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Flach, Brian | Examining the effects of whisker trimming on mouse brain cell growth | Hoxb8 microglia are a particular breed of scavenger cells in the brain which have been related to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)-like behavior among other behavioral disorders. These cells have been found to reach full maturity during a period of neurological development known as the critical ... | Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Research; Microglia - Research; Mice as laboratory animals - Research; Whiskers; Scavenger cells; Hoxb8 microglia | 2016-04 |
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Waller, Rosalie G. | Exome sequence comparison of seventy-seven multiple myeloma cases identifies potential risk alleles | Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a heritable cancer of plasma cells with poor prognosis. Although a few genomic risk-loci have been identified for MM, no risk variants have been published that explain MM heritability. We hypothesize MM heritability is due to rare germ-line variants that can be discovered th... | Multiple myeloma -- Genetic aspects; Exomes; Exome sequence; Risk alleles | 2015-05 |
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Mroz, Max | Exploration of Magnetic Field Actuated Strings of Spherical Magnets for Swimming Robot Locomotion | Robots capable of operating in fluid have a variety of applications from biomedical devices to use in piping systems for monitoring and inspection. If these robots can be driven remotely by methods other than traditional motors, they can be less technologically complex, safer and more durable. The f... | | 2017 |
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Machado, Liam | Extending Support for Floating-Points in the Boogie and Smack Software Verifiers | Software veri#12;cation, which aims to prove critical properties about programs using rigorous formal methods based on logic, is an active area of research in the #12;eld of computer science. In particular, the veri#12;cation of oating-points is a topic of paramount importance, given their ubiquity... | | 2019 |
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Fluckiger, Kylee Renee | Flexible Sensing for Pressure Ulcer Detection and Prevention | Pressure ulcers are a common and harmful ailment among those who use a wheelchair for extended lengths of time. Periodic pressure relief actions performed by the wheelchair user have been shown to reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers, but these actions may not be completed correctly or regularly... | | 2020 |
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Santos, Jean Paul Dytioco | Flight control systems with optimal effector allocation accounting for load constraints | This paper describes the development of quadratic optimization algorithms to be used in flight control systems; such optimization algorithms aid in distributing control efforts among available actuators to produce forces to keep aircraft stable and in flight. With the advancement of computing power,... | Flight control; Algorithms | 2013-05 |
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Moffatt, Kevin | Formula U Racing Active Aerodynamics Development | Formula SAE (FSAE) is an international engineering design competition organized by SAE International for college students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels with the intention of giving students the opportunity to apply management and engineering skills learned in the classroom to a real ... | | 2019 |
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Zhang, Conan | Fund Raising Game Development Through Crowdfunding | This paper seeks to formally review and evaluate a Kickstarter campaign launched by a team of five students at the University of Utah. First, an introduction to the topic and its environment is outlined to clarify where the project came from. Next, an overview of the product's design and development... | | 2017 |
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Nielson, Clark | Gel-Cast fluorapatite scaffolding for bone repair | Calcium-phosphate bioceramics have long been attempted as replacement bone substitutes due to their resemblance to the mineral component of natural bone tissue, and because their dissolution byproducts can elicit new bone growth. Many studies have demonstrated that fluoridated hydroxyapatite, or flu... | | 2021 |
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Herbert-Voss, Ariel | Generating audio mixtures using deep convolutional neural networks | Deep neural networks have recently been used in a generative capacity to separate and convolve the content and style of two input images. This is done using a joint cost function during gradient descent that encodes information about style and content to iteratively calculate forward node activation... | Computer sound processing; Computer music; Machine learning; Neural networks; Audio mixtures; Spectrograms; Split integer scaling | 2016-05 |
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Potter, Brianna | Graphene Imaging and Electronic Properties | This thesis explores the process required to determine the near-field photocurrent of single- and multi-layered graphene. The experimental procedures for both imaging the graphene as well as collecting data for the near-field photocurrent are described. The imaging and data collection were both to b... | | 2014 |
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Gibbs, Drake S. | The hero's journey as found within outer wilds | The "Monomyth", otherwise known as the "The Hero's Journey," is the title of the seventeen steps Campbell described in his examination of myths, legends, and fables across the world. Even in the tales of today, the presence of the Monomyth still is seen in many narratives, including the newest story... | | 2023 |
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Ardovino, Anthony | Heroes of rock: A design post mortem exploring the video game design process as it relates to player satisfaction | The player experience is the heart of a video game and it is the core concept behind what makes a video game engaging and fun. For my senior capstone project I designed, produced, and managed a video game titled Heroes of Rock. I lead an 11 person team over the duration of my senior year to create a... | Video games production; Psychological theory | 2013-05 |
