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- Assistive Robotics Team (Semester Unknown) IPRO 334: The Assistive Robotics Team IPRO 334 Project Plan F08
- Creator
- Kim, Byunggon, Mead, Erik, Gupta, Neil, Deroo, Mary, Bian, Joy, Dhagam, Karthik
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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The Assistive Robotics Team (IPRO 334) is faced with the problem of creating a prototype for a robot meant to be used in a hospital setting or...
Show moreThe Assistive Robotics Team (IPRO 334) is faced with the problem of creating a prototype for a robot meant to be used in a hospital setting or assisting the elderly. The robot should be modular so that future improvements and applications can be easily added. The focus of the team will be on the mobility and the interface modules of the robot. Other modules may be designed and prototyped throughout the course of the semester.
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- Designing Affordable Housing out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: DesigningAffordableHousingOutOfShippingContainersForChicagoIPRO339FinalReportSp09
- Creator
- Bocanova, Veronica, Cheung, Yu, Couillais, Marc, Eliyahu, Haim, Fanelli, Daniel, Georieva, Ludmila, Iversen, Jennifer, Kerrigan, Michael, Luu, Dung, Miller, Justin, Olszowy, Krzysztof, Peroni, Joe, Prisic, Mladen, Rankin, Daniel, Siwek, Steven, Snyder, David, Spedale, Christopher, Univeros, Ana, Ustupska, Aneta, Villalpando, Rosagain
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for the 2016 Olympic Games. If Chicago was to win the honorable tile of the Host...
Show moreThe City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for the 2016 Olympic Games. If Chicago was to win the honorable tile of the Host City, one of the main challenges that the organizers will face is to provide a temporary housing for all athletes, organizers, media and spectators involved. While the athletes, coaches and other major players will be situated in Olympic village, thousands if not millions of others, will face the challenge of seeking the affordable housing for the length of stay. Our IPRO proposes economical and environmentally friendly solution to this problem. We propose to utilize thousands of old shipping containers that are abundant in Chicago area and to convert them into housing objects. These second hand products will be modified and equipped with electrical, plumbing and HVAC installations, making them aesthetically and functionally comparable to similar conventional housing objects. Following the completion of the Olympic Games, these housing containers could be easily converted into affordable permanent housing for the residents of the Chicago South side. This will allow local residentsto benefit from higher quality affordable housing without being forced to relocate from their neighborhoods. Considering that housing accommodations in Chicago during Olympics will be highly priced most of the construction costs can be covered in this manner. Our IPRO hopes to make esthetically appealing and practical permanent housing out of materials that can be recycled twice: first from the shipping containers and second from the Olympic Housing. We also plan to explore particular needs of temporary residents during Olympics and later permanent residents as well as to explore what would be the most effective transformation methods from one purpose to the other. These housing objects must appeal to many people from different cultural backgrounds, and provide them with good living conditions for a short period of time. Also, we must investigate what makes affordable housing possible and what are the mistakes that the City of Chicago made in the past with similar projects. These housing structures must be fully functional for the future permanent residents, but they also must be designed in accordance with rules and regulations by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings so that they are safe and aesthetically appealing for all of the other local residents. In conclusion, the container housing is an affordable and environmentally friendly solution to housing needs of numerous individuals involved in the Olympic events while it also provides a long term housing opportunity for the residents of the local community.
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- SEARCHING ENCRYPTED CLOUD DATA
- Creator
- Urs, Karthik Mahendra Raje
- Date
- 2011-05-04, 2011-05
- Description
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The major setback of the cloud is its inability to induce strong trust in its users. For us, the users of the cloud, to be sure of the...
Show moreThe major setback of the cloud is its inability to induce strong trust in its users. For us, the users of the cloud, to be sure of the security of the data from other users, we have to trust cloud. In most of the cases, say if the data were to be hosted on Microsoft’s servers, we can trust Microsoft in its policies to prevent unauthorized access to it from other users (via hacking). But, the issue that is haunting the cloud is this - ”How can we be sure that our data is safe from Cloud service providers themselves?” The most intuitive solution for the cloud service provider to gain trust is to insist we encrypt our data. That is an irrefutable act of honesty from the cloud. But this has some obvious setbacks, few of which would negate the very advantages of cloud. One such issue that dictates the scope of this thesis is this - Typical cryptographic algorithms are not amenable to search. Now, if we were to implement a search engine on cloud (which has the data encrypted), the native search techniques have to be extended on to the cryptographic domain so that the cloud can perform the tasks of a search engine. This thesis explores the solutions to the above mentioned problem of searching over encrypted data, specifically using a secure pre-processed index approach. Though significant ideas have been proposed in the area, there is no concrete implementation to analyze if it can be used in the industrial setting. The main goal of the thesis is to implement a system which supports a variety of searching techniques. We make use of Amazon EC2 and test out the designed systems to evaluate how feasible they are for immediate consumption by the industry.
