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Using Applied Statistics to Study a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process
Keyword:
Statistics
Creator:
Tiani, John P
Advisor:
Petruccelli, Joseph D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Transport-reaction Modeling of the Impedance Response of a Fuel Cell
Keyword:
Fuel cell
Creator:
Coignet, Philippe
Advisor:
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Homogenization of Acoustic Wave Propagation in a Magnetorheological Fluid
Keyword:
Magnetorheological Homogenization wave acoustic
Creator:
Reese, Owein
Advisor:
Vernescu, Bogdan M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Nonlinear Solvers For Plasticity Problems
Keyword:
elastoviscoplasticity
Creator:
Kohengadol, Roni A
Advisor:
Sarkis-Martins, Marcus
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanical Behavior Analysis of a Carbon-Carbon Composite for Use in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Keyword:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
,
gas diffusion layer
,
Fuel cell
, and
carbon fiber paper
Creator:
Flynn, Dara S
Advisor:
Bar-On, Isa
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-03-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Exploratory Analysis of Human Sleep Data
Keyword:
sleep data
,
association rule mining
,
Logistic regression
,
Data Mining
,
window-based association rule mining
, and
statistical significance of rules
Creator:
Laxminarayan, Parameshvyas
Advisor:
Ruiz, Carolina
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A Novel Radio Frequency Coil Design for Breast Cancer Screening in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System.
Keyword:
Radio Frequency Coil
,
Breast Cancer
,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
, and
Imaging Systems
Creator:
Obi, Aghogho A
Advisor:
Ludwig, Reinhold
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mining for Frequent Events in Time Series
Keyword:
numeric
,
events
,
Time series
,
envelopes
, and
mining
Creator:
Stoecker-Sylvia, Zachary
Advisor:
Ruiz, Carolina
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-09-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Portfolio Optimization Based on Robust Estimation Procedures
Keyword:
Portfolio Optimization
and
robust estimation
Creator:
Gao, Weiguo
Advisor:
Vermes, Domokos
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Investigation of Photodetector Optimization in Reducing Power Consumption by a Noninvasive Pulse Oximeter Sensor
Keyword:
wearable sensors
,
telemedicine
, and
pulse oximeter
Creator:
Pujary, Chirag Jayakar
Advisor:
Mendelson, Yitzhak
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
AP-1 Is Required For CMX-8933-Induced SOD Upregulation And Is Translocated In Response To A Human EPN Mimetic
Keyword:
Ependymin
,
Neurotrophic factor
, and
AP-1
Creator:
Saif, Sakina
Advisor:
Adams, David S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
Apriori Sets And Sequences: Mining Association Rules from Time Sequence Attributes
Keyword:
mining complex data
and
temporal association rules
Creator:
Pray, Keith A
Advisor:
Ruiz, Carolina
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A Comparative Analysis of the Biomechanics and Biochemistry of Cell-Derived and Cell-Remodeled Matrices: Implications for Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine
Keyword:
strength
,
fibrin gel
,
glycosaminoglycans
,
tissue growth
,
Regenerative medicine
,
wound-healing model
,
tissue formation
,
human
,
proteoglycans
,
biomechanical characterization
,
UTS
,
biochemical characterization
,
fibroblast-populated
,
growth factors
,
cell-derived matrix
,
mechanics
,
Fibroblasts
,
collagen
,
serum-free
,
extensibility
,
total protein content
,
tension
,
chemically-defined medium
,
thickness
,
cell-remodeled matrix
,
tissue regeneration
,
collagen gel
, and
failure strain
Creator:
Ahlfors, Jan-Eric Wilhelm
Advisor:
Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Techniques for Communication and Geolocation using Wireless Ad hoc Networks
Keyword:
error propagation
and
indoor channel model, localization algorithm, ad h
Creator:
Ahlehagh, Hasti
Advisor:
Michalson, William R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Implementation of an Available Bit Rate Service for Satellite IP Networks using a Performance Enhancing Proxy
Keyword:
ABR
,
Satellite
,
IP
,
TCP
,
QoS
, and
Performance Enhancing Proxy
Creator:
Reddy, Pavan K
Advisor:
Cyganski, David
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bayesian Predictive Inference Under Informative Sampling and Transformation
Keyword:
Gibber Sampler
,
Selection Bias
,
Transformation
,
Inclusion Probabilities
,
Bayesian Inference
,
Poisson Sampling
,
PPS Sampling
,
Nonignorable Model
, and
Ignorable Model
Creator:
Shen, Gang
Advisor:
Nandram, Balgobin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
D-CAPE: A Self-Tuning Continuous Query Plan Distribution Architecture
Keyword:
continuous query
,
distributed
,
data management
, and
data stream
Creator:
Sutherland, Timothy Michael
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Time Frame and its Impact on Commodity Trading Advisor Performance
Keyword:
time frame
,
alternative investment
, and
commodity trading advisor
Creator:
Thomas, Nordia D
Advisor:
Doytchinov, Bogdan D.
