• Effect of carbon black silanization on isothermal curing kinetics of epoxy nanocomposites 

  Soltani, Seyed A.; Razinobakht, Seyed A.; Asmatulu, Ramazan (John Wiley and Sons, 2020-02-12)

  The present study was carried out to determine the effect of carbon black (CB) nanofiller silanization and loading on isothermal curing kinetics of epoxy nanocomposites. The epoxy resin specimens incorporated with 2, 4, ...

• Static test simulation of refill friction stir spot welded and riveted coupons using finite element analysis 

  Joseph Rosario, Gratias Fernandez (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  Refill Friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) produces a solid-state lap joint between sheet metals, preferably aluminum alloys, without leaving behind an exit hole in the workpiece. This joining technique was derived from ...

• Digital twin based decision framework for jobshop layout production systems under disruptions 

  Vijayan, Vishakh (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  In a hybrid layout production system under uncertainties, making strategic decisions becomes crucial and demanding with increase in complexity of the system. Advent of Industry 4.0 led to development of technologies such ...

• A reinforcement learning approach to industrial robotic operation 

  Thirumullaivoyal Santhana Kumar, Kaeshav (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  In the current industrial market, all the companies strive to achieve shorter lead-times, reduced scrap and elimination of bottlenecks. To this regard, industries have recently employed human-robot teaming strategies in ...

• Event based dynamic multi-facility vehicle routing model 

  Madhu, Ajaykrishna (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  The term 'Industry 4.0' mark the evolution of Information and Communication Technologies that promoted technological changes enabling modern supply chain logistics systems to work efficiently in a dynamic environment. ...

• Optimization methods for spatiotemporally fractionated radiotherapy planning 

  Adibi, Ali (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  The goal in radiotherapy, as one of the main modalities for cancer treatment, is to deliver sufficient radiation dose to the tumor region to eradicate the disease while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues to the ...

• Optimization methods for tardiness/earliness scheduling problem in job shop environment 

  Kianpour, Parsa (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  Motivated by the practical scheduling problem of job shops, this research aims to evaluate unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem with the objective of minimizing tardiness and earliness costs in both deterministic ...

• Real-time organ motion management in MRI-guided radiotherapy 

  Mirzapourrezaei, Seyedali (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  Radiotherapy is one of the most commonly used modalities for cancer treatment. The goal of radiotherapy is to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to the clinical target volume while sparing the surrounding healthy ...

• Choosing radiology imaging modalities to meet patient needs with lower environmental impact 

  Alshqaqeeq, Fadhel Y.; McGuire, Charles W.; Overcash, Michael; Ali, Kamran; Twomey, Janet M. (Elsevier, 2020-04)

  Every patient that comes to Radiology has a different category of health problem. Based on diagnoses, each patient gets the appropriate imaging to aid in their treatment. The Healthier Hospital Initiative (HHI, ...

• Impact of commitment, information sharing, and information usage on supplier performance: a Bayesian belief network approach 

  Sener, Abdurrezzak; Barut, Mehmet; Dag, Ali; Yildirim, Mehmet Bayram (Springer Nature, 2019-12-19)

  Due to the proliferation of information systems and technology, supply chains have the capability of acquiring an enormous amount of supplier data in their databases. However, much of the useful supplier-specific insights ...

• Predictive model markup language (PMML) representation of Bayesian networks: an application in manufacturing 

  Nannapaneni, Saideep; Narayanan, Anantha; Ak, Ronay; Lechevalier, David; Sexton, Thurston; Mahadevan, Sankaran; Lee, Yung Tsun Tina (ASTM International, 2018-10-02)

  Bayesian networks (BNs) represent a promising approach for the aggregation of multiple uncertainty sources in manufacturing networks and other engineering systems for the purposes of uncertainty quantification, risk analysis, ...

• Accounting for patient heterogeneity in nurse staffing using a queueing-theory approach 

  Eimanzadeh, Parisa; Gloede, Heather; Soule, Joyce; Salari, Ehsan (Taylor & Francis, 2018-06-30)

  Evidence from observational studies suggests that inadequate nurse staffing in hospitals and heavy nurse workload may compromise patient safety and quality of care. There are recommended minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for ...

• The interplay of strategic orientations and their influence on sme performance 

  Pett, Timothy L.; Francis, John D.; Wolff, James (Middle Tennessee State University, 2019-10-19)

  This paper examines the role that learning orientation plays with respect to entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and, ultimately, the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs. Previous research ...

• Prediction of airline delays based on machine learning algorithms 

  Dand, Alok; Saeed, Khawaja A.; Yildirim, Mehmet Bayram (Association for Information Systems, 2019)

  Every year around 20% of all flights are delayed or canceled. The costs of these events to the airline companies and passengers are in billions of dollars each year. According to a report published in 2010 by UC Berkeley, ...

• Family business learning and performance 

  Pett, Timothy L.; Wolff, James; Heileman, Mark D. (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2019-09-24)

  This research study examines the relationship of entrepreneurial orientation and learning orientation on the performance of small family businesses. It is proposed that the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation ...

• Adiabatic shear banding behavior of additively manufactured superalloy in 625 

  Bhavsar, Pavan; Lopez-Hawa, Homar; Ananda-Kumar, Rajesh; Madhavan, Viswanathan; Moscoso-Kingsley, Wilfredo (Elsevier, 2019)

  Additively manufactured nickel superalloy (IN 625) has gained popularity as an alternative to produce high value products of complex geometries for high strength applications under high temperature and corrosive environments. ...

• Intra-fraction motion prediction in MRI-guided radiation therapy using Markov processes 

  Mirzapour, Azam; Mazur, Thomas R.; Sharp, Gregory; Salari, Ehsan (NLM (Medline), 2019-09-23)

  Internal organ motion during radiation delivery may lead to underdosing of cancer cells or overdosing of normal tissue, potentially causing treatment failure or normal-tissue toxicity. Organ motion is of particular concern ...

• Quantifying the profit in crossbreeding beef cattle species 

  Birney, Cole (Wichita State University, 2019-05)

  Beef cattle are an important part of everyday life for many Americans. This is why it is important that beef cattle producers are able to maximize their profits. One way they can do that is by using the proper crossbreed. ...

• Comparison of refill friction stir spot welding versus riveting in aircraft applications 

  Ravichandran, Saravana P. (Wichita State University, 2019-07)

  Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) developed an innovative robotic Refill Friction Stir Spot Joining (RFSJ) system for welding aluminum alloys. This RFSJ method, also referred to Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding (RFSSW), has ...

• Analytical methods for integrating state-of-the-art healthcare quality frameworks into decision-making 

  Aragon, Lucy G. (Wichita State University, 2019-07)

  In 2001, the Institute of Medicine proposed the use of six quality aims to guide healthcare improvement efforts. These aims specify that healthcare should be effective, efficient, safe, timely, patient-centered, and ...

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