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Dissertations from 2021
THE COMMISSIONING OF THE LOW FREQUENCY ALL SKY MONITOR, THE FIRST DISTRIBUTED PHASED ARRAY TELESCOPE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SEARCH FOR RADIO TRANSIENTS AT LONG WAVELENGTHS, Louis Percy Dartez
MACHINE LEARNING WITH GRAPHS, Jianjin Deng
ROLE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal
PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE RESPONSE TO COLD FRONTS: A MODEL COLUMN STUDY IN A FREEZER BOX, Taryn DiLorenzo
THE INFLUENCE OF DARK TRIAD TRAITS AND FRAMING EFFECTS ON COOPERATION IN NON-ZERO-SUM GAMES, Stephen M. Doerfler
VISTAS: VOCATIONAL IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING TRAINING AND SUPPORT FRAMEWORK FOR AUGMENTING WORK PERFORMANCE, Sanika Doolani
ADVANCED ALGORITHMS FOR COMBINATORIAL AND SEQUENTIAL TEST GENERATION WITH CONSTRAINTS, Feng Duan
EVALUATION AND RETROFITTING OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDER BRIDGE WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, Ikram Hasan Efaz
REAL-TIME MATERIAL STATE ASSESSMENT OF COMPOSITES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS CHALLENGES, Muthu Ram Prabhu Elenchezhian
LEARNING HIERARCHICAL TRAVERSABILITY REPRESENTATION FOR EFFICIENT MULTI-RESOLUTION PATH PLANNING, Reza Etemadi Idgahi
USING EMPIRICAL DATA TO DESIGN AND VALIDATE HYBRID SIMULATION MODELS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN SERVICE OPERATIONS, Mohammed Farhan
TOWARDS EFFICIENT TESTING AND DEBUGGING OF EMERGING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, Huadong Feng
SERMONIC FUGUES EVALUATED IN A THEMATIC COLLECTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOMILETICAL RESPONSES TO THE 9/11 TRAGEDY USING DISTANT READING ANALYTICS, Terrance Andrew Ford
CONTINUOUS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION WITH ENGLISH SPEECH SYNTHESIS USING ENCODER-DECODER APPROACH, Preetham Ganesh
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN AND PROSPECTIVE MEMORY, Maxine Kaylen Geltmeier
BEAMFORMING USING QUASI OPTICAL APPROACH FOR 5G BACKHAUL, Pratik Ghate
OPTION PRICING WITH INVESTMENT STRATEGY UNDER STOCHASTIC INTEREST RATES, Niloofar Ghorbani
ANALYSIS OF WAVEFORM DISTORTIONS PRODUCED BY INTERFEROMETER RESPONSE FUNCTIONS FOR FUTURE SEARCHES OF GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SIGNALS FROM CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVAE, Anton Gribovskiy
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) STATIONS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, Mohammed Hafiz
INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SELECTIVELY LASER MELTED IN718 OVERHANGS FABRICATED WITHOUT SUPPORT STRUCTURES, Manjunath Hanumantha
EFFECTS OF pH SHOCK AND HEAT STRESS ON THE GROWTH OF NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA AND THEIR PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZATION, Ishanka Udayangi Hemachandra
APPLICATION OF INTERPRETABLE MACHINE LEARNING IN FLIGHT DELAY DETECTION, Afroza Hossain
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR DYNAMIC COOLING LIQUID-COOLED SERVERS, Hardik Yashwant Hurnekar
A SCOPING REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS CONDUCTED FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA, Grace Akomu Amenawon Inegbenehi
AN IN VITRO MODEL TO STUDY THE ROLE OF IOL: LENS CAPSULE INTERACTIONS IN POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION, Arjun Jaitli
EXTEND THE SENSING BOUNDARY OF MOBILE SYSTEMS: SECURITY AND NEW APPLICATIONS, Wenqiang Jin
STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION AND RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS 3D IC PACKAGES AND ANALYSIS OF RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICLE BASED THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS, Mehzabeen Binte Kabir
ROBUST TRAINING METHODS FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS WITH A VARIETY OF LABEL NOISE, Sree Ram Kamabattula
KOPOS: A FRAMEWORK TO STUDY AND DETECT PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE FATIGUE CONCURRENTLY, Varun Ajay Kanal
AN ANALYTICAL, NUMERICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF AUTOMATED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES, Sanggoo Kang
EXPLORING DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES IN EMERGING MATHEMATICIANS, Andrew Charles Kercher
