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Using Modelling And Simulation To Improve Elderly Care In Ireland: A Case Study, Mohamed Ragab, Wael Rashwan, Waleed Abo-Hamad, Amr Arisha

Articles

Health care services both globally and domestically - are encountering critical issues due to the increasing demand for services at the time of economic recession. Hospital performance is subject to many constraints, and planning is made more difficult by the complexity and uncertainty of demand. Population ageing is creating immense pressures on healthcare facilities across the world, leaving them struggling to cope with the growing demand for elderly healthcare services. Current demand-supply gaps result in prolonged waiting times for patients and substantial cost burdens for healthcare systems due to delayed discharges. This paper reports on a project that uses modelling …

No-Boundary Thinking In Bioinformatics Research, Xiuzhen Huang, Barry Bruce, Alison Buchan, Clare Bates Congdon, Carole L. Cramer, Steven F. Jennings, Hongmei Jiang, Zenglu Li, Gail Mcclure, Rick Mcmullen, Jason H. Moore, Bindu Nanduri, Joan Peckham, Andy Perkins, Shawn W. Polson, Bhanu Rekepalli, Saeed Salem, Jennifer Specker, Donald C. Wunsch, Donghai Xiong, Shuzhong Zhang, Zhongming Zhao

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Currently there are definitions from many agencies and research societies defining "bioinformatics" as deriving knowledge from computational analysis of large volumes of biological and biomedical data. Should this be the bioinformatics research focus? We will discuss this issue in this review article. We would like to promote the idea of supporting human-infrastructure (HI) with no-boundary thinking (NT) in bioinformatics (HINT).

Extension Of The Reiner-Riwlin Equation To Determine Modified Bingham Parameters Measured In Coaxial Cylinders Rheometers, Dimitri Feys, Jon E. Wallevik, Ammar Yahia, Kamal H. Khayat, Olafur H. Wallevik

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Determination of the Exact Rheological Properties, in Fundamental Units, of Cementitious Materials Has Become Gradually a Necessary Step in the Domain of Concrete Science. Several Types of Rheometers and their Corresponding Transformation Equations Are Described in the Literature. in This Paper, the Reiner-Riwlin Transformation Equation, Valid for Coaxial Cylinders Rheometers, is Developed for the Modified Bingham Model, which is an Extension of the Bingham Model with a Second Order Term in the Shear Rate. the Established Transformation is Shown to Be Compatible with the Reiner-Riwlin Equation for the Bingham and Herschel-Bulkley Models. its Validation is Further Proven by Means …

Exploratory Coverage In Limited Mobility Sensor Networks, Mark Snyder, Sriram Chellappan, Mayur Thakur

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Autonomous drones are employed with ever-increasing frequency in applications ranging from search and rescue, detection of forest fires, and battlefield/civilian surveillance. In this paper, we study the effects of limited mobility in such mobile sensor platforms, from the perspective of the effect limited mobility has on coverage effectiveness. We define a problem that we call Exploratory Coverage in Limited Mobility Sensor Networks, wherein the objective is to move a number of mobile sensors to fully explore (and hence, sense every point in) a target area in order to detect any critical event that has already occurred in the area. Further, …

Characterization And Visualization Of Sophisticated Scanning Attacks, Maggie Xiaoyan Cheng, Quanmin Ye, Robert F. Erbacher

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Detection of sophisticated stealthy network scans requires analyzing large amounts of network data collected over long periods of time. The sheer volume of the data prohibits efficient detection from a pure algorithmic approach. However timely detection of such sophisticated scanning attacks is critical since the attacker employing these approaches is usually well-resourced and potentially can bring high impact to the network than a naive attacker can. To detect such sophisticated scans, we propose the integration of algorithmic detection and visualization for human detection to simultaneously optimize computational complexity and human analyst time. The proposed approach provides real world detection capabilities …

