Thesis Work Research Articles

4038 Development of a Catheter Stabilization Device for Stent Placement Aid

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Precisely, the goal of the device is to initiate a friction force between the delivery system and the arterial vessel wall to both assure immediate stent deployment and prevent axial advancement of the stent-anchoring wire. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: A prototype was constructed and its effectiveness of applying a friction force to a vessel wall was tested ex vivo using an LRX Plus Materials Testing Machine. Afterwards, the experimental performance of the device was compared to that of a finite element simulated model. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The device demonstrated the ability to apply a friction force to the vessel wall to meet its objective. However, experimental values were consistently greater than those gathered from the simulation. Since the force prescribed by the device is minimal, future work includes increasing the force capabilities of the device and defining force requirements. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Upon further development and testing, this device can be implemented into endovascular neurosurgery to improve occlusion rates of intracranial aneurysms and reduce patient risk during these operations. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DESCRIPTION: I am pursuing intellectual property on this invention. I was careful not to describe the invention in too much detail in my abstract submission for this reason. This research is my thesis work, and I placed on one year embargo on it before it is published to give us time to sort out IP. I would like to be considered for inclusion in Translational Science 2020 if I am able to get IP on this work before publishing, which I expect will be the case. I have every intention of obtaining IP before the conference in April 2020.

A Review on Optimization of Plasma Arc Cutting Parameters Using Taguchi Method for EN19

The Last few years there is tremendous research in machining and development in technology. According to present scenario about competition growth in the market and to attain high accuracy now a days the nonconventional machining are become lifeline of any industry. One of the most important non-conventional machining methods is plasma arc cutting and also considered a challenging technology compared to its similar technology like oxy-fuel and laser cutting. It has high finishing and accuracy ability of machining any materials and to produce complex shape increases its demand in market. Optimization of Plasma arc cutting has always been an open research area for researchers. In thesis work literature has been studied in context to optimization of plasma arc cutting parameter. In order to achieve target and optimum results, Taguchi method employed. The suitable orthogonal array has been selected as per number of factors and there levels to perform minimum experimentation. The work pieces of EN19grade materials will be selected for experiment purpose. The optimum value will have been determined with the help of ANOVA Method. The aim of present article is to identify various process parameters and response variables which has significant effect on plasma arc cutting process.

A Tale of Good Fortune in the Era of DNA.

Two strains of good fortune in my career were to stumble upon the Watson-Gilbert laboratory at Harvard when I entered graduate school in 1964, and to study gene regulation in bacteriophage λ when I was there. λ was almost entirely a genetic item a few years before, awaiting biochemical incarnation. Throughout my career I was a relentless consumer of the work of previous and current generations of λ geneticists. Empowered by this background, my laboratory made contributions in two areas. The first was regulation of early gene transcription in λ, the study of which began with the discovery of the Rho transcription termination factor, and the regulatory mechanism of transcription antitermination by the λ N protein, subjects of my thesis work. This was developed into a decades-long program during my career at Cornell, studying the mechanism of transcription termination and antitermination. The second area was the classic problem of prophage induction in response to cellular DNA damage, the study of which illuminated basic cellular processes to survive DNA damage.

Analysis of factors affecting thesis work of physics students in digital era

Thesis is one of the mandatory requirements to complete education at the university level. The conditions in that process indicate that many factors influence the completion of student thesis, especially in the Physics department. Physics students are currently in the digital age, so the rapid development of technology contributes to the completion of thesis. The purpose of this study is to describe the results of the analysis of factors that influence the successful completion of thesis Physics students in the digital era. This type of research is descriptive, with samples35 Physics students covering undergraduate, master and doctoral level. Based on the results of this study, it was found that there are several factors that influence the success of student thesis in the digital era, namely: internet browsing preferences, quality of guidance, desire to graduate on time, want to boast of parents, ability to write articles, pressure from family, motivation from friends, availability of references on campus, availability laboratorytools, campus internet access, using of chat applications on smartphones, internet network quality, intensity of attending peer sessions and proficiency in technology.

