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(2021-11-19)Department: Computer ScienceAs COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, it is increasingly important to pay attention to the mental health of those who are isolated at home. Love In A Big World (LBW) offers a content-driven mental health solution ...
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(2016-07-27)Department: Mechanical EngineeringToward improving surgery and patient care, this work presents the development of needle-sized surgical tools and robotic systems that incorporate distal articulation mechanisms. In the human body, there are numerous critical ...
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(2022-03-27)Department: Biomedical EngineeringSmall interfering RNA (siRNA) has emerged as a potent regulator of gene expression, with the potential to treat a variety of previously “undruggable” diseases. However, its clinical translation has been limited due to short ...
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(2019-03-11)Department: Chemical EngineeringI detail the rational design and optimization of STING-NPs: a nanoparticle delivery platform that stimulates innate immunity and T cell activation through targeted activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2020-04)With Climate Change at the center of many global political and policy debates, a Pigouvian tax on carbon dioxide emissions remains a favorite solution among economists and other policy experts. However, asymmetric ...
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(2011-02-17)Department: Computer ScienceQuality of service (QoS)-enabled publish/subscribe middleware provides many configurable policies that increase flexibility and functionality but present many challenges. Configuring QoS policies has become more complicated ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015)In this paper, I explore what it might mean to take the body as the focus of design to support learning in mathematics classrooms, and more specifically, to support learning to work with graphs. I will provide an overview ...
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(2015-07-27)Department: Mechanical EngineeringIn efforts to improve the abilities of surgeons through robotic technology, surgical systems need to be equipped with haptic feedback to better provide a sense of realism for the doctor performing an operation. The benefits ...
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(2021-05-11)Department: Mechanical EngineeringEngine health monitoring is an emerging technology with economic and environmental benefits in automotive, marine, and industrial diesel engines applications. Engine oil quality is a strong marker of engine health and ...
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(2019-03-27)Department: Mechanical EngineeringLung cancer is one of the most prevalent and deadly forms of cancer, claiming more than 154,000 lives in the USA per year. Accurate targeting and biopsy of pulmonary abnormalities is key for early diagnosis and successful ...
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(2007-04-17)Department: Mechanical EngineeringDesign of a device for intuitively commanding an in-development prosthetic arm for transhumeral amputees is described in this thesis. The goal of the device is to allow complex tasks and behaviors to be easily demonstrated ...
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(2009-11-19)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis thesis presents the design of an electrically-actuated, proportional brake that provides a significantly greater torque-to-weight ratio than a magnetic particle brake (considered a benchmark of the state-of-the-art) ...
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(2011-03-11)Department: Mechanical EngineeringMuch of today’s research in military assets is focused on remotely controlled designs and alternative energy. In this thesis, a modified design for a current UAV used by the military is discussed. Four distinct designs ...
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(2012-02-22)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis work describes the design and implementation of a powered lower limb exoskeleton for providing legged mobility to the spinal cord injury (SCI) population. The exoskeleton has a mass of 12.5 kg and provides sagital ...
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(2007-07-18)Department: Electrical EngineeringRobot-assisted rehabilitation has been an active research area for the last few years to automate therapy for regaining mobility with arm and hand movements following a deficiency in facility due to stroke. However, ...
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(2016-07-27)Department: Biomedical InformaticsBackground Effective medical software is designed to fit the needs of the end users, translating their work into action. User-centered design seeks to involve users at all stages of the design process, but the process ...
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Design of an Upper-Limb Exoskeleton for Functional Assistance of Bimanual Activities of Daily Living (2019-11-11)Department: Mechanical EngineeringHemiparetic loss of upper-limb function is a common occurrence following a stroke. A portion of individuals will regain substantial function through therapy and learning of adaptive behaviors, but a substantial population ...
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(2022-01-17)Department: Mechanical EngineeringConventional rigid-link robots have become ubiquitous in many industries, expanding and even surpassing human capabilities in terms of precision, repeatability, and endurance. However, these robots are not well suited for ...
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(2021-11-18)Department: Biomedical EngineeringCell-based therapies are becoming an increasingly popular strategy for treating a multitude of pathologies, especially those characterized by loss of or atypical cellular function. However, acute and chronic immune rejection ...
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(2019-09-11)Background The first Multi-center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS1) demonstrated that implementation of a medication reconciliation best practices toolkit decreased total unintentional medication ...