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Texas A&M University
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Boedihardjo, March Tian.
Topics in Functional Analysis.
Degree: PhD, Mathematics, 2016, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156898 
► I give a geometric characterization of mean ergodic convergence in the Calkin algebras for Banach spaces that have the bounded compact approximation property; I obtain…
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▼ I give a geometric characterization of mean ergodic convergence in the Calkin algebras for Banach spaces that have the bounded compact approximation property; I obtain (i) a new, coordinate free, characterization of quasidiagonal operators with essential spectra contained in the unit circle by adapting the proof of a classical result in the theory of Banach spaces, (ii) affirmative answers to some questions of Hadwin, and (iii) an alternative proof of Hadwin’s characterization of the strong, weak and ∗-strong operator topologies of the unitary orbit of a given operator on a separable, infinite dimensional, complex Hilbert space; I study appropriately normalized square random Vandermonde matrices based on independent random variables with uniform distribution on the unit circle; and I show that as the matrix size increases without bound, with respect to the expectation of the trace there is an asymptotic ∗-distribution, equal to that of a C[0, 1]-valued R-diagonal element.
Advisors/Committee Members: Johnson, William B (advisor), Kerr, David (advisor), Schlumprecht, Thomas (committee member), Foias, Ciprian (committee member), Douglas, Ronald (committee member), Cahill, Anthony (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: functional analysis
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APA (6th Edition):
Boedihardjo, M. T. (2016). Topics in Functional Analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156898
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Boedihardjo, March Tian. “Topics in Functional Analysis.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156898.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Boedihardjo, March Tian. “Topics in Functional Analysis.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Boedihardjo MT. Topics in Functional Analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156898.
Council of Science Editors:
Boedihardjo MT. Topics in Functional Analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156898
2.
Ard, Tyler.
Large-Scale Cortical Electromagnetic Functional Connectivity
during Audiovisual Processing.
Degree: PhD, Neuroscience, 2014, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386160/
► Auditory and visual information interact in the brain to produce a wide variety of behavioral and cognitive phenomena, however much is unknown about the mechanisms…
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▼ Auditory and visual information interact in the brain
to produce a wide variety of behavioral and cognitive phenomena,
however much is unknown about the mechanisms of these interactions.
In this thesis I investigate
functional networks determined by
neural electromagnetic signals in order to investigate dynamic
cortical communication present during audiovisual interactions. The
goal of this research is to not only outline the contributions of
various
functional links between brain regions during different
types of audiovisual interactions, but additionally to investigate
what types of electromagnetic relationships are present between
communicating areas. I find that correlations of beta power
directly illustrate connectivity between auditory and visual areas
during audiovisual integration. Specifically, co-fluctuations of
beta power are seen between R-V4/V5 and R-auditory cortex when
tracking an audiovisual object. Additional investigations of
beta-power
functional networks during audiovisual searching show an
indirect audiovisual integrative route, bridging auditory and
visual cortex through a fronto-parietal network. Further, these
connections varied with task performance and strategy as well as
showed changes over training. The strength of the fronto-parietal
network links are positively correlated with the speed at which
subjects performed their audiovisual search. Large changes over
training were in low level visual cortex during searching,
indicating that as an audiovisual search becomes more trained,
lower level cortices become more involved. Fronto-parietal
connections, as well as auditory and visual cortical links to the
fronto-parietal network were correlated with how much subjects used
auditory information to drive their visual search, indicating a
top-down, task-driven audiovisual integrative route. We conclude
these findings not only implicate differential
functional network
pathways underlying audiovisual tracking and searching, but further
indicate that beta power correlations are a robust measure of
cortical communication with direct behavioral relevance, not
limited to auditory and visual areas.
Advisors/Committee Members: Coppola, Ricahrd (Director), Sanes, Jerome (Reader), Horwitz, Barry (Reader), Gaetz, William (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: functional connectivity
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Ard, T. (2014). Large-Scale Cortical Electromagnetic Functional Connectivity
during Audiovisual Processing. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386160/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ard, Tyler. “Large-Scale Cortical Electromagnetic Functional Connectivity
during Audiovisual Processing.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386160/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ard, Tyler. “Large-Scale Cortical Electromagnetic Functional Connectivity
during Audiovisual Processing.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ard T. Large-Scale Cortical Electromagnetic Functional Connectivity
during Audiovisual Processing. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386160/.
Council of Science Editors:
Ard T. Large-Scale Cortical Electromagnetic Functional Connectivity
during Audiovisual Processing. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2014. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386160/
3.
Fiecas, Mark Joseph A.
Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Functional
Connectivity of Brain Signals.
Degree: PhD, Biostatistics, 2012, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297535/
► In this dissertation we investigated and proposed tools for the analysis of functional connectivity of brain signals. We first investigated the test-retest reliability of current…
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▼ In this dissertation we investigated and proposed
tools for the analysis of
functional connectivity of brain signals.
We first investigated the test-retest reliability of current
methods used for
functional connectivity analyses. Three
resting-state fMRI scans were obtained from twenty-five subjects.
The protocol between scanning sessions did not change, and so
ideally, measures of dependencies between different regions of the
brain do not change with respect to the session and are robust to
noise. We quantified dependencies using various measures of
dependencies and assessed their performance via a test-retest
analysis.
Next, we proposed a new statistical method, called the
generalized shrinkage estimator, for investigating dependencies in
the frequency domain between neurophysiological signals. The
generalized shrinkage estimator is a weighted average of a
parametric estimator and a nonparametric estimator, both of which
are the current popular methods for spectral analysis. The optimal
weights are frequency-specific and were derived under the quadratic
risk criterion so that the estimator, either the parametric
estimator or the nonparametric estimator, that performs better at a
particular frequency receives heavier weight. We validated the
proposed estimator in a simulation study and applied it on
electroencephalogram recordings from a visual-motor experiment.
Finally, we introduced a new modeling framework for analyzing
nonidentical and nonstationary neurophysiological signals. In this
framework, the spectral properties of the data which are evolving
over time within a replicate are also evolving over the
replications. We proposed a novel statistical model and
corresponding two-stage estimation approach for estimating the
spectral properties of the time series data that addresses these
two sources of nonstationarity. The first stage accounted for
nonstationarity over time within a replicate using local
periodogram matrices. The second stage addresses the
nonstationarity over the replications via wavelet regression, where
we pooled the wavelet coefficients to further smooth our estimates.
In this work we showed that the evolutionary spectral properties of
the local field potentials (LFPs) obtained from the nucleus
accumbens and the hippocampus evolved over the course of a learning
association experiment.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ombao, Hernando (Director), Kim, Eunhee (Reader), Sanes, Jerome (Reader), von Sachs, Rainer (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: Functional connectivity
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Fiecas, M. J. A. (2012). Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Functional
Connectivity of Brain Signals. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297535/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fiecas, Mark Joseph A. “Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Functional
Connectivity of Brain Signals.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297535/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fiecas, Mark Joseph A. “Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Functional
Connectivity of Brain Signals.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Fiecas MJA. Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Functional
Connectivity of Brain Signals. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297535/.
Council of Science Editors:
Fiecas MJA. Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Functional
Connectivity of Brain Signals. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2012. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297535/
4.
Brandt, Margarita.
Functional Roles of Biodiversity in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve.
Degree: PhD, Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, 2012, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297539/
► The question of how the diversity of life influences natural systems has been raised for quite a long time. Given that biodiversity provides important ecosystem…
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▼ The question of how the diversity of life influences
natural systems has been raised for quite a long time. Given that
biodiversity provides important ecosystem services to humans such
as the production of goods, regeneration and stabilization
processes and life-fulfilling functions, this question has
re-emerged with the motivation of understanding the consequences of
biodiversity loss. My dissertation research examines the
functional
roles of biodiversity at multiple levels and spatiotemporal scales
in the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR), a system of great
conservation interest. I examined the extent of
functional
redundancy in the GMR by performing exhaustive synthetic analyses
of a comprehensive biodiversity database. In addition, I assessed
through rigorous experimental manipulations the
functional roles of
a grazer guild of sea urchins in different environmental contexts.
Finally, to explore how the geographic scale and oceanographic
environment might affect other levels of biodiversity in the GMR, I
assessed the genetic diversity of barnacle populations among
biogeographic regions of the GMR and among larger regions of the
Eastern Tropical Pacific. My work suggests that environmental
factors such as biogeography and oceanography influence the extent
of
functional redundancy in the GMR, as well as how species
specific traits and the context in which they occur play a
significant role in ecosystem processes. In addition, through
molecular techniques, my research has provided insight into the
mechanisms that maintain genetic diversity and population
connectivity in the GMR.
Advisors/Committee Members: Witman, Jon (Director), Bertness, Mark (Reader), Leslie, Heather (Reader), Sala, Osvaldo (Reader), Duffy, Emmett (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: functional roles
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Brandt, M. (2012). Functional Roles of Biodiversity in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297539/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brandt, Margarita. “Functional Roles of Biodiversity in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297539/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brandt, Margarita. “Functional Roles of Biodiversity in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Brandt M. Functional Roles of Biodiversity in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297539/.
