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Investigation Into Intraocular Pressure Distribution Via Computer Aided Engineering (Cae), Madison Maureen Hinman
Investigation Into Intraocular Pressure Distribution Via Computer Aided Engineering (Cae), Madison Maureen Hinman
Masters Theses
The leading cause for irreversible blindness and vision loss is glaucoma - an eye condition associated with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Increased IOP is also seen during other pathological conditions like spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), and non-pathological conditions as when playing a wind instrument. The study aimed to describe the influence of different vitreous cavity size as well as vitreous fluid viscosity on the IOP as measured at the back of the eye on the retina. Improved understanding of eye pressure transmission can aid in a better understanding of eye diseases. The experiment conducted included cavities of varying size and …
Collection Of Instructional Slides From Molten Salt Electrochemistry Symposium (Moses), Devin Rappleye, Carlos Mejia
Collection Of Instructional Slides From Molten Salt Electrochemistry Symposium (Moses), Devin Rappleye, Carlos Mejia
Faculty Publications
During the Molten Salt Electrochemistry Symposium (MoSES) on July 30-31, 2025, interactive instruction was given to the attendees including live demonstrations. These slides contain the introductory instructions given for each learning module at MoSES 2025. Please visit https://pyro.byu.edu/moses for more information.
Utilization Of Biomass From Kerai Payung Trees And Waste Paper Through Pyrolysis Technology To Support The Zero-Waste Concept, Anggita Putri Indadari, Nurfa Anisa, Asih Budi Santoso
Utilization Of Biomass From Kerai Payung Trees And Waste Paper Through Pyrolysis Technology To Support The Zero-Waste Concept, Anggita Putri Indadari, Nurfa Anisa, Asih Budi Santoso
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)
Wisnuwardhana University is a private institution with a green campus environment surrounded by Kerai Payung trees. This environment produces organic waste from trees and inorganic waste such as used paper from campus activities. This study aims to achieve zero-waste processing by using pyrolysis technology to process campus waste, ensuring minimal residue. The experimental method involves comparing waste processing outcomes between conventional combustion and pyrolysis, the data was analyzed by comparing the results of pyrolysis with conventional combustion. The results of biochar from the pyrolysis process of used paper, Kerai Payung leaves, and nagging Kerai Payung tree are 76 g, 250 …
Characterization Of Curcumin As A Coating Material For Polymer-Free Stents Interms Of Morphology And Release, Ameliyana R.S.P.A. Yani, Muhammad Kusumawan Herliansyah
Characterization Of Curcumin As A Coating Material For Polymer-Free Stents Interms Of Morphology And Release, Ameliyana R.S.P.A. Yani, Muhammad Kusumawan Herliansyah
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)
The use of bare metal stents over the long term often leads to the re-narrowing of blood vessels, prompting a shift to drug-eluting stents (DES). However, the use of polymers in DES has been known to trigger inflammation and thrombosis in the arteries. As an alternative, polymer-free drug-eluting stents (PF-DES) have emerged as a safer option. In this study, curcumin was selected as the primary coating material for PFDES using the electrophoretic deposition method. The effects of varying curcumin concentrations (125 µg/ml, 250 µg/ml, and 500 µg/ml) were examined to understand their impact on deposition morphology, coating weight, chemical bonding …
Impact Of Print Speed And Nozzle Temperature On Tensile Strength Of 3d Printed Abs For Permanent Magnet Turbine Systems, Wirawan Wirawan, Hilmi Iman Firmansyah, Satworo Adiwidodo, Mohammad Sukri Mustapa
Impact Of Print Speed And Nozzle Temperature On Tensile Strength Of 3d Printed Abs For Permanent Magnet Turbine Systems, Wirawan Wirawan, Hilmi Iman Firmansyah, Satworo Adiwidodo, Mohammad Sukri Mustapa
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)
Operational parameters must be integrated into turbine systems' main components, which are determined by turbine systems' functional requirements. The need for producing component designs more effectively raises the possibility of using additive manufacturing. The study focuses on the optimization of the mechanical properties of the principal components of magnetic turbines manufactured with 3D printers using Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), by changing the temperature and speed of the nozzle. The approach consisted of modeling a standard test piece in CAD software and producing ABS-based test pieces using a 3D printer with print speeds of 50, 70, 90, and 110 mm/s and …
