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Theses and Dissertations

The one-stop shop for all UTA theses and dissertations written by masters and PhD students for their degree requirements!

Theses from 2015 2015

TWO PHASE FLOW CFD ANALYSIS OF REFRIGERANTS IN A CONDENSER PIPE FOR PREDICTION OF PRESSURE DROP AND PUMPING POWER, Aniket Ramchandra Kalambe

Neural Network Modeling and Control of Data Center, Nachiket Rajendra Kansara

A Study on Evaporative Cooling for data centers & Artificial Neural Network Modeling, Pritam Karmokar

Presidential Speech and the Framing of Poverty: From the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor, Jamaica Kennedy

CAE ANALYSIS ON A FORD ECOBOOST MUSTANG CONNECTING ROD FOR FORGED STEEL, ALUMINUM 7075, Shiva Prasad Keralapura Basavaraju

Improving the Rainfall and Flood Frequency Analyses Using Stochastic Storm Transposition Method, Morteza Kiani

MERGING RADAR-ONLY QPE AND RAIN GAUGE DATA VIA CONDITIONAL BIAS-PENALIZED OPTIMAL ESTIMATION, Beomgeun Kim

“EVERY GOOD MAN IS A QUAKER, AND THAT NONE BUT GOOD MEN ARE QUAKERS”: TRANSATLANTIC QUAKER HUMANITARIANS, DISABILITY, AND MARKETING ENLIGHTENED REFORM, 1730-1834, Nathaniel Smith Kogan

Characterization and comparison of fresh and landfilled solid waste, Kavya Koganti

EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS VALIDATING A CONTROL SCHEME TO DEVELOP A DYNAMIC COOLING SOLUTION FOR NON-UNIFORM HIGH POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN DATA CENTER, Ruturaj Kiran Kokate

DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE PREPARATION TO EVALUATE RELIABILITY OF OIL COOLED DATA CENTER, Venkata Naga Indu Sravani Kota

ESTIMATION OF REBAR CORROSION IN CONCRETE USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR, Rakesh Krishnarajapete Raju

Influencing Donor Decision-making: An Examination of Situational Determinants that Impact Donation, Floyd Kristopher

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR AUTOMATED DATA ANALYSIS IN MINERAL EXTRACTION COMPANIES, Richard A. Leach

New conductometric detection methods for sensitive ion chromatographic measurement of weak electrolytes, Hongzhu Liao

Studying An All-vanadium Photoelectrochemical Cell For Highly Efficient Solar Energy Conversion And Storage Via Photocatalytic Redox Reaction, Dong Liu

OVERCOMING THE LEARNING CURVE: THE USE OF FACEBOOK BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, Lucas J. Lothamer

INVESTIGATION OF SCALABLE HEVC AND ITS BITRATE ALLOCATION FOR UHD DEPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF HTTP STREAMING, Uma Sagar Madhugiri Dayananda

DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING, Akshay Malhotra

DATA VISUALIZATION IN EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS: AN OVERVIEW OF METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Yingsen Mao

DATA VISUALIZATION IN EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS: AN OVERVIEW OF METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Yingsen Mao

INTERFACE REACTION INDUCED STRESS DEVELOPMENT IN AN ALUMINUM THIN FILM COPPER BULK PLATE DIFFUSION COUPLE, Michael Codie Mishler

THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIFE PREDICTION FOR QUAD FLAT N0-LEAD PACKAGE (QFN )PACKAGES USING 4 POINT BEND TEST AND THERMAL CYCLE TESTING, Monisha Mohan

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION, Nazaneen Mousavi

Feasibility of Underground Freight Transportation (UFT) in Texas, Seyedeh Hosna Mousavipour

MULTI-STAGE PREDICTION SCHEME FOR SCREEN CONTENT BASED ON HEVC, Nagashree Mundgemane Nagaraj

NON THERMAL RELIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR OIL COOLED DATA CENTERS AND ITS SERVICEABILITY, Sahithi Reddy Nagilla

INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD FOR USER ACTIVITY USING NETWORK FLOW DATA, Lalit Kumar Naidu

Structure-Activity Relationships of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes with Redox-Active Intercalating Ligands: Correlation between Redox Activity, DNA Cleavage Capability and Cytotoxicity, Eugenia Soyo Narh

THE SEARCH FOR EXOMOON RADIO EMISSIONS, Joaquin P. Noyola

Evaluating and augmenting fuel-saving benefits obtained in aircraft formation flight, Wendy Awele Okolo

SMART BED AND CONTACT IMPACT OF FLEXIBLE BODIES USING ENERGY COMPENSATION METHOD, Pranav Parikh

DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AND D-AMINO ACID CONTENT IN MICE BRAIN TISSUE BY ACHIRAL-CHIRAL HEART-CUTTING TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY: DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN NON-PERFUSED AND PERFUSED TISSUE, Curran Parpia