Council of Science Editors:
Brandt M. Functional Roles of Biodiversity in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2012. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:297539/
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Riley, Mitchell.
THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX.
Degree: 2017, Wake Forest University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82194
► The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) has long been associated with the performance of working memory tasks; however the functional specialization of this area has been…
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▼ The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) has long been associated with the performance of working memory tasks; however the functional specialization of this area has been debated. Several studies have identified differences in stimulus property selectivity along the dorsal-ventral axis. Additionally, a proposed anterior-posterior axis of selectivity where anterior regions are more selective to task rules and posterior areas are more selective to stimulus properties has been proposed in recent years. To test the presence and properties of these axes, we recorded neural activity from monkeys prior to training. Our results showed a clear shift in stimulus property selectivity moving posterior-to-anterior. Posterior PFC regions were more selective to the stimulus properties than anterior PFC regions were. Additionally, we observed no difference between the posterior regions when testing their selectivity to stimuli features, but the posterior-dorsal region was much more selective to stimulus location than any other region. While ventral regions were more selective to stimulus features than dorsal regions, there was a posterior-anterior gradient of selectivity for stimulus location. These results show clear axes of selectivity both dorsal-ventrally and anteriorly-posteriorly. Working memory training has been shown to affect the response properties of the PFC in many tasks, thus in order to examine if the properties along these axes were altered following training in a working memory task, we recorded from four of the same monkeys after they had acquired a match/nonmatch task rule. We then observed that there was an increase in selectivity primarily in the anterior regions of the dorsal PFC and that the dorsal regions still carried more spatial information than ventral regions. Furthermore, there was a gradient of decoding selectivity for the task rule during the sample and sample delay periods in the dorsal PFC where the anterior-dorsal region had the highest decoding accuracies right before the decision was made. Our results provide much needed clarification on the functional specialization of the PFC and alterations from working memory training.
Subjects/Keywords: functional specialization
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Riley, M. (2017). THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX. (Thesis). Wake Forest University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82194
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Riley, Mitchell. “THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX.” 2017. Thesis, Wake Forest University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82194.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Riley, Mitchell. “THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Riley M. THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX. [Internet] [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82194.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Riley M. THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX. [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82194
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Rutgers University
6.
Pickard, Amy, 1972-.
Adult literacy learners in contemporary context: "education debt," unpaid.
Degree: PhD, Education, 2018, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/56080/
► The publicly-funded adult literacy system constitutes the largest network of available adult basic education (ABE) programs (Beder, 1991). However, since the 1998 Workforce Investment Act…
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▼ The publicly-funded adult literacy system constitutes the largest network of available adult basic education (ABE) programs (Beder, 1991). However, since the 1998 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) instituted accountability measures related to ABE students’ standardized test performance and their rapid acquisition of jobs, researchers and practitioners have been concerned that programs were implicitly being forced to limit program access for adults who have difficulty with reading, among whom students of color are disproportionately concentrated (Beder, 1999; Comings, 2007; Condelli, 2007; Pickard, 2016). With the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s added emphasis on rapid transition of adult literacy students into post-secondary education, this concern has intensified (Pickard, 2016). This ethnographic study explored the experiences of learners enrolled in a publicly-funded ABE class targeted to adults who have difficulty reading and examined the relationship between the federal policies that fund and regulate adult literacy programs and these learners’ classroom experiences. Findings include that learners in this class encountered significant barriers of access to public literacy programs, were exposed to deficit-based programmatic practices that possibly worsened their educational marginalization, and had their cultural and personal strengths largely ignored during classroom instruction. Furthermore, it was observed that the pressures of federal accountability policy activated or deepened these practitioners’ deficit beliefs about learners. Critical race theory (CRT) methodology (Solórzano & Yosso, 2002) was used to construct counter-stories that focus on learners’ strengths and to imagine opportunities for adult literacy instruction that are grounded in learner assets, rather than driven by deficit beliefs. Ladson-Billings (2006) argued that there is an “education debt” owed to racially minoritized students in the U.S., rooted in the highly discriminatory “historical, economic, sociopolitical, and moral decisions and policies” (p.5) that shape our society and our educational systems. Similarly, the literacy issues of adults who have difficulty reading have been influenced by a multitude of complex, interwoven sociopolitical and educational factors. This study found that participation in a publicly-funded adult literacy class left the education debt owed to these learners largely unpaid.
Advisors/Committee Members: Belzer, Alisa (chair), Abu El-Haj, Thea (internal member), Lugg, Catherine (internal member), HULL, GLYNDA (outside member), School of Graduate Studies.
Subjects/Keywords: Functional literacy
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Pickard, Amy, 1. (2018). Adult literacy learners in contemporary context: "education debt," unpaid. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/56080/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pickard, Amy, 1972-. “Adult literacy learners in contemporary context: "education debt," unpaid.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/56080/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pickard, Amy, 1972-. “Adult literacy learners in contemporary context: "education debt," unpaid.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pickard, Amy 1. Adult literacy learners in contemporary context: "education debt," unpaid. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/56080/.
Council of Science Editors:
Pickard, Amy 1. Adult literacy learners in contemporary context: "education debt," unpaid. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2018. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/56080/
Rutgers University
7.
Seuffert, Francis, 1986-.
An extension of the Bianchi-Egnell stability estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's generalization of the Sobolev inequality to continuous dimensions and applications.
Degree: PhD, Mathematics, 2016, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50180/
► The main result of this dissertation is an extension of a stability estimate of the Sobolev Inequality established by Bianchi and Egnell in cite{BiEg}. Bianchi…
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▼ The main result of this dissertation is an extension of a stability estimate of the Sobolev Inequality established by Bianchi and Egnell in cite{BiEg}. Bianchi and Egnell's Stability Estimate answers the question raised by H. Brezis and E. H. Lieb in cite{BrLi}: ``Is there a natural way to bound | abla varphi |22 - CN2 | varphi |frac{2N}{N-2}2 from below in terms of the `distance' of varphi from the manifold of optimizers in the Sobolev Inequality?'' Establishing stability estimates - also known as quantitative versions of sharp inequalities - of other forms of the Sobolev Inequality, as well as other inequalities, is an active topic. See cite{CiFu}, cite{DoTo}, and cite{FiMa}, for stability estimates involving Sobolev inequalities and cite{CaFi}, cite{DoTo}, and cite{FuMa} for stability estimates on other inequalities. In this dissertation, we extend Bianchi and Egnell's Stability Estimate to a Sobolev Inequality for ``continuous dimensions.'' Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux have recently proved a sharp extension of the Sobolev Inequality for functions on ℝ+ imes ℝn, which can be considered as an extension to ``continuous dimensions.'' V. H. Nguyen determined all cases of equality. The dissertation extends the Bianchi-Egnell stability analysis for the Sobolev Inequality to this ``continuous dimensional'' generalization. The secondary result of this dissertation is a sketch of the proof of an extension of a stability estimate of a single case of a sharp Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality to a whole family of Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequalities, whose sharp constants and extremals were calculated by Del Pino and Dolbeault in cite{DeDo}. The original stability estimate for the Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality was stated and proved by E. Carlen and A. Figalli in cite{CaFi}. The proof for its extension to the entire class of sharp Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequalities of Del Pino and Dolbeault is a direct application of the extension of the Bianchi-Egnell Stability Estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's extension of the Sobolev Inequality to continuous dimensions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Carlen, Eric (chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Functional analysis
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Seuffert, Francis, 1. (2016). An extension of the Bianchi-Egnell stability estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's generalization of the Sobolev inequality to continuous dimensions and applications. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50180/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Seuffert, Francis, 1986-. “An extension of the Bianchi-Egnell stability estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's generalization of the Sobolev inequality to continuous dimensions and applications.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50180/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Seuffert, Francis, 1986-. “An extension of the Bianchi-Egnell stability estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's generalization of the Sobolev inequality to continuous dimensions and applications.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Seuffert, Francis 1. An extension of the Bianchi-Egnell stability estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's generalization of the Sobolev inequality to continuous dimensions and applications. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50180/.
Council of Science Editors:
Seuffert, Francis 1. An extension of the Bianchi-Egnell stability estimate to Bakry, Gentil, and Ledoux's generalization of the Sobolev inequality to continuous dimensions and applications. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50180/
Rochester Institute of Technology
8.
Amsden, Edward.
Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming.
