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- Design of a Large Scale Structure (sequence 315), IPRO 315 - Deliverables: IPRO 315 Brochure F09
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- Aguilar-wedge, Carmen, Animashaun, Oladipo, Baur, Alex, Cullen, Michael, Hadi, Shuaib, Hedge, Namrata, Kuo, Steve, Lee, Christopher, Lee, Yongdoo, Rybaltowski, Karol, Scully, Dawveed, Shen, Jie-hua, Yousef, Shadi
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- 2009-12
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Located in Oakbrook, IL the architects and engineers of IPRO 315 will design a 22 story hotel. Together architects and engineers will modify...
Show moreLocated in Oakbrook, IL the architects and engineers of IPRO 315 will design a 22 story hotel. Together architects and engineers will modify and re analyze a structure created by pervious designers, and select any new materials for construction. In creating the hotel students will be responsible for the structural analysis of columns, beams, foundation, steel, and concrete design required to insure all serviceability requirements. The students will be required to follow the 2006 International Building Code, and secure the safety of all possible occupants. Management, leadership, ethics, and teamwork will be an integral part of building a large scale structure as students learn to work together on a “real life” project.
Deliverables for IPRO 315: Design of a Large Scale Structure for the fall 2009 semester
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- Re-Inventing the IIT Tower: Re-inventing the IIT Tower
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- Baharani, Aarzoo
- Date
- 2011, 2011-05
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The building systems, envelope performance and building use efficiency of the IIT Tower will be analyzed for evaluation of the current...
Show moreThe building systems, envelope performance and building use efficiency of the IIT Tower will be analyzed for evaluation of the current building energy use and occupant comfort levels. Energy modeling tools will be used to demonstrate the achievement of superior building performance and better occupant comfort levels through proposed design interventions. The transformative design will also result in a holistic improvement in building performance.
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- Modeling, monitoring and control strategies for high temperature short time pasteurization systems - 3. Statistical monitoring of product lethality and process sensor reliability
- Creator
- Negiz, A., Ramanauskas, P., Cinar, A., Schlesser, J. E., Armstrong, D. J.
- Date
- 1998-02
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
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Statistical process monitoring (SPM) is used in food processing industries to improve productivity and product quality. SPM can also provide...
Show moreStatistical process monitoring (SPM) is used in food processing industries to improve productivity and product quality. SPM can also provide information to operators on how close a process is to non-compliance to product safety limits, and carry out periodic checks of sensor accuracy at high frequency. Traditional SPM tools such as Shewhart charts are not appropriate for continuous food processes because of autocorrelation in data. Four alternative SPM techniques are presented and applied to high temperature short time (HTST) dairy pasteurization. The study attempted to achieve compliance of the HTST process operation with the recommended Pasteurized Milk Ordinance by providing a margin between the alarm limits of the monitoring chart and the safety limits. Monitoring of residuals and parameter change detection techniques ave used for monitoring processes with autocorrelated variables. Hotelling's T-2 and residuals of canonical variates techniques are used for monitoring multivariable processes.
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- Washington Park Center for Improvisational Music: Kellen White_FINAL 34x44 BOARD_01
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- White, Kellen
- Date
- 2010-07-30
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- Hadronic final states in high-pT QCD at CDF, Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics
- Creator
- Matera, Keith
- Date
- 2013-09-15, 2013-09-15
- Publisher
- IIT Press
- Description
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The heavy quark content associated with gauge boson production is of great interest to studies of QCD. These events probe the gluon and heavy...
Show moreThe heavy quark content associated with gauge boson production is of great interest to studies of QCD. These events probe the gluon and heavy-quark parton distribution functions of the proton, and also provide a measurement of the rate of final state gluon splitting to heavy favor. In addition, gauge boson plus heavy quark events are representative of backgrounds to Higgs, single top, and supersymmetric particle searches. Recent work with the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron has measured the cross-section of several gauge boson plus heavy flavor production processes, including the first Tevatron observation of specific charm process p͞p → W + c. Results are found to be in agreement with NLO predictions that include an enhanced rate of g → c͞c =b͞b splitting. Lastly, a new analysis promises to probe a lower pT (c) region than has yet been explored, by fully reconstructing D* → D^0 (Kπ)π decays in the full CDF dataset (9:7 fb^1).
Sponsorship: IIT College of Science, High Energy Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory
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- EVALUATING DYNAMIC JOB PERFORMANCE: A FIELD STUDY OF DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE RATINGS
- Creator
- Hall, Rachael
- Date
- 2012-12-17, 2012-12
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Previous research has established that job performance changes over time, yet the implications of this dynamism for performance evaluations...
