Simulation is a powerful technique to study complex problems and systems. This thesis explores two different problems. Part 1 (Chapters 2 and 3) focuses on the theory and practice of the problem of simulating graphs with a prescribed degree sequence. Part 2 (Chapter 4) focuses o…
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the past century of intensifying control efforts and increasingly effective treatments, TB persists as a threat to global health. TB elimination i…
Determining risk to human populations due to natural disasters has been a topic of interest in the STEM fields for centuries. Earthquakes and the tsunamis they cause are of particular interest due to their repetition cycles. These cycles can last hundreds of years but we have on…
The delivery of care that meets both the quality of service (QoS) standards and organizational budgetary constraints is a fundamental objective for every healthcare manager. Designing an efficient service system, by optimally provisioning resources, can help achieve this goal. I…
Hospitals in the United States find it difficult to meet patient demand in a timely manner. They look for solutions that would better allow them to manage patient flow, and at the same time avoid allocating more resources than necessary. This research has two main objectives. Th…
The main objective of the research was to understand hemp processing at different stages through numerical simulations. Processing of hemp materials involves breaking the hemp into different sizes of particles and separating those particles into fractions of different sizes. Num…
This dissertation addresses the problem of militant infiltrations and militant attacks against border security outposts along the Turkish-Iraqi border. Attacks on border outposts have caused hundreds of soldier casualties in the past two decades. In the mountainous terrain, time…
Queuing management systems have been widely improved in recent years. Many solutions are available to manage the flow of customers in the service sector. Additionally, these systems have been used to automate resource allocation, but it is challenging to use them efficiently in …
Debates about whether or not to engage in interventions to stabilize and rebuild states that have suffered extreme events, such as wars and large-scale natural disasters include questions about whether or not the intervening force can complete the mission. Intervening is a compl…
Titanium alloys are widely used in various industries due to their superior characteristics such as high strength-to-weight ratio, toughness, corrosion resistance and bio-compatibility. Ti-6Al-4V is the most commonly used titanium alloy and considered as difficult-to-cut because…
In December, 2005, the Air Force Auditing Agency conducted an interview of 282 nurses and physicians stationed in Iraq. The majority of the nurses from the interview reported they were not prepared to care for critically injured soldiers. This study investigated whether a new tr…
The need for chemotherapy treatments at outpatient settings have significantly increased in the past several years. Ambulatory Infusion Centers are encountering difficulties in matching individual patient needs and infusion chair availability due to the high variability in chemo…
In the present computer age, cellular technology and portable computers are becoming an integral part of the life. Each computer user wants to access the computing resources, irrespective of the location. Because of this need the computing paradigm “Mobile Computing” has assumed…
Careful electrical design and optical design are both crucial for achieving high-efficiency solar cells. It is common to link these two aspects serially; the optical design is first done to minimize reflection and maximize light trapping, and then the resulting optical generatio…
In addition to the traditional role that the FCC process plays in heavy oil cracking, nowadays this process is becoming increasingly important as a potentially flexible means to respond to changes in petrochemical product demand It is expected that the FCC process will play a ma…
A This dissertation analyzes the experiences of high school students participating in an on-line character-playing simulation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (“AIC”). In AIC, high school students in classrooms around the world play the characters of leaders of nations involved in t…
Hydrogen sulphide needs to be removed from natural gas for economic and environmental reasons. Adsorption is a commonly used operation to remove H2S, and the development of novel adsorbents with larger capacity and selectivity is an active area of research. This thesis focuses o…
The failure of oil well drillstrings due to torsional and longitudinal stresses caused by stick-slip phenomena during the drilling operation causes great expense to industry. Due to the complicated and harsh drilling environment, modelling of the drillstring becomes an essential…
Performance modelling and evaluation has long been considered of paramount importance to computer networks from design through development, tuning and upgrading. These networks, however, have evolved significantly since their first introduction a few decades ago. The Ubiquitous …