Degree: Computer Science (GCCIS), 2013, Rochester Institute of Technology
URL: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/5512
► Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) is a promising class of abstractions for interactive programs. FRP systems provide values defined at all points in time (behaviors…
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▼ Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) is a promising class of abstractions for interactive programs. FRP systems provide values defined at all points in time (behaviors or signals) and values defined at countably many points in time (events) as abstractions. Signal-function FRP is a subclass of FRP which does not provide direct access to time-varying values to the programmer, but instead provides signal functions, which are reactive transformers of signals and events, as first-class objects in the program. All signal-function implementations of FRP to date have utilized demand-driven or "pull-based" evaluation for both events and signals, producing output from the FRP system whenever the consumer of the output is ready. This greatly simplifies the implementation of signal-function FRP systems, but leads to inefficient and wasteful evaluation of the FRP system when this strategy is employed to evaluate events, because the components of the signal function which process events must be computed whether or not there is an event occurrence. In contrast, an input-driven or "push-based" system evaluates the network whenever new input is available. This frees the system from evaluating the network when nothing has changed, and then only the components necessary to react to the input are re-evaluated. This form of evaluation has been applied to events in standard FRP systems but not in signal-function FRP systems. I describe the design and implementation of a signal-function FRP system which applies pull-based evaluation to signals and push-based evaluation to events (a "push-pull" system). The semantics of the system are discussed, and its performance and expressiveness for practical examples of interactive programs are compared to existing signal-function FRP systems through the implementation of a networking application.
Advisors/Committee Members: Fluet, Matthew.
Subjects/Keywords: Functional programming; Functional reactive programming; Programming languages
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Amsden, E. (2013). Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming. (Thesis). Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/5512
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Amsden, Edward. “Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming.” 2013. Thesis, Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/5512.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Amsden, Edward. “Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Amsden E. Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming. [Internet] [Thesis]. Rochester Institute of Technology; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/5512.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Amsden E. Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming. [Thesis]. Rochester Institute of Technology; 2013. Available from: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/5512
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Penn State University
9.
Rosendale, Ryan P.
Functional movement assessment and change after a physical fitness training program in law enforcement personnel.
Degree: 2014, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/21355
► Law enforcement personnel (LEP) as a population are at an increased risk for development of chronic and acute health conditions. Compared to the general population,…
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▼ Law enforcement personnel (LEP) as a population are at an increased risk for development of chronic and acute health conditions. Compared to the general population, higher rates of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and musculoskeletal injury have been observed in LEP. Evidence suggests that
functional movement patterns are linked to injury risk. Thus, assessment of
functional movement patterns in this population was critically examined. Four studies examined measures of physical fitness and patterns of
functional movement in newly hired deputy sheriffs. The first study evaluated the validity of a commercially available wrist-worn accelerometer device for estimating energy expenditure (EE) due to physical activity, with the goal of adapting the technology for research use in the deputy sheriff population. The device was able to accurately estimate EE during a bout of walking (3.0 mph); however it was not accurate for estimates of energy expenditure during more intense exercise or during habitual daylong wear. Study 2 established measures of inter-rater reliability for the
Functional Movement Screen (FMS) within our sports medicine research group. Inter-rater reliability in the sports medicine research group was acceptable for longitudinal study of deputy sheriff trainees. Normative FMS data for this unique population was established in study 3. The results indicated that FMS scoring in deputy sheriff trainees was negatively associated with body mass index and age. Study 4 examined FMS scoring in deputy sheriff trainees before and after an 11-week physical fitness training program. FMS scores significantly improved following the physical fitness program, moving the group average total FMS score above the proposed injury risk threshold. These results provide the framework for future evaluation of injury risk and assessment of
functional movement in LEP.
Advisors/Committee Members: William E Buckley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor, Sayers John Miller Iii, Committee Member, Steriani Elavsky, Committee Member, Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member.
Subjects/Keywords: physical fitness; functional movement; functional movement screen
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Rosendale, R. P. (2014). Functional movement assessment and change after a physical fitness training program in law enforcement personnel. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/21355
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rosendale, Ryan P. “Functional movement assessment and change after a physical fitness training program in law enforcement personnel.” 2014. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/21355.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rosendale, Ryan P. “Functional movement assessment and change after a physical fitness training program in law enforcement personnel.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rosendale RP. Functional movement assessment and change after a physical fitness training program in law enforcement personnel. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/21355.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Rosendale RP. Functional movement assessment and change after a physical fitness training program in law enforcement personnel. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2014. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/21355
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Iowa
10.
Lee, Gunsung.
The application of telehealth procedures to provide behavioral assessment and treatment to families with young children with autism spectrum disorder in Korea.
Degree: PhD, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, 2016, University of Iowa
URL: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6175
► The current study evaluated the effectiveness of delivering behavioral assessment and treatment to reduce challenging behavior shown by Korean children with ASD by using…
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▼ The current study evaluated the effectiveness of delivering behavioral assessment and treatment to reduce challenging behavior shown by Korean children with ASD by using in-home telehealth from the U.S. The participants were five young children diagnosed with autism who lived in Korea and displayed challenging behavior. The children’s mothers, who had no previous experience in
functional analysis (FA) and
functional communication training (FCT) procedures, implemented all procedures with coaching provided by a behavior consultant during assessment and treatment sessions via telehealth. The results of the current study showed that
functional analyses conducted via telehealth from the U.S. to the children’s homes in Korea were effective in identifying the function of challenging behavior for each participant. Furthermore, the results also showed that challenging behavior was reduced by 100% across all children by the end of treatment. These results suggest that telehealth can be an effective and efficient way to deliver behavior analytic services for underserved populations in countries like Korea.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gerken, Kathryn (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: ASD; Functional Analysis; Functional Communication Training; Telehealth
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Lee, G. (2016). The application of telehealth procedures to provide behavioral assessment and treatment to families with young children with autism spectrum disorder in Korea. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Iowa. Retrieved from https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6175
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lee, Gunsung. “The application of telehealth procedures to provide behavioral assessment and treatment to families with young children with autism spectrum disorder in Korea.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Iowa. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6175.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lee, Gunsung. “The application of telehealth procedures to provide behavioral assessment and treatment to families with young children with autism spectrum disorder in Korea.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lee G. The application of telehealth procedures to provide behavioral assessment and treatment to families with young children with autism spectrum disorder in Korea. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Iowa; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6175.
Council of Science Editors:
Lee G. The application of telehealth procedures to provide behavioral assessment and treatment to families with young children with autism spectrum disorder in Korea. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Iowa; 2016. Available from: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6175
Univerzitet u Beogradu
11.
Knežević, Đorđe M., 1974-.
Uticaj opsega resekcije na rezultate hirurškog lečenja
obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa.
Degree: Medicinski fakultet, 2016, Univerzitet u Beogradu
URL: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14052/bdef:Content/get
► Medicina- Hepato-bilio-pankreatična hirurgija / Medicine - Hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery
histogenezi, biološkom toku i kliničkim karakteristikama, ova heterogena grupa tumora se značajno razlikuje od drugih neoplazmi pankreasa.…
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▼ Medicina- Hepato-bilio-pankreatična hirurgija /
Medicine - Hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery
histogenezi, biološkom toku i kliničkim
karakteristikama, ova heterogena grupa tumora se značajno razlikuje
od drugih neoplazmi pankreasa. Bolje razumevanje specifičnosti pNET
i široka primena savremenih dijagnostičkih procedura su dovele do
drastičnog porasta njihove incidence i prevalence u nekoliko
proteklih dekada, i sada se smatra da se javljaju da incidencom od
oko 4-5 novih slučajeva na 100.000 osoba opšte populacije godišnje.
U zavisnosti od toga da li produkuju hormone koji mogu dovesti do
klinički značajnih simptoma i inunohistohemijskih karakteristika
tumora, pNETse dele na funkcionalne i nefunkcionalne. Pacijenti sa
funkcionalnim pNET, često se prezentuju simptomima karakterističnim
zavisoke cirkulišuće nivoe hormona koji produkuju. Nefunkcionalni
pNET ne prouzrokuju hormon-zavisne simptome i oni se najčešće
detektuju slučajno ili usled simptomatologijeuslovljene lokalnim
ili udaljenim rastom tumora, kao što su abdominalni bol, mučnina,
povraćanje, malaksalost, opstruktivna žutica ili palpabilan tumor u
abdomenu. Između 10 i 15% svih pNET su deo naslednih sindroma poput
MEN 1, von Hippel-Lindau, neurofibromatoze i tuberozne skleroze.
