The College of Engineering Dissertations and Theses Series is comprised of dissertations and theses authored by Marquette University's College of Engineering doctoral and master's students.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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A Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Biometric Signals Using IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol, Andrew Basta

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A Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Biometric Signals Using IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol, Andrew Basta

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Simulated Scatter Performance of an Inverse-Geometry Dedicated Breast CT System, Reema Ashok Bhagtani

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Gender Dependent Biomechanical Properties of the Isolated Thoracic Disc Segment, Derek Board

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Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging in spinal cord injury, Benjamin M Ellingson

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Analytical Modeling of Microcantilever-Based Resonant Sensors in Lateral Flexural Mode, Mark Fischer

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Effect of Fast Walking Treadmill Training on Modulation of Lower Limb Muscle Activity in Subjects with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Vijayasarathy Govindarajan

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Evaluating Automatically Generated Personalized Interfaces on An Ergometer, for People with Disabilities, Jason Haines

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Estimation of Cepstral Coefficients for Robust Speech Recognition, Kevin M. Indrebo

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A Biomechanical Analysis of Upper Extremity Kinetics in Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Anterior and Posterior Walkers, Katherine A. Konop

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A biomechanical model for measurement of lower extremity kinematics with integrated multisegmental foot motion, Jason T Long

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Understanding Supraspinal Control During Locomotion : An fMRI Study, Jay Mehta

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An Electrophysiological Cardiac Model with Applications to Ischemia Detection and Infarction Localization, Mohamed A. Mneimneh

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Development of a FES Sensorized Glove and Modeling of Human Reaching and Grasping for Task-Oriented, Robotic Assisted Therapy, Dominic E. Nathan

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Investigation of Turbulent Jet Mixing in Partially-Premixed Water Heater Burners Using Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence, Luke E. Seidling

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Design and Development of Mobile Robot Therapy System for Home Rehabilitation after Stroke, Yuniya Shakya

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The Effect of Hand Wheel Valve Height on Torque Exertion and Muscle Activity, Stacie M. Wieszczyk

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Quantifying Hemodynamic Changes Caused by Stenting of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using Realistic Computational Fluid Dynamics Models, Andrew R. Williams

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Fault Tolerant Operations of Induction Motor-Drive Systems, Chia-Chou Yeh

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State Estimator Design for Chaotic Systems with Piecewise Linear and Polynomial Type Nonlinearities, Tongyan Zhai

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Quantification of Pulmonary Perfusion Kinematics in Rats from Microfocal Angiographic Images, Taniya Harish Ahuja

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Investigation of Laminar Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Coiled Tube Systems, Anthony James Bowman

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Short-Term and Long-Term Burst Pressure of Cylinders and Cylinder-Cylinder Intersections, Cunjiang Cheng

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A Patient-Specific Finite Element Model for Femur Fracture Risk Assessment in Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 1, Jessica M. Fritz

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An Investigation of the High Cycle Fatigue Properties of Tailor Welded Forging Preforms, William P. Harris

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Effect of Ankle Orientation on Heel Loading and Knee Moment in Ankle-Foot-Orthoses (AFO) for Individuals Post Stroke, Angela Herrmann

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New Approaches to State Estimation in Sensor Network Systems with Uncertain Sensor Measurements, Frank O. Hounkpevi

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Resilient Nonlinear Observer Design via Linear Matrix Inequalities, Chung Seop Jeong

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Accuracy Analysis and Development of Laser Direct Patterning System, Ki-Taek Lee

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Fitting a Continuous Profile to Hourly Natural Gas Flow Data, Brian M. Marx

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Evaluation of Autograft and Osteoinductive Bone Graft Substitutes in An Ovine Intertransverse Process Fusion Model, Jeremy R. O'Brien

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Designing an Accessible Ergometer for People with Disabilities, Elizabeth M. Omiatek

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Reflex Response to Imposed Bilateral Hip Oscillations in Human Spinal Cord Injury, Tanya Onushko

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Development and Evaluation of Force-Based Strategies to Improve Bilateral Arm Use after Stroke, Ruta P. Paranjape

