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Fmri Assessment Of Ischemic Stroke In Humans, Rui Yuan

Theses

Cerebral ischemia, or brain ischemia is a kind of stroke where the blood flow is insufficient to the metabolic demand of brain. The lack of oxygen supply will directly lead to the death of brain tissue. There are two major injury regions: the infarct and penumbra. Mostly, since the infarct regions became dead tissues rapidly after stroke, there is a tiny possibility to rescue them in time. But penumbra parts are different. Tissues there will be viable for hours after ischemia. Hence, both theoretically and practically, it is possible to salvage those cells in the penumbra region. Diffusion weighted image …

Ipad2 Logical Acquisition: Automated Or Manual Examination?, Somaya Ali, Sumaya Alhosani, Farah Alzarooni, Ibrahim Baggili

Annual ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law

Due to their usage increase worldwide, iPads are on the path of becoming key sources of digital evidence in criminal investigations. This research investigated the logical backup acquisition and examination of the iPad2 device using the Apple iTunes backup utility while manually examining the backup data (manual examination) and automatically parsing the backup data (Lantern software - automated examination). The results indicate that a manual examination of the logical backup structure from iTunes reveals more digital evidence, especially if installed application data is required for an investigation. However, the researchers note that if a quick triage is needed of an …

Plant-Made Influenza Virus-Like Particles: For Pandemic And Beyond, Nathalie Charland

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Purification Of Cell-Based Influenza H5n1 Viruses By Liquid Chromatography Technologies, Alan Yung-Chih Hu

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Bacterium-Like Particles As Delivery Vehicles For Multimeric Antigens, Kees Leenhouts

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Suspension Vero Cells (Svero) For Poliovirus Production: Effect Of Culture Passage On Growth Kinetics And Productivity, Guillermina Forno

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Systematically Characterizing Adventitious Agent Tests For Biologics, Rebecca Sheets

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Building Pandemic Preparedness Through A Sustainable Enterprise For Influenza Vaccines, Robert Huebner

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Rmce-Based Sf9 Cell Factory For Production Of Multi-Meric Vlps, Ana Teixera

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Functional Genomics As A Tool To Define A Molecular Signature Of Effective Vaccination Against Foot And Mouth Disease Virus, Jose Chabalgoity

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Oncolytic Viruses As Cancer Therapies, Stephen Rusell

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Chimpanzee Ad Vector Technology Platform For Prophylactic And Therapeutic Genetic Vaccine Applications, Stefano Colloca

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

The Cmc Challenges In Developing An Oncolytic Immunotherapy, Colin Love

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Rift Valley Fever: Next Generation Vaccines For An Old Foe, Brian Bird

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Leishmaniasis Vaccine Development: Animals As Models And Patients, Steven Reid

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Agent-Based Modeling Of Emergency Building Evacuation, Vi Q. Ha

Master's Theses

Panic during emergency building evacuation can cause crowd stampede, resulting in serious injuries and casualties. Agent-based methods have been successfully employed to investigate the collective human behavior during emergency evacuation in cases where the configurational space is extremely simple - usually one rectangular room - but not in evacuations of multi-room or multi-floor buildings. This implies that the effect of the complexity of building architecture on the collective behavior of the agents during evacuation has not been fully investigated. Here, we employ a system of self-moving particles whose motion is governed by the social-force model to investigate the effect of …

Biomechanical Testing On Cadaveric Spines For Different Treatments That Affect Lumbar Stability, Sabrina Alejandra Gonzalez Blohm

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Stenosis is one of the most common causes for spinal surgery. Laminectomy decompression and fusion are surgical procedures prescribed for this condition. The intention of this work was to investigate the effects of a laminectomy decompression, followed by fusion, on a lumbar functional spinal unit (FSU) through in vitro dynamic (±8Nm at 0.125Hz) and quasi-static (±7.5Nm at 0.1Hz) biomechanical tests, for flexion, extension, bending and rotation motions.

Six FSUs where disarticulated from four human cadaveric lumbar spines (63 ± 12 years) and were tested under the following sequence: (1) intact, (2) laminectomy decompression, and (3) Pedicle Screw System (PSS), using …

Conference Program, Engineering Conferences International

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Rabies Virus-Like Particles Expressed In Hek293 Cells, Diego Fontana, Ricardo Kratje, Marina Etcheverrigaray, Claudio Prieto

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Public-Private Partnerships In Advancing Vaccine Technologies And Improving Vaccine Effectiveness And Delivery For Developing Countries, Ray Cummings

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Establishing Human Vaccine Manufacturing In Southern Africa, Morena Makhoana

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

111 Years Producing Immunobiologicals: New Challenges, Jorge Kalil

Vaccine Technology IV

No abstract provided.