CFD MODELING AND PARAMETRIC STUDY OF VAPOR CHAMBER AS HEAT SPREADERS FOR HIGH-POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, Dhanraj Arun Patil

THE EFFECT OF MATERIAL STRAIN HARDENING ON THE BUCKLING STRENGTH OF A PERFORATED PLATE UNDER UNIAXIAL LOADING, Mayuri Suresh Patil

Computational Analysis of Enhancing Heat Transfer in a 3-D stacked Die Using Different Finned Heat Sink, Deekshith Pittala

The Effect of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Corrosion Rates of Copper and Silver in Electronic Equipment in the presence of Sulfur Environment, Kanan Pujara

ENHANCEMENT OF FOG-COLLECTION EFFICIENCY OF A RASCHEL MESH USING SURFACE COATINGS AND GEOMETRIC CHANGES, Mithun Rajaram

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF CEREBROVASCULAR REACTIVITY USING GAS INHALATION CHALLENGES, Harshan Ravi

IMPROVING WATER QUALITY FORECASTING USING DATA ASSIMILATION, Hamideh Riazi

QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF A THRUST VECTOR CONTROLLED TRANSPORT AT THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE, Vincent Patrick Ricketts

Characterization of the Constituent Mineral Components of North African Surface Dust Samples Utilizing Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM), Zakariah Edward Sabatka

Impact of Layer Thickness of QFN Package Mounted Printed Circuit Boards During Drop Testing, Sayalee Pradeep Sabne

MEDIUM-RANGE ENSEMBLE PRECIPITATION AND STREAMFLOW FORECASTING FOR THE UPPER TRINITY RIVER BASIN IN TEXAS VIA THE NWS HYDROLOGIC ENSEMBLE FORECAST SERVICE, Hossein Sadeghi

Development, Testing and Characterization of Electronic Skins for Robots, Ritvij Sahasrabuddhe

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODOLOGIES FOR MULTI PROCESS AND MULTI MATERIAL SCENARIOS, Tushar Saini

GUANIDINIUM BASED ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR SOLID POLYMER ALKALINE FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS, Syed Dawar Sajjad

THEORETICAL PREDICTION OF MATERIALS FOR EFFICIENT CONVERSION OF SOLAR ENERGY, Pranab Sarker

Mechanical Reliability Of Porous Low-k Dielectrics For Advanced Interconnect: Study Of The Instability Mechanisms In Porous Low-k Dielectrics And Their Mediation Through Inert Plasma Induced Re-polymerization Of The Backbone Structure, Yoonki Sa

Reducing Encoder Complexity of Intra-mode Decision using CU Early Termination Algorithm, Nishit Samirbhai Samirbhai Shah

STUDIES OF INFLUENCE OF ENERGY DISTRIBUTION ON THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE, Cheng Sheng

BOARD LEVEL FLEXURAL RELIABILITY TESTING AND FAILURE ANALYSIS OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS WITH WCSP PACKAGES, Guruprasad Shrikant Shinde

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SEGREGATED COOLING PROVISIONING ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVERS IN AIR COOLED DATA CENTERS, Ashwin Venugopal Siddarth

Quantitative Analysis of Scalable NoSQL Databases, Surya Narayanan Swaminathan

SLOPE STABILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF I-35 AND SH-183 SLOPES USING RECYCLED PLASTIC PINS, Sandip Tamrakar

EFFECTS OF DISSONANCE AND DISRUPTION ON RISKY DECISIONS, Wyn E. Taylor

NANOPARTICLE-BRIDGE ASSAY FOR AMPLIFICATION-FREE ELECTRICAL DETECTION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, Manouchehr Teimouri

Magnetic-plasmonic Multilayered Nanorods, Orathai Thumthan

Bimetallic-waveguide coupled sensors for tunable plasmonic devices, Kunal K. Tiwari

LANDFILL VOLUME GAIN FROM THE DIVERSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE, Aayush Raj Tiwary

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENTS AND OUTCOMES ON RESPIRATORY HEALTH: A LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY OF TWO TEXAS CITIES, Megan Topham

Controlled Hydrosilylations of Carbonyl Compounds and Computational Investigations of a Hydride Shuttle Mechanism for Alkene Hydrosilylation, Gabriela Trog

Solution Processed Optical Coatings For Solar Cell Applications, Rajesh Tummala

ENERGY AND WATER IMPACTS OF DATA CENTER COOLING SYSTEMS: A TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE ASSESSMENT FOR FACILITY DESIGN, Marianna Louisa Vallejo

REDUCING THE ENCODING TIME OF MOTION ESTIMATION IN HEVC USING PARALLEL PROGRAMMING, Vasavee Vijayaraghavan

