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A Bayesian Robust IRT Outlier Detection Model
(2018-11-05)In the context of psychometric practice, the parameter estimates of a standard item-response theory (IRT) model may become biased when item-response data, of persons’ individual responses to test items, contain outliers ... -
A Case Study of Bullying Prevention and Intervention for Students with Disabilities in Middle School
(2018-08-21)Researchers agree that students with disabilities (SWD) who are at increased risk for bullying perpetration and victimization require more intensive interventions than their peers without disabilities. In response to the ... -
A Comparison Between CFD- and Thermal-Structural Analysis of Structural Steel Members Subjected to Fire
(2019-05-14)Standard fire resistance curves have been used for so long in the structural fire practice and have governed for almost 100 years. The issues when these curves used can be recognized as that the standard fire curves and ... -
A Comparison of the Angoff and Item Mapping Standard Setting Methods for a Certification Examination
(2018-04-12)In high-stakes licensure and certification testing, sound standard setting is essential. The Angoff method requires subject matter experts (panelists) to estimate the likelihood that a minimally-competent examinee would ... -
A CoSimulation Framework for Assessment of Power Knobs in Deep-Learning Accelerators
(2019-01-28)This thesis provides a tool able to meet the demands of a collaborative work between machine-learning experts and digital designers, with a particular attention to hardware accelerators implementing a spatial architecture. ... -
A Deep Learning Framework for Air Pollution Forecasting and Interpolation
(2019-04-22)Air pollution has been identified as the world's largest single environmental health risks by the World Health Organization. Real time air-quality information is necessary, to pretect humans against from the damage casused ... -
A Distributed Graph Approach For Retrieving Linked RDF Data Using Supercomputing Systems
(2018-11-09)Many RDF data systems are able to perform queries on different types of connected data structures for a scalable range of input. Partitioning techniques, graph algorithms, and mem- ory based indexing schemes have been ... -
A Gait-Dependent Model of Wear from Retrieved Polyethylene Components of Total Knee Replacements
(2019-04-08)Recent advancements in design and materials of total knee replacements have improved one the most common and successful orthopedic surgeries. However, increasing demand, changing demographics and expanded expectations of ... -
A General Needs Assessment for Postgraduate Canadian Trauma Training in General Surgery
(2018-08-16)Background: Trauma is considered a key component of surgical training. However, recent changes in practice patterns and training paradigms have resulted in a critical review of curricula for surgical residents. Specifically, ... -
A Home-Based Language Intervention with Mexican Immigrant Mothers and Their Children
(2019-03-05)A reality for a child’s academic future is that his or her language abilities are an essential component to academic success (Hammer et al., 2017). Children with language delays can present with academic difficulties as ... -
A House of Cards: The Impact of Concealable Stigmas on Registered Sex Offenders
(2018-06-07)Using data collected from 30 face-to-face interviews with individuals who were, at the time, listed on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, this study examines how individuals with a concealable (hidden) stigma navigate a ... -
A Lens Model Based Judge-Participant Benchmark Repository and Its Application to Select Ranking Methods
(2018-07-06)In a judging system where multiple participants are evaluated by multiple judges, selecting a suitable ranking method to rank participants is a challenge for the organizer(s). More so in cases where the participant pool ... -
A Longitudinal Study of Reward Functioning and Symptom Fluctuation in Mood Disorders
(2019-07-19)Mood disorders represent a major public health and economic burden in the United States. Major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BP) are chronic, debilitating diseases and existing strategies for relapse ... -
A Low Power Look Up Table-Free Gaussian Mixture Model Based Speaker Classifier
(2018-08-27)In this thesis an ASIC design of an hardware GMM-Based Speaker Classifier is presented.The Classifier is a fundamental component of a Speaker Identification system, that is ableto associate an unknown ... -
A Microfluidic Device for Label-Free Sorting of Circulating Tumor Cells
(2018-07-27)This thesis presents a novel method to separate cancer cells from blood samples, demonstrating experimentally the base concept behind this technology. Cancer is one of the principal causes of death in the world. Humanity ... -
A Mixed-Methods Validity Study Of Chart-Stimulated Recall To Review Consults With Night-Float Residents
(2018-11-06)In graduate medical education there is a need to assess specialty specific aspects of training and practice that are often underrepresented in EPA lists, while also providing formative assessment and feedback. Chart-stimulated ... -
A Nonlinear Least Squares Framework for Periodic Grating Identification with a HOPS Implementation
(2018-08-01)This thesis focuses upon the scattering of time-harmonic plane waves by a periodic interface. In particular, we consider an inverse problem which involves reconstruction of the interface when provided with measured scattered ... -
A Novel Electrochemical Glucose Biosensor Based on TiO2 Nanotube Arrays
(2018-08-23)Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. It is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and a major health problem. In this study, we developed two high performance glucose ... -
A Novel Serum-Free Medium Formulation for Human Liver Cultures with Applications in Drug Screening
(2018-06-12)The liver is the largest internal organ of the human body and provides for a wide range of functions, which can be seriously compromised by toxic drugs and diseases. In order to develop novel and safer drugs, in vitro ... -
A Sensor System to Track Individual and Social Animal Behavior in the Wild
(2019-04-15)Nowadays, biologists and social scientists are interested in understanding fundamental evolutionary, ecological, and population processes, such as decision making and activity recognition in a group of individuals. Collective ...