and
Wilkens, Kathryn A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
VAMANA : A High Performance, Scalable and Cost Driven XPath Engine
Keyword:
Query Processing
,
XPath engine
,
Query Optimization
,
cost estimation
, and
index-based execution
Creator:
Raghavan, Venkatesh
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A Study of Smoke Aging Examining Changes in Smoke Particulate Size
Keyword:
Agglomeration
,
Smoke Particle
, and
laser scattering
Creator:
Lynch, James Andrew
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Characterization of Multi-Carrier Locator Performance
Keyword:
Indoor geolocation
,
TDOA
, and
TOA
Creator:
Breen Jr., Daniel E.
Advisor:
Cyganski, David
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Room/Corner Fire Calibration Data: Marine Composite Screening Specimens
Keyword:
heat fluxes
,
composites
,
material properties
,
instrumentation
, and
fire testing
Creator:
Alston, Jarrod John
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Radiant Smoldering Ignition of Plywood
Keyword:
self-heating
,
bowes
,
smoldering ignition
, and
plywood
Creator:
Gratkowski, Mark T
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-31
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Bayesian Simultaneous Intervals for Small Areas: An Application to Mapping Mortality Rates in U.S. Health Service Areas
Keyword:
Small Area Estimation
,
Bayesian
,
Poisson-Gamma Regression
,
MCMC
,
Statistics
, and
Simultaneous Inference
Creator:
Erhardt, Erik Barry
Advisor:
Nandram, Balgobin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
De-lubrication during sintering of P/M compacts: Operative mechanism and process control strategy
Keyword:
sintering
,
lubricant pyrolysis
,
De-lubrication
, and
Powder Metallurgy
Creator:
Saha, Deepak
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-10-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Development of a Framework for Preliminary Risk Analysis in Transportation Projects
Keyword:
cost overrun
,
Risk Management
,
preliminary risk analysis
,
continuous risk analysis
, and
transportation infrastructure projects
Creator:
Guo, Wei
Advisor:
Salazar, Guillermo F.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-12-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
A Novel Non-Acoustic Voiced Speech Sensor: Experimental Results and Characterization
Keyword:
glottal waveform
,
speech processing
, and
sensor testing
Creator:
Keenaghan, Kevin Michael
Advisor:
Brown, Donald R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of an Electromagnetic Glottal Waveform Sensor for Applications in High Acoustic Noise Environments
Keyword:
radiation currents
,
dielectric properties of human tissues
,
circulator
,
basis functions
,
neck model
,
perfectly matched layers
,
parallel plate resonator
,
weighted residuals
,
non-acoustic sensor
,
multi-transmission line
,
PML
,
Finite Element
, and
glottal waveform
Creator:
Pelteku, Altin E.
