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Exploring Shape Grammar Optimization as a Tool for Automated Design
(2013-09-24)
Shape grammars are quite effective at representing the structure of objects, thus raising the question of whether they could be utilized for design automation or related techniques like procedural generation. However, ...
SPEAKING ABSENCE: CONSIDERING THE VOICE IN AUSCHWITZ
(2013-09-19)
Despite the proliferation of Holocaust literature and survivor testimonials, philosophy has largely ignored the problems that Auschwitz raises for the possibility of philosophic understanding in a post-Holocaust world. As ...
Investigation of the Morphology of the Heart of Zebrafish Embryos Exposed to Different Concentrations of Methylmercury
(2013-09-25)
Mercury is a well-known neurotoxicant. In its elemental form, mercury is easily distributed into the atmosphere due to its relatively low boiling point. Once elemental mercury becomes airborne it can travel long distances ...
CLATHRIN DYNAMICS AND ENDOCYTIC ORGANIZATION IN Aspergillus nidulans
(2013-09-26)
Polarized growth at the apex of filamentous fungi produces a unique cell type called a hypha. This form of growth found only in fungi, relies on numerous proteins to direct new growth to the cell apex. Endocytic recycling ...
Power Suppression in D-Brane Inflation
(2013-10-01)
Cosmological inflation is the period of rapid, accelerated expansion that occurred in the fraction of a second between the creation of spacetime and the Big Bang. Its proposal 35 years ago singlehandedly solved the three ...
Hand Held Neutron Detector Development for Physics and Security Applications
(2013-10-04)
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) uses silicon and germanium detectors in the search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMP), a candidate for dark matter. Although these detectors are heavily protected with ...
Variance Reduction Techniques for Implicit Monte Carlo Simulations
(2013-09-19)
The Implicit Monte Carlo (IMC) method is widely used for simulating thermal radiative transfer and solving the radiation transport equation. During an IMC run a grid network is constructed and particles are sourced into ...
Women in STEM: True Self-Knowledge and Achievement Motivation
(2013-12-12)
In this study, I examined whether there is a relationship between true-self knowledge and motivation to remain in a STEM major among female STEM students. Specifically, I hypothesized that a greater understanding of one’s ...
The Educational Potential of the Comic Hero
(2013-09-19)
My project intends to analyze the education potential of comic heroes for the humanities in the development of a democratic citizenry. Drawing on critiques of certain Enlightenment conceptions of an individual autonomous ...
Digital Microphone Array Implementation for Hearing Aids Performance Improvement in a Noisy Environment
(2013-09-25)
Traditional hearing aids do not work well in a noisy environment. In a cocktail party scenario, we receive sound from difference sources. In this case, hearing aids amplify noise and signal at the same time. As a result, ...