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S. Ranglin; D. Das; A. Mingo; O. Ukinamemen; G. Gailani; S. Cowin; L. Cardoso

Development of a Mechanical System for Osteon Isolation S. Ranglin 1, D. Das. 2, A. Mingo1, O. Ukinamemen 1, G. Gailani 1, S. Cowin2, 3, & L. Cardoso 3 1 Mechanical Engr. Tech. Dept., New York City College of Technology 2 Mechanical Engr. Dept., City College of New York 3 Biomedical Engineering Dept, City College of New York Abstract Osteons are small semi cylindrical hard tissues that exist in long bones of humans and some animals. Their diameter is in the range of 250 – 300 micrometers approximately. They contain the osteocytes

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Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

FAMILY E GI EERI G: I TRODUCI G E GI EERI G TO PARE TS & CHILDRE Neil J. Hutzler1, Joanne S. Chadde1, David Heil2, and William E. Kelly3 1 Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI 2Family Science Foundation, Portland, OR 3ASEE, Washington, DC Abstract: The goal of Family Engineering is to engage, inspire, and encourage elementary and middle school students to consider careers in engineering and science through hands-on activities with their parents at Family Engineering Nights. This program is designed to address the United States’ need for an increased number, and greater diversity, of students skilled in math, science, technology

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Jeanne Radigan

“The practice of gaining supervised practical experience is nothing new” [1]. Internshipsas part of a formal education program can trace its roots back to the Middle Ages where it wascommon practice to learn a trade under the direct supervision of a master craftsman. Apprenticesoften had to agree to “pay back” their employer by agreeing to work for a certain period of timeonce they were considered fully trained. In the early days, most, if not all of the training wasdone on the job, with little formal theoretical education. By the early 1900’s, experiential learning had established itself at institutions of highereducation in several fields. The clinical training programs for medical students were recognizedas a key component in

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RAMAN LALL; TIMOTHY J. DONOHUE; JULIE C. MITCHELL

key enzyme in NAD+ regeneration, the glycolytic flux shifts from homolactic to mixed acid fermentation with the redirection of pyruvate towards production of formate, acetate, ethanol and carbon dioxide. A mathematical model of the pyruvate metabolism pathway that enhances our understanding of ethanol production was developed from in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) time series measurements that describes the dynamics of the metabolites in L. lactis. An S-system model based on the power law representation was able to capture the observed dynamics of the pyruvate metabolism pathway in L. lactis in vivo. The model provides insights into the maximization of selectivity

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Ajaz Sana; Samir Saddawi; Akhil Lal

. IntroductionWiMAX has been standardized by IEEE 802.16 standards for broadband wireless accesssystems, moreover it has been also adopted by ITU as one of the IMT-2000 technologies inNovember 2007.802.16c addressed primarily the line of sight (LOS) environment at frequencybandwidth of (10-16 GHz) .WiMAX bandwidth is assumed to be 70 Mbit/s over 31 miles[1].To provide such data rates requires higher capacity backhaul networks. If we look at thebackhaul networks presently providing services for conventions wireless networks. They do nothave enough capacity to provide the required bandwidth for WiMAX access points.Clever utilization of twisted pair has given some consumers network access of 128 Kb/S to 2.3Mb/S even though most access of this kind through

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Ahmad Al-Daraiseh

: Neural Networks, ART, FAM, GFAM, GEAM, Hybrid, Genetic Algorithm I. INTRODUCTIONTHE Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) architecture was developed by Grossberg (1976) [1].In 1992 Mr. Carpenter developed a Neural Network (NN) called Fuzzy ARTMAP (FAM) [2].FAM architectures became very popular and were used in the literature to successfully solvemany classification problems. Researchers then developed other ART NN‟s such as EAM [5]and GAM [6] that used different category representations to attain better performance and toreduce the effect of a phenomenon called Category Proliferation (CP) (Creating extra categoriesfor better performance especially when used with noisy data). The authors noted that FAM,GAM and EAM

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Laura Borowski; Mary Lowe; Robert Bailey

was measured using a “catch and time” approach. A beaker was placed inthe lower reservoir to collect solution while a stopwatch was used to determine the time passed.Before each obstruction experiment, fluid volumes were collected over three time intervals: 5minutes, 4 minutes, and 3 minutes. Each volume was divided by its respective time to get anaverage fluid flow rate in mL/s. The lowest flow rate we used in our trials was 0.092 mL/s andthe highest was 0.262 mL/s. The apparatus is capable of sustaining higher flow rates, but theflows were turbulent. Velocity was measured by observing the distance a particle in the flowmoved between two sequential video frames, i.e. ∆t = 1/30 s = 0.033 s. Four trials were averagedto calculate the mean

