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A Pedagogical Approach for Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Students (2020)

Abstract Today’s modern technology-centric world faces unique challenges that need forward-looking and transformational, rather than incremental, solutions. Solving these challenges requires training a new generation of engineering students who are innovative and risk-takers and think beyond traditional engineering approaches. While many institutions of higher education offer courses and programs that are specifically designed with this goal in mind, developing an entrepreneurial mindset can in theory become an integral part of most, if not all, engineering courses at the graduate and senior undergraduate levels. This can be achieved by teaching the students two skillsets: the ability to interpret a given real-life situation using fundamental engineering concepts and the expertise to develop a risk management strategy to conduct an entrepreneurial project. The goal of this paper is to propose pedagogical solutions that can target both these aspects. The author has developed relevant micro-insertions and course projects that have been adopted in two senior undergraduate courses: “introduction to linear feedback systems” and “data science for electrical engineering.” The objectives behind these exercises have been to teach the students to analyze a given situation, develop a solution, craft a value proposition, seek and incorporate input from beneficiaries, develop a prototype and finally, build a proper business model that can help them put the associated risk factors into a proper framework. First, active and collaborative learning activities are designed to trigger the students’ curiosity and allow them to develop technical or societal insight into realistic engineering problems. By specifying problem scenarios that are ambiguous and not-well-defined, students learn to look for subtle clues in real-life situations and make connections between those and the technical concepts they learn in class. Second, entrepreneurial course projects are designed to help the students learn how to take a new idea from inception to full development. Despite having novel and interesting ideas ready to be taken to the next level, many students are often discouraged or intimidated by what they see as a daunting road ahead. Getting proper training may not reduce the risks associated with an entrepreneurial endeavor, but it can certainly change the way the students assess and manage those risks. The full paper will present the solutions developed as well as the analysis of the outcomes in the form of pre-test and post-test assessments.
Combination of small angle scattering and three-dimensional stochastic reconstruction for the study of adsorption–desorption processes in Vycor porous glass (2000)

We study sorption and transport processes in dry and wet (preadsorbed with CH2Br2) Vycor glass by combining small angle scattering and three-dimensional (3D) stochastic reconstruction methods. Three-phase systems of solid, condensate, and void space, are generated for the first time, by the combination of the above methods. The resulting 3D images can visualize the evolution of the adsorption process and show how sorption alters the pore space characteristics of the material. Desorption is modeled in this system with the additional employment of an invasion percolation algorithm to account for the hysteresis effect caused by the inaccessible regions of the porous matrix. It is found that desorption is simulated very well provided that the main mechanism for hysteresis depends only on the topology of the pore space and not on thermodynamic effects. Based on a random-walk procedure, Knudsen transport properties of the reconstructed images are also determined for different degrees of saturation, providing very good agreement with experimental relative permeability data. Thus, relative permeability reflects purely the pore accessibility properties of the material and may assist in discerning their exact contribution to the equilibrium sorption hysteresis loop.
The Interaction Algorithm and Practical Fourier Analysis (1958)

Summary The interactions in a complete factorial experiment are linear functions of the observations. They can be calculated by means of a stream-lined algorithm, of which the first example was the adding-and-subtracting algorithm of Yates (1937). The relationship between the two methods of calculating the interactions is given a precise and succinct form, which surprisingly does not seem to have been given in the existing literature. The algorithm is logically simplest for the tn experiment. The inverse algorithm is specified and also the method of obtaining the divisors for the analysis of variance. Finally some analogous short cuts in practical Fourier analysis are described.
Changing Trends in the Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the United States (2016)

The incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States has tripled in 30 years, rising rapidly since the 1990s. This substantial increase, chiefly comprising small papillary cancers, has been attributed to widespread diagnosis of subclinical disease. 1 Autopsy studies show a sizeable prevalence (5%-30%) of clinically occult thyroid cancer in asymptomatic persons. The rising diagnosis of thyroid cancer has been linked to increasing health care utilization and imaging practices, 2-4 which have led to the increased discovery of small papillary thyroid cancers, which generally exhibit indolent behavior.
A Grid-Based Approach for Similarity Mining of Massive Geospatial Trajectories (2014)

With the proliferation of mobile devices accompanied by the advancement in location detection technologies, such as GPS, GSM network logs, call description records (CDR), etc., a large amount of spatio-temporal data is being generated. A lot of research is directed towards understanding and discovering cumulative movement and behaviour patterns of users from this digital footprint. An interesting problem in this category is to be able to identify similarity between mobile users' trajectories. In this paper, a generic grid-based approach for user similarity mining from such location logs is presented. The technique is applied on real geo-location data to derive trajectory similarity patterns.
Measurement of the photoionization cross section of the(2p)(3p)5D33state of neon (2006)

