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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"novel use"”.
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Novel Use of Neural Networks to Identify and Detect Electrical Infrastructure Performance
… that can improve these processes. With the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), neural networks can identify and classify both normal functioning and damaged electrical power lines.</p> <p>This thesis will investigate the use of convolutional neural networks and low-cost unmanned aerial …
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A Novel Use for Ionic Polymer Transducers for Ionic Sensing in Liquid
Ionic electroactive polymers have been developed as mechanical sensors or actuators, taking advantage of the electromechanical coupling of the materials. This research attempts to take advantage of the chemomechanical and chemoelectrical coupling by characterizing the transient response as the …
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Novel Use of Scenarios in the Usability Engineering of a Next-generation MLST Tool
… from the scenario-based interviews effective for use as tasks in formative usability evaluation. Scenario-based interviews were conducted to collect relevant work-practice information and domain knowledge from two user classes. Requirements distilled from the scenarios and complementary interview …
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Novel Use of Dual Anti-Inflammatory Therapy to Overcome Drug Resistance and Improve Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury
<p>Over 1.2 million Americans are currently living with a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Despite the need for effective therapies, there are currently no proven effective treatments that can improve recovery of function in SCI patients. Many therapeutic compounds have shown promise in …
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Novel use of a cell-penetrating peptide-adaptor system to characterize Akirin constructs and investigate activity of bacterial effector proteins
… only in the presence of calcium. TAT-CaM can be used to characterize Akirin constructs and investigate the activity of bacterial effectors, AopP and AvrA, in the NF-kB pathway. Akirin is a small nuclear protein that was shown to interact with transcription factor Twist and chromatin remodeler …
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Molecular analysis of herpes simplex virus type 1 latency in experimentally infected mice / Barry Slobedman.
… ganglia, experiments are undertaken using a mouse model that makes novel use of the segmental sensory innervation of flank skin.
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Technology impact forecasting for multi-functional composites
… are attractive to the aerospace industry because their maturation cycles can happen simultaneously with the development lifecycle of the aircraft. However, due to the limited knowledge about a new technology in system evaluation, a low TRL technology’s high potential is counterbalanced by its …
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A finite difference forward model for MEG and EEG
… machines. The model makes a novel use of the principle of reciprocity combined with Ohm's Law and the Biot Savart Law to build a model of the human magnetoencephalogram that is much faster to compute than the current state of the art. The model uses an existing finite …
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Reactions of thin film bilayers of nickel on silicon-germanium alloys
… Epitaxy (MBE) technique, are examined with the novel use of two in-situ analytical techniques: An in-situ 4-point probe resistance measurement, done during vacuum annealing of the bilayers, yields information about changes in the whole electrically conductive volume of the film structure. …
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Exploring the Use of Inclusive Teaching Strategies to increase the Effectiveness of Adult Learning Programs related to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) within Canadian Public Sector Organisations.
… strategies. The research methodology is focused ethnography, and with the theoretical frame of social constructionism this research allows for a focus on the relationship between individuals and a particular aspect of their life i.e. corporate training. Participants were identified through …
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Distribution distance measures in generative and privacy models
Distribution distance measures provide a useful class of tools for generative and privacy models. In both cases, the goal is to simulate a data distribution without revealing too much about individual points. While early generative models focused on matching data in a component-wise manner, the …
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Characterisation and optimisation of alternating current thin film electroluminescent displays
… described within this Thesis. In particular, the novel use of ArF laser annealing at a wavelength of 193nm as a post deposition annealing process for ZnS:Mn thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering has been presented and compared to KrF laser annealing (248nm wavelength). Additionally the …
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A framework for usage management
… choice and innovation. The framework enables use of multiple policy languages, and dynamic interpretation of usage policies in different computing environments. In addition, the framework provides formal semantics to reason about interoperability of policies with respect to computing …
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Novel Applications of Biolayer Interferometry to Investigate Molecular Interactions
<p>In this study, BLI is used to explore various molecular interactions to demonstrate molecular binding and to provide quantitative characterization of binding kinetics and affinities of phage-protein and DNA-protein interactions. The results of this study demonstrate novel use of biolayer …
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Development and Characterization of a Synchronously Actuated Response Atomizer for Studying Thermoacoustic Instabilities
… development of greener combustion techniques for use in turbomachinery applications. Lean Direct Injection is an active area of research for how fuel is introduced and burned in the combustor section of a jet engine or land based liquid fuel turbine. Overall lean combustion results in lower NOx …
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Electromagnetic Tracking for Medical Imaging
This thesis explores the novel use of a wireless electromagnetic: EM) tracking device in a Computed Tomography: CT) environment. The sources of electromagnetic interference inside a Philips Brilliant Big Bore CT scanner are analyzed. A research version of the Calypso wireless tracking system was …
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The adaptation of solenoid actuated injectors for use with dimethyl ether fuel in diesel engines
… electronic actuated fuel injectors, with the use of solenoids, have repeatedly demonstrated superior performance with respect to needle movement control. This thesis, in order to combine the advantages of both electronic actuation and DME fuel, presents an adaptation of the novel use of …
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Enhanced completion evaluations in unconventional reservoirs: new applications of fiber optic sensing and machine learning
… the goals mentioned previously. We present a novel use of tube waves exited by perforation (or “perf”) shots and recorded on distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) to infer and compare the hydraulic connectivity of induced fractures near the wellbore on a stage-by-stage basis. We also discuss a …
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Nuclear magnetic resonance readable sensors
… MR is an advantageous bio-sensor readout because it can be determined from opaque samples and through intervening layers of matter. Wash steps can therefore be avoided in in vitro MR assays and non-invasive interrogation achieved for in vivo MR sensing. Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles …
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CausalSim: Toward A Causal Data-Driven Simulator For Network Protocols
… due to the bias introduced by the protocols used during data collection. CausalSim uses traces from an initial RCT under a set of protocols to learn a causal network model, effectively removing the biases present in the data. Using this model, CausalSim can then simulate any protocol over the …
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