Human locomotion -- Computer-assisted instruction. ; Real-time data processing. ; Human-computer interaction.
Teaching physical motions such as riding, exercising, swimming, etc. to human beings is hard. Coaches face difficulties in communicating their feedback verbally and cannot correct the student mid-action; teaching videos are two dimensional and...
It is well-established that people with high and low self-esteem respond differently to threats to the self. Previous research (Heatherton & Vohs, 2000) linked self-esteem threats to interpersonal evaluations of high and low self-esteem people....
Automatic control -- Sensitivity. Structural control (Engineering). Strains and stresses -- Computer simulation. Structural analysis (Engineering). Engineering models.
Autonomous damage detection in engineering structures is critically important as the demands placed upon those structures are increased. It has been well established that damage detection can be done through monitoring the modal frequencies of the...
Circadian rhythms. ; Light -- Physiological effect. ; Temperature -- Physiological effect. ; Photoreceptors. ; Arabidopsis thaliana -- Effect of light on. ; Arabidopsis thaliana -- Effect of temperature on. ; Arabidopsis thaliana -- Genetics. ;...
The synchronization of a circadian clock to the outside environment is a crucial step in the daily life of most organisms. Light and temperature signals help an organism reset its circadian clock. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a number...
Classical threshold theory assumes that a threshold is fixed and immutable. It cannot explain nor predict the underlying mechanisms for any changes in threshold value due to training. However, increased sensitivity to sensory signals through...
Molecular optical imaging in vivo has potential for functional assessment of tumor tissue at the cellular and subcellular level. Advances in biological understanding of genomics and proteomics have increased the knowledge of possible cellular...
Access control is a core component of any information-security strategy. Researchers have spent tremendous energy over the past forty years defining abstract access-control models and proving various properties about them. However, surprisingly...
Circadian rhythms. ; Neurospora crassa -- Genetics. ; Neurospora crassa -- Effect of temperature on. ; Genetic transcription.
Circadian rhythms are ubiquitous self-sustained daily oscillations that control a variety of biological processes in animals, plants, fungi and even cyanobacteria. These rhythms are established by coupled positive and negative feedback loops...
Neurospora -- Genetics. ; Neurospora -- Effect of light on. ; Circadian rhythms. ; Proteins -- Synthesis -- Effect of light on. ; Genetic regulation.
The frequency gene and the two proteins it encodes are central components of the Neurospora circadian clock. The frq message and proteins are involved in a negative feedback loop in which FRO represses its own transcript level. Based on this...
This thesis presents technologies for the design, fabrication, operation, and control of electrostatic MEMS micro-robots. It describes prototype micro-robots, with dimensions of 60 μm by 250 μm by 10 μm, that are capable of controllable...
Emergency medical response requires timely and efficient assessment and treatment of casualties. Mass casualty situations, in particular, strain the resources of emergency responders, prompting the need for a well-organized, effective, automated...
The thesis is devoted to the effects of electromagnetic coupling between the Earth's magnetosphere and the active auroral ionosphere. The research has been focused, in particular, on the concept of ionospheric feedback instability. The feedback...
Neonatal infections -- Prevention. Nosocomial infections -- Prevention. Neonatal intensive care -- Social aspects. Neonatal intensive care -- Psychological aspects.
Statement of the problem. Nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for the very low birth weight babies (VLBW) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Efforts to reduce the rates of infection...
Colloidal nanoparticles are particles with sizes ranging from one nanometer to several hundred nanometers, which disperse evenly in a dispersion medium. In aqueous solutions, amphiphilic molecules organize themselves to form such colloidal systems...
Bioinorganic chemistry, a discipline that bridges chemistry and biology, has become increasingly popular as new techniques and analytical methods have emerged to study metals in biological systems. One such technique that has become increasingly...
Near infrared spectroscopy -- Instruments -- Design and construction.;""Magnetic resonance imaging -- Instruments -- Design and construction."";""Breast -- Cancer -- Imaging."";""Breast -- Magnetic resonance imaging."";""Breast -- Cancer --...
Magnetic nanoparticle-based hyperthermia for cancer treatment is a promising technology, particularly when applied as part of an adjuvant strategy with established cancer therapies (chemotherapy, radiation and surgery). In Europe, early clinical...