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- 1Ahmad, Zaheen F
- 1Ahn, Sang Jun
- 1Alanjari, Pejman
- 1Allen,Richelle J
- 1Altaf, Mohammed Sadiq
- 21Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 13Department of Computing Science
- 12Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 11Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 5Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 2Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 3Huang, Biao (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 2AbouRizk, Simaan (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2Bouferguene, Ahmed (Campus Saint-Jean)
- 2Dinavahi, Venkata (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 2Liang, Hao (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Adamowicz, Wiktor (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
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Fall 2013
Laydown yard management is comprised of planning and controlling of all necessary efforts to ensure that the correct quantity of materials are available where and when they are needed on construction storage yards. Applying the right material management methodology in construction projects would...
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Production Optimization and Sensory Evaluation of Egg White Protein Hydrolysate with Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activity
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Egg proteins are a well-known rich source of bioactive peptides with inhibitory activity against angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE), a key enzyme responsible for the regulation of blood pressure. Peptides with ACE inhibitory activity could have potential application for prevention of high...
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Profiling true microbial community of newborn beef calves using low microbial biomass samples
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Amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA gene sequencing) is widely used to profile host-associated microbial communities. Rapid advancements in sequencing and user-friendly bioinformatics platforms have improved the knowledge of microbial community composition. However, profiling samples containing low...
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Fall 2022
The objective of signal decomposition is to extract and separate distinct signal components from a composite signal. Signal decomposition has been studied in many applications, such as image, video, audio, and speech signals. This thesis focuses on the category of signal decomposition on...
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Spring 2020
Reinforcement learning (RL) has received wide attention in various fields lately. Model-free RL brings data-driven solutions that learn the control strategy directly from interaction with process data without the need for a process model. This is especially beneficial in the case of nonlinear...
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Robust Gaussian Process Regression and its Application in Data-driven Modeling and Optimization
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Availability of large amounts of industrial process data is allowing researchers to explore new data-based modelling methods. In this thesis, Gaussian process (GP) regression, a relatively new Bayesian approach to non-parametric data based modelling is investigated in detail. One of the primary...
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Fall 2011
High efficiency and low NOx emissions make Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) promising for use in internal combustion engines. Combining HCCI with Spark Ignition (SI) allows for extension of the engine’s operating range. A Physics-based Mode Switch Model (PMSM) of SI-HCCI mode...
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Fall 2021
Traffic congestion is a severe problem in many cities. One way to reduce it is by optimizing traffic signal timings. Experts spend a lot of time analyzing traffic patterns to produce good handcrafted timing schedules. However, these timing schedules can be less responsive when there is a sudden...
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Spring 2011
Large corporations have a significant amount of working capital tied into the acquisition and storage of spare parts. In the industry, spare parts inventory policies and strategies are often developed in isolation from reliability centered maintenance practices – this results in significant...
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Fall 2018
The economics of today’s mining industry is such that the major mining companies are increasing the use of massive underground mining methods. Follow to this attraction, mine planning in underground mining and its optimization have been considered more seriously in recent years. Two aspects of...