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Arafat Abu Mallouh; Khaled M. Elleithy; Ramadhan Mstafa; Adwan Alanazi

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) A Highly Secure Quantum Communication Scheme for Blind Signature using Qubits and Qutrits Arafat Abu Malluh, Khaled M. Elleithy, Adwan Alanazi, Ramadhan J. Mstafa Abstract—The advances in hardware speed has being rapidly must be kept secured. For asymmetric encryption, there areincreased rapidly in the recent years, which will lead to the two different keys; private and public. Both techniques’ability to decrypt well known decryption algorithms in short strength is inversely related with the computational power.time. This motivated many

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Richard Millham

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Does Self-Regulating E-Learning Assist inSecondary School Preparation for Engineering Education? Richard Millham Surendra Thakur Chan Malan Durban University of KZN e-skills CoLab MMI Foundation Technology Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa richardm1@dut.ac.za thakur@dut.ac.za cmalan@iafrica.com Abstract- One of the most prominent issues in engineering education is the proper preparation of prospectiveengineering students in the subjects of mathematics

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Hui Zhang; Joseph Chen; Kai Zhang

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) RFID-based Localization System for Mobile robot with Markov Chain Monte Carlo Hui Zhang, Joseph C Chen, Kai Zhang technologies for localizing mobile robots in indoorAbstract ---This paper proposes a robust and precise environments.localization system for mobile robots with the aid of Radio For localization, Ultra-wideband (UWB) and ultrasonicFrequency Identification (RFID) technology and the

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Dan Tenney; Naif Jalal

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Use of Smart Table in Educational Institutions to Enhance Student Learning Performance Naif Jalal (Office Mgr, Texan Cardiovascular Institute, TX, US )and Dan Tenney ( Quality Executive, 3M Co., StPaul MN US) work related responsibilities. Technology has brought Abstract— Technology has influenced various changes to various fields and sectors across the globe.industries, including the educational sector. One such area which has been significantly influencedSMART™ Table can be regarded as

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Julie N. Renner; Kathy E. Ayers

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Exploring Electrochemical Technology: A Perspective on the ASEE/NSF Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship Julie N. Renner and Kathy E. Ayers write research proposals for the small business to review Abstract—The American Society for Engineering Education before accepting them into the program. Companies benefitadministers a postdoctoral fellowship program supported by the financially, paying only a modest amount toward the

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Abdalraouf Hassan; Christian Bach

network topology in which the WiMAX network contains onea traditional modulation mechanism (like quadrature amplitude BS and many SSs.modulation or phase-shift keying) at a low symbol rate,keeping total data rates very much like traditional single-carrier A. Mesh modemodulation mechanisms in the same bandwidth[13]. The implication of mesh mode is that there must be There are three PHY alternatives for 802.16a: 1) an OFDM networking such as multi hop ad hoc via SSs. An instance of awith 256 sub-carriers which is the only choice allowed by the WiMAX mesh network is shown in Fig.1b. It is supposed thatETSI in Europe, where the competing Hagerman

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Anatoliy Gordonov

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) The Cost of Preventing a Buffer Overflow Dr. Anatoliy S. Gordonov Abstract - In the paper we have considered the main methodsof buffer overflows, mitigation strategies, and their influence on II. THE PROBLEMthe memory consumption. The analysis of various methods of As it was mentioned above, buffer overflows may be usedstack protection has given us an estimate of the additional in different flavors. Some of the exploits of programmemory required for the implementation of specific techniques

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Muneer Alshowkan; Khaled Elleithy

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Authenticated Multiparty Secret Key Sharing Using Quantum Entanglement Swapping Muneer Alshowkan, Student Member, IEEE, Khaled Elleithy, Senior Member, IEEE Quantum Teleportation does not require a quantum channel to Abstract— In this paper we propose a new protocol for send the unknown state however, it require a classical channel.multiparty secret key sharing by using quantum entanglement The need for classical channel

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Marwah Almasri; Khaled Elleithy

