Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Intrinsic Motivation by the Principles of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems, Phu C. Nguyen
Does the Enhanced Recovery Pathway Decrease Length of Stay and Readmission Rates in Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery?, Trinh T. Nguyen
Elucidating the Function of Motif A—An Intrinsically Disorderd Region within Sirt1, Ryan Nhan
The seven-lobed shape of the outer edge of Saturn's A ring, Philip D. Nicholson, Richard G. French, Colleen A. McGhee-French, Pierre Yves Longaretti, Matthew M. Hedman, Maryame El Moutamid, Joshua Colwell, Essam A. Marouf, Nicole Rappaport, Sophia Flury, Jolene Fong, Ryan Maguire, and Glen Steranka
Automated Evaluation for Distributed System Assignments, Nimesh Nischal
Racial-Religious Decoupling in the University: Investigating Religious Students’ Perceptions of Institutional Commitment to Diversity, Saugher Nojan
Aberrant driving behaviour among home healthcare workers, Trond Nordfjærn, Amanda Nordgård, and Milad Mehdizadeh
Demystifying the process of psychosocial assessment prior to receiving gender-affirming medical care, Sharon N. Obasi, Natalie R. Holt, Allura L. LeBlanc-Ralston, Brenna Lash, T. Zachary Huit, Richard Mocarski, Nathan Woodruff, and Debra A. Hope
Equity in Learning Opportunities for Middle School Students: Connecting Communities and Transportation Through GIS, Tom O’Brien and Ben Olson
Effectiveness of In-Person Versus Online Negotiation Teaching for Practitioners, Patricia Oehlschläger and Michael A. Merz
Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or Statistical Models for Weather-related Crash Severity Prediction, Abimbola Ogungbire, Panick Kalambay, Hardik Gajera, and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Ubuntu’s Ontological Account in African Philosophy and its Cross-Tradition Engagement on the Issue of Being versus Becoming, Anthony Chimankpam OJIMBA
Records in social media: a new (old) understanding of records management, Babatunde Kazeem Oladejo and Darra Hofman
Reduction-Free Multiplication for Finite Fields and Polynomial Rings, Samira Carolina Oliva Madrigal, Gökay Saldamlı, Chen Li, Yue Geng, Jing Tian, Zhongfeng Wang, and Çetin Kaya Koç
Greenland Subglacial Discharge as a Driver of Hotspots of Increasing Coastal Chlorophyll Since the Early 2000s, Hilde Oliver, Donald Slater, Dustin Carroll, Michael Wood, Mathieu Morlighem, and Mark J. Hopwood
How Can We Design Instruction to Support Student Reasoning about Physicists' Ethical Responsibilities in Society?, Alice Olmstead, Brianne Gutmann, Egla Ochoa-Madrid, Alexander Vasquez, Ciana Pike, and Daniel Barringer
Devotion, Humanism and Manuscript Culture in Tudor Wales and the Marches: ‘The Book of Ieuan ap Wiliam ap Dafydd ab Einws’ (NLW, Llanstephan MS 117) and His World1, Katharine K. Olson
Advances in Global Leadership (Volume 15), Joyce Osland
Management Across Cultures: Challenges, Strategies and Skills (5th Edition), Joyce Osland
Asking Big Questions That Matter: An Interview With Nancy J. Adler, Joyce S. Osland
A Model Of Trigger Events And Sensemaking In The Intercultural Context: A Cognitive Approach To Global Leadership Effectiveness, Joyce S. Osland, Allan Bird, B. Sebastian Reiche, and Mark E. Mendenhall
Detecting Phishing URLs using the BERT Transformer Model, Denish Omondi Otieno, Faranak Abri, Akbar Siami Namin, and Keith S. Jones
Single-cell quantification of ribosome occupancy in early mouse development, Hakan Ozadam, Tori Tonn, Crystal M. Han, Alia Segura, Ian Hoskins, Shilpa Rao, Vighnesh Ghatpande, Duc Tran, David Catoe, Marc Salit, and Can Cenik
Robust Cache System for Web Search Engine Yioop, Rushikesh Padia
Modeling Sequencing Artifacts in Artificial Low Frequency Cancer Data, Hannele Padre
