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A General-Purpose Multiphase/Multispecies Model To Predict The Spread, Percutaneous Hazard, And Contact Dynamics For Nonporous And Porous Substrates And Membranes, Homayun K. Navaz, Ali R. Zand, Amir Gat, Theresa S. Atkinson
A General-Purpose Multiphase/Multispecies Model To Predict The Spread, Percutaneous Hazard, And Contact Dynamics For Nonporous And Porous Substrates And Membranes, Homayun K. Navaz, Ali R. Zand, Amir Gat, Theresa S. Atkinson
Mechanical Engineering Publications
A computational model to solve the coupled transport equations with chemical reaction and phase change for a liquid sessile droplet or the contact and spread of a sessile droplet between two approaching porous or non-porous surfaces, is developed. The model is general therefore it can be applied to toxic chemicals (contact hazard), drug delivery through porous organs and membranes, combustion processes within porous material, and liquid movements in the ground. The equation of motion and the spread of the incompressible liquid available on the primary surface for transfer into the contacting surface while reacting with other chemicals (or water) and/or …
Method And Apparatus For Diagnosing And Assessing Centralized Pain, Jeffrey Hargrove
Method And Apparatus For Diagnosing And Assessing Centralized Pain, Jeffrey Hargrove
Mechanical Engineering Patents
Methods for central pain diagnosis and assessment, symptom severity prediction, and therapeutic intervention effect determination. The diagnosis and assessment method includes a statistical comparison between a subject's quantitative brain function assessment and either a database of quantitative assessments of brain functions of healthy individuals, or a database of quantitative assessments of brain functions of individuals known to have been suffering from chronic pain as a result of the abnormal brain function condition. Diagnosis and assessment may be accomplished using a neuroimaging device to sense and generate images representing central nervous system function, using a sensory stimulation device to stimulate brain …
Active Learning In Supply Chain Management Course, Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami, Mehmet Bayram Yildirim
Active Learning In Supply Chain Management Course, Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami, Mehmet Bayram Yildirim
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Presentations And Conference Materials
Active Learning in the Supply Chain Management Course. This paper presents a new active learning approach implemented in the Supply ChainManagement (SCM) course in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department.Previously, in this course the fundamentals of supply chain and logistics, drivers of supply chainperformance and analytical tools necessary to develop solutions for a variety of SCM and designproblems were mainly covered through class lectures and case study discussions. In the past fewyears, due to the growth in the needs of the organizations to “Lean” principles, the course wasmodified to satisfy this requirement more efficiently. For this purpose a new hands …
Compression Transmission Collar For Fastening, Patrick Atkinson, David Lecronier
Compression Transmission Collar For Fastening, Patrick Atkinson, David Lecronier
Mechanical Engineering Patents
A compression transmission collar apparatus (20) for implantation into a bone (22) with a hole (28) having a hole wall (32) comprising an intramedullary nail (34) defining a bore (40) and a threaded fastener (42) and a compression transmission collar (58) including an exterior face (64) and a top edge (60) and a bottom edge (62) and a first end (70) intersecting the top edge (60) at an acute angle and the bottom edge …
Method And Apparatus For Treating Centralized Pain, Jeffrey Hargrove
Method And Apparatus For Treating Centralized Pain, Jeffrey Hargrove
Mechanical Engineering Patents
A method for alleviating centralized pain in human subjects includes assessing the brain of a subject suffering from pain, diagnosing abnormal brain function associated with centralized pain, locating at least one area of abnormal brain function associated with the centralized pain, and alleviating the abnormal brain function by applying a cortical stimulation signal to tissues corresponding to the at least one area of abnormal brain function.
Adjustable Jig And Method For Targeting Interlocking Holes Of An Intramedullary Nail, Patrick Atkinson, Adam Nicholas Garlock
Adjustable Jig And Method For Targeting Interlocking Holes Of An Intramedullary Nail, Patrick Atkinson, Adam Nicholas Garlock
Mechanical Engineering Patents
A targeting jig apparatus for targeting interlocking holes of an intramedullary nail. The targeting jig includes a support-arm extending substantially parallel to the intramedullary nail. A targeting mechanism including a pair of targeting mechanism drill-guide orifices is adjustably disposed on the support arm for aligning the targeting mechanism drill-guide orifice with the interlocking holes of the intramedullary nail. The targeting mechanism includes a saddle having a U-shape including a base and parallel legs that are slidable along the support-arm. A connection mechanism includes a horizontal slot on the support-arm aligned with a vertical slot on the targeting mechanism and a …
Adjustable Jig And Method For Targeting Interlocking Holes Of An Intramedullary Nail, Patrick J. Atkinson
Adjustable Jig And Method For Targeting Interlocking Holes Of An Intramedullary Nail, Patrick J. Atkinson
Mechanical Engineering Patents
A targeting jig apparatus for targeting interlocking holes of an intramedullary nail. The targeting jig includes a support-arm extending substantially parallel to the intramedullary nail. A targeting mechanism including a pair of targeting mechanism drioll-guide orifices is adjustably disposed on the support arm for aligning the targeting mechanism drilol-guide orifice with the interlocking holes of the intramedullary nail. The targeting mechanism includes a saddle having a U-shape including a base and parallel legs that are slidable along the support-arm. A connection mechanism includes a horizontal slot on the support-arm aligned with a vertical slot on the targeting mechanism and a …
Superheated Liquid And Supercritical Denatured Ethanol Extraction Of Antioxidants From Crimson Red Grape Stems, Johnathon Wenzel, Lihua Wang, Cheryl Samaniego, La'shyla Nelson, Korrine Ketchum, Michelle Ammerman, Ali Zand
Superheated Liquid And Supercritical Denatured Ethanol Extraction Of Antioxidants From Crimson Red Grape Stems, Johnathon Wenzel, Lihua Wang, Cheryl Samaniego, La'shyla Nelson, Korrine Ketchum, Michelle Ammerman, Ali Zand
Chemical Engineering Publications
Grapes are widely known for health benefits due to their antioxidant content. In wine production, grape stems are often discarded, though they has a higher content of antioxidants than the juice. The effectiveness of using an environmentally friendly solvent, ethanol, as a superheated liquid and supercritical fluid to extract antioxidant compounds from grape stems of organically grown Crimson Seedless grapes was evaluated. The Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma (FRAP) assay and the Total Phenolic Content (TPC), or Folin-Ciocalteu assay, were used to quantify the antioxidant power of grape stem extracts. The extractions were performed at temperatures between 160°C and 300°C …
Modeling, Control, And Optimization Technologies In Electric Drive Vehicles, Hongwen He, Suleiman M. Sharkh, Caiping Zhang, Xuan Joe Zhou, Rui Xiong
Modeling, Control, And Optimization Technologies In Electric Drive Vehicles, Hongwen He, Suleiman M. Sharkh, Caiping Zhang, Xuan Joe Zhou, Rui Xiong
Electrical & Computer Engineering Publications
To address the two urgent issues nowadays of protecting the environment and achieving energy sustainability, it is of strategic importance on a global scale to replace oil-dependent vehicles with electric drive vehicles (EDVs). Numerical simulation and optimization are essential to simulate the actual hardware and minimize the development procedure and cost. Accurate and efficient modeling, control, and optimization technologies have been the indispensable tools. EDVs have been continuously improved owing to the advancement of systematic control and power management, energy systems, batteries, and pack technologies, as well as economic and policy incentives, public awareness of energy sustainability/affordability, and environmental concerns. …