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Fall 2019
In this thesis, we study merge-and-shrink (M&S), a flexible abstraction technique for generating heuristics for cost optimal planning. We first propose three novel merging strategies for M&S, namely, Undirected Min-Cut (UMC), Maximum Intermediate Abstraction Size Minimizing (MIASM), and Dynamic...
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Understanding and influencing exercise behavior in hematologic cancer survivors: An examination of the intention-behavior gap
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Background: Regular exercise participation improves health and quality of life (QoL) in hematologic cancer survivors (HCS), yet many are insufficiently active. Because few who intend to exercise actually translate their intention into behavior, examining the intention-behavior gap (I-B gap) in...
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Spring 2018
Patients who have a severe mental illness such as psychosis experience a greater burden in terms of poor physical and mental health outcomes or adverse health outcome/s (AHO). The etiological factors for AHO include the illness itself, medication side effects, poor diet and lifestyle, substance...
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Fall 2023
Death is no stranger to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Extreme prematurity, congenital abnormalities, and other complexities that may occur surrounding pregnancy and delivery can turn what was hoped to be a very exciting moment in a family’s life into one of despair and grief. There are...
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Understanding antifouling mechanisms of bio-inspired functional coatings and developing antifouling surfaces based on mussel-inspired wet adhesive chemistry
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Bio-inspired antifouling materials have been widely studied in recent years in a variety of engineering fields, such as biomedical devices, marine industry, oil/water separation, and water treatment. However, studies on the corresponding intermolecular interactions between the bio-inspired...
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Fall 2012
There is limited information on families’ decisions regarding their (dis)continuation of weight management care. This thesis includes two complementary studies that examined this issue. First, an integrative review was performed to characterize predictors of and reasons for attrition in pediatric...
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Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Intention to Engage in Physical Activity and Leverage Wearable Activity Trackers
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Autistic young adults are underrepresented in research on physical activity (PA). However, many face serious health concerns due to sedentary lifestyles. A possible intervention is wearable activity trackers (WATs), which has demonstrated utility for monitoring and supporting PA outcomes within...