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Title: INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BID PRICE AND CLAIMS IN PUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Creator: Vuong, Huy Anh
Date: 2014, 2014-07
Description: 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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Title: Magnetic Recorder
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1953-08-11
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: VIBRATIONAL CONTROL OF CHEMICAL REACTORS - STABILIZATION AND CONVERSION IMPROVEMENT IN AN EXOTHERMIC CSTR
Creator: Cinar, A., Rigopoulos, K., Shu, X., Meerkov, S. M.
Date: 1987
Publisher: GORDON BREACH SCI PUBL LTD
Description: 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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Title: Method for the Production of Metallic Heat Transfer Bodies
Creator: Rostoker, William, Read, Robert H.
Date: 4/23/2009, 1966-07-26
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

Title: New Applications for Virtual Reality Training (semester?), IPRO 316: New Applications for Virtual Reality Training IPRO 316 Midterm Report F07
Creator: Jeong, Ahreum, Doolittle, Erik, Mead, Erik, Roe, Ian, Stanford, Jeffrey, Kim, Jeongshik, Knopp, Kyle, Malanowski, Mark, Cantoni, Nick, Steward, Shane
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: We have quite a few objectives for this IPRO. Our first objective is to research into both industrial and mass market applications of the...
Show moreWe have quite a few objectives for this IPRO. Our first objective is to research into both industrial and mass market applications of the Product Animations technology. After this first objective, we take 2 paths. The first leads to determining a screening criterion to select the best industrial prospects. We then plan to quantify the value propositions for the prospects selected from objective 2. When this is finished, we will create a deliverable simulation example, and finally write down any and all recommendations for future work with this IPRO. The other path leads to researching the idea or design of an ASP website. After this has been implemented, we want to use a PAI example of a milkshake machine, and show this on the ASP at IPRO day.
Deliverables for IPRO 316: New Applications for Virtual Reality Training for the Fall 2007 semester
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Title: Crop to Cup Coffee: Building Communities through Coffee (Semester 2) IPRO 333: BuildingComunitiesThroughCoffeeIPRO333BrochreF10
Creator: Feldman, Laurie, Waterloo, Becca, Hurst, Trey, Chatterjee, Dia, Houser, Clay, Esko, Emily, Campbell, Laurel, Schmid, Miriam, Erie, Mike, Tam, Phil, Patel, Vishal, Swingler, Mark, Bloom, Ryan, Abbott, Matt
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: The mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility...
Show moreThe mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility within the vicinity of their largest producing farming zone for robusta coffee in the Mbale region of Uganda. The sponsor, along with the team, has decided that the best method for addressing the local and global needs of the farmers is to present the research and design personally. Therefore, IPRO 333 will be fundraising to help finance the forthcoming trip to Uganda to present to the farming communities.
Sponsorship: Crop to Cup
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Title: Large Scale Structure Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 315: Large Scale Structure Design IPRO 315 Poster2 Sp08
Creator: Brady, Brian, Butkovich, Paul, Chung, Chun, Dominikowski, Marek, Herbert, Greg, Hussaini, Muddasir, Magdel, Irina, Mallinger, Nicolle, Omeralovic, Enis, Palma, Jennifer, Rathakrishnan, Malar, Ratnani, Shoaib, Russeva, Diyana, Russo, Ben, Shim, Mary, Sisay, Mary, Varhegyi, Aron, Velichekov, Veselin
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: The plan for this IPRO is to develop a design for a large scale parking garage that can accommodate about 500 cars. The objective of this...
Show moreThe plan for this IPRO is to develop a design for a large scale parking garage that can accommodate about 500 cars. The objective of this project is to develop a design that goes beyond the standard parking systems used today. Rather, the attempt is to have a design which is more representative of “parking garages of future.” And as such, such features as quick handling of incoming and outgoing cars, efficiency in storage and aesthetics are considered in design. The building will be completely self-sufficient and will have to incorporate the architecture of the various buildings on campus. The design could have separate entrance and exit ramp towers, ramps incorporated with parking, or the futuristic design may be automated. An automated system will include a vehicle elevator of lift system to move the vehicle so the driver does not have to. The structure could be built with reinforced concrete or steel. The design will also include accessibility following the requirements set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Title: Building a Working Replica of Kolff's Rotating Drum (Spring 2004), IPRO 314
Creator: Abbasian, Niekoo, Antoniou, Antonis, Barta, Jennifer, Britt, Tim, Crendall, Dan, Das, Abhishek, Dawe, Robert, George, Ryan, Hannah, Rebecca, Hannink, Mary, Higashi, Andrew, Inouye, Brendan, Jungels, Ryan, Lin, Grace, Ram, Justin, Shrivastava, Archita, Stumph, Shawn, Sutalo, Joseph, Turturro, Michael, Tuthill, Chris, Vasu, Kedari, Vasquez, Sam, Whiting, Aaron
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: This IPRO team has the unique opportunity to recreate, from the original plans, a working replica of the first clinically successful...
