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Exploring design alternatives in game development engines using visual programming
(2019-04-01)
We present BPAlt – a system which allows game developers to create and manage alternatives for Unreal Engine’s Blueprints Visual Scripting System. BPAlt allows the user to create, save, organize and swap Blueprint alternatives ...
A few randomized protocols in peer-to-peer networks
(2019-08-01)
This thesis studies a few randomized algorithms in application-layer peer-to-peer networks. The significant gain in scalability and resilience that peer-to-peer networks provide has made them widely used and adopted in ...
A location privacy model and framework for mobile toy computing
(2015-08-01)
Many toys on the market are becoming integrated with the sensory and networking capabilities of mobile technology. Toy computing is an emerging area of research with the characteristics of physical computing, services ...
Synthesis and in vitro assessment of chemically modified siRNAs targeting BCL2 that contain 2'-ribose and triazole-linked backbone modifications
(2015-08-01)
Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are biomolecules used for post-transcriptional gene regulation, and therefore hold promise as a future therapeutic by silencing gene expression of overexpressed deleterious genes. Chemically ...
Investigation of an alternative sulfonated silane in ceramic carbon electrodes for fuel cell applications
(2015-09-01)
The fabrication of an ideal electrode material for fuel cell application that can maintain an
optimal water content in both low and high relative humidity (RH) conditions has been studied
by many research groups. Previous ...
Metal-free methodology for the preparation of ynones using potassium alkynyltrifluoroborates and its application to the synthesis of natural products
(2015-03-01)
A straightforward procedure for the preparation of ynones from potassium alkynyltrifluoroborate salts and acyl chlorides or anhydrides has been developed. The one-pot reaction is advantageous in that it does not require ...
RoboBUG: a game-based approach to learning debugging techniques
(2015-03-01)
Debugging is the systematic process of finding and fixing errors in a computer program, and it is considered a critical skill that should be acquired early in a programmer's career. As an alternative to traditional approaches ...
Brønsted acid-catalyzed reaction of alkynyltrifluoroborates with acetals and ketals
(2015-04-01)
The synthesis of small molecules is crucial in the pharmaceutical industry for producing drugs or biologically active compounds. Specifically, the formation of new carbon-carbon bonds is of great importance in synthetic ...
A matrix-free numerical bifurcation method applied to sheared annular electroconvection
(2015-08-01)
We investigate the flow transitions in sheared annular electroconvection using matrix-free numerical bifurcation methods. In particular, we study a model that simulates a liquid crystal film in the Smectic A phase suspended ...
Sex and seasonal variation in hippocampal volume and neurogenesis in the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
(2015-07-01)
The hippocampus (HPC) is important in spatial memory and navigation and also exhibits adult neurogenesis. In wild-living species, HPC volume and neurogenesis have been found to differ between the sexes and vary seasonally ...