Characterization Of Bamboo Petung Fiber Reinforced Composites With Environmentally Friendly Enzymes, Rudianto Raharjo, Teguh Dwi Widodo, Redi Bintarto, Fikrul Akbar Alamsyah
Characterization Of Bamboo Petung Fiber Reinforced Composites With Environmentally Friendly Enzymes, Rudianto Raharjo, Teguh Dwi Widodo, Redi Bintarto, Fikrul Akbar Alamsyah
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)
Natural fiber composites are a good choice for many businesses uses because of their better mechanical properties and are friendly environment. Researchers are currently looking into bamboo petung fiber (BPF) and epoxy composites as alternative to synthetic fibers and products made from petroleum. This study's goal is to improve the overall performance of these composites while reducing the need for non-organic materials. This study used the various concentration of bromelain enzyme in BPF to changes the mechanical and physical properties of epoxy composites made from BPF. Composites were characterized the mechanical properties including tensile strength using tensile tester, impact strength …
Surface Analysis Of Bacterial Cellulose Membrane Made From Biowaste Added With Zno Nanopowder, Naufal Rizky Amasda, Heru Suryanto, Uun Yanuhar, Aminnudin Aminnudin, Fajar Nusantara, Quota Alief Sias
Surface Analysis Of Bacterial Cellulose Membrane Made From Biowaste Added With Zno Nanopowder, Naufal Rizky Amasda, Heru Suryanto, Uun Yanuhar, Aminnudin Aminnudin, Fajar Nusantara, Quota Alief Sias
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)
Utilization of pineapple biowaste is important to increase the value added to biowaste and solve the environmental problem. So, the study objective is to synthesize membranes of bacterial cellulose made from pineapple biowaste and characterize the surface morphology and porosity of the membrane after being added with ZnO nanopowder. The study starts with extracting biowaste as a bacterial cellulose culture medium for the fermentation process. The obtained pellicle was crushed and homogenized with the added ZnO nanopowder in the presence of ultrasonic waves. The membrane is dried in the oven. The membrane morphology was monitored using scanning electron microscope and …
Comparative Analysis Of Linear And Non-Linear Feature Selection For Breast Cancer Detection With Shap Analysis, Hamza Sabo Maccido
Comparative Analysis Of Linear And Non-Linear Feature Selection For Breast Cancer Detection With Shap Analysis, Hamza Sabo Maccido
AUIQ Technical Engineering Science
Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, emphasizing the critical need for accurate and efficient diagnostic tools. This study investigates the effectiveness of combining linear and non-linear feature selection methods-Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Pearson Correlation Coefficient (PCC), and Backpropagation Neural Networks (BNN) to improve breast cancer classification using machine learning models. We utilized the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Dataset to evaluate the performance of five classifiers-Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Logistic Regression (LR), Decision Tree (DT), Naïve Bayes (NB) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The results demonstrated that BNN-selected features consistently outperformed PCA and PCC …
Retracted: Dynamics And Stability Analysis Of 8-Dimensional Hyperchaotic Systems: Study Of Lyapunov Exponents, Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad, Nida Muhsin Ali, Muayyad Mahmood Khalil
Retracted: Dynamics And Stability Analysis Of 8-Dimensional Hyperchaotic Systems: Study Of Lyapunov Exponents, Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad, Nida Muhsin Ali, Muayyad Mahmood Khalil
Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics
This research explores the complex dynamics of an 8D hyperchaotic system, focusing on its trajectory stability and behavior under various control parameters. By using numerical simulations, we investigate the relationship between the Lyapunov components and the stability of the system. It provides a quantitative measure of the chaos within the model of the matrix, whose derivation consists of the system's sensitivity to perturbation, simulating chaotic systems in high dimensions faces challenges such as high computational resource demands. Difficulty in ensuring numerical convergence and stability. The results highlight the profound impact of control parameters on the dynamic behavior of hyperchaotic systems. …
Corneal Elevation Maps Patterns Classification Using Correlation Method, Sura M. Ahmed, Nebras H. Ghaeb, Salman Yussof, Noor T. Al-Sharify, Husam Yahya Nser, Zainab T. Al-Sharify, Ong Hang See, Leong Yeng Weng