Advisor:
Ludwig, Reinhold
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Characterization of the Solidification Behavior and Resultant Microstructures of Magnesium-Aluminum Alloys
Keyword:
microstructures
,
magnesium alloys
, and
solidification behavior
Creator:
Barber, Lee P
Advisor:
Makhlouf, Makhlouf M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-12-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Development of a wireless MEMS inertial system for health monitoring of structures
Keyword:
angular rate
,
inertial sensors
,
MEMS
,
health monitoring
,
cantilever
,
wireless
,
RF
,
tilt and rotation
, and
microcontroller
Creator:
Kok, Wing Hang (Ronald)
Advisor:
Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-11-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Lifesafety Analysis in the Building Firesafety Method
Keyword:
Fire
,
lifesafety
,
egress
, and
building evacuation
Creator:
Ghosh, Gregory
Advisor:
Fitzgerald, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-12-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
The Application of Fire Dynamics to Fire Forensics
Keyword:
Fire
,
forensics
,
fire dynamics
, and
fire investigation
Creator:
Gosselin, Steven Daniel
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-11-18
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Smoke Movement Analysis (Smoke Transport Within a Corridor)
Keyword:
full scale fire test
,
smoke
, and
Fire
Creator:
Cummings, W. Mark
Advisor:
Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-11-18
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Barrier Performance Utilizing Normalized Heat Load as Part of an Engineering Based Building Fire Protection Analysis Method
Keyword:
Fire Safety
,
Fire
,
Fire Protection
, and
building protection
Creator:
Ferreira, Michael J.
Advisor:
Fitzgerald, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-11-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Fire Behavior and Fuel Modeling of Flammable Shrub Understories in Northeastern Pine-Oak Forests
Keyword:
Fire
,
forest
,
fire behavior
, and
Modeling
Creator:
Dell'Orfano, Michael E
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-10-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Addressing the Data Recency Problem in Collaborative Filtering Systems
Keyword:
Data recency problem
,
Recommender system
,
Time-based forgetting function
,
Time-based forgetting strategy
, and
Collaborative filtering system
Creator:
Kim, Yoonsoo
Advisor:
Brown, David C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-09-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Pixel Oriented Visualization in XmdvTool
Keyword:
exploratory multivariate visualization
and
visualizing large data sets
Creator:
Patro, Anilkumar G
Advisor:
Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-09-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A Hierarchy Navigation Framework: Supporting Scalable Interactive Exploration over Large Databases
Keyword:
Navigation
,
Scalable
, and
Hierarchy
Creator:
Mehta, Nishant K
Advisor:
Ward, Matthew O.
and
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Developing an Affordable Authoring Tool For Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Keyword:
Model Tracing
,
Intelligent tutoring systems
,
Authoring Tools
,
JESS production system
,
Cognitive Tutor
, and
Debugging Tool
Creator:
Choksey, Sanket Dinesh
Advisor:
Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A Wavelet Packet Based Sifting Process and Its Application for Structural Health Monitoring
Keyword:
Wavelet Analysis
,
Instantaneous Modal Parameters
,
Time Varying Systems
,
Sifting Process
,
Wooden Structure
,
Damage Detection
, and
Structural Health Monitoring
Creator:
Shinde, Abhijeet Dipak
Advisor:
Hou, Zhikun
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
An In-Depth Look at the Information Ratio
Keyword:
Information ratio
and
Excess returns
Creator:
Blatt, Sharon L
Advisor:
Heinricher, Arthur C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Collaborative Warrior Tutoring
Keyword:
Collaborative Tutoring
,
Computer Generated Forces
,
Intelligent Tutoring
, and
Cognitive Modeling
Creator:
Livak, Thomas Michael
Advisor:
Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
MoM modeling of metal-dielectric structures using volume integral equations
Keyword:
volume integral equations
,
MoM
,
reonators
, and
patch antenna
Creator:
Kulkarni, Shashank Dilip
Advisor:
Makarov, Sergey N.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of a Field-Deployable Voice-Controlled Ultrasound Scanner System
Keyword:
speech recognition
,
field use
,
ultrasound scanner
, and
wearable
Creator:
Sebastian, Dalys
Advisor:
Pedersen, Peder C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-06-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Integration of 3 dimensional parametric building model with geographic information systems in educational facilities planning and management
Keyword:
Integration of CAD and GIS
,
GIS
,
CAD
,
Facilities Management
, and
3
Creator:
Samdadia, Viren V
Advisor:
Salazar, Guillermo F.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-06-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Rupture Point Movement in Journal Bearings
Keyword:
cavitation
,
thin films
,
Reynolds equation
,
journal bearings
,
rupture
, and
lubrication
Creator:
Bara, Richard J.
Advisor:
Rencis, Joseph J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-06-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
"Multiple Continuous Query Processing with Relative Window Predicates ""Juggler"""
Keyword:
multi-join operator
,
window predicates
,
continuous queries
,
sliding windows
,
join algorithm
, and
reordering predicates
Creator:
Silva, Asima
Advisor:
Heineman, George T.
and
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
The effects of part orientation and fluid flow on heat transfer around a cylinder.