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Data Fusion Models in WSNs: Comparison and Analysis Marwah M Almasri, and Khaled M Elleithy, Senior Member, IEEE the advantages and the disadvantages of each model to Abstract—In WSNs, hundreds of sensors collect data from the understand the different objectives for applying such models.environment but these sensors have limited energy. Therefore, This paper is structured as follows: section II, presentsenergy consumption is

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Mohammad Daneshzand; Reza Zoroofi; Miad Faezipour

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) MR Image Assisted Drug Delivery in Respiratory Tract and Trachea Tissues Based on an Enhanced Level Set Method Mohhammad Daneshzand, Reza A. Zoroofi, and Miad Faezipour, Member, IEEE capacitance vessels of nasal mucosa [1]. Antigen challenge Abstract— In medical diagnosis and therapy, finding an can be moderated by some drugs such as histamines andappropriate method to evaluate the effect of various drugs is arachidonic acid metabolites. Histamines and antigens

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Arar Alkhader; Junling Hu; Akinwumi Akinkunmi; Prabir Patra; Xingguo Xiong

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA Modeling Iced Bio-Bandage Design for Skin Burns Arar Alkhader1, Junling Hu2, Akinwumi Akinkunmi1, Prabir Patra1, Xingguo Xiong3 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Bridgeprot, Bridgeport, CT, USA 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeprot, Bridgeport, CT, USA 3 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, University of Bridgeprot, Bridgeport, CT, USA Abstract— Over the years, many designs for biobandage were accident refers to causes like electrical, chemical, etc., Whileintroduced for different types of burns but in most cases

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Matthew Foley; Matthew Janiga; John Adams; Yan Zhang; Leffi Cewe-Malloy; Aaron Sakulich

research project use it. Cooperation between the Worcester Friends meetingcalled an Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP). Student teams and WPI students was made possible by WPI’s unique,investigate issues at the intersection of technology and human project-based educational philosophy [1]. Each year, studentsneeds, developing engineering solutions to societal problems. In must complete a major team research project [2]. The2013, a student team carried out an IQP project titled “Energyefficiency of Worcester Friends Meetinghouse” with the aim of Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) is a nine creditreducing energy consumption in a building housing a

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Faria Afroz; Christian Bach

. INTRODUCTION for the improvement of Parkinson’s disease. In the research method section I would like to share few of the recently usedParkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common research techniques that are used for treating Parkinson’sneurodegenerative disorder. The characteristic is the damage disease.of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic systems that causes the lossof dopamine inside the brain[1]. In, Parkinson's disease, the The pharmacologic and therapeutic properties of conventionalpigmented neurons of the substantial nigra, locus caeruleus, and new drugs are improved by the DDS and also the sideand other

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M. Ali-ud-din Khan; Israr Ahmad

. Out of the total 697 respondents 150 wererandomly interviewed using lottery method. The overall for more accurate forecasts of consumption, that led to theresults of the secondary data are in line with the Keynesian development of the permanent income, life cycle andPsychological law of consumption, that consumption is the relative income hypotheses.positive function of income. The coefficients of income is 0.86which is statistically significant at 1 percent level showing, as The central position of the consumption function innational income of Pakistan increases by Rs. 1 million, the Keynesian economics has therefore led to many attemptsconsumption increases by Rs.0.86 million. The potential of

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Carli D. Flynn; Cliff I. Davidson; Sharon Dotger

understandingcan persist throughout their educational career and may hinder were considered, including equation based, graphical, andtheir ability to learn new material [1, 2]. Concept inventories illustrative or descriptive understanding. It was hypothesizedare multiple choice instruments that have been used in several that a lack in any of the three types of understanding of aengineering disciplines as a way to provide reliable and valid fundamental engineering conceptual framework would impedeassessment of students’ misconceptions. Some of these student understanding of advanced engineering concepts.inventories include assessments of conceptual frameworksrelated to rate processes. However, they are usually

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Madhav D. Patil; Tamer Abukhalil

S-bots with rigid gripper and also able to lift The swarm robotics has been a new research paradigm the other S-bots to create bigger structure. Further, theysince the past ten years, which offers novel approaches extended the swarm-bots into swarmanoid project, whichsuch as self-reconfigurability, self-replication, self- focused on the study, design and implementation ofreassembly and self-learning to solve the complex and swarm of heterogeneous robots [1]. In this case, a swarmdistributed problems. Swarm robotics is inspired from the includes robots that can move on the ground, fly andanimals that behave in a group such as insects, ants and climb on vertical surface. In swarmanoid

