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Item Chinese students' conundrum of cheating(2013-05) Li, Jiyue, active 2013; Todd, Russell; Chyi, Hsiang Iris, 1971-This article mainly talks about how Chinese students are seeking different ways to get into American universities. Because of the large number of applicants, the competition is intense. Some students are trying something different to get their documents look great, such as changing transcripts, fake recommendation letters and non-existing experiences in the resumes. In addition, there are actual consulting and servicing agencies in China helping students apply to American colleges with partially fake material. In the U.S., these type of modifications are called cheating, but with a bigger picture that considering the cultural and societal differences between China and the U.S., we are able to find several reasons that why this phenomenon is happening and expanding; meanwhile, what possible steps can the American colleges do to solve or reduce the cheating trend in China.Item Development and application of a parallel compositional reservoir simulator(2012-08) Ghasemi Doroh, Mojtaba; Sepehrnoori, Kamy, 1951-; Delshad, MojdehSimulation of large-scale and complex reservoirs requires fine and detailed gridding, which involves a significant amount of memory and is computationally expensive. Nowadays, clusters of PCs and high-performance computing (HPC) centers are widely available. These systems allow parallel processing, which helps large-scale simulations run faster and more efficient. In this research project, we developed a parallel version of The University of Texas Compositional Simulator (UTCOMP). The parallel UTCOMP is capable of running on both shared and distributed memory parallel computers. This parallelization included all physical features of the original code, such as higher-order finite difference, physical dispersion, and asphaltene precipitation. The parallelization was verified for several case studies using multiple processors. The parallel simulator produces outputs required for visualizing simulation results using the S3graph visualization software. The efficiency of the parallel simulator was assessed in terms of speedup using various numbers of processors. Subsequently, we improved the coding and implementation in the simulator in order to minimize the communications between the processors to improve the parallel efficiency to carry out the simulations. To improve the efficiency of the linear solver in the simulator, we implemented three well-known high-performance parallel solver packages (SAMG, Hypre, and PETSc) in the parallel simulator. Then, the performances of the solver packages were improved in terms of the input parameters for solving large-scale reservoir simulation problems. The developed parallel simulator has expanded the capability of the original code for simulating large-scale reservoir simulation case studies. In other words, with sufficient number of processors, a field-scale simulation with a million grid cells can be performed in few hours. Several case studies are presented to show the performance of the parallel simulator.Item First hand : a mobile digital application for the theatrical costume shop(2011-05) Booker, Carl Joseph; Glavan, James; Mickey, SusanFirst Hand began as a singular iPhone application designed to aid in the collection and dissemination of information within a costume shop. The project was created to push the boundaries separating the costuming world from current computer technologies. The integration of new computer programming is possible, but currently there are too few programs dedicated to the costuming field that often costumers become frustrated and disinterested. By creating a user friendly, simple, non-invasive application that focused on a single daily task, taking notes during a costume fitting, I hope to introduce costumers to the possibilities available to them in the near future. Since the start of this project First Hand has become an app development company geared towards the custom garment making industries including stage and film costuming and the fashion industry.Item MetApp : an efficient and cost saving method for small businesses to create iOS applications(2013-05) McCann, Simon Vincent; Wilcox, Gary B.Interactions between small businesses and their customers often involve some form of electronic transaction. With the growing proliferation of portable computing, many of these transactions are taking place on a “smart device,” such as an iPhone or iPad. Many businesses will want to create their own custom apps to better serve their customers. Currently this process can be difficult and expensive to do well. This report proposes a method to make app production a little easier and cheaper.Item Mobile technology in secondary education : utilizing the Android development environment to teach Texas Paleontology(2011-08) Mattingly, Anne Katherine; Wilson, Clark R.; Molineux, AnnThe purpose of this project was to create an Android phone application that could be used to teach Texas Paleontology in a secondary school classroom. Since experienced teachers have reported that many students who do not have personal computers at home still have their own cell phones, the concept of using mobile devices for science education is very attractive to educators. In order to test out this idea the project had to include not only a mobile app, but also a webqest to help seamlessly integrate that app into Earth Science curriculum. To begin the project, I developed the Texas Paleontology webquest as a frame for the cell phone integration. In this activity the students are required to create their own field trip to explore relevant paleontological locations in Texas. They are required to document their field trip using Google Maps. These field trips could eventually be used to enhance the Android Application. The development of the Android Application represents the majority of this project. It was designed to be an app that can either stand alone or work with the Texas Paleontology webquest. In order to create this application I had to learn the XML and JAVA programming languages and become familiar with the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment and the Android Software Development Kit. The results of the project can be downloaded from the Android Market b searching for "Texas Paleontology." This report not only includes a description of how the application could be integrated into the classroom, but also an instruction guide for how to create an Android Application in a similar way. As cell phone technology becomes even more prevalent it is likely that more educators will want to utilize mobile application development in their own classrooms. This report provides a starting point for accomplishing this integration.