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Title: The Rotten IPRO (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312: TheRottenIPRO312AbstractSp09
Creator: Cargill, Matthew, Coad, Matthew, Dominski, John, Gulling, Richard, Karpuzi, Isida, Morton, Stacy, Nielsen, Lisa, Oblenida, Cindy, Olichwier, David, Rossi, James, Ryan, Emily, Szpiech, Paulina
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: Our team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university....
Show moreOur team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university. Research and analysis will inform us on whether initiating a composting facility on campus is feasible or not. The opening of a composting facility can reduce the university's environmental impact. Furthermore, IIT can serve as a model to expand composting across the city of Chicago.
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Title: Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
Creator: Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
Date: 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
Description: A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: HawkTour (semester?), IPRO 305: HawkTour IPRO 305 Final Report Sp05
Creator: Murali, Rohit, An, Sangmin, Jastrzebski, Marcin, Jenyo, Olumayowa, Kodamanchili, Richard, Dixon, Dave, Charles, Jodel, Ilea, Nicu
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The Spring 2005 IPRO 305 team will be continuing the efforts of ongoing research at IIT in the realm of Pervasive Computing. The team will be...
Show moreThe Spring 2005 IPRO 305 team will be continuing the efforts of ongoing research at IIT in the realm of Pervasive Computing. The team will be focusing on the challenge of integrating Pervasive Computing into a specific aspect of the IIT campus. The overall vision of the IPRO 305 team is to continue efforts to develop an application called HawkTour – a virtual Illinois Institute of Technology tour guide. HawkTour will provide a completely new approach to the campus tour at IIT. The application has been designed to run on Tablet PC’s or other devices with similar computing capabilities, and provides the user with general campus information while guiding the user around campus and maintaining complete awareness of the user’s current location and intent, thereby adapting the tour to the user’s own personal preferences. The objective for this semester’s team is to refine the application and come up with a new version with an optimized content database, a more sophisticated hardware interface, improve the mapping methodology, work on the user interface and scale of the application to simpler devices such as cell phones and personal digital assistants.
Sponsorship: ekahau
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Title: Innovative Maping (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: InnovativeMapingIPRO303PosterSp10
Creator: 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: A specific site, or prominent object, of unique visual importance that a pedestrian may find useful or significant for precise navigation.
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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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Title: Technology and Business Innovations to Improve Operations (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306: TechnologyAndBusinessInnovationsToImproveOperationsIPRO306PosterF09
Creator: Delahanty, Sean, Jaouen, Julien, Thakkar, Hetul, Guerrero Jones, Santiago, Kim, Sung, Toor, Hammad, Jalan, Arjun, Soleja, Sikander, Zhang, Yayan
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: The IPRO 306 team is tasked with assisting a major plumbing manufacturer, Sloan Valve, in utilizing current technology to create efficiencies...
Show moreThe IPRO 306 team is tasked with assisting a major plumbing manufacturer, Sloan Valve, in utilizing current technology to create efficiencies within its current operations. Due to the scope of the project and the desire of the team to produce the greatest impact on Sloan Valve, IPRO 306 will be involved with 2 projects during the fall of 2009.
Sponsorship: Steven Rodgers, Sloan Valve
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Title: MINIMIZING SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION IN SPROUTS BY CONTROLLING THE GERMINATION TEMPERATURE
Creator: Zhang, Hanshuai
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: Since 1990, contaminated sprouts have been linked to at least 46 outbreaks and over 2,500 cases of illness in the US [13]. Unlike other ready...
