Browsing ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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R & D project selection and scheduling
(Virginia Tech, 1992-08-28)Research and Development (R&D) project selection has been the focus of much research attention and the literature on this subject is extensive. Numerous models have been proposed to facilitate the selection of R&D projects, ... -
(r)Evolution in Brain-Computer Interface Technologies for Play: (non)Users in Mind
(Virginia Tech, 2014-01-29)This dissertation addresses user responses to the introduction of Brain-Computer Interface technologies (BCI) for gaming and consumer applications in the early part of the 21st century. BCI technology has emerged from the ... -
Race and Online Hate: Exploring the Relationship between Race and the Likelihood of Exposure to Hate Material Online
(Virginia Tech, 2018-02-06)This research examines the relationship between race and exposure to online hate material. The utilization of websites, weblogs, newsgroups, online games, radio broadcasts, online newsletters and a myriad of other online ... -
Race Matters: Towards a Structural Understanding of the Management of Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder in Black Adolescents
(Virginia Tech, 2019-06-19)The current study examines racial differences in the management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Black adolescents. This study also examines Black adults' reflection upon adolescent symptoms of ADHD. ... -
A race toward the origin between n random walks
(Virginia Tech, 1968-05-05)This dissertation studies systems of "competing" discrete random walks as discrete and continuous time processes. A system is thought of as containing n imaginary particles performing random walks on lines parallel to the ... -
Race, class and the quality of life of black people
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)Wilson (1980) argued that social class has superseded race as the most important determinant of life chances for black Americans. His statements have sparked a heated debate in the sociology of race relations. This ... -
Race, Discourse and the Cultural Economy of Neoliberal New York:An Analysis of Online Tourist Reviews of Harlem Heritage Tours
(Virginia Tech, 2014-07-01)This study is about how Harlem--an ethnically diverse community regarded by many as a primary site of the African American Experience--is represented in the online tourism domain. More specifically, it is about identifying ... -
Race, gender and omissions on standard achievement tests
(Virginia Tech, 1991)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of race and gender on omissions in multiple choice tests. Modest but significant (p <= .05) correlations were observed between gender and omissions and between race ... -
Race, Gender, and Sexuality Representation in Contemporary Triple-A Video Game Narratives
(Virginia Tech, 2019-05-14)By conducting both qualitative and quantitative analysis of data from interviews and game content, I examine representations of race, gender, and sexuality in contemporary video-game narratives. I use data from interviews ... -
Race-conscious Student Support: A Comparative Analysis of Organizational Resilience in Engineering Education
(Virginia Tech, 2023-01-18)One response to calls for broadening participation in engineering was the establishment of minority engineering programs (MEPs). Since their inception, MEPs have taken many forms with various functions and can be classified ... -
Racial Identity Attitudes as Predictors of Cognitive Correlates of Social anxiety in African Americans
(Virginia Tech, 1999-05-22)The relationship between racial identity attitudes derived from Crossis (1978) theory of Racial Identity Development, the cognitive correlates of social anxiety, and indices of psychological functioning were explored. ... -
Racial/Ethnic Heterogeneity, Religion, and Mental Health: Examining the Influence of Religiosity on African American and Afro-Caribbean Subjective Well-Being
(Virginia Tech, 2018-07-05)Religion is important to most African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. Church attendance is positively associated with aspects of subjective well-being. However, research concerning the influence of religiosity on African ... -
Racialization of Muslim-American Women in Public and Private Spaces: An Analysis of their Racialized Identity and Strategies of Resistance
(Virginia Tech, 2017-05-15)The aim of this research project is to investigate how Muslim-American undergraduate women experience racialization in public and private spaces, examine whether those experiences give rise to a racialized identity, and ... -
Racism in the Gay Community and Homophobia in the Black Community: Negotiating the Gay Black Male Experience
(Virginia Tech, 2008-05-08)This research posed the question "How does racism in the gay community and homophobia in the Black community restrict gay Black male's life chances and life opportunities?" Previous research has uncovered racist attitudes ... -
The Racking Performance of Light-Frame Shear Walls
(Virginia Tech, 2000-08-08)The response of light-frame timber shear walls to lateral forces is the focus of the dissertation. The objective of this study was to obtain performance characteristics of shear walls with various aspect ratios and ... -
Radar and LiDAR Fusion for Scaled Vehicle Sensing
(Virginia Tech, 2021-04-02)Scaled test-beds (STBs) are popular tools to develop and physically test algorithms for advanced driving systems, but often lack automotive-grade radars in their sensor suites. To overcome resolution issues when using a ... -
Radar cross-section data encoding based on parametric spectral estimation techniques
(Virginia Tech, 1994)Parametric modeling has many applications. These applications include data estimation and interpolation, modern spectral estimation, and data encoding. This research applies parametric modeling to radar cross section data ... -
Radar Imaging Applications for Mining and Landmine Detection
(Virginia Tech, 2022-08-02)The theme of this dissertation is to advance safety hazard mitigation by detecting and characterizing hidden targets of concern. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is used to detect and characterize hidden targets that pose ... -
A Radial Basis Function Approach to a Color Image Classification Problem in a Real Time Industrial Application
(Virginia Tech, 1997-06-27)In this thesis, we introduce a radial basis function network approach to solve a color image classification problem in a real time industrial application. Radial basis function networks are employed to classify the images ... -
Radial growth response of eastern hemlock to infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid
(Virginia Tech, 2012-04-13)Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) is causing defoliation and mortality of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière) in the eastern United States. The objectives of this study were to quantify changes ...
