F. E. (1851-1885) and Oscar (1858-1957) Ruffini worked during a transitional period in the professionalization of achitectural practice in Texas and the United States. Yet scholars know little about the professional ...

The textile industry needs a reliable, accurate, affordable, and efficient system to automatically evaluate fabric wrinkles. This thesis is a preliminary attempt to achieve this goal. In this work, one laser-camera system ...

Organic energetic material (OEM) research has attracted a lot of attention due to its wide application in mining, demolition, military weaponry, and aeronautical engineering. OEMs often exhibit a tradeoff between properties, ...

New materials for the manufacture of orthopedic devices are needed in order to aid with the alleviation of problems associated with the materials currently in production. The desire for new materials is due to the disparity ...

This dissertation presents an integrated approach to city diagnosis with the help of a computer-drawn human face. The facial image represents multi-dimensional observations of a city. Presented in this dissertation are a ...

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Although there is substantial evidence showing the benefits of physical activity as well as recommendations for proper exercise prescription (ACSM, 2006), health educators are still searching for evidence to determine what ...

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Factography is a hypertext novel that weaves together a series of stories, which can be read either in a linear fashion or through a series of links. The links work in the same way as the mind, giving the novel a life all ...