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Applications of Nonlinear Optics in 3D Direct Laser Writing and Integrated Nanophotonics
(2016-05-17)This thesis presents novel applications of nonlinear optics in laser fabrication and sources of entangled photons for quantum optics. Femtosecond direct laser writing in transparent media enables mask-less fabrication of ... -
Applications of recombineering and recoded genome construction.
(2022-06-06)Genome engineering offers the opportunity to bypass natural selection to generate novel organisms. Although multiple types of genome engineering are currently possible, work described in this dissertation occurred in the ... -
Applications of sequence coevolution in membrane protein biochemistry
(Elsevier BV, 2018-04)Recently, protein sequence coevolution analysis has matured into a predictive powerhouse for protein structure and function. Direct methods, which use global statistical models of sequence coevolution, have enabled the ... -
Applications of Vapor Deposition in Microelectronics and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
(2012-10-31)Over the past decades, vapor deposition of thin films has gained wide interest in both industry and academia, and a variety of its applications have been demonstrated. As one of the most promising vapor deposition techniques, ... -
Applications of Various Thin Film Deposition Techniques for Oxide Dielectrics, Metal Interconnects and Polymer Insulators
(2022-06-06)As the feature size gradually approaches the physical limit, the downscaling of the semiconductor industry guided by Moore’s law has encounter many challenges. However, recent advances in thin-film materials and deposition ... -
Applied inference
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2010)We propose and apply a new simulation paradigm for microarchitectural design evaluation and optimization. This paradigm enables more comprehensive design studies by combining spatial sampling and statistical inference. ... -
Applying Bayesian Inference to Measurements of Colloidal Dynamics
(2021-05-14)A generative model provides a framework for applying Bayesian methods to complex experimental data like microscope images by describing them as a statistical probability distribution. One of the most valuable features ... -
Applying GIS Methods to Public Health Research at Harvard University
(Informa UK Limited, 2011)The Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) at Harvard University supports research and teaching that relies on geographic information. This includes supporting geographic analysis for public health research at Harvard. This ... -
Applying Learning Algorithms to Preference Elicitation
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2004)We consider the parallels between the preference elicitation problem in combinatorial auctions and the problem of learning an unknown function from learning theory. We show that learning algorithms can be used as a basis ... -
Applying machine learning for building natural ventilation control
(IEEE, 2020-11)Although natural ventilation is applicable to most buildings, architects and engineers today struggle to integrate it as an alternative to mechanical ventilation systems due to its uncertainty. This paper presents the ... -
Applying MDP Approaches for Estimating Outcome of Interaction in Collaborative Human-Computer Settings
(2007)This paper investigates the problem of determining when a computer agent should interrupt a person with whom it is working collaboratively as part of a distributed, multi-agent team, which is operating in environments in ... -
Applying Next Generation Sequencing to Skeletal Development and Disease
(2014-02-25)Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have dramatically increased the throughput and lowered the cost of DNA sequencing. In this thesis, I apply these technologies to unresolved questions in skeletal development ... -
Applying the lattice Boltzmann equation to multiscale fluid problems
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2001)The authors discuss the theory and application of the Lattice Boltzmann equation to multiscale physics in fluids. They present two examples relevant to real-life applications: airflow around an airfoil at high Reynolds ... -
Applying Wet Sieving Fecal Particle Size Measurement to Frugivores: A Case Study of the Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthii)
(Wiley, 2017-04-04)Fecal particle size (FPS) as quantified by wet sieving analysis is a measure of chewing efficiency relevant for the understanding of physiological adaptations and constraints in herbivores. FPS has not been investigated ... -
Appreciating Housing: The Role of Housing in Politics
(2016-05-03)While the economic implications of housing have been examined extensively, surprisingly limited attention has been devoted to how the housing market impacts politics. My dissertation is a three paper compilation that ... -
An Appreciation of Christiane Groeben: The Correspondence between Charles Darwin and Anton Dohrn
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Approaches for understanding relationships between cancer genomes and clinical cancer features
(2021-11-16)Cancer is a disease of the genome. Understanding what somatic alterations drive cancer and how they affect cancer treatment outcomes is a central goal of cancer genomics. Next-generation sequencing of cancer has led to ... -
Approaches to Policy Advice From Multiple Teachers in Reinforcement Learning
(2017-07-14)Reinforcement learning can be an arduous and expensive process, but agents can learn a task faster and better with the help of one or more teacher agents. In the advice model framework, a teacher instructs by giving advice ... -
The Approaching Epidemic
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Approaching the intrinsic band gap in suspended high-mobility graphene nanoribbons
(American Physical Society, 2011)We report electrical transport measurements on a suspended ultra-low-disorder graphene nanoribbon (GNR) with nearly atomically smooth edges that reveal a high mobility exceeding 3000 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) and an intrinsic band ...