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Personality Traits and Affordance Actualization: An Investigation of the Continued Use of Fitness Apps

Creator:: Alshawmar, Moayad
Advisor:: Tulu, Bengisu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-10-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

Histone H4 lysine 20 methyltransferase SUV4-20H2 regulates mitotic fidelity

Keyword:: Chromatin, Aurora B, Methyltransferase, Mitosis, Histone Posttranslational Modification, and Centromere
Creator:: Hahn, Sabine
Advisor:: Manning, Amity L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-11-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Peptide-antibiotic Combination Strategy for Combating Multiple Drug-resistant Bacteria

Keyword:: Antimicrobial Resistance, Synergistic Combination, Antimicrobial Peptides, and Combination Strategy
Creator:: Han, Wenxu
Advisor:: Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-11-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Chemical Engineering

Intelligent Control of Soft Snake Robot Locomotion with Biomimic Vertebrate System

Keyword:: Bio-inspired control, Neural oscillators, Snake robots locomotion, Tactile sensors, Reinforcement learning, and Soft robot control
Creator:: Liu, Xuan
Advisor:: Onal, Cagdas D. and Fu, Jie
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Robotics Engineering

Continuous and Forced Dynamic Operation to Achieve Kinetically Controlled Crystallization

Keyword:: Continuous Crystallization, Zeolite Synthesis, Micro-Reaction Engineering, Dynamic Crystallization, Augmented Reality, and Population Balance Modeling
Creator:: Crislip, Jacob
Advisor:: Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Chemical Engineering

Advancing Myoelectric Prothesis Control via EMG-Force with Transfer Learning and via Wireless Sensor Time Synchronization

Keyword:: Electromyogram, Time synchronization, EMG-force, Filter design, Transfer Learning, and Bluetooth Low Energy
Creator:: Wang, He
Advisor:: Clancy, Ted
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Microfluidic High-Throughput Methods for the Induction and Characterization of Repeatable, Titratable Traumatic Neural Injury in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Keyword:: Neural Imaging, TRPV4, C. elegans, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Microfluidics
Creator:: White, Hamilton
Advisor:: Albrecht, Dirk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Improving Inkjet Printing Processes for Achieving Stretchable and Flexible Traces with Small Linewidths

Keyword:: inkjet printing, conductive traces, flexible hybrid electronics, and printed electronics
Creator:: Pratt, Nicholas
Advisor:: Rao, Pratap M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

Study of Earth-Abundant, Mn-Rich Cathodes for Vehicle Applications and Beyond

Keyword:: cathode materials, synthesis, manganese-rich, and Lithium-ion batteries
Creator:: Chen, Jiajun
Advisor:: Croy, Jason R. and Wang, Yan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Materials Science & Engineering

Measurement and Modeling of Water in Porous Media Using Millimeter-wave and Terahertz Spectroscopy

Keyword:: Millimeter Wave, Effective Medium Modelling, Moisture Sensing, Terahertz, Porosimetry, and Spectroscopy
Creator:: Bouchard, Jacob
Advisor:: Petkie, Douglas Todd
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-12
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Physics

From Farm to Lab: The Potential of Decellularized Plant Leaves for Sustainable Meat Production

Keyword:: Skeletal Muscle, Cultured Meat, Decellularization, Cellular Agriculture, and Lab-grown Meat
Creator:: Jones, Jordan
Advisor:: Gaudette, Glenn and Dominko, Tanja
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-13
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

FEM Modeling for Biomedical Applications: RF Heating & Microwave Imaging

Keyword:: MRI, Surface Waves, Finite Element Method, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, FEM, and Microwave Imaging
Creator:: Serano, Peter
Advisor:: Makaroff, Sergey N.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Real-time and Customizable Inverse Kinematics for Extensible Multisection Continuum Robots: SLInKi and AMoRPH Algorithms

Keyword:: Continuum, Inverse Kinematics, and Soft Robotics
Creator:: Chiang, Shou-Shan
Advisor:: Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Robotics Engineering

A Structured Persona Development Methodology for Designing Digital Health Interventions

Keyword:: UX Research, Persona Development, Design Thinking, User-Centered Design, Personas, and Digital Health
Creator:: Varzgani, Fatima
Advisor:: Tulu, Bengisu and Djamasbi, Soussan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-14
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Business Administration

Development of a Performance Based (Multi-characteristic) Tool for Wall Insulation System Optimization

Keyword:: performance-based design, insulation, multi-objective optimization, sustainability, and fire safety
Creator:: You, Young-Geun
Advisor:: Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-22
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Fire Protection Engineering

HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING OF BAUXITE RESIDUE (RED MUD) FOR RECOVERY OF METALLIC VALUES

Keyword:: Recycling, Red mud, Metal extraction, and Bauxite residue
Creator:: Tanvar, Himanshu
Advisor:: Mishra, Brajendra
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Materials Science & Engineering

Supply Chain Sustainability and Circularity: A Systems Perspective

Keyword:: System dynamics, Stakeholders, Case study, Theory development, Food waste, and Bullwhip effect
Creator:: Allen, Samuel
Advisor:: Sarkis, Joseph
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Business Administration

