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Selling The City: A Qualitative Study On The Image Construction Of Times Square Through Its Media Environment, Sheetal Pandey
Selling The City: A Qualitative Study On The Image Construction Of Times Square Through Its Media Environment, Sheetal Pandey
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As a globally recognized symbol of indulgent consumerism and urban spectacle, the media environment of New York City’s Times Square plays a pivotal role in constructing its iconic image. This qualitative study uses a media ecology framework to analyze how Times Square’s digital displays, interactive installations, and live performances create an immersive experience that informs one’s image of it. Through participant observation and visual content analysis, this study examines how visitors interact with Times Square’s media landscape and identifies recurring media-driven themes. Observations reveal that Times Square’s media ecosystem invites constant public interaction, actively engaging visitors in a feedback loop …
Social Media Intelligence: Responding To Crime And Violence In The Digital World, Chloe Lynn Sitton
Social Media Intelligence: Responding To Crime And Violence In The Digital World, Chloe Lynn Sitton
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The integration of social media into everyday life has transformed how crime is committed, communicated, and investigated. This capstone project examines the emerging field of social media intelligence and its growing influence on modern policing, surveillance, and the community. Drawing from sociological theory, law enforcement practice, legal analysis, and community-based research, this project offers a far-reaching interdisciplinary view of how social media is shaping crime and justice in the United States.
Understanding The Effectiveness Of State Teaching Licensing For Deaf Instructors, Andrew Knox
Understanding The Effectiveness Of State Teaching Licensing For Deaf Instructors, Andrew Knox
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This capstone research examines the systemic barriers that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals face when pursuing state teaching licensure in the United States. Despite the growing need for Deaf educators, the current licensure process often marginalizes Deaf candidates by failing to provide adequate accommodations and relying heavily on standardized, English-based exams that disproportionately disadvantage non-hearing individuals. Using a mixed-methods approach that incorporates anonymous surveys of candidates’ experiences and a review of policy documents, this study uncovers key institutional biases and explores alternative pathways to licensure. These alternatives include performance-based assessments and innovative solutions such as video-based evaluations and …
Money Laundering Transactions Chronology Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence, Marwan Alawadhi
Money Laundering Transactions Chronology Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence, Marwan Alawadhi
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Money laundering is one of the most significant threats for the financial systems of the world, as it promotes other crimes and destabilizes the economy. This thesis presents an enhanced analysis of AI and ML on financial transaction data for the identification of patterns that relate to money laundering. It uses techniques like the Isolation Forest for the identification of outliers and clustering techniques like K-means and DBSCAN for identification of unusual transaction patterns across the four high risk countries that include United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Italy. The preprocessed dataset included different types of transactions like cross-border transactions, …
How Leadership Styles Impact Lgbtq+ Civil Rights, Milo Thompson
How Leadership Styles Impact Lgbtq+ Civil Rights, Milo Thompson
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Leaders rely on different leadership styles to legitimize their rule and obtain political power. However, these leadership styles have positive or negative impacts for protecting human rights in the LGBTQ+ community. This thesis examines how political leadership styles impact protecting or repressing the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community. This article argues that constitutionalist leaders who abide by the “rule of law” will better protect LGBTQ+ civil rights than personalist, ideological, or performative leadership styles. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research methods, this paper examines how leadership styles impact LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Community Response To Floods In The Cache River Watershed Of Southern Illinois: Application Of A Proposed Framework For Assessing General And Specified Community Resilience, Raymond Albert Bieri Iii
Community Response To Floods In The Cache River Watershed Of Southern Illinois: Application Of A Proposed Framework For Assessing General And Specified Community Resilience, Raymond Albert Bieri Iii
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Recent years have seen increased awareness about the potential adverse impacts of climate change on hydrologic systems and human communities. The concept of community resilience – the capacity of communities to respond to drivers of change in a manner that maintains or improves upon community well-being – is widely recognized as a suitable framework for informing climate change adaptation policies. Emerging insights from the community resilience literature highlight the importance of the distinction between general resilience, which refers to the resilience of social-ecological systems to all kinds of drivers of change, and specified resilience, which is concerned with the resilience …
