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Christopher Thron

Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas

1001 Leadership Place

Killeen, TX 76549

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (33)

1.

Determinants of HIV Infection in Nigeria: A Synthesis of the Literature

Journal of AIDS and HIV Research Vol. 7(9), pp. 117-129, October 2015 DOI: 10.5897/JAHR2015.0338
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 19 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2017
Olatunji Awoleye and Christopher Thron
Oreep Nig, Ltd. and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 594 (113,444)

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HIV, Infection, Nigeria, Determinant, Dahlgren and Whitehead

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The 'Quantum Game Show': A Very Simple Explanation of Bell's Theorem in Quantum Mechanics

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 08 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2021
Braeden Welsch and Christopher Thron
Texas A&M University Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 439 (164,314)

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quantum mechanics; interpretation, Bell's inequality, Aspect experiment, entanglement, correlation, causality

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Stress, Health, and Accident Risks for Commercial Drivers in Abuja, Nigeria: Causes and Correlations

A. Olatunji , T. Harris-Jackson , N. Hernandez , C. Thron, R. Olukolade, “Stress, Health, and Accident Risks for Commercial Drivers in Abuja, Nigeria: Causes and Correlations”. The Nigerian Health Journal (2017) Vol. 17(2) 1-16.
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2018
Oreep Nig, Ltd., University of Central Florida, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)
Downloads 231 (330,287)

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Commercial Vehicle Drivers, Stress, Health, Nigeria, Traffic Accidents

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'Statistics Gone on Holiday': Misinterpretations of Hypothesis Tests Propagated by Internet Resources

Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Vol 5, No. 3, 2019 http://www.aiscience.org/journal/allissues/jssh.html?issueId=70320503
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2024
Christopher Thron and Nancy Hernandez
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 223 (342,220)

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Conditional probability, hypothesis testing, significance level, Type I error, web pages, internet, statistical concepts

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Status and Trends in University Education for Women in Sudan: A Graphical Data Analysis

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Apr 2020
Monira Hamid, Christopher Thron and Sallam Fageeri
Department of Information Technology, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and University of Nizwa - College of Economics management and Information systems
Downloads 191 (397,477)

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University education, tertiary education, women, Sudan, admissions data

6.

A Comprehensive Framework for Hackathon-Driven Educational Research

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Feb 2024
Inter University institute for data-intensive astronomy, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, Office for Astronomy for Development, Inter University institute for data-intensive astronomy and Stellenbosch University
Downloads 179 (424,491)
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Hackathons, Education Design Research, Evaluation, User-centric approach, Higher Education, Rapid Evaluation, Generalizability

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Fourier Subspace-Preserving Particle Filter: Theory and One-Dimensional Implementation

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2018
Christopher Thron and Khoi Tran
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and TAMU-CT
Downloads 129 (561,789)

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particle filter, tracking, estimation, distribution, stochastic process, flow

8.

Demographics of Sudanese University Students in Relation to Regional Development and Conflict

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Monira Hamid, Christopher Thron and Sallam Fageeri
Department of Information Technology, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and University of Nizwa - College of Economics management and Information systems
Downloads 113 (626,371)

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Sudan, higher education, university students, development, regional, conflict, women, demographics, diversity.

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Affinity and Hostility in Divided Communities: A Mathematical Model

9th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (2016) Proceedings. Springer, pp. 22-32
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2019
Christopher Thron and Rachel McCoy
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 101 (684,672)
Citation 1

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conflict, hostility, sectarian, extremism, moderates, agent, mathematical, modeling

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Practicality of Agent-Based Modeling of Civil Violence: An Assessment

IOSSBR Journal of Social Sciences Research, Volume II (2013) pp. 37-58
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2018
Christopher Thron and Elizabeth Jackson
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 93 (725,554)
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agent-based model, civil violence, Epstein, grievance, legitimacy

11.

The Erosion of Well-Being: A Heuristic Mathematical Model

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Nov 2015
Christopher Thron
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 82 (790,029)

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Well-being, SWB, satisfaction, prosperity, heuristic mathematical model, conspicuous consumption

12.

Coordinate Permutation-Invariant Unit N-Simplexes in N dimensions

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Dec 2021
Gwenda Anderson and Christopher Thron
A&M Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 80 (803,225)

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simplex, invariance, permutation, integration, symmetry, Euclidean space

13.

