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Machine Learning for Community-Based Intervention Studies: Predicting Post-Program Levels of and Changes in Relationship Quality Following Couple Relationship Education Participation
(2025-06-23)
With the understanding that applying machine learning methods to study predictors of Couple Relationship Education (CRE) program outcomes could be particularly helpful for identifying critical factors for CRE program ...
Machine Learning Meta-analysis of Proteolytic Cleavage Specificity
(2024-07-30)
Proteolytic enzymes, such as cathepsins and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), play crucial roles in various physiological processes, including metabolism, cell signaling, and apoptosis. Identifying their cleavage sites is ...
Machine learning-based additive manufacturing process optimization and quality prediction with photomicrography and tomography
(2023-08-03)
Process optimization and quality prediction are essential for promoting manufacturing quality and improving product reliability in Additive manufacturing (AM). However, the complex multi-physics processes of AM, involving ...
A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Lifting Load Estimation
(2024-07-30)
Lifting weight estimation has gained attention in recent years due to its potential applications in ergonomics, human-robot collaboration systems, and wearable devices. The primary objective of this dissertation was to ...
A Machine Vision and Sensing System for Braid Defect Detection, Diagnosis and Prevention During Manufacture
(2007-12-15)
The mechanical properties of braids are often quite convenient for achieving the high performance levels expected of composite materials. A favorable attribute of a braided structure is the ability for the design engineer ...
Machine-learning-enabled Synthesis & Characterization of Epitaxial Perovskite Oxide Films
(2024-08-01)
Perovskite oxides are a well-studied family of materials that possess a wide range of useful properties and novel properties. SrHfO3 (SHO) is a perovskite oxide with an orthorhombic Pnma structure and a large band gap of ...
MACN: Map-Aided Cooperative Inertial Navigation
(2020-05-18)
This thesis presents an inertial navigation system (INS) that leverages the global positioning system (GPS) and a sparse road network database to cooperatively localize ground vehicles within close proximity to one another. ...
Macro-propagation of native cane (Arundinaria spp.) in central Kentucky and restoration out-plantings in western Tennessee and southern Alabama.
(2015-07-23)
Canebrakes, monodominant stands of native bamboo (Arundinaria spp.; hereafter cane), are a critically endangered ecosystem in the Southeastern United States. Canebrakes have declined to <2% of their former range from ...
Macrophage CXCR7: A Potential New Target for Atherosclerosis
(2013-07-15)
Objective—The discovery of CXCR7 as a new receptor for SDF-1 places many previously described SDF-1 functions attributed to CXCR4 in question, though whether CXCR7 acts as a signaling or “decoy” receptor has been in debate. ...
Magma evolution and processes of the Ashi Volcano, NW Tibet, China: Sr isotope studies of plagioclase crystals
(2018-04-27)
The Ashi Volcano is a member of the Ashikule Volcanic Field (AVF) and is located on the northwestern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. The Ashi Volcano draws much attention from volcanologists due to its recent eruptions in ...
Magmatic Processes and Conditions of Ashikule Volcanic Cluster, NW Tibetan Plateau
(2023-11-21)
Although magmatism at mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones are reasonably well understood, our understanding of magmatic processes beneath thick continental plateaus is lacking. On the northwestern Tibetan Plateau, the ...
Magnetic Particle Characterization and Quantification of Endocytosis Mechanisms of Cultured Mammalian Cells by Magnetic Cytometry
(2020-12-01)
Magnetic characterization and quantification of individual magnetic particles and magnetically labeled cells of the sample is of much importance to assess the sample quality and better application in the fields of drug ...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Radiation-Induced Thymic Atrophy as a Model for Pathologic Changes in Acute Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
(2008-08-15)
The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ responsible for the production of a diverse repertoire of immunocompetent and self-tolerant T lymphocytes (T cells), vital for proper immune function. T lymphocyte differentiation, ...
Magnetism and Spin Dynamics in Emergent Two-Dimensional van der Waals Magnets
(2021-11-12)
The low Curie temperature of most two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdWs) magnets makes it challenging to incorporate them into device applications. This thesis explores two intriguing materials: Fe5GeTe2, a 2D vdWs room ...
Magnetoelastic Sensor Systems in Biomarker Sensing Applications
(2023-12-01)
Biosensors are receptor-transducer devices which convert biological responses into readable signals. Biosensor design and development have drawn increasing attention due to the extensive range of possible applications, ...
Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability in rotating tokamak plasmas
(2019-04-29)
Tokamak plasmas display finite macroscopic rotation in standard machine operation. Yet, the theoretical understanding of stationary states is lacking as compared to static configurations. In this work, we investigate the ...
Magnetometer Aided Navigation Filters for Improved Observability and Estimation on Ground Vehicles
(2016-07-29)
Two modified extended Kalman filters, called the MGVA and MVVA filters, have been developed which combine the attitude determination capabilities of magnetometers with the standard extended Kalman filter. The standard ...
Main Idea Identification with Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities / Specific Learning Disabilities: A Comparison Between an Explicit and a Basal Instructional Approach
(2009-07-28)
With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 children with mild intellectual disabilities / specific learning disabilities have increasingly been integrated into most facets of the general education curriculum. ...
Maintaining Meat Quality through the Beef Supply Chain
(2024-04-25)
The studies presented here were designed to evaluate the impacts of increased time periods during two key phases of the beef supply chain: pre-harvest transportation and post-processing storage. In the first study, the ...
Maintaining Relevance in Agricultural Extension Programming Using Classical Extension Methods: A Social Network Analysis of the Future of Farming Project
(2022-04-27)
Rural Sociology is credited with pioneering social network analysis (SNA) to study the connections between individuals. However, the use of SNA methods has been eclipsed by urban community research and continuations of the ...