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LOW DOSE CT ENHANCEMENT USING DEEP LEARNING METHOD
(2021)Purpose:Deep learning has been widely applied in traditional medical imaging tasks like segmentation and registration. Some fundamental CNN based deep learning methods have shown great potential in low dose CT (LDCT) enhancement. ... -
Photo-Enabled Synthesis of Carbon–Nitrogen and Remote Carbon–Carbon Bonds
(2021)Recent advances in photo-driven reactions have dramatically expanded thescope of transformations no longer exclusively dependent on thermal energy to drive cross-coupling activity of transition metal catalysts. Of these ... -
A Deep-Learning-based Multi-segment VMAT Plan Generation Algorithm from Patient Anatomy for Prostate Simultaneous Integrated Boost (SIB) Cases
(2021)Introduction: Several studies have realized fluence-map-prediction-based DL IMRT planning algorithms. However, DL-based VMAT planning remains unsolved. A main difficult in DL-based VMAT planning is how to generate leaf sequences ... -
Models To Derive the Resonant Frequency of a Liquid in a Rectangular Tank With a Curved Bottom
(2021)This thesis investigates the resonant frequency of a partially-filled rectangular tank of water with a curved bottom that is subject to a horizontal harmonic excitation. The primary goal was to find a model that can accurately ... -
Simulation-based Partial Volume Correction for CT-Guided PET/ SPECT imaging of Nasal Cavity Bone
(2021)Paranasal sinus cancers account for 3% of all head and neck cancers. Of these cases, only 15% cases are ethmoid sinus cancers (Harari et al., 2014). Cancer in these regions may spread rapidly to the adjacent areas, especially ... -
SOCIAL DNA NANOROBOTS
(2021)DNA nanorobots are molecular-scale synthetic devices composed primarily of DNA, that can execute a variety of operations. In the last decades, there have been considerable advances in DNA nanorobots, which have been demonstrated ... -
Numerical Transfer Matrix Method of Next-nearest-neighbor Ising Models
(2021)In statistical physics, the exact partition function of simple (quasi)-one-dimensional models can be obtained from the numerical transfer matrix (TM) method. This method involves solving for the leading eigenvalues of a ... -
MCMC Sampling Geospatial Partitions for Linear Models
(2021)Geospatial statistical approaches must frequently confront the problem of correctlypartitioning a group of geographical sub-units, such as counties, states, or precincts,into larger blocks which share information. Since ... -
We, Present in Space: Queer Performance Cultures of Transience and Care based in Black Feminisms
(2021)I rely on literary and performative investigations around home and comfort to reflect on how artists who identify as genderqueer, femme, or non-conforming (acknowledged as Queer, Transgender, and Non-binary identifying people ... -
Imposing a Speed Limit to Crack Propagation in Phase Field for Fracture
(2021)High-speed fracture is typically a strain-rate dependent phenomenon, and it isgenerally accepted that the fracture energy is a function of the speed at which a crack propagates. Importantly, most experimental observations ... -
Pre-treatment Radiomics Models for Clinical Outcomes in Early-stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
(2021)Lung cancer in accounts for 13% of all new cancer diagnoses and is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States (Bogart, 2017, Howlader, 2020). Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in particular, accounts for ... -
Movement IS the Moyuba: Critical Orisha Dance Pedagogy
(2021)There is not enough space in this document to capture all that you have done in support of this work. -
The Effect of Synergistic Immuno-Photothermal-Nanotherapy (SYMPHONY) on Immune Response at Distant Bladder Cancer Tumor Sites Using Murine Window Chamber Model
(2021)Bladder cancer has been ranked as one of the top ten and top twenty most commonly occurring cancers in men and women, respectively, with approximately half of the diagnoses being late stage and/or metastatic disease. The ... -
Investigation of a Novel 3D Dosimetry System Based on ClearView 3D Radiochromic Dosimeters
(2021)Purpose: To investigate and characterize a novel 3D dosimetry system consisting of ClearView radiochromic gel dosimeters and a state-of-the-art telecentric optical CT scanner: The Duke Large Field of View Optical-CT Scanner ... -
An investigation of photo-activation of psoralen (AMT) during radiation therapy in a novel tissue model.
(2021)Purpose: RECA (Radiotherapy Enhanced by Cherenkov photo-Activation) is a novel treatment with potential to add an anti-cancer immunogenic component through Cherenkov activation of a photo-chemotherapeutic agent (psoralen). ... -
Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) and injury characteristics in hospitalized patients in an emergency department of North Tanzania
(2021)Background: The impact of malnutrition on the outcomes of hospitalized adult patients in resource-limited settings is not fully described. We aimed to report our observation of the comparison made between mid-upper ... -
Work History and Health Among Returned Foreign Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka
(2021)As one of the first countries to experience rapid ageing in South Asia, Sri Lanka is put many efforts to understand and characterize the ageing population in order to better serve them and prepare for population ageing. ... -
Protocol Compliance and the Use of mHealth to Reduce Pediatric Cancer Treatment Abandonment in Tanzania
(2021)Background: Low treatment compliance is a well-established barrier to survival for pediatric cancer patients, including those with Burkitt Lymphoma (BL). At Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania, an mHealth application, ... -
Migration Typologies Predict Malaria Incidence in the Peruvian Amazon: A Prospective Cohort Study
(2021)Background: Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum contribute a high burden of disease in the Peruvian Amazon. Migration is an important risk factor for malaria, as travel along the river systems accounts for the vast ... -
Resilience in Tanzanian Youth Living with HIV: A Longitudinal Exploration of Protective Factors and Challenges
(2021)Background: Adolescence is a critical risk period for the onset of mental health difficulties. Youth living with HIV (YLWH) face additional challenges navigating peer and romantic relationships due to stigma and disclosure, ...