Lifetime Optimization of Dense Wireless Sensor Networks Using Continuous Ring-Sector Model

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 20 Apr 2021
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, University of Ngaoundere, University of Maroua, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) and University of Maroua
Downloads 80 (803,225)
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Dense wireless sensor network, data aggregation, lifetime extension, linear programming, data compression.

14.

Persistent Confusions about Hypothesis Testing in the Social Sciences

Soc. Sci., 4, 361-372, 2015, DOI: 10.3390/socsci4020361
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 15 May 2015
Christopher Thron and Vincent Miller
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 76 (830,555)

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statistics; hypothesis testing; inference; p-value; significance; conditional probability; conditional event

15.

Cost Effective Reproduction Number Based Strategies for Reducing Deaths from COVID-19

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Apr 2021
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, IMSP, Texas A&M University Central Texas and IMSP
Downloads 73 (852,604)
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Coronavirus, Control strategies, Testing, Distancing, Effective reproduction number, Reproduction number, Spectral radius, At-risk subpopulation

16.

A Low-Complexity, Low-Memory Frequent Itemset Mining Algorithm for Transactions With Sorted Items

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2019
Christopher Thron, Khoi Tran and Ahmed Ali
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, TAMU-CT and Department of Computer Science
Downloads 68 (891,180)

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association rules, itemsets, mining, frequent, database, complexity, memory

17.

Building Pythonic Pyramids in Nigeria

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Apr 2018
Christopher Thron
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 66 (907,769)

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Computer Science, Nigeria, Python, interactive, flipped, hands-on, instruction, education

18.

Pollution-Development Tradeoffs in Nigeria: An Agent-based Model

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Mar 2021
Christopher Thron and Katrina Smith
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and US Army OTC
Downloads 65 (916,100)

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developing countries, pollution, economic development, Nigeria, tradeoffs, environmental preservation, tradeoffs mathematical model

19.

Deconvolution of Solar Cell Cathodoluminescence Using Fourier Interpolation and Second-derivative Peak Localization

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 17 Oct 2024
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, Texas A&M University Central Texas, Texas A&M University Central Texas, Texas A&M University Central Texas and Texas A&M University Central Texas
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cathodoluminescence, , deconvolution, Voigt distribution, semiconductor, spectrum, intensity

20.

Covering Random Points in the Plane with Equal-Sized Disks: Theory and Simulations

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Mar 2021
Christopher Thron and Anthony Moreno
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A7M University-Central Texas
Downloads 62 (942,565)

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set cover, disks, computational geometry, operations research, random points, coverage problems

21.

A Non-causal Reconceptualization of Quantum Field Theory

Alternative Natural Philosophy Association, 43rd Annual Conference, Manchester UK 8-12 August 2022.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 08 Jun 2023
Christopher Thron
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 61 (951,658)

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quantum field theory; causality; process; spacetime; universe; many-worlds; free will

22.

Three-Stage Numerical Solution for Optimal Control of COVID-19

Tamayo LV, Mbazumutima V, Thron C, Todjihounde L. Three-Stage Numerical Solution for Optimal Control of COVID-19. Mathematics. 2021 Jul 27;9(15):1777, https://doi.org/10.3390/math9151777
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Jan 2024
Texas A&M University Central Texas, IMSP, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and IMSP
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optimal control; testing; distancing; herd immunity; COVID-19; Monte Carlo; visualization; Pareto optimum; numerical solution

23.

Trends and Summaries of Student Enrollment, Graduation, and Performance Alzaeim Alazhari University 1997–2016

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Oct 2023
Chesnee Murdock, Christopher Thron and Izeldin Abdel Rahman
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Alzaiem Alazhari University
Downloads 56 (1,000,027)

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Alzaeim Alazhari University, Sudan, university, higher education, enrollment, graduation, degrees, departments, trends

24.

