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Preventing Elderly Falling Through Machine Learning

Hardigan P., Nova Southeastern University, US

Using a machine-learning approach, we created, tested, and patented an algorithm that accurately predicts elderly falling. Additionally, using the algorithm our research in a community-based environment we demonstrated the ability to prevent injurious falls. Our [...]

Gamma-Ray Raster Imaging with Robotic Data Collection

Aucott T., Wells W., Siddiqi M., Savannah River National Laboratory, US

Currently, in order to create gamma-ray images, some form of collimation is required. The foremost imaging techniques either require physical collimation (such as the heavy shielding required for a pinhole imager) or restrictive algorithms (such [...]

Machine Learning for Automated Hepatic Fat Quantification

Sagreiya H., Akhbardeh A., Durot I., Rubin D.L., University of Pennsylvania, US

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a global pandemic. This study investigated whether ultrasound point shear wave elastography measurements could predict hepatic fat quantification using a machine larning (ML) algorithm trained with fat quantification on MRI. [...]

Quantum Chemical Methods to Elucidate the Mechanism of a Diastereoselective Insertion-Addition Reaction of a Chiral Titanium (IV)-Schiff Base-Benzyl Complex with Hydroxyketones

Ramos B., Castriciones E.V., University of the Philippines, PH

We present our preliminary results on the quantum chemical studies carried out to elucidate the diastereoselective insertion-addition reaction of a chiral titanium(IV)-Schiff base-benzyl complex (I) with hydroxyketones (II) to form the diastereoselective insertion product (III) [...]

Phase Change Materials for Applications in Building Thermal Energy Storage

Habib M.A., Rahman M.M., Wichita State University, US

Phase change materials (PCMs) have excellent thermal energy storage (TES) potential to provide thermal comfort in buildings by lowering the cooling and heating energy demands. The primary grid benefit of thermal energy storage is load [...]

Research and Application of Polymeric Gel Dam Technology to Control Water Channeling in Horizontal Wells of Tight Fractured Sandstone Reservoir

Yang H., Wei K., Qiu X., Zhou C.C., University of Wyoming, US

To address the challenge of water channeling in water flooding of Honghe oilfield, a tight fractured sandstone reservoir characterized by extensive fractures, experimental study on polymeric gel and field trial of constructing a polymeric gel [...]

Processing of Polypropylene by Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing

Gonzalez-Gutierrez J., Spoerk M., Holzer C., Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), LU

Material extrusion additive manufacturing, also known as fused deposition modeling (FDMTM) or fused filament fabrication (FFF), is one of the simplest and most economical additive manufacturing technologies. The feedstocks used in FFF are filaments, and [...]

Cirrus Paint-free Colour™: Robust Coloured Coatings on Aluminium Alloys

Mardon I.J., Hou F., Goode C., Cirrus Materials Science Ltd., NZ

Cirrus HybridTM technology offers a means to deposit thin, corrosion resistant coatings on light metal alloys. Cirrus recently developed a novel evolution of this coating technology, Cirrus Paint-free ColourTM, to directly deposit a range of [...]

Conductive Coatings Eliminate Static Discharge Risk on Aircraft

Christensen G., Lou D., Grablander T., Younes H., Bailey C., Hong H., Novum Nano, US

Electrically insulating aircraft materials and coatings increase the likelihood of dangerous charge buildup due to static electricity accumulation and cannot protect from lightning strikes. An electrically conductive coating that will prevent static charge buildup and [...]

Hydrogen bonding enhanced thermally conductive carbon nano grease for enhanced CPU performance

Bailey C., Grablander T., Lou D., Christensen G., Younes H., Hong H., Novum Nano, US

Thermal greases are vital for electronic temperature regulation and overall performance. Improved thermally conductive greases have been made utilizing hyrdogen bonding of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Nanomaterial fabricated greases have similar [...]