We report a new measurement of the photoionization cross section for the $(2p)^{5}(3p)$ $^{3}D_{3}$ state of neon at the wavelengths of 351 and $364\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{nm}$. These data were obtained by monitoring the decay of the fluorescence of atoms trapped in a magneto-optical atom trap under the presence of a photoionizing laser, a technique developed by Dinneen et al. [Opt. Lett. 17, 1706 (1992)]. We obtain absolute photoionization cross sections of $2.05\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.25\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}18}\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ at $\ensuremath{\lambda}=351\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{nm}$ and $2.15\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.25\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}18}\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ at $\ensuremath{\lambda}=364\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{nm}$, an improvement in accuracy of a factor of 4 over previously published values. These new values are not consistent with published theoretical data.
Next Generation Life Support (NGLS): High Performance EVA Glove (HPEG) Technology Development Element (2015)

The overall objective is to develop advanced gloves for extra vehicular activity (EVA) for future human space exploration missions and generate corresponding standards by which progress may be quantitatively assessed. The glove prototypes that result from the successful completion of this technology development activity will be delivered to NASA's Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) and ultimately to be included in an integrated test with the next generation spacesuit currently under development.
Analysis of Field Data From the Performance of Offshore Pipelines (POP) Project (2002)

The Performance of Offshore Pipelines (POP) joint industry – government agency sponsored project was conceived to test pipelines in the field to allow verification of procedures used to analyze their potential loss of containment characteristics. This paper summarizes a series of analyses performed to predict the loss of containment (LOC) characteristics of one pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil pipeline tested had been in service for 22 years and was scheduled for removal. The pipeline was in-line instrumented, and then hydro-tested to failure. The failure section and other sections of the pipeline that had indicated significant corrosion features were retrieved and the geometric and material properties of the failure section and the other sections determined. LOC pressure forecasts were done in three stages: 1)before field testing, 2)after in-line instrumentation was performed and the data analyzed, and 3)after geometry measurements and materials testing. The LOC pressure and location determined during the field test were not released to the analysts until after all of the forecasts were completed and documented. This paper summarizes the results from the analyses of the field and laboratory test results to forecast the LOC pressure and compares the forecasts with the hydro-test results.
ANDROGENIC PROPERTIES AND ADRENAL DEPRESSANT ACTIVITY OF MEGESTROL ACETATE OBSERVED IN CASTRATED MALE RATS (1975)

Megestrol acetate (17alpha-acetoxy-6-dehydro-6-methylprogesterone), a synthetic steroid with high progestational activity, is used in oral contraceptives but also in the treatment of prostatic diseases in man. To investigate whether megestrol acetate has any androgenic properties the growth of the ventral and dorsolateral prostate, the coagulating glands and the seminal vesicles was studied morphologically in castrated rats treated with megestrol acetate and in non-treated castrated rats. The effect of megestrol acetate on the body weight, the levator ani muscle and the adrenals was also studied. Megestrol acetate was administered in daily doses of 0.02 mg, 0.2 mg, 2.0 mg or 20.0 mg for a period of 21 days. Megestrol acetate in the two higher doses retarded growth and gave a low weight for the levator ani muscle at autopsy indicating an anti-anabolic or catabolic action of megestrol acetate in high doses. Megestrol acetate in daily doses of 0.2, 2.0 and 20.0 mg caused an involution of the adrenal glands. After the two higher doses the weight of the adrenals amounted to only about a third of that of the untreated rats. Megestrol acetate in the lower doses had no demonstrable effect on the growth of the accessory reproductive glands. After the two higher doses of megestrol acetate some growth of the dorsal part of the dorsolateral prostate and of the coagulating glands was observed. Only the seminal vesicles exhibited complete morphological criteria of an androgenic stimulation and then only after the largest dose of megestrol acetate. The investigation shows that megesterol acetate has weak androgenic properties which are apparent at a dose per kg body weight approximately 200 times greater than that used in the treatment of prostatic diseases in man.
Model‐Based UXO Classification Based on Static 3‐Component TEM Measurements (2002)