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Black, Taylor Madison | Impacts of Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Outlier Body Mass Indices on Pediatric Asthma Outcomes | There are seven million children in the United States impacted by asthma [1]. When assessing the severity of a child's asthma, it is important to take into account risk factors known to affect child hood asthma. Two such risk factors that are modifiable include parental tobacco smoke exposure (TSE)... | Asthma - Child; Tobacco smoke - Health aspects - United States | 2015-05 |
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Thomas, Payton J | Importance sampling techniques for genetic circuit analysis | Genetic circuits have been identified as a promising technology that could revolutionize several areas, including biofuels, biomanufacturing, and medicine. Despite the tremendous potential of this technology, there are significant challenges associated with its development and implementation. One of... | | 2023 |
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Luchinovich, Aleksandr | Improving measurement techniques of thin film solar cells | New, innovative solar cell technologies such as CZTS, CdTe, and hybrid perovskite solar cells are constantly being pursued in order to deliver better cost per Watt performance. Moreover, cost and long term reliability(25 years or more) are important factors that are currently considered. The Scarpu... | Solar cells - Testing; Thin films - Research; Electric power - Research; Thermal admittance spectroscopy | 2016-05 |
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Lei, Jeffrey KaChon | Increased gluti expression in mouse cardiomyocytes preserves mitochondrial function but is insufficient to attenuate pressure overload-induced contractile dysfunction | Lifelong over-expression of GLUT1 transporter in the heart has been shown to preserve contractile function after aortic constriction. However it is unclear whether this protective effect is due to GLUT1 overexpression itself or due to reprogramming of heart metabolism as a result of long-term increa... | Bioengineering | 2013-04 |
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Immonen, Jacob | Integrating Smartphone Technology in Chemical Engineering Research, Education, and Outreach | Since smartphones are such a widely used and popular technology in modern times it makes sense to integrate a technology that is easily accessible and incredibly useful into chemical engineering research, education and outreach. Upon completion of this project two Android applications (apps) have be... | | 2014 |
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Goller, Nicholas | Iterative game development: What goes into making an effective game and the lessons learned from making two games | Imagine you are told you have two semesters to make a game. You have a team of over ten people ready to help out. You even have the basic idea of what the game will be about. How hard can it be? Well, it is not that hard to make "a game" in two semesters. A competent coder can hack together a game... | Computer games - Design | 2016-04 |
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Nelson, Kelli R. | Label-Free Visualization of Nanoparticles Subjected to Dielectrophoretic Forces | Previous studies have shown that nanoparticle separation may be achieved to very high resolution based on size and other properties in a sawtooth-patterned gradient insulator-based dielectrophoretic microfluidic device. This work integrates this dielectrophoretic capture of nanoparticles from a liqu... | | 2019 |
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Jacobson, Brady Ryan | Late City Riders: an Attempt to Create a Capstone Project that Best Retains a Player's Focus | The most important quality a video game can possess is the ability to maintain a player's attention. The thousands of games developed over three decades all differ in intensity and emotional impact. An action game can be exhilarating, a horror game terrifying, a story based game emotionally taxing, ... | | |
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Van der Merwe, Mark | Learning 3D Reconstructions for Geometrically aware Robotic Grasping | Robotic grasping is a crucial subtask of many important robotic applications, such as in-home robotic assistance, emergency responce robots, and industrial robotics. Deep learning has enabled remarkable improvements in robotic grasp synthesis for previously unseen objects from partial object views. ... | | 2020 |
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Potter, Hannah | Lifting Coach: Using Machine Learning to Battle Musculoskeletal Damage | Many manual laborers develop musculoskeletal disorders performing their work duties. The prevalence of these issues is concerning because of the negative effects on workers' health and well-being, the great cost to workers who are not able to work temporarily or permanently, and the great cost to co... | | 2019 |
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Koblanski, Kasper | Liver foxn3 increases pancreatic a-cell mass without altering hepatic amino acid utilization | Insulin injection into peripheral tissues inefficiently controls elevated fasting blood glucose in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) patients. Peripheral insulin lacks the signaling of healthy β-cell insulin, which directs adjacent pancreatic α-cells to stop production of glucagon, a hormone releasin... | | 2022 |
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Citterman, Abigail R. | Low frequencies improve intensity discrimination for electrocutaneous artificial sensory feedback | The current standard of care for those living with upper-limb loss is unsatisfactory, with up to 50% of amputees abandoning their prostheses, citing unintuitive use and a lack of sensory feedback as critical factors. Electrocutaneous stimulation uses electrodes on the skin to evoke tactile sensation... | | 2022 |