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The History of the Fine Arts School at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1941-12-31)The history of the Fine Arts School at the University of Kansas begins, in a sense, with the history of Lawrence. As early as 1854 there were musical influences in the town, which, after the founding of the university in ... -
Development of an Extracellular Vesicle Microfluidic Affinity Purification (EV-MAP) In Vitro Assay for Breast Cancer Management
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Breast cancer is the second-most prevalent cancer worldwide and most commonly occurring cancer type in women with roughly 2 million new cases diagnosed in 2018. Current breast cancer management is a multidisciplinary ... -
Analyzing the Effects of Walkway Attachments on Highway Cantilevered Overhead Sign Structures
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Cantilevered overhead sign structures (COSS) experience cyclic loading due to stochastic loads such as natural wind gusts (NWG). These wind loads cause large deflections in the cantilever and excessive stresses can develop ... -
ZiZoNet: A Zoom-In and Zoom-Out Mechanism for Crowd Counting in Static Images
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)As people gather during different social, political or musical events, automated crowd analysis can lead to effective and better management of such events to prevent any unwanted scene as well as avoid political manipulation ... -
I Know What You Type on Your Phone: Keystroke Inference on Android Device Using Deep Learning
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Given a list of smartphone sensor readings, such as accelerometer, gyroscope and light sensor, is there enough information present to predict a user’s input without access to either the raw text or keyboard log? With the ... -
A Step Toward Sustainability: Mechanisms of Hydrodeoxygenation Reactions over a Metal-Metal Oxide Catalyst
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)In recent years, metal-metal oxide catalysts have proven to be robust catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of oxygenated compounds derived from bio-renewable feedstocks to value-added products. Herein, the conversion of ... -
ADOPTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: BEST PRACTICES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The application of new technologies continues to grow in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Adopting a new technology can require substantial effort for the company’s staff to learn new skills ... -
Multi-Objective Optimization of FM Noise Waveforms via Generalized Frequency Template Error Metrics
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)FM noise waveforms have been experimentally demonstrated to achieve high time bandwidth products and low autocorrelation sidelobes while achieving acceptable spectral containment in physical implementation. Still, it may ... -
Pore-Scale Network Modeling of Microporosity in LowResistivity Pay Zones of Carbonates
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Carbonates present an important research area as classical empirical methods primarily developed for sandstone characterizations give erroneous results when being applied to carbonates. Specifically, the question of ... -
A Comparative Study on Polyp Classification and Localization from Colonoscopy Videos
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer with a high mortality rate. It typically develops from small clumps of benign cells called polyp. The adenomatous polyp has a higher chance of developing into ... -
Radome Design and Curvature Effects on Antenna Performance, with Application to Radar Array Installation in Transonic Aircraft
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Significant and fast changes in the cryosphere have been observed and monitored using radioglaciology and remote sensing technology. A fuselage mounted Ultrawideband Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (UWB MCoRDS) ... -
Quantitative Assessment of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Data Reconstruction Methods: Region-of-Interest Averaging and Spectral Localization by Imaging
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The aim of this dissertation was to compare two magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) localization techniques: Fourier based region-of-interest (ROI) averaging, and the non-Fourier based spectral localization by imaging ... -
Estimation of The Effect of Rain and Incidents on Freeway Capacity and Free-Flow Speed
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The goal of this thesis was to examine the effect of incidents and adverse weather (rain) on capacity and Free-Flow Speed (FFS). Data were collected from multiple freeway segments in Kansas City, Kansas from 2014 to 2018. ... -
Toluene Removal from Produced Water by Biofilm Granular Activated Carbon System
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Over the last several decades, new strategies for oil and gas produced water disposal have been explored due to concern over increasing seismicity in areas surrounding deep well injection sites. A large area of research ... -
Waste Heat Recovery From a Compression Ignition Engine using a Combined Diesel Particulate Filter Heat Exchanger
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Compression ignition (CI) engines have been a figurehead in the transportation industry for decades. However, as environmental regulations dictate increasingly strict emissions guidelines for engines, technologies must ... -
Performance Analysis of Mobile Ad Hoc Network Routing Protocols Using ns-3 Simulations
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) consist of mobile nodes that can communicate with each other through wireless links without reliance on any infrastructure. The dynamic topology of MANETs poses a significant challenge for ... -
Tunable Surface Plasmon Dynamics
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Due to their extreme spatial confinement, surface plasmon resonances show great potential in the design of future devices that would blur the boundaries between electronics and optics. Traditionally, plasmonic interactions ... -
Use of Multiscale Entropy to Characterize Fetal Autonomic Development
(University of Kansas, 2019-01-01)The idea that uterine environment and adverse events during fetal development could increase the chances of the diseases in adulthood was first published by David Barker in 1998. Since then, investigators have been employing ... -
Antibiotic Molecular Design Using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Research is acutely needed to develop novel therapies to treat resistant infections. This project aims to design a drug molecule via a computer aided molecular design approach to provide lead candidates for the treatment ... -
Using Luminance for Design and Evaluation of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Luminous Environments to Supplement Current Illuminance-Based Design Codes
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Illuminance and illuminance-based metrics have been adopted in lighting design and field measurement over the past century to support the notion that the primary function of lighting is for task performance and visibility. ...
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