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Nonparametric Methods for Classification and Related Feature Selection Procedures
(2011-07-18)
One important application of gene expression microarray data is
classification of samples into categories, such as types of tumor.
Gene selection procedures become crucial since gene expression
data from DNA microarrays ...
Efficient Rank Regression with Wavelet Estimated Scores
(2011-07-07)
Wavelets have been widely used lately in many areas such as physics, astronomy, biological
sciences and recently to statistics. The main goal of this dissertation is to provide
a new contribution to an important problem ...
The Influence of Time Spent in Outdoor Play on Daily and Aerobic Step Count in Costa Rican Children
(2011-07-18)
There is strong evidence that children’s health associated with obesity is a major concern for nations around the world (Sharma, 2007; Wang & Lobstein, 2006). World efforts are being made to improve and protect their health. ...
Military Deployments: Evaluating Teacher Knowledge
(2011-07-18)
This mixed method study examined the possible influence of a military deployment online tutorial on teacher knowledge. DoDEA and public school teachers were the two groups used for the study. From this exploratory study, ...
Ecoimmunological Investigations of the Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
(2011-08-04)
Despite the benefits gained from studying the immune system of non-traditional model organisms, including the discovery of key components of the human immune system, squamates remain the most poorly-understood major ...
Digital Modes of Communication: The Relational Effects between College Students and their Friends, Parents, and Intimate Partners
(2012-02-08)
This study analyzes the nature of relationships between college students and their parents, friends, and intimate partners; specifically relating to primary preferred method of communication, perceived victimization, and ...
Three Essays on Antidumping Duties and Risk Factors Affecting International Seafood Trade
(2011-11-08)
This dissertation includes three essays to address influences of the antidumping policy, price risk, and exchange risk in the US seafood import market. In the first chapter, I attempt to evaluate the effect of trade diversion ...
The Effects of Lactational Exposure to Soy Isoflavones on Testicular Function in the Rat
(2011-08-09)
Testosterone, the male androgen responsible for maintaining the male phenotype, is produced by testicular Leydig cells. Leydig cells express estrogen receptors and are therefore regulated by estrogen. Soybeans predominantly ...
Methods for Improving Generalization and Convergence in Artificial Neural Classifiers
(2011-08-26)
Artificial neural networks have proven to be quite powerful for solving nonlinear classification problems. However, the complex error surfaces encountered in such problems often contain local minima in which gradient based ...
Individual Differences as Predictors of Leader Emergence
(2011-08-09)
Virtual teams are fast becoming a normal part of organizational operations. In an effort to obtain a clearer understanding of how virtual teams differ from traditional face-to-face teams, researchers have begun to examine ...