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Qinghai Gao; Xiaowen Zhang; Michael Anshel

functions, which are believed to bedescriptive for information security professionals. 4 We further developed the two ciphers to improve their security and proposed methods toapply them for information security. Specifically, we proposed to use DNA, RNA and proteinalphabets to represent information, to use pseudo random sequence to intronize plaintext, and touse modified genetic code for information translation. Future research will be on designing an encryption scheme in which a single ciphertext canbe decrypted into different plaintexts based on key(s).References[1] Landau, S. (2006). Find Me a Hash. Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 53(3): 330-332.[2] Pappu, R., Recht, B., Taylor

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M. Nazrul Islam

and high-speed fingerprint verification technique is proposed in this paper. Theproposed technique is observed to be very successful in recognizing a target fingerprint which isincluded in the database and reject any other fingerprints. It produces an efficient correlationoutput which clearly identifies the target fingerprints. The technique is also capable ofidentifying multiple fingerprints in the same input scene simultaneously. Computer simulationresults verify the effectiveness of the technique in different practical real-life scenario, like noisyscenes. Optical implementation of the technique will yield a real-time fingerprint verificationsystem for security applications. REFERE CES[1] S

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Ti Lin Liu

) which is a first-order differential equation forthe velocity of the car. Set m=1100-kg, c=40-N-S/m, F=1000-N. Determine the velocity of carafter 120-s. After 120-s, the driver brake and stop the car with -500-N braking force. Simulink isa Matlab add-in that allows one to simulate a variety of engineering system. Simulink is adifferent tool, which is much more graphical and visual for complex system. (Appendix E)5. Helical compression spring design with user defined functions in Simulink. A spring is madefrom music wire, ASTM A228 steel, where the free length of spring is 1.75-in, Outer diameter is0.561-in, and the wire diameter is 0.055-in. The total number of coils is 10.0. The ends aresquared and ground. The operating load of spring is 14-lb

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B. Samanta

=1,…,s, s being the number of sub-swarms and r is a random integer between 1 and s,representing the random index of the sub-swarm whose gbest is selected in the velocity update.             C. COPSO Based Learning of SMN Model ParametersThe aim of the present approach is to select the SMN model parameters (wii and bi) such that anobjective function representing the mean square error (MSE) is minimized. J ∑N y y (8) Nwhere o is the observation (sample) index and N represents the total number of samples. In thepresent work, COPSO was used to select the SMN model parameters from a user

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Mark N. Valesey; Teresa L. Noto

use.A discussion related to the need for alternative vehicle education for engineering,engineering technology, technician and consumer education will also beaddressed.A Little HistoryThe first electric car was a model was developed in 1828 in Hungary. In the1830’s a crude electric car was put together in Scotland by Robert Anderson,however, there were no surviving pictures, plans or vehicles for the unit. [3]The Parker electric vehicle was developed in London in 1884, and may have beenthe first electric car ready for full-scale production. It is thought that its inventor,Thomas Parker, may have actually built it to combat London’s growing smokeand pollution.Jacob Lohner & Co in Vienna, Austria produced electric cars from 1898 to 1906.Dr

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Qinghai Gao

average of theFT’s of the images converges;●Only the central portion of the images is used for key linking and retrieval;●During the process of key retrieval, the selected portion will be shifted horizontally, verticallyand diagonally by a number of pixels (1 to 16);●Majority coding. 4To check the validity of the newly generated key k1, using it as an encryption key, encrypt thesame S bits of the stored filter function Hstored(u), then hash the encrypted text to produce id1. Ifid1= id0 , then k1=k0; if id1 != id0 , then k1!=k0, the retrieval algorithm continues with the nextpixel offset.In Table 1, we listed some implementations of biometric key binding

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Jeng-Nan Juang; R. Radharamanan

sensing the difference in propagation time between beams of light traveling in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions about some closed optical path [1]. This paper presents a brief overview of optical gyroscopes and examines their suitability to a particular application where the current mechanical device has exhibited poor reliability. Conclusions are formulated that support the recommendation of developing an open loop, analog fiber optic gyroscope which will satisfy the requirements of the particular application of interest as well as those of similar systems. With the advent of laser technology in the 1960’s, a concentrated effort began to replace rotating

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Carl A. Erikson

Method for Water andSediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge, ASTM D 2500 Standard Test Method forCloud Point of Petroleum Products, ASTM D 664 Standard Test Method for Acid Number ofPetroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration and ASTM D 6584 Test Method forDetermination of Free and Total Glycerin in B-100 Biodiesel Methyl Esters by GasChromatography. Equipment has been purchased, procedures are being developed, and testing isbeing performed to verify the biodiesel fuel is meeting the ASTM standard.Solar Photovoltaic SystemsThe students in the Department of Engineering have been involved in designing and buildingsolar photovoltaic systems since the 1990’s either as part of senior projects or through theCollaboratory [4] Most of the

