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Adaptive Data-driven Optimization using Transfer Learning for Resilient, Energy-efficient, Resource-aware, and Secure Network Slicing in 5G-Advanced and 6G Wireless Systems
(2022)5G–Advanced is the next step in the evolution of the fifth–generation (5G) technology. It will introduce a new level of expanded capabilities beyond connections and enables a broader range of advanced applications and use ... -
Plasma-enhanced molecular layer deposition (PEMLD) of boron carbide dielectrics from carboranes for interconnect and patterning applications
(2022)The dimensional scaling of semiconductor devices following Moore’s law has resulted in smaller, faster, and cheaper integrated circuits (IC) chips, going from ~3000 transistors in an IC chip in the early 1970s, to ~100 ... -
The Pompeii of Kansas: Race, Environment, and Memory in Quindaro, 1982-1991
(2022)In January 1981, Browning-Ferris Industries entered into a lease agreement with the Kansas City Commission of Kansas City, Kansas to construct a landfill in the historic neighborhood of Quindaro. This agreement resulted ... -
A Court of Public Opinion: American Sex Work in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
(2022)Late nineteenth-century sex workers in the United States left behind few written records. In contrast, men and women not involved in the sex work trade made their opinions well known. To peacefully exist in the public ... -
Optimization of Handover, Survivability, Multi-Connectivity and Secure Slicing in 5G Cellular Networks using Matrix Exponential Models and Machine Learning
(2022)This works proposes optimization of cellular handovers, cellular network survivability modeling, multi-connectivity and secure network slicing using matrix exponentials and machine learning techniques. We propose matrix ... -
Development and Evaluation of 3D-Printed Cardiovascular Stents
(2022)Biodegradable stents (BDS) could be a promising alternative to the conventional metallic stents for the treatment of atherosclerosis which is a coronary artery disease (CAD). Three-dimensional (3D) printing technique has ... -
3D Printing of Microneedles via Embedded 3D Printing using an Associative Surfactant System
(2022)Microneedles are drug-delivery devices specially adapted to penetrate the outer-most layer of the epidermis (stratum corneum). These devices have gained popularity over the last decades because they provide non-invasive ... -
An Ethnographic Case Study Examining the Experiences of African American Students with Nonresident Fathers
(2022)The purpose of this ethnographic case study was to identify influences that replace the presence of Black fathers with children living in non-paternal homes. For my research investigation, influence was defined as people ... -
Daughters of Shanghai
(2022)Daughters of Shanghai is an historical fiction novel set in China between 1937 and 2014. It is centered around resilient Lucy Lau who struggles to survive war, natural disaster, betrayal, and grief while raising four ... -
MAKES US HUMAN? A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY EXAMINING EDUCATORS’ EMOTIONAL EVOLUTION IN THE CLASSROOM
(2022)Emotions are ubiquitous in education. However, most discussion of emotional learning and development is focused on the student. Yet, teachers are human and experience strong emotions in their work. This research sought to ... -
INCREASING EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS WITHIN FOOD DESERTS IN URBAN AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA
(2022)There has been growing interest in the factors that contribute to poor health outcomes, particularly in areas where health disparities are pronounced. The locations of food deserts, or unhealthy food environments, correspond ... -
Exploring the Correlation between Civil Unrest and the Mobilization of Hate in the United States
(2022)The mobilization of hate in the United States has greatly ramped up since 2000. There are a lot of factors that go into why hate crimes continue to persist, but civil unrest seems to be one of the biggest factors. Through ... -
A Systematic Review of Huikahi Reentry Circles: A Restorative Justice Process for Families Impacted by Incarceration
(2022)Research and criminological theory indicate that familial support is one of the most crucial aspects of the reentry process. Historically, the criminal justice system does not meet the reentry needs of incarceration-impacted ... -
Ab Initio Density Functional Theory Optimized Geometries of Vinyl Trialkylammonium, Vinylpyridinium and Vinyldiazonium Tetrafluoroborate Salts with Natural Bond Orbital Charge Distributions in the Gas Phase
(2022)N-Vinyltrialkylammonium and N-vinylimmonium tetrafluoroborate salts are novel classes of compounds discovered by Buszek and Jung. They were originally used as dienophiles and as -dialkylamino equivalents in Diels-Alder ... -
Human Factors in Smart and Connected Communities
(2022)The vision of Smart Connected Community (SCC) is to integrate technology to improve economy, safety, education, health and provide equity in the society. Human factor plays a vital role in the SCC in human societal, ... -
Opus Ignotum
(2022)“Vocibus concide,” Ennius commanded, in the single line of an otherwise lost work preserved in Varro’s De lingua latina: “With words destroy him.” Not even Ennius’ context did Varro record, only the imperative that an ... -
Starry Sky
(2022)Inspired by the sky and the universe, this composition is a concerto for the traditional Chinese instrument, the bamboo flute (Dizi in Chinese pronunciation), with the Western orchestra. As a United States-based Chinese ... -
Three Essays on the Limits and Possibilities of Economic Sovereignty in the Eurozone
(2022)There is no disputing Germany’s dominant economic role within the eurozone (EZ) and the broader European Union. Economic leadership, however, entails responsibilities, especially in a world system of monetary production ... -
Effects of an Online Meditation-Based Intervention Compared to an Attention-Controlled Group on Chronic Pain Outcome among Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
(2022)Background Nurses, central to healthcare, are experiencing chronic pain and stress, which affects their personal and professional lives. Due to multiple roles, they lack time to practice self-care. Purpose To evaluate ... -
A Faint Light
(2022)A FAINT LIGHT FOR ORCHESTRA Lan Shi, Candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2022 ABSTRACT My orchestra piece, A Faint Light, has an introduction, five sections (Entering ...