Ciljevi istraživanja: Utvrđivanje dijagnostičke tačnosti
preoperativnih procedura u proceni stadijuma bolesti kod pacijenata
sa funkcionalnim i nefunkcionalnim neuroendokrinim tumorima
pankreasa. Procena uticaja obima resekcije pankreasa na učestalost
i težinu postoperativnih komplikacija kod pacijenata operisanih
zbog pankreasnih neuroendokrinih tumora. Analiza uticaja opsega
hirurške resekcije na pojavu recidiva i dugoročno preživljavanje
pacijenata obolelih od funkcionalnih i nefunkcionalnih
neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa. Materijal i metode: Istraživanje
je dizajnirano po tipu kohortne studije. U studiju su uključeni 106
pacijenata obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa koji su
hirurški lečeni u periodu od 01.01.2008.godine do 31.12.2015.
godine, na odeljenju za hepatobiliopankreatičnu hirurgiju, Klinike
za digestivnu hirurgiju, KCS, Beograd. Pacijenti uključeni u
istraživanje su prethodno kompletno ispitani u Centru za
neuroendokrine tumore Klinike za endokrinologiju, dijabetes i
bolesti metabolizma, KCS, Beograd. Kriterijumi uključivanja u
studiju su: preoperativno dijagnostikovan funkionalni ili
nefunkcionalni neuroendokrini tumori pankreasa koji su prema
klasifikaciji Evropskog udruženja za neuroendokrine tumore (ENETS)
svrstani u klinički stadijum tumorske bolesti I, IIa i IIb i
pismena saglasnost ispitanika za učešće u istraživanju. U studiju
su uključeni pacijenti oba pola, bez starosnog ograničenja, koji su
ispunjavali gore pomenute kriterijume.Kriterijumi za isključivanje
iz studije činili su pacijenti sa dijagnostikovanim pankreasnim
neuroendokrinim tumorima koji su prema ENETS klasifikaciji svrstani
u klinički stadijum tumorske bolesti IIIa, IIIb i IV. Stadijum
tumorskog oboljenja je određen prema ENETS klasifikaciji za
neuroendokrine tumore pankreasa iz…
Advisors/Committee Members: Knežević, Srbislav, 1953-.
Subjects/Keywords: pancreas; neuroendocrine tumors; functional;
non-functional; surgery
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Knežević, Đorđe M., 1. (2016). Uticaj opsega resekcije na rezultate hirurškog lečenja
obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa. (Thesis). Univerzitet u Beogradu. Retrieved from https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14052/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Knežević, Đorđe M., 1974-. “Uticaj opsega resekcije na rezultate hirurškog lečenja
obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa.” 2016. Thesis, Univerzitet u Beogradu. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14052/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Knežević, Đorđe M., 1974-. “Uticaj opsega resekcije na rezultate hirurškog lečenja
obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Knežević, Đorđe M. 1. Uticaj opsega resekcije na rezultate hirurškog lečenja
obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa. [Internet] [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14052/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Knežević, Đorđe M. 1. Uticaj opsega resekcije na rezultate hirurškog lečenja
obolelih od neuroendokrinih tumora pankreasa. [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2016. Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14052/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Columbia University
12.
Backenroth, Daniel.
Methods in functional data analysis and functional genomics.
Degree: 2018, Columbia University
URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/D81R82FM
► This thesis has two overall themes, both of which involve the word functional, albeit in different contexts. The theme that motivates two of the chapters…
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▼ This thesis has two overall themes, both of which involve the word functional, albeit in different contexts. The theme that motivates two of the chapters is the development of methods that enable a deeper understanding of the variability of functional data. The theme of the final chapter is the development of methods that enable a deeper understanding of the landscape of functionality across the human genome in different human tissues.
The first chapter of this thesis provides a framework for quantifying the variability of functional data and for analyzing the factors that affect this variability. We extend functional principal components analysis by modeling the variance of principal component scores. We pose a Bayesian model, which we estimate using variational Bayes methods. We illustrate our model with an application to a kinematic dataset of two-dimensional planar reaching motions by healthy subjects, showing the effect of learning on motion variability.
The second chapter of this thesis provides an alternative method for decomposing functional data that follows a Poisson distribution. Classical methods pose a latent Gaussian process that is then linked to the observed data via a logarithmic link function. We pose an alternative model that draws on ideas from non-negative matrix factorization, in which we constrain both scores and spline coefficient vectors for the functional prototypes to be non-negative. We impose smoothness on the functional prototypes. We estimate our model using the method of alternating minimization. We illustrate our model with an application to a dataset of accelerometer readings from elderly healthy Americans.
The third chapter of this thesis focuses on functional genomics, rather than functional data analysis. Here we pose a method for unsupervised clustering of functional genomics data. Our method is non-parametric, allowing for flexible modeling of the functional genomics data without binarization. We estimate our model using variational Bayes methods, and illustrate it by calculating genome-wide functional scores (based on a partition of our clusters into functional and non-functional clusters) for 127 different human tissues. We show that these genome-wide and tissue-specific functional scores provide state-of-the-art functional prediction.
Subjects/Keywords: Biometry; Statistics; Functional analysis; Functional genomics
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Backenroth, D. (2018). Methods in functional data analysis and functional genomics. (Doctoral Dissertation). Columbia University. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.7916/D81R82FM
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Backenroth, Daniel. “Methods in functional data analysis and functional genomics.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Columbia University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.7916/D81R82FM.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Backenroth, Daniel. “Methods in functional data analysis and functional genomics.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Backenroth D. Methods in functional data analysis and functional genomics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Columbia University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/D81R82FM.
Council of Science Editors:
Backenroth D. Methods in functional data analysis and functional genomics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Columbia University; 2018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/D81R82FM
University of Oxford
13.
Harper, Thomas.
Theory and practice of shortcut fusion.
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Oxford
URL: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0b493c43-3b85-4e3a-a844-01ac4a45c11b
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.770324
► There are a number of approaches for eliminating intermediate data structures in functional programs by rewriting a composition of recursive functions as a single recursive…
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▼ There are a number of approaches for eliminating intermediate data structures in functional programs by rewriting a composition of recursive functions as a single recursive function. Such a transformation is called fusion. One such approach is to encapsulate a structured recursion scheme in two combinators for consumption and production of data, and use algebraic transformations to rewrite these where possible, letting local compiler optimisations fuse the remaining nonrecursive portions of the program. This approach is called shortcut fusion, which has been implemented using various recursion schemes in the programming language Haskell. Despite their obvious similarities, however, the relationship between these techniques has not been formalised. In this thesis, three techniques, chosen for their success in practical applications and prominence in previous literature, are analysed. Their relationship is examined on three different levels: theory, practice, and pragmatics. Theoretically, the relationship between their underlying recursion schemes is examined. In the right setting, it is possible to compare them side-by-side, which makes clearer their differences in expressibility as well as the foundations for their correctness. On the practical level, the similarities in their implementations in Haskell can be generalised using the concept of data abstraction, and a general semantic framework is developed for shortcut fusion without reference to a specific recursion scheme. Finally, the pragmatics of these techniques are investigated, and it turns out that the these, too, are not dependent on the specific technique used. The results from this analysis demonstrate that shortcut fusion is actually a single program transformation, defined by a general semantic framework that can be instantiated for a variety of recursion schemes. Furthermore, it is possible to use this information to create a declarative infrastructure for implementing shortcut fusion within a compiler. This results in a more robust program transformation that is less complicated to implement than before.
Subjects/Keywords: Functional programming (Computer science); Functional programming languages
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Harper, T. (2013). Theory and practice of shortcut fusion. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Oxford. Retrieved from http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0b493c43-3b85-4e3a-a844-01ac4a45c11b ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.770324
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Harper, Thomas. “Theory and practice of shortcut fusion.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0b493c43-3b85-4e3a-a844-01ac4a45c11b ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.770324.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Harper, Thomas. “Theory and practice of shortcut fusion.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Harper T. Theory and practice of shortcut fusion. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0b493c43-3b85-4e3a-a844-01ac4a45c11b ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.770324.
Council of Science Editors:
Harper T. Theory and practice of shortcut fusion. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2013. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0b493c43-3b85-4e3a-a844-01ac4a45c11b ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.770324
University of Minnesota
14.
Byiers, Breanne J. L.
Functional communication training in Rett syndrome.
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Minnesota
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/155597
► Rett syndrome (RTT) is associated with a range of serious neurodevelopmental consequences including severe impairments in communication. Currently, no evidence-based communication interventions exist for the…
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▼ Rett syndrome (RTT) is associated with a range of serious neurodevelopmental consequences including severe impairments in communication. Currently, no evidence-based communication interventions exist for the population (Sigafoos et al., 2009), and there is limited empirical evidence that individuals with RTT are able to demonstrate operant motor behaviors, (e.g., behaviors that are controlled by the individual in order to create an effect on the environment). The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of functional assessment (FA) and functional communication training (FCT) methods for teaching a clinical case series of girls and women (aged 4-47 years) with classic RTT to request preferred events or items using an augmentative communication device. Functional analysis (FA) was used to identify the communicative function of potential communicative acts (PCAs) identified during parent interviews and observations. Subsequently, each participant was taught to activate a voice-output switch to request the functional reinforcer identified in the FA. Using ABA and ABAB single case experimental designs, the degree to which each participant alternated between the PCA and switch activation according to changes in the environmental consequences (e.g., reinforcement vs. extinction for a particular response) was examined. Clear experimental effects of the intervention condition were observed on at least one response for six of the seven participants. The remaining participant did not complete the study. Overall, these results suggest that individuals with RTT can use intentional motor behaviors, and are responsive to environmental consequences. These results have important implications for the development of appropriate communication interventions for this population.
