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  • Land Use Impacts on Water Quality in Oak Creek Watershed

    Creator:
    Johnson, Keira R.
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    Understanding the relationships between land use, water quality, and groundwater is crucial for ecological, economic, and water management decisions. This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the land use activities and hydrologic processes influencing the water quality of Oak Creek watershed. Objectives of this study were: 1) to...
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    approved:_____________________________________________________ Carlos Ochoa Understanding the

  • Evaluation of Adoptability : The Iterative Development of an Energy Production Device for the Middle School Classroom

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    Heck, Samuel T.
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    This study conducts follow up research to my Mechanical Engineering Senior Project that was completed in March 2015. It follows the Student Powered Hydro and Entertainment Device (SPHED) as it is used in various middle school and high school classrooms. SPHED has three modules: a power generation module, a hydropower...
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Shane Brown This study conducts follow up research to my Mechanical Engineering Senior

  • Broad Histogram Algorithm Comparison for the Square Well Fluid

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    Simpson, Tanner T.
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    Thermodynamic properties of systems are often investigated computationally. Traditionally, thermal physics simulations are limited by their very small energy ranges and slow convergence. Broad histogram algorithms are a class of Monte Carlo algorithms that can explore an entire energy (and temperature) range in one thermal physics simulation: potentially saving months...
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    a class of Monte Carlo algorithms that can explore an entire energy (and temperature) range in one

  • Monte Carlo Counterfactual Regret Minimization applied to Clue

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    Martin, Benjamin
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    This document analyzes the application of Monte Carlo Counterfactual Regret Minimization (MCCFR) in the game of Hasboro’s Clue. As a partially observable stochastic multiplayer game, Clue is well-suited for MCCFR methods. MCCFR has previously been shown to be effective in beating top human players around the world in No-Limit Texas...
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    Monte Carlo Counterfactual regret minimization applied to Clue by

  • Machine learning approach to improve drug discovery in natural product extracts

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    Heussner, Robert T.
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    Current natural product (NP) research is limited by its reliance on bioassay-guided fractionation to identify bioactive compounds in mixtures. Computational approaches may improve NP research by correlating mass spectra (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (NMR) of bioactive mixtures to their bioactivity patterns. In this study, I use artificial neural...
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    . _____________________________________________________________________ Robert T. Heussner, Author 1 Acknowledgements I would like to thank Kevin Brown

  • Optimizing Monte Carlo simulation of the square-well fluid

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    Perlin, Michael A.
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    We identify and develop efficient Monte Carlo methods for determining thermodynamic properties of the square-well fluid in order to test square-well density functional theories near the critical point. Previous works have developed generic so-called histogram methods for collecting statistics on low energy system states, but little or no literature exists...
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    inaccessible via Monte Carlo simulations, biased or otherwise. In such a case, computing 〈X〉T to a reasonable

  • Monte Carlo Simulations of Structure and Melting Transition of Small Ag Clusters

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    Collins, Lee
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    The behavior of small atomics cluster largely depends on their geometry, due to the high ratio of surface atoms to interior atoms. One interesting aspect to study clusters centers around characterizing the transition behavior between nite and bulk materials, where the ratio of surface atoms to interior atoms is very...
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    Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Computational Physics presented on May 31, 2011. Title: Monte Carlo

  • Determining free energies of hard sphere fluids via Monte Carlo simulation

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    Valeskea, Austin
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    Free energy is a fundamental property of a thermodynamic system, from which pressure, entropy, and other interesting properties can be derived. It is useful, then, to be able to accurately compute the free energy at various densities and temperatures in a way that can serve as the basis for further...
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    Monte Carlo Simulation Determining Free Energies of Hard Sphere Fluids via Monte Carlo Simulation by

  • Predicting Vulnerabilities in the Free Open Source Software Ecosystem

    Creator:
    Phillips, Elsie
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    Due to the interdependent nature of Free Open Source Software projects, a vulnerability in just one highly used project can have significant and sweeping consequences across many projects, and can inflict hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. This paper proposes a model for predicting software vulnerabilities in highly used...
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    :        ______________________________________________________________________________  Carlos Jensen              Due to the interdependent nature of Free Open Source Software projects

  • The Design of SWEsters Mentorship Program for First-Year Engineering Student Success

    Creator:
    Thompson, Tatiana A.
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    In order to support first-year women in engineering, a program was designed to help their transition to college and promote connection with other women. The program focused on three main areas based in research: mentor matching with mentee input, regular formal meetings in small mentoring groups, and the formation of...
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    : _____________________________________________________ Carlos Jensen In order to support first-year women in engineering, a program was