Autorotation Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of a Generic Lift-Offset Coaxial Compound Rotorcraft, Ashwani K. Padthe, Mark J.S. Lopez, Tom Berger, and Emily D. Glover
Data-Driven Analysis of EV Energy Prediction and Planning of EV Charging Infrastructure, Arul Palaniappan, Purnima Bhukya, Sai Kiran Chitti, and Jerry Gao
Image-Based Malware Detection using Convolutional Neural Network Techniques, Brandon Palomino
Advances in Robustness of Image-based Malware Detection, Rishika Pamanji
Very Short-Term Solar Power Forecasting Using a Frequency Incorporated Deep Learning Model, Hossein Panamtash, Shahrzad Mahdavi, Qun Zhou Sun, Guo Jun Qi, Hongrui Liu, and Aleksandar Dimitrovski
Franchising: a signaling perspective, Swati Panda, Sajani Thapa, Audhesh K. Paswan, and Sailendra Prasanna Mishra
NFT Artifact Prediction using Machine Learning, Rishabh Pandey
Speak Up for Hand Hygiene and Decrease Healthcare Associated Infections, Bernadette Priya Pandya-Orozco
Malware Detection through Contextualized Vector Embeddings, Vinay Pandya and Fabio Di Troia
Investigating the Misinformation Effect and Physical Activity in an Online Study, Victoria C. Paoloni
At the Intersection of Intersectional Identity and Microaggressions: An Examination of the Experiences and Identity of Sexual and Gender Diverse BIPOC Individuals, Lesther A. Papa and Joshua G. Parmenter
The Challenge of Embedding Soft Skills into Career Technical Education: An Analysis of Two Current Models, Renée Rana Kazemipour Paquier
Women Inclusivity in Entrepreneurial and STEM Related Education—A Case Study, Seshadri Paravastu and Narasimha S. Paravastu
Analysis of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) training and identity needs in the United States: a qualitative study, Chulwoo Park and Cindy Delgado
Perspectives on the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) education among students and alumni in the United States: a cross-sectional national online survey, Chulwoo Park, Cindy Delgado, and Ans Irfan
A participatory study of college students’ mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chulwoo Park, Melissa McClure Fuller, Thea Marie Echevarria, Kim Nguyen, Daisy Perez, Hufsa Masood, Tasneem Alsharif, and Miranda E. Worthen
The List of Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Programs in the United States: A Descriptive Review, Chulwoo Park and Shannon Shimada
The impact of COVID-19 and anti-immigration policy on an undocumented student in the United States: a qualitative case study, Chulwoo Park, Shannon Shimada, and Patricia Angelica
COVID-19 vaccine or booster hesitancy among children aged 6 month-5 years, 5–11 years, and 12–17 years in the United States: An analytic cross-sectional study, Chulwoo Park, Pyramida Vagoyan Zabala, and Airi Irene Trisnadi
The Best Confucian Hybrid Meritocracy-Democracy for Liberal Democracies, John J. PARK
Social Support and Technology Use and Their Association With Mental and Physical Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Asian Americans: The COMPASS Cross-sectional Study, Linda G. Park, Oanh L. Meyer, Marcelle M. Dougan, Bethany Golden, Kevin Ta, Bora Nam, Janice Y. Tsoh, Marian Tzuang, and Van M.Ta Park
The Impact of Utilizing the Eat, Sleep, Console Model on Pharmacologic Interventions and Length of Stay, Kareena Parks
Applying Machine Learning on Breast Mass Digitized Images to Predict Breast Cancer, Krishnaveni Parvataneni, Farwa Kazmi, Syed H.A. Kazmi, and Sohail H. Zaidi
AI Framework for Fetal Health Risk Prediction, Krishnaveni Parvataneni, Sohail H. Zaidi, Farwa Kazmi, and Syed H.A. Kazmi
Bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the Student Research Journal, Amber Passey
