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  • Making the microbial world large : assessing best microbiological engagement and teaching methods for high school students

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    Boryer, Ellie
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    With mounting distrust for science, finding effective ways to educate the next generation of scientists has become increasingly important. Microbiology is a prevalent and complex subject and is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies for a more in-depth look into the unseen world. However, many people are only ever...
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    Microbiological Engagement and Teaching Methods for High School Students by Ellie Boryer A THESIS

  • 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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    this implementation of the flat histogram method is that histogram methods are generally necessary when

  • 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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    interior atoms is very small. Metropolis Monte-Carlo methods were used to simulate the melting of small

  • 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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    Acknowledgments 11 List of Figures 1 Calculating π with Monte Carlo methods

  • 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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    method. Journal of the American statistical association, 44(247):335–341, 1949. [4] Nicholas Metropolis

  • A Graphical Method of Computing Offset Curves

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    Weiss, Benjamin M.
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    Computation of offset curves is an operation critical to many computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) applications. Though simple on the surface, differences between the straightforward mathematical definition and the demands of CAD/CAM environment in the formulation and expression of an offset curve create a problem for which only complicated, approximate...
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    . Title: A Graphical Method of Computing Offset Curves. Abstract approved

  • Innovative Experimental Methods in Human-Robot Interaction

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    Wadgaonkar, Chinmay P.
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    User studies in human-robot interaction and social robotics in general involve human participants and their reactions, observations and expectations of robots. This thesis presents two innovative experimental methods aimed at gaining access to high-stakes social data not typically collectable with traditional user studies. The Actor Method provides access to data...
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    building all the robot variants. As a methods paper, this thesis presents the utilization of these two

  • Comparison of machine learning methods for predicting bird distributions

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    Bikkina, Vinay
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    The purpose of this study is to explore kernel machine learning methods for species distribution modeling. Previous studies have shown the success of Generalized Boosted Regression Models, however kernel methods have been unexplored for species distribution modeling. Using the eBird dataset, four machine learning methods were tested for accuracy and...
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    . Overview of compared machine learning methods. Method Functional Form Loss Function Function optimized

  • 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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    of Computer Science presented on July 15, 2011. Title: The Development of Computational Methods for

  • Investigating physical drivers of phytoplankton bloom initiation in the Northern Gulf of Alaska

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    Ballantine, Kaleigh
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    The spring bloom is a key oceanic phenomenon in the Northern Gulf of Alaska (NGA), where it supports the regional ecosystem, fisheries, and CO2 sequestration. Despite its significance, mechanisms that trigger NGA blooms are still debated, largely due to a lack of sufficient data from late winter through spring. New...
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    . (1953). On conditions for the vernal blooming of phytoplankton. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 18(3