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V2X Meets NOMA: Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for 5G-Enabled Vehicular Networks

Di, Boya; Song, Lingyang; Li, Yonghui; Han, Zhu (IEEE Wireless Communications, 2017-12)

Benefiting from widely deployed infrastructure, the LTE network has recently been considered as a promising candidate to support vehicle-to-everything (V2X) services. However, with a massive number of devices accessing the ...

Validating the Mouse Model for Ocular Surface Reserach and Assessing Morphological Changes in the Dry Eye Palpebral Conjunctiva

Tukler Henriksson, Johanna (2011-05)

Purpose: The young adult mouse has become the preferred animal model in many areas of ophthalmic research. For this reason, there is a need to validate its use in different experimental settings and to assess its applicability ...

Validation and Diagnostic Utility of the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Screening for Dementia within a Mixed Clinical Sample

McCulloch, Katie (2014-08)

The Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) are frequently utilized cognitive screening measures. The goal of the present study was to evaluate: (1) diagnostic utility values (e.g., ...

Validation of a Low-Cost Paper-Based Screening Test for Sickle Cell Anemia

Piety, Nathaniel Z.; Yang, Xiaoxi; Kanter, Julie; Vignes, Seth M.; George, Alex; Shevkoplyas, Sergey S. (PLoS One, 1/6/2016)

The high childhood mortality and life-long complications associated with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in developing countries could be significantly reduced with effective prophylaxis and education if SCA is diagnosed early ...

Validation of a New and Cost Effective Technique to Estimate Reservoir Pressure and Permeability in Low-Permeability Reservoirs

Nasizadeh, Zoha (2014-12)

I developed the mathematical basis for a new and cost effective method to estimate reservoir pressure and effective water permeability in low permeability reservoirs. This method, called Baseline/Calibration, was ...

Validation of an approximate model for the thermal behavior in acoustically driven bubbles

Stricker, Laura; Prosperetti, Andrea; Lohse, Detlef (The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 11/16/2011)

The chemical production of radicals inside acoustically driven bubbles is determined by the local temperature inside the bubbles. Therefore, modeling of chemical reaction rates in bubbles requires an accurate evaluation ...

Validation of Tonometers and Evaluation of Aqueous Humor Flow in the Nonhuman Primate

Mcallister, Faith (2019-05)

PURPOSE: Intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for glaucoma, and the only therapeutic intervention for clinical care. While glaucoma has an elusive cause, much about disease pathophysiology has been established ...

Validation, Analysis of Annual Cycle, and Biogenic Sequestration of CO2, and Modulation of CH4

Corbett, Abigail 1990- (2018-05)

Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), play a critical role in the processes of global warming and climate change. Retrieved CO2 from satellites (e.g., OCO 2, GOSAT, AIRS, TES) offer a fresh ...

Validity and Diagnostic Accuracy of a Clinical Trial Battery for Primary Brain Tumor Patients

Patwardhan, Surabhi 1983- (2012-12)

Objective: Neurocognitive function (NCF) is a relevant endpoint in clinical trials of primary brain tumor patients. The Clinical Trial Battery (CTB) consisting of the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised, Trail Making ...

The Validity and Utility of Student Evaluations

Rempel, Rex J. (University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2018)

This paper explores the conundrum of student evaluations. At the end of each school term, nontenured collegiate instructors across disciplines and institutional classifications worry that student evaluations may unfairly ...

Validity of a Self-Assessment Survey and Its Implications for Clinical Education and Practice Framework

Mullen, Ashley Harris; 0000-0003-1097-8689 (2020-05)

Background: Researchers, educators, and accreditors in the medical and health professions have increasingly emphasized competency-based education and assessment. Professional requirements for evidence-based practice and ...

Validity of the International Court Systems and its Effects on Human Rights

Niangar, Danielle (2017)

My research analyzed current literature regarding the international court of Justice and International Criminal Court in order to measure its validity and effectiveness in enforcing international human rights in today’s ...

Valley Widening and the Composite Nature of Valley Margin Sequence Boundaries: Evidence from the Neilson Wash Compound Valley Fill, Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone, Utah

Campbell, Chris Eric 1969- (2013-05)

Incised valleys are at the center of a debate about whether sequence boundaries are chronostratigraphically significant. Current research has suggested that the sequence boundary that makes up the floor and walls of an ...