Corneal Elevation Maps Patterns Classification Using Correlation Method, Sura M. Ahmed, Nebras H. Ghaeb, Salman Yussof, Noor T. Al-Sharify, Husam Yahya Nser, Zainab T. Al-Sharify, Ong Hang See, Leong Yeng Weng
Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics
The ophthalmologist uses various techniques to diagnose corneal abnormalities, including corneal topography and tomography devices. Currently generated color corneal elevation surface maps from topographic imaging devices are essential for detecting ocular diseases, while accurately classifying these maps to differentiate between different shapes remains an issue. This study aims to assess and compare parameters of the front and back corneal surface elevation map patterns of normal/abnormal corneas. Two hundred cases were randomly taken (100 normal and 100 abnormal) with a single normal reference image, and then an additional 25 cases were added later for the optimization process. The preprocessing of all …
Finite Element Investigation Of Blast Load Responses In Nuclear Power Plant Containment Structures, Janak Raj Awasthi
Finite Element Investigation Of Blast Load Responses In Nuclear Power Plant Containment Structures, Janak Raj Awasthi
Civil Engineering ETDs
Some significant incidents like the Chernobyl disaster (1986), the Fukushima Daiichi hydrogen explosion (2011), and some frequent military and terror threats to the nuclear Power plant structures have led to studying the capacity of power plant structures to withstand blast loadings. From this research, even one-third of the loss of the coolant is enough to damage the power plant structure. Crack starts from the wall and propagates toward the top of the dome and the foundation. The external blast shows high damage symptoms near the foundation area. Most of the steel members, including the rebars, Liner, and Tendons, showed high …
Understanding The Metallic And Oxide Phases In Platinum-Based Bimetallic Heterogeneous Catalysts After High-Temperature Oxidation, Stephen John Porter Jr
Understanding The Metallic And Oxide Phases In Platinum-Based Bimetallic Heterogeneous Catalysts After High-Temperature Oxidation, Stephen John Porter Jr
Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs
Platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) are critical components in diesel emission control systems, enabling the conversion of harmful pollutants under demanding conditions. However, Pt’s effectiveness is hindered by sintering under high-temperature oxidizing environments. This dissertation investigates how Pt and Pd evolve under oxidizing conditions at 800°C, highlighting their distinct thermodynamic behaviors and interactions. Using TEM, EDS, EELS, XRF, XRD, and EXAFS, we show that Pd suppresses Pt sintering by reducing the volatility of PtO₂, leading to the formation of stable particles. Both Pt and Pd are present in metallic and oxide states, forming biphasic 'Janus' particles with conjoined metal and …
Networked Systems: Synchronization, Decomposition And Transient Dynamics, Amirhossein Nazerian
Networked Systems: Synchronization, Decomposition And Transient Dynamics, Amirhossein Nazerian
Mechanical Engineering ETDs
This dissertation investigates synchronization, transient dynamics, control, and signal amplification in networked dynamical systems. First, it examines complete and cluster synchronization, including cases with large parametric mismatches, in both natural (e.g., brain networks, fireflies) and technological systems (e.g., power grids, robotics). Second, it studies transient dynamics in consensus processes, designing synchronization strategies that link reactivity, contraction theory, and Lyapunov exponents. Third, it addresses the computational limits of Model Predictive Control (MPC) for large networks by introducing an algebraic decomposition method that enables parallel online computation of smaller subproblems, enhancing MPC performance under hardware constraints. Finally, it analyzes the structural role …
Advancements In Microarray Manufacturing Enable Emerging Technologies, Kendall Hoff
Advancements In Microarray Manufacturing Enable Emerging Technologies, Kendall Hoff
Biomedical Engineering ETDs
Significant advances in manufacturing technologies have enabled the production of new DNA microarrays for use in emergent technology. Photolithography, wafer scale manufacturing, and improvements in synthesis chemistry and design enable high-throughput production of extremely high-quality arrays. These new arrays offer extremely high oligonucleotide densities, in the range of tens of thousands of oligonucleotides per square micron. They also offer smaller features sizes, with millions of features per square centimeter. Furthermore, they can be manufactured with the DNA tethered at either end to the surface, leaving either the 5’ or 3’ end free and available for use in enzymatic reactions; and …
