College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Optimal surface estimation and thresholding of confocal microscope images of biofilms using Beer's Law
(2020-05)Beer's Law explains how light attenuates into thick specimens, including thick biofilms. We use a Bayesian optimality criterion, the maximum of the posterior probability distribution, and computationally efficiently fit ... -
A new perspective on transient characteristics of quiet stance postural control
(2020-08)Postural control provides insight into health concerns such as fall risk but remains relatively untapped as a vital sign of health. One understudied aspect of postural control involves transient responses within center of ... -
Maximal Perfect Haplotype Blocks with Wildcards
(2020-05)Recent work provides the first method to measure the relative fitness of genomic variants within a population that scales to large numbers of genomes. A key component of the computation involves finding maximal perfect ... -
Metabolomic Profiling to Understand Chondrocyte Metabolism
(2021)Metabolism has long been recognized as a critical physiological process necessary to maintain homeostasis in all types of cells including the chondrocytes of articular cartilage. Alterations in metabolism in disease and ... -
Importance of specific substrate utilization by microbes in microbially enhanced coal-bed methane production: A modelling study
(2020-07)This study addresses a major gap in the understanding and control of microbially enhanced coal-bed methane (MECBM) production. A mathematical and conceptual model comprises a food-web that includes two types of bacteria ... -
Association Between Perceived Workload and Adverse Body Posture
(2019-09)Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) can be a result of complex interactions between physical, psychosocial, biological, and individual characteristics. However, the evidence on specific associations is still ... -
A simulation of variability-oriented sequencing rules on block surgical scheduling
(2016-12)Surgery scheduling has received considerable attention in recent years. Block schedules, in which surgeon groups utilize the OR for whatever surgeries they have scheduled for the day, present additional challenges to ... -
Coupling Wearable Devices and Decision Theory in the United States Emergency Department Triage Process: A Narrative Review
(2020-12)This research was motivated by the nurses’ decision-making process in the current emergency department (ED) triage process in the United States. It explores how continuous vital signs monitoring can be integrated into the ... -
Investigation of the role of infusate properties related to midline catheter failure in an ovine model
(2020-08)Purpose Infusate osmolarity, pH, and cytotoxicity were investigated as risk factors for midline catheter failure. Methods An experimental, randomized, controlled, blinded trial was conducted using an ovine model. Two ... -
A Statistical Comparison between Different Multicriteria Scaling and Weighting Combinations
(2020-05)Multicriteria decision making presents several challenges for researchers. These include selecting a technique that will produce accurate results but not require too much time or resources. Researchers have been comparing ... -
Hydraulic characterization and removal of metals and nutrients in an aerated horizontal subsurface flow “racetrack” wetland treating oil industry effluent
(Elsevier, 2021-07)Constructed wetlands (CW) are an attractive technology due to their operational simplicity and low life-cycle cost. It has been applied for refinery effluent treatment but mostly single-stage designs (e.g., vertical or ... -
Variation of Small-Strain Shear Modulus of Unsaturated Silt under Successive Cycles of Drying and Wetting
(2020-07)A new framework is developed to extend an existing small-strain shear modulus (𝐺max) model to determine 𝐺max of unsaturated silty soils along different paths of the soil water retention curve (SWRC) including the scanning ... -
Development, standardization, and validation of a biofilm efficacy test: The single tube method
(2019-10)Methods validated by a standard setting organization enable public, industry and regulatory stakeholders to make decisions on the acceptability of products, devices and processes. This is because standard methods are ... -
Measuring the polarization response of a VNIR hyperspectral imager
(2020-04)As the applications of hyperspectral imaging rapidly diversify, the need for accurate radiometric calibration of these imaging systems is becoming increasingly important. When performing radiometric measurements, the ... -
Three-Dimensional Velocity and Concentration Measurements and Simulations of a Scaled Jack Rabbit II Mock Urban Array
(2020-07)Magnetic resonance (MR) techniques provide non-invasive, three-dimensional measurements of velocity and concentration fields. Applying MR techniques to measure flows of contaminants through urban arrays provides a wealth ... -
Measuring the frequency response of the honeybee thorax
(2020-05)Insects with asynchronous flight muscles are believed to flap at the effective fundamental frequency of their thorax–wing system. Flapping in this manner leverages the natural elasticity of the thorax to reduce the energetic ... -
A Microfluidic-Based Investigation of Bacterial Attachment in Ureteral Stents
(2020-04)Obstructions of the ureter lumen can originate from intrinsic or extrinsic factors, such as kidney stones, tumours, or strictures. These can affect the physiological flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder, potentially ... -
Breakpoint distance and PQ-trees
(2020-12)The PQ-tree is a fundamental data structure that has also been used in comparative genomics to model ancestral genomes with some uncertainty. To quantify the evolution between genomes represented by PQ-trees, in this paper ... -
Reconstructing embedded graphs from persistence diagrams
(2020-10)The persistence diagram (PD) is an increasingly popular topological descriptor. By encoding the size and prominence of topological features at varying scales, the PD provides important geometric and topological information ... -
Lidar measurements of the diffuse attenuation coefficient in Yellowstone Lake
(2020-03)Airborne lidar study of lake ecosystems is still a relatively unexplored field. In this paper we present measurements of the diffuse attenuation coefficient of downwelling irradiance (𝐾𝑑) obtained using a 532 nm airborne ...
