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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Badri"”.
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Calcium and strontium ionic flux of lipid bilayers
Bilayer lipid membranes were formed from lecithin,. cerebroside, ceramide and tripalmitin. The electrical potential across the lecithin and cerebroside membranes were measured in the presence of Na+, Ca++ and Sr++, and from these membrane specific resistance, transference number and ionic flux were …
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Critical Infrastructure Automated Immuno-Response System (CIAIRS)
Critical Infrastructures play a central role in the world around us and are the backbone of everyday life. Their service provision has become more widespread, to the point where it is now practically ubiquitous in many societies. Critical Infrastructure assets contribute to the economy and society …
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PREDICTION OF HUMAN SYSTEMIC, BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT PHARMACOKINETIC (PK) PROPERTIES BASED ON QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE PHARMACOKINETIC RELATIONSHIPS (QSPKR) AND INTERSPECIES PHARMACOKINETIC ALLOMETRIC SCALING (PK-AS)
<p>This research developed validated QSPKR and PK-AS models for predicting human systemic PK properties of three, preselected, pharmacological classes of drugs, namely opioids, β-adrenergic receptor ligands (β-ARL) and β-lactam antibiotics (β-LAs) using pertinent human and animal systemic PK …
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Carbon nanomaterial-based aerogels for improved removal of copper(II), zinc(II), and lead(II) ions from water
Access to clean water continues to be an issue throughout the world. Supplies of freshwater have been decreasing due to population growth, natural disasters, and pollution. Advanced carbon-based technologies have allowed for opportunities at the advancement of efficient and cost-effective materials …
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Performance analysis of star architecture packet-switched VSAT networks using random code division multiple access
The intent of this research is to provide a performance analysis of multiple access protocols in packet-switched Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communication networks. This research consisted of three major thrusts. First, we analyzed the average time delay of the broadcast Time …
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Bioinspired Robust Underwater Behaviors Using Fluid Flow Sensing
The lateral line sense organ in fish detects fluid flow around its body, and is used to perform a wide variety of behaviors such as rheotaxis, wall-following, prey detection, and obstacle and predator avoidance. Currently there are no equivalent engineering analogues that can sense fluid flow …
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Assessing the health impact of intervention in supermarket bakeries using fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and other clinical endpoints for baker’s allergy and asthma
Aim: To assess the health impact of an intervention in supermarket bakeries using fractional exhaled nitric oxide and other clinical endpoints for baker’s allergy and asthma after a one-year follow-up period. Methods: A field randomised controlled trial of 31 bakeries initially assigned to one of …
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Rigidity operators and the flexibility of infinite bar-joint frameworks
In this thesis we bring together various techniques from functional analysis and operator theory to develop the linear infinitesimal theory of crystal frameworks in the Euclidean space Rd. In this mathematical theory we obtain sufficient conditions for the boundedness of the rigidity matrix R(G), …
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Developments in the Extended Finite Element Method and Algebraic Multigrid for Solid Mechanics Problems Involving Discontinuities
In this dissertation, some contributions related to computational modeling and solution of solid mechanics problems involving discontinuities are discussed. The main tool employed for discrete modeling of discontinuities is the extended finite element method and the primary solution method …
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Studies on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of therapy for HIV infection in Cape Town
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-206).
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The prognosis of tuberculosis in adults infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1)
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to assess whether active tuberculosis (TB) accelerates the course of HIV-1 infection by measuring progression to AIDS and mortality in HIV-infected patients. Secondary objectives were to evaluate whether TB should be considered an AIDS-defining …