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- Combating Underage Drinking and Driving (Semester Unknown) IPRO 351: CombatingUnderageDrinkingandDrivingIPRO351ProjectPlanF10_redacted
- Creator
- Hajakian, Melene, Cartabiano, Vincent, Abbasi, Rawan, Salem, Stephanie, Macon, Briana, Graham, Stuart, Kurenty, Edinam, Mazur, Mikayla, Menezes, Sandra, Nealy, Kimberly, Svaldi, Jared, Szalko, Alex, Wong, Claire
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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A. The team purpose is to combat underage drinking and driving B. Application/Testing Design: To develop i-phone applications New/Existing...
Show moreA. The team purpose is to combat underage drinking and driving B. Application/Testing Design: To develop i-phone applications New/Existing Tech: Develop a comparable device that will be competitive in the market Behavior and Survey: Gather data to find out what people want (validation) or would be interested in --- our target market Finance/Marketing: Compile details/info to create a business plan – opportunity assessment
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- LANGUAGE LINK PROJECT PLAN (Semester Unknown) IPRO 363: LanguageLinkIPRO363FinalPrototypeSp11
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- Samelson, Monica, Balouki, Ashanti, Cole, Jacob, Freedman, Simon, Hook, Ian, Johnson, Erik, Johnston, Colin, Miller, Mitchell, Ou, Michael, Stoyanova, Dilyana, Vinas, Nattasha
- Date
- 2011, 2011-05
- Description
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The mission of IPRO 363 - Language Link is to develop a social network website that connects IIT students to learn languages, integrate...
Show moreThe mission of IPRO 363 - Language Link is to develop a social network website that connects IIT students to learn languages, integrate cultures and build friendships. The basis for this solution is an online framework allowing students to build a personal profile, matching people based on common interests, goals, schedules, and other factors, so as to promote and improve language learning via natural every-day interaction and use of languages. The envisioned efficacy of Language Link is based on the theory of immersion, which is widely regarded as the best way to learn a language[1]. As the developers of the website, we will provide a matching system based on pairing algorithms in order to allow each user to build a relationship with a student most equipped to facilitate language learning, so that the immersion process can really begin. Language Link will not be designed to equip users with lessons, translations or vocabulary; rather, the site is envisioned as a social networking site connecting those that are interested in teaching, learning and studying languages. We plan to start off providing this service to IIT affiliates. As the project progresses we hope to extend Language Link to other city colleges as well.
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- Learning Company, Literacy Center, Johannesburg, South Africa: learning co. aisling gray
- Creator
- Gray, Aisling
- Date
- 2010-07-29
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- Helper Monkey Technologies Inc (semester?), IPRO 354: Helper Monkey Tech IPRO 354 Abstract F06
- Creator
- Carbon, Joseph, Fojas, Lloyd, Hu, Zhe, Kutty, Ravi, Mastey, Joseph, Mohsih, Hameed, Nim, Mohit, Punday, Matthew, Tucci, David, Tyagi, Shailivi
- Date
- 2006-12, 2006-12
- Description
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ENPRO 354 pursues the design development program of Helper Monkey Technology (HMT). In this initial stage, the members of IPRO 354, or HMT,...
Show moreENPRO 354 pursues the design development program of Helper Monkey Technology (HMT). In this initial stage, the members of IPRO 354, or HMT, will research into marketing, products, and operations factors and resources; then apply facts and figures to assimilate into the concept of HMT; verifying assumptions and employing the most concrete results to confirm the validity and profitability of HMT. The products of the research and cyclical assimilation and testing will contribute to composing a solid business plan, and a firm “Investors Pitch.”