Forms and varieties of research and industry collaboration across disciplines

Academic scientists' engagement with industry is a central mechanism in university-industry knowledge transfer and the development of collaborative research. However, most empirical studies are limited to researchers in technical disciplines. We extend the analysis beyond engineers to include broader disciplinary fields, including humanists, economists, medicine, biosciences and cross-disciplinary scientists. Our findings suggest that cross-disciplinary researchers and researchers in technical sciences engage in more industry interaction than their peers. The motivations for the choice of research area play an important role in industry collaboration. Furthermore, we identify three types of industry interaction (interaction modes) among researchers: 1. educational interaction, consisting of conferences or seminars, corporate training programs, or supervising thesis work; 2. research interaction, consisting of shared publications, research-related consulting, public research programs and contract research; 3. integrated interaction, consisting of joint research in shared premisesand employment contracts with companies.Of these, the educational and research interaction modes (1 and 2) are motivated by the possibility of individual academic advancement. Integrated interaction (3) is rare and significantly correlates with only one of the three types of industry cooperation motivations: commercialization of research findings. We conclude by identifying future research needs, opportunities for methodological improvement and policy interventions.

Mitología en las cosmovisiones Izalqueñas: universo simbólico de nahuales y contra nahuales

La mitología es parte fundamental en las cosmovisiones de la especie humana, en donde se ubican la fundación de los pueblos originarios y su desarrollo evolutivo, en el universo simbólico que condensa sus paradigmas. En ese sentido, el presente artículo es parte de los acápites de los hallazgos del trabajo de tesis titulado “Cosmovisiones locales: tradiciones, costumbres y oralitura en las cofradías izalqueñas” para optar al grado de Licenciado en Antropología por la Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador. Por lo consiguiente, uno de los objetivos específicos fue inferir, a través de la oralitura izalqueña, la presencia de mitos fundacionales y de creación presentes en las cofradías indígenas de Izalco en torno al relativismo lingüístico.
 Dicho proceso de tesis de grado se realizó en el periodo comprendido de marzo a noviembre de 2018, en el casco urbano de la ciudad de Izalco, en donde, a través de las siguientes técnicas del método etnográfco el rapport, la entrevista guiada y no dirigida, se realizó el levantamiento de datos cualitativos en sesiones de trabajo con los mayordomos Alonso García, de la cofradía “Padre Eterno”, y don Lipe Pilia Chile, de la cofradía de San Francisco de Asís, así como con Miguel Ángel Palma Gómez, touroperador izalqueño.

Analysis of Innovations in Concentration of Solar Radiation

As part of my research work carried out successfully at the level of Master 2 in 2016, in the laboratory of Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics and Signal Processing, I designed a TVS central, which allowed me to replace the use of diesel fuel by solar energy in the production of electrical energy. This solar power plant was named: TVS system. Its solar energy collector is parabolic and well suited to urban areas. I have noticed that its installation, operation and maintenance are complex and require good training for officers working at the plant. The rural area is not electrified in Cameroon it has been very interesting to extend the use of the TVS system in rural areas since water and the sun being available in these places, it will work with steam which will allow to have a kW at lower cost. It will be a question for me in the context of performance research in the production of electricity, to redesign the TVS system with innovative solar energy collection equipment which also allows to add a thermal storage system to overcome lack of sunshine at night. The process of producing electricity from solar radiation is complex for concentrated solar energy, but direct for voltaic panels. Since the solar energy is not very dense, it is necessary to concentrate it to obtain exploitable temperatures for the production of high-power electricity. These sought temperatures are between 400°C and 600°C. Figure 1 below shows the capture of solar radiation and the movements of the thermal energy received until its transformation into mechanical movement driving the alternator. The solar energy production sector has become dynamic all over the world and we are witnessing various promising innovations which will announce the primordial place that renewable energies will occupy in the near future. Today, solar energy is estimated at 19% of the world's electric energy. During my thesis work, I propose to: analyze of innovations in concentration of solar radiation. [10]

The Impact of Training and Development on Employees Performance and Productivity: a case study of Granules Omnichem Pvt. Ltd. Visakhapatnam

Organization and individual should develop and progress simultaneously for their survival and attainment of mutual goals. So every modern management has to develop the organization through human resources development. Employee training is the most important sub-system of human resources development. Training is a specialized function and is one of the fundamental operative functions for human resources management. The subject matter of this thesis work focuses on the impact of employees’ training and development on organizational performance. It was inspired by the fact that some organizations do not seem to care about improving the capacity of their worker but instead frown at and punish any weaknesses portray by the workers. To tackle the research problem, the researcher had as major objective to find out: whether the company has training and development programs conducted for all employees; possible hurdles in the implementation of such programs and the practical effects training and development has on the performance at work. The researcher also emphasized on the various training methods designed and its implementation around the world during the training and development programs. The research also reveals that training and development is necessity in every company particularly for the unskilled or the less experience employees. Generally, employees’ work contribution was greatly improved due to the training methods and tools used by the company. Thus, it led to a positive impact on employee’ performance and an improvement in their skills and job efficiency.

