In this study, a waterproof material was used to fabricate microcapsule by interfacial curing reaction to encapsulate an alkaliphilic spore-forming bacterium. The technical feasibility of encapsulated spores and the influence of three kinds of curing agent on the calcium precipitation activity (CPA) of the bacterium were studied. Furthermore, micromorphology of microcapsules was observed by Sca...

Tides have been recognized as a major driving forcing affecting coastal aquifer system, and deterministic modeling has been very effective in elucidating mechanisms caused by tides. However, such modeling does not lend itself to capture embedded information in the signal, and rather focuses on the primary processes. Here, using yearlong data sets measured at beaches in Alaska Prince William Sou...

While my affiliation is to the Robotic Embedded Systems Lab at USC, I have worked with my advisor Prof. Gaurav Sukhatme to build up a collaboration with biologists and oceanographers both at USC and at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Funding from the Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS), an NSF Science and Technology Center, allows me to work in this uniquely inter-d...

In this paper, an efficient and accurate method for the extended period simulation of pipe networks under dynamic loading is proposed. The method uses the modified Euler method to discretise the ordinary differential equation governing the variation of water level in the reservoirs to yield a nonlinear algebraic equation in terms of the reservoir head and inflow. These equations are then embedd...

This paper proposes structural features for content-based image retrieval (CBIR), especially edge/structure features extracted from edge maps. The feature vector is computed through a “Water-Filling Algorithm” applied on the edge map of the original image. The purpose of this algorithm is to efficiently extract information embedded in the edges. The new features are more generally applicable th...

A survey of energy harvesting methods specific to a marine environment is presented in order to optimally choose and design an energy harvester that will be embedded in an autonomous water quality monitoring platform. Output power formulae are derived as a function of characteristic device length in order to perform a scaling analysis and a comparison of the mechanisms. Limitations of the diffe...

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Transients in the composition of Ni@NiO x core-shell co-catalysts deposited on SrTiO3 are discussed on the basis of state-of-the-art continuous analysis of photocatalytic water splitting, and post-XPS and TEM analyses. The formation of excessive hydrogen (H2:O2 ≫ 2) in the initial stages of illumination demonstrates oxidation of Ni(OH)2 to NiOOH (nickel oxyhydroxide), with the latter catalyzing...

Background Suppression of lipid signal is a basic requirement in coronary magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) because coronary arteries are embedded in epicardial fat and signal from fat can decrease coronary vessel conspicuity. Most CMRA scans are currently performed with fat suppression techniques such as Spectral Presaturation with Inversion Recovery (SPIR). However, methods based on spect...

A new type of horizontal trap was developed for measuring the aeolian sand transport rate on a flat surface. The trap consists of an adjustable frame that is embedded level with the sand surface, into which a plastic liner is installed and filled with water to capture the blown sand. The water trap has high efficiency and does not disturb the wind field or induce upwind scour. Deployment on Pad...