Show morePrevious research has established that job performance changes over time, yet the implications of this dynamism for performance evaluations remain unclear. Studies that have examined the implications of different dynamic performance characteristics have mostly been laboratory based and have included a variety of performance measures, except for supervisor ratings of performance. Therefore, the present study integrates and builds on the literature on dynamic performance and performance ratings by examining its effects in an applied setting. Predictions were made about how the patterns in objective performance over a 12-month performance period would relate to annual performance appraisal ratings. Based on the monthly performance of 1,100 troopers working for a state law enforcement agency, main effects were found on supervisor ratings for the mean and trend in objective performance. However, the performance trend unexpectedly had a negative association with performance ratings. An interaction between the performance trend and variability also provided new information about how dynamic performance characteristics may interact to have an influence on ratings. Findings from the current study add to the existing research on dynamic performance characteristics and performance ratings, but more research is needed to understand the implications for different jobs and contexts.
M.S. in in Psychology, December 2012
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- ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE: THE DISEASE'S IMPACT ON PAIN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE
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- Vernale Iii, Michael A.
- Date
- 2013, 2013-07
- Description
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The primary aim of this study is to address the neuropsychological functioning of adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by examining the...
Show moreThe primary aim of this study is to address the neuropsychological functioning of adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by examining the association of illness-related and psychosocial factors with cognition. The neuropsychological functioning of adults with SCD will be compared to that of controls matched on gender, race, and age. There is considerable evidence for neuropsychological complications associated with SCD (Anie, 2005; Schatz, 2004). Much of the cognitive deficits are thought to be the result of cerebrovascular accidents commonly suffered by this population. Studies of cognition in children with SCD suggest that cognitive complications tend to increase with age. Particularly implicated are deficits in attention, concentration, and executive functioning. Although the specific neuropsychological morbidity is not as clearly understood for adults with SCD as it is for children, global cognitive impairment within this population has been documented. In addition, pain negatively affects cognitive functioning in both children and adults (Libon et al., 2010). The pattern of impairment was suggested to be the result of additional demands on attentional capacity. However, the relationship between pain and cognitive performance in adults with sickle cell disease is less clear. As a result of frequent pain, individuals with SCD often report a low evaluation of quality of life particularly as a result of health complaints (Anie, 2005). Thus, the inter-dynamic of health -related quality of life, pain , and cognitive dysfunction is not entirely clear within the sickle cell population and therefore warrants examination.
PH.D in Psychology, July 2013
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- Study of the chemical and physical properties of molding sands
- Creator
- Woldenberg, Maximilian
- Date
- 2009, 1906
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
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http://www.archive.org/details/studyofchemicalp00wold
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaves 26-29
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- CABLE MODELING AND FAULTSTUDY FOR THE lIT PERFECT POWER SYSTEM
- Creator
- Gupta, Abhinav
- Date
- 2011-05-02, 2011-05
- Description
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IIT has taken part in the smart grid initiative by converting the existing radial distribution network into a looped network to increase the...
Show moreIIT has taken part in the smart grid initiative by converting the existing radial distribution network into a looped network to increase the reliability of the system as part of the ’Perfect Power’ project. A total of 7 loops have been planned with the help of fast fault clearing relays (’Vista Switches’). As part of the project, the cable is modeled using the various impedance calculators and was also done using the PSCADrsoftware. With the obtained impedance values from the impedance calculators, the cables were analyzed under various outage/contingency cases. They include base case power flows of the old IIT distribution network as well as the Loop 3 of the perfect power project implemented and open circuit analysis and short circuit analysis of the Loop 3 alone. Also, with the help of the fault current values from the short circuit study we can analysis the relay settings and operations and review the later for the newly installed relays. And finally, the cable fault classifier was designed using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method in MATLABrand PSCADrsoftware. Here we model the cable using the impedance calculated and collect the voltage and current samples from the two ends of the cable which is given as input to the ANN classifier and the same is tested for accuracy.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2011
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- INSTABILITY MODES EXCITED BY NATURAL SCREECH TONES IN A SUPERSONIC RECTANGULAR JET
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- Raman, G, Rice, Ej
- Date
- 1994-12
- Publisher
- AMER INST PHYSICS
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- Test of a new method for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen
- Creator
- Buttner, William C., Knaus, Peter J.
