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Precise Displacement Sensor and STM Coarse Approach Characteristics
(2015-09-23)
The Coarse Approach mechanism of a STM is critical to the operation of a STM. Therefore a clear understanding of the characteristics of its motion is essential. To do so, we need an accurate sensor that is cost efficient ...
Androgen Regulation of Insulin Signaling in 3T3-L1 Induced Adipocytes
(2015-09-28)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common endocrine disorder of reproductive age women, affects obese women disproportionately.1 This syndrome is characterized by hyperandrogenemia, cystic ovaries, and/or ...
The Relationship between Public Attitudes of Welfare Policy and U.S. Economic Downturn, Economic Ascent, and Economic Compliancy
(2015-10-20)
My research explores the relationship between public attitudes towards welfare policy and the condition of the U.S. economy. Specifically, I was interested in whether attitudes regarding public welfare policy would improve ...
Exemplarist Virtue Ethics
(2015-09-29)
In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle introduces the concept of virtue, states of character that allow an agent to perform her function well, and gives a practical account of how someone can become virtuous. I will argue ...
Sea Monsters in Ancient Greece: An Etiological and Iconographic Analysis
(2015-09-25)
Ancient Greek culture was characterized by a complex relationship with the sea. The significance of the sea to Greek society, in conjunction with a developing mythology, inspired the creation of a score of monsters, grouped ...
Evaluating the Effects of Reactor Type on Pyrolysis of Nannochloropsis Oculata on Bio-Oil and Bio-Char Products, and Bio-Oil Upgrading Using Catalysts
(2015-09-30)
Pyrolysis products from microalgae using two types of reactors, a batch and an auger, will be investigated and compared at a temperature of 500oC. Also, the bio-oil will be upgraded through hydrotreatment to be used as a ...
Water Quality and Health of Coral Reefs
(2015-09-10)
This study estimates the impacts of degraded water quality parameters and a continued warmer climate on coral reef abundance in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). Degraded water quality effects can be ...
Electrorefining Uranium
(2015-09-29)
The Fuel Cycle and Materials Laboratory at Texas A&M University needs a method of removing impurities from depleted uranium samples. A non-aqueous, lab-scale electrorefiner will be constructed to solve this problem. The ...
Personality Correlates of Birth Weight and Family Birth Order
(2015-09-21)
In an attempt to better understand relationships between birth weight, birth order, and later psychological adjustment, three scales were administered to a sample of 192 undergraduate students (53 males, 139 females), ...
A Novel Continuum Manipulator
(2015-09-21)
We address the problem of controlling continuum manipulators and evaluate Reinforcement Learning to produce a control policy for a robotic platform. Our approach discretizes the state and action spaces to reduce the training ...