... ANALYSIS AND DEPLOYABLE DEVELOPMENTOF CABLE STRUT SYSTEMS SONG JIANHONG (B.Eng Xi’an Jiao Tong University) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTER OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING ... 165 Figure 6.24 Close-up view of the intersection of a pair of sliding struts in Figures 6.23166 Figure 6.25 Close-up view of the connection between Bar B at the intersection shown in Figure 6.24 ... Three types of cable truss (struts are only shown in half of span) 53 xiv Figure 2.14 Comparison of analytical solution with various types of cable truss 54 Figure 2.15 Effects of sag ratio...
... wavelengths of the visible spectrum [40] Figure 2.6: The wavelengths of the vision spectrum Human perception of color is a function of the response of three types of cones [34] Because of that, color systems ... fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy December 2013 Approved by Jong-Jae Lee Major Advisor TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i LIST OF TABLES ... algorithms based on some of the color sensing properties of the human visual system [36] Examples of the usefulness of the HSI model range from the design of imaging systems for automatically...
... data Information monitoring Task management Figure 2.2: Framework of UAV systems CHAPTER FRAMEWORK OF UAV SYSTEMS 2.3 15 Software Architecture The above framework incorporates both hardware, software ... A number of practical flight applications are conducted on different UAV platforms to verify the realiable and efficient design of the software systems 1.4 Outline of Thesis The outline of this thesis ... are conducted to verify the successful design of the software systems in Chapter Chapter Framework of UAV Systems 2.1 Introduction As introduced in Section 1.2.1, a UAV is an aircraft that is...
... only one report of a mutant strain of the BMP receptor The dorsalized mutant lost-a-fin (laf) (C2 phenotype) is a mutant of the alk8, the gene coding a member of the ALK1 subgroup of BMP type I ... BMPs in the early developmentof zebrafish M Kondo threshold of BMP as a morphogen is to induce cell fate speciation In addition, the biological functions of some (or many) of the factors involved ... dorsoventral patterning of the zebrafish embryo Development 127, 343–354 Clement JH, Fettes P, Knochel S, Lef J & Knochel W (1995) Bone morphogenetic protein in the early developmentof Xenopus laevis...
... four major sections Section II briefly takes the bird’s eye view of the common characteristics of the general consensus about the development patterns and characteristics of the financial systems ... in the process of reforming the financial system of ASEAN-5 and Vietnam, thereby makes some evaluation on the stage of financial developmentof Vietnam in comparison to those of ASEAN-5 61 and ... sound financial development ASEAN-5 and Vietnam: An overview of unique patterns of financial development Although it is difficult to come to the definite answers, background information and previous...
... for future prototype development and testing that will involve older adult subjects Methods Developmentof a dialog-based PERS prototype As shown in Figure 1, the developmentof the prototype occurred ... selection of software used to run the ASR dialog The right branch (Stage 2) represents the selection and evaluation of the hardware used Figure Prototype development process Prototype development ... domain of PERS is a complex process of investigating and testing many tools and algorithms The modularity of the code and of the components used in this study will facilitate the optimisation of...
... location of the highest applied bending moment [1,2,15] Also it avoids the problem of applying loads to non-circular bone cross sections and failure due to bone crushing at the point oftransverse ... axis of the radius; with the exception of one ostectomy undergoing LM bend to failure experiencing substantial bone- plate interface separation due to lateral screw pull out ofbone without any bone ... the 3D components of relative position as a function of the component of applied load The component of relative displacement between test segment ends was plotted as a function of the corresponding...
... maturation of chondrocytes at inappropriate position, and failure of OB development in endochondral bones required for endochondral but not for intramembranous boneformation Runx2 devoid of OB and ... condensations of future membranous bones of E13.5 embryos After E15.5, Osx is strongly expressed in cells that are associated with all bone trabeculae and bone collar formation Weak expression of Osx ... inhibition of Wnt signaling by Osx, which itself has an essential role in osteoblast differentiation, insures an optimal boneformation rate Page of Osx inhibits osteoblast proliferation during bone development...
... statin use and risk of fracture The first of these had the benefit of being a randomised trial and looked retrospectively at the frequency of fractures occurring in a large group of patients with ... conceivably increase boneformation Statins produce increased proliferation and differentiation of progenitors of endothelial cells [18] In addition, atorvastatin increased the numbers of circulating ... effect of inflammation on bone is well described and statins could increase boneformation by inhibiting this However, it seems unlikely that effects on inflammation have an important effect on bone...
... accumulation and new boneformation in cultures of neonatal murine calvaria (Fig 1) Transient exposure ofbone cultures to statins was enough to initiate a cascade ofbone formation, probably ... calvaria In vivo effects overgrowth of bone, leading to osteosclerosis Since new boneformation is primarily a function of the osteoblast, agents regulating boneformation can act by either increasing/decreasing ... for the control of normal bone remodeling The bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have bone- forming activity and account for the major proportion of the osteoinductive potential ofbone extracts...
