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Predicting Vocational Interests through an AI-based Chatbot
(2023-07-27)
Emerging research has provided compelling evidence that vocational interests serve as robust predictors of various life and work-related outcomes. However, vocational interests assessment did not see much innovation since ...
Prediction of Adolescent Suicidality: Relative Contribution of Diagnosis, Psychopathy, and Impulsivity
(2006-12-15)
Suicide is a leading cause of death among American youth, and specific subgroups among the general population have been identified as being at particularly high risk for suicidality. The present study sought to assess ...
Prediction of Creep and Shrinkage in the I-59/I-20 Segmental Bridge in Birmingham, Alabama
(2023-11-27)
The objective of this research is to accurately predict concrete creep and shrinkage in the I-59/I-20 segmental bridge in Birmingham, Alabama. Concrete samples were collected on four sampling dates throughout the bridge’s ...
Prediction of Distribution for Total Height and Crown Ratio Using Normal Versus Other Distributions
(2006-12-15)
Relative to the other southern pine species, many aspects of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) growth are poorly understood due to the lack of detailed studies and modeling efforts. With changes occurring in the ecosystem ...
Prediction of Heating and Ignition Properties of Biomass Dusts Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(2014-07-11)
Dusts (i.e. particles of size less than 500 μm) are generated during handling and processing of biomass feedstock. Similar to damages that have been reported from ignition of dusts obtained from industries, ignited biomass ...
Prediction of light scattering by plane parallel media
(2019-07-03)
The primary motivation of this research is to recognize and establish features of particle deposit reflectivity and absorptivity which have potential for remote detection and characterization of the deposit. In order to ...
Prediction of Nursing Student Performance in First Year Coursework
(2006-08-15)
The nursing shortage affects nurses in clinical practice and those who educate students in nursing education programs. An influx of students seeking admission into nursing programs in combination with the shortage of nursing ...
Prediction of Sensory Texture Characteristics of Deli Meat Using Instrumental Analysis
(2016-05-05)
The objective of Experiment 1 was to develop a method that has the ability to measure multiple readings on the same deli meat sample and have those readings be highly correlated with descriptive sensory data. Texture profile ...
Prediction of Structural Health of Pavement Preservation Treated Pavements Using Neural Networks
(2023-05-17)
Structural testing of pavements is required to ensure their strength, durability, and longer service life. Destructive testing methods are less costly but more time-consuming and pose a safety risk for road users and crew ...
Prediction of the Erector Spinae Muscle Lever Arm Distance for Biomechanical Models
(2013-04-22)
Low Back Pain (LBP) remains the U.S.’s most significant and costly injury. Improved
biomechanical modeling of the lumbar spine may allow better evaluation of LBP risk. To
calculate the forces acting on the spine, accurate ...
A Predictive Autorotation Entry Analysis Using Bayesian Multi-Model Estimation Detection
(2017-11-29)
Improvements to achieving helicopter autorotation in an event of engine or driveshaft failure is an issue that has and always will be present in the engineering landscape. Questions include, “how much of a performance hit ...
A Predictive Model of Disordered Eating: The Role of Negative Appearance-Based Commentary in Familial and Romantic Relationships
(2014-07-24)
A multitude of interpersonal factors have previously been identified within the literature as contributing to the development of disordered eating. However, current literature suggests negative interaction patterns and ...
Predictive Modeling for University Technology Transfer Success for Automation and Robotics
(2024-04-29)
Technology transfer, particularly within the context of Industry 4.0, is a complicated process full of challenges. Integrating and commercializing advanced technologies of Industry 4.0, such as automation and robotics, ...
The Predictive Nature of Anxiety, Adult Attachment, and Counseling Experience on Counseling Self-Efficacy
(2016-06-17)
The purpose of this study was to develop a model of counseling self-efficacy, including models for areas of counseling self-efficacy (i.e., helping skills, sessions management, and counseling challenges) using counseling ...
Predictive Text Analytics and Text Classification Algorithms
(2016-05-23)
In this dissertation, there are three research studies that are mainly based on text analysis. In the first study, a sentiment analysis is performed for extracting and identifying the general rating of the customer reviews ...
The Predictive Validity of MACI Derived Clusters for Juvenile Sex Offenders
(2013-08-02)
The Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory scores from 648 juvenile sex offenders aged 12 - 19 (M = 15.88, SD = 1.43) were examined using cluster analysis in order to replicate five personality-based clusters identified in ...
Predictors and Consequences of Disruptions in Sleep among Children
(2012-05-10)
This dissertation includes two studies. In the first study, children’s emotional insecurity
was examined as a process variable and as a moderator of effects using three waves of data
spanning five years. Participants ...
Predictors of Dissemination Success of STEM Learning Innovations: An Empirical Investigation
(2014-07-03)
Although a great deal of work has been done to develop new educational innovations, in the field of engineering, few innovations have found widespread acceptance in the classroom. Therefore, frameworks that conceptualize ...
Predictors of Quality Caregiving in the "Family Child Care Partnerships" Home Visitation Program
(2005-12-15)
The primary focus of this study is to describe the Family Child Care Partnerships (FCCP) program and examine the possible relations among key features and processes of the FCCP training program in an attempt to identify ...
Preemptive Self-healing System (PSS) Against Rogue AP
(2015-12-08)
Rogue Access Points (APs) are critical threats in the information infrastructure. Once victim’s devices connect to Rogue APs, adversary can launch multiple stage attacks (e.g. Memory-Scraping). Traditional defense methods ...