Luminescent Laf₃:Ce-Doped Organically Modified Nanoporous Silica Xerogels, Mingzhen Yao, Ryan Hall, Wei Chen, Dhairyashil Mohite, Nicholas Leventis, N. Lu, J. Wang, M. J. Kim, H. Luo, Hongbing Lu

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Organically modified silica compounds (ORMOSILs) were synthesized by a sol-gel method from amine-functionalized 3-aminopropyl triethoxylsilane and tetramethylorthosilicate and were doped in situ with LaF₃:Ce nanoparticles, which in turn were prepared either in water or in ethanol. Doped ORMOSILs display strong photoluminescence either by UV or X-ray excitation and maintain good transparency up to a loading level of 15.66% w/w. The TEM observations demonstrate that ORMOSILs remain nanoporous with pore diameters in the 5-10 nm range. LaF₃:Ce nanoparticles doped into the ORMOSILs are rod-like, 5 nm in diameter and 10-15 nm in length. Compression testing indicates that …

Probability Of Failure For Slopes With Sensitivity Analysis, Michelle Deng, Ronaldo Luna

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The significance of random variables on the probability of failure of slopes is generally evaluated by changing a different set of values for each variable and repeating the approach several times to conclude a trend. This method is very straightforward but requires time and computational resources; and it is inefficient especially when the number of random variables is large. This paper presents an analysis approach in which the sensitivity analysis is introduced to quantify the influence of the random variables on the probability of failure for slopes. In this study, the factor of safety of the slope was determined using …

Effect Of Moist Curing And Use Of Lightweight Sand On Characteristics Of High-Performance Concrete, Soo Duck Hwang, Kamal H. Khayat, Dalia Youssef

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Factorial design approach was undertaken to determine the effect of initial moist-curing duration (0 and 6 days) on properties of high-performance concrete (HPC) made with different water-to-cementitious materials ratios (w/cm) of 0.30 and 0.40 and sand substitution rates with lightweight sand (LWS) of 0 and 30 %, by volume. Mechanical properties of HPC are shown to be mainly affected by w/cm and total shrinkage of concrete by the LWS replacement rate and initial moist-curing period. It should be noted that concrete made with 30 % LWS replacement that did not receive any moist-curing exhibited lower shrinkage than moist-cured concrete prepared …

Intercalation And Delamination Of Layered Carbides And Carbonitrides, Olha Mashtalir, Michael Naguib, Vadym Mochalin, Yohan Dall'agnese, Min Heon, Michel W. Barsoum, Yury G. Gogotsi

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Intercalation and delamination of two-dimensional solids in many cases is a requisite step for exploiting their unique properties. Herein we report on the intercalation of two-dimensional Ti₃C₂, Ti₃ CN and TiNbC - so called MXenes. Intercalation of hydrazine, and its co-intercalation with N,N-dimethylformamide, resulted in increases of the c-lattice parameters of surface functionalized f-Ti₃C₂, from 19.5 to 25.48 and 26.8 Å, respectively. Urea is also intercalated into f-Ti₃C₂. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest that a hydrazine monolayer intercalates between f-Ti₃C₂ layers. Hydrazine is also intercalated …

In Vivo Ultrasonic Detection Of Polyurea Crosslinked Silica Aerogel Implants, Firouzeh Sabri, Merry E. Sebelik, Ryan K. Meacham, John Dudley Boughter, Mitchell J. Challis, Nicholas Leventis

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Background:Polyurea crosslinked silica aerogels are highly porous, lightweight, and mechanically strong materials with great potential for in vivo applications. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated the biocompatibility of this type of aerogel. the highly porous nature of aerogels allows for exceptional thermal, electric, and acoustic insulating capabilities that can be taken advantage of for non-invasive external imaging techniques. Sound-based detection of implants is a low cost, non-invasive, portable, and rapid technique that is routinely used and readily available in major clinics and hospitals.Methodology:In this study the first in vivo ultrasound response of polyurea crosslinked silica aerogel implants …