Show moreSince 1990, contaminated sprouts have been linked to at least 46 outbreaks and over 2,500 cases of illness in the US [13]. Unlike other ready-to-eat produce, sprouts pose a particular concern as the conditions that promote germination of their seeds also facilitate the growth of pathogens [6]. To address sprout’s propensity to microbial contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that seeds destined for sprout production be disinfected with chemical sanitizers such as 20,000 ppm of calcium hypochlorite, Ca(OCl)2 [29]. However, this disinfectant often cannot completely eliminate pathogen that may be present in seeds [4, 23]; in which case, the surviving bacteria can re-grow to significant numbers during germination and cause severe illness upon consumption [45]. Therefore, maintaining control of the germination conditions to present the proliferation of pathogens is a crucial step in the overall approach to reduce microbial hazards in finished sprouts. This study examines the effects of temperature on the proliferation of Salmonella during germination, and how this temperature effect is influenced by factors such as pathogen load, seed-lot, and the presence or absence of chemical treatment with Ca(OCl)2 was also evaluated. Alfalfa seeds artificially inoculated with ~3 log CFU/g of Salmonella were used as the contaminated seeds. They were mixed at different levels (0.01, 0.1, 1.0, or 10.0% by weight) with 200g of non-contaminated seeds and then were allowed to germinate in glass jars for 3 or 5 days at 10, 20, or 30°C. The same experiment was repeated for the spiking seeds that were treated with 20,000 ppm Ca(ClO)2 for 15 min prior to sprouting. Sprout samples were taken from each jar daily and analyzed for the level of Salmonella ix by either plating on XLD plates or the three-tube most probable number method as described in the FDA BAM. The level of Salmonella increased during sprouting at all three temperatures and reached the highest level at 48h. Sprouting at 10°C yielded the least number of Salmonella when all other factors were controlled. At all spiking levels, or the percentage of seeds contaminated before sprouting, level of Salmonella increased during sprouting, and at 20°C and 30°C, the level of Salmonella reached to a similar level of 5 log CFU/g and 7 log CFU/g respectively. At 1.0% spiking level, the level of Salmonella increased by approximately 1.5, 4.0, and 6.0 log CFU/g in sprouts grown at 10, 20, and 30°C respectively. Difference in the level of microflora background between different seed lots did not appear to affect Salmonella proliferation during sprouting. Treatments with 20,000 ppm free chlorine in some cases lowered the levels of Salmonella to undetectable levels, while in other cases, it caused an approx. 3 log reduction in Salmonella count on seeds. The surviving ones could still proliferate during sprouting although with a delay and a much slower rate, and did not reach the maximal level at 48 h of sprouting. However, Ca(OCl)2 did not prevent the re-growth of Salmonella during germination. In conclusion, these results showed that sprouting temperatures do affect Salmonella proliferations. We recommend lowering the sprouting temperature in conjunction with chemical treatment of prior to sprouting seeds to reduce microbial hazards in sprouts.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, December 2013
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Title: BUOY (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310: BUOYIPRO310FinalPresentationSp09
Creator: Baar, Coleman, Freund, Ryan, Kruse, Kevin, Li, Li, Ma, Zhi, Murdock-barriball, Meghan, Ng, Man, Rehman, Mohammed, Reilly, Jeffrey, Turrentine, Lorne, Yew, Hsuen, Zhang, Bingjian
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: The problem posed with blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers is one of safety and independence. BVI individuals need to be able to...
Show moreThe problem posed with blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers is one of safety and independence. BVI individuals need to be able to orientate themselves in a swimming pool and avoid obstructions like lane-lines, pool walls and other swimmers for a safe experience. Additionally, it is important to BVI swimmers to maintain their independence and maintain a low profile during this experience. The Buoy team will focus on the design, testing and implementation of assistive technology focused on a pool environment with continuous input and feedback from the BVI community. A current passive device created in previous IPROs will be field-tested in a BVI pool for the semester in order to identify failure-modes of the device and collect real-world BVI user feedback to discover areas for improvement. Additionally, two groups have been organized to assess the use of invisible-fence and ultrasound technology in the creation of new assistive technology. Surveys and interviews will be conducted with the BVI community on a continuous basis to ensure the Buoy team is meeting the needs of the market.
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Title: Sustainable Theme Park and Museum: KFujishima_Final Book
Creator: Fujishima, Kenta
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: An indoor facility consisting of both theme park and museum components with the integration of green and sustainable elements.