Professionalism in LIS: A Blend of Theory and Practical Application, Amber Passey
Database Benchmarking Suite for Survival Analysis Data, Aarsh Patel
Well-Being, Changes to Academic Behavior, and Resilience Among Families Experiencing Parental Immigration Imprisonment, Caitlin Patler and Gabriela Gonzalez
Are Short Duration Naps Better than Long Duration Naps for Mitigating Sleep Inertia? Brief Report of a Randomized Crossover Trial of Simulated Night Shift Work, P. Daniel Patterson, Tiffany S. Okerman, David G.L. Roach, Cassie J. Hilditch, Matthew D. Weaver, Charity G. Patterson, Mark A. Sheffield, Jillian S. Di Salvatore, Haley Bernstein, George Georges, April Andreozzi, Cameron M. Willson, Disha Jain, Sarah E. Martin, and Leonard S. Weiss
An empirical analysis of the shift and scale parameters in BatchNorm, Yashna Peerthum and Mark Stamp
Preface to the Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computational Intelligence for Process Mining (CI4PM 2022) and 1st International Workshop on Pervasive Artificial Intelligence (PAI 2022), Marco Pegoraro, Davide Bacciu, Andrea Burattin, Antonio Carta, Patrizio Dazzi, Massimiliano de Leoni, Magdalini Eirinaki, and Iraklis Varlamis
Intersections of Cultural Influences, Fitness, and Health for Latinas in the American Southwest, Monica Peña
Intelligent Computing and Communication: Proceedings of 6th ICICC 2022, Vishnu Pendyala
Misinformation Containment Using NLP and Machine Learning: Why the Problem Is Still Unsolved, Vishnu S. Pendyala
Analyzing and Addressing Data-driven Fairness Issues in Machine Learning Models used for Societal Problems, Vishnu S. Pendyala and Hyungkyun Kim
Analyzing and Addressing Data-driven Fairness Issues in Machine Learning Models used for Societal Problems, Vishnu S. Pendyala and HyungKyun Kim
Spectral analysis perspective of why misinformation containment is still an unsolved problem, Vishnu S. Pendyala and Foroozan Sadat Akhavan Tabatabaii
Reconnoitering Generative Deep Learning Through Image Generation From Text, Vishnu S. Pendyala and VigneshKumar Thangarajan
Considering Community Partnerships and New Projects: Advice from the Field, Morgan Rose Pershing
Application of a Cholesterol-Based Stationary Phase for the Analysis of Brevetoxins, Joseph J. Pesek, Maria T. Matyska, Tanya Hiltz, and Jennifer McCall
Validation of an Aqueous Normal Phase Chromatography Method for the Analysis of Ergothioneine in Commercial Mushrooms, Joseph J. Pesek, Maria T. Matyska, Tanya Hiltz, and Gary Takeoka
Mercury Bioaccumulation and Cortisol Interact to Influence Endocrine and Immune Biomarkers in a Free-Ranging Marine Mammal, Sarah H. Peterson, Joshua T. Ackerman, Rachel R. Holser, Birgitte I. McDonald, Daniel P. Costa, and Daniel E. Crocker
XAI-Driven CNN for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection, Vikas Shenoy Pete
Bosons in Anti De Sitter Spacetime, Thi Khanh Linh Pham
Promoting Civility in the Workplace: Addressing Bullying in New Graduate Nurses Using Simulation and Cognitive Rehearsal, Sandy Phan and Michelle Decoux Hampton
Intratropical migration of the Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) in Middle America, Ryan A. Phillips, Kashmir Wolf, Ryan P. Bourbour, Jonathan A. Urbina, Jorge Eduardo Ruano, Victor M. Bonilla, Victor Gamez, Isael I. Mai, Isaias Morataya, Ronaldi A. Martinez, Liberato Pop, Philip M. Balderamos, H. Lee Jones, Ronald E. Melcer, Lynne A. Trulio, and Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza
Comte, Auguste, Mary Pickering
Patterns and processes in the history of body size in turritelline gastropods, Jurassic to Recent, Carlie Pietsch, Michael Gigliotti, Brendan M. Anderson, and Warren D. Allmon
Driving Simulator : Driving Performance Under Distraction, Kaushik Pilligundla