Using Stimulus Equivalence Procedures To Increase Police Officers' Identification Of Behavioral Functions, Caitlin Sturges
Using Stimulus Equivalence Procedures To Increase Police Officers' Identification Of Behavioral Functions, Caitlin Sturges
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Mentalistic constructs and theories have been spouted since the dawn of mankind to explain the many behaviors of humans. These philosophies, however, leave many unanswered questions in society’s understanding of why complex behaviors (e.g., the multifaceted behaviors between police officers and citizens) occur. Society has entered an era of policing reform. Moreover, society is in search of answers as to why violent and seemingly complex behaviors are on the rise between law enforcement officials and citizens. The purpose of this study was to teach police officers the four functions of behavior utilizing equivalence-based instruction (EBI). Three active-duty law enforcement officials …
Predicting Newborn Low Birth Weight: A Machine Learning Approach Using Maternal Health And Demographic Data, Rayan Elsayed
Predicting Newborn Low Birth Weight: A Machine Learning Approach Using Maternal Health And Demographic Data, Rayan Elsayed
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Low birth weight (LBW), defined by the World Health Organization as a birth weight under 2500 grams, remains a major global health challenge due to its association with increased risks for adverse neonatal and long-term health outcomes. This study aims to identify maternal health factors that contribute to LBW and to develop predictive models to support early identification of at-risk pregnancies. Two machine learning models, Logistic Regression (LR) and Random Forest (RF), were developed to analyze the relationship between maternal factors and LBW outcomes. The RF model achieved an accuracy of 96.36%, demonstrating robust predictive performance across metrics, making it …
Induction Program Practices On New Teachers In Public School In The United Arab Emirates, Reem Mohammed Al Hajri
Induction Program Practices On New Teachers In Public School In The United Arab Emirates, Reem Mohammed Al Hajri
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This study examines the induction program practices for new teachers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) public schools. It evaluates key components—including orientation, mentoring, professional development, teacher networking, and administrative support— and analyzes their impact on new teachers’ integration, professional growth, and overall satisfaction. Additionally, it investigates how demographic factors such as nationality, educational qualifications, and teaching experience influence teachers’ experiences and perceptions. By employing a cross-sectional survey design, quantitative data were collected from 150 public school teachers across various emirates. Findings revealed that most new teachers held positive perceptions of the induction program domains. Gender comparisons indicated minimal differences, except …
Barriers To The Adoption Of Cross Laminated Timber For Mid-Rise Residential Buildings In Uae, Sabika Nasrim Pilathottathil
Barriers To The Adoption Of Cross Laminated Timber For Mid-Rise Residential Buildings In Uae, Sabika Nasrim Pilathottathil
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Buildings consume about 40% of the total annual energy produced globally, with significant energy usage across different life cycle stages, including construction and operational phases. The energy associated with the construction of buildings is substantial due to the energy required for the manufacture of materials and products. This underscores the need for stakeholders in the building industry to find construction materials and systems with low embodied energy. In the pursuit of low-energy materials, massive timber products, such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), are gaining popularity in mid-rise buildings around the world. The development of CLT, which boasts excellent load-carrying capabilities, has …
Project-Based Learning In Art History: Course Curriculum, Katelyn Baltes
Project-Based Learning In Art History: Course Curriculum, Katelyn Baltes
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The course entitled “Project-Based Learning in Art History” is a rigorous curriculum that introduces students to art history but creates a better understanding of how materials and techniques were used throughout time. Students in 11-12th grade will be able to apply their knowledge and learning through projects integrated within each unit to develop a stronger understanding of the content. Students will be able to apply the design elements and principles of design within their artwork and recognize the different characteristics of various periods and cultures. There will be the use of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art within each unit, and students …
Beauty In The Mundane, Madeline Caniglia
Beauty In The Mundane, Madeline Caniglia
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This project focuses on challenging what compositions are considered valuable as art. The primary focus is on the relationship between light and shadow and how it contributes to the revelation of finding beauty in the mundane. This project involves studying old masters like Caravaggio and Edward Hopper while employing their techniques and methods in my artworks. Through a series of oil paintings, I depicted everyday objects and scenes to demonstrate how classical techniques, paired with contemporary subjects, help bridge historical and artistic practices with modern art.
