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BIM-based automated safety review for fall prevention
(Springer, 2020)The construction industry is globally known as one of the most hazardous industries. Safety in construction is affected by many factors such as the behavior of workers, site conditions, the design and the implementation ... -
Bimanual rope manipulation skill synthesis through context dependent correction policy learning from human demonstration
(IEEE, 2023)Learning from demonstration (LfD) with behavior cloning is attractive for its simplicity; however, compounding errors in long and complex skills can be a hindrance. Considering a target skill as a sequence of motor primitives ... -
Bin packing problem with conflicts and item fragmentation
(Elsevier, 2021-02)In this paper, we study the Bin Packing Problem with Conflicts and Item Fragmentation (BPPC-IF) which has applications in the delivery and storage of items that cannot be packed together. Given a set of items each with a ... -
Bio-derived rheology modifying agents for cement-based materials
(Springer, 2020)In recent few years, significant development has been made in concrete technology to accommodate the requirements of high-performance concrete. Rheology Modifying Agents (RMAs) (such as superplasticizers) and Viscosity ... -
BioCode: A data-driven procedure to learn the growth of biological networks
(IEEE, 2022-11)Probabilistic biological network growth models have been utilized for many tasks including but not limited to capturing mechanism and dynamics of biological growth activities, null model representation, capturing anomalies, ... -
Biocompatible MOFs for storage and separation of O2: A molecular simulation study
(American Chemical Society, 2019-02-27)Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are great candidates for capturing 02 due to their highly porous structures and tunable physical and chemical properties. In this study, we assessed the performance of 1525 biocompatible ... -
Biomaterials applications of chemical mechanical polishing
(IEEE, 2012)Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is used in semiconductor industry to enable planarization of the interlayer dielectrics and metals. In this study, CMP is used as a polishing technique to modify the surface roughness ... -
A biomimicry design for nanoscale radiative cooling applications inspired by Morpho didius butterfly
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-11-15)In nature, novel colors and patterns have evolved in various species for survival, recognizability or mating purposes. Investigations of the morphology of various butterfly wings have shown that in addition to the pigmentation, ... -
Biomimicry designs for passive optical solutions for nanoscale radiative cooling applications
(SPIE, 2018)Inspired by the mechanism of the wings of Morpho butterfly, here we propose biomimicry designs which have the potential to be used for radiative cooling purposes. We numerically analyzed the spontaneous emission at near-field ... -
Biomineralization in self-healing cement-based materials: investigating the temporal evolution of microbial metabolic state and material porosity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The potential for self-healing of concrete via biomineralization processes in which microorganisms influence mineral precipitation is promising. To embed microorganisms within a cement-based material, key challenges are ... -
Biomineralized cement-based materials: impact of inoculating vegetative bacterial cells on hydration and strength
(Elsevier, 2015-01)Biomineralization in cement-based materials has become a point of interest in recent years due to the possibility that such an approach could be used to develop a self-healing cement-based system. The objective of this ... -
Bispectrum estimation using a MISO autoregressive model
(Springer International Publishing, 2016)Bispectra are third-order statistics that have been used extensively in analyzing nonlinear and non-Gaussian data. Bispectrum of a process can be computed as the Fourier transform of its bicumulant sequence. It is in general ... -
Bit error rate analysis of MISO FSO systems
(Informa Group Company, 2016-05-09)Multiple-input single-output (MISO) systems are employed in free space optical (FSO) links to mitigate the degrading effects of atmospheric turbulence. In this paper, we consider a MISO FSO system with practical transmitter ... -
Bit-error-rate performance of an underwater wireless optical link under misalignment and turbulence effects
(IEEE, 2022)Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) links are highly susceptible to the degrading effects of oceanic turbulence and beam misalignment. In this paper, considering a silicon photo-multiplier at the receiver, we ... -
Black-box test case selection by relating code changes with previously fixed defects
(ACM, 2022-06)Software continuously changes to address new requirements and to fix defects. Regression testing is performed to ensure that the applied changes do not adversely affect existing functionality. The increasing number of test ... -
Blind identification of site effects and bedrock motion from surface response signals
(Elsevier, 2018-04)A method for blind identification of site effects from two nearby ground surface response signals is presented. The proposed approach makes use of ground surface accelerations from two nearby stations to back-calculate the ... -
Blockchain, aI and IoT empowered swarm drones for precision agriculture applications
(IEEE, 2022)Recently, the usage of blockchain on swarm UAV applications has gained popularity due to the simplicity and security of the designed frameworks. Applications of drones to precision architecture have also been a prominent ... -
Blood clotting time measurement using a miniaturized high-frequency ultrasound sensor
(IEEE, 2023)This paper demonstrates a novel blood coagulation time measurement methodology that requires as low as 1 microliter of whole blood. The blood sample is placed on the top surface of a fused quartz plate where an ultrasonic ... -
Blood coagulation time measurement using a 1μL of whole blood on a TE mode BAW resonator
(IEEE, 2018-12-20)This paper presents a possible way to blood coagulation time measurement using a TE (Thickness Extensions) mode BAW (Bulk Acoustic Wave) resonator which requires as low as 1 micro-liter of whole blood. The blood sample is ... -
Blood supply chain management and future research opportunities
(Springer, 2018)In this chapter, we discuss the challenges and research opportunities in the blood collection operations and explore the benefits of recent advances in the blood donation process. According to the regulations, donated blood ...
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