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The health bar: a persuasive ambient display to improve the office worker’s well …
Recent research studies have shown the serious health risks associated with prolonged sitting. Standing up and walking on a regular basis has been proved to …
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Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Bleeding Control Induced by Holmium Laser and …
Laser use in the medical field brought many enhancements to clinical and surgical procedures. Many different devices are now available for dental use. Lasers …
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The Oscar Experience 2014
During the Summer 2013, I interned for the Academy of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Sci-Tech Council, which got me to a position at Pixar Animation …
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FruitNinja on the CAVE2
During the 2013 Spring Semester I volunteered with SPARK, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved …
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A human-computer collaborative workflow for the acquisition and analysis of …
The study of insect behavior from video sequences poses many challenges. Despite the advances in image processing techniques, the current generation of insect …
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Context-dependent navigation in a collectively foraging species of ant, Messor …
More than 100 years of scientific research has provided evidence for sophisticated navigational mechanisms in social insects. One key role for navigation in …
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Futile
During the Spring 2013 semester, I collaborated with UIC students Tom Ryba and LSU students Margaret Fink and Johnathan Stansbury to create a game for the …
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