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Evaluating the Cost of Collection, Processing, and Application of Face Masks in Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavements
(2022)Human activities significantly contribution to the yearly generated plastic wastes. Moreover, the enormous increase in face masks and face shields caused by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has doubled the generated ... -
EVALUATION OF PHISHING ATTACKS AGAINST A HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLIC INSTITUTION
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-22)While security vendors have documented trends in phishing attacks across numerous industries, there remains a gap in available data for phishing attacks against higher education institutions. This researcher studied ... -
Evaluation of Underreporting of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses in the United States Military
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The purpose of the research was to characterize underreporting of occupational illnesses and injuries among the United States (U.S.) military veterans. The researcher interviewed 100 U.S. veterans and 100 U.S. civilians. ... -
EXAMINING MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCIES OF STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS WHO ADVISE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS OF COLOR
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if, and to what extent, racial and ethnic identity, years of experience, education level, age, gender, advisor status, and sexual orientation are related to multicultural ... -
Expansion des laitiers d’aciérie : à l’ouest, il y a du nouveau !
(2016-04)Contrairement aux laitiers de hauts fourneaux qui sont volumétriquement stables et faciles à utiliser en construction routière notamment, les laitiers d’aciérie contiennent de la chaux libre non hydratée en proportion variable ... -
Experimental Studies of Flow-Structure Interactions in Blast/Shock-Driven Complex Flows
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-29)Blast waves, which are generated by the sudden energy release in a finite space, are encountered in various situations. As the blast/shock waves propagate, any object in its path can be damaged by the combination of ... -
Exploring the Usability Issues Encountered by Individuals with Visual Impairments on Social Networking Sites: Problem Description, System Evaluation and Semantic Web Solution
(East Carolina University, 2014-08-28)While social networking sites (SNSs) like Facebook are widely used and have been broadly studied, investigations of their use by individuals with visual impairments are scarce within the academic literature. Anecdotal ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of a Hydrogel-Nanofiber Composite for Cartilage Replacement
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Fluid Contact Angle Assessment to Evaluate Wetting of Dental Materials
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Dental crowns account for a large percentage of restorative dental procedures, but the crown materials have been shown to cause wear on the natural opposing tooth. There is uncertainty regarding which mechanical or chemical ... -
Formal Model To Reduce the Risk Of Cloud Outages
(East Carolina University, 2014)Cloud outages have become very common in recent years as many companies adopt hosted services. One of the major reasons for cloud outages is the service level for availability, reliability, security not being met as mentioned ... -
FRAMEWORK FOR BLOCKCHAIN BASED DECENTRALIZED ECOMMERCE APPLICATION USING SMART CONTRACTS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)There is a lot of excitement around Blockchain technology and its ability to disrupt many traditional industries and business practices. First invented as a part of Bitcoin’s underlying infrastructure, Blockchain technology ... -
Functional Connectivity Analysis of Visually Evoked ERPs for Mild Cognitive Impairment
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-28)Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered as the early stage of Alzheimer's disease, characterized as mild memory loss. Using electroencephalogram (EEG) data, a novel method of functional connectivity (FC) analysis can ... -
GestDefLS : A Gesture Definition Language in Swift
(East Carolina University, 2015)The application programming interfaces supplied by Apple for developing applications in the Swift programming language on iOS devices provide limited support when it comes to declaring gesture recognizers outside of those ... -
Gesture Prediction Model for the Guitar Fingering Problem
(East Carolina University, 2014)In this thesis we provide a method for finding the fingering of a music piece on any type of guitar using a hand model. Adapting to the real world conditions by deploying a model of the user's hand, and considering the ... -
GOAL SETTING AND UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THE SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Goal setting is a popular and often beneficial tool used to motivate workers worldwide. Recent research has revealed that negative side-effects including unethical behavior are associated with goal setting. In occupational ... -
Graph Theoretic analysis of the Human Brain Functional Connectivity Alteration Due to Sleep Restriction
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Sleep plays a vital role in learning and memory consolidation. Several studies used brain models of sleep deprivation (SD) and insomnia to study the association between sleep deficiency and cognitive decline conditions. ... -
Group Mutual Exclusion in Linear Time and Space
(East Carolina University, 2014)The Group Mutual Exclusion (GME) problem, introduced by Joung, is a natural extension of the classical Mutual Exclusion problem. In the classical Mutual Exclusion problem, two or more processes are not simultaneously allowed ... -
Group mutual exclusion in linear time and space
(2018-01)We present two algorithms for the Group Mutual Exclusion (GME) Problem that satisfy the properties of Mutual Exclusion, Starvation Freedom, Bounded Exit, Concurrent Entry and First Come First Served. Both our algorithms ...