Deliverables for IPRO 354: Helper Monkey technologies Inc for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Resource Consumption Awareness in the Home (semester?), IPRO 334: Resource Consumption Awareness in the Home IPRO 334 Project Plan Sp07
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- Cawvey, Jessica, Christensen, Carissa, Dannhausen, Anna, Fischer, Jordan, Henson, Jessica, Herrera, Stephanie, Jones, Sarah, Kestner, John
- Date
- 2007-05, 2007-05
- Description
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People are inadequately informed about their energy consumption behaviors in the home. Providing real time feedback at the point of decision...
Show morePeople are inadequately informed about their energy consumption behaviors in the home. Providing real time feedback at the point of decision making will enhance consumer awareness of energy consumption, and potentially lead to behavior modification. The IPRO 334 team will design and evaluate means of improving energy consumption awareness in the home. Team 334 will determine what metrics are most valuable to consumers and the best means to communicate that feedback.
Deliverables for IPRO 334: Resource Consumption Awareness in the Home for the Spring 2007 semester
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- BP Whiting Refinery Expansion: Developing Lake Michigan Wastewater Cleanup Options (Semester Unknown) IPRO 346: BP Whiting Refinery Expansion IPRO 346 Poster Sp08
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- Ashrafi, Sahar, Ballard, Ray, Chock, Chris, Chung, Yak Yong, Fakhouri, Hana, Ferrese, Anthony, Fernando, Fernando, Haak, Laura, Hammes, Katherine, Kim, Jichul, Leasenby, Alex, Lewis, Richard, Li, Zhi, Malon, David, Michael, Henry, Park, Miri, Reimann, Kirsten, Roberts, Ben, Song, Jong Mu, Taracena, Willy, Truong, Josie, Ucci, Russel, Vassi, Anna, Walter, Michael, Witek, Andrew, Yoo, Jaewon, Zhao, Yin
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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IPRO346 will focus on familiarizing itself with British Petroleum’s (BP) wastewater treatment plant (WTP) for its oil refinery in Whiting, IN....
Show moreIPRO346 will focus on familiarizing itself with British Petroleum’s (BP) wastewater treatment plant (WTP) for its oil refinery in Whiting, IN. Specifically, this IPRO will analyze the current permits and their stipulations regarding the amount of ammonia and total suspended solids (TSS) in the wastewater being dumped in Lake Michigan. Ultimately, possible methods and designs will be devised to reduce the levels of ammonia and TSS remaining in treated wastewater. These designs will take the form of a process flow sheet with a computer simulation to model the designs. At the culmination of this IPRO we will have several different models for possible upgrades to the Whiting refinery wastewater treatment plant to reduce the levels of ammonia and TSS in the wastewater entering Lake Michigan as well as a cost to implement each solution.
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- LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING K NEAREST NEIGHBOR ALGORITHM
- Creator
- Xia, Yong
- Date
- 2012-12-03, 2012-12
- Description
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License Plate Recognition (LPR) is an image-processing technology, also known as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR). This technology is...
Show moreLicense Plate Recognition (LPR) is an image-processing technology, also known as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR). This technology is very popular in fighting crime, locating stolen car, identifying parking-ticket and so on. In LPR system, the image is taken of the front or rear of the car and its quality needs to be enhanced for further process. With this enhanced image, first license plate region is located and extracted. Then character segmentation is performed on extracted license plate image. In this thesis, we use K Nearest Neighbor (KNN) algorithm to recognize these segmented characters. Keywords: LPR, Plate location, character segmentation, Image Processing, KNN
M.S.in Electrical Engineering, December 2012
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- Tournitech: Smart Clothing for Sensing Muscle Development (semester?), IPRO 332: Tournitech IPRO 332 IPRO Day Presentation F04
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- Latuszek, Dan, Dulinkskas, Alexis, Beckman, Jonathan, Zamazona, Jose, Ozmen, Hakan, Vaicekauskaite, Jotvinge, Rohe, Craig, Godfrey, Nate
- Date
- 2004-12, 2004-12
- Description
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This IPRO is the second of a two phase design project. Its objective is to continue the work of the Summer 2004 IPRO 332 team, advancing from...