M.S. in Computer Engineering, May 2011
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- Sustainable Water distribution System for Pignon, Haiti (semester?), IPRO 327: Susatainable Water dist System for Pignon Haiti IPRO 327 Final Report F07
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- Ballog, Matthew, Dennis, Nicole, Hussaini, Mudassir, Kohler, Jonathan, Lis, Tom, Mendoza, Gustavo, Mohammed, Ashfaq, Nockov, Ivan, Omeralovic, Enis, Parv, Ionut, Radloff, Eric, Rajic, Ivan, Rokita, Mark, Shethwala, Fuzel, Skrebo, Ermin, Smagur, Peter, Stella, Meredith, Szwajnos, Joanna, Tailor, Kinjal, Terry, Natasja
- Date
- 2007-12, 2007-12
- Description
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IPRO 327’s objective is to create a complete set of drawings and specifications of a water distribution system for Pignon, Haiti that can be...
Show moreIPRO 327’s objective is to create a complete set of drawings and specifications of a water distribution system for Pignon, Haiti that can be easily built and used by the town. This is a continuation of a spring 2007 IPRO, which completed mapping of the town. We now seek to design the physical water distribution system that can be sustained for twenty years. To do this, we have identified several factors significant to the success of this system that we will be focusing on. These include finding a water source that can provide a continuous and adequate flow of water, design of a pump and the power source to run it, design of water kiosks and faucets, and design of the piping network with erosion protection. User fees will also be determined for both public and private water lines. The water system will also be designed so that its output may grow with the population of the town over the next twenty years. Through our work, we hope to create a system that can be implemented by Pignon to provide a clean and reliable water source for its citizens.
Deliverables for IPRO 327: Sustainable Water distribution System for Pignon, Haiti for the Fall 2007 semester
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- Power Measurements For Performance Bicycles (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 324: PowerMeasurementForPerformanceBicyclesIPRO324FinalReportSp10
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- Aigner, Jeffrey, Albee, Brian, Gaulin, Nick, Lee, Jeonghun, Lee, Seunggeun, Piediscalzi, Yoshio, Rhodes, Mark, Rowell, David, Sizyuk, Yuriy, Swanson, Jonathan
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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The overall goal of this IPRO is to develop an inexpensive, accurate tool for measuring the power output of a bicycle rider. The current...
Show moreThe overall goal of this IPRO is to develop an inexpensive, accurate tool for measuring the power output of a bicycle rider. The current devices on the market have at least one of the following problems: they are expensive ($500+), they may require the replacement of expensive bicycle parts, and/or they are inaccurate.
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- Helper Monkey Technologies Inc (semester?), IPRO 354: Helper Monkey Tech IPRO 354 IPRO Day Presentation F06
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- 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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- Increased Ethanol Production by Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms to Express Hemoglobin
- Creator
- Sanny, Tony, Stark, Benjamin C.
- Date
- 2016-04-15, 2016-04-12
- Description
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The present disclosure describes novel bacterial strains which express a pyruvate decarboxylase gene and at least one alcohol dehydrogenase...
Show moreThe present disclosure describes novel bacterial strains which express a pyruvate decarboxylase gene and at least one alcohol dehydrogenase gene from a bacteria of the genus Zymomonas and also express a hemoglobin gene from a bacteria of the genus Vitreoscilla. The pressent disclosure further describes methods for producing fermentation products with a microorganism which expresses a pyruvate decarboxylase gene and at least one alcohol dehydrogenase gene from a bacteria of the genus Zymomonas and also express a hemoglobin gene from a bacteria of the genus Vitreoscilla. Further the present disclosure describes methods for increasing production of a fermentation product comprising genetically engineering a microorganism which expresses a xylose isomerase gene to also express a hemoglobin gene from a bacteria of the genus Vitreoscilla.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
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- CONTROLLER DESIGN AND DISTRIBUTED CONTROL WITHIN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS
- Creator
- Shao, Quan Min
- Date
- 2013, 2013-12
- Description
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PH.D in Chemical and Biological Engineering, December 2013
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- Chicago Sister Cities China: Fuel Cell/Geothermal Sustainable Energy USX Site (Semester Unknown) IPRO 345: Fuel CellGeothermal Sustainable Energy at USX Site IPRO 345 Poster2 Sp08
- Creator
- Agose, Daisy, Bober, Eliza, Kumar, Abnishek Prabha, Leep, Nick, Yoshimura, Maruja, Yun, Suk Hwan, Lockridge, Jonathan, Chung, Yoon Sung, Dado, Mathew, Byrne, Richard, Ajigbo, Funso, Enadeghe, Gregory, Lee, Yun Jin, Hogan, Brian, Wolcott, Chris, Peavler, Jennifer, Kim, Jaehyuk, Park, Jae Hyung, Park, Won Woo, Zheng, Min, Hornero, Alex, Pelae, Raisa, Zarate, Nyah, Arnoux, Christian, Mukai, Cheryl
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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A. Create a working software tool that assists in the capacity of planning, decision making and accessing the economic feasibility of...