Glasses For Radiotherapy, Delbert E. Day

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Approaches To Control Nitrate Pollution In The San Joaquin Watershed, Misgana K. Muleta, Stephen Clayton

Civil and Environmental Engineering

No abstract provided.

Growth And Expression Of Halorhodopsin For Application In A Protein-Based Artificial Retina, Megan Ryan Gillespie

Honors Scholar Theses

Halorhodopsin (HR), a light-activated chloride ion pump, demonstrates potential for use as the scaffolding in an artificial retina. Retinal implants are needed to restore vision to people afflicted with ophthalmic diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). A protein-based chloride ion-patch would be utilized by the eye to create an influx of chloride ions, similar to ion concentrations in healthy retinas during the conversion of light stimuli to electrochemical signals. This protein-based retinal prosthesis will directly stimulate the bipolar cells of the retina, replacing the function of damaged photoreceptor cells. Other alternative treatments for AMD and …

Electronic Circuit To Mimic The Neural Network For The Saccade Controller, Justin D. Morse

Honors Scholar Theses

The proposed device is an electronic circuit that mimics the neural network controlling fast eye movements, or saccades. The device simulates the signals produced by each neuronal population during the control of a horizontal saccade and allows for observing and recording. It will serve as a valuable teaching tool in the field of neural control. Furthermore, the device will have applications in the realm of diagnosing and properly treating brain injury. Finally, this device could be incorporated into a system for controlling the eye movements of a realistic, artificially intelligent robot.

The FitzHugh-Nagumo model of the action potential is used …

Eurotech Students In Germany: Preparation, Experience And Outcome, Daisy A. Michaels

Master's Theses

Higher education study abroad programs for U.S. students are on the rise. A variety of undergraduate disciplines are being coupled with international components to bring U.S. students to a higher level of global awareness to meet the demands of today’s economy. The University of Connecticut’s Eurotech Program is an example of this trend. Its students earn degrees in both German and engineering in a five year program. They are given practical training through study and internships in Germany under the auspices of the Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program. One of the Eurotech Program’s major goals is to enhance job opportunities for its …

Improved Tumor Contrast Achieved By Single Time Point Dual-Reporter Fluorescence Imaging, Kenneth M. Tichauer, Kimberley S. Samkoe, Kristian J. Sexton, Jason R. Gunn, Tayyaba Hasan, Brian W. Pogue

Dartmouth Scholarship

In this study, we demonstrate a method to quantify biomarker expression that uses an exogenous dual-reporter imaging approach to improve tumor signal detection. The uptake of two fluorophores, one nonspecific and one targeted to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), were imaged at 1 h in three types of xenograft tumors spanning a range of EGFR expression levels (n  =  6 in each group). Using this dual-reporter imaging methodology, tumor contrast-to-noise ratio was amplified by >6 times at 1 h postinjection and >2 times at 24 h. Furthermore, by as early as 20 min postinjection, the dual-reporter imaging signal …

College Of Engineering Senior Design Competition Spring 2012, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition Projects

Senior Design Experience

Part of every UNLV engineering student’s academic experience, the Senior Design project stimulates engineering innovation and entrepreneurship. Each student in their senior year chooses, plans, designs and prototypes a product in this required element of the curriculum. Working in teams, the senior design project encourages students to use everything learned in the engineering and computer design programs to create a practical, real world solution to an engineering challenge.

Beyond the classroom...

Because of the requirement to work in teams, students also build good communication skills, presentation skills and even business writing skills. They also have to source …

College Of Engineering Senior Design Competition Spring 2018, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition Projects

Part of every UNLV engineering student’s academic experience, the senior design project stimulates engineering innovation and entrepreneurship. Each student in their senior year chooses, plans, designs, and prototypes a product in this required element of the curriculum. A capstone to the student’s educational career, the senior design project encourages the student to use everything learned in the engineering program to create a practical, real world solution to an engineering challenge. The senior design competition helps focus the senior students in increasing the quality and potential for commercial application for their design projects. Judges from local industry evaluate the projects on …