Show moreThis IPRO is the second of a two phase design project. Its objective is to continue the work of the Summer 2004 IPRO 332 team, advancing from feasibility study and conceptual design to prototype development. This IPRO will focus on the specific material selection and design specifications of a successful prototype that meets the following design objectives: low cost, easy to use, easy to produce, and meets the requirements outlined in the research studies. The finished prototype will then be sent to La Crosse Exercise and Health Program at the University of Wisconsin where the effectiveness and safety concerns will be addressed.
Sponsorship: James Adducci, Entrepreneur
Deliverables for IPRO 332: Tournitech: Smart clothing for Sensing Muscle Development for the Fall 2004 semester
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- THERMAL PROCESSING TO MITIGATE ARSENIC CONTENT IN NORTH AMERICAN RICE: TOTAL, SPECIATED ARSENIC AND NUTRIENT EVALUATION
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- Zhao, Pengyi
- Date
- 2015, 2015-05
- Description
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Arsenic in the food supply has been a concern since public news reports in 2011 of the detection of arsenic in apple juice. Food and Drug...
Show moreArsenic in the food supply has been a concern since public news reports in 2011 of the detection of arsenic in apple juice. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) work on this issue has proposed a guidance for no more than 10 ppb of inorganic arsenic in apple juice. More recently rice harvested from the southern states of the United States is of concern of the arsenic content. Arsenic levels in rice have been attributed to the natural levels of arsenic in the soil and the farming practices used to grow rice. FDA released data that showed inorganic arsenic amounts in long grain white rice between 70 and 150 ppb. This work presents a process through washing/ rinsing to reduce the arsenic levels in prepared/cooked rice. Four different rice materials were obtained from Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Different processing methods such as common cooking, washing and cooking, excess water cooking, were used to prepare the rice. The common cooking method cooked the rice in a 2:1 (water : rice) ratio. The washing and cooking method rinsed a batch of rice with a 2:1 (water : rice) ratio at first, and then poured off wash water and added new water to cook rice in a 2:1 (water : rice) ratio. The excess water cooking method cooked the rice in excess water of a ratio of 4:1 (water : rice) and the excess water was removed after cooking. Controls of raw rice samples were also evaluated. The common cooked rice showed variable to no difference (-13.9% to 14.9%) from the raw control in arsenic retention. The washed and cooked rice showed a 9.8% to 36.8% reduction of arsenic from the control. The excess water cooked rice showed the greatest reduction of arsenic from 39.1% to 65.5% compared to the control. The species of arsenic mimic the total arsenic loss. There is a visible trend for reduction of arsenic content by washing, but the most reduction was achieved by cooking rice with an excess volume of water.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, May 2015
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- Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders (Semester Unknown) IPRO 321
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- Pesik, Vesna, Anderson, Matthew, Lee, Sebin, Howard, Jason, Flicek, Stephen, Capps, Zachary, Pandey, Aseem, Hatch, Michael, Bauer, Patrick
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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Spring semester 2007, the Manhattan Group came to IIT seeking advice regarding the improvement of their paper shredder. The paper shredders...
Show moreSpring semester 2007, the Manhattan Group came to IIT seeking advice regarding the improvement of their paper shredder. The paper shredders are manufactured in China and sold across the world, including the United States, under the Royal brand name. Each year, over a million paper shredders are sold. Consumers want paper shredders that are quiet and long lasting and are available at the lowest possible price. The Manhattan Group has asked us once again, the students of IPRO 321 and Professor Maurer, for the fourth straight semester to seek potential methods and problems in their shredder. These include improving the sound reduction, the gear optimization, and other features. The MMAE lab and machine lab will be used extensively for gear, sound, and material testing and design. Software resources, sound measuring equipment, and EE equipment will be used as well. Potential legal and/or ethical issues will involve patents and idea ownership. Since this a sponsored IPRO, all discoveries will be property of Mr. Seth Lewis and the Manhattan Group. This potentially could be an issue where this IPRO will be unable to provide necessary information to the IPRO office regarding work and progress due to ethics.