Historical analysis and refurbishment proposal of the “Red schools” in Viterbo

To hinder climate change, EU legislation requires that by 2020 each European state achieves the objectives set by the 2020 Climate and Energy Package. Particular attention is paid not only to new constructed buildings, the so-called Near Zero Energy Buildings, but also to the existing building stock: in Italy in fact, in addition to the National Action Plan to increase the NZEB buildings (PANZEB), the Strategy for Energy Renewal of the National Real Estate Park (STERPIN) is planned. The aim of the thesis work is a primary school built in 1938 within the historical centre of Viterbo. The work touched on three different areas of design: the design of the internal and external spaces, annexed to the school building, finding solutions for a flexible and functional distribution in line with the theories of modern pedagogy, moving from a school of homologation to a school of diversity enhancement. This was joined by a study concerning the original elevations and constructive features, bearers of historical and aesthetic values, which resulted in the proposal for conservative restoration of the Terranova plaster and the original iron-window profiles. Finally, attention was paid to energy upgrading and efficiency, in line with regulatory provisions. The interventions did not only concern the building envelope (through a thermal upgrading of the original iron-windows, the insulation of the flat roof and the indoor thermal coat of the perimeter walls), but also the system (through the replacement of the boiler with a heat pump, integrated with the photovoltaic system placed on the roof, the inclusion of thermostatic valves and lighting design with the replacement of fluorescent lamps with LED ones).

Perceptions And Attitudes of Postgraduate Students towards Thesis Work in A Medical College in Delhi.

IntroductionResearch forms the backbone of rapidly evolving world of medical sciences. In the existing medical curriculum, every student pursuing MD/MS Degree has to conduct a research study and submit a write up in the form of thesis as an essential requirement to earn the degree of Masters of Medicine/Surgery. There is thus a need to identify perceptions, attitudes, motivational factors and barriers among these postgraduate studentsin carrying out their thesis work in medical colleges.Materials and MethodsThis was cross sectional study, conducted in a Medical College of Delhi, in February 2017 among 247 MD/MS post-graduate students. Self-administered questionnaire was used to assess perceptions, attitudes, motivating factors and barriers towards doing thesis work.ResultsAlmost 70% postgraduate were motivated towards doing their thesis work but still, 62.8% perceived that thesis should be made optional. Major motivating factors included support from the supervisors, satisfaction towards career aspiration and advancement in the current field. Major barriers included unavailability of samples, difficulty in following up patients, lack of internet access in the department and lack of time.ConclusionEven with knowledge regarding the importance of research in the field of medicine, barriers outnumbered the motivations towards conducting thesis work. Overcoming these barriers in various forms will help enable a greater number of students to pursue research.

The THE ROLE OF SELF CONTROL TO MEDIATE THE INFLUENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION TOWARDS ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION

This bottleneck phenomenon also occurs at the Faculty of Economics of UNNES where based on these data shows that, on average, graduates of the Faculty of Economics do postponement of thesis work with a study period more than 4 years. Academic procrastination disposed delay to finishing the final project and did other’s activity, and thus makes obstruction and the final project can’t be accomplished on time. It causes the decrease of productivity and individual work ethic and to creates low human quality. This study aimes to analyze the theoretical influence and case study related achievement motivation toward academic procrastination and self control as intervening variable. Data is collected using questionnaires. Sample is obtained by employing convenience sampling technique. In addition, the data is analyzed using descriptive analysis and regression analysis. The result of the study showed that achievement motivation had not effect significanly on academic procrastination and this study finds that the role of self control to mediated the influence of achievement motivation toward academic procrastination. It is suggested that there should be a good employment creation which can lower the level of academic procrastination and propel the acceleration of country’s economy to decrease educated unemployed that may increase poverty.