Title: Steel Bridge Competition Design and Business Planning (Semester Unknown) IPRO 326: 1_Steel Bridge Competition Design IPRO 326 Final Presentation2 F08
Creator: Gottschall, Keenan, Mccarthy, Michael, Olney, Peter, Hartwig, Mike, Gross, Josh, Choy, Marcus, Weyhe, Randall, Korbus, Tracy, Milkic, Jelena, O’leary, Kevin, Krueger, Michael, Muresan, Lucian, Van Eaton, Justin, Dickson, Trevor, Conley, Kaitlyn, Grace, Heather, Olszowy, Krzysztof
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The focus of this IPRO is to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by the AISC and by using teamwork. One of the goals...
Show moreThe focus of this IPRO is to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by the AISC and by using teamwork. One of the goals of this IPRO is to win this year’s ASCE/AISC Regional Steel Bridge Competition, and to place in the top ten in the National Steel Bridge Competition.
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Title: LARGE-SCALE SIMULATION OF ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS FOR WIND
Creator: Wei, Tian
Date: 2011-08, 2011-07
Description: The utilization of wind energy will pose great socioeconomic benefits with reductions in power plant emissions and the supply of zero cost...
Show moreThe utilization of wind energy will pose great socioeconomic benefits with reductions in power plant emissions and the supply of zero cost energy; however, largescale wind energy integration could introduce inevitable challenges to regional transmission systems and hourly system operations. This thesis addresses the congestion identification, simulation and analysis of large-scale electric power systems in different scenarios, large-scale wind energy integration and related transmission expansion issues. A methodology based on the security-constrained unit commitment (SCUC) is applied to analyze the transmission congestions in the Eastern Interconnection of the United States. The identified congestions are visualized along with the Geographical Information System (GIS) data and compared with the results in National Electric Transmission Congestion Study (NETCS) published by the Department of Energy of the United States in 2006. The study also provides the locational marginal price (LMP) information in the Eastern Interconnection, which is not available in the NETCS report. This thesis implements a comprehensive simulation and scenario analysis of the Illinois electric power system for the year 2011. Possible scenarios representing electrical load sensitivities to economic growth, fuel price variations, and the impact of carbon cost, are studied. This thesis presents the hourly simulation results for the large-scale wind energy integration in the Eastern Interconnection of the United States. An hourly unit commitment is applied for the simulation of the economics of wind energy integration in the year 2030. The energy portfolio for supplying the hourly load in 2030 is developed based on wind integration levels. The sensitivities of fuel price, wind energy quantity, xvii load forecast, carbon cost, and load management to the proposed 2030 wind integration are studied. This thesis identifies transmission congestions and expands the existing transmission system in the Eastern Interconnection of the United States for accommodating a large-scale integration of wind energy. Violated transmission flows which would cause the infeasibility of hourly SCUC are identified. An iterative transmission expansion analysis is implemented to identify the minimum required additions to the Eastern Interconnection for mitigating hourly transmission congestions.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, July 2011
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Title: DIRECT DIFFEOMORPHIC REPARAMETERIZATION FOR CORRESPONDENCE OPTIMIZATION IN STATISTICAL SHAPE MODELING
Creator: Li, Kang
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: This dissertation proposes an efficient optimization approach for obtaining shape correspondence across a group of objects for statistical...