Exploring Immune System Through Computational Modeling: A Comprehensive Study Of Lymph Nodes And Immune Response Scaling, Vaccine Efficacy, And Large-Scale Extreme First Passage Time, Jannatul Ferdous
Computer Science ETDs
The adaptive immune response is a complex defense mechanism that develops over time to recognize and eliminate pathogens with remarkable precision and durability. This dissertation investigates the dynamics, scaling, and efficiency of the adaptive immune response through a synthesis of computational modeling, mathematical analysis, and agent-based simulations. First, we analyze the topology of the lymphatic network and investigate the T cell search time to find the lymph node that is containing the matching dendritic cell. Second we show how the scaling of lymph node number and volume with body mass, leads to scale-invariant search times for T cells locating antigen-bearing …
Targeted Delivery Of Rapamycin Via Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors In Pancreatic Cancer Cells Inhibits Cell Proliferation And Induces Apoptosis, Adeolu S. Oluremi, Christofer Baldwin, Nickolas L. Gustavision, Mujeebat Bashiru, Adeniyi Nsiah Oyebade, Noureen Siraj, Raj Raghavendra Rao, N. Ali
Targeted Delivery Of Rapamycin Via Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors In Pancreatic Cancer Cells Inhibits Cell Proliferation And Induces Apoptosis, Adeolu S. Oluremi, Christofer Baldwin, Nickolas L. Gustavision, Mujeebat Bashiru, Adeniyi Nsiah Oyebade, Noureen Siraj, Raj Raghavendra Rao, N. Ali
Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is aggressive and deadly; most PC cells overexpress an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR-targeting peptide (GE11) was conjugated to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for delivering rapamycin (Rap), an mTOR inhibitor that reduces proliferation and induces apoptosis. Biophysical techniques confirmed the conjugation. Rap loading efficiency was 41.5%, with sustained release at a lower pH. Conjugates showed higher uptake in PANC-1 cells than unmodified AuNPs. It also inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis via pathways involving reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial damage, and caspase activation. This approach represents a promising nanoparticle-based therapeutic strategy targeting PC cells, utilizing GE11-EGFR interactions to minimize …
Photocatalytic Self-Pumping Membranes, Lily D. Farmer, David Warsinger, Sudharshan Anandan
Photocatalytic Self-Pumping Membranes, Lily D. Farmer, David Warsinger, Sudharshan Anandan
Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship
The physics of nanofiltration is not well understood, as many types of membranes and filters exist, but they all interact very differently with the substance they are filtering. This research investigates membranes that can autonomously pump fluid through catalytic reactions. The first set of experiments was to collect zeta potential measurements as zeta potential is a critical property that directly affects fluid transport. Zeta potential was measured using the Anton Parr SURPASS 3, which measures the sample by streaming a given solution through a channel of membranes and uses the Smoluchowski equation to return the zeta potential value. Measurements were …
Ionic Liquid Enhanced Proton Transfer For Neutral Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Ming-Xing Chen, Nian Liu, Zi-He Dua, Jing Qi, Rui Cao
Ionic Liquid Enhanced Proton Transfer For Neutral Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Ming-Xing Chen, Nian Liu, Zi-He Dua, Jing Qi, Rui Cao
Journal of Electrochemistry
The development of highly active catalyst in pH-neutral media for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical in the field of renewable energy storage and conversion. Nevertheless, the slow kinetics of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) hinders the overall OER efficiency. Herein, we report an ionic liquid (IL) modified CoSn(OH)6 nanocubes (denoted as CoSn(OH)6-IL), which could be prepared through a facile strategy. The modified IL would not change the structural characteristics of CoSn(OH)6, but could effectively regulate the local proton activity near the active sites. The CoSn(OH)6-IL exhibited higher intrinsic OER performances than the pristine …
Optimization And Model Averaging Of Histogram-Based Place Cell Firing Rate Maps Using The Point Process Framework, Murat Okatan
Optimization And Model Averaging Of Histogram-Based Place Cell Firing Rate Maps Using The Point Process Framework, Murat Okatan