Decision making process for prioritizing replacement of medical equipment considering Non-technical Factors

The decision to replace a large number of medical equipments is, necessarily, a multicriteria one. The author work set out to look into the current system being used at the level of the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prioritize the replacement of medical equipment. That system, as it operates, is inefficient and does not utilize available resources competently. It relied mostly on technical data and specifications of medical equipment on the replacement list. The author believes that, relevant non-technical data should be used to enhance the quality of replacement prioritization decision. Current decision support systems do not take this into account, this represent a shortfall in existing knowledge. A review of relevant literature of existing Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) systems, both in the healthcare and other industries, was undertaken. This included AHP, PROMETHEE, VIKOR and Factorial Surveys (vignette). The author chose a new hybrid approach; it included the combination of AHP and vignette. This allowed weighting of non-technical data (identified as attributes throughout the thesis work) and incorporation of responses as obtained from respondents to the vignettes. The hybrid system was tested on the ground by applying it to theoretical medical equipment tender. The author found that, the use non-technical factors have merits in deciding on medical equipment priority replacement list. It is not certain if the newly developed hybrid system would be robust enough to solve the shortcomings of the existing system.

REFORMULATION OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF A DIVERSITY-CONSCIOUS TEACHER EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGICAL SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

The relevance of this area of research is based on the increasing importance of globalisation, mobility, migration and superdiversity (Vertovec 2002), as well as the associated responsibilities of the education system – and hence also on educational institutions. It is postulated in this context that intercultural skills are needed as core qualifications and professional competence within schools and universities (e.g. KRUGER-POTRATZ 2010; AUERNHEIMER 2013). With reference to current scientific discourse and based on personal experience with regards to the operationalisation of education concepts for (further) development of intercultural competence, it is hypothesised that the concept is in part focused on lines of discourse based on a more traditional understanding of intercultural paedagogy. Many concepts are founded on the presentation of stereotypes and culturalisations and (artificial) homogenisations can be generated based on attributions.It is also highlighted that even in practical situations with a focus on intercultural competence, culturalisation is facilitated since determination through culture is suggested, hence there is orientation based on the model of national cultures and a unilateral and short- sighted focus on foreignness and (cultural) differences suppresses existing balances of power. MECHERIL clearly demonstrates that concepts must be fundamentally rethought and reformulated (MECHERIL 2013:16). This is precisely where my thesis work comes in Reformulation of Intercultural Competence.

Tourism and involvement of inhabitants in Paris

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the adaptation strategies of inhabitants and the forms of participation they adopt in tourism activities in Paris. As public policies have recently recognized the importance of taking into account inhabitants in the tourism development strategy in Paris and its suburbs, this paper proposes an analysis of the different forms of this participation and its stakes for the territories. Design/methodology/approach This paper gathers the first results of a thesis work in anthropology that is based on an ethnographic method combining participant observation, semi-directive interviews and bibliographic work. Observations took place in Paris and in several cities of the Grand Paris with inhabitants involved in tourism activities, or who are experiencing a difficult cohabitation with tourists in their neighborhoods. Thus, some 40 semi-directive interviews were conducted with inhabitants, members of associations and entrepreneurs. There were also participatory observation works within public institutions, mainly at the Paris City Hall, as well as interviews with dozens of tourism professionals from the private, public and associative sectors. Findings Not all residents have the same commitment to tourism and they do not all want to meet visitors. The relationship of inhabitants to tourism is complex and heterogenous. Nevertheless, this research shows that the roles played by inhabitants are multiple: producers of tourist services, ambassadors for their city or neighborhood, the permanent resident can also be seen as a product that attracts visitors, and as a tourist himself. The permanent resident offers the possibility of going off the beaten track, and promotes the revalorization of the identity of a territory and its inhabitants. Originality/value The originality of this research lies in the choice to focus primarily on the point of view of the visited population in a European capital. Ethnographic work allows for the observation and analysis of practices, in order to understand the stakes of visitor/visitor cohabitation and to anticipate possible movements of anti-tourist rejections.

Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Institusional Repository melalui Penerapan Upload Mandiri

Institutional Repository (IR) which contains local works of the academic community is an intellectual property owned by a tertiary institution. This intellectual work can be in the form of books, papers, scientific articles, research results, proceedings, theses, theses, dissertations and others produced by Lecturers, Librarians, Employees, and Students. Proper management and easy access must be a priority so that information dissemination and IR utilization can be optimized. One effort to optimize the use of IR is the existence of an independent upload program. With independent uploads, it is expected that IR collections will develop more dynamically in terms of quality and quantity because of the convenience of the visitors in publishing their thoughts. This simplicity is due to independent uploads not limited by space and time. Whenever and wherever, Pemustaka can upload independently easily because IR media is online. This study aims to find out what is meant by IR independent uploads, what are the menus and contents of metadata in eprint-based repositories, and the extent to which the effectiveness and efficiency of independent upload programs for intellectual works (Thesis, Thesis, Desertation, and scientific work) Civitas Academica of UIN Sunan Ampel in the development of Institutional Repositories.