Development of a Transparent Peptide Functionalized Bacterial Derived Cellulose Wound Dressing

Keyword:: Cellulose, Transparency, Antimicrobial Peptides, Cellulose Binding Peptides, Biomaterials, and Wound Dressing
Creator:: van Zyl, Elizabeth
Advisor:: Coburn, Jeannine M
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-03
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Robot Autonomy for Scrap Cutting in Metal Recycling

Keyword:: Human–robot collaboration, Robot autonomy, Future of work, Metal scrap recycling, Oxy-fuel metal cutting, and Environmental robotics
Creator:: Akl, James
Advisor:: Calli, Berk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Robotics Engineering

Bioinspired Layered Geopolymer Composites

Keyword:: Fracture, Geopolymer, Composites, Bioinspired, and Toughness
Creator:: Harmal, Anass
Advisor:: Walker, Harold W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-06-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Civil & Environmental Engineering

Strategies and Structures for Biological Datasets Integration and Knowledge Discovery

Keyword:: Single-cell RNA Sequencing, Data Integration, CCA, Network Analysis, Biology, and Feature Engineering
Creator:: Teeple, Erin
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-07-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Data Science

IMPACT OF AN ORGANIZATION WIDE ELECRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM ON CLINICALLY INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE

Keyword:: Clinical Integration, Primary Care Physician Engagement, Electronic Health Record (EHR) System, Inter-practice Communication, Affordance-Actualization Theory, and Care Coordination
Creator:: Finn, Amy
Advisor:: Johnson, Sharon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Business Administration

Exploring the Influence of Anonymity and Prior-Performance on Teacher Grading Behavior.

Keyword:: Teacher Grading Behavior, Mistake Messages, Computer-Based Learning Platform, Fairness and Equity, Classroom Orchestration, and Instruction at Scale
Creator:: Gurung, Ashish
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

Bespoke Neural Network Architectures for Rapid Multivariate Time Series Classification and Representation

Keyword:: Deep Learning, Representation Learning, Transfer Learning, and Chemical Sensing
Creator:: Moore, Alexander
Advisor:: Mangoubi, Oren Rami, Eltabakh, Mohamed Y., and Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Data Science

Novel Statistical Methods for Aggregating Correlated and Missing Data with Applications to Chronic Disease Research

Keyword:: correlation-robustness, missing data, Fisher's method, global hypothesis test, and p-value combination
Creator:: Chen, Xiaohui
Advisor:: Wu, Zheyang
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Mathematical Sciences

Electrohydrodynamically Driven Thermal Management for Space and Terrestrial Applications – An Experimental and Numerical Study

Keyword:: Heat Transfer, Electronics Cooling, Liquid Film Boiling, Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping, Dielectrophoresis, and Electrohydrodynamics
Creator:: O'Connor, Nathaniel
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

Continuous Coverage Motion Planning on 3D Freeform Surfaces

Keyword:: Human-Robot Interaction, Coverage Path Planning, UV Mapping, and Constrained Motion Planning
Creator:: McGovern, Sean
Advisor:: Xiao, Jing
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Robotics Engineering

Intuitive Teleoperation of a Robotic Arm and Gripper with Soft Pneumatic Haptic Feedback

Keyword:: Soft Robotics, Robot Arm Teleoperation, and Human-Robot Interaction
Creator:: Rameshwar, Raagini
Advisor:: Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Robotics Engineering

Development of Metal Ion Photocages with Selective Binding Receptors and Improved Photophysical Properties

Creator:: Hickey, Erin
Advisor:: Burdette, Shawn C
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-16
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Engineered blood vessels with spatially distinct regions for disease modeling

Keyword:: smooth muscle, bioreactor, microsphere, tissue engineered blood vessel, and disease modeling
Creator:: Strobel, Hannah A.
Advisor:: Rolle, Marsha Whitney
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Integrating Behavioral Economics into System Dynamics

Keyword:: Behavioral Lifecycle Hypothesis, Behavioral Economics, Discrete-time modeling, Quasi-hyperbolic Discounting, System Dynamics, and Continuous-time modeling
Creator:: Bah, Souleymane
Advisor:: Smith, Alexander D., Radzicki, Michael J., and Johnson, Sharon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Social Science & Policy Studies

Understanding Processing-Microstructure-Fatigue Performance Relationships for Defect-Tolerant Design in Laser Powder Bed Fabricated Al-10Si-0.4Mg Alloys

Keyword:: additive manufacturing, defect tolerance, Al-10Si-0.4Mg, Fatigue, Fatigue crack growth, and laser powder bed
Creator:: Piette, Timothy
Advisor:: Lados, Diana A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-06-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Materials Science & Engineering

New developments in sequential change point detection for time series and spatio-temporal analysis

Creator:: Wang, Yanzhao
Advisor:: Zou, Frank
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-31
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

Elucidating Mechanisms of Replication-associated Synthetic lethality with RB loss and PARP inhibition

