Over 9.3 million Californians were found to be part of disadvantaged communities as identified by the Environmental Protection Agency. These communities are surrounded with environmental issues, often leading to environmental burdens. With water being . . .

Ivan Turgenev's Rudin (1856) propelled its protagonist, Dmitry Nikolayevich Rudin, to the fore of Russian literature, defining the archetype of the "superfluous man." A superfluous man is one that lives both amid his time and outside of it, able to cr . . .

Nuclear power now provides 11% of the world's electricity and is expected to be the main alternative energy in the near future. The process is highly efficient, but the fuel rod efficiency could be improved. During fission of the fuel rod, lower- mass . . .

Inflight power generation is emerging as a key potential feature to the development and operation of high-endurance, all-electric UAVs. Currently, the most widely used inflight power generation devices are solar cells which are insufficient when used . . .

Cobalt-base superalloys are used in applications requiring strength and corrosion resistance at high temperatures, e.g., in turbine hot section stationary components, such as the vanes. While the materials selection for this application is based on th . . .

This presentation talks about the research on autonomous collision avoidance system for a octocopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using LIDAR. Lack of obstacle avoidance capabilities have limited the use of UAVs for many applications such as package . . .

For economic reasons and particularly in impoverished regions, wound care in animals is often limited and does not meet ideal medical recommendations. For that reason, there is an interest in discovering accessible alternatives to treat with. Manuka h . . .

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) typically results in localized attack of pure metals and alloys as a result of the bioactivity of microorganisms. In particular, acid-producing, iron-reducing and sulfate-reducing bacteria induce this type . . .

Background: In immunocompromised patients, Aspergillus pneumonia causes 50-90% mortality in untreated patients and 50% mortality even with treatment, indicating the need for improved therapy. We developed an aerosol delivery system for the antifungal . . .

Photobiomodulation has been shown to reduce pain and expedite wound healing in animals. To determine the influence the canine's age has on the therapeutic effect of photobiomodulation after dental prophylaxis a low energy GaAlInP laser with a continuo . . .