Show moreThis dissertation proposes an efficient optimization approach for obtaining shape correspondence across a group of objects for statistical shape modeling. With each shape represented in a B-spline based parametric form, the correspondence across the shape population is cast as an issue of seeking a reparametrization for each shape so that a quality measure of the resulting shape correspondence across the group is optimized. The quality measure is the description length of covariance matrix of the shape population, with landmarks sampled on each shape. The movement of landmarks on each B-spline shape is controlled by the reparameterization of the B-spline shape. The reparameterization itself is also represented with B-splines and B-spline coefficients are used as optimization parameters. We have developed formulations for ensuring the bijectivity of the reparameterization. A gradient-based optimization approach is developed, including techniques such as constraint aggregation and adjoint senstivity for efficient, direct di↵eomorphic reparameterization of landmarks to improve the group-wise shape correspondence. Numerical experiments on both synthetic and real 2D and 3D data sets demonstrate the efficiency and e↵ectiveness of the proposed approach.This dissertation proposes an efficient optimization approach for obtaining shape correspondence across a group of objects for statistical shape modeling. With each shape represented in a B-spline based parametric form, the correspondence across the shape population is cast as an issue of seeking a reparametrization for each shape so that a quality measure of the resulting shape correspondence across the group is optimized. The quality measure is the description length of covariance matrix of the shape population, with landmarks sampled on each shape. The movement of landmarks on each B-spline shape is controlled by the reparameterization of the B-spline shape. The reparameterization itself is also represented with B-splines and B-spline coefficients are used as optimization parameters. We have developed formulations for ensuring the bijectivity of the reparameterization. A gradient-based optimization approach is developed, including techniques such as constraint aggregation and adjoint senstivity for efficient, direct di↵eomorphic reparameterization of landmarks to improve the group-wise shape correspondence. Numerical experiments on both synthetic and real 2D and 3D data sets demonstrate the efficiency and e↵ectiveness of the proposed approach.
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, May 2015
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Title: Planning for Human Implantat ion of a Cor t ical Visual Prothesis (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306: Planning for Human Implantation of a Cortical Visual Prothesis IPRO 306 Poster F08
Creator: Rust, Andrew, Tian, Dan, Sadja, Joel, Blackketter, Josh, Ragauskis, Kevin, Assaliyski, Marin, Tran, Minh, Mathes, Peter, Jain, Saurabh
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: Over the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been...
Show moreOver the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been made. The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Team (IVP) at IIT has been researching and developing a procedure as well as a device which will be implanted within the human visual cortex. The device consists of sub-miniature electrodes which will artificially stimulate the visual cortex by introducing electrical currents in to the cortex. The IIT Team has reached a point in their 10 year development process where they would like to proceed with implanting the device in a volunteer in the next few years. Implantation of a device which provides artificial vision is an extraordinarily complex process. In the initial stages the medical and engineering aspects are the most prevalent ones, but as the project moves forward there are some questions that inevitably must be answered or at least considered. These questions deal much less with the technology and much more with the volunteers that will eventually have these complex devices implanted. To try and answer some of these questions, in IPRO 306 we will look into various medical, political, engineering, ethical, media and psychological issues that we believe may become of greater importance as the project progresses into the implementation stage. We will also look into the public relations aspect as well as some political and psychological issues. Based on our research and understanding we will provide several issues that we see as needing to be addressed in the future and recommend possible solutions to them.
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Title: A FAT home: Boards_aFAThome_02
Creator: Szajna, Conrad
Date: 2012, 2012-05
Description: The aim of this thesis is to revitalize suburban subdivisions not by destroying existing typology but by using the typical cookie cutter homes...
Show moreThe aim of this thesis is to revitalize suburban subdivisions not by destroying existing typology but by using the typical cookie cutter homes as a basis for re-envisioning subdivisions. By creating key room components, existing homes can expand outward to provide additional rooms for current family members, for older generations moving back home and/or for additional rental spaces as a way to supplement income. The end result creates unique spaces and courtyards that places the resident much closer to nature.
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Title: Carbon Footprint Reduction (Semester Unknown) IPRO 329: CarbonFootprintReductionIPRO329Poster1Su10
Creator: Fong, Jessica, Kieser, Jeremy, Young, Julieann, Primm, Casey, Port, Graeme, Reznicek, Dustin, Pabba, Shabarinath
Date: 2010, 2010-07
Description: Our team’s objective is to evaluate Oak Park’s different types of commercial and residential buildings in order to assess their current energy...