Keyword:: DNA damage, RB1, Retinoblastoma, PARP, Replication, and Epigenetics
Creator:: Gutierrez Zamalloa, Luis
Advisor:: Manning, Amity L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-11-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Fundamental Understanding of Removal of Water from a Moist Porous Medium in the Absence and Presence of Ultrasound Mechanism

Keyword:: Energy Analysis, Water Removal, Multiphase, Ultrasound, Atomization, and Porous Media
Creator:: Noori O'Connor, Zahra
Advisor:: Tilley, Burt S. and Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

NOVEL SMART POLYMER – SORBENT-BASED THERMAL BATTERY FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS

Keyword:: Thermal Energy Storage, Thermal Battery, Smart Polymer, Sorbent, and Cold Climates
Creator:: El Ouaragli, Jihan
Advisor:: Van Dessel, Steven
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Civil & Environmental Engineering

Integrating Personalized Learning into Online Education through Content Aggregation, Data Mining, and Reinforcement Learning

Creator:: Prihar, Ethan
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Data Science

Early Detection of Disease Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath through Nanomaterials-Based Sensors: A Comprehensive Investigation

Keyword:: Cancer biomarkers, Biosensors, In-vitro diagnosis, Disease diagnosis, and Nanomaterials
Creator:: Aasi, Aref
Advisor:: Panchapakesan, Balaji
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-12
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

Domestication of Nonconventional Gram-negative Bacteria as Synthetic Biology Chassis

Creator:: Keating, Kevin
Advisor:: Young, Eric Mosher
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-20
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Chemical Engineering

Bayesian Predictive Inference for a Study Variable Without Specifying a Link to the Covariates

Keyword:: small area estimation, stick-breaking prior, Bayesian predictive inference, survey weights, multinomial-Dirichlet model, and spatial modeling
Creator:: Lockwood, Ashley
Advisor:: Nandram, Balgobin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Mathematical Sciences

Metal Leaching and G-METS Distillation for Neodymium Magnet Scrap Recycling

Keyword:: Liquid Metal Leaching, Gravity- driven Multiple Effects Thermal System (GMETS) Distillation, Recycling, Techno-Economic Analysis, Business Model Canvas, and Rare Earth Metals
Creator:: Chinwego, Chinenye
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Materials Science & Engineering

Heat Release Rate of Fires Using Point-Based Sampling

Keyword:: Emissions, Crude oil, Oil spill, Pool fire, Combustion products, and Calorimetry
Creator:: Ho, Hsin-Hsiu
Advisor:: Rangwala, Ali S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Fire Protection Engineering

Human-Robot Interfaces to Enable Effective and Effortless Control for Remote Manipulation of Tele-nursing Robot

Keyword:: Remote Manipulation, Tele-nursing Robot, Human-robot Interaction, Workload Estimation, Control Augmentation, and Robot Reliability
Creator:: Lin, Tsung-Chi
Advisor:: Li, Jane
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Robotics Engineering

Enhancing STEM Learning in Pre-K-12 Education: A Multifaceted Approach to Supporting Students and Training Teachers

Creator:: Smith, Hannah
Advisor:: Ottmar, Erin R
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences & Technologies

A Holistic Framework of Synthesis and Characterization of Waste-based Geopolymers for Civil Engineering Applications

Keyword:: Sustainable Cementitious Material, Geopolymer, Chemical Volume Change, and Freeze-thaw Durability
Creator:: Zhao, Mengxuan
Advisor:: Tao, Mingjiang
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Civil & Environmental Engineering

MICROSTRUCTURAL, CORROSION AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FRICTION-STIR WELDED JOINTS BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOYS

Keyword:: Intermetallic compound, Dissimilar joining, Light weight alloys, Corrosion, and Friction stir lap weld
Creator:: Ding, Qingli
Advisor:: Mishra, Brajendra
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Materials Science & Engineering

Family Influence, Entrepreneurial Passion and Gender: Multiple Case Studies of Saudi Family Businesses

Keyword:: Qualitative study, Family Business, F-PEC, Family Influence, Thematic Analysis, and Entrepreneurial Passion
Creator:: Khoja, Basma
Advisor:: Hoy, Francis and Garcia, Rosanna
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Business Administration

Entrepreneurship-Educated Black Entrepreneurs and Their Impacts Provided to Black Communities

Keyword:: Black Community, Black Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneurship Education
Creator:: Rogers, Scorpio
Advisor:: Garcia, Rosanna
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Business Administration

Burning Behavior of Fuel on Water Under the Influence of Waves.

Keyword:: in-situ burning, water sublayer, pool fire, waves, and burning rate
Creator:: Sauer, Nathaniel
Advisor:: Rangwala, Ali S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Fire Protection Engineering

Engineered Biological Construction Material: Self-healing Concrete and Self-healing Carbon Negative Enzymatic Construction Materials (ECM)

Keyword:: Enzyme, Construction Materials, Self healing Concrete, Carbon Negative, Decarbonation, and Mineralization
Creator:: Wang, Shuai
Advisor:: Rahbar, Nima
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Civil & Environmental Engineering

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