Show moreA. Create a working software tool that assists in the capacity of planning, decision making and accessing the economic feasibility of implementing an integrated fuel cell technology and geothermal energy system. B. Through a case study approach, research and evaluate the energy needed in residential homes to use as a basis for determining the algorithms employed in the software development. C. Demonstration of the viability of the integrated fuel cell and geothermal system in a specific location through the prototype testing of the database tool. D. Connect an alternative energy source for heating and cooling to the industrial world by providing an efficient way to analyze the design and economic parameters required to implement such an integrated energy system. E. Research on all parameters needed for our project’s implementation including environmental laws and regulations, permits, funding, weather, population, and energy consumption.
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- Screech Tones from Rectangular Jets with Spanwise Oblique Shock-cell Structures
- Creator
- Raman, G.
- Date
- 1997-01-10
- Publisher
- Cambridge Univ Press
- Description
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Understanding screech is especially important for the design of advanced aircraft because screech can cause sonic fatigue failure of aircraft...
Show moreUnderstanding screech is especially important for the design of advanced aircraft because screech can cause sonic fatigue failure of aircraft structures. Although the connection between shock-cell spacing and screech frequency is well understood, the relation between non-uniformities in the shock-cell structures and the resulting amplitude, mode, and steadiness of screech have remained unexplored. This paper addresses the above issues by intentionally producing spanwise (larger nozzle dimension) variations in the shock-cell structures and studying the resulting spanwise screech mode. The spanwise-oblique shock-cell structures were produced using imperfectly expanded convergent-divergent rectangular nozzles (aspect ratio = 5) with non-uniform exit geometries. Three geometries were studied: (a) a nozzle with a spanwise uniform edge, (b) a nozzle with a spanwise oblique (single-bevelled) edge, and (c) a nozzle that had two spanwise oblique (double-bevelled) cuts to form an arrowhead-shaped nozzle. For all nozzles considered, the screech mode was antisymmetric in the transverse (smaller nozzle dimension) direction allowing focus on changes in the spanwise direction. Three types of spanwise modes were observed: symmetric (I), antisymmetric (II), and oblique (III), The following significant results emerged: (i) for all cases the screech mode corresponds with the spanwise shock-cell structure, (ii) when multiple screech modes are present, the technique presented here makes it possible to distinguish between coexisting and mutually exclusive modes, (iii) the strength of shocks 3 and 4 influences the screech source amplitude and determines whether screech is unsteady. The results presented here offer hope for a better understanding of screech and for tailoring shock-containing jets to minimize fatigue failure of aircraft components.
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- Searching for Novel Drug Targets (semester?), IPRO 318: Novel new Drug Targets IPRO 318 IPRO Day Presentation F06
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- Kamdar, Amit, Marell, Joshua, Knox, John, Kim, Hyunsuk, Wu, Calvin, Polich, Lindsey, Stankovich, Floriann H., Patel, Vrudhdhi, Jin, Tengchuan, Desai, Ronak, Dolejs, Martina
- Date
- 2006-12, 2006-12
- Description
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IPRO 318 is entitled Novel New Drug Targets. The objective for this IPRO is to determine specific proteins that are involved in disease...
Show moreIPRO 318 is entitled Novel New Drug Targets. The objective for this IPRO is to determine specific proteins that are involved in disease pathology. The team will investigate diseases and their protein sequences in order to determine their function and whether it is suitable for drug targeting. The information collected will be created into an informational website that can be used in further IPRO semesters. With the analyzed data the team will begin testing several relevant sequences to determine drug targeting.
