Browsing 2021 Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2021 Fall"
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A novel approach to embedding memory with crosstalk logic circuits for high performance applications
(2021)One of the essential elements of computing is the memory element. Flip-flops form an integral part of a System-on-Chip (SoC) and consume most of the area on the die. To meet the high-speed performance demands by data-intensive ... -
Advanced Education Orthodontics Program Curricula Pre- and Post-COVID-19
(2021)A survey was conducted to investigate faculty numbers across advanced education orthodontic programs and its association with curriculum, didactic learning, utilization of distance education, and impact of the COVID-19 ... -
Aminoxyl Catalyzed Electrochemical Ethanol Detection: Development of a New Breathalyzer Using Molecular Catalysis
(2021)Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the indicator of alcohol intoxication, and its measurement has emerged as the most common analytical procedure requested by law enforcement. Due to its volatility, ethanol vapor can be ... -
Assessment of genetic algorithm based assignment strategies for unmanned systems using the multiple traveling salesman problem with moving targets
(2021)The continuous and rapid advancements in autonomous unmanned systems technologies presents increasingly sophisticated threats to military operations. These threats necessitate the prioritization of improved strategies for ... -
Background Artist
(2021)This thesis in creative writing is a novella that follows the pursuits of an aspiring actor in Los Angeles in the early 2010s. Aware of the varied traditions of the Hollywood novel, this work delivers its own version of ... -
Coffeehouse Sociability: Samuel Pepys and the Creation of Networks in Late Seventeenth Century England
(2021)The aim of this work is to address how coffeehouse culture in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England facilitated the creation of networks. The emergence of the coffeehouse in London created a new social atmosphere for ... -
Comparative Analysis of Marine Diatom Species Richness and Diversity Across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum at Different Latitudes
(2022)This study examines the impacts of rapid warming experienced during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) at approximately 56 Ma on marine diatom communities and how these effects differ based on latitude. Understanding ... -
Digital Technology and Digital Workflow Application in the Current Landscape of Private Practice Orthodontics
(2021)This study examined which demographic factors and practice characteristics influence orthodontists to utilize a digital workflow in their private practice, as well as which factors influence their opinions on the current ... -
Domain Playground: Extending Deep Learning Models to Open Domain Boundaries
(2021)Deep learning models have demonstrated monumental performance in classification tasks but require extensive data and training procedures to converge. Additionally, the performance is only guaranteed when there is no domain ... -
Optic nerve subarachnoid space cerebral spinal fluid computational fluid dynamics
(2021)Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) is driven throughout the subarachnoid space (SAS) and serves a variety of crucial functions. The behavior of CSF within the optic nerve subarachnoid space (ONSAS) has special interest because ... -
Orthodontists' perceptions of teledentistry and remote dental monitoring in orthodontic treatment
(2021)The purpose of this study was two-fold. First, to survey orthodontists to determine the clinician demographics and practice characteristics that may influence the utilization of teledentistry and/or remote dental monitoring. ... -
Physical activity in adolescents: an expanded theory of planned behavior approach with interaction effects
(2021)Obesity in adolescents in the United States has increased at an alarming rate over the past decade, with concerns related to the issue centered around a lifetime of greater prevalence of poor health outcomes for these ... -
Self-Controlled Food and Leisure Activity Decision-Making
(2021)The experiment aimed to examine the effects of stress, coping, weight status, age, and attribute weightiness on health decision-making in females and males. Participants completed an online experiment consisting of ... -
StoryNet: A 5W1H-based knowledge graph to connect stories
(2021)Stories are a powerful medium through which the human community has exchanged information since the dawn of the information age. They have taken multiple forms like articles, movies, books, plays, short films, magazines, ...