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Discriminating Parkinson's disease using functional connectivity and brain network analysis
(2016-05-10)
In this study, we explored the use of functional connectivity patterns in fMRI data to classify subjects on the basis of Parkinson's disease. We explore various brain networks and features. We partition our fMRI data in 5 ...
MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FOR A FLEET OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
(2016-05-19)
Major commercial electricity generation is done by burning fossil fuels out of which coal-fired power plants produce a substantial quantity of electricity worldwide. The United States has large reserves of coal, and it is ...
A SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH APPLIED TO WIND ENERGY SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY
(2016-05-18)
Sustainability of energy systems is one of the most important challenges currently facing humanity. Access to energy is critical to ensure economic and social development of a nation (UNDP et al., 2000); however, extraction, ...
Evaluating the Impacts of Sleep Disruptions in Women through Automated Analysis (SJSL Framework)
(2016-07-27)
The proposed research suggests a solution for female sleep disruption by using automated analytics and attempts to improve our understanding of sleep disruption physiology. Although, sleep disruption monitoring is gaining ...
Evaluating the Impacts of the Internet of Things to Reduce Runway Incursions: Understanding the Why, How, and When
(2016-08-26)
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) mission is to maintain the safest and most efficient aerospace system in the world. The FAA has stated that runway safety is one of their top priorities, which encapsulates ...
CAPACITY FADE OF VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID & LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERIES THROUGH HIGH RATE, PULSED LOADS
(2016-05-11)
Electrochemical energy storage has become more power and energy dense in recent years. Many applications demanding energy storage operate in a pulsed manner. The most common chemistries considered for use in these applications ...
DYNAMIC CONSTRAINT OPTIMAL SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR LINEAR PROGRAMMING
(2016-05-13)
Linear programming has been studied for over 60 years. It has been considered as one of the most valuable optimization tool for many industrial problems. The simplex algorithm remains the predominant approach to solving ...
EVALUATING INCREASING HOSPITAL CLOSURE RATES IN U.S: A MODEL FRAMEWORK AND A LEAN SIX SIGMA DEPLOYMENT APPROACH FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES TO PREVENT FURTHER CLOSURES IN RURAL AND DISADVANAGED LOCATIONS
(2016-12-08)
Hospital Closures occur from time to time. Several rural hospitals were closed in the U.S recently in an unprecedented manner and hundreds of others are at the risk of closing. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care ...
A design and analysis of computer experiments approach for green building
(2016-12-07)
The coming shortage of energy sources and critical environmental impacts are two major factors that have forced a change in product design processes. The shortage of energy sources is related to the limitation on non-renewable ...