Show moreThis IPRO team has the unique opportunity to recreate, from the original plans, a working replica of the first clinically successful artificial kidney. Designed, built, and implemented in 1942, Willem Kolff’s rotating drum was the first successful extra-corporeal medical technological device. It provided a successful technological reference point for subsequent development of dialysis devices. This device literally established the field of artificial organs. There are no working models in the Western Hemisphere. Two exist in Europe both in the Netherlands.
Sponsorship: Museum of science and Industry; Paticia ward, PhD, Dept. of Science and Technology
Deliverables for IPRO 314: Building a Working Replica of Kolff's Rotating Drum for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Hostile Spaces and Hostel Spaces: Re-Visioning Highway Infrastructure: Kevin_Smith Final Thesis Board 01-of-03
Creator: Smith, Kevin
Date: 2010-07-30

Title: Nanopore Stochastic Sensing of Biomarkers
Creator: Guan, Xiyun, Wang, Liang, Zhou, Shuo
Date: 2018-01-04, 2017-11-28
Description: A method and system for sensing or characterizing a biomarker, such as a proteolytic enzyme or nucleic acid. The system comprises a nanopore...
Show moreA method and system for sensing or characterizing a biomarker, such as a proteolytic enzyme or nucleic acid. The system comprises a nanopore sensor to determine a current modulation of a sample including a biomarker, and a predetermined substrate or nucleic acid probe current modulation signature for comparison to a current signature from the nanopore sensor. The nanopore sensor includes a nanopore membrane between two fluid compartments, and a power supply in electrical contact with the membrane to provide an electric potential difference between the fluid compartments. A detector is used to detect an electrical current through the nanopore as the polypeptide substrate, or components thereof, transits the nanopore under an applied electric potential difference between the first and second fluid compartments. The result is a rapid, label-free method for the sensitive and accurate measurement of biomarker activity by real-time monitoring of the ionic current modulations arising from the substrate peptide-protease interactions or nucleic acid hybridization in the nanopore.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Statistical monitoring of multistage, multiphase batch processes
Creator: Undey, C., Cinar, A.
Date: 2002-10
Publisher: IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Description: 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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Title: Business Development Through BIM and Other Strategies For Electrical Contractors (Semester Unknown) IPRO 338: BusinessDevelopmentForElectircalContractorsPRO338ProjectPlanF10
Creator: Baughey, Ethan, Hutches, Annie, Clarke, Anthony, Castellano, Kelly, Abdel-salam, Thair, Pekalski, Tom, Larson, Tristan, Ma, Zhi, Kumontoy, Allton, Meeke, Megan, Rodriguez, Edgar
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: The IPRO 338 task is to continue from past IPRO efforts in developing business strategies for electrical contractors through the use Building...
Show moreThe IPRO 338 task is to continue from past IPRO efforts in developing business strategies for electrical contractors through the use Building Informational Modeling (BIM). While past IPROs have focused on the efficiency and benefits of BIM for electrical contracting companies. Our teams focus will be on how the benefits of using these new technologies and other business development strategies can help guide electrical contractors towards improving and increasing their overall business endeavors in a recessional and competitive environment. We plan on concluding our project with a business development module presenting key successful marketing strategies. The developed deliverable is geared towards assisting members of our sponsoring Electrical Contracting Association (ECA).
Sponsorship: Electrical Contracting Association (ECA).
