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Multi-Robot Frontier Based Map Coverage Using the ROS Environment 

Pappas, Brian (2014-04-25)
Cooperative robotics deals with multiple robot platforms working to accomplish a common goal and has a multitude of applications including security, surveying, search and rescue, and many more. The use of multiple robots ...

Multi-robot SLAM and map merging 

Li, Hongye (2015-05-04)
Although it is a very useful technique for a robot to detect an unknown environment and plot the map, mapping is a classic problem in robotics. The mapping task can be sped up by multi-robot cooperation. Each robot in a ...

Multi-scale Habitat Relationships of Grassland Vertebrates in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and Understanding the Consequences of Error in Broad-scale Land Cover Data 

Ryer, Kevin (2016-08-04)
Grasslands in the southeastern United States are an ecologically important habitat that has experienced habitat loss and degradation. Conservation efforts have increased the utilization of remotely sensed land cover data ...

A Multi-Study Approach to Examining the Transformative Potential of Teaching Social Justice to High School Students 

Harrell-Levy, Marinda (2012-07-16)
These three papers test existing educational and identity development theory regarding the phenomenon of transformative pedagogy and its effectiveness, in order to determine the predictive ability of a class on morals and ...

A Multi-Study Examination of the Role of Values in the Venture Legitimation Process in the Sharing Economy: A Values Work Perspective 

McSweeney, Jordan (2018-08-28)
This dissertation utilizes a value driven theoretical framework, coupled with a multi-study design to examine how values influence venture legitimation processes under conditions of institutional instability (i.e., study ...

A Multi-Technique Comparative Evaluation of Silver Dispersion on Polycrystalline Titania 

Davis, Zenda (2012-11-06)
Energy independence, coupled with the increasing demands on energy supply, and rising environmental, health, and efficiency concerns have fueled the need for more appropriate refining processes in the petroleum industry. ...

A Multi-Technique Perspective for the Calibration of Metal Dispersion and Oxygen Chemisorption on AgTiO2 Supported Adsorbents 

Davis, Zenda (2015-07-23)
Absorption studies were performed in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the discrepancies that exist between the previously reported average crystallite sizes for silver titania adsorbents using oxygen chemisorption ...

Multicomponent Polymer Systems: Polymer Compositional Analysis using Low-Field 1H-NMR Spectroscopy and Tuning the Compositional Drift in Styrene/Isoprene Anionic Copolymerizations 

Bukkapatna Chakrapani, Sneha (2019-04-18)
This Thesis investigates multicomponent polymer systems in the context of their characterization and their synthesis. The composition of the different polymers comprising multicomponent polymer systems is a vital variable ...

Multicultural Competence: An Examination of Critical Consciousness and Multicultural Awareness in Undergraduate Students 

McIntosh, Kaitlin (2019-08-20)
The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between critical consciousness and multicultural awareness among undergraduate students at Auburn University. Due to the constantly changing makeup of the ...

Multicultural Counseling Competency of Counselors in Turkey 

Koc, Nizamettin (2015-08-12)
The purpose of this study was to measure the multicultural counseling competency of counselors in Turkey. The multicultural counseling competency of Turkish counselors studied based on whether participants have or have not ...

Multigenre Rhetoric: Where Genre Theory and Feminist Composition Theory Meet 

Conway, Timothy (2006-05-15)
My purpose is to argue that multigenre rhetoric could be used as a pedagogical supplement to expository writing, which is taught as the norm in freshman composition. The history and development of genre theory and feminist ...

A Multilevel Analysis of Public Value creation in Smart City using Action Design Science Research: A Systems Thinking Perspective 

Dawe, Stephen (2021-07-14)
In the last 20 years significant innovations in technology and its implementation have enabled cities to become smart cities? With this increase in cities embarking on smart city projects, there has been very little focus ...

Multilevel Targeting of Canine Adenovirus Type 2 (CAV2) to Expand Oncolytic Virotherapy in Canine Tumors 

Sajib, Abdul Mohin (2020-04-06)
Oncolytic virotherapy is a promising therapeutic approach designed to selectively eradicate cancer cells but to spare normal cells. Oncolytic adenoviruses (Ad) are an outstanding and common vehicle for efficient cancer ...

Multiphase Numerical Simulations of Dielectric Fluid Immersion Cooling Scenarios including Effects of Nucleation Site Density and Bubble Departure Diameter Functions 

Nguyen, Jonathan L. (2015-07-24)
Multiphase numerical simulations have typically been restricted to a few standard functions for key boiling parameters. In this study, ANSYS Fluent was used to model dielectric fluid immersion cooling of multichip modules ...

Multiple Investigations into Gaming and Psychosocial Functioning in a Community Sample of Adult Gamers 

Burke, Benjamin (2021-07-19)
As one of the world’s most popular pastimes, video games have been a focus of study for several decades. Yet, there are still necessary areas of investigation, particularly those informed by human developmental perspectives ...

MULTIPLE JOB HOLDING, IDENTITY HARMONY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING: THE MEDIATING EFFECTS OF THRIVING 

Mercer, Ian Stuart (2022-08-01)  ETD File Embargoed
Prior research has considered the impact of holding multiple jobs from the perspective of a side hustle within the gig economy, or moonlighting, and demonstrated both an enriching and a depleting effect. Adopting a different ...

Multiple Mechanisms of Permethrin Resistance in the Southern House Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus 

Li, Ting (2013-07-18)
The inherited resistance to permethrin in Culex quinquefasciatus, which is the primary vector of encephalitis and lymphatic filariasis pathogens, resulted from the molecular basis of multiple mechanisms involved in changes ...

Multiple UAV Simulation with Multiresolution Multistage Models and Decision Support 

Li, Bo (2008-08-15)
Multi UAV simulation is a dynamic multi-simulation of multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) activities in the battlefield with multiresolution multistage models. Decision support is implemented under this simulation. It ...

Multiple Visions of the Research Paper: How Compositionists and Librarians Understand, Represent, and Teach the Research Process 

MacDonald, Amanda (2010-04-05)
This thesis project examines how composition and library science scholars understand, represent, and teach the research process. Librarians and instructors have been similarly affected by technology, so they must discover ...

A Multiple-Antenna Software GPS Signal Simulator for Rapid Testing of Interference Mitigation Techniques 

Powell, Russell (2016-12-12)
This thesis details the design of a software GPS signal simulator and illustrates how it can be used to support rapid testing of GPS interference mitigation research. The MATLAB-based signal simulator is capable of generating ...