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A FRAMEWORK FOR QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC CO-ATTENTION NETWORKS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Question answering (QA) systems have evolved exponentially over the past few years and have reached a reliable human standard. Attention mechanisms, as well as other methods of deep learning, paved the way for this ...
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. ...
ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK USING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND A NOVEL TRAINING APPROACH
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
It is challenging to predict environmental behaviors because of extreme events, such as heatwaves, typhoons, droughts, tsunamis, torrential downpour, wind ramps, or hurricanes. In this thesis, we proposed a novel framework ...
Research of Leadership Qualities Exhibited by Female Leaders'
(East Carolina University, 2020-12-03)
What does it take to be a new leader in technology? The idea that it takes one specific attribute over another begs to question, what attributes are most important? The research within this thesis will argue that some ...
Applied Machine Learning for Cybersecurity in Spam Filtering and Malware Detection
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-17)
Machine learning is one of the fastest-growing fields and its application to cybersecurity is increasing. In order to protect people from malicious attacks, several machine learning algorithms have been used to predict the ...
Software Engineering for Real-Time NoSQL Systems-centric Big Data Analytics
(East Carolina University, 2020-12-02)
Recent advances in Big Data Analytics (BDA) have stimulated widespread interest to integrate BDA capabilities into all aspects of a business. Before these advances, companies have spent time optimizing the software ...
Studies on Gopala-Hemachandra Codes and their Applications
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-16)
Gopala-Hemachandra codes are a variation of the Fibonacci universal code and have applications in data compression and cryptography. We study a specific parameterization of Gopala-Hemachandra codes and present several ...
Contributing organizational factors to driver fatigue based on the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA 2010) Measurement System
(2012)
Fatigue is considered as one of the main causes of motor carrier crashes. To control this hazard, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforces prescriptive Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulation. Over the last ...
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 ...
AN INVESTIGATION OF VELOPHARYNGEAL CLOSURE WITH LINEAR REGRESSION
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Cleft lip and palate is a common birth defect in the United States. Children diagnosed with this abnormality face difficulties during feeding, hearing and speech. Surgical methods exist to repair the cleft lip and palate ...