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  • Risk Considerations in the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Construction Industry 

    Wang, George; Hollar, Donna; Sayger, Susan; Zhu, Zhen; Buckeridge, John S.; Li, Jie; Chong, Jimmy; Duffield, Colin; Ryu, Dongryeol; Hu, Wei (2016-12)
    The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the construction industry is swiftly growing worldwide. UAVs are changing the way construction companies do business. Contractors are increasingly using camera-mounted UAVs ...
  • Runtime Monitoring On Hard Real-Time Operating Systems 

    Darafsheh, Kaveh (East Carolina University, 2015)
    This thesis will compare and evaluate different approaches in integrating runtime monitors into processes running on a hard real-time operating system. The host system is a single board computer (SBC) with a VxWorks 653 ...
  • Safe Design Suggestions for Vegetated Roofs 

    Behm, Michael (2012-08)
    Rooftop vegetation is becoming increasingly popular because of its environmental benefits and its ability to earn green-building certification credits. With the exception of one international guideline, there is little ...
  • Safety lockout adapter and coupling member used therefor 

    Gobeski, David L. (1992-12-01)
    A safety lockout adapter is formed of two coupling members. Each coupling member is adapted to couple with another corresponding coupling member of substantially similar configuration for locking-out power disconnects or ...
  • Security Analysis and Framework of Cloud Computing with Parity-Based Partially Distributed File System 

    Asghary Karahroudy, Ali (East Carolina University, 2011)
    Cloud computing offers massive scalability, immediate availability, and low cost services as major benefits, but as with most new technologies, it introduces new risks and vulnerabilities too. Despite the fact that different ...
  • Self-Checked Metamorphic Testing of Monte Carlo Simulation 

    Wu, Tong (East Carolina University, 2011)
    Photon propagation in biological tissues can be modeled with Monte Carlo simulations numerically. However, testing a such program is difficult due to the unknown character of the test oracles. Although approaches based on ...
  • Small Business Information Security 

    Vail, John Edwards (East Carolina University, 2012)
    Small businesses account for over fifty percent of the Gross National Product of the U.S. economy; and the security of their information systems is critical for them to operate, compete, and remain profitable. While many ...
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AS A SOCIAL PROCESS: A STUDY OF RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK 

    Lanier, Lindsey (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
    Powered by increased capabilities of online collaboration tools, open source software development has become a critical component of the development landscape for both individual developers and for organizations. However, ...
  • A Survey of Retailer's Satisfaction 

    Nakhostin Maher, Zahra (East Carolina University, 2013)
    The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the overall satisfaction of retailers' from manufacturers in a supply-chain system, based on selected "Lean" related factors, such as quality, delivery, cost, and pricing. ...
  • A Sustainability Literacy Assessment of Students at East Carolina University 

    Wenzel, Kelsey A (2014)
    Sustainability is achieved when social, environmental, and economic functions are operating in unity at maximum efficiency. This study takes a closer look at the sustainable knowledge of students at East Carolina University. ...
  • Synchronizing Automata and the Černý Conjecture 

    Masters, Miciah Dashiel Butler (East Carolina University, 2012)
    We provide a survey of research surrounding the Černý conjecture. This conjecture concerns finite-state automata that have the property of being "synchronizing." A synchronizing automaton is one for which there exists ...
  • UInterestManager : A Generic Framework to Model User Interests 

    Darabi, Majid (East Carolina University, 2013)
    With the proliferation of documents on the Internet, it has become increasingly difficult for users to search and retrieve the information they want: information that is relevant and interesting. To address this problem, ...
  • Uncertainty In Qualitative Risk Analysis And Rating Systems : Modeling Decision Making Determinants 

    Tebehaevu, Ogaga Jonathan (East Carolina University, 2015)
    As workplace risk assessment is pivotal to ensure the safety and health of workers, adopting a reliable technique in performing this assessment cannot be overemphasized. The qualitative risk analysis is considered the most ...
  • USING HYBRID SCRUM TO MEET WATERFALL PROCESS DELIVERABLES 

    Moster, Emil (East Carolina University, 2013)
    System Development Life Cycles (SDLCs) for organizations are often based upon traditional software development models such as the waterfall model. These processes are complex, heavy in documentation deliverables, and are ...
  • Using n-grams to identify time periods of cultural influence 

    Knight, Gregory P. (East Carolina University, 2012)
    An author's literary style is influenced by the cultural time period in which the author lives. The author's ideas, and the words chosen to express them, can help identify the cultural time period that most influenced the ...
  • Using Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Non-Structural Concrete on NCDOT Projects in Eastern NC 

    Wang, George (2016-04)
    These items are part of a grant project between Dr. Wang, Department of Construction Management, East Carolina University, and The North Carolina Department of Transportation. The grant project will run from August 1, ...
  • Using Synchronized Audio Mapping to Predict Velar and Pharyngeal Wall Locations during Dynamic MRI Sequences 

    Rahimian, Pooya (East Carolina University, 2013)
    Automatic tongue, velum (i.e., soft palate), and pharyngeal movement tracking systems provide a significant benefit for the analysis of dynamic speech movements. Studies have been conducted using ultrasound, x-ray, and ...
  • Virtual world technologies provide platform for interaction between on-campus and online students: A case study 

    Lesko, Charles J. Jr. (Vancouver, BC., 2011)
    There has been a great deal of attention paid to efforts by educators to integrate teaching methodologies and strategies between face to face and online classrooms in an effort to maximize learning by combining delivery ...