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The use of polarized light for skin cancer detecton
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Over 50,000 people per year will be diagnosed with skin cancer in one of its various forms, making it the seventh most common form of cancer in the United States. Currently the only method to diagnose suspicious lesions ...
The effect of food restriction and simulated microgravity on the rat skeleton
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Bone loss commonly occurs during space flight, creating an increased risk for fractures. It is also known that undereating commonly occurs on space flight missions, and ingesting insufficient calories has been shown to ...
Experimental study of fracture development in multilayers of contrasting strength and ductility
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The effect of mean ductility, interlayer thickness, and magnitude of shortening on fracture development in bedded rock was investigated by shortening multilayer cylinders (5 cm dia.) 4 to 14% normal to layering in a triaxial ...
Classification of skin abnormalties using oblique incident diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This thesis describes a study for the classification of skin abnormalities using oblique incident diffuse reflectance spectroscopy as part of the goal to provide a computer-assisted tool to dermatologists for lowering the ...
Development of a two-color laser-induced fluorescence based temperature imaging device with micro-scale resolution
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Two-color laser induced fluorescence (LIF) diagnostics techniques were used to map the temperature distribution of fluid moving through a micro-channel. The fluid (de-ionized water) was pumped through a closed-loop system ...
Optical detection of air bubbles trapped in a micro-capillary pore using a laser interferometric backscatter technique
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The laser interferometric backscatter technique has been used to detect the presence of air bubbles trapped inside a micro-capillary pore. A simple experimental setup consists of a low power He-Ne laser, micro-capillary ...
Increasing the robustness of the input-shaping method using adaptive control
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Input-Shaping is a widely used method of suppressing residual vibrations in point-to-point motion of flexible bodies. It is easy to implement and gives good results if the dynamics of the system are known accurately. ...
Priority, property, and determinacy in John Rawl's theory of justice
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
John Rawls is famous, among other things, for defending two principles in his theory of justice. The first seeks to secure many of the traditional rights and liberties familiar in modern liberal democracies, while the ...
Integrin and extracellular matrix interactions at the maternal conceptus interface in pigs
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Osteopontin (OPN), an extracellular matrix protein (ECM), has been hypothesized to bind integrins expressed on the apical surfaces of the conceptus Tr and uterine LE to: 1) stimulate changes in morphology of conceptus Tr ...
On-chip spectrum/vector analyzer for built-in testing of analog integrated circuits
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The number of functions that can be integrated on a single chip has increased during the last years, making the functional testing of circuits a challenging task. Even though the digital testing has reached certain maturity ...