Micro Transit Simulation of On-Demand Shuttles Based on Transit Data for First- and Last-Mile Connection, Cristian Poliziani, Gary Hsueh, David Czerwinski, Tom Wenzel, Zachary Needell, Haitam Laarabi, Joerg Schweizer, and Federico Rupi
Cardiovascular physiology in dolphins and other cetaceans, Paul J. Ponganis and Birgitte I. McDonald
A Framework for Information-Theoretic Converses, Jonathan Ponniah and Liang Liang Xie
Gender-Sexuality Alliance meeting experiences predict weekly variation in hope among LGBTQ+ youth, V. Paul Poteat, Jerel P. Calzo, S. Henry Sherwood, Robert A. Marx, Michael D. O'Brien, Anya Dangora, Linda Salgin, and Arthur Lipkin
Engagement in Gender-Sexuality Alliances Predicts Youth’s Positive and Negative Affect: An 8-Week Weekly Diary Study, V. Paul Poteat, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Robert A. Marx, S. Henry Sherwood, Abigail Richburg, Gabriel R. Murchison, Arthur Lipkin, Megan K. Yang, and Jerel P. Calzo
On site renovation of degraded PV panels – Cost and environmental effective technology, Vladislav Poulek, Igor Tyukhov, and Vaclav Beranek
Reinforcement Learning with Neural Network-based Deterministic Game Tree Approximation, Kevin Prakash and Genya Ishigaki
Trace DNA recovery rates from firearms and ammunition as revealed by casework data, Elisha Prasad, Lauren Atwood, Roland A.H. van Oorschot, Dennis McNevin, Mark Barash, and Jennifer Raymond
How ethnic studies faculty use streaming video: Instructional needs, applications, and challenges, Keri Prelitz, Nick Szydlowski, Mantra Roy, Anthony Davis, Ann Agee, and Emily K. Chan
Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Sarika Pruthi
Transgender and gender diverse adults’ self-reported mental health diagnoses, engagement in mental health services, and perceptions of therapists, Jae A. Puckett, Natalie R. Holt, Brenna Lash, T. Zachary Huit, Allura L. Ralston, Debra A. Hope, Richard Mocarski, and L. Zachary DuBois
Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients’ Experiences in Therapy: Responses to Sociopolitical Events and Helpful and Unhelpful Experiences, Jae A. Puckett, Devon Kimball, W. Kalei Glozier, Megan Wertz, Terra Dunn, Brenna R. Lash, Allura L. Ralston, Natalie R. Holt, T. Zachary Huit, Sage A. Volk, Debra Hope, Richard Mocarski, and L. Zachary DuBois
Relationships Between Medical Cannabis Narratives and Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions About Recreational Cannabis, Sol Sanchez Pulido
Modeling and Evaluating Alternatives to Enhance Access to an Airport and Meet Future Expansion Needs, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Abimbola Ogungbire, and Chirag Akbari
Wandering Upwards, David C. Puma
Federated Learning for Protecting Medical Data Privacy, Abhishek Reddy Punreddy
Enhancing the Security of Yioop Discussion Board, Prajna Gururaj Puranik
Accident Prediction on E-Bikes Using Computer Vision, Rohith Puvvala Subramanyam
Influencers of the Institution: Millennial Women of Color on Leadership as Classified Professionals in California Community Colleges, Marisol Quevedo
Participatory Modeling: A Methodology for Engaging Stakeholder Knowledge and Participation in Social Science Research, Barbara Quimby and Melissa Beresford
Characterization of Raindrop Size Distribution over Santa Clara Valley, Nathan Quinn and Sen Chiao
SAASC Presents Game On: Navigating the World of Video Game Archiving with Alison Quirion, Alison Quirion
Virus Control Aboard a Commuter Bus, Hamid Rahai and Jeremy Bonifacio
On Collaborative Multi-UAV Trajectory Planning for Data Collection, Shahnila Rahim, Limei Peng, Shihyu Chang, and Pin Han Ho
High Performance Distributed File System Based on Blockchain, Ajinkya Rajguru