Keyword:
Residual stress
,
Quenching
, and
distortion
Creator:
Rondeau, Darrell K
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Analysis and preliminary characterization of a MEMS cantilever-type chemical sensor
Keyword:
absorption
,
vibrometry
,
MEMS
,
Vibration
,
SEM
,
Hydrogen
,
Polymer
,
micromechanical
,
optoelectronic
,
cantilever
,
Sensor
,
frequency
,
AFM
,
Holography
,
Detection
,
Silicon
,
palladium
,
chemical
, and
resonance
Creator:
Arecco, Daniel
Advisor:
Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-11
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Residual Stress Reduction During Quenching of Wrought 7075 Aluminum Alloy
Keyword:
Aluminum 7075
,
Quench Factor Analysis
,
Quenching
,
Deformation
, and
Residual stress
Creator:
Mitchell, Ian D
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
A Simulation Study of Warehouse Storage Assignment
Keyword:
Simulation
,
storage assignment
, and
simplex method
Creator:
Eddy, Victoria M
Advisor:
Morales, Carlos J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Viral Suppression of Host Defenses
Keyword:
plant pathogen interactions
and
Turnip crinkle virus
Creator:
Mahadevan, Geetha B.
Advisor:
Wobbe, Kristin K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Development of an Instrumented Dynamic Mannequin Test to Rate the Protection Provided by Protective Clothing
Keyword:
Fire Protection
,
Firefighers Clothing
, and
Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility
Creator:
Sipe, Joel Edwards
Advisor:
Barnett, Jonathan R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
A Performance Evaluation of Low Pressure Carbon Dioxide Discharge Test
Keyword:
NFPA 12
,
Surface fire
,
Maximum percent of agent in pipe
,
Carbon dioxide extinguishing system
,
Free efflux
,
No efflux
,
Deap-seated fire
,
Low pressure
, and
Flow calculation
Creator:
Lee, Sung-Mo
Advisor:
Zalosh, Robert G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Applying Machine Learning Techniques to Rule Generation in Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Keyword:
Programming by Demonstration
,
Intelligent tutoring systems
,
Model Tracing
,
Machine Learning
, and
Artificial Intelligence
Creator:
Jarvis, Matthew P
Advisor:
Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Multi-Layered Oxygen Tension Maps of the Retina
Keyword:
Diabetes
,
Retina
,
Imaging
, and
Phosphorescence
Creator:
Norige, Adam Stuart
Advisor:
Shonat, Ross D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Value at Risk Models for a Nonlinear Hedged Portfolio
Keyword:
Risk Management
,
Risk Measure
,
Value at Risk
, and
Hedging
Creator:
Liu, Guochun
Advisor:
Vermes, Domokos
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Development of a Monte Carlo Simulation Method for use in investigating CT (Computed Tomography) Mammography
Keyword:
Monte Carlo
and
CT Mammography
Creator:
Thacker, Samta C
Advisor:
Glick, Stephen
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
A Study of Several Statistical Methods for Classification with Application to Microbial Source Tracking
Keyword:
linear discriminant analysis (LDA)
,
Classification
,
quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA)
,
Neural Networks
,
microbial source tracking (MST)
,
Support Vector Machines
,
Logistic regression
, and
k-nearest-neighbor (k-n-n)
Creator:
Zhong, Xiao
Advisor:
Wilbur, Jayson D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
SOFTVIZ... A Step Forward
Keyword:
Program Understanding
,
Sunburst
,
Tracer
,
Timeline
,
SoftViz
,
Eclipse plug-in
,
Error Categorization Framework
,
Software Visualization
,
Debugging
, and
ParaVis
Creator:
Singh, Mahim
Advisor:
Heineman, George T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Analysis of mig-10, a Gene Involved in Nervous System Development in Caenorhabditis elegans
Keyword:
MIG-10
,
signal transduction
,
axon outgrowth
,
C. elegans
, and
cell migration
Creator:
Stovall, Elizabeth L.