Hope Vs. Hate: Understanding User Interactions With Lgbtq+ News Content In Mainstream Us News Media Through The Lens Of Hope Speech, Jonathan Pofcher
Hope Vs. Hate: Understanding User Interactions With Lgbtq+ News Content In Mainstream Us News Media Through The Lens Of Hope Speech, Jonathan Pofcher
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This thesis makes three contributions. First, via a substantial corpus of 1,419,047 comments posted on 3,161 YouTube news videos of major US cable news outlets, we analyze how users engage with LGBTQ+ news content. Our analyses focus both on positive and negative content. In particular, we construct a fine-grained hope speech classifier that detects positive hope speech, negative, neutral, and irrelevant content. Second, in consultation with a public health expert specializing on LGBTQ+ health, we conduct an annotation study with a balanced and diverse political representation and release a dataset of 3,750 instances with fine-grained labels and detailed annotator demographic …
Assessing The Spatiotemporal Variability Of Aerosol Optical Depth And Particle Sizes In The Uae Atmosphere Using Remotely Sensed Data, Bashayer Ali Alzahmi
Assessing The Spatiotemporal Variability Of Aerosol Optical Depth And Particle Sizes In The Uae Atmosphere Using Remotely Sensed Data, Bashayer Ali Alzahmi
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This thesis investigates atmospheric aerosol concentrations, with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study maps the spatial and temporal variations in Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and characterizes aerosols using high-resolution Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products. The primary objective of this research is to enhance the understanding of aerosol dynamics in the UAE by distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic aerosols through the Angström Exponent (AE) and assessing their impacts on local climate, air quality, and public health. The study employs Remote Sensing (RS) techniques to conduct detailed environmental assessments, analyzing AOD variability across daily, monthly, seasonal, …
Solvent- And Temperature-Controlled Regioselective Catalytic Synthesis Of Potentially Bioactive, Sara Helmy Saada
Solvent- And Temperature-Controlled Regioselective Catalytic Synthesis Of Potentially Bioactive, Sara Helmy Saada
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Isothiocyanates play a crucial role as essential components in the development of effective synthetic methods for producing key chemical intermediates and biologically active molecules. Similarly, N-arylcyanothioformamide compounds have been employed to create structural cores for numerous heterocycles in a one-step reaction. In this study, we describe the first consistent regiospecific reaction of isothiocyanates with a variety of substituted N-arylcyanothioformamides in a 1:1 molar ratio to generate a series of imidazolidineiminodithiones decorated with a multitude of functional groups on both aromatic rings. The reaction is carried out at room temperature using a 20 mol% catalytic amount of triethylamine with …
The Effect Of Nerolidol On The Renal Dysfunction Following Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction In The Rat, Harun Rashed Toumi
The Effect Of Nerolidol On The Renal Dysfunction Following Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction In The Rat, Harun Rashed Toumi
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This thesis addressed nerolidol’s potential therapeutic and protective effects on bilateral ureteral obstruction-induced uropathy in rats. Obstructive uropathy stands as a notable contributor to acute kidney injury (AKI), accounting for 5-10% of all AKI cases worldwide, with a particularly high prevalence among the elderly, constituting 22% of AKI cases in this age group. Urinary tract obstruction, often attributed to factors such as kidney stones, urinary tract deformities and benign/malignant growths such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in older men can lead to detrimental outcomes if left untreated, potentially progressing to kidney failure and even mortality. The severity of the kidney …
Governance Of Religious Affairs In The United Arab Emirates, Ayesha Helal Al Qubaisi
Governance Of Religious Affairs In The United Arab Emirates, Ayesha Helal Al Qubaisi
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This study seeks to investigate policies, measures and efforts on religious affairs governance in the UAE, through enacting laws and establishing local religious institutions by uncovering the necessity of the procedures that are in place, the goals of religious governance, how religious affairs are regulated, and the challenges that the government faces in the process. The main objective of this thesis is to provide one possible adoption model for religious regulation. Further, since there are few studies on the topic of religious governance in general, and in the UAE particularly, the researchers synthesized and integrated existing knowledge from diverse sources …
Cultivation Of Food And Fodder Crop Millets And Quinoa In The Aquaponics System For Sustainable Food Security In The United Arab Emirates, Salama Yousef Al Khoori
Cultivation Of Food And Fodder Crop Millets And Quinoa In The Aquaponics System For Sustainable Food Security In The United Arab Emirates, Salama Yousef Al Khoori
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Aquaponics is a sustainable food production technology that integrates aquaculture with hydroponics. This study aimed to evaluate the possible impact of an aquaponics system on the cultivation of pearl millet, finger millet, and quinoa, utilizing water from tilapia aquaculture. The duration of the experiment is six months utilizing the manually constructed backyard aquaponics system. Tilapia fish serves as the principal biological material for nutrient generation in the experiment. This study investigated and recorded water quality indicators, including pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels over the experimental period. The parameters of fish growth, …