Subjects/Keywords: Functional analysis; Functional communication training; Rett syndrome
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Byiers, B. J. L. (2013). Functional communication training in Rett syndrome. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://purl.umn.edu/155597
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Byiers, Breanne J L. “Functional communication training in Rett syndrome.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://purl.umn.edu/155597.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Byiers, Breanne J L. “Functional communication training in Rett syndrome.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Byiers BJL. Functional communication training in Rett syndrome. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/155597.
Council of Science Editors:
Byiers BJL. Functional communication training in Rett syndrome. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2013. Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/155597
University of Georgia
15.
Herzinger, Caitlin Vanessa.
Comparing functional assessment methodologies.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22389
► Problem behaviors are a commonly associated feature of people diagnosed with autism. Functional assessment has become the norm for evaluating these behaviors. There has been…
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▼ Problem behaviors are a commonly associated feature of people diagnosed with autism. Functional assessment has become the norm for evaluating these behaviors. There has been much research concerning functional assessment over the past twenty
years, but several important research considerations have yet to be explained. One is the comparison of different types of functional assessment (e.g., experimental functional analysis and behavioral functional assessment). Controversy exists regarding
the types of functional assessments and their validity. The current study aims to compare the different methodologies of functional assessment and their effectiveness in ascribing function to a target behavior and in the treatment selection that follows
such an assessment. Quantitative synthesis data were used to answer questions regarding behavioral function, assessment type, and treatment effectiveness. Results indicate that assessment type can impact treatment effectiveness and that there is a
relationship between type of behavior and ascribed behavioral function.
Subjects/Keywords: autism; problem behaviors; functional assessment; functional analysis
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Herzinger, C. V. (2014). Comparing functional assessment methodologies. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22389
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Herzinger, Caitlin Vanessa. “Comparing functional assessment methodologies.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22389.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Herzinger, Caitlin Vanessa. “Comparing functional assessment methodologies.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Herzinger CV. Comparing functional assessment methodologies. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22389.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Herzinger CV. Comparing functional assessment methodologies. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22389
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
16.
wang, lei.
Flow Equation Approach to the Hybrid DFT – Anderson Model
Description of Actinide Compounds.
Degree: PhD, Physics, 2016, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674096/
► Safe storage and disposal of spent fuel rods from nuclear power plants calls for the ability to model actinide complexes and compounds in the environment.…
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▼ Safe storage and disposal of spent fuel rods from
nuclear power plants calls for the ability to model actinide
complexes and compounds in the environment. The rich behavior of
actinide ions may be traced to the valence electrons, especially
those in the 5f shell. The electronic configuration of neutral
uranium, for instance, is [Rn]5f
36d17s2. Typically the valence
6d and 7s electrons transfer to other atoms leaving active 5f
orbitals that are relatively localized. Quantitative calculations
of actinide reactions must overcome several obstacles. The crucial
physics of relativity must be included. The Amsterdam Density
Functional (ADF) and NWChem density
functional theory (DFT)
packages incorporate relativistic effects, and are used to model
various uranium compounds species (UO
2F
42- /
UO
2F
4-, UO
2Cl
42- / UO
2Cl
4-, UF
5- /
UF
5, UCl
5- / UCl
5, UF
6- / UF
6, and UCl
6- /
UCl
6). The converged geometry and bond lengths are consistent,
and also close those predicted by coupled-cluster calculations and
experimental measurements. But incorporating the physics of strong
electronic correlations among the 5f electrons presents a greater
challenge as these are poorly captured by DFT. The adiabatic
detachment energy (ADE) obtained from DFT alone can differ by as
much as 1.0 eV from experimental measurement. In order to solve
this problem, a hybrid approach is adopted that uses DFT to
construct a generalized many-body Anderson impurity model of the
frontier orbitals. The continuous unitary transformation (flow
equation) approach and a truncation scheme are introduced to bridge
the independent-particle model and many-body Anderson impurity
model. This is necessary because the Hilbert space dimension of the
impurity model is exponentially large. The flow equation and
truncation scheme can efficiently decouple orbital states of the
uranium compounds species that hybridize less with 5f uranium
orbitals to decrease the dimension. Exact diagonalization of the
resulting sparse matrix corrects the adiabatic detachment energy
obtained from DFT alone. The hybrid DFT / many-body approach yields
ADE values that differ by order of 0.1 eV from
experiment.
Advisors/Committee Members: Marston, John (Director), Wang, Lai-Sheng (Reader), Stratt, Richard (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: Density Functional Theory
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wang, l. (2016). Flow Equation Approach to the Hybrid DFT – Anderson Model
Description of Actinide Compounds. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674096/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
wang, lei. “Flow Equation Approach to the Hybrid DFT – Anderson Model
Description of Actinide Compounds.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674096/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
wang, lei. “Flow Equation Approach to the Hybrid DFT – Anderson Model
Description of Actinide Compounds.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
wang l. Flow Equation Approach to the Hybrid DFT – Anderson Model
Description of Actinide Compounds. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674096/.
Council of Science Editors:
wang l. Flow Equation Approach to the Hybrid DFT – Anderson Model
Description of Actinide Compounds. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2016. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674096/
Wake Forest University
17.
Arter, Calvin.
FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS.
Degree: 2016, Wake Forest University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59283
► The problems associated with anthropogenic climate change arise from the reliance on fossil fuels for energy and the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced. A…
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▼ The problems associated with anthropogenic climate change arise from the reliance on fossil fuels for energy and the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced. A two-fold solution to reversing the effects from anthropogenic climate change involves finding a clean alternative fuel source and mitigating the amount of greenhouse gases that will be continued to be produced and those that are already in the atmosphere. I present work in this thesis that is able to address both problems. Metal organic framework (MOF) materials are highly-tunable porous materials with affinities toward small-molecule uptake. In particular, I look to study and improve a particular MOF, i.e. MOF74, as a viable hydrogen storage material and carbon capture tool. This is done through first-principles calculations with a focus on correctly describing van der Waals interactions in order to best model small-molecule adsorption inside the pore of MOF74.
Subjects/Keywords: Density Functional Theory
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Arter, C. (2016). FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS. (Thesis). Wake Forest University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59283
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Arter, Calvin. “FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS.” 2016. Thesis, Wake Forest University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59283.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Arter, Calvin. “FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Arter C. FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS. [Internet] [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59283.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Arter C. FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS. [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59283
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Minnesota
18.
Mallik, Abhirup.
Topics in Functional Data Analysis.
Degree: PhD, Statistics, 2017, University of Minnesota
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206221
► It is common for modern applications to collect data continuously from a process over a time period. Such data sets can be conceptualized as a…
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▼ It is common for modern applications to collect data continuously from a process over a time period. Such data sets can be conceptualized as a collection of continuous functions and termed as functional data. In this work, we first briefly review a hierarchical Bayesian model for application in medical imaging data. We then consider the problem of statistical learning from functional data using a proposed semi metric based on envelopes. We also discuss a multiple hypothesis testing approach based on bootstrap distribution of the p values. We demonstrate the application of our methods on climate data relating to Arctic Oscillations.
Subjects/Keywords: Statistics; Functional Data
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Mallik, A. (2017). Topics in Functional Data Analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206221
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mallik, Abhirup. “Topics in Functional Data Analysis.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206221.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mallik, Abhirup. “Topics in Functional Data Analysis.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mallik A. Topics in Functional Data Analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206221.
Council of Science Editors:
Mallik A. Topics in Functional Data Analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/206221
19.
Bonas, Brynn.
Functional Communication Training
.
Degree: 2012, California State University – San Marcos
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.8/194
► Functional Communication Training (FCT) has been found to be an effective treatment method for a variety of behavior disorders, including self-injurious behavior (SIB), aggression and…
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▼ Functional Communication Training (FCT) has been found to be an effective treatment method for a variety of behavior disorders, including self-injurious behavior (SIB), aggression and classroom disruption (Melissa J. Shirley et al., 1997). Children with particular severe disabilities have difficulty with communication, social interaction and behavior that make daily interactions a challenge both student and the teachers who support them, especially if proper structures and strategies are not in place. FCT is a behavioral intervention program that combines the assessment of the communicative functions of maladaptive behavior with procedures to teach alternative responses (Chandler and Dahlquist, 2006). This methodology ultimately reduces in-class problem behaviors by replacing them with a more appropriate form of communicating a need or want.
This project focuses upon special education teachers and how they effectively implement
functional communication in specific classrooms. Teachers were surveyed regarding knowledge of FCT and prior experience with maladaptive behaviors and observations conducted in order to note the room???s organization and operation of classrooms.
This data provided the foundation for the need to design and deliver a
Functional Communication Training for teachers to implement with students in moderate-severe learning environments. The training response will provide better strategies and tools to teach their students to use more appropriate ways to get their needs met as a replacement for responding with maladaptive behavior.
Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie Mauerman (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Functional;
Communication;
ABA
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Bonas, B. (2012). Functional Communication Training
. (Thesis). California State University – San Marcos. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.8/194
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bonas, Brynn. “Functional Communication Training
.” 2012. Thesis, California State University – San Marcos. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.8/194.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Bonas, Brynn. “Functional Communication Training
.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bonas B. Functional Communication Training
. [Internet] [Thesis]. California State University – San Marcos; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.8/194.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Bonas B. Functional Communication Training
. [Thesis]. California State University – San Marcos; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.8/194
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
20.
