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Robe, John William | The Design and Implementation of Autonomous Robotic Systems | This research focuses on the development of an autonomous robotic system using Robot Operating System (ROS), with the purpose of competing in the NASA Robotic Mining Competition in collaboration with the Utah Robotic Mining Project team. While completing this research, the following discoveries were... | 2017 | |
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Zubair, Jonathan | Design and Implementation of a Shrouded Rotor for Uncreasing Quadrotor Performance | Quadrotors have come to serve myriad purposes and have seen use as platforms for diverse activities including videography and remote sensing. These versatile aircraft, however, cannot remain in flight for extended periods of time. This is due to several factors including the aerodynamic regime in wh... | 2017 | |
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Feliciano, Jeppesen Garcia | Development of Computational Strategies for Improved Environmental Simulations of Water Energy Balances, Air Quality, and Energy Use | In the last decade, there has been more focus on urban microclimate due to concerns for inhabitants' health, water and energy resource consumption, and air quality. The Green Environmental Urban Simulations for Sustainability (GEnUSiS) project uses large computational platforms including the Quick U... | 2017 | |
| 54 |
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Hyer, Christina Cottrell | Effect of M1 Matrix Protein on Hemagglutinin Expression and Influenza Virus-Like Particle Production in Trichoplusia NI | Virus-like particles (VLPs) are a new and effective flu vaccine approach. VLPs are non-infectious and can produce robust immune responses. Flu VLPs are typically created by co-expressing the flu hemagglutinin (HA) surface antigen and the matrix protein M1-which assists in viral and VLP budding-in cu... | 2017 | |
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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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Young, Michael | The Contributions of Elastin to Ligament Viscoelasticty | Ligaments exhibit viscoelastic behavior in response to strain. This behavior protects joints from injury during loading. Collagen is the primary structural component of ligaments, but does not account fully for the viscoelastic behavior. Elastin is another structural protein in ligaments, and provid... | 2017 | |
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Grimmett, Rollin | Effects of Hypoxia and High Fat Diet on D. Melanogaster Heart Physiology | Heart disease severely affects millions of people worldwide, and is caused by various environmental and genetic factors. The aim of this study is to examine the combined physiological effects of hypoxia and a high fat diet (two known causes) on Drosophila Melanogaster heart structure. Sets of adult ... | 2017 | |
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Rahislic, Emir | Development of a Copper-Based Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling | Chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) is a CO2-capture technology that is a special form of chemical looping combustion (CLC). It requires an oxygen carrier that cycles between two reactors picking up oxygen from one and delivering it to another for the combustion of solid fuels. An oxygen ... | 2017 | |
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Kodele, Christian | Multivalent Human Serum Albumin - Rituximab Fab' Conjugates Induce Apoptosis in Lymphoma Cells | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is an immune disease, mostly of B-cell origin (85%), as well as the ninth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Although treatments for NHLs greatly improved following the FDA approval of Rituximab (RTX), refractive malignancies still occur that are nonrespon... | 2018 | |
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Avery, Rebecca | Multipurpose control system for thermal energy scavenging applications | Thermoelectric generators, known as TEGs, can be used to generate electricity from a temperature differential. This project, undertaken by the author and senior project partner Derek Jones, characterizes the SP1848 TEG module and demonstrates its use. Expected output and optimal impedance matching a... | 2018 | |
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Frederiksen, Hunter | Pharmacokinetics of Locally Delivered Vancomycin as a Powder & in a Hydrogel | Orthopedic surgeons currently administer powder vancomycin directly over surgical sites in order to mitigate infections. Local antibiotic administration has been effective at reducing infections; however, there have been few preliminary studies investigating the pharmacokinetics of locally delivered... | 2018 | |
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Blackburn, Alexander | Replicating Musical Style: Data-Driven Algorithmic Melody Composition | This thesis describes a novel technique to algorithmic composition which combines two data structures-an N-gram language model and an association network-with a user friendly interface meant for music producers. The MelodySmith is a music composition tool which incorporates this logic into a product... | 2018 | |
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Peterson, Ezekiel | Calibration of Low-Cost Ozone Detectors to Measure a Key-Indicator of Summertime air Quality in the Salt Lake Valley | The air quality measurement boards developed by the University of Utah department of electrical engineering and evaluated by the department of chemical engineering were calibrated for the measurement of ozone. The redox sensors in these boards had a strong inverse response to increases in ozone conc... | 2018 | |