DESIGN AND CFD ANALYSIS OF A TANK SOLUTION FOR NATURAL CONVECTION BASED SINGLE-PHASE IMMERSION COOLING OF SERVERS, Siddhesh Manohar Khanvilkar
THE EFFECTS OF A NOVEL QUARTERLY CPR TRAINING PROGRAM ON HOSPITAL BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDERS' ADULT AND INFANT CPR SKILLS, Alex Klacman
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL OF RATIONAL AGENTS, Patrik Kolaric
EFFECT OF SLUDGE CONTENT ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD WASTE DEGRADATION IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTER, Mumtahina Binte Latif
IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS IN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SHELTERS, Sarah R. Leat
SOME QUADRATIC QUANTUM P³s WITH A LINEAR ONE-DIMENSIONAL LINE SCHEME, Ian Christopher Lim
LOW-DOSE CT IMAGE DENOISING USING DEEP LEARNING METHODS, Zeheng Li
PHOTOMODULATORY EFFECTS ON INSULIN SECRETING BETA CELLS, Sheccid Alejandra Loya
STUDY OF ELECTROMIGRATION FAILURE MECHANISM IN MICRO SOLDER JOINT, Hossein Madanipour
IMPROVING THE IMPINGEMENT COLD PLATE THERMAL DESIGN USING NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL APPROACH, Reuben Joshua Madhuker
THE POWER OF GOOD: MICRO LEVEL OUTCOMES FROM CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SOCIAL MISSION ORIENTATION, Michael Darin McDaniel
REOPENING THE TEMPLE SCHOOL: REFORMING CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION WITH THE TRANSCENDENTALISTS, Richard Evan Miller
BIDDING ENABLED INVENTORY REDISTRIBUTION IN A RETAIL NETWORK, Hafsa Binte Mohsin
SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS FOR BLACK BOYS IN AMERICA: A CASE STUDY, Jorriod Moore
GLAZE EPOCHS: EXTERNALIZING MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TANGIBLE DATA RECORDS IN A CERAMICS STUDIO, Hedieh Moradi
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH ACADEMIC ADVISING AT A PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN TEXAS, Vandana Nandakumar
FLEXURAL STRENGTHENING OF TWO-WAY SLABS USING CFRP EXTERNAL LAMINATES, Shams Abbas Naqvi
EXPEDITIOUS APPROACH TO 3,3’-BIS-SILYL BINOLS, BIPHENOLS, AND 3,3’-BIS-SILYL PHOSPHORAMIDITES ENABLED BY CATALYTIC C–H SILYLATION WITH A TRACELESS ACETAL DIRECTING GROUP, Hiep Hoang Nguyen
CHARACTERIZATION OF ASPHALT/RECYCLED PLASTIC BLENDS MODIFIED BY EXFOLIATED CLAY NANOPLATELETS, Kate A. Nguyen
EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOSED-LOOP INVERSE-KINEMATIC LANDMARK NAVIGATION METHOD ON DRIFTING AND HEADING ERRORS OF IMPRECISE MULTI-LEGGED ROBOTS, Thong Quang Nguyen
TEENAGE CYCLISTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND ITS ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURES, Obiageli Lawrentia Ngwu
EFFECT OF MODIFIED MOISTURE BARRIER IN MITIGATING PAVEMENT DISTRESSES DUE TO EXPANSIVE SUBGRADE, Pratibha Pandey
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM RESTORATION FOR INDUSTRIAL POWER SYSTEMS, Anusha Papasani
REALIZATION OF COMPACT ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING SYSTEMS ON A BOARD AND A CHIP FOR A HIGH-DENSITY SENSOR ARRAY, Hyusim Park
BLACK [OUT]: DISCIPLINE INEQUITY MATTERS FOR BLACK FEMALES AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, Oliver K. Patterson
FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS REVEALS THE MECHANISMS AND EVOLUTION OF EXTREME PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS IN SNAKES, Blair William Perry
EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ON DISTANCE TO WORK IN INDIVIDUAL CAR RIDERS, Raha Pouladi
INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECT OF ECONOMIC POLICY UNCERTAINTY ON STOCK MARKET LIQUIDITY, FNU Pratima
Metabolic and Electrophysiological Effects of Transcranial Photobiomodulation (PBM) and Multi-wavelength PBM, Tyrell Byrom Pruitt
HUMAN FACTORS ANALYSIS AND MONITORING TO ENHANCE HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION, Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan
END-USER FRAMEWORK FOR ROBOT CONTROL, Kaustubh Kedar Rajpathak
INVESTIGATION ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POROUS STRUCTURES PROCESSED BY LASER POWDER BED FUSION, Samarth Ramachandra
AN INTELLIGENT FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS EMBODIED COGNITION FROM PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN CHILDREN, Ashwin Ramesh Babu
