Nanopore-based sensing is a powerful technique for the detection of diverse organic and inorganic molecules, long-read sequencing nucleic acids, single-molecule analyses enzymatic reactions. Selected from natural sources, protein-based nanopores enable rapid, label-free analytes. Furthermore, these proteins are easy to produce, form pores with defined sizes, can be easily manipulated standard m...

This paper proposes surrogate models (or metamodels) mapping the parameters controlling dynamic behaviour of inelastic single-degree-of-freedom (SDoF) systems (i.e., force-displacement capacity curve, hysteretic behaviour) and their probabilistic seismic demand model (PSDM, i.e., conditional distribution an engineering parameter [EDP] given a ground-motion intensity measure [IM]). These metamod...

The heterogeneous complexity of sludges and wastewaters has created gross uncertainty and deviations in predictions of suitable models for their measurement. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the current paradigms and ideologies are wrought with problems and limitations suggesting the need to move to a more consolidated analytical objective evaluation. Rapid development...

Chargeback systems in an end user computing (EUC) environment were evaluated in an empirical survey of 16 organizations and 151 end users. The organizations were classified into six EUC chargeback system groups according to the extent of operation, development and investment costs absorbed in overhead, EDP-department control over microcomputer purchases and end user involvement in EUC budgeting...

Distributed algorithms can be efficiently used for solving economic dispatch problem (EDP) in power systems. To implement a distributed algorithm, communication network is required, making the algorithm vulnerable to noise which may cause detrimental decisions or even instability. In this paper, we propose an agent-based method enables fully solution of EDP systems with noisy information exchan...

This article aimed to describe a combination between Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning with religious character while respecting diversity in the story book. research is part of method designing developing picture storybooks at ADDIE model's analysis, design, development stages. Prototype Design STEM Activity Storybook shows how project-based implemented. In this...

Development of technology has made possible the invention of innovative and modern methods to solve partially the problems caused by traffic congestion, through decreasing the need for physical transportation; one such method being telecommuting. Few predictions have been reported regarding its aggregate demand at the level of a city, generally because of the complexity and multi-dimensionality...

In this paper, I share the results of a study of teachers’ ideas about student decision-making at entry into a professional development program to integrate engineering into their instruction. The framework for the Engineering Design Process (EDP) was based on a Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) model. The EDP embedded within the CBL model suggests teachers should provide opportunities for student...