In this thesis, an interdiction model is developed to assess the value of coordination in disrupting illicit trafficking supply chains, specifically large scale heroin networks. Coordination is a tool law enforcement and ...

Two different experiments were performed on dolphins and swimmers to elucidate the fluid dynamics involved with mammalian thrust production. The first experiment examined the swimming mechanics and forces of elite human ...

To test this hypothesis, we utilized the unique properties of the Drosophila jump muscle system which enables both genetic modification of the converter and the measurement of the muscle FVR. In Drosophila, there are five ...

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is an important glycosaminoglycan that is predominantly present in cartilage and the surfaces of many cells and extracellular matrices. It has been widely used in treating osteoarthritis due to its ...

While K-12 STEM education (STEM Ed) test scores have been steadily improving over the past decade in the United States, achievement gaps remain among minorities and women in STEM courses and careers. Numerous factors ...

Ti64 exhibits a wide variety of morphologies, such as lamellar, bi-modal, martensitic, etc. Thus, a quantitative description of the Ti64 microstructure to augment the qualitative assessment by the human expert is a challenging ...

The device people use to capture multimedia has changed over the years with the rise of smartphones. Smartphones are readily available, easy to use and capture multimedia with high quality. While consumers capture all of ...

In the second part of this thesis, we study the challenging problem of graph classification. With the proliferation of graph data, there has been a lot of interest in recent years to develop effective methods for classifying ...