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Muhammad Aliuddin Khan; Muhammad Hashim

elaborate organizational change or change management[1] . In the wordand bring to light the core concept of the organization change, of coetsee he said that it is the ability of the management thathow it works, diverse factors which moves organization to how they can get maximum benefits and support form changechange, steps for change, resistance for change, change forces, which reduces resistant from the side of employees andchange management approaches and last an example of General encourage appreciate acceptance and support. The process ofMotor (GM) has given that how change was taken place in the changing the activities of the organization as well as

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Allen S. Guinoo; Joshua A. Stewart; Lin Lin

. INTRODUCTION Figure 1: Monthly average daily total of solar radiation on the United States by NREL. The Sun is by far the most clean and powerful sourceenergy generation that can be harnessed here on Earth. On Solar hot air collectors utilize solar energy to heataverage, the sun provides 1,360 watts per square meter to the homes or used as water heaters in the 1920’s. However, theEarth atmosphere, about 1,000 watts per square meter reaches use of coal had taken over for water heating in boilers andthe Earth’s surface during peak conditions [1]. In 2012, solar space heating for domestic reasons in the U.S. But, in

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Priscilla Tengdin; Kayla Santello; Robert Henry

environment.project must be able to read, accurately interpret and work The AISC Steel Sculpture was the example used for thiswith the project drawings. project. “It is crucial for anyone involved in construction and II. S URVEY R ESULTS manufacturing projects to have the ability to read and understand blueprints and building plans. Whether you're In October 2013, notification of a Construction Drawing in the field or in the office, you need to know how the Survey was sent to all the department heads and chairs that site plan affects the building plan, …” [1] are registered with the Department Heads Council (DHC

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Nicholas S. Rosasco; Dane Brown

TOR mapping tool.the attendees were also used as supplements to thepresentation. B. Opening and Initial Assessment With the arrival of each set of STEM participants, anB. Software initial assessment comprised of three background questions A set of DVDs from the TAILS i386 version 0.18 ISO was was conducted to survey their overall awareness of the topicsproduced for student-use laptops, as well as a version of to be presented in the module (see Figure 1). With theUbuntu built as a live boot DVD, specifically Ubuntu Live Summer Seminar attendees

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WANG Zhiguo; GONG Bengang; YANG Shanlin

and use of theoretical model can we set up the dynamic requirement, the operational status vary according toeffective mode of production operation systems to achieve the different times and different circumstances, so the solution ofpurpose of the system—lowest cost, largest profit, reasonable the model is dynamic, multi-objective and multi-stage,allocation of resources and efficient system operation. For this ‘harmonizing cluster results’ method is used to solve the modelreason many domestic and foreign scholars have done a lot of to balance and coordinate the system operation parametersresearch in the relevant aspects. Zhu Jianying[1] has studied the

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Richard Mendoza; Brian Stuckman; Anthony Melkonian; Alexander Gilman

. The groundbreaking design features an atomizer service company. In his spare time the client restores retrounit with a common source reservoir supplying multiple vapori- pinball machines as a hobby thus allowing him the opportunityzation wicks. The design also features an exhaust system that is to use his engineering knowledge in a creative way [1]. One ofcapable of manipulating and removing the created fog within theacrylic containment system. The prototype is controlled through his current projects is restoring a machine and reinventing itsa programmable microcontroller allowing it to function seam

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Daniel Gebremicheal; Paul Cotae

channel is the I. INTRODUCTION signal that takes the binary values ±A as in [1]. The physical model is represented in Fig.1. The joint (2, 3) DMC detector Threshold devices can enhance the efficiency of a transforms the observation into a value which is finallydistributed wireless sensor networks and reduce the cost of compared to a threshold value given it is greater or less thantarget detection by minimizing the probability of false alarm the optimum zero threshold to make a decision. The DMC isunder noisy and realistic conditions. In underwater acoustic completely characterized

