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Title: A COMPUTATIONAL SPECTRAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE AND ITS APPLICATION IN FORM METROLOGY
Author: Habibi, Nasim
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: Many existing systems for three-dimensional (3D) shape measurement require mechanical moving parts that limit the measurement speed. A non-contact optical system that does not requires any moving parts can, in principle, increase the speed of meas...

Title: An Evaluation of Teaching Methods in the Introductory Physics Classroom
Author: Savage, Lauren
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education, Physics, Educational evaluation
Description: The introductory physics mechanics course at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has a history of relatively high DFW rates. In 2011, the course was redesigned from the traditional lecture format to the inverted classroom format (flipped...

Title: Analysis of a Low Enriched Uranium Centrifugal Gas Core Reactor
Author: Leer, Darrin
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics, Physics, Radiation, Nuclear physics
Description: With the new NASA directive of returning to the Moon in 2024 as a stepping stone to missions to Mars and beyond, there is a renewed interest in developing nuclear thermal rockets (NTR) to reduce trip times. This thesis will focus on the analysis o...

Title: DYNAMIC WATER SORPTION IN TREHALOSE-SALT MIXTURES: EFFECT OF COMPOSITION ON RETENTION OF THE AMORPHOUS STATE
Author: Bagheri, Babak
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Biomechanics
Description: The disaccharide trehalose has received considerable attention in the bio-preservation field due to its outstanding properties as a glass former, and it is widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries to stabilize dried products. In part,...

Title: Development of Silica Based Nanoparticles for Multimodal Therapeutic Delivery
Author: Vadarevu, Hemapriyadarshini
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Nanoscience
Description: Chronic diseases like cancer are characterized by complex interactions between multiple pathways leading to treatment resistance and invasiveness. Repeated cycles of cytotoxic monotherapies are susceptible to drug resistance induced by the upregul...

Title: Elucidating Dynamic Mechanisms for Extended Spectrum Antibiotic Resistance in Class A Beta-Lactamase through Machine Learning on Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Author: Avery, Christopher
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biophysics, Physics
Description: Beta-lactamase is a protein which is produced in bacteria and is a primary cause of antibiotic resistance to Beta Lactam antibiotics. Beta Lactams are among the most common types of antibiotics (including penicillin) and thus understanding the res...

Title: Extending Topological Constraint Theory to Glass Networks with Hydrogen Bonding
Author: Bloom, Austin
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Physics, Condensed matter
Description: Topological constraint theory has been successful in providing a simple model forthe liquid-glass transition in covalent bond bending networks. However, it is lim- ited to networks where all bonds are quenched and possess equivalent potential well...

Title: FOURIER-BASED IMAGE SHARPNESS SENSOR FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS CORRECTION
Author: Walker, Kristin
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: Adaptive optics reduces undesirable turbulence effects present during propagation and imaging through the atmosphere or another random medium. Within an adaptive optics system, wavefront sensing determines the incoming wavefront errors. Image shar...

Title: Green's Function-Stochastic Approach To Solving Linear, Nonlinear And Nonhomogeneous Evolution Transport Problems
Author: Nortey, Thomas
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
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Title: HEXACOORDINATE SILICON COMPLEXES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Author: Kochegra, Margaret
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nanoscience
Description: Organic electronics such as organic light emitting diodes, organic photovoltaics, organic field effect transistors begin to replace classically used technology. This is due to their tailorability, possibility of smaller and flexible devices, and n...

Title: INTEGRATED AND MINIATURIZED ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES FOR USE DURING HIGH POWER INFRARED FIBER LASER SURGERY
Author: Wilson, Christopher
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Physics, Biomedical engineering
Description: The Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) is currently being studied as a potential alternative to the conventional, solid-state Holmium:YAG laser (Ho:YAG) for the treatment of kidney stones. The TFL is an ideal candidate to replace the Ho:YAG for laser litho...

Title: LIGHT-ASSISTED DRYING (LAD) FOR THE STABILIZATION OF PROTEINS IN AMORPHOUS TREHALOSE
Author: Young, Madison
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: We have developed a new processing method, light-assisted drying (LAD), to create an amorphous trehalose matrix for the stabilization and storage of proteins. A challenge in the development of protein-based assays and therapeutics is preserving th...

Title: Molecular clustering characteristics in ternary trehalose and choline dihydrogen phosphate solutions
Author: Nikulsin, Nikita
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Physics
Description: Spatial and temporal characteristics of molecular structure in ternary solutions of trehalose and choline dihydrogen phosphate (CDHP) are studied using molecular dynamics simulations at 300 K for a range of solute concentrations with a 2:1 stoichi...

Title: Noninvasive Laser Vasectomy
Author: Cilip, Christopher
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
Description: Development of a noninvasive vasectomy technique may eliminate male fear of complications (incision, bleeding, infection, and scrotal pain) and result in a more popular procedure. These studies build off previous studies that report the ability to...

Title: QUANTITATIVE FALL RISK ASSESSMENT WITH WEARABLE SENSORS
Author: Xu, Zheng
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Biomechanics
Description: Falling has become one of the leading causes to both fatal and non-fatal injuries among the elder adults and patients with dysfunctional mobility. The following consequence of a fall will be that the fear of falling can reduce the daily activities...

Title: Quantifying the Binding Affinities of the PAI-H19Y Mutant of Sleeping Beauty Transposase to DNA
Author: Arango, Maria
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Physics
Description: The Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system is the leading and only DNA transposon-based gene-delivery vehicle that has been adapted for human gene therapy. The SB system consists of a transposon DNA flanked by inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) and ...

Title: Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy
Author: Blackmon, Richard
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Biomedical engineering
Description: The Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) has been studied as a potential alternative to the conventional Holmium:YAG laser (Ho:YAG) for the treatment of kidney stones. The TFL is more ideally suited for laser lithotripsy because of the higher absorption coef...

Title: Towards The Dry Preservation of Feline Sperm: The Effect Of Dehydration On DNA, Centrosomal Function, And Embryo Development
Author: Patrick, Jennifer
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: The current gold standard for gamete preservation is cryogenic storage. Dry preservation is an attractive alternative, eliminating the need for refrigeration, reducing storage maintenance costs, and providing logistical flexibility for shipping. T...

Title: Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability and Healthy Adults
Author: Bruce, Casey
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Physiology, Neurosciences
Description: CASEY BRUCE. Vascular function in patients with chronic ankle instability and healthy adults. (Under the direction of DR. ABBEY THOMAS FENWICK)Introduction: Patients with CAI display impaired sensorimotor output and deficits in afferent/sensory pr...

Title: Volume Microenvironment Self-Consistent Constraint Theory Applied to Protein Stability Prediction
Author: Johannessen, Nicholas
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Biophysics, Physics
Description: Controlling thermodynamic stability is a challenge in protein engineering. Engineering a protein by introducing mutations into its sequence to increase efficacy can destabilize the protein thermodynamically, preventing it from functioning in its i...