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The firing rate of hippocampal place cells depends on the spatial position of the organism in an environment. This position dependence is often quantified by constructing spike-in-location and time-in-location histograms, the ratio of which yields a firing rate map. The purpose of this study is to present a new method for optimizing the spatial resolution of histogram-based firing rate maps. It is pointed out that histogram-based firing rate maps are conditional intensity functions of inhomogeneous Poisson process models of neural spike trains, and, as such, they can be optimized through model selection within the point process framework. The point process …
Targeting Poor Solubility Of Docetaxel: Computational Screening Of Ionic Liquids Using Cosmo-Rs, Najihah Mohd Noor, Amal A.M. Elgharbawy, Huma Warsi Khan, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Mohd Firdaus Abd. Wahab, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Siti Nur Idayu Matusin
Targeting Poor Solubility Of Docetaxel: Computational Screening Of Ionic Liquids Using Cosmo-Rs, Najihah Mohd Noor, Amal A.M. Elgharbawy, Huma Warsi Khan, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Mohd Firdaus Abd. Wahab, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Siti Nur Idayu Matusin
Publications and Research
Docetaxel (DTX), a chemotherapeutic agent widely used in cancer treatment, has limited therapeutic efficacy owing to its poor oral absorption and low bioavailability. This study aims to improve DTX solubility by predicting its compatibility with ionic liquids (ILs) using conductor-like screening model for real solvents (COSMO-RS) computational modelling. A library of 340 ILs comprising 17 cations and 20 anions was screened for their potential to dissolve DTX, with a particular focus on imidazolium-based ILs that enhance its solubility and pertinence to cytotoxic applications. Computational analysis identifies ILs containing cations such as 1-methylimidazolium [MIM] and 1,3-dimethylimidazolium [DMIM] and anions such as …
Detection Of Oil Pollution On The Tigris River In Iraq Using Fluorescence And Reflecting Techniques, Ahmad K. Ahmad, Thamer M. Mohammed
Detection Of Oil Pollution On The Tigris River In Iraq Using Fluorescence And Reflecting Techniques, Ahmad K. Ahmad, Thamer M. Mohammed
Karbala International Journal of Modern Science
In this study, a broadband light source (visible and ultraviolet) was used to name minerals via fluorescence spectra and estimate slick oil thickness, ranging from sub-millimetres, using the reflecting spectrum technique. Using a fluorescent technique, we obtained fluorescence spectra of the samples, converting and processing the signals to produce high-resolution data, which enabled the identification of the types of dissolved elements and oil slicks in the Tigris River, highlighting pollution sources and potential control measures. This system aims to show the faint signal in fluorescence samples collected from the cooling system outlet water throughout the refining process from AL-Dora (Baghdad) …
Design And Efficiency Assessment Of A Passive Treatment System For Acid Mine Drainage, Yan Ruiwen, Zhu Jun, Zhu Junhao, Lin Gang, Zhang Wanqiu, Jia Zenghua, Wang Wenming, Xi Furui
Design And Efficiency Assessment Of A Passive Treatment System For Acid Mine Drainage, Yan Ruiwen, Zhu Jun, Zhu Junhao, Lin Gang, Zhang Wanqiu, Jia Zenghua, Wang Wenming, Xi Furui
Coal Geology & Exploration
Background Acid mine drainage (AMD) refers to highly acidic, heavy metal-rich effluent generated from mining activities, potentially causing severe environmental contamination. Methods Focusing on the Lujiang alum mine in Anhui Province, this study established a systematic framework for the design and assessment of an integrated passive AMD treatment system using the Phreeqc and AMDTreat software. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the on-site hydrogeochemical characteristics (pH: 2.93‒3.06, Fe: 5.98‒42.52 mg/L, and Al: 18.87‒32.14 mg/L) and physical conditions (flow rate: 50‒96 m3/h, available area: about 50 000 m2), this study proposed a hybrid passive treatment system comprising …
Preparation And Characterization Of Electrospun Pvdf-Based Nanocomposite Fibers For Energy Harvesting And Storage Applications, Ahmed Ramzy, Electrochemistry And Corrosion Laboratory, Physical Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt, Ahmed M. El-Mahalawy
Preparation And Characterization Of Electrospun Pvdf-Based Nanocomposite Fibers For Energy Harvesting And Storage Applications, Ahmed Ramzy, Electrochemistry And Corrosion Laboratory, Physical Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt, Ahmed M. El-Mahalawy
Nanotechnology Research Centre