Comparing Second Grade Students' Creative And Content Knowledge Performance On Figural Transformation Activities Introduced In A Standard Or Enhanced Manner With Nutrition Content Knowledge Taught Through Factual Or Fantasy Reading, Angela Naomi Webb

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Creativity and problem solving are skills students need for success in the 21st century. With the increasing pressures of achieving higher student scores in emphasized content areas, teachers' instruction in science, social studies, music and art has been reduced to provide additional time for teaching reading and mathematics.These lost instructional areas often allowed students to express themselves creatively. Therefore, educators need to find a way to incorporate creativity into content areas like reading and mathematics.

This 16 week repeated measures study examined second grade students' academic and creative performance on figural transformation drawings during an extended reading-science-creativity integrated unit. A …

Simultaneous Routing And Multiplexing In Ad Hoc Networks With Mimo Links, Maggie Cheng, Quanmin Ye, Xiaochun Cheng

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper addresses how to leverage the spatial multiplexing function of MIMO links to improve wireless network throughput. Wireless interference modeling of a half-duplex MIMO node is presented, based on which, routing, spatial multiplexing and scheduling are jointly considered in one optimization model. A linear program-based algorithm is proposed for the joint optimization, and numerical simulation results show that the joint optimization of routing with spatial-temporal multiplexing is superior to the separate design approaches, including separating routing from the other two designs, and separating scheduling from the other two designs. © 2013 IEEE.

Optimization Of Object Queries On Collections Using Annotations For The String Valued Attributes, Venkata Krishna Suhas Nerella, Sanjay K. Madria, Thomas Weigert

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Object oriented programming languages raised the level of abstraction by supporting the explicit first-class query constructs in the programming codes. The query constructs can be optimized by leveraging the techniques of query optimization from the domain of databases. The existing optimization approaches such as JQL, however, incur high run time overhead as optimizations are performed only at run time. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an approach that performs the query optimization at compile time utilizing the metadata annotations in the source code. The proposed approach first collects the data from the sample execution of the program and extracts the …

An Empirical Study On Symptoms Of Heavier Internet Usage Among Young Adults, Sai Preethi Vishwanathan, Levi Malott, Sriram Chellappan, P. Murali Doraiswamy

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Understanding negative consequences of heavy Internet use on mental health is a topic that is gaining significant traction recently. A number of studies have investigated heavy Internet usage, especially among young adults in relation to online games, social media and email. While such studies do provide valuable insights, Internet usage so far has been characterized by means of self-reported surveys only that may suffer from errors and biases. In this paper, we report the findings of a two-month empirical study on heavy Internet usage among students conducted at a college campus. The novelty of the study is that it is …

Pcv: Predicting Contact Volume For Reliable And Efficient Data Transfers In Opportunistic Networks, Shiraz Qayyum, Mehrab Shahriar, Mohan Kumar, Sajal K. Das

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Exploiting opportunistic contacts between mobile devices to enable deployment of real applications through reliable and efficient data transfers poses a significant research challenge. Indeed, accurate prediction of contact volume, defined as the maximum amount of data transferable during a contact, can improve performance of deployments. However, existing schemes for estimating contact volume that make use of preconceived patterns or contact time distributions may not be applicable in uncertain environments. In this paper, we propose a novel scheme called PCV that predicts contact volume in soft real-time to enable efficient and reliable data transfers in opportunistic networks. An Android Application that …

Improving Adaptation Rules Quality Using Genetic Programming, Makram Soui, Asma Abdelbaki, Marouane Kessentini, Khaled Ghedira

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Personalized Information System (PIS) aims to provide tailored services to users in various contexts. The aim of such system is to help users find relevant content easier and faster. To achieve such behavior, the system needs a user model providing information about users, e.g., about their interests, skills, background and custom information while ensuring their adaptation to the needs and preferences of each user. This system is able to learn about the preferences of individual users and to tailor the content, interface, and behavior to the user preferences. In fact, the diversity of contexts and the proliferation of profiles make …

