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"They Don't Like Me, They Tolerate Me": Tres Maestras Narrate the Public School Experience in a Rural Texas Community: An Autoethnographic Study
(2021-12)In this study, I engaged community learning exchange (CLE) as a worldview, an epistemological approach to research, practice, and a bridge that builds a connection between school and communities of practice. In this ... -
Developing An Alternative Hardened Concrete Air Void Characterization Method
(2021-12)This study presents the development and analysis of an alternative characterization method for the hardened air void system in concrete. This study uses ASTM C457, “Standard Test Method for Microscopical Determination ... -
Mechanical properties and early-age volume change of Rapid Setting Hydraulic Cements (RSHC)
(2021-12)The mechanical properties of the calcium sulfoaluminate cement, calcium aluminate cement, and cement systems containing CSA or CAC with ordinary Portland cement at a w/c ratio of 0.35 are to be evaluated and compared ...
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Optimization of an Atmospheric Water Generation System using Peltier Devices and Multiple Heat Transfer Mechanisms
(2021-12)Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) is the process of extracting liquid water from humid ambient air and can be done using various methods. These methods include the use of condensation plates, desiccants, and biomimicry. ... -
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Easy-filter: A Design, Verification, and Validation Tool for Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filter
(2020-12)Due to increasing hardware design complexity and cutting-edge competition for the short time-to-market requirement, functional verification becomes the primary challenge in the hardware design development project. The ... -
Household Observations of Meals and Environment Among College Students (The H.O.M.E. Study)
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A Test Failed: (Mis)use of the Army General Classification Test and the Army Ground Forces in World War II
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Identifying the Effects of Integrating Virtual Reality Technology into Beginning Welder Training
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Fouled Ballast and Geotechnical Asset Management of Retaining Walls
(2022-12)The objective of this thesis is to submit my work on two transportation geotechnics problems: unsaturated characteristics of fouled ballast and asset management for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Ballast is the ... -
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth and Characterization of Germanium Tin Carbide Multiple Quantum Well Structures
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Craniometric Analysis of South American Samples to Aid in Migrant Identification
(2021-08)The ongoing humanitarian aid crisis at the US-Mexico border has experienced an increase of individuals “Other Than Mexico” apprehended in the past couple of years. In 2019, Mexico was surpassed as the nationality with ... -
p38-alpha Inhibition by Rooperol: Docking and Kinase Assay Studies
(2021-08)p38α is a protein kinase with a high importance in cell metabolism due to its role in inflammation, apoptosis, differentiation, and cell cycle regulation. It is activated by a cascade of reactions that starts with cytokines, ... -
Nanomedicine-mediated Reprogramming of Tumor Immunogenicity
(2021-08)Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and has a major impact on our society. Melanoma is listed as one of the top leading cancers in men and women and was expected to account for 6,850 cancer ... -
The Biomedical Application of Conducting Polymers for the Electrochemical Detection of Diseases
(2021-08)Conducting polymers possess electroactive properties in the presence of an electric field. They have potential applications in alternative energy, sensors, display technologies, and biomedicine. In combination with ... -
Two-stage stochastic aggregate production planning models with renewable energy prosumers considering multiple facilities and hourly time of use
(2021-08)This thesis work presents a two-stage stochastic aggregate production planning model to determine the optimum renewable energy capacity, production plan, machine and workforce levels that minimize the operational cost of ... -
Exploring the communication of climate change socioscientific issues in aquarium exhibits
(2021-08)Anthropogenic pressures humans have placed on the planet create complex, socially embedded scientific problems that are not easily solved. Aptly known as socioscientific issues (SSI), these issues are often controversial ... -
How a faculty member designs and implements a new active learning biology course in-person and online
(2021-08)Traditional science classroom lectures focus on the instructor in the front of the room as the primary information source. In active learning classrooms, students gain more control over their knowledge construction by ... -
Python Based Pose and Skin Color Improved Face Recognition System
(2020-12)Face recognition has been an active research topic in the field of computer vision. Face recognition is currently being used for applications such as law enforcement, security, and video surveillance. Variations in pose ...
