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INTRACELLULAR BIOCHEMICAL TARGETS OF RUTHENIUM POLYPYRIDYL COMPLEXES IN MULTIPLE CANCER CELL MODELS
(2016-12-16)The ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)Ru(phen)2]4+, RPC4 and [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)]2+, RPC3 are promising anticancer candidates due to their observed cytotoxic effect against multiple cancer cell lines. ... -
INTRINSIC CURIOSITY IN REINFORCEMENT LEARNING BY IMPROVING NEXT STATE PREDICTION
(2020-06-03)In Reinforcement Learning, an agent receives feedback from the environment in the form of an extrinsic reward. It learns to take actions that maximize this extrinsic reward. However, to start learning, the agent needs to ... -
The Introduction Of The Reserve Clause And Its Impact On Baseball Salaries During The 1880s: A Panel Estimation
(Economics, 2007-08-23)One of the most frequently studied areas in professional baseball is the Reserve Clause. Originally introduced in 1879 by the National League, the Reserve Clause indefinitely tied a player's services to his current team ... -
INTUITIVE HUMAN ROBOT INTERFACES FOR UPPER LIMB PROSTHETICS
(2016-08-19)Modern robotic prosthetic devices for upper limb amputees promise to alleviate an important disability, but are underutilized due to the inability to properly control them. Specifically, the devices afford more degrees of ... -
Intuitive Robot Integration via Virtual Reality Workspaces
(2022-11-30)As robots become increasingly prominent in diverse industrial settings, the desire for an accessible and reliable system has correspondingly increased. Yet, the task of meaningfully assessing the feasibility of introducing ... -
"Invasion" Of The Poor: Beliefs And Attitudes Of The Receiving Community
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)Housing policy as one of the tools for eradicating poverty remains a critical arena for debate, especially in light of the dire situation of impoverished inner cities and growing inequalities between communities in the ... -
Inventory Pooling In Petroleum Upstream Logistics Network
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2014-07-14)The petroleum industry is heading toward the era of efficiency and cost reduction. Oilfield service companies have to raise their efficiency to stay competitive. This dissertation explores the efficiency issues facing an ... -
Inverse Analysis of Heat Generating Body for Safety Applications
Inverse thermal analysis and its applications have been applied to numerous fields of science and engineering. Historically during the 1950's and early 1960's, space programs played a significant role in the advancement ... -
Inverse Design Of Airfoils Using A Flexible Membrane Method
(Aerospace Engineering, 2011-03-03)The Modified Garabedian Mc-Fadden (MGM) method is used to inversely design airfoils. The Finite Difference Method (FDM) for Non-Uniform Grids was developed to discretize the MGM equation for numerical solving. The Finite ... -
INVERSE PROBLEMS AND FORWARD PROPAGATION OF OPTICAL FLOW
(2020-08-24)Optical flow is a concept originally introduced in computer vision that quantifies, and aids in the presentation of, motion (flow field) between two or more images. In essence, it is a solution of an inverse problem ... -
INVESTIGATING A FINITE ELEMENT MODEL UPDATING METHODOLOGY FOR CHARACTERIZING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NCF COMPOSITES
(2021-08-03)Composite materials have been a key breakthrough in developing aircraft structures. Their superior strength and stiffness-to-density ratio, which are unmatched by no other materials, allow engineers to create high strength ... -
INVESTIGATING CAUSAL INTERACTIONS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN USING EEG AND fNIRS
(2016-08-24)It is necessary for distributed neural assemblies to work in collaboration to achieve the most elementary brain functions. Activities within segregated neural assemblies are integrated to process an incredibly diverse ... -
INVESTIGATING GENE EXPRESSION CHANGES IN DAPHNIA: THE ROLE OF EMS-INDUCED MUTATIONS AND REPRODUCTIVE MODES
(2022-08-03)Gene expression variation is a common source of phenotypic variation between species. Understanding how changes in gene expression are associated with a particular phenotype will aid in understanding the molecular basis ... -
Investigating Intra-Island Translocation as a Conservation Strategy for the Turks and Caicos Iguana: The Impact of Homing and Stress
(2016-12-15)The Turks and Caicos iguana, Cyclura carinata, is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature due to introduced mammals and habitat alteration from human development. Inter-island ... -
Investigating Juvenile Supervisory Officers' Attitudes At A Texas Juvenile Detention Center
(Anthropology, 2011-10-11)Punitive and rehabilitative ideologies have traditionally competed to influence correctional policy. The growing emphasis on prisoner rights however, has subtly transformed the mindset of the carceral institution. Juvenile ... -
Investigating Student Engagement In Mathematical Conversation: Teacher Questions Eliciting Student Responses
(Education, 2014-07-14)Mathematics educators advocate that K-12 teachers should create classrooms where students are engaged in conversation about mathematical ideas. However to achieve these goals, it is important that teachers understand how ... -
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF PEEPHOLE OPTIMIZATIONS ON BINARY CODE DIFFERENCES
(2023-09-01)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/1/2025** ABSTRACT: Binary diffing is a technique used to compare and identify differences or similarities in executable files without access to source code. The potential ... -
Investigating the Effects of Varying Levels of Autonomy in an eLancing Environment
(2019-08-01)Whereas there is a plethora of research on the work outcomes of standard employees (i.e., individuals who work full-time at one organization and complete work specified by the employer at their established place of business ... -
Investigating the frictional properties of organic matter and pore structure of organic-rich shales with atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy
(2022-12-19)Understanding geomechanical properties of shales, such as stiffness properties and fracture toughness, is important in different areas of petroleum industry-related activities including fracturing efficiency, petroleum ... -
Investigating The Global Geospace Response To A Period Of Solar Wind High Speed Streams Using The Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry MHD Simulation
(Physics, 2014-12)As the solar wind flows past the Earth, it interacts with the Earth's magnetic field and transfers energy and momentum to the geospace environment. During times when the solar cycle is near a minimum, there is a tendency ...