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  • A Comparative Study of Non-Normal Distributions in Continuous Dropout

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    Guyer, Alexander D.
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    Recent studies have shown that novel continuous dropout methods can be viewed as a Bayesian interpretation of model parameters, though most such studies have shown results using normal distributions. As the posterior distributions over neural network nodes and parameters are intractable, given that they are a result of artificial construction...
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    : William Smart Recent studies have shown that novel continuous dropout methods can be viewed as a Bayesian

  • Robotic path-planning through dynamic maps

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    Bowie, Cameron Scott
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    Robotic global navigation is often based on the assumption that the world is static. It assumes that obstacles present in maps will be there later and new obstacles will be dealt with by a local planning algorithm. When robots interact in an environment inhabited by people, this assumption does not...
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    25, 2016. Title: Robotic Path-Planning Through Dynamic Maps. Abstract approved: William Smart

  • The Development of Computational Methods for Studying Plant-Pathogen Interactions

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    Pankow, Rebecca C.
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    Modern technology has enabled the advancement of biological research through the use of powerful machines and computers as well as innovative computer programs. Advances in sequencing technology and software enable us to make de novo assemblies of organism genomes, and the development of specialized computer programs can automate routine but...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rebecca C. Pankow for

  • Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Inclusive Design

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    Oleson, Alannah L.
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    Inclusive design is important in today's software industry, but there is little research about how to teach it. In collaboration with 9 teacher-researchers across 8 U.S. universities and more than 400 computer and information science students, we embarked upon an Action Research investigation to gather insights into the pedagogical content...
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  • Investigating the Impact of Teaching Inclusive Design Concepts on Ecampus Students’ Mindsets

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    Garcia, Rosalinda
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    Although computer science (CS) education researchers and practitioners have found ways to improve CS classroom inclusivity, few researchers have considered inclusivity of online CS education. We have begun developing a new approach that we term “embedded inclusive design” to address inclusive CS. The essence of the approach is to integrate...
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  • The Relationship between Attention and Rapport in Conversation with AAC Users

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    Nguyen, Duy M.
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    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices enable people who cannot speak to communicate with others. Unfortunately, they are tedious to use and are believed to lower the satisfaction of interacting with others. This thesis attempted to document the impact that AAC devices have on social interactions, in the hope of...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ William D. Smart, Committee Member, representing Department of Mechanical, Industrial and

  • Fixing Inclusivity Bugs: Information Processing Styles and Learning Styles

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    Steine-Hanson, Zoe K.
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    Most software systems today do not support cognitive diversity. Further, because of differences in problem-solving styles that cluster by gender, software that poorly supports cognitive diversity can also embed gender biases. To help software professionals fix gender bias “bugs” related to people’s problem-solving styles for information processing and learning of...
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    ) ...............................................................................................................2 C Learning Style

  • A Comparison and Analysis of Selected Holidays in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and the United States

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    Matyeva, Alima
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    Through comparison and analysis of selected holidays in countries with significantly different features (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and the United States), this study aims to gauge the impact of holiday celebrations in influencing cultural values in those countries studied. K. Zygulski’s classification system for holidays was applied to divide the holidays of...
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  • Towards an Algorithm for the Third Normal Form (3NF) Using Relational Algebra

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    Sorbello, Priscilla
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    This algorithm presents the first steps towards a solution for novice database administrators that helps them transform a non-normalized relational database into a database in the third normal form. The algorithm uses relational algebra operations that apply principles from the third normal form. This provides the database administrator with an...
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    ://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~david/cs848s14/codd-relational.pdf. [2] Holt, R. C. Binary Relational Algebra Applied to

  • Detection and Segmentation of Bird Song in Noisy Environments

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    Neal, Lawrence W.
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    Recent work in machine learning concerns the detection and identification of bird species from audio recordings of their vocalizations. Such analysis can yield valuable ecological information concerning the activity and distribution of species in the wild. Current species-identification methods require individual syllables of bird audio as input, but field-collected audio...
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    can be input into species classification algorithms, to yield useful ecological data. c©Copyright