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- Development and Application of an Occupational Odor Hazard Index
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- Wang, Tingting
- Date
- 2011-04-24, 2011-05
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Odors emitted from wastewater treatment and sludge processing facilities may lead to employee complaints regarding discomfort, stress or...
Show moreOdors emitted from wastewater treatment and sludge processing facilities may lead to employee complaints regarding discomfort, stress or disease, and affect productivity and worker turnover in Water Reclamation Plants (WRPs). This study reports and assesses a comprehensive method that estimates the odor perception and associated hazards from exposures to odors in a post-digestion dewatering building in a WRP and its vicinity areas. An Odor Reference Concentration (ORfC) is developed as an index of acceptable odor level. This index is applied to ensure that the majority of building occupants (80 percent or more) do not perceive the odor. This index is developed to fill the lack of a uniform standard and method to assess hazard of exposed individuals to odors in occupational environments and to regulate odor exposures.A comprehensive odor and odorant concentration database was formulated by a monitoring study in the occupational environment of a post-digestion dewatering building. The presence of odorants in the building are at concentrations below occupational exposure limits but higher than odor detection threshold values. This finding indicates that reducing odorant concentrations below exposure limits does not assure an odor-free environment. A model is formulated and validated for this dewatering building associating odor perception with concentrations of total sulfur compounds and relative humidity and is used for prediction of indoor odor concentrations under various conditions. Odor and odorant emission rates as the strength of sources are input variables of the indoor air quality model. In this study, odor and odorant emission rates from freshly dewatered biosolids in a dewatering building were measured using two widely used dynamic methods: the USEPA flux chamber and wind tunnel, and results from the two methods are not significantly different. Comparison of the two methods indicates that both methods can be used to estimate odor and odorant emission rates but the most effective and efficient method depends on prevailing environmental conditions. The ORfC established based on the comprehensive odor and odorant concentration database for this dewatering building is 13D/T (dilution to threshold). This index is used to evaluate seven control strategies recommended to reduce odor levels. If indoor odor concentrations in the occupational environment exceed the ORfC, then the hazard of odor exposures is unacceptable. Deterministic results of this study indicate that if appropriate control strategy is applied, odor concentration in the dewatering building would reach to below levels that cause unnecessary stress and other effects. The control strategy focus of this work is reduction of the indoor odor perception. But indoor control strategies must not cause outdoor odor problems to surrounding residential areas. Therefore, the potential impact of the control strategy recommended is also investigated in this thesis using the US EPA recommended air dispersion modeling AERMOD. Predictions of hydrogen sulfide concentrations at surrounding areas of the plant indicate that only one strategy, which proposes to add a new exhaust system in the dewatering building, would cause the ambient hydrogen sulfide concentration to be 7% higher than the odor detection threshold; other six strategies would not induce odor annoyance to surrounding areas. Acute and long-term ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure limits based on human health and irritation effects would not be violated under any of the seven control strategies.
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, May 2011
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- Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings (semester?), IPRO 320
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- Kahr, Erica, Dannhausen, Anna, Atterberry, Chrissy, Bilitz, Elizabeth, Friel, Melissa, Gargas, Eugene, Gomez, Guillermo, Lanum, Craig, Ruiz, Joanna, Thompson, Sean, Zouridis, Despina
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
- Description
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The objective of IPRO 320, Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings, is to contribute to the problem solving necessary to implement energy...
Show moreThe objective of IPRO 320, Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings, is to contribute to the problem solving necessary to implement energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings and to the central steam and electric systems. Alternate possibilities for energy use in context with their building type and surroundings will be discovered through research of other university buildings at the University of Chicago, Loyola University, and IIT. This research will then be used in finding alternate forms of energy generation to secure the sustainability of the IIT campus.