- Date
- 2009, 1913
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
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http://www.archive.org/details/testofnewmethodf00butt
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 37
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- INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BID PRICE AND CLAIMS IN PUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
- Creator
- Vuong, Huy Anh
- Date
- 2014, 2014-07
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This thesis focus on examining the relationship between bid price and claims in public construction projects in order to propose the...
Show moreThis thesis focus on examining the relationship between bid price and claims in public construction projects in order to propose the alternative bidding strategy and help owner minimize actual completion cost and gain the best value for their construction projects. The investigation on the literature of bidding methods, claims and their relationship guided us to come up with our hypotheses on building up an equation that quantitatively expressing the reverse correlation of bid price and claims. In order to archive our goal, data from 30 public construction projects were collected, and the statistic method and data analysis are utilized. Finally the equation to estimate the amount of claim from the bid price, the engineer’s estimate, and the spread between the lowest two bids are established through regression model. Even though some limitations are remained, the results from this study strongly recommend owners to prefer a contractor that offers the lowest bid and potential claim, rather than select the contractor using the traditional process of choosing the lowest bid.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, July 2014
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- VIBRATIONAL CONTROL OF CHEMICAL REACTORS - STABILIZATION AND CONVERSION IMPROVEMENT IN AN EXOTHERMIC CSTR
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- Cinar, A., Rigopoulos, K., Shu, X., Meerkov, S. M.
- Date
- 1987
- Publisher
- GORDON BREACH SCI PUBL LTD
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Vibrational control is an open-loop control strategy implemented by fast zero-average oscillations in the input variables of a system. It has...
Show moreVibrational control is an open-loop control strategy implemented by fast zero-average oscillations in the input variables of a system. It has been previously shown that vibrational control of an exothermic reaction in a CSTR, introduced via oscillations in the input flow rate, modifies the dynamic behavior of the reactor and enables its stabilized operation in the unstable steady-state region. In the present paper it is shown that simultaneous vibrations in input flow rate and concentration lead, in addition to a reduction of the amplitude of oscillations in reactor temperature and/or increase in reactant conversion. It is also shown that the phase shift between the vibrations of the two input variables affects the behavior of the system as well as the amplitude, the frequency and the form of forcing functions.
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- Hostile Spaces and Hostel Spaces: Re-Visioning Highway Infrastructure: Kevin_Smith Final Thesis Board 01-of-03
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- Smith, Kevin
- Date
- 2010-07-30
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- Statistical monitoring of multistage, multiphase batch processes
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- Undey, C., Cinar, A.
- Date
- 2002-10
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- IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
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The monitoring of intermediate phases of production is as important as monitoring and control of the final stage. Here a framework is proposed...
Show moreThe monitoring of intermediate phases of production is as important as monitoring and control of the final stage. Here a framework is proposed for monitoring overall process performance at the end of each batch.
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- Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America (sequence unknown), IPRO 309 - Deliverables: 309
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- Ashley, Trevor, Claxton, Matt, Conover, Stephen, Gotanco, Francis, Mathai, Alexander, Nizich, Adam, Park, Yong, Quikr, Kerry, Ray, Monmayuri, Vasquez, Raul
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be...
Show moreThe overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be accomplished by improving the quality of the product by increasing availability of funding, improving cost effectiveness of prosthetics, and promoting awareness of treatment available.
Deliverables for IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America for the fall 2009 semester.
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- THE RECIPROCAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RED RASPBERRY POLYPHENOLS AND GUT MICROBIOME COMPOSITION: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
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- Zhang, Xuhuiqun
- Date
- 2017, 2017-07
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Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) contains a variety of polyphenols including anthocyanins and ellagitannins. Red raspberry polyphenols absorbed...