Deliverables for IPRO 318: Searching for Novel Drug Targets for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Trailer Loading Optimization Group (Semester Unknown) IPRO 305: TrailerLoadingOptimizationGroupIPRO305ProjectPlanSp10_redacted
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- Hinshaw, Benjamin, Taylor, Donald, Patel, Nixalkumar, Buakong, Nuntana, Shah, Parth, Surendran, Prashanthan, Mckeever, Sean, Pekalski, Tom, Veitch, Robert, Liu, Xingshuo
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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DSC Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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- VALIDATION OF BAKING TO INACTIVATE SALMONELLA IN HIGH-PROTEIN AND HIGH-FAT MODEL FOODS
- Creator
- Wang, Wenqian
- Date
- 2017, 2017-07
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Baked food products, such as dry pet foods, undergo changes of temperature and water activity (aw) during forced hot air processes. As one of...
Show moreBaked food products, such as dry pet foods, undergo changes of temperature and water activity (aw) during forced hot air processes. As one of the most thermal resistant microorganisms in low-moisture/intermediate moisture foods, Salmonella’s thermal inactivation kinetics during these processes is not well understood and difficult to predict. The objective of this study was to evaluate thermal inactivation kinetics of Salmonella enterica serovar Agona 447967 in model high-protein (HP) and high-fat (HF) multiple-component foods baked in a laboratory-scale oven, as influenced by oven temperature and relative humidity (RH). Model high-protein and high-fat foods, formulated with wheat flour, soy protein and soy oil, were inoculated with Salmonella Agona to a level of ~9 log CFU/g, and mixed to form a homogenous dough. Dough samples (57 mm diameter x 6 mm thick) were baked (3 samples per dwell time, 6 dwell times per condition) in a lab-scale oven at 120°C (10% RH) and 85°C (20%, 35% RH, 50% RH), respectively. Temperature and aw were measured at the surface and geometric center of the product during baking. Processed samples were collected in sterile bags and immediately cooled in an ice-water bath. Salmonella was enumerated on trypticase soy agar supplemented with yeast extract and incubated at 37°C for 24 h. Similar reductions (p>0.05) of 5.12-, 5.11-, 4.55-, and 4.78-log CFU/g were achieved after 40 min at 120°C/10% RH, 90 min at 85°C/20% RH, 50 min at 85°C/35% RH, 8 min at 85°C/50% RH, respectively, in the high-protein model food. Similar results were achieved in the high-fat matrix. The aw at the geometric center of the product (initially at aw =0.98) did not change appreciably during baking, while the aw at the product surface, the location of least lethality, decreased significantly (p<0.05) during baking; the decreases were more pronounced at lower oven RH. The results indicate that thermal inactivation of Salmonella Agona was driven by temperature and relative humidity in the oven. Higher temperature and higher relative humidity level led to greater Salmonella inactivation.
M.S. in Food Process Engineering, July 2017
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- NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF AIR FLOW OVER A THIN OIL FILM
- Creator
- Dziedzic, William M.
- Date
- 2014, 2014-12
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Turbulent boundary layer flow research uses oil film and oil drop interferometry to measure wall shear stress of air flows. Oil film...
Show moreTurbulent boundary layer flow research uses oil film and oil drop interferometry to measure wall shear stress of air flows. Oil film interferometry determines the rate oil decreases on a surface as the function of the shear stress magnitude. Current traditional methods have proven to be accurate but the solution is obtained by assuming a linear height distribution [3]. This assumes a constant shear stress along the oil drop and assures that there is no effect of the oil drop on the incoming boundary layer [3]. This effect maintains the continuity of shear stress at the air/oil interface, but the stream-wise velocity at the interface is discontinuous. It is thought that these approximations contain small errors but this has not been verified for zero pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer [3]. A computational fluid dynamics numerical study was performed to simulate the two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) effects of air flow over an oil drop and the drop’s movement across the channel surface.
M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, December 2014
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- Transit Foods (Semester Unknown) IPRO 315: TransitFoodsIPRO315FinalPresentationSu10
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- Al-awadhi, Lulu, Aronberg, Daniel, Boin, Nicholas, England, Madeleine, Kolanowski, Kristen, Kos, Carolyn, Lemus, Andres, Miller, Justin, Pang, Alan, Skinner, Jonathan, Wenzler, Erika
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- 2010, 2010-07
- Description
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Most of the existing large scale urban food depositories / pantries are based on a model of food production and distribution which has not...