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Mohammad H. Hashem; Ahmed A. Al Khawaja; Saleh O. Edhah; Usman I. Hashmi; Al Hareth S. Al Akill

illusive for some. Many stories are circulated of people II. LITERATURE REVIEW having a degree and still earning minimum wage, or hatingUnlike college, during high school, students had sufficient their jobs. This deters college students from finishingtime to understand and comprehend the material clearly. because they think "Why be in debt $75,000 when I am notThe material covered in college requires an intensive going to get ahead." This may be true for some, but the scaleamount of effort and the use of various learning resources. is not evenly balanced [4].According to [1], “college packs about two years of classes

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Robert A. Hilton

exist in the industry that can perform this task. is considered a recessive bit and is considered a logical 1.Most devices are impractical, mostly due to the expense. After the When a dominant bit is asserted (logical 0), CAN H and CANhardware was developed, custom software was written for acomputer operating system platform in order to actually L are driven and the difference between the two is increasedcommunicate with the car. This particular test vehicle did not above the minimum detection threshold. The second standardrequire an ISO 9141 keep-alive message to open the CAN is known as K-Line or ISO 9141 [2]. This is a simplechannel, so

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Suleman Belal Kazi; Sherjeel Sikander; Sadia Yousafzai; Suleman Mazhar

timelydelivery of medical help. The algorithm has been tested onhuman subjects, and the results are also included in this paper. Keywords— accelerometer, mobile phone, fall detection I. INTRODUCTION Falls contribute greatly to accidental injuriesworldwide. Each year around 37.3 million victims receivemedical attention [1]. Roughly 10% to 20% of falls cancause fractures [2]. The elderly are a demographic Fig. 1 Cartesian co-ordinate system of the accelerometerparticularly vulnerable to falls. 30% percent of people withages greater than 65 and 50% with ages above 80 fall eachyear [3]. Hospitalizations due to falls in older people are computationally low cost algorithm that can detect falls

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Usman I. Hashmi; Wessam W. Khalifeh; Abdullah M. Alhinai; Mohammad M. Alrefaai; Mohammad H. Hashem

learningthey graduate from high school to university. The coursework styles.of university is more complicated than high school and theseproblems add to the difficulty students’ face coping with their A. Curriculum importancenew curriculum. This paper addresses the research conductedby a group of Petroleum Institute (PI) students regarding the The curriculum of the first year plays an importantissues which students encounter when transitioning to role in the academic progress of the students. Susan anduniversity. The purpose of our research was to bring these Mark [1] explain specific types of ways in which theproblems to the attention of university staff and faculty. In university staff and academic

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Hussain A. Alhassan; Christian Bach

. As a other highly confidential information, such as full name, dateconsequence, the hospitals create comfortable environments for of birth, social security number, and address.their faculties, staffs, and patients to improve their As a consequence, hospitals reinforce their system withperformance[1]. They design their buildings in a ways that can restricted rules to prevent leaking patient information and raiseeasily and quickly be accessed from each section to another regulation to ensure privacy. Moreover, the hospitals demandand where staff are able to move

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Faisal Z. Miqdadi; Abdulla F. ALMomani; Mohammad T. Shadid Masharqa; Nabil M. Elmousel

1 ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. The Relationship between Time Management and the Academic Performance of Students from the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, the UAE Faisal Z. Miqdadi, Abdulla F. ALMomani, Mohammad T. (Shadid Masharqa), and Nabil M. Elmousel relationship to a student’s academic performance. In addition, Abstract—This research study is about time management and it discusses ways to make students more

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Hussain A. Alhassan; Eman Abdel Fattah

wireless, mobile fewer areas of non-coverage. We also have tech-savvy userscommunication is rapidly approaching. Increasingly, consumers that are more diverse in age and economic status than everyare demanding versatile and convenient modes of communication before. One of the three key factors is lagging behind,that are available whenever they want, wherever they are; all of however. That is service [1]. Service in the wirelessthis without losing performance and efficiency. On the other communications world may best be defined as that auspicioushand, the demand for high-speed broadband and technology withless energy costs are growing side-by-side. The