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Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Hong Li

future.References:[1] Coster S.; Gulliford M.C.; Seed P.T.; Powrie J.K.; Swaminathan R.: “Monitoring BloodGlucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review ”, Health Technology Assesment,2000, vol. 4, no. 12.[2] Frost M.C.; Batchelor M.M.; Lee Y.; Zhang H.; Kang Y.; Oh B.; Wilson G.S.; Gifford R.;Rudich S.M.: “Preparation and characterization of implantable sensors with nitric oxide releasecoatings”, Microchemical Journal, June 2003, vol. 74, pp. 277-288(12)[3] Jang S., Ciszkowska M., Russo R., Li H, “A New Approach to Glucose Monitoring Using aNon-Invasive Ocular Amperometric Electro-Chemical Glucose Sensor for the Diabetics”, theASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring 2006 conference, Brooklyn, NY, April 28-29, 2006.[4] Jang S., Russo R., Li H

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Kunhee Choi

75 percent. However, total number ofnew highways and bridges that are newly constructed take only 4 percent [1] (Figure 1). Trafficdemand keeps increasing greatly over time, but capacity stays the same. Furthermore, most ofthe nation’s highway system was built during construction boom between the 50’s and 80’s, with20 years design life. Most of them already exceeded their original design life. For this reason,there are serious growing concerns about road user safety and inconvenience to the travelingpublic. To address the concerns, many states are now under increased pressure to rebuild aginghighway infrastructure systems that need timely renewal within a few years. In addition to the emerging need, the economy stimulus package calls

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B. Samanta; Chiraag Nataraj; Sanjeev Reddy; Mark Woods; C. Nataraj

platform driven by onemotor. The ultrasonic sensor was used for the robot to avoid obstacles and measure distance. Therotating platform was used programmed so that the ultrasonic sensor can cover the range of -90°to 90° in front of the robot. The sensor measures a distance upto 250 cm. It is sensitive the shapeand distance of the object.BluetoothThe communication between any NXT robot and the PC laptop (host) was implemented using aD-Link DBT-120, wireless Bluetooth 2.0 USB Adapter. It is compatible with Windows2000/XP, follows the IEEE 802.15.1 standard, uses USB 2.0 interface, and sends signals at2.1Mb/s. [19]. The Bluetooth USB Adapter supports the Microsoft Service Pack 2 Bluetoothstack.Java Software Platform for NXTThe NXT needs to have a

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Parag Magunia

to the increased sensitivity to nonnormality of the Shapiro-Wilk test as sample size is increased. Noting that the sum of two Poisson distributions, X 1 and X 2 , is distributedY = X 1 + X 2 and keeping in mind that such a Poisson distribution, Y , with a smalllambda parameter is positively skewed with a small variance, it would not be suprising tosee all the data massed at but two points which would have a S-W p-value well below the0.01 significance level implying departure from normality as can be seen in the followingplot of an empirical density of random Poisson sample with λ =0.50. This is evident in the data-pairs with small λ1 and λ2 . This data tended to haveproportionately small p-values from the Shapiro-Wilk test

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Robert M. Brooks

University Press. 8. National Research Counci.l. 1989. The Airliner Cabin Environment. Washington D.C., National Academy Press. 9. Environmental Protection Agency. 1995. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: A focus on EPA’s Research. Washington, D.C. US EPA Office of Research and Development. 10. Haldar, A and Mahadevan, S. 2000. “Probability, Reliability and statistical Methods in Engineering Design”, John Wiley and sons, New York. 11. Kuebler R. and Smith, 1976. “Statistics”, John Wiley and sons, Inc. New York.Table 1. Grading Formulas Control group Pretest group (Percent) (Percent)1. Assignments 25

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Robert M. Brooks; Amithraj Amavasai

, B. and Ramage, J. 2003. Energy Systems and Sustainability. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press. 5. Haldar, A and Mahadevan, S. 2000. “Probability, Reliability and statistical Methods in Engineering Design”, John Wiley and sons, New York. 6. Kuebler R. and Smith, 1976. “Statistics”, John Wiley and sons, Inc. New York.Table 1. Grading Formulas Control group Pretest group (Percent) (Percent)1. Assignments 20 202. Attendance and class participation 10 103. Mid-term examination 30 04.Final Examination 40