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Jensen, Sierra A. | Assessing Utah's 90th Percentile storm to understand bioretention design and cost to meet Utah's Modified stormwater mangeement rule | his research dissects and improves understanding of the implications of Utah's modified stormwater permit rule. By analyzing the 90th percentile (90th-P) storm depth calculation and modeling an urban watershed on the foothills of Salt Lake City, Utah; this project provides initial guidance to local ... | 2018 | |
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Sowards, Steffan | Computational fluid dynamics modeling for Respiratory airflow patterns of python regius | The phylogenetic distribution and mechanisms underpinning unidirectional pulmonary airflow, in which gases pass through a portion of the lung in an identical direction during both aspiration and expiration, are poorly understood. Until recently, it was thought this pattern of flow required unique fe... | 2018 | |
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Tarboton, Paisley | Characterization of Apoptosis and Inhibitory Neurons in Cortical Organoids Generated from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. | Modeling human brain diseases in a laboratory setting is critical to understanding the underlying pathology and developing new treatments for patients. Organoids are 3D tissue cultures that provide a promising way to model human brain development in vitro and have been used previously to gain novel ... | 2018 | |
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Sedley, Andrew | Egocentric Navigation in a Morris Water Maze for Testing Memory Formation in Mice | Mouse models are crucial to understanding not only sensory and cognitive neurological processes, but also diseases, disabilities, and responses to pharmacological or surgical treatments. Behavioral tests are essential assets in the description of these models. The Morris Water Maze is a common behav... | 2018 | |
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Redman, Simon | Critical Reroute | Due to network failure, underprovisioning, or temporary unanticipated increases in traffic, networks may become overloaded. In such situations, it may be desirable to prioritize some traffic flows over others, such as for public safety applications or priority customers. Solutions such as priority q... | 2018 | |
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Gibbons, Michael E. | CuO-SiO2 Particle Development and Experimental Apparatus for Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) | Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a clean coal technology. It allows a nearly pure CO2 exhaust from a carbon based fuel burning power plant, which allows for more cost effective carbon sequestration. Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) is a subset of CLC that specialized in the transfe... | 2018 | |
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Hodgson, Keeton R. | Accelerating DNA Sequence Alignment | Precision medicine can provide breakthroughs in current medical technology and treatment. The ability to prescribe a speci#12;c cure to a speci#12;c disease for a spe- ci#12;c person can greatly reduce the cost of medical treatments, reduce mistakes in the medical #12;eld, and increase the e#11;ecti... | 2018 | |
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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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Galvez, Heilly | Porosity Control in Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Through Low Temperature Block Copolymer Annealing | Perovskite solar cells have gained popularity in recent years due to their simplicity in manufacturing. The aim of this work is to provide a direct means to increase perovskite solar cell efficiency by increasing the contact surface area between the perovskite and the electron-transfer material (ETM... | 2019 | |
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Tripathy, Anurag | Nickel-Functionalized Solid-State Titania Nanotube Array for the Electrochemical Detection of Breath-Based Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer | Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in the United States with approximately 137,000 new cases each year, 50,000 of which are fatal due to belated screenings [1]. The gold-standard detection method is colonoscopy, a direct visualization tool that facilitates the removal of minor ... | 2019 | |
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Harding, Anna Neibling | Low-Cost Surface Electromyogtraphy Sleeve for Quick and Repeatable Decoding of Motor Intent | Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a noninvasive way to decode motor intent for applications such as prosthesis control, virtual reality, and stroke or spinal cord rehabilitation. State-of-the-art methods of decoding motor intent used in myoelectric prostheses have limited capabilities, partially du... | 2019 | |
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Robertson, Stuart J. | Development of a Microbial Fuel Cell for Hypersaline Wastewater Treatment Applications | The proper treatment of wastewater generated by human activity is of paramount importance for the preservation of the quality of water sources. For effluents containing high salt concentrations, treatment requires expensive methods that require high energy usage and additional chemicals. Halotoleran... | 2019 |