Advisor:
Ryder, Elizabeth F.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
HISTORICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF A BALANCED PORTFOLIO USING VALUE-AT-RISK
Keyword:
Monte Carlo Simulations
,
Value-at-risk
, and
Portfolio Risk
Creator:
Malfas, Gregory P.
Advisor:
Vermes, Domokos
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Analysis of Mesh Strategies for Rapid Source Location in Chemical/Biological Attacks
Keyword:
O3D
,
source inversion
,
PDE-constrained optimization
, and
Sundance
Creator:
Howard, Patricia Ann
Advisor:
Weekes, Suzanne L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Phytoestrogens May Inhibit Proliferation of MCF-7 Cells, an Estrogen-Responsive Breast Adenocarcinoma Cell Line
Keyword:
PCNA
,
phytoestrogens
,
Breast Cancer
,
MCF-7
, and
genistein
Creator:
Pfeiffer, Thomas J.
Advisor:
Rulfs, Jill
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
Using Association Rules to Guide a Search for Best Fitting Transfer Models of Student Learning
Keyword:
predicting performance
,
aprior
,
transfer models
,
ASAS
,
Logistic regression
, and
Association Rules
Creator:
Freyberger, Jonathan E
Advisor:
Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Evaluation of Ballistic Materials For Back Protection Under Low Velocity Impact
Keyword:
Low Velocity Impact
,
Ballistic Materials
, and
Back Protection
Creator:
Carboni, Marina
Advisor:
Hoffman, Allen H.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Performance of TOA Estimation Algorithms in Different Indoor Multipath Conditions
Keyword:
Indoor geolocation
,
super-resolution algorithms
,
indoor radio propagation
, and
time of arrival estimation
Creator:
Alsindi, Nayef Ali
Advisor:
Pahlavan, Kaveh
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Transaction costs and resampling in mean-variance portfolio optimization
Keyword:
Portfolio Optimization
,
Transaction Costs
,
Resampling
, and
Mean-Variance Optimization
Creator:
Asumeng-Denteh, Emmanuel
Advisor:
Vermes, Domokos
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Controller Switching Policy in Flexible Plates Using PZT Actuators Subject to Spatiotemporal Variations of Disturbances
Keyword:
Piezoelectric
,
Control
,
Flexible Plate
,
Vibration
,
Robust Control
, and
Switching Controller
Creator:
Moghani, Taraneh
Advisor:
Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Preparation of Pd-Ag/PSS Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Separation
Keyword:
Pd-Ag Membranes
,
Electroless Plating
, and
Hydrogen Permeation
Creator:
Akis, B. Ceylan
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Evaluating Predictions of Transfer and Analyzing Student Motivation
Keyword:
Learning Gain
,
Empirical Results
,
Student Motivation
,
Mathematics Education
,
Model-Tracing Tutors
,
Web-Based Evaluations
,
Intelligent Tutoring
,
Dialog
, and
Tutoring Strategy Evaluation
Creator:
Croteau, Ethan
Advisor:
Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
HMA1 and HMA6 are essential components of metal homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Keyword:
P1B ATPases
and
plant metal homeostasis
Creator:
Avalos, Ana M
Advisor:
Argüello, José M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ultrasonic Technique In Determination Of Grid-Generated Turbulent Flow Characteristics And Caustic Formation
Keyword:
ultrasonic flow meter
,
Turbulence
,
caustics
, and
wave propagation
Creator:
Meleschi, Shangari B.