Buckmire, Alie Johnathon.
Development of an Upper Limb Neuroprosthesis: Conquering Weakness and Fatigue
.
Degree: 2019, University of Arizona
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/633129
► Neuroprosthetics are devices that substitute for or supplant motor, sensory or cognitive modalities damaged as a result of spinal cord injury or stroke. Functional electrical…
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▼ Neuroprosthetics are devices that substitute for or supplant motor, sensory or cognitive modalities damaged as a result of spinal cord injury or stroke.
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) neuroprosthetics utilize artificial stimulation to restore motor function in paralyzed muscles, where control exerted by higher nervous system centers over muscle may be impaired. Although promising, FES has failed to gain widespread acceptance due in part to weak contraction strength and rapid fatigue observed with artificial stimulation. This dissertation documents an attempt to create an upper limb FES neuroprosthetic and subsequently to address the issues of weakness and fatigue. To exploit the capabilities of the musculoskeletal system the neural drive to muscle first must be decoded. Decoding the neural drive for specific movements has been approached using either a deterministic (engineering) or machine learning model. While a deterministic model accounts for all components of a limb, number of joints, degrees of freedom, limb length, muscle length, etc, machine learning characterizes the relationship between select variables, in this case whole muscle electromyographic data (EMG) and limb kinematics. Ultimately, the output of both approaches is used to predict the neural drive required to generate movements. In this study we first attempt to build an upper limb FES neuroprosthetic. Utilizing machine learning, we characterize the relationship between limb kinematics and EMG. Then, predict EMG based solely on limb kinematics. Finally, stimulation pulses were generated and delivered via intramuscular electrodes to produce movement. Additionally, to address force generation we hypothesized that due to the distributed nature of motor axons within a muscle stimulating with multiple spatially distributed electrodes would activate a larger muscle volume thus generating additional force. This in turn would facilitate load sharing among muscle fibers, and reduce fatigue. To evaluate fatigue we compared interleaved and synchronous patterns of stimulation as well as single electrode vs multiple electrode stimulation. We approached these questions and aims with a combination of strategies and techniques including machine learning, implantation of stimulating electrodes in a non-human primate model and finally human subjects. While machine learning provided EMG predictions with high R values, we were unable to generate substantive movements activating all the muscle in a complete joint system. However, we were able to generate movements stimulating a single muscle in an intact joint system. We found that single electrode force could be augmented with multiple electrodes. Additional results indicate that multiple electrode stimulation was less fatiguing than single electrode stimulation. Interleaved stimulation however, did not result in less fatigue than synchronous stimulation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Fuglevand, Andrew (advisor), Bailey, Fiona E. (committeemember), Eggers, Erika (committeemember), Fregosi, Ralph (committeemember).
Subjects/Keywords: Functional Electrical Stimulation
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Buckmire, A. J. (2019). Development of an Upper Limb Neuroprosthesis: Conquering Weakness and Fatigue
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Arizona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10150/633129
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Buckmire, Alie Johnathon. “Development of an Upper Limb Neuroprosthesis: Conquering Weakness and Fatigue
.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/633129.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Buckmire, Alie Johnathon. “Development of an Upper Limb Neuroprosthesis: Conquering Weakness and Fatigue
.” 2019. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Buckmire AJ. Development of an Upper Limb Neuroprosthesis: Conquering Weakness and Fatigue
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Arizona; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/633129.
Council of Science Editors:
Buckmire AJ. Development of an Upper Limb Neuroprosthesis: Conquering Weakness and Fatigue
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Arizona; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/633129
University of Oxford
21.
Wells, Daniel John.
Delineation of meiotic gene expression in male mice.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Oxford
URL: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8c1f75a8-ecc3-4ffe-b01f-d2e92c75e66c
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.816650
► Meiosis is a specialised cell division producing the haploid gametes required for sexual reproduction. A key function of this process is to generate genetic diversity…
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▼ Meiosis is a specialised cell division producing the haploid gametes required for sexual reproduction. A key function of this process is to generate genetic diversity through recombination and independent assortment of homologous chromosomes. Delineation of gene expression during this process has been challenging due to the heterogeneity of testis tissue and the lack of faithful in vitro models. Here we jointly analyse a single-cell resolution transcriptomic dataset of over 20,000 cells from both wild type and mutant mice. We use dimensionality reduction methods to infer latent components of variation that represent transcriptional programmes, mutant specific pathological processes, and technical effects. This approach simultaneously soft clusters cells, infers corresponding groups of co-expressed marker genes, and imputes sparse, noisy gene expression. We were also able to infer, de novo, transcription factor binding motifs for each component, revealing a general switch at the meiotic divisions. We facilitate access to this resource by providing an interactive website testisatlas.ml. The high-resolution delineation of gene expression during the spermatogenic programme provides high-resolution clues to the function of understudied genes. One such gene, Zcwpw1, is highly co-expressed with Prdm9, and has domains capable of recognising the unique combination of histone marks that PRDM9 deposits (H3K4me3 and H3K36me3). By using a human in vitro system of Zcwpw1 co-transfection with either human or chimp Prdm9, we show that PRDM9 causes the recruitment of ZCWPW1 to its binding sites. This recruitment is stronger than for sites with H3K4me3 alone and is CpG dependent. Male Zcwpw1-/- mice have completely normal double strand break positioning, but severe repair and synapsis defects leading to complete testicular azoospermia. Although PRDM9’s effect of DSB positioning remains intact, PRDM9’s effect of aiding synapsis appears to be abolished, with persistent DMC1 signal - most dramatically at the most strongly PRDM9 bound hotspots.
Subjects/Keywords: functional genomics; meiosis
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Wells, D. J. (2020). Delineation of meiotic gene expression in male mice. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Oxford. Retrieved from http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8c1f75a8-ecc3-4ffe-b01f-d2e92c75e66c ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.816650
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wells, Daniel John. “Delineation of meiotic gene expression in male mice.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8c1f75a8-ecc3-4ffe-b01f-d2e92c75e66c ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.816650.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wells, Daniel John. “Delineation of meiotic gene expression in male mice.” 2020. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wells DJ. Delineation of meiotic gene expression in male mice. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8c1f75a8-ecc3-4ffe-b01f-d2e92c75e66c ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.816650.
Council of Science Editors:
Wells DJ. Delineation of meiotic gene expression in male mice. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2020. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8c1f75a8-ecc3-4ffe-b01f-d2e92c75e66c ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.816650
University of Waterloo
22.
Tian, Renfang.
On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications.
Degree: 2020, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/15811
► In economic analyses, the variables of interest are often functions defined on continua such as time or space, though we may only have access to…
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▼ In economic analyses, the variables of interest are often functions defined on continua such as time or space, though we may only have access to discrete observations – such type of variables are said to be ``functional'' (Ramsay, 1982). Traditional economic analyses model discrete observations using discrete methods, which can cause misspecification when the data are driven by functional underlying processes and further lead to inconsistent estimation and invalid inference. This thesis contains three chapters on functional data analysis (FDA), which concerns data that are functional in nature. As a nonparametric method accommodating functional data of different levels of smoothness, not only does FDA recover the functional underlying processes from discrete observations without misspecification, it also allows for analyses of derivatives of the functional data.
Specifically, Chapter 1 provides an application of FDA in examining the distribution equality of GDP functions across different versions of the Penn World Tables (PWT). Through our bootstrap-based hypothesis test and applying the properties of the derivatives of functional data, we find no support for the distribution equality hypothesis, indicating that GDP functions in different versions do not share a common underlying distribution. This result suggests a need to use caution in drawing conclusions from a particular PWT version, and conduct appropriate sensitivity analyses to check the robustness of results.
In Chapter 2, we utilize a FDA approach to generalize dynamic factor models. The newly proposed generalized functional dynamic factor model adopts two-dimensional loading functions to accommodate possible instability of the loadings and lag effects of the factors nonparametrically. Large sample theories and simulation results are provided. We also present an application of our model using a widely used macroeconomic data set.
In Chapter 3, I consider a functional linear regression model with a forward-in-time-only causality from functional predictors onto a functional response. In this chapter, (i) a uniform convergence rate of the estimated functional coefficients is derived depending on the degree of cross-sectional dependence; (ii) asymptotic normality of the estimated coefficients can be obtained under proper conditions, with unknown forms of cross-sectional dependence; (iii) a bootstrap method is proposed for approximating the distribution of the estimated functional coefficients. A simulation analysis is provided to illustrate the estimation and bootstrap procedures and to demonstrate the properties of the estimators.
Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics; Functional data analysis; Functional dynamic factor model; Functional regression; Simulation study; Theory and application
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Tian, R. (2020). On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/15811
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tian, Renfang. “On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications.” 2020. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/15811.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tian, Renfang. “On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications.” 2020. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tian R. On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/15811.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Tian R. On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/15811
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
UCLA
23.