Improving Access to Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test in Niger State Nigeria: An Assessment of Implementation Up to 2013

Malaria Research and Treatment, Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 7436265, 13 pages, Doi.org/10.1155/2016/7436265
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2017
Olatunji Awoleye and Christopher Thron
Oreep Nig, Ltd. and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 50 (1,063,489)

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Accessibility, malaria, RDTs, ACTs, review, health facilities

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Associations Between Secondary School Background, Academic Performance and Subsequent Career Achievements for Medical School Graduates in Sudan

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 29 Jan 2024
Olivia Boltz, Christopher Thron and Ahmed Elsayed
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Alzaeim Alazhari Medical School
Downloads 45 (1,121,190)

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Sudan, medical school, academic performance, CGPA, specialty, doctors, career, secondary school

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Analysis of Control Measures for Vector-Borne Diseases Using a Multistage Vector Model with Multi-Host Sub-Populations

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Jul 2023
F. G. T. Kamba, L.C. Eze, Jean Claude Kamgang and Christopher Thron
University of Ngaoundéré - ENSAI, African University of Science and Technology, University of Ngaoundéré - ENSAI and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
Downloads 35 (1,249,711)

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Epidemiological model, Vector-borne, Basic reproduction number, Lyapunov function, Global asymptotic stability, Nonstandard finite difference scheme (NFDS), Simulation, Sensitivity, SEIRS

27.

Cost-Minimizing System Design for Surveillance of Large, Inaccessible Agricultural Areas Using Drones of Limited Range

argas Tamayo, L.; Thron, C.; Fendji, J.L.K.E.; Thomas, S.-K.; Förster, A. Cost-Minimizing System Design for Surveillance of Large, Inaccessible Agricultural Areas Using Drones of Limited Range. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8878. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218878
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Dec 2023
Texas A&M University Central Texas, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, University of Ngaoundere, Texas A&M University Central Texas and University of Bremen
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drone; surveillance; route planning; optimization; charging station; limited range

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Improved Estimation of Bird Abundance and Energy Consumption by Combining Point and Transect Observations

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 23 May 2025 Last Revised: 01 May 2026
Universidad Católica de Cuenca, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Universidad Católica de Cuenca and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
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Energy consumptionAbundancePoint countsTransect samplingEcosystemFrugivore

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High Performance Low Complexity Multitarget Tracking Filter for a Array of Non-directional Sensors

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 03 Nov 2020
Christopher Thron, Khoi Tran and Joseph Raquepas
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, TAMU-CT and Air Force Research Laboratory
Downloads 28 (1,345,526)

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target tracking, particle filter, multi-target, sensor network, acoustic sensor, maximum likelihood

Enhancing Agricultural Financing: A Data-Driven Approach to Credit Risk Prediction for Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Apr 2026
University of Ngaoundere, University of Ngaoundere, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, TUHH Hamburg University of Technology and Rhodes University
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Agricultural FinancinG, Credit Risk Prediction, Machine Learning, Sub-Saharan Africa, Smallholder Farmers

Enhancing Agricultural Financing: A Data-Driven Approach to Credit Risk Prediction for Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 May 2026
University of Ngaoundere, University of Ngaoundere, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas, TUHH Hamburg University of Technology and Rhodes University
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Agricultural Financing, Credit Risk Prediction, machine learning, Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers

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A Gradient Vector Field Method for Energy-Optimal Drone Path Planning in Wireless Sensor Networks

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 May 2026
Abdoul Wahide Mama, Ramkumar Ganapathy and Christopher Thron
Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
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Wireless Sensor Network, Drone, Path Planning, Information Collection, Power-Efficient, Extended Lifetime, Optimization

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A Semi-stochastic Algorithm for Minimizing Tardiness in a Non-permutation Flowshop with Information Delays

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 May 2026
Mark Reyes, Josfrid Agbadogbe and Christopher Thron
Texas A&M University Central Texas, Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques (IMSP) and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
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flowshop, non-permutation, scheduling, optimization, tardiness, uncertainty, stochastic, simulated annealing

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Optimal Real Time Drone Path Planning for Harvesting Information from Moving Sensors in a Wireless Sensor Network

Number of pages: 25
Christopher Thron and Sabrina Keller
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas and Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
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Wireless sensor network, drone, path planning, information collection, power-efficient, extended lifetime, optimization, TSP, gradient descent

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 23
1.

Taylor's Formula Via Hypervolumes

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 06 Jun 2022
Christopher Thron
Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas
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Taylor’s theorem, series, hypervolume, integration, iteration