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Correlating Behavior-based Assessment of Visual Testing with Functional Neuroimaging of the Human Visual Cortex, Namita H. Sanghvi

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Investigation of Granular Fluid Properties and Material Removal in Vibratory Finishing, Thomas A. Silman

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Method for Extraction of Information from Very Small Databases, Nancy Laning Sobczak

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Study of the behavior of liquid menisci formed during dipping-extraction of a solid rod in a free liquid surface, Jun Su

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Study of the Behavior of Liquid Menisci Formed during Dipping-Extraction of a Solid Rod in a Free Liquid Surface, Jun Su

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Optimal Admittance Characteristics for Force-Assembly of Convex Planar Polygonal Parts, Steven C. Wiemer

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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An Algorithm for Computing Intra-Cerebral Distances in Human Brain: Design, Implementation, Application, Vinod R. Bhavnani

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Hip Mediated Modulation of Spinal Reflexes and Inhibitory Control Systems in Human Spinal Cord Injury, Debjani Chaudhuri

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Hip Position Dependent Reflex Responses to Nerve Stimulation in Human Spinal Cord Injury, Vaidehi Chaukulkar

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The Effects of Vibration on Muscle Activity During Robotic-Assisted Treadmill Walking in Human Spinal Cord Injury, David R. Cotey

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Tissue Response of the Lower Extremities During Controlled Loading, Michael Hoffmann

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The Evaluation of Movement Strategies with Multiple Joystick Manipulators: Prescriptive Methods for Arm Rehabilitation, Laura M. Johnson

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Quantification of spastic co-contraction in individuals with hemiparetic stroke, Mukta N. Joshi

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The Static and Dynamic Compaction Characteristics of Porous Silica Powder: An Experimental and Numerical Approach, Andrew N. Lloyd

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Characteristics of Acoustic Waves in Thin Piezoelectric Plates, Abiman Pasachhe

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Quantitative Clinical Assessment of Postural Stability in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy, Jennifer M. Schneider

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Automation Process for Morphometric Analysis of Volumetric CT Data from Pulmonary Vasculature of Rats, Rahul V. Shingrani

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Investigation of Thermal Response of An Automobile Passenger with a Ventilated Seat, Kwangjin Shin

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Effects of Freezing on the Mechanical Properties of the Porcine Descending Aorta, Michael R. Stineman

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Modeling the Transient Response of Microcantilever Sensors and Analyte Classification Using Estimation Theory, Michael J. Wenzel

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Correlation Study of Stress Levels Produced in Vibration Testing to Finite Element Analysis Results, David W. Windhorst

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Design and Application of Rotary Bristle Brush for Peening Processes, Nicholas E. Wojnar

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Elastic and Inelastic Finite Element Analysis of Cylindrical Shell Intersections, Liping Xue

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Fuzzy PID Control through Optimization: A New Method for PID Control, Jingwei Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Utilizing Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Investigate the Anatomical Changes in the Spinal Cord Post Injury, Yahya Yousef Bahlool

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Automatic Classification of Animal Vocalizations, Patrick J. Clemins

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Distensibility of Coronary and Intestine Arterioles in Relation to Heart Disease, Jason Clyne

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Fiber Reinforced Polymer Use in Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members, Anne M. Crisp

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Fatigue Test for Determining the Isothermal Cyclic Stress-Strain Response of Solder Joints on a Circuit Board, Paul B. Crosbie

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Relationship Between Percent Density and Micro-Hardness in Compacted Powder Metal Green Parts, Matthew Robert Daraskavich

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Instrumentation, Model, and Prototype for Generating Mechanics Needed to Produce Diffuse Brain Injury in the Rat, Benjamin M. Ellingson

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Performance Optimization of Industrial Overhead Cranes with Respect to Trajectory and Disturbance Rejection, Fariba Fateh

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A Functional Comparison of Two Types of Prosthetic Knee Designs, Christine L. Boyda Glaister

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Digging & Shoveling Wet Clay with a Perforated Shovel, Sridhar Harivanam