Show moreRed raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) contains a variety of polyphenols including anthocyanins and ellagitannins. Red raspberry polyphenols absorbed in different forms (parent compounds, degradant or microbial metabolite molecules) are subject to xenobiotic metabolism in the intestine, liver, and/or kidney, forming methylate, glucuronide, and sulfate conjugated metabolites. Consistent exposure of certain polyphenols to the gut microbiota may act as prebiotic-like substances feeding the beneficial gut bacteria and changing the gut microbiome composition and function. The dichotomy between the biotransformation of polyphenols into their metabolites by gut microbiota and the modulation of gut microbiome composition by polyphenols is hypothesized to contribute to positive health outcomes. The present study examined the regular consumption of red raspberry purée (RRB) and/or fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) on gut microbiome composition and subsequent bioavailability of red raspberry polyphenols in healthy volunteers. An 8-week pilot study, including two 4-week chronic treatments and 3 postprandial days, served as a feasibility study and mechanism to collect multiple biological specimens for method development. An ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time of flight (QTOF) and triple quadrupole (QQQ) mass spectrometer were used to identify and quantify the phenolic compounds in red raspberry purée, plasma and urine samples. Fecal samples were used for the metagenomic study. The sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene was utilized to study the gut microbiome composition. The red raspberry purée contained 148.55 ± 5.43 mg/100 g fresh weight (FW) polyphenols. Chronic RRB and/or FOS exposure influenced gut microbiome composition: at the phylum level, 4-week FOS (8 g/d), RRB (125 g/d), or FOS plus RRB (8 and 125 g/d, respectively) exposures all decreased Firmicutes and increased Bacteroidetes; at the genus level, 4-week FOS, RRB, or FOS plus RRB exposures all boosted Bacteroides and diminished Blautia; and the increased Akkermansia was only observed after RRB exposure. Chronic RRB and/or FOS exposure also altered the observed RRB polyphenol metabolites: the parent anthocyanins, such as cyanidin 3-O-sophoroside, were lower in plasma and urine after adaptation to RRB, while the production of urolithin A glucuronide (the main microbial-derived metabolite of ellagitannins) increased after FOS, RRB and FOS plus RRB exposure; an effect hypothesized to be related to the altered composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiota. Overall, these data suggest chronic RRB and/or FOS exposure influenced gut microbiome composition and subsequently increased gut microbial metabolites.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, July 2017
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- Adaptive Reuse Hybrid Development: HenryJarzabkowski_MastersProject_AdaptiveReuseHybridDevelopment_SP11
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- Jarzabkowski, Henry
- Date
- 5/4/2011, 2011-05
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Producing and designing a prototype hybrid use development strategy for a neighboring pair of preexisting historical building in Chicago’s...
Show moreProducing and designing a prototype hybrid use development strategy for a neighboring pair of preexisting historical building in Chicago’s North side community of Lakeview.
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- ANTIBODY AND PEPTIDE CONJUGATES OF BIFUNCTIONAL CHELATORS FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPY AND IMAGING
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- Kang, Chi Soo
- Date
- 2014, 2014-07
- Description
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A bifunctional ligand that can rapidly form a stable complex with a metal while conjugated to a tumor-targeting moiety is essential for...
Show moreA bifunctional ligand that can rapidly form a stable complex with a metal while conjugated to a tumor-targeting moiety is essential for targeted therapy and imaging of cancer. New bifunctional chelators in the NETA and DEPA series were developed for targeted radiation cancer therapy. The chelators showed rapid complexation kinetics with 90Y and 177Lu, and the corresponding radiolabeled complexes were stable in vitro and in vivo. Trastuzumab, Panitumumab, and c(RGDyK) conjugates (targeting HER-2, HER-1, and integrin αvβ3, respectively) of the novel bifunctional ligands were prepared. The conjugates displayed fast complexation kinetics with 90Y, 177Lu, and 205/6Bi, and the antibody and peptide conjugates labeled with 90Y, 177Lu, or 205/6Bi exhibited excellent stability and tumor targeting in mice bearing human colorectal cancer (LS-174T). Transferrin (Tf) and bile acid (BA) conjugates of novel chelators in the NE3TA series were prepared for targeted iron chelation therapy (ICT) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging applications of cancer. Tf and BA conjugates of NE3TA had high cytotoxicity on HeLa, HT29, and PC3 cancer cells. The Tf-N-NE3TA and BA-N-NE3TA also displayed rapid complexation kinetics with 64Cu, and the Tf and BA conjugates of N-NE3TA labeled with 64Cu were stable and had high cellular uptake in HeLa and PC3 cancer cells. Tf-N-NE3TA was further conjugated with a fluorescence dye (Cy5.5) to develop targeted theranostic agent of cancer. Tf-N-NE3TA-Cy5.5 showed great radiolabeling efficiency with 64Cu, and the Tf-N-NE3TA-Cy5.5 labeled with 64Cu exhibited high cellular uptake in HeLa, HT29, and PC3 cancer cells. In summary, we have developed new bifunctional ligands having excellent chelation chemistry of 90Y, 177Lu, 205/6Bi, and 64Cu, and the tumor-specific antibody and peptide conjugates of the novel bifunctional chelators have a great potential for targeted cancer therapy and imaging as well as theranostic applications of cancer.
Ph.D. in Biology, July 2014
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- Aeroponic Agriculture in Chicago
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- Maceachen, Charles
- Date
- 2010-07-29