This study introduces the development of multifunctional electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite films doped with potassium octatitanate (KTO) for advanced energy applications. The research tackles key challenges in energy generation and storage through innovative material design and detailed characterization. Adding 0.2 wt% KTO to PVDF electrospun fibers resulted in a notable increase in crystallinity to 78.51 %, marking a significant enhancement in material properties. Structural analysis using X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed optimal phase composition, while morphological features were verified through field emission scanning electron microscopy. The composite films showed exceptional electrochemical performance, with bulk electrolyte resistance …
Advances In Key Technologies For The Management, Restoration, Development, And Utilization Of Coal Mining Subsidence Areas, Meng Zhuanghan, Wang Yutao, Tian Yanzhe
Advances In Key Technologies For The Management, Restoration, Development, And Utilization Of Coal Mining Subsidence Areas, Meng Zhuanghan, Wang Yutao, Tian Yanzhe
Coal Geology & Exploration
Background Coal mining subsidence areas, formed by the exploitation of coal resources, have emerged as severe challenges to the construction of ecological civilization and the sustainable development of the social economy in China. Their management, restoration, development, and utilization play a significant role in ecological security, food security, and energy transformation. Methods This study aims to address the unresolved and emerging issues in the management of coal mining subsidence areas. Based on the core concepts of management, restoration, development, and utilization, this study developed a dual-level zoning basis system combining theories and reality. Accordingly, coal mining subsidence areas in China …
Uptake, Distribution, And Activity Of Pluronic F68 Adjuvant In Wheat And Its Endophytic Bacillus Isolate, Anthony Cartwright, Mohammad Zargaran, Anagha Wankhade, Astrid Jacobson, Joan E. Mclean, Anne J. Anderson, David W. Britt
Uptake, Distribution, And Activity Of Pluronic F68 Adjuvant In Wheat And Its Endophytic Bacillus Isolate, Anthony Cartwright, Mohammad Zargaran, Anagha Wankhade, Astrid Jacobson, Joan E. Mclean, Anne J. Anderson, David W. Britt
Biological Engineering Student Research
Surfactants are widely utilized in agriculture as emulsifying, dispersing, anti-foaming, and wetting agents. In these adjuvant roles, the inherent biological activity of the surfactant is secondary to the active ingredients. Here, the hydrophilic non-ionic surface-active tri-block copolymer Pluronic® F68 is investigated for direct biological activity in wheat. F68 binds to and inserts into lipid membranes, which may benefit crops under abiotic stress. F68’s interactions with Triticum aestivum (var Juniper) seedlings and a seed-borne Bacillus spp. endophyte are presented. At concentrations below 10 g/L, F68-primed wheat seeds exhibited unchanged emergence. Root-applied fluorescein-F68 (fF68) was internalized in root epidermal cells and …
Structural Differential Privacy In Graph Neural Networks, Bibek Giri
Structural Differential Privacy In Graph Neural Networks, Bibek Giri
Master’s Dissertations
Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have demonstrated impressive performance across a range of graph-based learning tasks. However, their application to domains with sensitive relational data raises serious privacy concerns, as the graph structure itself may leak confidential information. This thesis investigates a decentralized framework for enforcing edge-level local di!erential privacy (LDP) in graph-structured data. We introduce two mechanisms that perturb a node’s neighborhood in a privacy-preserving yet utility-aware manner. The first approach replaces randomly selected neighbors with feature-similar nodes from the 2-hop neighborhood, ensuring structural realism while preserving degree. The second approach eliminates the need for explicit 2-hop propagation and dummy …
Influence Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles On The Efficiency Of Oxytetracycline Removal From Wastewater Using Continuous Catalytic Ozonation, Sarmad Al-Anssari, Hassanain A. Hassan, Maha K. Mohsin, Ahmed A. Mohammed
Influence Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles On The Efficiency Of Oxytetracycline Removal From Wastewater Using Continuous Catalytic Ozonation, Sarmad Al-Anssari, Hassanain A. Hassan, Maha K. Mohsin, Ahmed A. Mohammed
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
