it is the pre-existing ... -
Spatial Analysis for Crashes Involving 25- to 44- Year-Old Drivers in Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)In this study, a descriptive and spatial analysis was conducted using crash data, 2013-2017, for 25- to 44- year-old drivers involved in fatal and serious injury crashes that occurred in the state of Kansas. The database ... -
Improving the Performance of Lithium-ion Batteries Through a Multi-Objective Investigation and Optimization of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase Microstructure
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The rapid development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has changed the world. However, LIBs suffer from performance degradation due to undesired chemical reactions, ageing, corrosion, compromised structural integrity, and ... -
Top-Performing Project Managers in Electrical Contractors: An Assessment of Human Dimensions and Project Performance
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The purpose of this study was to identify the traits, characteristics, and skillsets of top-performing project managers in electrical contractors by using several human dimension assessments; namely, assessments of ... -
Development of Smartphone dual-laser waveguide based fluorescent microscopy system using 3D printing
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Nowadays cellphones are present everywhere, and along with the worldwide network of devices, the concept of mobile health monitoring is changing to reshape the biosensor market. The smartphone’s camera is a proven reliable ... -
Mission-Oriented Autonomy for Intelligent, Adaptive, and Multi-Agent Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets using Unmanned Aerial Systems
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Throughout our history, humanity has been developing and progressing technology in order to help us better understand the world in which we live. As climate change becomes an increasingly urgent global crisis, scientists ... -
A Novel Zero-Trust Framework to Secure IoT Communications
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The phenomenal growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has highlighted the security and privacy concerns associated with these devices. The research literature on the security architectures of IoT makes evident that we need ... -
EFFECTS OF DEICING SALTS ON THE DURABILITY OF CONCRETE INCORPORATING SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The durability of concrete mixtures incorporating one of two supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), slag cement or Class C fly ash, exposed to sodium chloride (NaCl), calcium chloride (CaCl2), or magnesium chloride ... -
From Coding to Characterizing: A Study of Electrocatalysts using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Science has shown that climate change is caused by human activities that pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, largely through the transportation and energy sectors. As the impacts of climate change are becoming more ...