F. D. Bluford Library Institutional Repository

- A COMPUTER SIMULATION BASED EVALUATION OF PORT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE EVACUATION PLANS FOR PREDICTABLE NATURAL DISASTERS
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Therefore, the objective of this research is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of port emergency response and evacuation plans to predictable natural disasters, such as hurricanes. In this research,computer-basedsimulation is built to...
- Theses and Dissertations
- A POWER SYSTEMS TRANSIENTS CONTROLLER USING TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS (TACS) MODULES.
- POWER SYSTEM TRANSIENT CONTROL SYSTEM
- The objectives of this research are to: (a) develop and present a power system controller to protect power systems from electrical transients after system disturbances; (b) enhance system operation. A Power System Transient Control System (PSTC)...
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- A TUTOR DESIGN FOR MULTICOLUMN ADDITION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
- COMPUTER SCIENCE
- The quantitative research addresses the questions: would students use the tools of student construction to help solve problems, and would a tutor designed using elements from tutoring theory allow students to solve multicolumn addition problems...
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- A UBIQUITOUS MOBILE SYSTEM FOR STEM EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT USING CELLULAR PHONE MESSAGING, SOCIALNETWORKING TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH LEVELCOMPUTATION/VISUALIZATION
- ENGINEERING
- There is a dire need for more STEM degrees in America. Recent studies have shown that there is a surge in motivating the youth in STEM areas of research. One key motivator is the use of pervasive computing concepts such as SMS/MMS messaging and...
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- ACTIVITY OF SOIL ENZYMES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS TREATED WITH SWINE WASTEWATER
- NATURAL RESOURCES
- The objectives of this research were to investigate the activity of soil enzymes at different depths of CW treated with swine wastewater and to assess the relationship between the enzyme activity and nutrient concentration. One continuous marsh...
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- AN EXAMINATION OF THE USE OF ASSESSING CAPACITY TO STIMULATE CAPACITY BUILDING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
- This study is significant for future research and practice of assessing the capacity of nonprofit organizations. More specifically, the results of this study contribute to the current literature and practices on capacity building from both a micro...
- Theses and Dissertations
- ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION OF EDGE STRESSES IN MULTI-DIRECTIONAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE LAMINATES
- ENGINEERING
- This research provides a detailed analysis and a potential approach to solve this problem in a carbon/epoxy composite laminate
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- APPLICATION OF KALMAN FILTER WITH TIME CORRELATED MEASUREMENT ERRORS IN SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MODELING
- TRANSPORT MODELING
- Contaminant transport modeling of a conservative solute in the subsurface is investigated by applying a Kalman filter (KF) with time correlated measurement errors. The usual method or assumption often employed is white Gaussian errors, but...
- Theses and Dissertations
- ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING.
- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
- The objective of this thesis research is to apply two artificial neural network (ANN) methods, back-propagation neural network (BPN) and radial basis function generalized regression neural network (RBFGRNN) in two environmental engineering case...
- Theses and Dissertations
- BIOFUNCTIONAL COATINGS USING DIRECT-WRITE FABRICATION TECHNIQUE FOR SURGICAL IMPLANT DEVICES
- INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
- Surface modification of biomaterials is of critical value to attain desired functionality of biomedical devices and implants. Many of the conventional manufacturing methods used for the fabrication of thin film coatings lack the ability to...
- Theses and Dissertations
- CHARACTERIZATION OF COATED ALUMINUM PARTICLES FOR COMBUSTION AND IGNITION STUDIES
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- The goal of the research was to contribute to the knowledge of the characteristics of aluminum particles used for thermobaric weapons (TBX). It was desired to continue the research efforts conducted to produce an effective coating process to...
- Theses and Dissertations
- DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BIODEGRADABLE CONTROLLED RELEASE POLYMER BLENDS TO TREAT CONTAMINATED WATER SYSTEMS
- Polymer blends; water systems
- This research focuses on the design and analysis of the CRP to cater to specific treatment needs. The controlled release of oxidant of seven different polymer and clay blends in water was studied. The rate of release of oxidant was monitored over...
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- DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH MONITORING AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM BASED ON FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION,TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE THEORY, AND REGIONAL AGRICULTURE
- ENGINEERING
- The objective of this research was to develop a system that will enable more research for emotion monitoring and feedback with the long term goal of developing a system that improve the emotional health and overall nutritional well being of an...
- Theses and Dissertations
- EFFECTS OF VARIABLE FRICTION COEFFICIENT ON THE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN A ROLLING CYLINDRICAL ELEMENT AND A DEFORMABLE FLAT SURFACE
- VARIABLE FRICTION COEFFICIENT
- The goal of this research is to develop a technique to accurately determine the characteristics of the pressure distribution during a rolling process. The determination of the accurate characteristics of a pressure distribution within the contact...
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- EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY AND THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION: EXAMINING THE PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- HIGHER EDUCATION
- The objective of this research was to determine students‘ perception of technology in higher education. The study participants were recruited from two institutions of higher learning: a small private women‘s historically black college (School...
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- EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE EXPERIENCES OF MALCOLM X AND THEIR IMPACT ON HIS LEADERSHIP, BELIEFS, AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES
- HISTORICAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
- The purpose of this research was to examine the life experiences of Malcolm X that led to his beliefs, practices, and transformation as a leader. This study utilized qualitative historical social science research methods that included document...
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- EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF DEPENDENT DEMAND
- DEPENDENT DEMAND
- This research examines the influence of batch appointments on patient scheduling systems. Batch appointments are characterized by multiple patients within a family desiring appointments within the same time frame.
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- Fort Interdisciplinary Research Center (IRC
- Buildings Named for Presidents/Chancellors
- This building constructed in 1953 was the home of the original Bluford Library from 1955 to 1991. Named for the eighth chancellor, Edward Bernard Fort, it is now the center for interdisciplinary research at the university
- Campus Buildings
- INDICATORS OF COMMUNITY-LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY READINESS FOR ENGAGEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE.
- COMMUNITY-LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY
- This research examines community partner perceptions regarding levels of readiness for engagement in partnerships with universities. Since its inception the American land grant university has been a cornerstone in preparation of people for the role...
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- INTEGRATION OF COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL FACTORS TO MODEL HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
- FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
- Fluid power technology is constantly evolving as a result of the interaction between the human and the system. Systems such as the hydraulic excavator utilize this technology in order to deliver safe, efficient, and effective performance. However,...
- Theses and Dissertations