The doctoral dissertation and master's thesis reflects the scholarly research in a graduate program as required for the completion of the degree at the University of Delaware.
Utilizing social networks in marketing has grown in popularity over the years. The ability for peer information to revise consumer preferences has been the subject of debate in recent literature. Even more so, the debate ...
In recent decades, the increased spatial resolution of commercially available terrestrial laser-scanners (TLS) has led to the widespread use of these instruments for monitoring changing physical conditions in a variety ...
Today, transportation fuels and lubricants, plastics, fabrics, and many other products are derived from petroleum, a nonrenewable feedstock and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Bioderived, renewable feedstocks can ...
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate algebraically defined graphs whose adjacency is governed by systems of polynomial equations over various fields. In certain contexts, point-line incidence graphs of finite ...
Posterior capsular opacification (PCO), a common fibrotic complication of cataract surgery, is a disease which arises from epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) of residual lens epithelial cells (LECs) within the lens ...
In this dissertation, I study the effects of the Affordable Care Act advance premium tax credits, or ACA “subsidy”, on labor supply for households that are not offered employer-sponsored health insurance using premium data ...
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a seafood-borne enteric pathogen found in marine environments, associated with fish and shellfish. A genetic marker for V. parahaemolyticus pandemic strains is the presence of a filamentous ...
The work of Dario Argento, one of Italy’s leading film directors, has been misinterpreted for decades by audiences and critics who wrongly associate his work with the exploitative slasher genre. Reducing his cinematic ...
This dissertation proposes a purely syntactic approach to argument structure and argument structure alternation and provides comprehensive analyses of natural reflexives in French, causatives in Korean, and passives in ...
Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger which can record transactions between different parties in a persistent and verifiable manner. As a distributed ledger, blockchain reduces the costs involved in verifying transactions, ...
Apis mellifera L., the European honey bee, is a social insect that is vital to managed pollination services in the United States. Honey bee health and colony survival are challenged by the novel parasite Varroa destructor ...
Gravel-bed rivers are often interpreted as equilibrium, near-threshold channels (Parker, 1979), where channel morphology is adjusted to transport the supply of coarse bed material with the given discharge. Theoretical ...
McKenney, Caroline R.(University of Delaware, 2020)
Individuals who experience mental health issues vary in their engagement in help-seeking behavior when they need it, requiring different types of supportive messages to encourage help-seeking. The Transtheoretical Model ...
The challenges in performing complex large-scale realistic experiments such as tokamak fusion test lead to the extensive study and development of high-fidelity computational tools. Among them, high order accurate schemes ...
Stump, Russell A., III(University of Delaware, 2020)
The aim of this thesis is to present and discuss the use of mechanical devices for dark matter detection and characterize their viability as a dark matter detectors. ☐ We begin by introducing the realm of dark matter and ...
Methylammonium lead (II) iodide has recently attracted considerable interestin the field of photovoltaics. It has achieved over 22% efficiency in laboratory devices and also has the potential to make an impact in other ...
Individuals in the United States are subjected to a multitude of natural hazards, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods, wildfires, and more. As such, it is crucial to implement a natural hazards ...
Modern power systems increasingly include distributed generation and storage. In addition to solar, these include newer technologies such as the Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology, where energy, stored in electric vehicle ...
Cancer is a complicated set of diseases marked by drastic changes in the cellular proteome. To treat cancer, clinicians still strongly rely on chemotherapy, which kills mitotic cells indiscriminately, leaving formidable ...
Vascular function is a non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is known to be attenuated in African Americans compared to Caucasian Americans. However, the vascular profile in young premenopausal ...