Casat-Hoomt: Computer Aided Software Analysis Tool Based On High Order Object-Oriented Modeling Technique, Fan Zhang, Jinwu Wang, Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Buqing Cao, Mingdong Tang

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents the first computer aided software analysis tool based on HOOMT (High Order Object-oriented Modeling Technique), which provides facilities for structured object-oriented analysis by integrating structured analysis and object-oriented analysis. It contains a graphical user interface for HOOMT-based modeling, supports modeling information management, and provides functionalities for developing three component sub-models in HOOMT: High Order Object Model (HOOM), Hierarchical Object Information Flow Model (HOIFM), and Hierarchical State Transition Model (HSTM). It supports structured decomposition of high-order objects, processes, and states. We describe its system architecture and implementation in this paper. © 2013 IEEE.

Laboratory Schools Annual Report, 2012-2013, Laboratory Schools, Illinois State University

Annual Reports – Laboratory Schools

Illinois State University Laboratory Schools annual report

Investigating The Implementation Of The Indonesian Ktsp (School-Based Curriculum) In The Teaching Of Writing In Year Two, Sulfasyah

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study focused on the interpretation and implementation of the Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP) in primary schools in Makassar City, Indonesia. The KTSP is a school-based curriculum which was introduced in 2006 and became compulsory across Indonesia in 2009. The main purpose of the study was to explore teachers‟ interpretation of the KTSP in relation to teaching writing to Year 2 students; to investigate how these teachers implemented the KTSP when teaching writing; and, to identify factors that influenced their interpretation and implementation of the KTSP in relation to writing. The teachers‟ interpretation and implementation of this new curriculum …

Using Genetic Algorithms To Find Cellular Automata Rule Sets Capable Of Generating Maze-Like Game Level Layouts, Andrew Pech

Theses : Honours

The video game industry has grown substantially over the last decade and the quality of video games has also been advancing rapidly. In recent years, video games have been advancing to a point that the increased time required to manually create their content is making this process too costly. This has made procedural content generation a desirable option for game developers due to its speed of generating content, and the variety of content that a single PCG method can produced.

The main purpose of this dissertation is to detail a new approach to procedurally generate video game level layouts, and …

Synthesis Of Orthogonally Protected Azalanthionines (Lanazanines) By Sequential Ring-Opening Of N-Substituted Aziridine 2-Carboxylates, Keith O'Brien, Keith Ó Proinsias, Fintan Kelleher

Articles

Orthogonally protected azalanthionines (lanazanines, 4-azadiaminopimelic acids or b-aminoalaninoalanines) have been synthesised in good yields by the ring-opening of N-protected aziridine 2-carboxylates with suitably protected diaminopropanoic acids (DAPs). The required DAPs were also synthesised by ring-opening of N-protected aziridine 2-carboxylates with para-methoxybenzylamine.

General Genetics Lab, Steelman Library, Todd D. Schraw Dr.

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Microbiology, Steelman Library, B Mcconchie Dr.

Syllabus Repository

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Raman Micro Spectroscopy Study Of The Interaction Of Vincristine With A549 Cells Supported By Expression Analysis Of Bcl-2 Protein, Haq Nawaz, Amaya Garcia, Aidan Meade, Fiona Lyng, Hugh Byrne

Articles

Understanding the interaction of anticancer drugs with model cell lines is important to elucidate the mode of action of these drugs as well as to develop cost effective and rapid screening methods. Raman spectroscopy has been demonstrated to be a valuable technique for high throughput, noninvasive analysis. The interaction of vincristine with a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (A549)was investigated using Raman micro spectroscopy. The results were correlated with parallel measurements from the MTT cytotoxicity assay, which yielded an IC₅₀ value of 0.10 ± 0.03 μM. The Raman spectral data acquired from vincristine treated A549 cells was analysed to …

