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Indoor human activites recognition using audio signals based on support vector machines and convolutional neural networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Indoor human activities recognition can be of great importance in our daily life, especially for surveillance and security purposes, such as informing elderly people affected in hearing capabilities about environmental ... -
Vessels of humility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)My ceramic work is influenced by historical pottery and the vast barren Southwestern landscape. It consists of wheel thrown and hand formed pots such as jars, boxes and vases. These vessels become a vehicle for conversation ... -
Fuzzy-based conversational recommender for data-intensive science gateway applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Neuro-scientists are increasingly relying on parallel and distributed computing resources for analysis and visualization of their neuron simulations. Although science gateways (SG) have democratized relevant high ... -
Cost-performance trade-offs in fog computing for IoT data processing of social virtual reality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Virtual Reality (VR)-based Learning Environments (VRLEs) are gaining popularity due to the wide availability of cloud and its edge (a.k.a. fog) ... -
Porous silicates for applications in smart water treatment systems and antimicrobial biomedical coatings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Porous silicates, particularly ordered ones, may find novel and wide-ranging applications in the bioengineering arena in the near future. For instance, ... -
Intelligence-driven edge computing for visual cloud computing systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The explosive growth and diversity of mobile devices such as smart phones and Internet of Thing (IoT) devices has prompted the evolution of network and ... -
Exploring the relationship between professionalism and perceived organizational performance in small to medium restaurants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The key to success in the hospitality industry depends on the professionalism of the workforce (Lee, 2014). In the restaurant sector, the characteristics ... -
Effects of heat stress on leukocyte function and gene expression in lactating dairy cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The effects of heat stress in animal agriculture are expected to become more serious as global temperatures continue to increase. Negative effects on ... -
The "existential challenge" : a new tool for enhancing goal attainment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] We developed a novel goal intervention -- the existential challenge -- in an effort to help individuals achieve better goal outcomes and we also asked ... -
Clothianidin decomposition in Missouri wetland soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Neonicotinoids are a class of pesticides that have been prevalently used in agriculture since the 1990s. Globally, most neonicotinoid application ... -
Parameterized uncertainty modeling applied to the oxygen control of neonates with lung disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Premature infants born in a hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) commonly have underdeveloped lungs which is a cause of Respiratory Distress ... -
Fuzzy-based conversational recommender for data-intensive science gateway applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Neuro-scientists are increasingly relying on parallel and distributed computing resources for analysis and visualization of their neuron simulations. ... -
Assessing soft tissue preservation in a variety of saline Environments through actualistic decay experiments and an isotopic assessment of pyritized plant fossils from the Mazon Creek, IL
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Most taphonomic pathways for soft-tissue preservation require minerals either forming on the surface of or replacing tissues. Among various other ... -
The assessment of soil enzyme activities in multiple land use in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Peat swamp forest is one of the most important ecosystems in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia. Tropical peat swamp forests contain a high ... -
Effects of message appeal and efficacy belief on perceptions of oral health messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examined how different type of message appeal and efficacy belief influenced college-aged populations' perceived effectiveness of oral health ... -
The relation between school-age children's language ability and expository discourse production in two scaffolded tasks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study explored school-age children's expository discourse production and their use of language to convey complex information. Because school-age ... -
The Spes salutis masses of 's-Hertogenbosch MS 75 and Clemens non Papa : a comparative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The life and work of famed sixteenth-century Franco-Flemish composer Jacobus Clemens non Papa (ca. 1510-ca. 1555) remain confounding to date or to ... -
Comparative study of brain waves classification using fast fourier transform and feed forward neural network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Brain is one of the complex network known. There are several techniques available to acquire signals originating inside brain. If we can classify those ... -
Detection and classification of brainwaves using digital signal processing techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Different activities of our human brain can be detected as different brainwaves. The brainwaves are divided into different types based on their ... -
Classification of brainwaves using deep learning models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The classification of brainwaves has always been a topic of high interest in the neuroscience and medical community. Currently used classification ...