Show moreMost of the existing large scale urban food depositories / pantries are based on a model of food production and distribution which has not changed in the last forty years. It is essentially the same model used by large private grocery chains, involving off-site food acquisition (either through production or donation) and dissemination to large distribution centers. In some cases, these distribution centers are then accessed by either individuals or organizations which truck the goods to smaller, local urban distribution points. In other cases, patrons are required to visit the large facility, which it typically in a less accessible location.
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- Campus Branding/ Sustainability Image (Semester Unknown): IIT Campus BrandingSustainability IPRO 311 Bibliography Su08
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- Barlow, Elliot, Chamales, Michael, Nadler, Anne, Contreras, Abraham, De Vita, Neils, Ishaq, Mohammad, Stultz, Adam, King, Richard, Gupta, Prairna, Song, Yunseok, Ono, Ashley, Ae Park, Ji, Korol, Phil, Mindock, Rae
- Date
- 2008, 2008-07
- Description
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The overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of IIT, both as an institution and a physical campus, as regards...
Show moreThe overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of IIT, both as an institution and a physical campus, as regards sustainability and “green” practices. To that end, the current semester is focused on several design projects based on concepts generated in the previous semester. These projects will then be analyzed regarding their appeal, both direct and methodological, to other members of the IIT community in order to inform the best model for sustainability develop to be promoted by future semesters of this project.
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- Innovative Maping (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: InnovativeMapingIPRO303FinalReportSp10
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- Austerman, Aric, Ernst, Jacob, Gupta, Pallavi, Khan, Anam, Komorski, Aaron, Michael, Mark, Mochinski, Scott, Payne, Ameena, Ramirez, Ernesto, Sanborn, Peter, Sinha, Piyush
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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A specific site, or prominent object, of unique visual importance that a pedestrian may find useful or significant for precise navigation.
Spon...
Show moreA specific site, or prominent object, of unique visual importance that a pedestrian may find useful or significant for precise navigation.
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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- Development of Play for Peace Website (semester?), IPRO 328: Play for Peace IPRO 328 Project Plan Sp06
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- Gaonkar, Gautam, Gehrs, Scott, Haque, Sabeen, Kadakia, Vishal, Kim, Tae-young, Lee, Moon-won, Loomba, Rohit, Norby, Gerald, Olatunde-bello, Omolao, Park, Soomin, Payonk, Dennis, Solle, Jonathan, Turner, Daniel, Vilenchik, Vladislav
- Date
- 2006-05, 2006-05
- Description
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At this point, most of the requirements from the client have been obtained (in table below). Based off of this, we have selected the Joomla...
Show moreAt this point, most of the requirements from the client have been obtained (in table below). Based off of this, we have selected the Joomla Client Management System to develop the web-site. The decision was made between Joomla, Mambo, and PHP-Nuke. All three are CMS systems with varying capabilities and weaknesses. The description for each of the CMS systems is provided below. What is left is to continue getting feedback from the client as well as continuing to adapt and modify Joomla as needed to fit our needs.
Deliverables for IPRO 328: Development of Play for Peace Website for the Spring 2006 semester.
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- ACCESS Healthcare Perinatal Care (semester 1 of unknown) IPRO 340: ACCESS Healthcare Perinatal Care IPRO 340 Abstract F04
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- Bir, Suman, Mathews, Joanne, Oza, Pooja, Resch, Jason, Shah, Parinda, Cohoon, Jesse, Limon, Armando, Thakkar, Dhaval, Wilhoit, Karla
- Date
- 2005-01, 2004-12
- Description
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Our goal was to improve ACCESS Community Health Network’s information systems that support the perinatal treatment program in order to enhance...
Show moreOur goal was to improve ACCESS Community Health Network’s information systems that support the perinatal treatment program in order to enhance the sectors of revenue and quality of care.
Sponsorship: ACCESS Healthcare
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- Interactive Urban Landmark Kiosks for Memorial Walk of Martin Luther King (sequence unknown), IPRO 314 - Deliverables: IPRO 314 Final Report F09
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- O’leary, Kevin, Petty, Sonya, Qi, Tianshu, Tan, Sophia, Noor, Nashrah, Schleich, Kenneth, Akhtar, Ayesha, Cheng, Eric, Kim, James, Parker, Joseph, Saha, Sougata
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The objective of this IPRO is to help the students of Gage Park H.S. bring their vision of a memorial to a historical event into existence.
Spo...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO is to help the students of Gage Park H.S. bring their vision of a memorial to a historical event into existence.
Sponsorship: Gage Park High School
Deliverables for IPRO 314: Interactive Urban Landmark Kiosks for Memorial Walk of Martin Luther King for the fall 2009 semester.
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