Evaluation Of Opportunities For The Cultivation Of Heterotrophic Plant Root Organ Cultures As Food: Optimization Of Culture Conditions And Carbohydrate Sources, Fatima Mohammed Alkaabi
Evaluation Of Opportunities For The Cultivation Of Heterotrophic Plant Root Organ Cultures As Food: Optimization Of Culture Conditions And Carbohydrate Sources, Fatima Mohammed Alkaabi
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All agricultural plant production requires investment of water, energy, and land, especially in the Gulf Region, where environmental conditions are not ideally suitable for crop farming. Currently, less than 40% of agricultural plant biomass production constitutes food, which greatly limits the overall feasibility of food production systems worldwide. Crop residues constitute over half of global agricultural biomass, and food waste and biomass from public parks and gardens further add to the vast pool of non-edible plant material. Existing valorization strategies for such material cannot compensate for the enormous amounts of water, energy, land, and human resources invested in their production. …
A Novel Approach To Predicting Particle Deposition In A Human Lung Using A Lumped, Oscillatory Respiratory Model, Jordana E. O'Brien
A Novel Approach To Predicting Particle Deposition In A Human Lung Using A Lumped, Oscillatory Respiratory Model, Jordana E. O'Brien
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Inhalation has become widely accepted as the optimal drug delivery mechanism for respiratory diseases, which often requires targeting a particular region of the lung. Mathematical models are key to under- standing the factors that influence drug transport and deposition in the lung. This study proposes a simple zero-dimensional typical path model that couples oscillatory breathing mechanics and particle deposition over multiple breathing cycles. Lung regions are lumped into compartments, and respiration is modeled using a circuit analog framework to capture airflows, lung pressures, and volumes in each lumped region. Particle transport and deposition are modeled by a mass-balance equation in …
Dubai Urban Planning 2040: Resource Requirements In The Urban District 5, Bakhit Alfalasi
Dubai Urban Planning 2040: Resource Requirements In The Urban District 5, Bakhit Alfalasi
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The availability of water, food, energy and air quality resources is compromised by prevailing global issues like environmental stress, climate change, and population growth. This research study details the different requirements for Dubai urban District 5 based on the tenets laid out in the Urban Planning 2040 initiative. The literature review section looks into existing literature on the present state of affairs in the UAE as regards availability of water, food, and energy resources in the country and implications of their production processes on air quality. The Study will employ an exploratory research design, where a systematic review of literature …
Oxidative Stress Responses In Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants To Uv-B Irradiation, Bolaji Olalere
Oxidative Stress Responses In Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants To Uv-B Irradiation, Bolaji Olalere
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The depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer has led to increased levels of harmful UV-B radiation reaching the Earth's surface, posing significant challenges for plant health and development. This study investigates the oxidative stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana when exposed to UV-B irradiation. Arabidopsis thaliana, a well-established model organism, is particularly sensitive to UV-B, making it ideal for understanding the effects of UV-B-induced oxidative stress. UV-B radiation, a mutagenic component of sunlight, disrupts key metabolic, molecular, and developmental processes, leading to DNA damage, impaired metabolism, and morphological changes. This research aims to explore how UV-B exposure affects the activities of …
Predictive Rescue System Through Real-Time Accident Monitoring Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Humaid Ahmad Al Falasi
Predictive Rescue System Through Real-Time Accident Monitoring Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Humaid Ahmad Al Falasi
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The research develops a robust AI-powered predictive system utilizing convolution neural networks (CNNs), IoT-enabled devices, and advanced machine learning (ML) models to improve real-time monitoring, resource allocation, and decision-making. The proposed system aims to minimize emergency response times, optimize resource allocation, and enhance public safety. Using machine learning models such as convolution neural networks (CNNs) and random forests, the system integrates IoT devices, traffic cameras, and deep learning algorithms to enable proactive incident management and efficient decision-making. A methodological framework based on CRISP-DM guides the project, encompassing historical data analysis, system modeling, and evaluation against real-world data from UAE traffic …
Navigating The Job Landscape: Insights From Linkedin Through Npl, Mohammed Alsallal Alfalasi
Navigating The Job Landscape: Insights From Linkedin Through Npl, Mohammed Alsallal Alfalasi
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This study uses NLP to examine the relationships between skills needed, wage trends, and job attributes in over 33,000 LinkedIn job posts. NLP enabled us to analyze a large dataset and gain deeper insights into the employment market. We obtained and cleansed the data ethically to guarantee that it was accurate for NLP analysis. This investigation included techniques such as keyword extraction and sentiment analysis to uncover important talents, job market attitudes, and industry trends. We also examined pay trends to better comprehend the market's economic aspects. By merging NLP and machine learning, this study offers a novel methodological framework …
