Let the Gaussian process Xm(t) be the m-fold integrated Brownian motion for positive integer m. The Laplace transform of the quadratic functional of Xm(t) is found by using an appropriate self-adjoint integral operator. ...

This thesis presents a study where the objective is the development of an appropriate statistical acceptance procedure for the Delaware Department of Transportation. DELDOT's modification of its specifications for the ...

Over the past two decades, the relationship between the quality of school libraries and student performance has been the focus of dozens of state-level studies. Simply stated, these studies confirm that access to high-quality ...

The study of fluid mechanics and its applications is a growing and vastly changing field. The ability to determine how water moves and how this movement causes the bed underneath to react is still very uncertain. Many ...

Erosion is a very real problem facing many beaches. Sediment transport in one particular coastal region, the swash zone, is particularly important for understanding coastal erosion. Sediment transport cannot be measured ...

Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) data can be used to accurately model three- dimensional surfaces for quantifying fluvial erosion and deposition. Terrestrial LiDAR is typically used for monitoring banks, but can be used ...

Stress is a common stimulus for both animals and humans. To process stressful stimuli, the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is crucial in the physiological cascade that produces glucocorticoid stress hormones: ...

Waterways such as rivers, canals, and estuarine shipping lanes are not naturally well defended against large wave events because they are subjected primarily to currents, tides, and small wind waves. Large waves are ...