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Time-Dependent Deformations of Concrete for Precast/Prestressed Bridge Components
(2012-08-16)
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a material that has properties capable of improving the quality and durability of structures. However, much is still unknown about the hardened properties of this material, including ...
Time-Dependent Studies of Fundamental Atomic Processes in Rydberg Atoms
(2007-08-15)
This dissertation consists of four time-dependent studies of various fundamental
atomic processes involving highly excited atoms and ions. We use time-dependent
close-coupling theory besides other perturbative and and ...
Time-frequency sonar detection of elastic wave reradiation
(2023-12-06)
This work examines the effectiveness of quadratic time-frequency methods in exposing the presence of elastic wave reradiation in active sonar returns. Elastic wave reradiation here means the coupling of elastic surface ...
Timely Inference over Networks
(2024-04-29)
Next-generation communications (Next-G), such as 6G, are expected to support emerging networked intelligent systems, including autonomous driving, factory automation, digital twin technology, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ...
Timely Remote Estimation and Applications to Situational Awareness
(2024-04-29)
In real-time monitoring and networked control systems, sensor observations from vehicles, robots, UAVs, or stock markets, are transmitted to a monitoring or controlling unit, which could be any kind of decision-making ...
Timer-based Protocols in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
(2006-08-15)
Wireless ad hoc and sensor networks present the next great challenge for distributed system research. In wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, each node participates the routing process that
allows a packet to be forwarded ...
Timing Evaluation of Iridium Satellite Time and Location Signal: Measurement-Level Implementation and Receiver Hardware Time Interval Comparison
(2023-12-06)
This thesis assesses the accuracy, stability, and convergence rates of receiver timing solutions with the Iridium Satellite Time and Location (STL) signal through two studies. In the first experiment, an Extended Kalman ...
Tin oxide sensors for insect infestation detection
(2009-10-02)
Agriculture suffers a significant loss every year due to pests. Early detection of insect infestation is important to reduce that kind of loss. Plants emit volatile organic compounds whose composition will change after the ...
TiO2, VO2, and CrO2: Electronic Structure and Role in C-H Bond Activation of Methane
(2022-01-12)
Density functional theory and high-level ab initio electronic structure calculations are performed to study the titled transition metal dioxides and their ability to activate the C-H bond of methane. The electronic structure ...
Tire Force Estimation in Off-Road Vehicles Using Suspension Strain and Deflection Measurements
(2012-01-24)
This thesis develops and analyzes the improvement of tire force estimation and analysis using strain gauge sensors and displacement sensors mounted on the suspension of an all-terrain vehicle. Vehicle dynamic models are ...
Tissue Engineered Cancer Models for in vitro Recapitulation of the Native Tumor Microenvironment
(2018-07-18)
Despite having been first documented over 5000 years ago, cancer remains one of the most prevalent and lethal diseases to plague the human race to date. According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly half of Americans ...
Title: A Theoretical Update and Empirical Analysis of the Multiple Family Group Intervention
(2023-07-31)
The Multiple Family Group Intervention (MFGI) is a family therapy intervention within a larger treatment program (the Accountability Based Sex Offense Prevention (ABSOP) Program) for the treatment of illegal sexual behavior ...
To Act Ethically or Not to Act Ethically: A Whole Person-Situation Interactionist Perspective to Prediction
(2018-11-30)
The concept of what it means to be ethical and therefore the types of decisions that comprise ethical decision making had been a widely debated topic for centuries. This may be due in no small part to the proposed contextual ...
TO BE, OR NOT TO BE FUNNY? THE DOUBLE-EDGED NATURE OF ENTREPRENEUR HUMOR EXPRESSION IN EQUITY-BASED CROWDFUNDING
(2022-06-21)
Humor is omnipresent in our daily interactions. However, we know surprisingly little about how potential investors react to entrepreneurs who use humor during fundraising, a critical stage of the entrepreneurial process. ...
To Boldly Go: (Auto)Mobility in 20th Century American Masculine Identity
(2023-08-04)
Abstract
This project explores the relationship between masculinity, automobility, and American culture. Moving from the Gilded Age through the middle 20th century, this dissertation describes the changes to automobility ...
To Comply or Not To Comply? That Is Not The Question: A Multi-Content Analysis of Title IX Policies at Historically Black Land Grant Universities
(2019-04-23)
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. While Title IX is directed towards the prevention of discrimination ...
To Forgive or to Forget? The Forgiveness Process in Older Adulthood
(2017-07-10)
The ability to navigate transgressions in romantic relationships is imperative for both their quality and longevity, making forgiveness a critical process for all couples. However, the forgiveness process has the potential ...
To Succeed or Not to Succeed: How Do Political Influences, Culture, And Demographics of a State Affect the Passing of Physician Assisted Suicide Initiatives?
(2008-12-15)
Today, many physicians are concerned with how to properly care for patients with terminal illnesses and unbearable pain. In deciding the best care possible, ethical and moral concerns have become an issue. Many feel ...
Today's "Modern Family": A Textual Analysis of Gender in the Domestic Sitcom
(2011-08-04)
This thesis utilizes a textual analysis with an emphasis on gender to analyze the Emmy award-winning sitcom, Modern Family. The program’s overwhelming popularity among television audiences and media critics alike gives ...
Toeplitz Matrices are Unitarily Similar to Symmetric Matrices
(2017-07-25)
We prove that Toeplitz matrices are unitarily similar to complex symmetric matrices.
Moreover, two $n\times n$ unitary matrices that uniformly turn all $n\times n$ Toeplitz matrices via
similarity to complex symmetric ...