Scheffler, Aaron Wolfe.
Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data.
Degree: Biostatistics, 2019, UCLA
URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/60m6q662
► Highly structured data collected in a variety of biomedical applications such as electroencephalography (EEG) are discrete samples of a smooth functional process observed across both…
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▼ Highly structured data collected in a variety of biomedical applications such as electroencephalography (EEG) are discrete samples of a smooth functional process observed across both temporal and spatial dimensions. EEG data is conceptualized as region-referenced longitudinal functional data in which the functional dimension captures local signal dynamics, the longitudinal dimension tracks changes over the course of an experiment, and the regional dimension indexes spatial information across electrodes on the scalp. This complex data structure exhibits intricate dependencies with rich information but its dimensionality and size produce significant obstacles for interpretation, estimation, and inference. Motivated by a series of EEG studies in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a set of computationally efficient methods for these high-dimensional data structures are proposed that both maintain information along each dimension and yield interpretable components and inferences. The first half of the work considers decompositions of the total variation. To begin, a multi-dimensional functional principal components analysis (MD-FPCA) is introduced which decomposes the total variation into subject- and electrode-level components and for each level employs a two-stage functional principal components decomposition sequentially across functional and longitudinal time. Next, a hybrid principal components analysis (HPCA) for region-referenced longitudinal functional EEG data is proposed which utilizes both vector and functional principal components analyses and does not collapse information along any of the three dimensions of the data. The second half of the work shifts to modeling associations and introduces a covariate-adjusted region-referenced generalized functional linear model (CARR-GFLM) for modeling scalar outcomes from region-referenced functional predictors. CARR-GFLM utilizes a tensor basis formed from one-dimensional discrete and continuous bases to estimate functional effects across a discrete regional domain while simultaneously adjusting for additional non-functional covariates, such as age. Proposed methods not only help identify neurodevelopmental differences between typically developing and ASD children but can also be used to study the heterogeneity within children with ASD. The performance of all proposed methods is studied via extensive simulations.
Subjects/Keywords: Biostatistics; Autism; Electroencephalography; Functional data analysis; Functional principal components analysis; Functional regression; Penalized regression
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Scheffler, A. W. (2019). Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data. (Thesis). UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/60m6q662
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Scheffler, Aaron Wolfe. “Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data.” 2019. Thesis, UCLA. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/60m6q662.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Scheffler, Aaron Wolfe. “Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data.” 2019. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Scheffler AW. Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data. [Internet] [Thesis]. UCLA; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/60m6q662.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Scheffler AW. Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data. [Thesis]. UCLA; 2019. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/60m6q662
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Florida State University
24.
Knight, Verna Scruggs.
Teaching adult illiterates to read in eastern Kentucky by Cora Stewart, in China by James Yen, in Africa by Frank Laubach.
Degree: 1949, Florida State University
URL: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_ahj0539
;
► The aim of this study is to compare and contrast the teaching of the adult illiterates as done by Cora Stewart in the United States…
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▼ The aim of this study is to compare and contrast the teaching of the adult illiterates as done by Cora Stewart in the United States of America, James Yen in China, and Frank Laubach in Africa.
Typescript.
"September 1949."
"Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts under Plan II."
Advisor: Nita K. Pyburn, Professor Directing Paper.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nita Katharine Pyburn (professor directing thesis).
Subjects/Keywords: Functional literacy; Functional literacy; Functional literacy
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Knight, V. S. (1949). Teaching adult illiterates to read in eastern Kentucky by Cora Stewart, in China by James Yen, in Africa by Frank Laubach. (Masters Thesis). Florida State University. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_ahj0539 ;
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Knight, Verna Scruggs. “Teaching adult illiterates to read in eastern Kentucky by Cora Stewart, in China by James Yen, in Africa by Frank Laubach.” 1949. Masters Thesis, Florida State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_ahj0539 ;.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Knight, Verna Scruggs. “Teaching adult illiterates to read in eastern Kentucky by Cora Stewart, in China by James Yen, in Africa by Frank Laubach.” 1949. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Knight VS. Teaching adult illiterates to read in eastern Kentucky by Cora Stewart, in China by James Yen, in Africa by Frank Laubach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Florida State University; 1949. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_ahj0539 ;.
Council of Science Editors:
Knight VS. Teaching adult illiterates to read in eastern Kentucky by Cora Stewart, in China by James Yen, in Africa by Frank Laubach. [Masters Thesis]. Florida State University; 1949. Available from: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_ahj0539 ;
Boston University
25.
Liu, Chong.
Functional principal component and factor analysis of spatially correlated data.
Degree: PhD, Mathematics & Statistics, 2014, Boston University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14305
► While multivariate data analysis is concerned with data in the form of random vectors, functional data analysis goes one big step farther, focusing on data…
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▼ While multivariate data analysis is concerned with data in the form of random vectors, functional data analysis goes one big step farther, focusing on data that are infinite-dimensional, such as curves, shapes and images. We focus on functional data that are measured over time across multiple subjects. The first part of the thesis focuses on spatially correlated functional data. This correlation is modeled by correlating functional principal component scores. We propose a Spatial Principal Analysis by Conditional Expectation framework to explicitly estimate spatial correlations and reconstruct individual curves. This approach works even when the observed data per curve are extremely sparse. Assuming spatial stationarity, empirical between-curve correlations are calculated as the ratio of eigenvalues of the smoothed covariance surface Cov(Xi(s),Xi(t)) and cross-covariance surface Cov(Xi(s),Xj(t)). Then a parametric spatial correlation model is employed to fit empirical correlations. Finally, principal component scores are estimated to reconstruct the sparsely observed curves. This framework could naturally accommodate arbitrary covariance structures, but there is an enormous reduction in computation if one can assume the separability of temporal and spatial components. We propose hypothesis tests to examine the separability and isotropy effect of spatial correlation. Simulation studies and applications of empirical data show improvements in the curve reconstruction using our framework over the method where curves are assumed to be independent. In addition, asymptotic properties of estimates are discussed in details. In the second part of this work, we present a new approach to factor rotation for functional data. This is achieved by rotating the functional principal components toward a predefined space of periodic functions designed to decompose the total variation into components that are nearly-periodic and nearly-aperiodic with a predefined period. We show that the factor rotation can be obtained by the calculation of canonical correlations between appropriate spaces. Moreover, we demonstrate that our proposed rotations provide stable and interpretable results in the presence of highly complex covariance. This work is motivated by the goal of finding interpretable sources of variability in a gridded time series of vegetation index measurements obtained from remote sensing, and we demonstrate our methodology through the application of factor rotation of this data.
Subjects/Keywords: Statistics; Functional data analysis; Functional factor rotation; Functional principal component; Spatial correlation
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Liu, C. (2014). Functional principal component and factor analysis of spatially correlated data. (Doctoral Dissertation). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14305
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Liu, Chong. “Functional principal component and factor analysis of spatially correlated data.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14305.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liu, Chong. “Functional principal component and factor analysis of spatially correlated data.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Liu C. Functional principal component and factor analysis of spatially correlated data. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14305.
Council of Science Editors:
Liu C. Functional principal component and factor analysis of spatially correlated data. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Boston University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14305
University of Southern California
26.
Qiao, Xinghao.
Sparseness in functional data analysis.
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2015, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/621510/rec/5981
► Functional Data Analysis (FDA), a branch of statistics that analyzes data providing information about functions measured over some domain, has recently attracted more attention. In…
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▼ Functional Data Analysis (FDA), a branch of statistics
that analyzes data providing information about functions measured
over some domain, has recently attracted more attention. In my
thesis, I present a brief overview of FDA and consider three
different settings in FDA where sparseness can play an important
role. ❧ The first setting considers sparseness in the functions.
Classical FDA requires a large number of regularly spaced
measurements per
subject. I consider the situation involving
sparse, irregularly observed and noisy data. I propose a new
functional errors-in-variable approach, Sparse Index Model
Functional Formulation (SIMFE), which uses a
functional index model
formulation to handle sparsely sampled
functional predictors. SIMFE
enjoys several advantages over traditional methods. First, it
implements a non-linear regression and uses a supervised approach
to estimate the lower dimensional space that the predictors should
be projected. Second, SIMFE can be applied to both scalar and
functional responses with multiple predictors. Finally, SIMFES uses
a mixed effect model to deal with sparsely sampled
functional data.
❧ The other two settings focus on sparseness arising from high
dimensional
functional data, where the number of
functional
variables, p, exceeds the number of observations, n. One example
considers extending Gaussian graphical model, which depicts the
conditional dependence structure among p multivariate Gaussian
variables, to the
functional domain. Fitting high dimensional
graphical model pose several challenges, thus I need assume
sparseness in the edges, where the edges only connect a subset of
nodes i.e. only some pairs of random variables are conditional
dependent. I propose a
functional graphical model (FGM) describing
the conditional dependence structure among p random functions. Then
I develop a fglasso criterion, which estimates FGM by imposing
block sparsity in the precision matrix, via a group lasso penalty.