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Determining the Safety of Urban Arterial Roads
Keyword:
urban safety
and
arterial roads
Creator:
Campbell, Meredith L
Advisor:
Ray, Malcolm H.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
IFSO: A Integrated Framework For Automatic/Semi-automatic Software Refactoring and Analysis
Keyword:
software refactoring framework
,
LSR model
,
automatic/semi-automatic software refactoring
, and
IFSO framework
Creator:
Zheng, Yilei
Advisor:
Heineman, George T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Universal Hashing for Ultra-Low-Power Cryptographic Hardware Applications
Keyword:
self-powered
,
ultra-low-power
,
universal hashing
,
provable security
, and
message authentication codes
Creator:
Yuksel, Kaan
Advisor:
Sunar, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lift Distributions On Low Aspect Ratio Wings At Low Reynolds Numbers
Keyword:
Spanwise Lift Distributions
,
Spanwise pressure measurements
,
Low Aspect Ratio
,
Micro Air Vehicle
, and
Low Reynolds Number
Creator:
Sathaye, Sagar Sanjeev
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effect of Knee Pads on Gait and Comfort
Keyword:
knee pads
,
fractal analysis
, and
DFA
Creator:
Castagno, Thomas A
Advisor:
Hoffman, Allen H.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Feasibility Study of Infrared Detection of Defects in Green-State and Sintered PM Compacts
Keyword:
Infrared Imaging
,
thermography
,
NDE
,
material evaluation
,
Thermal Imaging
,
Nondestructive testing
,
IR radiation and detection
, and
Powder Metallurgy
Creator:
Benzerrouk, Souheil
Advisor:
Ludwig, Reinhold
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Measurement of Windows Streaming Media
Keyword:
Measurement
,
Networks
,
streaming media
, and
Performance Evaluation
Creator:
Nichols III, James G
Advisor:
Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-22
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Novel Concepts for RF Surface Coils with Integrated Receivers
Keyword:
High Input Reflection Coefficient Preamplifier
,
Receiver Coil
,
RF
,
MRI
, and
Surface Coil
Creator:
Tobgay, Sonam
Advisor:
Ludwig, Reinhold
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Two Wavelength High Intensity Irradiation for Effective Crosslinking of DNA to Protein
Keyword:
UV laser
and
protein-DNA crosslinking
Creator:
Guler, Emine
Advisor:
Fairchild, Craig D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Microbial Adhesion to Medical Implant Materials: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study
Keyword:
bacteria
,
medical
,
fungi
,
implant
, and
Atomic Force Microscopy
Creator:
Emerson, Ray Jenkins
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-02-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
An Efficient and Incremental System to Mine Contiguous Frequent Sequences
Keyword:
Frequent Patterns
and
Traversal Patterns
Creator:
El-Sayed, Maged F
Advisor:
Ruiz, Carolina
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Proportional Integrator with Short-lived flows Adjustment
Keyword:
TCP
,
cwnd
,
PIMC
,
PI
, and
PISA
Creator:
Kim, Minchong
Advisor:
Kinicki, Robert
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-22
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Aeration and Mode of Nutrient Delivery Affects Growth Of Peas in a Controlled Environment
Keyword:
Oxygen
,
pisum sativum
,
root hypoxia
,
advanced life support
,
bioregenerative life support
,
ethylene
, and
carbon dioxide
Creator:
Romagnano, Joseph F.
Advisor:
Weathers, Pamela
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-21
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
Adaptive Scheduling Algorithm Selection in a Streaming Query System
Keyword:
Database
,
adaptive
,
Query Processing
, and
streaming query
Creator:
Pielech, Bradford Charles
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Traffic Sensitive Quality of Service Controller
Keyword:
AQM
,
QoS Controller
, and
delay hints
Creator:
Kumar, Abhishek Anand
Advisor:
Kinicki, Robert
and
Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Determination of Failure Criteria for Electric Cables Exposed to Fire for Use in a Nuclear Power Plant Risk Analysis
Keyword:
electric cables
,
Fire
, and
nuclear power plant
Creator:
Murphy, Jill E.
Advisor:
Barnett, Jonathan R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Role of HFR1 in Shade Avoidance and Phytochrome A Signaling
Keyword:
HFR1
,
shade avoidance
,
microarray
, and
phytochrome
Creator:
Gurses, Serdar Abidin
Advisor:
Fairchild, Craig D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Protein purification using expanded bed chromatography
Keyword:
anion exchange
,
chicken egg white
,
expanded bed chromatography
,
Zirconia
, and
protein purification
Creator:
Ramat, Fabien M
Advisor:
Clark, William M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Evaluating of path-dependent securities with low discrepancy methods
Keyword:
path-dependent securities
,
Quasi- Monte Carlo
,
low-discrepancy methods
, and
variance-reduction techniques
Creator:
Krykova, Inna
Advisor:
Vermes, Domokos
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Tutorial Dialog in an Equation Solving Intelligent Tutoring System
Keyword:
Artificial Intelligence
,
model-tracing
,
Intelligent Tutoring System
,
cognitive model
, and
tutoring
Creator:
Razzaq, Leena M
Advisor:
Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
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