Antibiotics must be fully eliminated before they are released into the environment. In most cases, conventional wastewater treatment systems are not built to handle polar microcontaminants such as antibiotics. Oxytetracycline (OTC) is one of these antibiotics, an environmental hazard contaminant in aqueous solutions. Therefore, an advanced treatment method is needed for wastewater contaminated with antibiotics. In this study, we employed zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO), and the catalytic ozonation procedure was employed to increase the ozonation efficiency. A continuous experiment was carried out to compare the effectiveness of catalytic and single ozonation in degrading OTC in a continuous reactor. The flow …
Single-Step Conversion Of Metal Impurities In Cnts To Electroactive Metallic Nitride Nanoclusters For Electrochemical Co2 Reduction, Ahmed Badreldin, John Pellessier, Francisco Alejandro Ospina Acevedo, Siyuan Fang, Carter Racine, Jin Feng, Alvin Chang, Yulu Ge, Yang Gang, Shengyao Wang, Xiaokun Yang, Sergei Ivanov, Zhenxing Feng, Yun Hang Hu, Perla B. Balbuena, Ying Li
Single-Step Conversion Of Metal Impurities In Cnts To Electroactive Metallic Nitride Nanoclusters For Electrochemical Co2 Reduction, Ahmed Badreldin, John Pellessier, Francisco Alejandro Ospina Acevedo, Siyuan Fang, Carter Racine, Jin Feng, Alvin Chang, Yulu Ge, Yang Gang, Shengyao Wang, Xiaokun Yang, Sergei Ivanov, Zhenxing Feng, Yun Hang Hu, Perla B. Balbuena, Ying Li
Michigan Tech Publications
A novel single-step low-temperature pyrolysis method is developed to efficiently remove encapsulated Ni nanoparticles (NPs, 10–50 nm) from both regular-grade (< 5 wt.% metal impurities) and industrial-grade (< 10 wt.% metal impurities) carbon nanotubes (CNTs). This approach eliminates the need for conventional multi-step purification processes, which often involve high-temperature corrosive gas oxidation and acid washing. The new strategy transforms and redistributes encapsulated Ni-NPs into homogeneously sized nanoclusters (NCs, ≈1 nm) that are evenly dispersed on the surface of CNTs. Surface and bulk sensitive spectroscopic analyses reveal the predominant formation of Ni3N-NCs, along with some metallic Ni-NCs. The treated materials demonstrate exceptional electroactivity toward CO2 reduction to CO, with the best-performing CNT-PTFE-Mel-650 sample achieving an ultra-low onset overpotential of −19 mV and 98% CO selectivity in a current density range of 100–700 mA cm−2. This NC catalyst demonstrates 25% lower voltage at 700 mA cm−2 compared to the single atom catalyst (SAC) control. Experimentally verified ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) models are simulated, and subsequent density functional theory (DFT) calculations further support the thermodynamic stability of Ni3N-NCs and their favorability for CO2 reduction. This work establishes a new method for creating ligand-free electroactive NCs for efficient electrochemical reactions.
Incorporating Industry-Standard Technical Writing Into A Materials Testing Laboratory, Caleb Levi Head
Incorporating Industry-Standard Technical Writing Into A Materials Testing Laboratory, Caleb Levi Head
Theses and Dissertations
The fluid analysis and materials testing laboratories are crucial for engineering students to learn experimental procedures and data interpretation. Engineers spend a significant portion of their workday on report writing, yet many feel their undergraduate education did not adequately prepare them for this task. At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, students were given an industry-influenced lab report template to expand their knowledge of the necessary information required in technical writing, thereby teaching and improving their technical writing skills actively. These reports were evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively against previous submissions over two semesters in the mechanical engineering fluids and …
Algorithmic Optimization Of Filter Bank: Harnessing Rapid Convergence And Its Applications, Keerthana B Ms
Algorithmic Optimization Of Filter Bank: Harnessing Rapid Convergence And Its Applications, Keerthana B Ms
Theses and Dissertations
A novel optimization framework is proposed for the design of both uniform and non-uniform filter banks, aimed at improving the accuracy and computational efficiency of biomedical signal classification tasks, with a particular emphasis on the detection of sleep disorders and Alzheimer’s disease.The proposed algorithm is grounded in multirate signal processing theory and aims to achieve Near Perfect Reconstruction (NPR) with minimal computational overhead. The process begins with the optimization of a uniform cosine-modulated filter bank (CMFB), achieved through iterative frequency-domain analysis and parameter tuning. This is followed by the derivation of a non-uniform filter bank via selective merging of bandpass …