• Participatory Innovation: A Pedagogical Approach To Help Students Reveal Real-World Problems 

  Ganci, Aaron (IUPUI Research Day, 2014-04-11)

  In the digital sector, ‘innovation’ is a frequently overused word. Entrepreneurs worldwide are trying to innovate within their market. However, the drive for innovation can blind the creators of these products, obscuring ...
• ECSTM Studies of the Electrocatalyst Stability for the AAEM Fuel Cell 

  Xu, Qingmin; Cheng, Ruihua; Thornberry, Courtney; Chen, Rongrong (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Alkaline fuel cells (AFC) have come to the forefront of fuel cell research due to the friendlier environment they provide to the cell’s components in comparison to acid-based Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The ...
• The IUPUI Signature Center for Atopic Dermatitis 

  Travers, Jeffrey B.; Kaplan, Mark; Holbreich, Mark; Leickly, Frederick (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by dry skin, hypersensitivity to irritants and allergens, and significant pruritus. Atopic dermatitis is commonly associated with other atopic diseases ...
• TENSILE DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICAL PROPERTY STUDY OF SIX FCC METALS 

  Heidenreich, Joseph; Wang, Guofeng (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Nanomaterials have enhanced mechanical properties in comparison to their respective bulk materials. To understand the effect of the size and shape on the mechanical properties of nanomaterials, we used molecular dynamics ...
• Impacting Parameter Analysis for Intensity Modulated Radiation Treatment 

  Wu, Huanmei (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Introduction: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) accurately delivers radiation doses with high degree of conformity by modulating the intensity of the radiation beam in multiple small segments. Usually small ...
• Heterogeneity of Human Gingival Fibroblasts in Tobaccostimulated Collagen Degradation 

  ZHANG, W.; FANG, M.; SONG, F.; WINDSOR, L. J. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases and their activity is modulated by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). Smoking is a risk factor for periodontal disease. ...
• Center for Earth and Environmental Science: A Program of Excellence in Water Resources Research 

  Tedesco, Lenore P.; Babbar-Sebens, Meghna (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Research and training into the impacts of environmental insults on water systems and the links between water resources and human health are critical needs nationally and internationally. IUPUI is in an excellent position ...
• From sequence to structure, to function, and back again: Integrating knowledge-based approaches with physical intuitions for protein folding, binding, and design 

  Zhou, Yaoqi (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  By combining physical and knowledge-based approaches, state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools are developed for protein structure prediction, function prediction (DNA binding) and structurebased protein and ligand design.
• Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence in African-American and Caucasian Breast Cancer Survivors 

  Ziner, Kim Wagler; Russell, Kathleen; Champion, Victoria; Miller, Kathy D. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Problem. Fear of breast cancer recurrence is a concern for 55-90% of long-term breast cancer survivors. Background. Fear of recurrence is recognized as a prevalent and long-term psychosocial consequence of surviving ...
• Five Minute Shower 

  Teague, Andrew (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  A cost-minimalization look at taking a shower. This study weighs the environmental and economic against the enjoyment of taking a shower under many different scenarios.
• Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine 

  Stocum, David L. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  The Indiana University Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine (CRBM) was established at IUPUI in 2001 through a grant from the State of Indiana 21st Century Fund. In 2007, the CRBM was selected as an IUPUI Signature ...
• Matrix Metalloproteinases Expression during Limb Regeneration 

  SANTOSH, N.; MAHMOUDI, B. S.; WINDSOR, L. J.; STOCUM, D. L.; SONG, F. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Axolotl (regeneration-competent) is one of the unique vertebrates which can regenerate missing organs such as limbs, jaws, spinal cord, and tail anytime during their life cycle. There also exists a recessive mutant of ...
• Resumption of valued occupations in the first year post-liver transplant 

  Scott, Patricia J. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Liver transplantation (LT) is popularly understood through the media as recovery of the organs and life saving surgery. In reality it is much more. Recovery from prolonged illness then major surgery is difficult, and ...
• Probing People's Attitudes and Behaviors Using Humanlike Agents 

  MacDorman, Karl F.; Gadde, Prathik; Ho, Chin-Chang; Mitchell, Wade J.; Schermerhorn, Paul W.; Scheutz, Matthias (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Android science is an interdisciplinary framework for studying human cognition and interaction based on the finding that android robots—and, to lesser extents, humanoid robots and computergenerated humans—can elicit the ...
• Center for Urban and Multicultural Education’s Arts4Learning: Evaluation of an Early Childhood Arts Education Program 

  Smith, Joshua; Rittenhouse, Ashley; Guillot, Jerry; Pagdalian, Ploi (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  CUME is a research center located in the Indiana University School of Education at Indianapolis focused on (1) Engaged Urban Teaching and Learning, (2) Community-Campus Connections/Translational Research, (3) Academic ...
• Signature Center for Computational Diagnostics Translating Experimental Technologies into Clinical Research 

  Ragg, Susanne; Schadow, Gunther (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  The goal of the Center for Computational Diagnostics [http://www.iupui.edu/~compdiag] is to serve as a “reactor” of innovative research for the integration of diverse high throughput technology into clinical trials to allow ...
• Gene Expression Patterns in Bone Following Mechanical Loading 

  Mantila Roosa, S.M.; Liu, Y.; Turner, C.H. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Mechanical loading is a potent anabolic stimulus that substantially strengthens bones, and the time course of bone formation after initiating mechanical loading is well characterized. However, the time sequence for gene ...
• The Connection Between Regenerative Features of Salamander Limbs and Mammalian Somatic Cells 

  Rao, Nandini; Jhamb, Deepali (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  The unique regenerative feature of urodele salamander limbs is their natural ability to dissolve tissue organization and re-program somatic cells to adult stem-like cells at the site of an amputation to create a blastema ...
• Electrode - Fiber Distance and Active Unit Conduction Velocity Estimation 

  Qiao, Shaoyu; Yoshida, Ken (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  Advanced neuroprosthetic electrodes are indwelling devices that are being developed to create a bidirectional interface to the nervous system. They are a key enabling technology under development to restore function to ...
• The Value of a Learner’s Stance: Lessons Learned from Pregnant and Parenting Women 

  Humbert, Larry; Roberts, Theresa L. (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09)

  The voices, perspectives, and experiences of pregnant and parenting women are vital sources of information often overlooked or not understood by professionals. By the end of the poster presentation participants will: (1) ...

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