Show moreOur team’s objective is to evaluate Oak Park’s different types of commercial and residential buildings in order to assess their current energy usage. We aim to use this information to reduce the carbon footprint of Oak Park Village by proposing a comprehensive sustainability plan.
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Title: Estimation of Future Glucose Concentrations with Subject-Specific Recursive Linear Models
Creator: Eren-oruklu, Meriyan, Cinar, Ali, Quinn, Lauretta, Smith, Donald
Date: 2009-04
Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC
Description: Background: Estimation of future glucose concentrations is a crucial task for diabetes management. Predicted glucose values can be used for...
Show moreBackground: Estimation of future glucose concentrations is a crucial task for diabetes management. Predicted glucose values can be used for early hypoglycemic/hyperglycemic alarms or for adjustment of insulin injections or insulin infusion rates of manual or automated pumps. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technologies provide glucose readings at a high frequency and consequently detailed insight into the subject's glucose variations. The objective of this research is to develop reliable subject-specific glucose prediction models using CGM data. Methods: Two separate patient databases collected under hospitalized (disturbance-free) and normal daily life conditions are used for validation of the proposed glucose prediction algorithm. Both databases consist of glucose concentration data collected at 5-min intervals using a CGM device. Using time-series analysis, low-order linear models are developed from patients' own CGM data. The time-series models are integrated with recursive identification and change detection methods, which enables dynamic adaptation of the model to inter-/intra-subject variability and glycemic disturbances. Prediction performance is evaluated in terms of glucose prediction error and Clarke Error Grid analysis (CG-EGA). Results: Prediction errors are significantly reduced with recursive identification of the models, and predictions are further improved with inclusion of a parameter change detection method. CG-EGA analysis results in accurate readings of 90% or more. Conclusions: Subject-specific glucose prediction strategy has been developed. Including a change detection method to the recursive algorithm improves the prediction accuracy. The proposed modeling algorithm with small number of parameters is a good candidate for installation in portable devices for early hypoglycemic/hyperglycemic alarms and for closing the glucose regulation loop with an insulin pump.
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Title: Improving Abilityy to verify Audio CAPTCHA's (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 316: ImprovingAbilityToVerifyAudioIPRO316EthicsSp10
Creator: Klansky, Gabriel, Schneider, Erick, Kaim, Maxwell, Ciarkowski, Adam, Fabian, Michael, Wallace, Sean, Kipp, Daniel
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) are used to prevent automated access to sensitive...
Show moreCAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) are used to prevent automated access to sensitive information online. In its usual format, users are presented with distorted text and asked to enter the displayed text in an answer box. If successful, humans, but not computers, will be able to interpret the distorted text. Another format of CAPTCHAs asks users to identify audio information (usually a string of digits or phrase of words) that has been distorted or placed against a background of noise (\white" noise, reversed speech, etc.). Users type the words they hear into an answer box. The audio format is intended to be accessible to blind and low-vision users who cannot use the visually-based format. Unfortunately, audio CAPTCHAs are di cult for humans to use (Bigham and Cavendar 2009) but relatively easy for computers to solve (Tam et al. 2008), which is exactly the opposite outcome desired. To take two extreme examples, in one recent study (Sauer et al. 2008), users were able to solve only 46 percent of audio CAPTCHAs, while in another study (Burztein and Bethard 2009), a computer program was able to break 75 percent of audio CAPTCHAs. At issue is whether audio CAPTCHAs can be designed so that users can easily solve them but computers cannot. Yan and Ahmad (2008) propose testing di erent kinds of background noise to determine which is the most e ective at blocking computers but admitting humans. To this end, Tam et al. (2008) suggest using other human voices as background noise (to thwart computers) but familiar phrases as the string to decode (to aid listeners). The current project will focus on selecting from a set of potential solutions to test.
