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Design and optimization of an ultra-compact thermal management system integrated with micro-fins for high power applications
(2024)High-power semiconductors require powerful and compact cooling systems in order to maintain operational capabilities. A key component that requires significant heat extraction (several hundreds of watts up to 1 kW) are ... -
Weisfeiler-Leman graph kernels for the out-of-distribution characterization of graph structured data
(2024)This thesis presents a new metric named Graph Distributional Analytics (GDA). This approach uses Weisfeiler-Leman kernels, cosine similarity, and traditional statistical metrics to better characterize graph-structured data. ... -
Women get tough on crime: punitive populism in Argentina
(2024)In the 2023 presidential election in Argentina, political outsider Javier Milei shocked observers with his victory over the center-left career politician and sitting finance minister, Sergio Massa. Exceeding expectations, ... -
Quantifying communication device vulnerabilities: assessing energy requirements through front door and back door coupling
(2024)In modern military operations, the disruption of enemy communication systems is crucial for mission success. High-Power Electromagnetic (HPEM) attacks offer a method to disable electronic communication devices by generating ... -
The Lamb
(2024)The Lamb is a feature length screenplay about a teenage boy named Eddie Bluth who lives with his mother Janie Flores in a small Missouri town. He often visits his father Bobby Bluth who lives nearby and runs a small-time ... -
Mapping structural variants to regulatory elements and disease genes associated with obesity
(2024)Obesity is a complex condition with a significant genetic component. Genetic variants associated with obesity have been identified throughout the genome; however, the impact of these variants, especially in noncoding and ... -
Comparative study of LRFR and LFR methods of rating for Missouri concrete bridges
(2024)Bridge load rating is a critical component of evaluating and managing bridge infrastructure, offering crucial insights into a bridge's capacity to safely handle traffic loads. The process is fundamental for both new and ... -
God of Some Things for Ensemble
(2024)God of Some Things takes sculptures and collages of artist Huma Bhabha and creates sonic illustrations of her uncanny work. In twelve movements, each representing a different art piece, the work takes a kaleidoscopic and ... -
Challenges faced by IRB Approved Studies due to Sample Size Shortfalls and Low Patient Accrual
(2024)Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) play a critical role in upholding ethical standards and safeguarding the welfare of research participants. However, continued issues with sample size short falls and low patient accruals ... -
And now for something completely different
(2024)This multi-genre thesis has been split into three parts. The first consists of nonfiction works that focus on moments in his life that had the biggest impact such as the birth of his two nieces. The second consists of at ... -
Three deaths
(2024)Three Deaths is composed for flute, French horn, detuned-cello, and percussion, comprised of three movements, each dedicated to a specific death in chronological order. These three tragic stories are all associated with ... -
A normal interaction
(2024)A Normal Interaction is a hybrid collection of poetry and essays that grapple with themes of anxiety, consumption of the body, and relationships. Each section of this collection focuses on different kinds of relationships ... -
Investigating changes of summer urban heat island in Kansas City from 2000 to 2023 with remote sensing
(2024)Rising average temperatures are having multiple effects on humans both financially and in healthcare. These temperatures are exacerbated within urban areas where the materials comprising the urban landscape absorb more ... -
Experiments
(2024)This master’s thesis is a speculative young adult novel that explores what you are willing to risk for success, for your tribe. I wrote Experiments to explore the lines between science and supernatural. To see how far one ... -
Time and space tradeoffs in point location
(2024)We preprocess the input subdivision with n points on the plane in O(n√log n) time and store them in O(n/t) space to facilitate point location in O(log t) time, where t is an adjustable parameter. When t is a constant we ... -
Constant storage for computing shortest paths for a polyhedron
(2024)We present a new scheme for storing shortest path information for a polyhedron. This scheme is obtained by applying the constant storage scheme of Han and Saxena [5] on the outward layout of Sharir and Schorr [10]. We ... -
Searching real numbers in constant time
(2024)This thesis introduces a novel approach for efficient searching of real numbers by integrating Fredman, Komlós and Szemerédi’s sparse table technique [5] with correspondence between real numbers and the integers converted ... -
Geotemporal Dreams (or, the Prophet)
(2024)Geotemporal Dreams (or, the Prophet) is an experiment in creating a concert work that ties in elements of theatre and surrealist storytelling, resulting in an evening-length piece for a quartet of flute, clarinet, percussion, ... -
Water play for chamber ensemble
(2024)Water Play is a musical piece that integrates traditional Chinese elements, drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese culture's praise and depiction of water. It aims to present the rich imagery of water in Chinese culture. ... -
Baltering: Music for the contemporary ballet class
(2024)The ballet pianist often serves as the main source of “Classical” or art music to the modern ballet dancer, and their choice of repertoire— along with the technical exercises that the dancers are given— naturally reflect ...