I show the successful graph recovery with a high probability. ❧ The
other example concerns screening features for ultra-high
dimensional
functional data. To make the problem feasible I assume
extreme sparseness in the predictor space, i.e. most of the
functional predictors are not contributing to the response. I
propose several model-free independence screening procedures to
rank the importance of
functional predictors. I compare different
active sets of predictors that these approaches aim to select and
establish the corresponding sure screening properties when the
number of predictors diverges at an exponential rate with the
number of observations. ❧ In each setting, I illustrate the sample
performance of my proposed method through a series of simulations
and a real world data example.
Advisors/Committee Members: James, Gareth (Committee Chair), Radchenko, Peter (Committee Member), Tong, Xin (Committee Member), Goldstein, Larry (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: functional regression; sparsely sampled functional data; high dimensional functional data; graphical models; features screening
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Qiao, X. (2015). Sparseness in functional data analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/621510/rec/5981
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Qiao, Xinghao. “Sparseness in functional data analysis.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/621510/rec/5981.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Qiao, Xinghao. “Sparseness in functional data analysis.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Qiao X. Sparseness in functional data analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/621510/rec/5981.
Council of Science Editors:
Qiao X. Sparseness in functional data analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2015. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/621510/rec/5981
NSYSU
27.
Lee, Mei-Yao.
D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression-a function approach.
Degree: Master, Applied Mathematics, 2003, NSYSU
URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0727103-200620
► This paper is concerned with the problem of computing approximate D-optimal design for polynomial regression with analytic weight function on the interval [m_0-a,m_0+a]. It is…
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▼ This paper is concerned with the problem of computing approximate
D-optimal design for polynomial regression with analytic weight
function on the interval [m_0-a,m_0+a]. It is shown that the
problem of constructing D-optimal designs for weighted
polynomial regression is equivalent to that of finding D-optimal designs for polynomial regression with weight function |x|^s on the interval [-1,1] as a to 0. By using
Taylor expansion we provide a recursive algorithm such that the
D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression on a
neighborhood of m_0 can be determined.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mei-Hui Guo (chair), Fu-Chuen Chang (committee member), Mong-Na Lo Huang (chair).
Subjects/Keywords: functional-approach
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Lee, M. (2003). D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression-a function approach. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0727103-200620
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Lee, Mei-Yao. “D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression-a function approach.” 2003. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0727103-200620.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lee, Mei-Yao. “D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression-a function approach.” 2003. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lee M. D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression-a function approach. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2003. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0727103-200620.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Lee M. D-optimal designs for weighted polynomial regression-a function approach. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2003. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0727103-200620
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University of Otago
28.
Brownstein, Gretchen Emily.
Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community
.
Degree: 2011, University of Otago
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/607
► Assembly rules for plant communities have been widely investigated and debated. Convincingly demonstrating whether or not there are restrictions on species co-existence has proven difficult.…
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▼ Assembly rules for plant communities have been widely investigated and debated. Convincingly demonstrating whether or not there are restrictions on species co-existence has proven difficult. The Botany Lawn at the University of Otago is a special case as here there is strong evidence that such rules are working. The least subjective of these assembly rules found in the Botany Lawn is based on guild proportionality between two intrinsic guilds. How this rule is operating—its mechanism—is unknown.
Here I look for a mechanism, or mechanisms, for intrinsic guild based assembly rules already found in the Botany Lawn using deductive and inductive methods to investigate the species’
functional niche and how these differences potentially relate to interactions between the intrinsic guilds.
Mowing is a major environmental component which directly affects species through defoliation and indirectly through changes in light. Both these were examined here.
Responses to defoliation were investigated in two time-course experiments. Changes in carbon:nitrogen ratio, stored carbohydrates, and above and below ground growth rates during recovery following clipping, were all measured.
Responses to light, specifically low PAR and low red:far-red ratio light, were also investigated. Leaf placement ability and sensitivity to light quality and quantity were assessed using novel photogrammetry techniques to record leaf movement. Conventional morphological measures including petiole lengths, leaf area, chlorophyll a/b ratio and biomass were also used to assess longer term, growth responses. These responses were correlated with how a species itself modifies the light environment.
The intrinsic guilds differed significantly in only three characters: root growth rate, leaf sugar levels and light foraging and tended to differ in how they modified the light environment. A mechanism is proposed incorporating leaf placement and the light environment within the canopy, defoliation tolerance and competitive ability. As a comparison, the two a priori guild classifications, ‘Taxonomic’ and ‘Stratum’, are also tested for differences in
functional niche. The concluding chapter discusses possible connections between the three guild classifications.
Advisors/Committee Members: Wilson, J. Bastow (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: assembly rules;
guilds;
functional traits
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Brownstein, G. E. (2011). Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/607
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brownstein, Gretchen Emily. “Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community
.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Otago. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/607.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brownstein, Gretchen Emily. “Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community
.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Brownstein GE. Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Otago; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/607.
Council of Science Editors:
Brownstein GE. Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Otago; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/607
Anna University
29.
Amshakala K.
Information theory based data dependency extraction and
its application in data integration;.
Degree: Information theory based data dependency extraction
and its application in data integration, 2015, Anna University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54547
► As a huge volume of data is getting generated every day data integration becomes important to provide a uniform view over the data collected from…
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▼ As a huge volume of data is getting generated every
day data integration becomes important to provide a uniform view
over the data collected from multiple resources Effective data
analysis methods are required to work with such massive integrated
data and efficient data quality tools are also vital to ensure the
correctness of the integrated data The data store for many
organizations is the databases and integrity constraints are the
primary means for ensuring data integrity in databases Functional
Dependencies are the common type of integrity constraints that are
specified by the database designer when the database schema is
designed In the quest for capturing more information from data in
the form of constraints functional dependencies are extended in
several ways Among various data dependencies conditional functional
dependencies fuzzy functional dependencies and matching
dependencies are widely used for data cleaning operations In
addition to the constraints specified by the designer there are
other constraints hidden in data and it becomes essential to mine
dependencies from data Several dependency discovery methods are
proposed in this work to extract functional dependencies and its
extensions newlineThe proposed work also uses information theory
measure to extract various types of data dependencies from data
newline newline
reference p168-180.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nedunchezhian R.
Subjects/Keywords: Data integration; Fuzzy functional dependencies
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K, A. (2015). Information theory based data dependency extraction and
its application in data integration;. (Thesis). Anna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54547
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
K, Amshakala. “Information theory based data dependency extraction and
its application in data integration;.” 2015. Thesis, Anna University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54547.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
K, Amshakala. “Information theory based data dependency extraction and
its application in data integration;.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
K A. Information theory based data dependency extraction and
its application in data integration;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54547.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
K A. Information theory based data dependency extraction and
its application in data integration;. [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54547
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30.
Wylie, Erin R.
Using Contingency-Specifying Statements as Discriminative Stimuli in Functional Analyses.
Degree: Applied Behavior Analysis: M.S., Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy, 2018, St. Cloud State University
URL: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/53
► This study expanded on current research regarding discriminative stimuli (SDs) included in functional analyses (FA) by comparing conditions with pre-session statements that do not…
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▼ This study expanded on current research regarding discriminative stimuli (S
Ds) included in
functional analyses (FA) by comparing conditions with pre-session statements that do not specify contingencies in place to conditions that have pre-session statements that specify contingencies in place (e.g., starting a condition with “I need to do some work” versus “I need to do some work, if you yell I will ask you to stop.”) A multi-element design consisting of at least four trials of three different conditions with general statements, followed by the same conditions with contingency-specifying statements was used. Three BCBAs with at least 10 years of experience reviewed the assessment results via survey to determine function, as well as the session number at which the function became apparent.
Functional determination was agreed upon for four out of five assessments with contingency-specifying statements, whereas in the general statement analyses, function was only agreed upon in one assessment. In the assessment where function was agreed upon in both statement and no statement analyses, it occurred five conditions sooner with statements. Overall, results indicate that using contingency-specifying statements as S
Ds in FA may lead to faster and clearer
functional determination.
Advisors/Committee Members: Michele Traub, Benjamin Witts, Kimberly Schulze.
Subjects/Keywords: discriminative stimuli; functional analysis
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wylie, Erin R. “Using Contingency-Specifying Statements as Discriminative Stimuli in Functional Analyses.” 2018. Masters Thesis, St. Cloud State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/53.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wylie, Erin R. “Using Contingency-Specifying Statements as Discriminative Stimuli in Functional Analyses.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wylie ER. Using Contingency-Specifying Statements as Discriminative Stimuli in Functional Analyses. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. St. Cloud State University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/53.
Council of Science Editors:
Wylie ER. Using Contingency-Specifying Statements as Discriminative Stimuli in Functional Analyses. [Masters Thesis]. St. Cloud State University; 2018. Available from: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/53
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