PreviousNext No AccessSymposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2002Model‐Based UXO Classification Based on Static 3‐Component TEM MeasurementsAuthors: Scott C. MacInnesDonald D. SnyderDavid C. GeorgeKenneth L. ZongeScott C. MacInnesZonge Engineering & Research Organization, Tucson, AZ, Donald D. SnyderZonge Engineering & Research Organization, Tucson, AZ, David C. GeorgeZonge Engineering & Research Organization, Tucson, AZ, and Kenneth L. ZongeZonge Engineering & Research Organization, Tucson, AZhttps://doi.org/10.4133/1.2927061 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract Introductory paragraph for this paper is available only in the PDF and GZipped PS filesPermalink: https://doi.org/10.4133/1.2927061FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2002ISSN (online):1554-8015Copyright: 2002 Pages: publication data© 2002 Copyright © 2002 The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical SocietyPublisher:Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society HistoryPublished: 30 Sep 2008 CITATION INFORMATION Scott C. MacInnes, Donald D. Snyder, David C. George, and Kenneth L. Zonge, (2002), "Model‐Based UXO Classification Based on Static 3‐Component TEM Measurements," Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems Proceedings : 12UXO6-12UXO6. https://doi.org/10.4133/1.2927061 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...
Quality Assurance Procedures in the Oklahoma Mesonetwork (2000)

High quality data sources are critical to scientists, engineers, and decision makers alike. The models that scientists develop and test with quality-assured data eventually become used by a wider community, from policy makers' long-term strategies based upon weather and climate predictions to emergency managers' decisions to deploy response crews. The process of developing high quality data in one network, the Oklahoma Mesonetwork (Mesonet) is detailed in this manuscript.
Internet-based manufacturing process optimization and monitoring system (2003)

E-intelligence for integrated product design, manufacturing and service is becoming the core of manufacturing technology. This paper presents the current efforts at the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) to implement an Internet-based computer aided engineering (CAE) facility for the development of new manufacturing processes. The facility, termed The Centre for Online Manufacturing Optimization (COMO), integrates advanced process simulation software, a remote machine monitoring system, and state of the art multimedia and Internet technologies, to realize a virtual manufacturing process optimization environment. This environment leads the manufacturing engineer through a set of procedures in which physics based process simulations allow process parameters and operational sequences to be evaluated and optimized with respect to desired product features. Once the process parameters are established, the part can be prototyped at the MMRI laboratory or the industrial facility. The Internet-based computer engineering facility will provide companies with predictive intelligence tools for process development, and production monitoring. A case study is presented.
Catalysis of Pyrite for Coal Liquefaction Reaction. (1996)

Catalysis of pyrite on coal liquefaction has been investigated with a 5 L batch-autoclave. The following conclusions are obtained.(1) Pulverized pyrite exhibits high catalytic activity for asphaltene hydrogenating reaction so that high oil yield and high grade solvent having high hyodrogen donatability are obtained in the coal liquefaction system.(2) It is inferred that oxidation of pulverized pyrite slows down the transformation rate to pyrrhotite which exhibits high catalytic activity on coal liquefaction reaction.(3) Sulfur addition to pulverized and oxidized pyrite increases the catalytic activity for asphaltene cracking reaction, but it is not effective for asphaltene hydrogenating reaction . Sulfur addition is supposed to have different effect from pulverization for the catalytic activity of pyrite.
Efficacy, safety and usability of secukinumab administration by autoinjector/pen in psoriasis: a randomized, controlled trial (JUNCTURE) (2014)

Secukinumab delivered by autoinjector/pen is efficacious, well-tolerated and associated with high usability in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Multispace KL for pattern representation and classification (2001)

This work introduces the multispace Karhunen-Loeve (MKL) as a new approach to unsupervised dimensionality reduction for pattern representation and classification. The training set is automatically partitioned into disjoint subsets, according to an optimality criterion; each subset then determines a different KL subspace which is specialized in representing a particular group of patterns. The extension of the classical KL operators and the definition of ad hoc distances allow MKL to be effectively used where KL is commonly employed. The limits of the standard KL transform are pointed out, in particular, MKL is shown to outperform KL when the data distribution is far from a multidimensional Gaussian and to better cope with large sets of patterns, which could cause a severe performance drop in KL.
An Overview of Multiple Sequence Alignments and Cloud Computing in Bioinformatics (2013)

Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) of DNA, RNA, and protein sequences is one of the most essential techniques in the fields of molecular biology, computational biology, and bioinformatics. Next-generation sequencing technologies are changing the biology landscape, flooding the databases with massive amounts of raw sequence data. MSA of ever-increasing sequence data sets is becoming a significant bottleneck. In order to realise the promise of MSA for large-scale sequence data sets, it is necessary for existing MSA algorithms to be run in a parallelised fashion with the sequence data distributed over a computing cluster or server farm. Combining MSA algorithms with cloud computing technologies is therefore likely to improve the speed, quality, and capability for MSA to handle large numbers of sequences. In this review, multiple sequence alignments are discussed, with a specific focus on the ClustalW and Clustal Omega algorithms. Cloud computing technologies and concepts are outlined, and the next generation of cloud base MSA algorithms is introduced.
Effects of Straw Volume and Equex‐STM® on Boar Sperm Quality after Cryopreservation (2008)

