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Novel Kidney Injury Biomarkers in Young Adults
(2021-08-09)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition in which gradual kidney damage impairs its ability to filter blood. CKD has varying levels of severity and tends to become more common, and worsen, with advanced age. If left ...
Novel Lipid Nanoassemblies with Advanced Functionality: Design, Photosynthesis Mimicking and Self-Assembly
(2017-07-31)
Model lipid membranes have attracted considerable attention over the past several decades. They are ideal biomimetic models for studying cells and cellular processes. Due to their unique properties and functional versatility, ...
Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Analyzing Large-scale Genomic and Genetic Data
(2020-12-01)
With the advancement of next-generation sequencing technology, numerous disease/ phenotypic associations with the human microbiome and human genome are uncovered and revealed. In this dissertation, we take advantage of ...
Novel mechanism of inhibition of the proteasome by Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors
(2023-12-12)
Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor Ibrutinib has been shown to synergize in vitro with proteasome inhibitors (PIs) in reducing the viability of cells derived from B-cell malignancies. This synergy was also observed ...
Novel Metal-Polymer Composite with High Percolation threshold
(2012-04-11)
0-3 metal-polymer composite based on nano-size Ni particles was studied.
A nanocomposite with nano-size Ni particles embedded into copolymer poly [vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene] P(VDF-TrFE) 70/30 ...
A Novel Method for Visualizing Keywords in Bibliometrics Science
(2017-07-25)
In the last two decades bibliometrics science has been evolving to help scientists and
researchers to maintain the drastically increasing of the availability of scienti c literature.
Bibliometrics help to have a broad ...
Novel Methods for Adding Rejuvenators in Asphalt Mixtures with High Recycled Binder Ratios
(2022-07-25)
Most asphalt mixtures being placed in the United States currently use RAP as not only a sustainable method of building pavement surfaces but also an economical one. The stiffness and brittleness of the aged RAP binder, ...
Novel Micro System for Accelerated Determination of Diffusion Coefficient
(2012-11-07)
Diffusion plays a paramount role in many scientific areas. In the scientific field, the term diffusion coefficient, D, is generally used as the parameter for quantifying the diffusion phenomena. At present, diaphragm cell, ...
Novel Nano-Liter Scale Microfluidic Platform for Protein Kinetics
(2008-12-15)
In the mid-1970s, integrated circuits exploited miniaturized transistors to bring a revolution in the field of computation. This marked the foundation of computers and information technology. In this century, we are on the ...
Novel Packaging Designs for Improvements in Air Filter Performance
(2009-07-29)
Adsorbent entrapped media, such as microfibrous materials engineered at Auburn University, provide a novel method to effectively remove harmful airborne contaminants such as volatile organic compounds and particulate matter ...
Novel Pleiotropic Effects of Niacin
(2012-07-10)
Introduction. Obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation of the adipose tissue that has been linked to obesity-related comorbidities, such as insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. Niacin exerts ...
A novel Quadtree-Based Genetic Programming for Security and AI Applications
(2024-05-07)
Genetic programming (GP) is one of the techniques of the field of genetic and evolutionary computation. Its major task is to evolve computer programs, where each individual is represented as tree structures. Despite its ...
A Novel Role for Fetuin-A in the Pathophysiology of Glucocorticoid-Mediated Insulin Resistance
(2008-05-15)
Fetuin-A (also called alpha2-HS glycoprotein), a phosphorylated protein secreted by the liver, is a physiological inhibitor of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase (IR-TK). Elevated plasma levels of fetuin-A have been ...
A Novel ROM Compression Technique and a High Speed Sigma-Delta Modulator Design for Direct Digital Synthesizer
(2006-05-15)
Traditional designs of high bandwidth frequency synthesizers employ phase locked
loops (PLLs). A direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDFS) provides multiple
advantages over the frequency synthesizers that use PLLs. A ...
Novel Self-Adapting Microscale Surface Textures For Hydrodynamic Lubrication
(2007-12-15)
The tribological performance of a lubricated surface depends largely on the ability of the surface to maintain a sufficient film thickness under high loads. One way of improving the performance is to modify the surface ...
Novel Sensor for Rapid Detection of Blood Cell Types-Magnetostrictive Microcantilevers
(2005-08-15)
Microcantilevers have been around since the development of atomic force microscopy. The main attraction of cantilevers results from the fact that they can transduce many different signal domains into mechanical signals. ...
Novel Techniques for Measuring Cardiac Shape and Mechanics with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2012-05-16)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recognized as a non-invasive cardiac imaging test that provides the most complete, detailed and precise images. The rapid technical development of MRI makes it possible to evaluate cardiac ...
Novel Techniques for the Design and Characterization of Electromagnetic Devices with Application to Multilayer Structures and Waveguide Filters
(2006-05-15)
In this work, optimization methods are presented for the analysis of inverse and
design problems in electromagnetics. The current and future demands placed on design
engineers necessitate the hybridization of forward ...
Novel Test Point Insertion Applications in LBIST
(2021-11-15)
Pseudo-random stimulus for digital test is an established industry practice due to its simplicity and significant fault coverage. However, when applied to modern circuits, pseudo-random stimulus can fail to excite and ...
A Novel Three Dimensional Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging Technology-Manufacturing Process Development and Reliability Characterizations
(2010-08-05)
Three Dimensional (3D) packaging has moved to the forefront in the electronic packaging industry, as the trend toward higher performance, smaller form factor and lower cost continues.
The development of the manufacturing ...