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Experimental Investigation of CFRP Wrapped Square Non-ductile Reinforced Concrete Columns, Hayder Lateef Al-Khafaji
Vision-Based Motion for a Humanoid Robot, Khalid Abdullah Alkhulayfi
Groundwater Recharge of a Landslide : An Isotopic and Meteorological Analysis, Bryan Allen
Nesting Microhabitat Use by a Ground-nesting Songbird: Strict Preferences or Random Choice?, Jazzmine Allen
Information Representation and Computation of Spike Trains in Reservoir Computing Systems with Spiking Neurons and Analog Neurons, Amin Almassian
Evolution of Technology in the Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, Sarah Alobaidi, Tejas Deshpande, Donavon Nigg, Dilek Ozdemir, Mike Smith, and Nicole Wehner
Development of 3D Accelerometer Testing System, Mohammed Abbas Soudai Alsaedi
Team Project: Apollo Software Project, Fahad Alsaleh, Sejoong Kim, Simeng Hua, and Surekha Chanamolu
HSDC Project Proposal: Service Department Implementation (Phase 1), Nouf Alswine, Bhawinee Banchongraksa, Rodolfo Barce, and Chaitra Muralidhara
Samsung 105” 5K UHD Television Marketing Plan, Nouf Alswine, Qin Guo, Pengsee Her, Swati Jagdale, Achala Kaushikkar, Sejoong Kim, and Sneha Prabhu
Big Data Analytics in Sports, Ahmed Alzahrani, Bhawinee Banchongraksa, Chris Chase, Gaya Haciane, and Saeed Alzahrani
Employee Training Schedule Optimization, Ahmed Alzahrani, Apeksha Gupta, Allen Wei Chen Hsu, Rashi Tiwari, and Komal Vinchhi
Strategic Planning for Ossia Inc., Ahmed Alzahrani, Allen Wei Chen Hsu, and Bashair Al Saglab
Wearable Technology: Diabetes Monitoring in the Healthcare Industry, Saeed Alzahrani, Abdulhakim Giadedi, Ross Lamberth, Tania Lilja, Obinna Charles Mbagwu, and Edwin Vilanova Velez
3D Hydrodynamic Model Development and Verification, Hussein A. M. Al-Zubaidi
Tryon Trekkers: An Evaluation of a STEM Based Afterschool Program for At-Risk Youth, Chessa Eckels Anderson
Analytic Thinking Predicts Vaccine Endorsement: Cognitive Style as an Antecedent of Vaccine Attitudes, Daniel A. Anderson
Night Access Plan, Lea Anderson, David Backes, Abe Moland, Taylor Phillips, Rae-Leigh Stark, and Shane Valle
The Importance of Online Peer Relationships During the Transition to Motherhood: Do They Decrease Stress, Alleviate Depression and Increase Parenting Competence?, Bobbie Sue Arias
Linear Programming Optimization Problem: Sales Regions for OLS, Thomas Arm, Justin Chi, Guy Cutting, Laurence Keefe, and Letsogile Mponwane
The Kelsey, Jennifer Arnold, Scott Holden, Lisa Wise, Cameron Brown, Alec Lawrence, Marc Strabic, Darrin Brightman, Alex Joyce, Kerry Steinmetz, Cameron Chester, Adam Seidman, and Jeff Hubbard
FINEX 2017 Strategy, D. Eric Arzola, Jennifer Eaton, and Michael Smith
puddl: Gamifying Water Conservation, Quince Assenberg, Jack Chen, Denny Glenn, and Jessica Lam
The Kazaks of Istanbul: A Case of Social Cohesion, Economic Breakdown and the Search for a Moral Economy, Daniel Marc Auger