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Title: Searching for Novel Drug Targets (semester?), IPRO 318: Novel new Drug Targets IPRO 318 Poster F06
Creator: 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: 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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Title: Crop to Cup Coffee: Building Communities through Coffee (Semester 2) IPRO 333: BuildingComunitiesThroughCoffeeIPRO333MidTermPresentationF10
Creator: Feldman, Laurie, Waterloo, Becca, Hurst, Trey, Chatterjee, Dia, Houser, Clay, Esko, Emily, Campbell, Laurel, Schmid, Miriam, Erie, Mike, Tam, Phil, Patel, Vishal, Swingler, Mark, Bloom, Ryan, Abbott, Matt
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: The mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility...
Show moreThe mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility within the vicinity of their largest producing farming zone for robusta coffee in the Mbale region of Uganda. The sponsor, along with the team, has decided that the best method for addressing the local and global needs of the farmers is to present the research and design personally. Therefore, IPRO 333 will be fundraising to help finance the forthcoming trip to Uganda to present to the farming communities.
Sponsorship: Crop to Cup
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Title: Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America (sequence unknown), IPRO 309 - Deliverables: 309
Creator: Ashley, Trevor, Claxton, Matt, Conover, Stephen, Gotanco, Francis, Mathai, Alexander, Nizich, Adam, Park, Yong, Quikr, Kerry, Ray, Monmayuri, Vasquez, Raul
Date: 2009-12
Description: 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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Title: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact (semester?), IPRO 341: Insight IPRO 341 IPRO Day Presentation F05
Creator: Nick, Chillemi, Robert, Dusso, Syed, Ijaz, Jonathan, Komyathy, Alan, Patek, Sagar, Shah, Andrew, Vanloo, Ricardo, Gonzalez
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: The first objective of IPRO 341 is to develop a hypothetical model of the life cycle of emerging technologies through historical analysis. The...
Show moreThe first objective of IPRO 341 is to develop a hypothetical model of the life cycle of emerging technologies through historical analysis. The team has chosen four technologies the study of which we believe will allow us to construct a working model of the life cycle of an emerging technology. The second objective of IPRO 341 is to begin an in-depth look into emerging technologies and assess its political, social, and economic impacts. By applying our hypothetical model to the current trends of emerging technologies, we will predict the impacts that the introduction of emerging technologies will have on society as a whole. The third objective of IPRO 341 is to reassess our model after completing other research dealing with emerging technologies. Since the model we develop can only be a theoretical model, we will have to continuously revise our model depending on any new information that comes about during the development of emerging technologies. The fourth objective of IPRO 341 is to provide an overview as to the importance of researching emerging technologies; how they affect society and the importance to all stakeholders involved.
Deliverables for IPRO 341: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact for the Fall 2005 semester.
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Title: Impact of Sulfur Capture Technology In Coal Power Plants (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302
Creator: Chmielewski, Don, Contreras, Abraham, Deboth, Ray, Dickman, Justin, Enadeghe, Gregory, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Gottlieb, Myron, Haddad, Michael, Kyle, Ryan, Mongillo, Michael, Murphy, Ryan, Shonubi, Oluwaseun, Swillum, Bryce, Wolber, Brian, Worthon, Terrika
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: Our team will investigate the net impact of sulfur capture technologies used in current and next generation power plants in the United States....
Show moreOur team will investigate the net impact of sulfur capture technologies used in current and next generation power plants in the United States. We will use this knowledge to determine which sulfur capture technologies produce the greatest benefit for industry and society and to find the marketability of the sulfur byproducts created in these power plants.
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Title: Improving Electrical Efficiency With Building Information Modelling (Semester Unknown) IPRO 338: ImprovingElectricalEfficiencyWithBuildingInformationModelingIPRO338PosterF09
Creator: Kyung Cho, Bum, Crites, Sarah, Czapla, Sarah, Guerrero, Jose, Kim, Yoosuk, Malawski, Frank, Maloney, Michael, Pedrina, Kaleo, Qiu, Li, Yi, Jennifer
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: To identify ways to improve the efficiency of electrical contracting projects through new software and technology, communications, and project...
Show moreTo identify ways to improve the efficiency of electrical contracting projects through new software and technology, communications, and project management techniques, especially through Building Information Modeling (BIM) utilization.
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Title: THE RECIPROCAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RED RASPBERRY POLYPHENOLS AND GUT MICROBIOME COMPOSITION: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
Creator: Zhang, Xuhuiqun
Date: 2017, 2017-07
Description: 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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Title: Aeroponic Agriculture in Chicago
Creator: Maceachen, Charles
Date: 2010-07-29

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