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Application of Learning Through Play in designing school playgrounds (Preschools to Kindergartens) to aid in children’s development

Yan, Ying (2019-07-24) ETD File Embargoed

Children are able to promote their academic learning performance through playing, which is more effective than traditional learning methods. Hence, suitable designing for school playgrounds aimed at providing an effective ...

Application of Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for Lipid-based Nanomedicine Development

Nie, Ben (2017-04-25)

Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) are increased in various cancers. The lipid specificity and reactivity of sPLA2 and its ability to interact with PLA2 receptors (PLA2R) are potential targets for development of liposome ...

Application of Low Melt Alloys as Compliant Thermal Interface Materials: A Study of Performance and Degradation under Thermal Duress

Roy, Chandan (2016-07-08)

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are a crucial part of thermal management in micro-electronics and often can account for a significant portion of the overall thermal budget. Generally, materials with high thermal ...

Application of machine learning techniques for stock market prediction

Weng, Bin (2017-04-20)

The stock market prediction has attracted much attention from academia as well as business. Due to the non-linear, volatile and complex nature of the market, it is quite difficult to predict. As the stock markets grow ...

Application of MEMS Inertial Sensors in Sensing Passive Eye Response as a Surrogate for Brain Response to Head Acceleration and Rotation for On-field Objective Assessment of Concussion

Meng, Yuan (2018-11-27)

The passive eye response (PER) may act as a surrogate for the brain response to head acceleration during a concussion causing impact. A novel eye movement sensor designed in this dissertation is used to verify this hypothesis ...

Application of Metagenomics for Discovery of Natural Products and Virophages

Zhou, Jinglie (2016-05-24)

Metagenomics provided a powerful insight into an as-yet-uncultured bacterial community in different environments through construction of clone libraries and shotgun sequencing, therefore presenting potential in drug and ...

Application of Methods to Characterize VS30 in Alabama

Carcamo, Patricia S. (2022-08-03)

One of the most important characteristics of a soil that is a basis for seismic analysis, is shear wave velocity (VS). VS has proved to be a valuable tool for site response analysis for seismic design since it has the ...

Application of Microfibrous Materials in Air Filtration for Improving Indoor Air Quality

Chen, Yanli (2012-07-27)

The growing emphasis on indoor air quality has resulted in the need for more stringent air filtration requirements in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The typical filtration system consists of a ...

Application of Mobility Models to Collaborative Search and Rescue Robotics

Bano, Nida (2011-05-26)

This thesis addresses the challenges of using small, low-cost robotic nodes with limited processing capabilities in collaborative search and rescue. Mobility models tailored specifically to the mobility patterns of such ...

Application of Modularity Principles in Designing of Functional Regenerating Open-ended Toys Alongside with Child Development

Liu, Fangyi (2018-11-27)

The toy industry is massive. This benefits children a lot with varieties of creations sprouting every year. This hurts the environment due to their poor quality and usability. As an industrial designer, designing the product ...

Application of molecular and bioinformatics approaches for sensory and quality attributes improvement in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Jiang, Tao (2019-12-10)

As more consumers are paying attention to food quality and nutrients, obtaining desirable flavor and quality attributes become an important breeding objective for peanut. In this study, 120 accessions from the US Mini-core ...

Application of Multispectral Imaging Combined with Data Analytics to Detect Carcass Condemnations during Poultry Processing

Black, Micah Telah (2024-05-07)

A concern for consumers when buying food is the safety of their food and the risk of foodborne illnesses due to contaminated products. The poultry industry deals with known foodborne pathogens, Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter ...

Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Pulp Yield and Kappa Number Estimation

Lightle, Roy (2006-08-15)

This thesis presents an investigation into near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a technique for determining pulp yield and kappa number for kraft pulp and black liquor samples. It is believed that proper spectra collection ...

Application Of Neural Network On PLC-based Automation Systems For Better Fault Tolerance And Error Detection

Joshi, Bhargav (2019-07-18)

Neural networks have a wide range of applications such as building complex equations using the input and output characteristics of functions, predictions of outputs, error detections, monitoring complex systems, etc. Neural ...

Application of Neutral Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water as a Post-Harvest Intervention Strategy to Control Foodborne Pathogens Associated with Meat Products

Han, Dong (2018-07-24)

The meat industry has been viewed as an important component of human society and eat safety continues to be a major food safety concern in recent years. Nowadays, due to the increasing demand and preference of “fresh-like” ...

Application of Novel Nanoscale Materials and Advanced Electrochemical Techniques in Heterogeneous Catalysis and Fabrication of Combinatorial Material Libraries by Bipolar Electrodeposition

Ramakrishnan, Sridevi (2011-09-08)

The advancements in the electrochemical technologies combined with the introduction of novel materials makes our lives a lot better. This work has two major divisions: (1) development of better electrocatalysts for fuel ...