Hatshepsut And Akhenaten: Dualities Of Gender, Religion, And Implementation Of Queer Theory, Sadie Anderson
Hatshepsut And Akhenaten: Dualities Of Gender, Religion, And Implementation Of Queer Theory, Sadie Anderson
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This paper discusses 18th Dynasty pharaohs Hatshepsut and Akhenaten and the images they portrayed during their reigns. Hatshepsut, though being female, adhered to the preconstructed image of a traditional male pharaoh while Akhenaten defied the long-established artistic canon in order to create a more androgynous pharaonic identity. Both did this to legitimize their rule, connect themselves to divinity, and interpret the duality of gender innate to Egyptian religion through their iconography. Hatshepsut’s masculine depictions cemented her as the father of the polytheistic Egyptian empire over which she reigned. Akhenaten’s more androgynous representations, on the other hand, portrayed him as both …
Scattering Spectroscopy Of Granular Media For Remote Sensing Applications, Chris H. Lee
Scattering Spectroscopy Of Granular Media For Remote Sensing Applications, Chris H. Lee
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The reflectance of a surface depends not only on the physical characteristics of the medium, but also on the geometry of how the surface is illuminated and viewed. Remote sensing data of a surface at multiple illumination and/or viewing angles can provide additional information that we can use to retrieve the physical properties of the surface and/or underlying medium as opposed to remotely sensed data at a single geometry. In this work, I characterized different aspects of angular reflectance, or scattering, spectroscopy of granular media for remote sensing applications. I applied polarimetry to various samples of olivine sand as a …
The Future Of Robotic-Teacher Relationship In Classrooms: Cooperation Or Competition?, Miaad Saleh Hassan Abdullah Mobarak
The Future Of Robotic-Teacher Relationship In Classrooms: Cooperation Or Competition?, Miaad Saleh Hassan Abdullah Mobarak
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As the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics undergo exponential growth and the issue of teacher shortage remains a concern, the potential for remarkable advancements in education with the assistance of robots becomes increasingly important. This review is conducted to understand the forthcoming role of robotics in education and its impact on teachers’ role in the classroom. Currently, it is widely known that AI is evolving in a rapid way, creating a huge presence in our life, building a perception among people that it will take over the role of human in various settings in the future. Various articles …
Creation Story Motifs As Expressions Of Identity And Resiliency In The Visual Culture Of Kahnawà:Ke, Jana Ondrechen Hallford
Creation Story Motifs As Expressions Of Identity And Resiliency In The Visual Culture Of Kahnawà:Ke, Jana Ondrechen Hallford
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Kahnawa:ke is a First Nations reserve near Montreal in Quebec, Canada, with a rich history of creative expression. This is a Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) community, a part of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, a prominent First Peoples group of the Northeast Woodlands. Like many other Indigenous communities, Kahnawa:ke is in the process of revitalizing and renormalizing their culture after centuries of assimilation efforts and pressures to separate them from their traditions. Their creation story, known as the Sky Woman Epoch, is foundational to this culture. While there are a number of creation symbols, this study will focus on the Sky Dome, a …
Exploring Human Perception In Machining Monitoring, Rui Bob Yang
Exploring Human Perception In Machining Monitoring, Rui Bob Yang
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Monitoring CNC machining processes ensures the satisfaction of dimensional tolerances and surface finish requirements, while minimizing tool wear and downtime caused by accidents. Sensor-based automated monitoring systems driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) trained on extensive datasets have demonstrated high accuracy and consistency in monitoring tool wear progression. However, the performance of AI-driven monitoring systems heavily relies on the available training data, often struggling with scenarios not covered in training, such as variations in tool path, feed rate, and machine models. In contrast, experienced machinists excel in monitoring machining operations across diverse tool paths, machining parameters, and machine tool models, often …
Design And Implementation Of A Modular, Standalone Microfluidic Flow Control Platform For Cell Culture Applications, Meng-Chun Hsu
Design And Implementation Of A Modular, Standalone Microfluidic Flow Control Platform For Cell Culture Applications, Meng-Chun Hsu
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Microfluidics, a technology of manipulating small quantities of fluids (0.1-10 µL), has drawn interest as an emerging platform for biomedical and chemical applications since its debut due to several advantages, including better precision in flow rate control, smaller required sample sizes, lower costs of analyses, and shorter turnaround times. Well-defined fluid flows are the hallmark feature of microfluidic culture systems and enable precise control over biophysical and biochemical cues at the cellular scale. One key demand for microfluidics is to control the delivered fluid flows to downstream applications. This is generally achieved via two major components – valves and pumps. …