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EFFECT OF BIOCERAMIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON DRUG BINDING AND RELEASE KINETICS
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Author
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Trujillo, Christopher
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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Bioceramics have been studied extensively as drug delivery systems (DDS). Those studies have aimed to tailor the drug binding and release kinetics to successfully treat infections and other diseases. This research suggests that the drug binding an...
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FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
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Author
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McGee, Marquis
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Education, Higher, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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The United States is competing on a global level for jobs in the STEM fields but retention and graduation rates in the engineering disciplines are lower than desired. African American males make up 5 % of the population of American colleges and un...
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND MEASURES FOR PRIORITIZATION OF BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
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Author
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Lane, Kelsey
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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State highway agencies (SHA) are tasked with maintaining, repairing, and replacing bridges to support the travelling public. These agencies need to develop programs that prioritize candidate projects in a manner that ensures that bridges are selec...
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PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATION OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS WITH MID-SPATIAL FREQUENCY SURFACE ERRORS
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Author
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Aryan, Hamidreza
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics, Engineering
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Description
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The advent of sub-aperture computer-numerically controlled (CNC) manufacturing techniques has enabled new opportunities for high-performance optical components and systems. Freeform and other challenging designs are now possible like never before....
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Title
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Predicting costs for bridge replacement projects
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Author
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Phillips, Patrick
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) uses historical highway bridge records to make cost-effective decisions on which maintenance, repair, or replacement action is appropriate for a deficient bridge. The current method for estim...
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Title
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Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
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Author
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Saunders, Christina
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Sustainability
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Description
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We are now challenged with design-oriented goals of sustainability initiatives requiring energy efficiency in the built environment. Stricter energy codes have added more potential fuel load to a structure and its building envelope. However, these...
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Pyrolysis and Combustion Properties of Selected Structural Fuels in Residential Buildings
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Author
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Yang, Wenxu
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Engineering, Forests and forestry
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Description
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Firebrands are a major ignition source in large scale wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Limited studies have been reported regarding firebrand generation. It was hypothesized that firebrand production characteristics can be descri...
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Title
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DYNAMIC CONVEX OPTIMAL POWER FLOW APPROACHES FOR MODERN POWER GRID
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Author
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Moghadasi, Seyedmahdi
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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Non-convexity of Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem in power systems poses difficulties in reaching optimal solutions which can adversely affect the overall solution efficiency, convergence and appropriate scheduling of generators. Dynamic convex OP...
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DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCMENT IN DIGITAL FRINGE PROJECTION AND LASER INTERFEROMETRY
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Author
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Babaie, Gelareh
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Engineering, Meteorology
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Description
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GELAREH BABAIE. Dynamic range enhancement in digital fringe projection and laser interferometry. (Under the direction of DR. FARAMARZ FARAHI)Optical metrology is the science and technology concerning measurements with light. Surface texture and 3D...
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Discrete Element Simulations of Powder Spreading in Additive Manufacturing
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Author
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Amrapurkar, Parth
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Engineering, Physics
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Description
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Powder spreading plays a critical role in the quality of parts produced with selective laser sintering (SLS). Some of the important parameters that influence the quality of the powder bed are the powder particle size and distribution, blade speed,...
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Development of a Surface Resistivity Specification for Durable Concrete
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Author
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Biggers, Robert
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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Surface resistivity testing is a state-of-the-art method of testing concrete’s ability to resist chloride ion penetration. This electrical test is performed by passing an electrical current through a saturated concrete specimen, and has recently g...
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Title
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Development of injectable bioceramic drug delivery system for solid tumor treatment
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Author
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Haig, James
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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According to the national cancer institute "In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease" and "The number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis reached...