Comprehensive Study Of Composition Gradient Strontium Doped Lanthanum Manganite Thin Films Deposited By Magnetron Co-sputtering, Yishu Wang

EVALUATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON AS A COMMERCIAL DRUG DISPOSAL PRODUCT USING LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY–TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY, Veronica B. Waybright

Moderating Effects of Institutional Logics on Strategic Response to Coercive Institutional Change, Leon Paul Weeks

REACTIONS OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY REGARDING MEDIA REPRESENTATION, Chani Wellborn

A Review of 'Body Farm' Research Facilities Across America with a Focus on Policy and the Impacts When Dealing with Decompositional Changes in Human Remains, Brittany M. Wolff

Interpreting unique colloidal response of TiO2 nanomaterials to controlled sonication for understanding their assembly configuration, Siyang Wu

THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF UNSATURATED CLAYEY SOILS VIA THERMO/SUCTION-CONTROLLED RING SHEAR TESTING, Jairo Edmundo Yepes Heredia

STREAM DAYLIGHTING RESTORATION AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: A VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY FOR THE FUTURE REVITALIZATION OF DALLAS' MILL CREEK, Ryan Matthew Brown

Evaluating The Economic Impacts Of Pipeline Useage On The Indian Oil and Gas Supply Chain., Atul Vilas Kamble

Evaluating The Economic Impacts Of Pipeline Usage On Texas Oil & Gas Supply Chain, Jashandeep Singh

The Relationship Between Park Characteristics And Human Social Behavior: Learning From Main Street Garden In Dallas, Texas, Junjie He

Study Of Environmental Variables Affecting Walkability: Learning From Main Street In Downtown Fort Worth, Xitong Li

Restraints On Design: Adventure Playgrounds And Landscape Architecture, Karen Teague

Complete Streets Design Elements And Their Impact On Travel Behavior: Learning From The Bagby Street Reconstruction In Houston, TX, Alexandra T. Tracz

From Reynolds To Lawrence To Brown v. Buhman: Antipolygamy Statutes Sliding On The Slippery Slope Of Same-sex Marriage, Stephen L. Baskind

Efficient method to cool the data center using solar energy, Krishna Ketanbhai Desai

Evaluate The Impact Of Sustainability And Pipeline Quality On Global Crude Oil Supply Chain, Sunny Paraskumar Jain

Multiphase flow modeling and analysis of filling process for pulsed detonation engines, Swati Chandran Thirumangalath

Using Lean Techniques To Reduce Waste And Improve Performance In Municipal Project Delivery, Yasir E. Abdelrazig

Development Of A Simplified Flexible Pavement Design Protocol For New York State Department Of Transportation Based On AASHTO ME Pavement Design Guide, Ali Qays Abdullah

The Investigation Of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) Activity In Item And Associative Memory Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cheryl Kay Abellanoza

The Prevalence Rate Of Underage Drinking Among School-age Adolescents Receiving Social Work Intervention In A Community Mental Health Research Health Setting, Karen Abonza

Representations Of The Holocaust In Texas World History Textbooks From 1947 To 1990, Ryan N. Abt

Faster Sampling Over Theoritical And Online Social Networks, Ramakrishna Aduri

The Far East Network Okinawa: Impact, Influence, And Personal Stories From The First 50 Years, Ladonna Aiken

A New Technique For The Estimation Of The Elastic Moduli Of Pavement Layers From Light Weight Deflectometer Data, Nickey Akbariyeh

Biological Evaluation Of Membrane-active Compounds As Treatment For Clostridium Difficile Infection, Md Zahidul Alam

Redox Active Lipophilic Ruthenium Complexes As Potential Anti-cancer Drugs, Nagham Alatrash

Predicting Variability Of Basal Scour And Quantifying Vertical Connectivity For Channel-belt Reservoirs Using Observations From The Holocene Mississippi River And Channel-belt, Neal Alexandrowicz

An Investigation Of The Effect Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea On Cerebral Hemodynamics In Relation With Systemic Hemodynamics, Raichel Mary Alex

Properties Of Microcement Mortar With Nano Particles, Narasimha Reddy Alimeneti

Proximate Behavioral And Morphological Mechanisms That May Mediate Intraguild Predation Stability In The Anisoptera, Benjamin Thomas Allen

A Thematic Insight To A Dialogic Approach Of NBA Organizations Twitter Content, Hannah Altheide

A Multigenerational Approach: Critical Accounts Of The Postsecondary Experiences And Success Of African American Men, Michelle B. Amrine

Topology Optimization For Thin Walled Structures Utilizing SIMP Method By Additive Manufacturing Using Optimized Conditions, Sajith Anantharaman