ELUCIDATING THE EVOLUTION OF SEX CHROMOSOME DOSAGE COMPENSATION USING BEETLES, Balan Ramesh
THE IMPACT OF FRESH EYES: HOW A CHANGE IN THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM IMPACTS THE REPORTING OF INTERNAL CONTROL MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, Hannah Elizabeth Richards
THE IMPACT OF FRESH EYES: HOW A CHANGE IN THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM IMPACTS THE REPORTING OF INTERNAL CONTROL MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, Hannah Elizabeth Richards
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS, Kelli Rogers
FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTION OF LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILIZER (LOF) FROM FOOD WASTE FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT, Shadman Sakib
BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES OF DEVELOPING ZEBRAFISH HEART IN-VIVO, Nabid Salehin
PHOTOBIOMODULATION OF NEURAL STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION USING INFRARED (810 NM) LASER STIMULATION, Noemi Salgado Cordova
SHOSTAKOVICH’S STRING QUARTET NO.15 IN E-FLAT MINOR, OP.144: HOW AN IC1 THREAD CONNECTS THE NARRATIVE TO THE MUSIC, Brian Thomas Sanders
THE CASE OF NEMO NOBODY: A LACANIAN STUDY OF THE TRAUMATIC AND NEUROTIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE MAN WHO DOESN'T EXIST, Brittany N. Sanders
UNSUPERVISED DATA DRIVEN MACHINE LEARNING IN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY VIDEOS, Kazi Tanzeem Shahid
NONLINEAR AND QUANTUM OPTICS IN FEW-MODE-FIBERS, Afshin Shamsshooli
STRUCTURE AWARE HUMAN POSE ESTIMATION USING ADVERSARIAL LEARNING, Suryam Sharma
EVOLUTIONARY AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF EFFECTOR CASPASES, Suman Shrestha
SENSITIVITY STUDY OF CALIBRATED DATA CENTER MODELS TO MINIMIZE SITE SURVEY TIME USING CFD, Saurabh Singh
INFLUENTIAL FACTORS FOR DIETARY INTAKE: EXPANDING THE PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Shane A. Snyder
THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS URBAN HEAT ISLAND MAGNITUDE AND ITS RELATION TO SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT, Linnea Clarke Standard
THE LATINX STUDENT EXPERIENCE AT AN ELITE COLLEGE IN TEXAS, Jennifer Sutton
RADICALS ON THE MOVE: FRENCH MIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1850-1900, Staci L. Swiney
EVALUATING THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZED LOW-COST 3D PRINTED HEAT SINK MADE OF COPPER, Bilal Taha
STUDY OF HIERARCHY AND PORE ARCHITECHTURE OF POROUS MATERIALS, Poroshat Taheri
USING SENTIMENT AND EMOTION ANALYSIS OF NEWS ARTICLES TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF LEADER’S STATEMENTS ON COVID-19 SPREAD, Poojitha Thota
ENE REACTIONS OF METHYLIDENE THIAZOLIDINES, Key M. Tse
PERCEPTIONS AND CONTENT OF TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE NEWS: AN ANALYSIS OF BIAS IN INDIAN MEDIA, Sangya Tyagi
THE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS USING STATIC HEADSPACE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY, VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET DETECTION, Emmanuel Varona -Torres
A 3D SERS DEVICE FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN LIQUID, Sankgeeth Vennila Sigamani
RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND CAPACITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS, Zikai Wang
JUSTICE FOR THE FALLEN WOMAN, Terri Weaver
THE MICROFOSSIL ASSOCIATION OF THE UPPER PART OF THE SALESVILLE FORMATION (LOWER MISSOURIAN, PENNSYLVANIAN) NEAR MINERAL WELLS, NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS, Billy Allen Williams
DIFFERENCES IN DISCIPLINE: ANALYSIS OF TEXAS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ACTIONS FOR BLACK FEMALES, Norcise LaVette Williams
THE MECHANISM OF ENZYME STABILITY AND SPECIFICITY IN CASPASE-3, Liqi Yao
DYNAMIC EQUIVALENT WIND FARM MODELS FOR PLANNING, OPERATION, AND POST-FAULT ANALYSES, Yuhao Zhou
NEOLIBERAL PARK GOVERNANCE REGIMES AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS SIGNATURE PARKS, Nazanin Ghaffari
Theses from 2020
JUDICIAL VOTING IN U.S. DISTRICT COURTS LOCATED IN THE SECOND AND FIFTH CIRCUITS IN FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION CASES INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, Selena Renee Aguirre
A Survey on DDoS Attacks in Edge Servers, Iftakhar Ahmad