Sleep Duration And Breast Cancer Phenotype, Ali Khawaja, Santosh Rao, Li Li, Cheryl L. Thompson

Medical College Documents

Emerging evidence suggests that short sleep is associated with an increased risk of cancer; however, little has been done to study the role of sleep on tumor characteristics. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between sleep duration and tumor phenotype in 972 breast cancer patients. Sleep duration was inversely associated with tumor grade (univariate P = 0.032), particularly in postmenopausal women (univariate P = 0.018). This association did not reach statistical significance after adjustments for age, race, body mass index, hormone replacement therapy use, alcohol consumption, smoking, and physical activity in the entire study sample (P = 0.052), but …

United States Of America: The Burden Of Proof In Tax Matters, Henry Ordower

All Faculty Scholarship

This United States report responds to a questionnaire that the general reporters prepared for the 2011 meeting of the European Association of Tax Law Professors in Uppsala, Sweden, June 3-5, 2011. The report describes and analyzes the U.S. law on burden of proof and burden of production in tax matters in the context of tax law procedure, including the settlement function of appeals and information reporting, uncertain tax positions (Form UTP) and foreign accounts of U.S. taxpayers. This report also addresses the interplay of burden of proof and the anti-abuse provisions, including the “economic substance” clarification in section 7701(o) and …

Cave Ventilation Is Influenced By Variations In The Co2-Dependent Virtual Temperature, Enrique P. Sánchez-Cañete, Penélope Serrano-Ortiz, Francisco Domingo, Andrew S. Kowalski

International Journal of Speleology

Dynamics and drivers of ventilation in caves are of growing interest for different fields of science. Accumulated CO₂ in caves can be exchanged with the atmosphere, modifying the internal CO₂ content, affecting stalagmite growth rates, deteriorating rupestrian paintings or creating new minerals. Current estimates of cave ventilation neglect the role of high CO₂ concentrations in determining air density – approximated via the virtual temperature (T_v) –, affecting buoyancy and therefore the release or storage of CO₂. Here we try to improve knowledge and understanding of cave ventilation through the use of T …

Natural And Anthropogenic Factors Which Influence Aerosol Distribution In Ingleborough Show Cave, Uk, Andrew C. Smith B.S.C, Peter M. Wynn, Philip A. Barker Professor

International Journal of Speleology

Monitoring in Ingleborough Show Cave (N. Yorkshire, UK) reveals the influence of tourism and cave management techniques on different parameters of the cave atmosphere. Exploratory aerosol monitoring identified a 0.015 ± 0.03 mg/m³ (≈70%) reduction in airborne particulates within the first 75 meters of cave passage and two major aerosol sources within this artificially ventilated show cave. Autogenic aerosol production was identified close to active stream ways (increases of

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International Journal of Speleology

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The Use Of Passive Seismological Imaging In Speleogenetic Studies; An Example From Kanaan Cave, Lebanon, Carole Nehme, Christophe Voisin, Armand Mariscal, Pierre-Charles Gérard, Cécile Cornou, Badr Jabbour-Gédéon, Samer Amhaz, Nancy Salloum, Nada Badaro-Saliba, Jocelyne Adjizian-Gérard, Jean-Jacques Delannoy

International Journal of Speleology

Among many parameters that control the evolution of caves stands the volume of unconsolidated clay sediments generally produced by the alteration of the calcareous rocks. Here we introduce the use of a passive seismological imaging technique to investigate the clay deposits and estimate its total volume in a cave. Applied for the first time for speleogenesis studies, the HVSR (Horizontal / Vertical Spectral Ration) is a geophysical technique that can help better interpret cave geomorphology. We apply seismological spectral techniques (H/V ratio) on ambient noise vibrations to derive the clay volume, as well as its shape. This technique applied on …