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  • The sum of its parts : investigating the component pieces of GenderMag

    Creator:
    Hill, Charles
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    Previous work introduced the GenderMag method, a software inspection method used to help software creators identify features within their software that are not gender-inclusive. Inclusiveness of software (gender or otherwise) matters because supporting diversity matters—it is well-known that the more diverse a group of problem-solvers, the higher the quality of...
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    [67]. Reasons cited for these benefits are: (a) that personas focus issues [45], (b) they provide

  • How personality affects creativity in concept ideation

    Creator:
    Berthelsdorf, Friederich A.
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    This thesis uses the manuscript option, and consists of a previously-published paper and a paper that has been accepted for publication. Manuscript One details an independent confirmatory study to Choo et al. (2014), which demonstrated that correlations exist between personality type and the outcome of concept ideation methods. This is...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Robert B. Stone This thesis uses the manuscript option, and consists of a previously

  • Using Computational Studies to Characterize Aqueous Metal Clusters : From Spectroscopy to Stability

    Creator:
    Wills, Lindsay A.
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    In this dissertation, the spectroscopic properties and thermodynamic stability of a class of materials known as metal oxo and hydroxo clusters are studied. In aqueous solutions, many metals can aggregate into discrete clusters of metals bridged by oxo or hydroxo ligands. These clusters are of particular interest to us for...
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    Dissertation
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    , Xiaohui Qu, Douglas Keszler, Kristin Persson, and Paul Cheong all contributed to the writing of this

  • Machine learning methods for public policy : simulation, optimization, and visualization

    Creator:
    McGregor, Sean
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    Society faces many complex management problems, particularly in the area of shared public resources such as ecosystems. Existing decision making processes are often guided by personal experience and political ideology rather than state-of-the-art scientific understanding. This dissertation envisions a future in which multiple stakeholders are provided with computational tools for...
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    row has the three parameter con- trols for (A) the reward specification, (B) the model modifiers, and

  • Photophysics of organic semiconductors at the nanoscale

    Creator:
    Grollman, Rebecca R.
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    Organic semiconductors are used in a wide variety of applications including transistors,solar cells, and light emitting diodes. These materials are solution-processable,low cost, and tunable. Many successful organic optoelectronic materials utilizeblends of several types of molecules (such as donors and acceptors) in order topromote charge generation. As blends are an inherently...
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    Elimination for Single Molecule Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 B FRET Calculations

  • Displacement-based fluorescent microRNA biosensors : design principles and analytical metrics

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    Larkey, Nicholas E.
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    One post-transcriptional mechanism that regulates the progression of cancer and other diseases involves small 22-23 nucleotide sequences called microRNA (miR). Early detection of small changes in concentration of these biomarkers holds potential to diagnose diseases at their earliest stages. Use of current nucleic-acid based biosensors, like molecular beacons, for in...
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    . Rick Nafshun, Dr. Kristin Ziebart, Margie Haak, Paula Weiss, and Kristi Edwards. Dr. Carmen Wong

  • Advances in Passive Sampling : Measuring Chemical Transport and Human Exposures

    Creator:
    Donald, Carey E.
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    Passive sampling devices have been used for decades to measure complex mixtures of bioavailable organic chemicals in a variety of environmental media. More recently passive sampler applications have expanded beyond monitoring chemical concentrations, and this dissertation continues to advance methods of passive sampling on many fronts. Despite their growing use,...
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    sequestered in polyethylene passive sampling devices .......................................... 99 Appendix B

  • Continuous Flow Microwave-Assisted Synthesis as a Potentially Scalable Nanomanufacturing Approach

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    Albuquerque, Gustavo Henrique T. C. de
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    The development of nanomaterials and the potential enhancement of their chemical, mechanical, electrical, and optical properties have led to the investigation of methods for their synthesis at lower cost with enhanced performance for next generation devices. Along with the pursuit of new materials that exhibit properties of interest, industry requires...
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    to Charlotte Williams, Elisha Brackett, Lea Clayton, Andy Brickman, and Kristin Rorrer. They gave

  • Extensional characterization of weakly-viscoelastic fluids : methods & applications

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    Marshall, Kristin A.
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    The addition of macromolecules to solvent, even in dilute quantities, can significantly alter a fluid's response in an extensional, or stretching, flow. When high-molecular-weight polymers are extended in solution, extensional thickening can result, yielding viscosities that are orders of magnitude larger than values found in shear. Examples of applications where...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kristin A. Marshall for the

  • Venturing Beyond Crystallinity and Into Amorphous Space : A Na-ion Battery Perspective

    Creator:
    Bommier, Clement
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    As scientists, we have an affinity for order: repeating crystal structures, Euclidean space, continuous functions… Even concepts such as defects are discussed in the context of distracting from order. Things are most logical and best described in straightforward, taxonomical fashion. But what happens when the very application desired is dependent...
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    built on. Lastly, and most of all, I would like to thank Kristin, for all your support, and always