Deliverables for IPRO 320: Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Zero Liquid Discharge (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: ZeroLiquidDischargeIPRO302PosterSp09
- Creator
- Pattermann, William, Ashrafi, Sahar, Shin, Woo, Isoda, Mitchell, Hill, Ross, Latour, Catherine, Ballard, Ray, Ng, Angela, Lai, James, Ong, Alex, Beissinger, Danny
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The objective of this project is to identify, evaluate, and prioritize technologies that can be used to achieve zero discharge in a 500 MW...
Show moreThe objective of this project is to identify, evaluate, and prioritize technologies that can be used to achieve zero discharge in a 500 MW power plant using Powder River Basin coal. To accomplish this mission, we will: 1. Determine the water balance around a typical facility 2. Perform a qualitative assessment of the viability of the three technologies above toward meeting zero discharge. 3. Determine the size, first cost and operating cost for each combination of zero discharge unit operations considered 4. Identify creative options for reusing treated discharge water within the plant 5. Identify emerging technologies that might play a major role in the future.
Sponsorship: Sargent & Lundy
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- Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution (Semester Unknown) IPRO 324: Power Measurements for Road Bikes IPRO 324 MidTerm Presentation F08
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- Aguilar, Sergio, Becker, Patrick, Gonzalez, Daniel, Kaminski, Bryan, Knopp, Nathan, Jankhot, Crystal, Marcellis, Brandon, Poli, David, Ruidera, Ryan, Tsosie, Henrietta, Yoo, Jaewon, Ziomek, Arkadiusz
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- 2008, 2008-12
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We would like to develop a system that measures the applied torque at a bicycle crank set. In contrast to current solutions, we want to be...
Show moreWe would like to develop a system that measures the applied torque at a bicycle crank set. In contrast to current solutions, we want to be able to retrofit our system to existing crank sets, obviating the need to abandon parts that the bicyclist already owns. In principle, according to preliminary tests performed at the MMAE department, this can be done using sets of quite inexpensive strain gauges. However, being able to get accurate torque measurements will require some advanced processing of signals from the strain gauges. These signals can then be transmitted wirelessly to a bicycle computer like the Edge 705 that the global positioning system corporation Garmin released this spring. There is a defined wireless protocol, called ANT+Sport, which has been developed specifically for the purpose of transmitting exercise data, such as power output or heart rate, to small computers. Chipsets and development kits for this protocol are also available commercially. Therefore, our task will be to find an optimal configuration of strain gauges that will be attached to the crank set, and to develop an algorithm to process the strain gauge data in order to isolate a signal that is proportional to the applied torque. This signal will then be transmitted to the bicycle computer for display and storage
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- The titration of iron by potassium permanganate
- Creator
- Finkelstein, Leo
- Date
- 2009, 1914
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
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http://www.archive.org/details/titrationofironb00fink
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
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- Disaster Recovery: DIY Home Building (semester?), IPRO 324
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- Allen, Kelleny, Barrett, Christina, Beltran, Julian, Carello, Frank, Dakowicz, Lukasz, Duecker, Susanna, Gandhi, Melissa, Hallberg, Amanda, Hernandez, Veronica, Kollwitz, Sabine, Lemons, Melissa, Rotella, Jimmy, Saulog, Jeremy, Smagur, Peter
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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IPRO 324, Disaster Recovery: Do-It-Yourself Home Building is focused on designing a building manual to aid disaster victims in building new...
Show moreIPRO 324, Disaster Recovery: Do-It-Yourself Home Building is focused on designing a building manual to aid disaster victims in building new buildings. The objectives of this group are to design a simple but adequate floor plan, create a manual illustrating how to build this design, and to market this manual to a disaster relief organization that would be responsible for the distribution of this manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 324: Disaster Recovery - DIY Yourself Home Building for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Environments and Urban Wood Reclamation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 350: EnvironmentalandUrbanWoodReclamationIPRO350ProjectPlanSp09
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- Stepniewski, Jesse, Haywood, Philip, Ostapenko, Maksym, Cabrera, Joshua, Springfield, Keegan, Perkins, William, Connelly, David, Sahm, Nic
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
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The Urban Wood Reclamation project is an enormous movement that has a great number of current supporters and the promising future of many more...
