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3D bioprinted cardiac patches for cardiovascular regenerative medicine
Myocardial infarction (MI) is the leading cause of death worldwide causing irreversible damage to the heart. Despite the incidence and prevalence of MI, current treatments delay the progression of the damage rather than ... -
3D Culture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in PEG-4MAL Hydrogels Increases Exosome Production with Bacterial Sphingomyelinase Treatment
Exosomes are becoming increasingly popular in the fields of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering for their immunomodulatory potential to enhance tissue regeneration. Exosomes are a membrane-bound extracellular ... -
3D Reconstruction of Live Chickens in Poultry Houses
Poultry houses require daily monitoring to ensure animal health and proper house operation. One task involves observing the average growth rate of the house to adjust the daily feed. In addition to being labor intensive ... -
3D Reconstruction Of the Human Torso From Four Orthogonal Model Views Captured Using a Stationary RGB-D Camera
Digital 3D models of the human body can be used to measure anthropometric features to diagnose diseases. Circumference measurements of body parts can only be obtained from 360-degree spin 3D models. These type of models ... -
A Biophysical Model of Endothelial Cell Behavior during Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs) are a collection of enlarged blood vessels with irregular structure in the brain that are caused by a mutation in one of three genes, CCM-1, -2, or -3. For those with CCMs, the ... -
A blockchain-inspired design for a modern academic system
When reminded of blockchains, the public’s attention tends to turn to finance because of the recent growth of Bitcoin and its impact on the economy; however, these cryptographic data structures also have value in several ... -
A Comparative Study Between Fetal and Calf Bovine Pericardium
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)There is a need of a lower profile device of transcatheter heart valves. One way to simply achieve this task is to decrease the size of the device by using a thinner bovine pericardium. The devices currently use calf ... -
A Comparison Study on the Effects of Polycaprolactone Degradation Using Different 3D Bio-Printing Technologies
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a respected polymer for bio-implantation in the field of tissue engineering for scaffolding due to the its compatible and slow bio-degradation properties. While studies have been conducted on the ... -
A Factor Graph Approach To Constrained Optimization
Several problems in robotics can be solved using constrained optimization. For example, solutions in areas like control and planning frequently use it. Meanwhile, the Georgia Tech Smoothing and Mapping (GTSAM) toolbox ... -
A Fast and Simple Approach to Merge Sorting using AVX-512
Merging and Sorting algorithms are the backbone of many modern computer applica- tions. As such, efficient implementations are desired. New architectural advancements in CPUs allow for ever-present algorithmic improvements. ... -
A Flexible, Robust Microbead-based Assay for Quantification and Normalization of Target Protein Concentrations
There are many methods for quantifying the concentration of a specific (target) protein in a sample, but current techniques are technically challenging or do not easily lend themselves to normalizing measured protein ... -
A Highly-Scalable Automated Rodent Training Platform
Background: Rodent training is a necessary but time-consuming process that often requires the development of computer-based training systems to automate the process of administering a food or water reward in return for the ... -
A Mechanism of Visual Concept Learning via Neuronal Random Projection
We explore the effectiveness of the random projection method, a biologically plausible, computationally efficient,and data-independentmethodofdimensionalityreductionindistinctionbetweencategoriesofvisualstimuli. We observe ... -
A Meta-Analysis Assessing the Role of Phosphorylated Tau and Amyloid-Beta on Cognitive Decline in a Preclinical Model Of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) pathology is characterized by the accumulation of extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques in the brain followed by growth of phosphorylated tau (pTau) proteins into neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). ... -
A Molecular Dynamics SImulation of Norepinephrine Metabolites on Amyoid-Beta Proteins
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)The cause of Alzheimer’s disease are the deposits of Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) protein fragments and the twisted fibers of tau proteins. These proteins build up inside the brain inducing the destruction and death of nerve cells ... -
A Novel Vibrio cholerae Type VI Secretion System Gene Cluster is Involved in Interbacterial Competition
The waterborne pathogen Vibrio cholerae inhabits microbiomes on chitinous crustaceans in marine environments and within the gastrointestinal tracts of animals, including humans, after ingestion of contaminated water. All ... -
A Personalized American Sign Language Game to Improve Short-Term Memory for Deaf Children
95% of deaf children are born to hearing parents and lack continuous exposure to language, which often inhibits learning. We are developing Adaptive CopyCat, an educational game where Deaf children communicate with the ... -
A preliminary investigation into the role of Sipa1l in bipolar tail neurons of Ciona robusta
Bipolar tail neurons (BTNs) in Ciona robusta offer a unique chance to assess regulatory networks that give rise to cell behaviors during development. Like most cells within the embryo of Ciona robusta, BTNs develop following ... -
A preliminary study comparing challenging standing and walking balance tasks to discriminate between experts and novices
There are no established techniques to reliably discriminate between groups of healthy individuals based on balance skill. Current balance assessment techniques often fail to detect subtle differences in balance skill, ... -
A Proposed Improvement for Measuring Hydroxylamine in Seawater
Hydroxylamine is a chemical intermediate in the nitrogen cycle that can quickly react via biotic and abiotic processes to yield nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Because of its high reactivity, hydroxylamine tends ...