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Authorship Attribution via Evolutionary Hybridization of Sentiment Analysis, LIWC, and Topic Model Features 

Gaston, Joshua (2018-11-05)
Authorship Attribution is a well-studied topic with deep roots in the field of Stylometry. This thesis examines three less traditional feature sets for the purpose of Authorship Attribution. Each feature set is examined ...

Auto-Configuration in Multi-Hop Mobile Ad Hoc Networks 

Sinha, Priyanka (2007-05-15)
As devices with wireless access technology, greater memory and longer battery life, proliferate, there is a need to be able to allow more than one hop communication amongst them. Also, such a network, with wireless enabled ...

The Automated Design of Network Graph Algorithms with Applications in Cybersecurity 

Pope, Aaron (2020-01-06)  ETD File Embargoed
Graph representations and graph algorithms are commonplace in a wide variety of research domains, including computer and network security. Many problems can be expressed in terms of graphs in order to leverage the strengths ...

Automated microfluidic device development for metabolism, nutrient uptake, and hormone secretion analyses of primary endocrine tissues 

Li, Xiangpeng (2017-07-25)
Pancreatic islets secret the dominant endocrine hormone, insulin, which controls the metabolic function fo nearly all other organ systems. Additionally, adipose tissue (fat) is now understood to be a complex, multicellular ...

Automated Microfluidic Droplet Generation and Merging with Integrated Salt-water Electrodes for Analyte Quantification and Monitoring of Endocrine Tissue Secretion Dynamics 

Shi, Nan (2021-05-21)
Adipose tissue, playing an important role in the global epidemic obesity and diabetes, has attracted extensive attention in recent decades. However, quantitative measurement of dynamics of nutrient uptake and metabolic ...

Automated Nozzle Design through Axis-Symmetric Method of Characteristics Coupled with Chemical Kinetics 

Young, Reid (2012-05-10)
A method of designing axis-symmetric nozzles with included finite-rate chemical kinetics has been developed. The use of the axis-symmetric method of characteristics coupled with finite-rate chemistry allows for the design ...

An Automated Rename Refactoring for Go 

Burgula, Venkatesh Reddy (2015-05-12)
Our work focuses on building an automated Rename refactoring for Go. We show that the tool is effective by testing with a suite of 75 manually written unit test cases and running it on 50 large, open source Go projects ...

Automated Screening Tool for the Stability of Highway Bridges Subject to Scour 

Donnee, Nicole (2008-05-15)
Most bridges in Alabama that are over shallow bodies of water, including small creeks, wetlands, and marshes, were designed so that the bridge superstructure is supported on pile bents. During major flood events, excessive ...

Automated Source Code Measurement Environment For Software Quality 

Lee, Young (2007-12-15)
Measuring how well software component can be reused and maintained helps programmers not only write reusable and maintainable software, but also identifies reusable or maintainable components. We develop an automated ...

An Automated Tissue Digester for Pancreatic Islet Production 

Lu, Zhongliang (2013-12-13)
Pancreatic digestion is the primary step in preparing islets of Langerhans for clinical transplantation for restoring euglycemia in Type-1 diabetes patients. The yield of islets from the traditional method developed by ...

Automatic Actigraphy and Polysomnography Sleep Scoring using Deep Learning 

Barazanji, Omar (2023-08-04)
The utilization of deep learning models for sleep scoring has become an increasingly promising area of research due to their potential to automate and enhance the accuracy of this crucial task. Sleep scoring involves ...

An Automatic Depth Control System for the On-the-Go Soil Strength Sensor 

Smith, Clifford (2007-12-15)
Hardpans are areas of soil compaction formed by vehicle traffic or natural processes. These compacted areas beneath the topsoil can hinder successful crop production. A novel sensor for measuring soil strength was presented ...

Automatic Detection of Software Security Vulnerabilities in Executable Program Files 

Tevis, Jay-Evan (2005-08-15)
Secure programming describes those techniques that software developers use to provide security features in their applications. In addition to these techniques, software practitioners use static code security checkers to ...

Automatic Word Recognition: The Defining Feature of Fluency 

Johnson, N. Melinda (2008-12-15)
This study investigated automatic word recognition as the defining feature of fluency, with speed and expression as results. Fluent readers are able to perform more than one task at a time. They are able to recognize ...

Automating Interpretation of Images and Visual Inspections in Modern Manufacturing and Medical Settings 

Rasoolian, Behnam (2021-01-08)
Automating visual inspection is rapidly finding its way into non-invasive industrial and medical processes. In this work, we address detection automation opportunities in the task of interpreting both medical and industrial ...

Autonomic physiology of social anxiety in preadolescence 

Kaeppler, Alexander (2020-07-15)
The present study sought to build on prior research by examining within-system (sympathetic nervous system (SNS) x SNS) and cross-system (SNS x parasympathetic nervous system) interactions between measures of autonomic ...

An Autonomous Digging Vehicle 

Guasti, Courtney (2006-08-15)
This project is intended to develop a self-guided digging vehicle for various applications. Hence, the main focus for this vehicle is to have the ability to dig through loose soils. This project has focused on key digging ...

Autonomy and Control as Moderators for the Association between Parent Involvement and Educational Aspirations Among Latino Adolescents 

Bertl, Yesenia (2013-07-10)
This study examined the relationship between parent academic involvement and educational aspirations among Latino adolescents. Additionally, this study examined the moderating effect of varying parenting practices, ...

Autoras centroamericanas: guerrilleras de pluma y papel 

Gamboa de Arce, Ingrid (2011-07-22)
Esta tesis explora el desarrollo que ha tenido la escritura poética femenina en Centro América durante las últimas tres décadas del siglo XX y la primera del siglo XXI en el contexto de la mujer guerrillera artístico-intelectual, ...

Avian Infectious Bronchitis Coronavirus Variation and Selection 

Gallardo, Rodrigo (2011-11-30)
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a highly variable virus, its genetic variation is generated by nucleotide insertions, deletions, or point mutations made by the viral polymerase during virus replication. Another ...