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Laser – A Therapeutic Intervention For Controlling Lymphoedema, Lynette E. Barnet

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Treating Lymphoedema With Low Level Laser Therapy, Sandy Anderson, Neil Piller, Colin Carati, Bren Gannon, Ann Angel

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Low Level Laser Reduces The Severity Of Radiotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis And Xerostomia, Carlos De Oliveira Lopes, Josepa Rigau, Ana Ortega Lopez, Renato A. Zangaro

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

First-Principles Study Of Adsorption Of Methanethiol On Co(0001), Ligen Wang, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal, Sitaram Jaswal

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center: Faculty Publications

Investigation of the resident site and the adsorption phase structure of thiolates is of fundamental importance for understanding the formation of self-assembled organic monolayers on metal substrate surfaces. In the present study, we have investigated adsorption of methanethiol, CH₃SH, on the ferromagnetic Co (0001) surface using density functional theory calculations.We find that the dissociative adsorption of CH₃SH forming an adsorbed methylthiolate (CH₃S) and an adsorbed H atom is energetically favorable, and that the CH₃S molecule adsorbed at the threefold fcc and hcp hollow sites is most stable. The adsorption energy at the …

Leli For Acute Stroke, Jackson Streeter

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

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Effect Of Low Power 655 And 830 Nm Diode Laser Irradiation On The Neuromuscular Junctions Of Mouse Diaphragm, Renata A. Nicolau, Manel Santafé, Josepa Rigau, Josep M. Tomàs

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Techniques For Investigation Of Surgical Cutting Instruments, Eamon Price, Ger Reilly, Brendan Mccormack, Andrew Macey

Conference Papers

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Strategies For Improving Peripheral Nerve Regeneration After Severe Lesions: The Potential Role Of Low-Level Laser Therapy, Stefano Geuna

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

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Geographic Variation In Potential Of Rooftop Residential Photovoltaic Electric Power Production In The United States, Florida Solar Energy Center, Matthew Lombardi

FSEC Energy Research Center®

This paper describes a geographic evaluation of Zero Energy Home (ZEH) potential, specifically an assessment of residential roof-top solar electric photovoltaic (PV) performance around the United States and how energy produced would match up with very-efficient and super-efficient home designs. We performed annual simulations for 236 TMY2 data locations throughout the United States on two highly-efficient one-story 3-bedroom homes with a generic grid-tied solar electric 2 kW PV system. These annual simulations show how potential annual solar electric power generation (kWh) and potential energy savings from PV power vary geographically around the U.S. giving the user in a specific region …

Neuronal Response To Injury, Rosemary C. Borke, Juanita J. Anders

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

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810 Nm Light Therapy Improves Axonal Regeneration And Functional Recovery Following Acute Spinal Cord Injury , K. R. Byrnes, X. Wu, R. W. Waynant, I. K. Ilev, K. Smith, L. Barna, J. J. Anders

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Metronomic Photodynamic Therapy: Principle To Practice, Stuart K. Bisland

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Low Energy Laser Irradiation On The Ischemic Heart, Uri Oron

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Novel Fiber Optic Biosensors, J. Mecham, R. Claus, B. Davis, R. W. Waynant , I. K. Ilev, F. J. Arregui , I. R. Matias

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

The Significance Of Pulsing In The Stimulation Of Tissue Repair & Regeneration By Light, Mary Dyson

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Biophotonic Properties Of Cells And Mitochondria, Paul L. Gourley

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Photodynamic Tissue Repair And Healing, Michael R Hamblin, Florencia Anatelli, John J. Khadem, Reza Dana, Tayyaba Hasan

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Mitochondrial Metabolism And The Responses To Cellular Injury, Robert K. Naviaux

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Broadband Incoherent Infrared Radiation (Ssir System) For The Treatment Of Non-Infectious Disorders, Floyd T. Neth

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Use Of Photoactivated Crosslinking Agents For Vascular Repair And Local Drug Delivery, Kaia L. Kloster

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Photodynamic Modulation Of Wound Healing And Inhibition Of Tissue Degradation, Michael R Hamblin, Tatiana Demidova, Faten Gad, Touqir Zahra, Tayyaba Hasan

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

Energy Star Manufactured Homes: The Plant Certification Process, Florida Solar Energy Center, Dave Chasar

FSEC Energy Research Center®

In an on-going collaboration over the last ten years, researchers have worked with the manufactured housing industry offering building science advice and conducting diagnostic testing (Chandra et al 2002). This partnership resulted in the first two HUD code ENERGY STAR homes in 1997 and the development of standardized, in-plant Duct Blaster testing in 2001. One manufacturer is currently testing duct leakage on every home in 12 factories, representing over 8,000 homes per year.