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David Hergert

are exactly 3 1s in every character (this is how code 39 got its name, 3 of the 9 bars are 1’s).Figure 4 shows a table for simple code39 barcodes. For example a reading of *P048.5* readingwould be converted as follows:* 010010100 P 001010010 0 000110100 4 000110001 8 100100100. 110000100 5 100110000 * 010010100Machine Vision PrinciplesFu, Gonzalez, and Lee describe six principles of machine vision, namely sensing, preprocessing,segmentation, description, recognition, and interpretation. This project involved all butinterpretation. Sensing is associated with obtaining an image. In our case this would be taking apicture with an iPhone. Next is preprocessing. This is handled by first copying

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Muhammad M. Baig; Rafiqul Islam

PROBLEMS and I TE DED SOLUTIO S in TEACHI G PIC MICROCO TROLLER in EET PROGRAM Muhammad M. Baig Dr. Rafiqul Islam mailto: baigm@nsula.edu mailto: islamr@nsula.edu Assistant Professor Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering Technology Dept. of Engineering Technology Northwestern State University Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA 71497 Natchitoches, LA 71497 Abstract Microcontrollers have become an integral part in the

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Ali Daneshmandnia

to the prospective student, S/he has to interruptthe student and asks him/her to retake the test. This causes many problems such as having morethan one result for student, and making the student frustrated and tired which leads to receivingan inaccurate test score. Milosh Suggest that to correct such problem we have to redesign theforms so the proctor can distinguish the main part of the form, such as students name, type of testand number of times that the student have taken the test already.Errors made by network administrators In the Microsoft network environment, users are usually associated with a domain. Adomain can be associated with other domains as a child domain or parent domain. However,when an active directory domain

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Bahar Zoghi Moghadam

Water Export Ban.” (1999a).4. Environmental News Service (ENS). “Growing population faces Shrinking Water Supply”. (1999b).5. Flint, Warren, “The Sustainable Development of Water Resources” Water Resources Update, Issue 127, (2004)6. Gleick, P., P. Loh, S. Gomez, and J. Morrison. “California Water 2020: A Sustainable Vision. Pacific Institute Report”, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. Oakland, California. (1995).7. http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/8. UNESCO, “Water for People, Water for Life: the World Water Development Report.” World Water Assessment Programme, United Nation, NY. (2003)9. Vickers, A. “Clean Water Through Conservation” Water Use and Conservation, Amherst, MA Waterplow

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Sofia M. Vidalis; Joseph J. Cecere

engineering & construction industry, the skills thatindustry requires, the job opportunities, education beyond high school and in particular theSDCET program. The counselor also shares information that helps the program reach the highschool students, as well as opens doors within the school. Board members are invited to be guestspeakers at school activities, the SDCET program is welcomed into classes to interact withstudents, and further, serves as a resource for other counselors. The board members andcounselor(s) view this as a win-win relationship. The SDCET Advisory Board hosts a Counselor Awareness Luncheon in conjunction withthe annual SDCET Career Fair. A personal letter is sent to the local area school counselorsinviting them to a

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Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

Environmentalism Through Project Based Learning,” ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, June 2006, Chicago, IL.4. P. von Lockette, D. Acciani, J. Courtney, K. Dahm, C. Diao, R. Harvey, B. Pietrucha, W. Riddell “AnIntroduction To Parametric Design Through Bottle Rockets,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2006,Chicago, IL.5. E. Constans, J. Courtney, K. Dahm, J. Everett, C. Gabler, R. Harvey, L. Head, D. Hutto, H. Zhang, “Setting theMultidisciplinary Scene: Engineering Design and Communication in the ‘Hoistinator’ Project”, ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, June 2005, Portland, OR.6. S. Bakrania, W. Riddell, K. Dahm and L. Weiss, “Wind Turbines for Teaching Parametric Design,” ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, June 2009, Austin, TX.7. S

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Sarai Hedges

Senior Student Survey Seniors' responses(08S – 09S)Figure 4, Critical to Quality Characteristics (CTQC) Tree:Figure 5, DPMO Definitions: DEFI ITIO S Assessing ABET Criterion 3 Defect rating of Weakness or Deficiency Unit CAS program reviewed by ABET Opportunity 1 per programFigure 6, DPMO and Sigma Level Calculations: CALCULATIO S Assessing ABET Criterion 3 Defects 5 Opportunities 8

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Orla LoPiccolo

Administration buildings are responsible for 48% ofgreenhouse gas emissions annually and 76% of all electricity generated by U.S. power plants. [5]Passive House Construction offers a solution to these problems, but while popular in Europe, it isnot yet widespread in our country. According to Germany’s Passivhaus Institute, "A passivehouse is a building in which a comfortable interior climate can be maintained without activeheating and cooling systems. The house heats and cools itself." The forerunner to the passivehouse was the "super-insulated" houses of North America built in the 1970’s.[6] Passive Housingstarted in May 1988 by Professor Bo Adamson and physicist Dr. Wolfgang Feist during aresearch stay (in the field of building construction) at the