Hatchling turtles are the least understood life stage of North American turtles because they are cryptic and difficult to follow in their environment. Although few field studies have been conducted, data suggest that ...
In mapping and analyzing geographical phenomena, data are usually portrayed to be accurate without error. However, spatial data are often estimates derived from surveys, and are associated some levels of uncertainty (i.e. ...
Theorems of the form "if every m objects from a set has a certain property P, then
the entire set has the property P" are known as Helly-type theorems, after Eduard
Helly's theorem of 1923. Many transversal theorems on ...
The orienteering problem (OP) is a subclass of the traveling salesman problem (TSP) that includes a constraining function on the solution path that may restrict the number of vertices visited and a requirement to maximize ...
The dissertation research aims to develop and improve the high performance computingtechniques related to the parallelization of the Metropolis Monte Carlo Method (MMC). The MMC is inherently serial due to its basic nature ...
We seek to improve upon and generalize the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) by defining a Higher Order Kalman Filter. The Kalman filter consists of two steps: forecast and assimilation. In this thesis we develop the forecast ...
During the past three decades, Caribbean coral reefs have experienced a 98% decline in historic population levels of the primary reef-building corals, staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn coral (Acropora ...
Bellamya chinensis and Bellamya japonica are two non-native gastropods commonly referred to as “mystery snails.” Originally transported from Asia and sold as a food commodity or ornamental garden species more than 100 years ...
The combined effects of anthropogenic stressors and threats associated with global climate change, including increased coral disease occurrence and frequency, duration of coral bleaching, and impacts from ocean acidification, ...
Cedar Island, VA is a low-profile, mixed energy, rapidly transgressing, barrier island that has breached and formed an ephemeral inlet (Cedar Island Inlet) at least three times in the past sixty years. Historical charts, ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly common condition affecting about 70% of obese individuals and is now considered a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. NAFLD encompasses a ...
This thesis analyzes the relationship of socioeconomic and geographic variables upon the hospitality sector in metropolitan areas across the United States and Washington D.C. in particular. I focus on the effects of the ...
The incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasing and has become a global health concern. Another important healthcare challenge is chronic infection ...
Children represent the future and thus by providing them with effective environmental educational experiences, educators may be taking a critical step in preventing "the probable serious environmental problems in the future" ...
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a significant threat to global security and human wellbeing. A majority of EIDs affecting humans are zoonotic, or originating from animals. Human risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens ...
Time perception is critical for cognitive and behavioral functions ranging from speech to motor control. Learning to time durations can cause errors; therefore, recognizing and correcting the temporal errors is essential ...
Understanding what factors cause significant intensification or weakening of
tropical systems will enable meteorologists to better understand the complexities of a
hurricane. Currently, scientists have a good understanding ...
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) face many threats to their long – term survival in range countries. The species is considered “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as “vulnerable” by the International ...
The high-confidence detection and identification of very low abundance, subpixel quantities of solid materials in nonlinear (intimate) mixtures are still significant challenges for HSI data analysis. Machine learning with ...