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The Hydrodynamic Efficiency of Left Ventricular Energy Transfer During Dual Chamber Coupled Pacing, Deborah A. Jaye

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Posture Effects on Exaggerated Finger Flexion Following Stroke, Tiffany L. Kline

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The Evaluation of Three Alternative Methods for Understanding Biomechanical Aspects of Medical Device Accessibility: Mobile Usability Lab Pre- and Post-Activity Questionnaires, Mobile Usability Lab Video Analysis with Multimedia Video Task Analysis, and Medical Equipment Device-Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool, Melissa R. Lemke

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Guided shear-horizontal surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) chemical sensors for detection of organic contaminants in aqueous environments, Zhonghui Li

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Modeling Initial Contact Dynamics During Ambulation with Mathematical Dynamic Modeling Software (MADYMO), Andrew R. Meyer

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Estimation of Glucose-Mediated Glucose Disposal in Type 1 Diabetic Subjects using MINMOD, Aparna Nittala

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State Estimation of Chaotic Stochastic Systems with Applications to Chaotic Communication, Huawei Ruan

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Heart Rate Variability and Arrhythmia Occurrence in Isolated Hearts before and after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, Angela C. Schultz

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Development of An in Vitro Vascular Flow Model to Determine the Pharmacokinetics of Locally Delivered Therapeutics: A Comparison of Drug Physiochemical Properties and Modes of Delivery, Ankit Dilip Shah

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Algorithm to Automatically Generate Multi-Modal Interfaces for Hand Held Devices Based on User Preferences and Abilities, Pawan Pradip Shroff

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Modeling, analysis and design considerations for brush seals used in turbomachinery, Haifang Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Application of Vortical Airflow to Electronics Thermal Management Systems, Timothy James Dake

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Development of a Novel Technique for Quantification of Prostate Tumor Blood Volume Using X-Ray Microangiography, Laura Marie Danielson

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Genetic Determination Versus Environmental Influence in the Generation of the Pulmonary Arterial Tree Branching Pattern, Anita Dhyani

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Study of NASA's Cold-Wall Swirl-Driven Rocket Combustion Chamber, Dianqi Fang

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Development of Numerical and Statistical Tools for Quantitative Interpretation of Cellular Redox Metabolism, Viola S. Fernandes

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Two-Dimensional Spectral Estimation Techniques with Applications to Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Frederick J. Frigo

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Biomechanical Analysis of Upper Extremity Kinematics Following Stroke: Model Design and Validation, Brooke A. Hingtgen

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Visual and Proprioceptive Contributions to Adaptation of the Human Reach, Timothy N. Judkins

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Measurement of Discrete Contact Zone Forces Exerted by Polymer/Abrasive Filamentary Brushing Tool, Bobby P. Khemkeo

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Biomechanical Evaluation of Cutting and Crimping Tasks in the Electric Power Industry, Lia Lazuardi

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Tri-Axial Plantar Force Sensor: Design, Calibration, Characterization, and Clinical Application, Emily Jeanne Miller

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The Effect of Doping on Luminescent Properties of Cadmium Tungstate, Waldemar Orlow

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Multiple Indicator Dilution (MID) Approach to Understanding Mechanisms of Lung Adaptation to Hyperoxia, Lucas G. Rugani

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Flow Approximations for Solid Rocket Motors with Tapered Walls, Oliver Columbus Sams

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Classification of ECG ST Events As Ischemic or Non-Ischemic Using Reconstructed Phase Spaces, Michael W. Zimmerman

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Fuzzy Logic Characterization and Design Optimization of Electromagnetic Devices, Nizar Al Aawar

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Effects of a Bone Morphogenetic Protein on Allograft Incorporation and Immunogenesis in the Canine Cervical Spine, Sin Ting J. Chan

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Multi-Body Simulation of Forging Process, Cunjiang Cheng

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Fundamental Analysis of Vibratory Finishing, Robert M. Evans

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The Effects of Hip and Knee Phasing During Pedaling in Chronic Unilateral Stroke, Kelly K. Heglund

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Anthropometry-Dependent Mechanical Properties of the Cervical Spine, Christopher E. Hilker