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Title: Ethanol Ultra-Light Aircraft (Fall 2001) IPRO 317: Ethanol_Ultralight_IPRO317_Fall2001_Final_Presentation
Creator: Bockenfeld, Dan, Guerra, Jorge, Kuczaj, Mariusz, Lim, Ryan, Mcdaniel, Loren, Muliere, Dave, Orebaugh, Jesse, Parsons, Abigail, Williams, Ben
Date: 2001, 2001-12
Description: Students will convert a Quicksilver MXII ultralight airplane to run on E85 fuel (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). This is technically challenging...
Show moreStudents will convert a Quicksilver MXII ultralight airplane to run on E85 fuel (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). This is technically challenging because the plane uses a 2-stroke Rotax 503 engine, where the oil must be mixed in with the fuel. After the conversion, the plane will be flight-tested. In addition to the technical aspects, the project involves maintaining relationships with sponsors, public relations, and a study of the impact of ethanol on the ultralight aircraft market
Sponsorship: NA
Project Plan for IPRO 317: Ethanol Ultralight Aircraft for the Fall 2001 semester
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Title: Chicago Embroidery Company: A Living Business Case (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356: Chicago Embroidery Company A Living Business Case IPRO 356 Abstract Sp08
Creator: Correa, Jessica, Kim, Jung-jae, March, Paul, Natale, Vito, Nystrand, Tim, Puschkar, Jackie, Roman, John-paul, Wilke, Kara, Wong, Jacintha
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: Our goal for this IPRO is to update the Chicago Embroidery Co. market position in order to generate growth for the business. We expect the...
Show moreOur goal for this IPRO is to update the Chicago Embroidery Co. market position in order to generate growth for the business. We expect the company to grow to a 5 million dollar business in three years. By the end of the IPRO, we plan on having an updated website, new products for new markets, and important research data that shows which new markets will take best to patches.
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Title: infoMOTO - Information Tools to Enhance the Performance and Experience of Motorcyclists, Summer 2011, IPRO 308: Presentation
Creator: Hussain, Faraz, Sarsfield, Corey, Wang, Haochen, Perkins, Jeff, Charles, Joe, Siva, Arun
Date: 2011-06-17, 2011-07
Description: infoMoto is a user-friendly and affordable aftermarket device which provides accessible feedback to the rider and mechanic as to the safety...
Show moreinfoMoto is a user-friendly and affordable aftermarket device which provides accessible feedback to the rider and mechanic as to the safety and performance of the motorcycle, which enhances the overall riding experience. Unlike existing standard equipment which provides minimal information, infoMoto notifies the user of impending malfunctions in addition to providing diagnostic information. This device may also help the designers of future models of motorcycles to head off any impeding problems, increasing the quality of their product.
IPRO 308: infoMOTO for Summer 2011
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIPS OF BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL FACTORS TO PERCEIVED SEIZURE SEVERITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY
Creator: Fong, Wing Man
Date: 2012-12-17, 2012-12
Description: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that can cause negative consequences in all areas of life for people with the condition. Research...
Show moreEpilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that can cause negative consequences in all areas of life for people with the condition. Research evidence has led to the goal of treatment to gradually shift from targeting only reducing the frequency of seizures to decreasing individual’s perception of seizure severity. While several studies have suggested that psychological and social factors, in addition to epilepsy-related biological factors, can also impact seizure severity perception, this area has received much less attention in relation to individuals’ perception of seizure severity. Therefore, this study examined individuals’ perception of seizure severity using a biopsychosocial framework which takes into account biological, psychological, and social factors to develop a comprehensive understanding about the perception of seizure severity. 57 individuals from a neurology clinic at a tertiary medical center with a primary diagnosis of localization-related temporal lobe epilepsy participated in this study. They were interviewed for demographic information and were assessed using Quality of Life in Epilepsy-89, Beck Depression Inventory, Stressful Life Events Scale, and Liverpool Seizure Severity Scale. A Multiple regression analysis indicated that the number of antiepileptic drugs, perceived memory function, the number of stressful life events, and social support were all significant predictors of perceived seizure severity. The current findings supported a biopsychosocial approach in understanding the perception of seizure severity among people with epilepsy. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2012
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