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Ductile Lightweight Concrete For Lightweight Structural Application
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-08-08)
This study developed a ductile concrete for precast wall systems which are capable of resisting high wind in excess of 500 mph. The developed concrete mix design consists of sand, cement, glass fiber, and a foaming agent ...
Wireless Devices For Medical Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)
The deployment of medical electronics in healthcare plays a significant role to overcome many problems in disease treatment and diagnosis. For advanced applications, wireless solutions are preferred. The wireless technologies ...
An Analytical And Numerical Model For Design Of Non- Uniformly Powered Silicon Chips Based On Both Thermal And Device Clock Performance
(Mechanical Engineering, 2008-04-22)
Silicon chips continue to grow in capabilities, complexity and performance. Silicon chips typically integrate functional components such as logic and level two (L2) cache memory in their architecture. This functional ...
Effects Of Calcium-based Treatment On Organic Soil Behavior
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-09-17)
Organic soils are found in many places around the world. Organic soils undergo large secondary settlements depending on the amount of organic matter present in the soil Organic soil is a mixture of finely divided particles ...
Visible Versus Near-infrared Light Penetration Depth Analysis In An Intralipid Suspension As It Relates To Clinical Hyperspectral Images
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)
We determine the penetration depth of near-infrared and visible light in a tissue phantom model using various image processing techniques and chemometrics and use these results to demonstrate the application of a multimodal ...
Sequential Frameworks For Statistics-based Value Function Representation In Approximate Dynamic Programming
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2008-09-17)
Dynamic programming (DP) was derived by Bellman in 1957 as a mathematical programming method to solve multistage decision problems. The DP concept has great potential, but it only can solve small problems exactly under ...
Effects Of Experiential Learning On Face To Face And Multimedia Learning Environments In The Acquisition Of Active Listening Skills
(Social Work, 2008-04-22)
Comparison studies between Technology or Multimedia Learning Environments and Face-to-Face (F2F) Learning Environments in social work education usually show that technology works as well as F2F environments. However, they ...
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Fictional Vampire Prince
(History, 2008-08-08)
Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania. Prince Dracula was an ardent defender of Christendom, and staunch opponent of the expanding Ottoman Empire. However, ...
Embedded System For Monitoring Human Activities Using 3-axis Accelerometer
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)
The last decade has witnessed a surge of interest in new sensing and monitoring devices for health care. In several medical and non-medical applications it is necessary to measure the human activities. Detection and ...
Micromachined Nanoporous Membranes For Blood Oxygenation Systems
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-09-17)
An oxygenator is a medical device that aids in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the human blood during procedures and illnesses that may cause the interruption or cessation of blood flow in the body. Porous ...