Show moreThe Urban Wood Reclamation project is an enormous movement that has a great number of current supporters and the promising future of many more. Our objectives will work in conjunction with the grand scheme of the project. Overall, our combined purpose is to promote the use of reclaimed timber. In this IPRO, we would like to study the finer details of the project. We will discuss the grand picture as well as the minute details with experts in the field. In the end, we hope to be one step closer to our goal of awareness.
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- Church & School Energy Efficiency and Financing Program (sequence unknown), IPRO 328 - Deliverables: IPRO 328 Final Report F09_redacted
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- Ciuffini, Kathryn, Kim, Ja Young, Knapczyk, Robert, Mckinley, Matthew, O'brien, Patrick, Maddamma, Todd, Schafer, Michael, Soderling, Philip, Wedster, Bonnie
- Date
- 2009-12
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The Fall 2009 IPRO 328 team envisions the development and ultimately execution of a volunteer program which would facilitate the...
Show moreThe Fall 2009 IPRO 328 team envisions the development and ultimately execution of a volunteer program which would facilitate the implementation of energy saving improvements in a church and/or parochial school within the surrounding neighborhoods of IIT campus.
Sponsorship: Vince Cushing of Clean Urban Energy
Deliverables for IPRO 328: Church & School Energy Efficiency and Financing Program for the fall 2009 semester
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- APPROACHES TO QUANTIFY AND COMPARE THE THERMAL STABILITY OF FOOD ALLERGENS
- Creator
- Meng Xu
- Date
- 2013-04-24, 2013-05
- Description
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Stability to heat or other food processing conditions has been suggested as one of the characteristics of food allergens, however there is in...
Show moreStability to heat or other food processing conditions has been suggested as one of the characteristics of food allergens, however there is in general a lack of standardized approach to determine or compare the thermal stabilities of food allergens. This study evaluated the use of several analytical tools including the BCA total protein assay, Far-UV Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and inhibition ELISA assays to study the changes in the structural and immunological properties of major allergens as a result of heat treatments, and identified parameters that can be used to quantify and compare the thermal stability of food allergens. Purified allergens from milk, egg, and almond were subjected to moist-heat or dry-heat treatments and changes in protein solubility, IC50 values and thermodynamic properties of each protein were determined. It was found that high transition temperature (Tm) was closely related to a greater resistance to changes in immunological properties after heat treatments, suggesting that it can be a good parameter to quantify and compare the thermal stability of different food allergens.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, May 2013
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- Integration of Process Improvements (Semester Unknown) IPRO 304: IntegrationOfProcessImprovementsIPRO304PosterSp10
- Creator
- Flores, Emmanuel, Hawker, Corey, Loeppert, Charles, Marx, Ryan, Pollack, Richard, Rodriguez, Ricardo, Snyder, David, Stevanovic, Stefan, Willett, Joshua
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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During the milling operations at an industrial steel producer like A. Finkl & Sons (Chicago, IL), a substantial amount of time and money is...
Show moreDuring the milling operations at an industrial steel producer like A. Finkl & Sons (Chicago, IL), a substantial amount of time and money is lost due to the fact that cutting inserts break catastrophically and without warning. The goal of this project is to devise an effective means by which a cutting insert breakage event can be quickly and reliably detected, thereby minimizing damage to the steel and other cutting inserts, and also freeing technicians to attend multiple machines at a time. This increases the productivity of their operations, and it has the potential to save A. Finkl & Sons substantial costs per year in time lost in rework and prematurely broken cutting inserts.
Sponsorship: A. Finkl & Sons
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