Hybridization of Vigenere Technique with the Collaboration of RSA for Secure Communication

The security factor is one of the major concerns in today’s world. As security is the breath of communication, as much as we can make our communication system secure, the system will be more trustworthy and be more restricted to snap as well as can save guard from the unauthorized attempt. Either symmetric or asymmetric encryption was used in the earlier method to ensure data security. However, any of them alone makes the system either unsecured or time-consuming. In our thesis work, we have used both the techniques together to make the system as much as reliable and also to make it faster using the hybridization of asymmetric RSA encryption and symmetric modified vigenere technique. This hybridization method sends the vigenere table as an encrypted string using an asymmetric process with the collaboration of the RSA encryption algorithm where the string will be encrypted by the public key generated by the receiver. Later the string will be decrypted using the receiver’s private key. Therefore, we can claim that the extended vigenere method with the collaboration of RSA makes the overall communication more secure, stable, reliable, and faster.

Design Science for PhD Research in the Software Engineering Domain

The keynote introduced the principles of Design Science with the perspective developed by Prof. Roel Wieringa in his book "Design Science", clearly distinguishing between questions of knowledge and engineering problems, and introducing the research cycles that correspond to each case. A rigorous framework for the structuring and development of Doctoral Thesis work will be presented from a methodological point of view and with concrete examples, which participants will be able to apply to their Doctoral Thesis work. The final objective is that doctoral students know how to apply the principles of Design Science to the development and management of their scientific work and can use an effective research methodology, well supported by clear concepts and efficient in their application.

Memories of my early career in relativity physics

This interview is focused on university studies and early career in relativity physics including thesis work under Leopold Infeld dealing with gravitational waves. Trautman’s recollections include the collaboration with Ivor Robinson and relationships with relevant personalities like Felix Pirani, Jerzy Plebanski, Roger Penrose and Peter Bergmann.

The Emotional Gaze: A Symbol Of My Mother’s Deep Reflections In Term Of Artwork

My mother, Rusimah Ibrahim relates the thoughts of contemporary mother, living in a petty apartment with her out-of-work husband with her three toddlers, who must take care for the foods, schools, pay the bills and every single thing. The pressure of my mother felt for the half of her life is not a barrier to survive. It is because she held on to a principle that she believed would be able to change the behaviour of my father. As an artist, I took this opportunity to study my own lives and record my experience, in this way which the way I love. In the way that gives evidence. This thesis marked my process of collecting her struggles and suffer into a documented narrative based on my own perspectives and interpretations. This thesis work, I transform her facial’s entire identity into something substantial. As I reflected on the impact and meaning of my mother’s life story as a conduit for the art process, I felt extremely fragmented in my own personal reactions and recollections towards her suffer. Therefore, I treat each painting individually as I respond to her experience and memory that I hold. Moreover, each artwork approaches different stage of her experience. As a painter, I choose watercolour medium as my tools to represent the idea. Somehow I felt increasingly cognizant of how my mother and I became closer and my feelings and attitudes changes toward our relationship started to resemble in my artworks. However, my intention would stick in one agenda which to produced artworks and being honest I personally think that the findings are enticing, nevertheless

DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF WATER LEVEL MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM IN MINI HYDRO POWER PLANT

In common mini hydro power plants in Indonesia, the control of water levels in intake, sand-trap and head pond is carried out manually. This conventional manual control system may cause damages of waterway and all its components due to overflow or transient flow of water during load shedding or black out of electricity grid. The damages eventually may increase cost of maintenance and increase the risk of waterway collapse or excessive water hammer in penstock pipe. This type of collapses often happen in many mini hydro power plants in Indonesia. The risk of damages can be reduced by installing water level control and monitoring system in all key water way components such as in intake, sand-trap and head pond. Some other mini hydro power plants have installed water level control and monitoring system. But the price of such control system is still very expensive and high operation and maintenance cost. Thus, this thesis work designs and simulates simple and inexpensive the water level control and monitoring system for a mini hydro power plant. In this thesis work, the design and simulation of the water level control and monitoring system are carried out by a simulated three water tanks where the water levels in the tanks are monitored and controlled by using ultrasonic level sensors and motorized valves respectively. A simple and inexpensive Arduino based water level control and monitoring system is successfully designed to fulfil the requirement of quick or fast respond for water level control in the simulated model.