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Development and Assessment of an Infection Control Workshop in Malawi
(2016-04-26)
The purpose of this research study was to develop and assess the effectiveness of an infection control program taught in Malawi, Africa. The workshops were conducted from June through July 2015. The intent was to evaluate ...
Development and Calibration of Safety Performance Functions for Intersections on Rural Divided Highways in Alabama
(2020-07-21)
Although median separated highways provide apparent benefits over undivided highways, sometimes median openings on rural divided highways (RDHs) provide some of the greatest opportunities for frequent and severe crashes ...
Development and Characterizaiton of Sulfonated Polyimide Membrane for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Applications
(2010-12-08)
The developments of the proton exchange membrane fuel cells are introduced and synthesis and characterization of new sulfonated polyimides are described. 1,4,5,8- naphthaene-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA), 4,4’- ...
Development and characterization of paired in vivo and in vitro models to examine obesity-linked colorectal cancer
(2019-12-05)
Currently, obesity has become a global issue and is referred to as an epidemic. Contemporarily, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cause of cancer-associated death worldwide. Several epidemiological studies ...
Development and Characterization of Polymer Gel as Self-driven Actuators
(2021-05-19)
Actuators are objects that can transfer energy or signal to mechanical energy and are widely used in our daily life. Most of actuators are actuated by external energy suppliers that make the device big. Self-powered ...
Development and Demonstration of a Flexible Performance-based Resilience Evaluation Program (PREP) Framework to Support Transportation Planning and Decision-Making
(2023-05-04)
The past decade has seen an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events around the globe. The changes in weather and climate patterns can be linked to the increasing amount of greenhouse gases, GHGs, ...
Development and Efficacy Assessment of Equine Source Hyper-Immune Plasma against Bacillus anthracis
(2015-07-29)
The objective of the studies described here was to develop an equine source immune plasma against Bacillus anthracis and test its efficacy in two in vitro applications; as well as determine its capacity for passive protection ...
The Development and Evaluation of a Cumulative Exposure Integration Method Based on Fatigue Failure Theory
(2018-12-07)
Cumulative exposure to physical risk factors has been identified as one of the major contributors to the development of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Linear integration methods have been widely used to quantify ...
Development and Evaluation of a High-Speed, Continuous-Flow, Automated Plasmapheresis Procedure for the Collection of Equine Plasma According to Current Good Manufacturing Practices
(2009-12-17)
The purpose of this investigation was to develop and evaluate a high-speed,
continuous-flow, automated plasmapheresis procedure for the collection of equine plasma
according to current good manufacturing practices. Once ...
Development and Evaluation of Assessment Tools and Management Strategies for Salmon Fisheries in Western Alaska
(2019-04-18)
The management of natural resources is fraught with difficulties stemming from uncertainty and conflicting objectives. Fisheries for Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp. in western Alaska are no exception, but rather provide ...
Development and Implementation of a Trajectory Prediction Methodology
(2012-04-16)
Operation of unmanned aircraft in the United States' National Airspace System (NAS) is currently severely restricted, primarily due to the need to ensure adequate separation between manned and unmanned aircraft (UA). A ...
The Development and Representation of Occupant Performance in Building Evacuation Modeling
(2008-05-15)
Occupant characteristics are considered important features incorporated into most evacuation models. The relative scarcity of evacuation experiments in the literature, contributes to some extent to the continuous challenge ...
Development and Screening of Targeted Anticancer Nanomedicines
(2015-07-29)
Cancer remains a significant healthcare burden worldwide and novel strategies to improve treatment outcomes with improved patient quality of life are needed. Recently, nanomedicines, which encapsulate a therapeutic drug ...
Development and Study of Phage-Based Microarray and Dot-Blot
(2007-08-15)
The sequencing of cell genomes along with the development of DNA microarrays established a foundation for the discovery of new genes and enabled the exploration of the whole transcriptome in a single assay [1]. However, ...
Development and Study of Phage-Coated Magnetoelastic Biosensors for the Detection of Bacillus Anthracis Sterne Spores
(2008-05-15)
Bacillus anthracis spores have long been recognized as biological warfare agents because of their ability to cause mortality in humans and their long life under unfavorable environments. The early detection of Bacillus ...
Development and Study of Phage-Derived Detection Probes
(2005-05-15)
The threat of bioterrorism has created a demand for continuous monitoring of the environment for threat agents. Existing monitoring systems use antibody-derived detection probes which are not hardy enough to withstand ...
Development and Synthesis of Mononuclear Superoxide Dismutase Mimics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
(2021-04-26)
Over the past few years the Goldsmith group has reported mononuclear superoxide
dismutase mimics and Mn(II) complexes with redox-active quinols that display rapid T1-
weighted responses to H2O2. This dissertation will ...
Development and Testing of Innovative Instructional Materials to Improve Student Learning in Engineering Classes - Case Studies, Smart Scenarios and Serious Games
(2013-08-21)
Most mechanical engineering courses require students to work on over-simplified theoretical representations of real-world problems. Although this gives students an in-depth understanding of concepts and principles, they ...
Development and Testing of Open Architecture Composite Structures and Composite Yarns for Compressive Strength
(2015-12-16)
Open Architecture Composite Structures (O-ACS) are truss structures formed by braid-
ing specially designed hybrid yarns, made of high strength bers, on convex shaped mandrels.
Previous studies on them have shown that ...
Development and uncertainty characterization of 3D particle location from refocused and perspective shifted plenoptic images
(2019-06-13)
In recent years, the development of non-invasive 3D diagnostics has become a significant
area of research due to the wide variety of available techniques and the multitude of engineering
problems that benefit from these ...