Browsing Library by Title
Now showing items 4821-4840 of 7484
-
Novel Functions And Physiological Significance Of Ral Interacting Protein - RLIP76 In In Vitro And In Vivo Models
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)This dissertation is divided into four parts. The first part is an introduction of energy dependent xenobiotic transporters and their relevance in multidrug resistance. However, the main focuse is the description of RLIP76 ... -
A Novel Game Theoretic Framework For Security In Wireless Sensor Networks
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Due to severe resource limitations and often lack of centralized infrastructure, providing security in wireless sensor networks is a great challenge. Misbehavior due to malicious or faulty nodes can significantly degrade ... -
NOVEL INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING USING MULTIFACETED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS - CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY (UAV - CRP) DATA ANALYSIS
(2018-12-06)Remote sensing is a method of collecting data without making any physical contact with the object under inspection. Modern day remote sensing kicked off with the invention of the camera and continued on to the invention ... -
A Novel Injectable Porous Hydrogel Composite Scaffold For Bone Tissue Engineering
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-17)Over the past decade there has been an increasing use of bone grafts for orthopedic applications. With the aging US population, the need for suitable bone grafts substitutes has also increased. The aim of this study was ... -
Novel Intraocular Drug Delivery System For The Prevention Of Posterior Capsule Opacification
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a major complication associated with the implantation of intraocular lens (IOLs). Evidence suggests that PCO formation is caused by abnormal lens epithelial cell (LEC) migration/p ... -
Novel Mechanisms of Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(2020-08-04)Currently, over 30 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2D). Importantly, T2D disproportionately augments the risk for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), ... -
A Novel Method For Major Harmonic Sources Identification In High Voltage Transmission Systems
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-03-03)Due to the proliferation of high-voltage power electronics devices and nonlinear loads connected to power systems, the penetration of produced harmonics into power transmission networks to pollute power quality of power ... -
A Novel Method Utilizing Approach-avoidance To Assess The Aversive Nature Of Pain
(Psychology, 2013-07-22)Pain is a multidimensional experience that involves sensory, emotional/affective, and evaluative components, yet preclinical pain research has mainly focused on testing the sensory dimension. Those suffering from pain may ... -
Novel Methods For Entity-centric Information Exploration
We witness an unprecedented proliferation of entity graphs that capture entities (e.g., persons, products, organizations) and their relationships. Such entity data gradually evolves into the most comprehensive knowledge ... -
NOVEL METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF POSTTRANSLATIONAL LIPID MODIFIED PROTEINS BY MASS SPECTROMETRY
(2015-12-02)Study of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) is very important for developing potential new drugs for the treatment of several diseases. Posttranslational lipid modifications are major PTMs which help proteins to anchor ... -
A Novel Minimally Invasive Dual-modality Fiber Optic Probe For Prostate Cancer Detection
(Biomedical Engineering, 2013-03-20)Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in males, and is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in United States. In prostate cancer diagnostics and theapy, there is a critical need for a minimally ... -
NOVEL NANOCOMPOSITES FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUNG INFECTIONS
(2022-05-17)Lung infections, especially lower respiratory tract infections and their associated pneumonias, are one of the leading causes of death, accounting for more than 4 million fatalities every year worldwide. Bacterial pathogens ... -
NOVEL NANOPARTICLES TO STIMULATE THERAPEUTIC ANGIOGENESIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES
(2022-08-15)Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a severe impairment of arterial vessels resulting in obstruction of normal blood flow in the legs, leading to acute or chronic lower limb ischemia and subsequently high morbidity and ... -
Novel Neuro-dynamic Methods For Solving Robotic Planning And Control Problems
(Aerospace Engineering, 2015)Robotic systems are growing more complex to cater to the tasks they are required to solve. Irrespective of these tasks the problem of planning and control must be solved for all robotic systems. In this dissertation a ... -
Novel Nonparametric Control Charts For Monitoring Multivariate Processes
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2010-03-03)The objective of this dissertation is to develop novel nonparametric control charts to effectively monitor and diagnose multivariate processes with a minimal set of modeling assumptions. Statistical process control (SPC) ... -
Novel Phenomena In Encapsulating Hydrocarbon Gases
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2008-04-22)The use of hydrophobic forces for entrapment of gases in water will be discussed. Natural hydrocarbons, haloalkanes, and anesthetic gases are hydrophobic in nature. In the course of this investigation water-soluble molecular ... -
Novel Preparation Of Polymeric Scaffolds For Tissue Engineering Using Phase Separation With Protein Microbubble Incorporation
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) has been extensively used as a biodegradable and porous tissue scaffold due to their biocompatibility and degradability. Several techniques have been developed for the fabrication of ... -
Novel Quantification of Neurovascular Coupling (NVC) to Predict Brain Injury in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
(2020-09-04)Birth asphyxia is a global burden in clinical neonatal care. It results from deprivation of oxygen to a newborn infant that lasts too long during the birth causing physical harm to the brain. The asphyxia insult impairs ... -
Novel Roles of Standard and Non-standard Null Lagrangians in Classical and Quantum Physics
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/13/2024** ABSTRACT: The three known families of Lagrangians are standard, non-standard, and null Lagrangians. While Lagrangians are widely used in Physics for their ... -
A Novel Scheme For Contact Predictions In Opportunistic Networks
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2013-03-20)In the opportunistic network (ON) paradigm information is exchanged between two devices as they encounter each other. For such information exchange to take place the devices must know about the presence of other devices ...