... treatment of inflammation is closely linked to the induction of new boneformation [30] MMP-3 was recently suggested as an independent predictor of new boneformation [19] Such a high level of MMP3 ... Smith DL, Wastney ME: Quantification of biochemical markers ofbone turnover by kinetic measures ofboneformation and resorption in young healthy females J Bone Miner Res 1997, 12:1714-1720 Rudwaleit ... propeptide (PINP), a marker for new bone formation, increased significantly [31] Increased serum levels of BALP might reflect not only new boneformation in repair tissue of inflammatory lesions in AS...
... in the developmentof osteophytes in models of osteoarthritis [25] The effects of WNT signalling on boneformation appear more complex WNTs are a family of glycoproteins with an array of functions ... membranous boneformation remain important during postnatal growth The growth plate is a strictly organized process of endochondral boneformation The cortical bone further thickens through direct bone ... thickens through direct boneformationBone homeostasis is determined by lifelong cycles of local bone resorption by osteoclasts and new bone synthesis by osteoblasts New boneformation can be required...
... significance ofdevelopment or resolution of prevalent BMLs has only recently been examined in populations with, or at high risk of, knee OA [6,7,29] In two of these studies, the majority of BMLs ... train length of 10, with a slice thickness of 3.0 mm, a 1.0 inter slice gap, excitation, a field of view of 13 cm, and a matrix of 256 × 192 pixels was also obtained [8] Assessment of BMLs BMLs ... bottom and loss of thickness of less than 50%; grade 3, deep ulceration with loss of thickness of more than 50%; grade 4, full-thickness cartilage wear with exposure of subchondral bone A cartilage...
... DEVELOPMENTOF LIVE BACTERIAL SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTATION OF DENGUE EDIII TO THE MUCOSAL IMMUNE SYSTEM LAM JIAN HANG B.SC (HONS), NUS A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... months None of this work would have been possible without them ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii SUMMARY xii LIST OF TABLES xiv LIST OF FIGURES xv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ... Schematic representation of gfp and ediii-gfp expressed under the control of PnisA 121 Figure 3.21: Effect of nisin concentration on the yield of EDIII-GFP 122 Figure 3.22: Assessment of protein production...
... List of Figures Figure 4.18 Plots of streamlines for various Reynolds number Figure 4.19 Profiles of u velocity along the vertical line x = 0.5 for various Reynolds number Figure 4.20 Profiles of ... Two-dimensional model of aortic valve Figure 6.14 Inlet velocity profile xvi List of Figures Figure 6.15 Leaflet motion and fluid velocity profile xvii List of Tables List of Tables Table 2.1 Tissue ... efficient x List of Figures List of Figures Figure 2.1 Shape and weighting functions Figure 2.2 Illustration of construction of smoothing domain for 2D and 3D problems Figure 2.3 Location of heat source...
... degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS) under the supervision of Associate Professor, Zeng Kaiyang To the best of my ... Therefore, the developmentof a robust numerical simulation tool for fracture analyses can lead to a better understanding of the influence of failure on the reliability of thin film systems Furthermore, ... the soft-film-hard substrate systems, and the hard-film-soft sytems were beyond the scope of this study In addition, the multilayer systems are not considered in this study 1.5 Organization of...
... Human Bone 2.1.1 Function ofBone 2.1.2 Bone Physiology and Structure 2.1.3 Mechanical Properties ofBone 2.1.4 The Ossification Process 2.2 Bone Regeneration, Repair and Healing 2.2.1 Bone Remodeling ... proportions of the collagen-hydroxyapatite packing density, degree of porosity and organisation Cortical bones are found mainly in the shafts of long bones, in majority of flat bones and in the ends of ... induce boneformation through delivery of signals (biofactors) which influences stem cells to differentiate for bone repair and formation These factors have been identified as mainly bone morphogenic...
... error in the formation frame Forward clearance in the formation frame The acceleration of gravity Heave error in the formation frame Heave clearance in the formation frame Moment of inertia matrix ... 1.3 Formation axis system The right handed orthogonal formation axis system (Of , Xf , Yf , Zf ) is used to specify the offset of the target formation point from the lead aircraft The axis systems ... matrix Rolling moment of inertia Pitching moment of inertia Yawing moment of inertia Main shaft tilting angle Integral gains of the embedded controller Proportional gains of the embedded controller...
... a leader-follower formation model in Section 5.1 In Section 5.2, we detail the formation control law design procedure, which covers three hierarchical levels which consist of the inner-loop control, ... with the small position error of (±1, ±1, ±1.2) m, the slow velocity of (±0.2, ±0.2, ±0.3) m/s and the tiny attitude fluctuation of (±3o , ±3o , ±3o ) As the accuracy of the position and velocity ... leader-follower formation flight pattern, where one of the UAVs is serving as the leader and the other as the follower We present the dynamic model and control law design, formation relative theory, and formation...
... NUS In addition, I would like to thank SNDL academic staffs, Prof Samudra, Prof, Zhu, Prof Yeo, Prof Daniel Chan, Prof Tan, and Prof Albert Liang for their support and help for me to work in SNDL ... pursue my way…! Thank God iii Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i TABLE OF CONTENTS iii ABSTRACT vi LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF FIGURES ix LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ACRONYMS xv CHAPTER ... new gate geometries, the use of strain to enhance the mobility, and the use of new gate stack materials Thus this work ofdevelopmentof high mobility channel layer formation technology has been...