In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced the ENERGY STAR label for manufactured homes. Guidelines for this program focus on certification of the HUD-code plant …

Structural Graph Matching With Polynomial Bounds On Memory And On Worst-Case Effort, Fred W. Depiero

Electrical Engineering

A new method of structural graph matching is introduced and compared against an existing method and against the maximum common subgraph. The method is approximate with polynomial bounds on both memory and on the worst-case compute effort. Methods work on arbitrary types of graphs and tests with strongly regular graphs are included. No node or edge colors are needed in the methods; the common subgraph is extracted based in structural comparisons only. Monte Carlo trials are benchmarked with 100% additional (clutter) nodes. Results are shown to be typically within 1-2 nodes of the maximum common subgraph. Over 7500 test trials …

Measured Energy And Peak Demand Reductionfrom High Efficiency Air Conditioner Replacement, Florida Solar Energy Center, John Masiello

FSEC Energy Research Center®

A utility load research project has monitored over 167 single-family residences in Central Florida collecting baseline 15-minute data on air conditioner (AC) power consumption, interior air temperatures and appliance loads over a two year period. Within the project we evaluated the impact of replacing older existing air conditioners with modern high efficiency equipment.

Numerical Modeling Of Geophysical Granular Flows: 2. Computer Simulations Of Plinian Clouds And Pyroclastic Flows And Surges, Sebastien Dartevelle, William I. Rose, John Stix, Karim Kelfoun, James W. Vallance

Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Publications

Geophysical granular flows display complex nonlinear, nonuniform, and unsteady rheologies, depending on the volumetric grain concentration within the flow: kinetic, kinetic-collisional, and frictional. To account for the whole spectrum of granular rheologies (and hence concentrations), we have used and further developed for geophysical-atmospheric applications a multiphase computer model initially developed by U.S. Department of Energy laboratories: (Geophysical) Multiphase Flow with Interphase Exchange. As demonstrated in this manuscript, (G)MFIX can successfully simulate a large span of pyroclastic phenomena and related processes: plinian clouds, pyroclastic flows and surges, flow transformations, and depositional processes. Plinian cloud simulations agree well with the classical plume …

Electromagnetic Crosstalk Penalty In Serial Fiber Optic Modules, Xiaomin Jin, Keith D. Lystad, Musoke H. Sendaula

Electrical Engineering

Electromagnetic crosstalk poses a serious problem within today S advanced serial communication modules. A major detrimental effect is the degradation of receiver sensitivity in the presence of crosstalk noise. The mitigation of crosstalk penalty becomes increasingly more challenging as data rates increase for higher throughput and as module sizes shrink for increased port density. This paper is a study of the primary sources of crosstalk penalty in a 2.5 GB/s serial fiber optic transceiver and a 10Gb/s serial fiber optic transponder. A novel method for quantifying crosstalk penalty by observing a receiver’s bit-error-ratio (BER) versus transmitter to receiver signal phase …

An Analysis Of The Conventional Wire Maintenance Methods And Transition Wire Integrity Programs Utilized In The Aviation Industry., Susan Jeruto Kiptinness

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Aging aircraft wiring poses a significant threat to both commercial and military aircraft. Recent air disasters involving aging aircraft wiring have made it clear that aging wiring can be catastrophic. Aging of an electrical wiring system can result in loss of critical functions of equipment or loss of information regarding equipment operation. Either result can lead to an electrical failure causing smoke and fire, consequently being a danger to public health and aircraft safety.

Conventional maintenance practices do not effectively manage aging wiring problems. More proactive methods are needed so that aircraft wiring failures can be anticipated and wiring systems …

Investigation And Improvement Of The Conveyor System At A Bottle Packaging Operation., Dirk Lee Fugate

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This investigation examines the bottle packaging conveyor system and its impact on the overall efficiency at a bottle packaging plant in Anderson, South Carolina. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the existing opportunity to reduce bottle unit cost, increase productivity, decrease the risk of work related injuries, and improve line reliability along with employee moral with the conveying system alone.

Data was gathered for this study in three ways: One, bottle packaging line lead operators were required to document the start and stop times of the conveyor system on their respective lines for six weeks. Two, a conveyor …

Scattering Matrices Of Volcanic Ash Particles Of Mount St. Helens, Redoubt, And Mount Spurr Volcanoes, O. Muñoz, H. Volten, J. W. Hovenier, B. Veihelmann, W. J. Van Der Zande, L. B. F. M. Waters, William I. Rose

Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Publications

We present measurements of the whole scattering matrix as a function of the scattering angle at a wavelength of 632.8 nm in the scattering angle range 3°–174° of randomly oriented particles taken from seven samples of volcanic ashes corresponding to four different volcanic eruptions: the 18 May 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, the 1989–1990 Redoubt eruption, and the 18 August and 17 September 1992 Mount Spurr eruptions. The samples were collected at different distances from the vent. The samples studied contain large mass fractions of fine particles and were chosen to represent ash that could remain in the atmosphere for …

Direct Least-Squares Ellipse Fitting, Jane Courtney, Annraoi Depaor

Conference Papers

Many biological and astronomical forms can be best represented by ellipses. While some more complex curves might represent the shape more accurately, ellipses have the advantage that they are easily parameterised and define the location, orientation and dimensions of the data more clearly. In this paper, we present a method of direct least-squares ellipse fitting by solving a generalised eigensystem. This is more efficient and more accurate than many alternative approaches to the ellipse-fitting problem such as fuzzy c-shells clustering and Hough transforms. This method was developed for human body modelling as part of a larger project to design a …