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Molecular insights of the human zinc transporter hZIP4
Keyword:
acrodermatitis enteropathica
,
human ZIP4
, and
zinc
Creator:
Antala, Sagar
Advisor:
Dempski, Robert E.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-03-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Real-time estimation of gas concentration released from a moving source using an unmanned aerial vehicle
Keyword:
Plume
,
state estimator
,
UAV
,
dynamical system
, and
guidance
Creator:
Egorova, Tatiana
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-01-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Aerospace Engineering
An Affordable Portable Obstetric Ultrasound Simulator for Synchronous and Asynchronous Scan Training
Keyword:
Ultrasound
,
Simulation
,
Education
, and
Obstetric
Creator:
Liu, Li
Advisor:
Pedersen, Peder C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-01-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
A Study of Myoelectric Signal Processing
Keyword:
Signal Processing
,
EMG
, and
myoelectric
Creator:
Liu, Lukai
Advisor:
Clancy, Edward A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-01-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Model-driven Visual Analytic Framework for Local Pattern Analysis
Keyword:
interactive exploration
,
Visual Analytics
, and
data analytics
Creator:
Zhao, Kaiyu
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-02-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Functional Diversity of Homologous P1B-ATPases in Metal Homeostasis and Host-Microbe Interaction
Keyword:
P1B-ATPase
,
Metal transport
, and
Metal homeostasis
Creator:
Patel, Sarju
Advisor:
Argüello, José M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Reinforcement Learning from Demonstration
Keyword:
rule learning
,
agents
,
rl
,
Machine Learning
,
Learning from Demonstration
,
transfer learning
,
Artificial Intelligence
,
policy learning
,
robot learning from demonstration
,
rlfd
,
Reinforcement Learning
,
robot learning
,
lfd
,
reward shaping
,
Robotics
,
robots
, and
User Study
Creator:
Suay, Halit Bener
Advisor:
Chernova, Sonia
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Supported Liquid Metal Membranes for Hydrogen Separation
Keyword:
Hydrogen Separation
,
liquid metal
,
wettability
, and
UBI-QEP
Creator:
Yen, Pei-Shan
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Molecular and structural determinants that contribute to channel function and gating in channelrhodopsin-2
Keyword:
ion channels
,
channelrhodopsin-2
,
Electrophysiology
, and
Molecular Modeling
Creator:
Richards, Ryan
Advisor:
Kobertz, William
and
Dempski, Robert E.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Multiscale analysis of emulsions and suspensions with surface effects
Keyword:
suspensions
,
Γ-convergence
,
Mosco convergence
,
Magnetorheological fluids
,
Homogenization
, and
emulsions
Creator:
Nika, Grigor
Advisor:
Vernescu, Bogdan M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Spatial and Temporal Learning in Robotic Pick-and-Place Domains via Demonstrations and Observations
Keyword:
cloud robotics
,
Learning from Demonstration
,
active visual search
, and
Robotics
Creator:
Toris, Russell C
Advisor:
Chernova, Sonia
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Contributions to Collective Dynamical Clustering-Modeling of Discrete Time Series
Keyword:
semi-Markov chain
,
distributed data processing system
,
discrete time series
, and
deviated dynamic time warping
Creator:
Wang, Chiying
Advisor:
Ruiz, Carolina
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Swimming Filaments in a Viscous Fluid with Resistance
Keyword:
Asymptotic Analysis
,
Numerical Methods
, and
Brinkman equations
Creator:
Ho, Nguyenho
Advisor:
Olson, Sarah D
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Reduced-Dimensional Coupled Electromagnetic, Thermal, and Mechanical Models of Microwave Sintering
Keyword:
dielectrics
,
Materials
,
sintering
,
Simulation
,
modelling
,
Modeling
,
microwave
, and
ceramics
Creator:
Kiley, Erin Marie
Advisor:
Yakovlev, Vadim V.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Development of Human Body CAD Models and Related Mesh Processing Algorithms with Applications in Bioelectromagnetics
Keyword:
tDCS
,
VHP - Female Model
,
Mesh Processing
,
Computational Phantoms
, and
TMS
Creator:
Yanamadala, Janakinadh
Advisor:
Makarov, Sergey N.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Use of Axiomatic Design in the Development of an Integrated, BIM Based Design Process
Keyword:
Design process
,
Building Information Modeling
, and
Axiomatic Design
Creator:
Gomez-Lara, Maria del Lourdes
Advisor:
Salazar, Guillermo F.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Perspectives on Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Keyword:
SAUDI ARABIA
,
Clustering Analysis
,
Structural equation modeling (SEM)
, and
HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Creator:
Alzahrani, Khalid Mohammed
Advisor:
Zeng, Amy Z.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-06-06
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Quasi-static Fracture Evolution with Cohesive Energy
Keyword:
Quasi-static Evolution
,
SBV functions
,
Fracture Mechanics
, and
Cohesive Energy
Creator:
Li, Yiqing
Advisor:
Larsen, Christopher J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-07-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Robotic System Development for Precision MRI-Guided Needle-Based Interventions
Keyword:
Image-guided therapy
,
MRI compatible robot
, and
Needle-based interventions
Creator:
Li, Gang
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-08-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Distributed Adaptation Techniques for Connected Vehicles
Keyword:
Smart Vehicles
,
Connected Vehicles
, and
Connected Cars
Creator:
Aygun, Bengi
Advisor:
Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-08-03
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Synthesis of Aluminum-Titanium Carbide Nanocomposites by the Rotating Impeller Gas-Liquid In-situ Method
Keyword:
fluid dynamics
,
growth interruption mechanism
,
transportation
,
GIM
,
gas-liquid in-situ method
,
particle size control
,
stiffness
,
scale up
,
rotating impeller
,
titanium carbide
,
nanocomposites
,
strength
,
Nanoparticles
,
microcomposites
,
structural applications
,
microparticles
,
high temperature applications
,
Automotive
,
Aluminum
,
dimensional analysis
,
elongation
,
Kinetics
,
aeronautics
, and
Thermodynamics
Creator:
Anza, Inigo
Advisor:
Makhlouf, Makhlouf M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-09-06
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Electrohydrodynamically –Enhanced Nucleate Boiling
Keyword:
bubbles
,
Heat Transfer
,
dip
,
ehd
,
Electrohydrodynamics
, and
dielectrophoresis
Creator:
Neu, Samuel Charles
Advisor:
Blandino, John J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-11-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Aerospace Engineering
High Voltage Electrolyte Based on Fluorinated Compounds for High Energy Li-ion Chemistry
Keyword:
Li-ion batteries
,
High energy and high voltage battery system
, and
Fluoridated electrolyte
Creator:
He, Meinan
Advisor:
Wang, Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-12-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Statistical Methods for Characterizing Genomic Heterogeneity in Mixed Samples
Keyword:
Variational inference
,
Matrix factorization
,
Next-generation sequencing
,
Global optimization
,
Bayesian statistics
, and
Rare variant detection
Creator:
Zhang, Fan
Advisor:
Flaherty, Patrick J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-12-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
A System Dynamics Approach to the Political Economy of Resource-dependent Nations
Keyword:
Simulation
,
natural resource curse
,
system dynamics
,
political economy
, and
economic development
Creator:
Pourmasoumi Langarudi, Saeed
Advisor:
Radzicki, Michael J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-12-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Social Science & Policy Studies
Studies of the relationship between the surface electromyogram, joint torque and impedance
Keyword:
biomedical signal analysis
,
motor units
,
Electromyogram
,
joint impedance
,
decomposition
,
EMG to torque
, and
EMG
Creator:
Dai, Chenyun
Advisor:
Clancy, Edward A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-12-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Radio Propagation for Localization and Motion Tracking In Three Body Area Network Applications
Keyword:
Motion Classification
,
Body Area Network
, and
Localization
Creator:
Geng, Yishuang
Advisor:
Pahlavan, Kaveh
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-10-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
System Designs for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Image Assessment
Keyword:
K-Mean
,
Foot Ulcer
,
Image Capture Box
,
CRF
,
Mean Shift
, and
SVM
Creator:
Wang, Lei
Advisor:
Pedersen, Peder C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-03-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bayesian Nonparametric Models for Multi-Stage Sample Surveys
Keyword:
nonparametric procedure
,
Bayes factor
,
robustness
,
sample survey
,
posterior propriety
,
Small Area Estimation
, and
Dirichlet process
Creator:
Yin, Jiani
Advisor:
Nandram, Balgobin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Carbon nanotubes micro-arrays: characterization and application in biosensing of free proteins and label-free capture of breast cancer cells
Keyword:
field effect transistor
,
carbon nanotube
,
sensing
,
circulating tumor cells
,
label free
,
cancer cells
,
capture
,
biosensor
, and
micro arrays
Creator:
Khosravi, Farhad
Advisor:
Panchapakesan, Balaji
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-08-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Outlier Detection In Big Data
Keyword:
data analytics
,
big data
,
Outlier Detection
,
distributed algorithm
, and
data stream
Creator:
Cao, Lei
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-03-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Phosphoinositide Phase Behavior in Complex Lipid Monolayer Systems
Keyword:
phosphoinositides
,
monolayer
,
phospholipids
,
plasma membrane
, and
phosphatidylinositol
Creator:
King, Katrice
Advisor:
Gericke, Arne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Mechanical Regulation of Apoptosis and Calcification within Valvular Interstitial Cells
Keyword:
calcification
,
apoptosis
,
calcific aortic valve disease
,
aortic valvular interstial cells
, and
traction force microscopy
Creator:
Cirka, Heather Ann
Advisor:
Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Characterization of arginine methyltransferase PRMT8 in cells with increased plasticity
Keyword:
cancer biology
,
reprogramming
,
senesence
,
proliferation
, and
arginine methylation
Creator:
Hernandez, Sarah
Advisor:
Dominko, Tanja
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-01-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
Palladium/Alloy-based Catalytic Membrane Reactor Technology Options for Hydrogen Production: A Techno-Economic Performance Assessment Study
Keyword:
Flexibility in engineering design
,
Hydrogen production
,
Economics & Finance/Energy/Environment
,
Economic performance assessment under uncertainty
,
Carbon capture
,
Palladium membrane lifetime
,
Monte-Carlo simulation
,
Membrane reactor module
, and
Catalytic membrane reactor technology
Creator:
Ma, Liang-Chih
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
and
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-01-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
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