The present experiments were designed to study the effect of adding the detergent Equex-STM to freezing extender, and of straw volume (0.25 ml vs 0.5 ml), on boar sperm quality after cryopreservation. Three ejaculates from each of four purebred boars (three Landrace and one Yorkshire) were collected and frozen with a lactose-egg yolk extender containing glycerol with or without 1.5% Equex-STM. The extended semen was loaded into either 0.25- or 0.5-ml straws. The straws were placed in liquid nitrogen (LN(2)) vapour approximately 3 cm above the level of LN(2) for 20 min and then were plunged into LN(2). Thawing was achieved in warm water at 50 degrees C for 12 s and then was incubated in a 38 degrees C water-bath for 30 min before evaluating sperm quality. Results showed that the individual motility, viability and acrosomal normal apical ridge (NAR) were improved (p < 0.001) when Equex-STM was added to the freezing extender. There was no difference (p = 0.48) in sperm motility between 0.25- and 0.5-ml straws when Equex-STM was added. The percentages of viable and of NAR sperm in 0.5-ml straws were higher than those in 0.25-ml straws (p = 0.02, p = 0.0003 respectively). The percentages of membrane intact sperm evaluated using the short hypo-osmotic swelling test were not affected by straw volume or the adding of Equex-STM (p > 0.05). The results of these investigations suggested that Equex-STM exerts a beneficial effect on the quality of cryopreserved boar semen and this cryopreservation protocol was favourable for a 0.5-ml straw.
Circulating cell-free tumour DNA (ctDNA) utilisation in diagnosis and monitoring of thyroid cancer response to treatment - systematic review (2022)

Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
Electronic spectra of thioacetic acid and its ethyl ester (1975)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTElectronic spectra of thioacetic acid and its ethyl esterShinichi Nagata, Tokio Yamabe, and Kenichi FukuiCite this: J. Phys. Chem. 1975, 79, 22, 2335–2340Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1975Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1975https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/j100589a002https://doi.org/10.1021/j100589a002research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views134Altmetric-Citations25LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access options Get e-Alerts
An ubiquitous architectural framework and protocol for object tracking using RFID tags (2004)

A completely visible pervasive transaction environment where it is possible to link all related transactions of physical objects and trace their mobility through their entire life process, has been elusive. With the emergence of radio frequency identification (RFID) based tags, it is now practicable to automatically collect information pertaining to any object's place, time, transaction, etc. Based on the pervasive deployment of RFID tags, we propose A novel ubiquitous architecture followed by a protocol for tracking mobile objects in real-time. Our delay analysis and simulation results indicate that the delay incurred in the database update of current tag location is very low and is in the order of seconds, thus providing a very fine granularity in time for consistent location update requests.
In vitro degradation and surface bioactivity of iron-matrix composites containing silicate-based bioceramic (2016)

Iron-matrix composites with calcium silicate (CS) bioceramic as the reinforcing phase were fabricated through powder metallurgy processes. The microstructures, mechanical properties, apatite deposition and biodegradation behavior of the Fe-CS composites, as well as cell attachment and proliferation on their surfaces, were characterized. In the range of CS weight percentages selected in this study, the composites possessed compact structures and showed differently decreased bending strengths as compared with pure iron. Immersion tests in simulated body fluid (SBF) revealed substantially enhanced deposition of CaP on the surfaces of the composites as well as enhanced degradation rates as compared with pure iron. In addition, the composite containing 20% CS showed a superior ability to stimulate hBMSCs proliferation when compared to pure iron. Our results suggest that incorporating calcium silicate particles into iron could be an effective approach to developing iron-based biodegradable bone implants with improved biomedical performance.
Densification and electrophoretic deposition (epd) on ti6al4v substrate using bioglass (2006)

The goal of this article is to show the possibility to coat Ti6Al4V substrates with bioglass powder by means of electrophoretic deposition (EPD), subsequently followed by a suitable heat treatment to densify the coating.Smooth defect free thick (> 1 mm) coatings were obtained on anodised Ti6Al4V cylindrical substrates by means of EPD.The voltage, powder concentration and time during EPD are important to produce coatings with the wanted thickness.EPMA and XRD analysis were performed on the densified coating and revealed that the bioglass phase was transformed to a crystalline phase.
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