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Fluence Map Optimization in IMRT Planning under Uncertainty
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Rafiee, Majid (Supervisor)
Abstract
Cancer is one of the main causes of death among all people around the world. This shows that more and more attention should be paid to cure cancer. One of the most common cancer treatments is radiation therapy. Among all radiation therapy treatments, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy is a very effective and flexible ways to treat cancer. There are numerous mathematical problems to find the perfect treatment plan. One of these mathematical problems is Fluence Map Optimization in which we try to find the best dose intensity for each tumor and surrounding organs. The main purpose in this problem is to minimize the number of cancerous cells which are being destroyed while minimizing the...
ChemInform abstract: microwave-assisted rapid ketalization/acetalization of aromatic aldehydes and ketones in aqueous media [electronic resource]
, Article Journal of Chemical Research ; September 1999, Volume -, Number 9; Page(s) 562 to 563 ; Mirjalili, Bibi Fatemeh ; Sharif University of Technology
Abstract
Aromatic aldehydes and ketones are readily acetalized or ketalized under microwave irradiation in the presence of water as a solvent
Synthesis and characterization of poly(methacrylates) containing spiroacetal and norbornene moieties in side chain [electronic resource]
, Article Journal of Applied Polymer Science ; Volume 77, Issue 1, pages 30–38, 5 July 2000 ; Mirjalili, Bibi Fatemeh ; Sharif University of Technology
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A four-step synthetic strategy was applied to achieve novel methacrylic monomers. 5-Norbornene-2,2-dimethanol was prepared from a Diels–Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene and acrolein, followed by the treatment of the adduct with an HCHO/KOH/MeOH solution. The resulting 1,3-diol (1) was then acetalized with different aromatic aldehydes having OH groups on the ring to produce four spiroacetal derivatives. The reaction of methacryloyl chloride with the phenolic derivatives led to four new methacrylic monomers that were identified spectrochemically (mass, FTIR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectroscopy). Free radical solution polymerization was used to prepare novel spiroacetal–norbornene containing...
Seismic Risk Assessment of Tehran Masonry School Buildings
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Bakhshi, Ali (Supervisor)
Abstract
This thesis aims to assess the seismic risk of the community of schools with masonry buildings in the Tehran metropolitan in the next 50 years and to prioritize the buildings of this community for seismic retrofit based on the optimal mitigation of risk of the community. Tehran is among the largest cities with the highest level of seismic risk in the world, and Masonry buildings are among the structures with poor seismic performance; Therefore, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive and accurate evaluation of the seismic risk of schools, as one of the most critical and sensitive occupancies, in this region and with this type of structure. It is also very beneficial to reduce the seismic...
Prediction of DNA/RNA Sequence Binding Site to Protein with the Ability to Implement on GPU
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Koohi, Sommaye (Supervisor)
Abstract
Based on the importance of DNA/RNA binding proteins in different cellular processes, finding binding sites of them play crucial role in many applications, like designing drug/vaccine, designing protein, and cancer control. Many studies target this issue and try to improve the prediction accuracy with three strategies: complex neural-network structures, various types of inputs, and ML methods to extract input features. But due to the growing volume of sequences, these methods face serious processing challenges. So, this paper presents KDeep, based on CNN-LSTM and the primary form of DNA/RNA sequences as input. As the key feature improving the prediction accuracy, we propose a new encoding...
Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of a speed bump on car noise emission level
, Article Applied Acoustics ; Volume 68, Issue 11-12 , 2007 , Pages 1346-1356 ; 0003682X (ISSN) ; Hodaei, M ; Alimohammadi, I ; Sharif University of Technology
2007
Abstract
The noise emission level associated with two types of speed reducers has been investigated numerically and experimentally for different dimensions and different speeds of vehicle (20, 40 and 60 km/h) and zero acceleration. Numerical analysis has been performed using an FEM method in the ANSYS environment. The experiments show that for a bump of height 0.04 m, the peak noise level is increased by between 1 and 14 dB (A) whereas, for bump of height 0.055 m, the peak noise level increases by between 1 and 19 dB (A). There is an excellent agreement between the numerical and experimental results. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Surface modification of polyether ether ketone implant with a novel nanocomposite coating containing poly (vinylidene fluoride) toward improving piezoelectric and bioactivity performance
, Article Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces ; Volume 222 , 2023 ; 09277765 (ISSN) ; Ramazani S. A., A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2023
Abstract
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is an appropriate biomaterial for orthopedic implant applications due to its superior mechanical properties, chemical resistance, nontoxicity, and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility. Unfortunately, the inherent bio-inertness of PEEK restricted its application and required some modification to provide better bioactivity. Besides it, the generated electrical signals in the bone due to its piezoelectricity features have a vital role in regulating bone repair and regeneration. We aimed to modify the surface of PEEK with a dual-functionality nanocomposite that provides surface bioactivity and simulates the piezoelectricity of bone. So, we introduced a...
Studying Synchronization Control in Complex Systems
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Rahimi Tabar, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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In this thesis, we review recent advances on controlling of complex systems. We provide in details, the concepts of synchronizability and synchronization controllability.Then we will investigate synchronization controllability under different pinning schemes, and propose a new pinning strategy to increase controllability and consequently decrease the number of required pinned nodes (known as driver nodes) to assure a stable synchronized state. We also study the network characteristics of resulted sequence of driver nodes. Finally, we will employ our proposed schemes to study the controllability of complex networks of chaotic Rossler oscillators
Cross-Lingual Speaker Adaptation for Statistical Parametric Speech Synthesis
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Sameti, Hossein (Supervisor)
Abstract
Speech synthesis and its applications have been very attractive recently. The main purpose of this technique is to produce a speech signal with natural characteristics of human speech like prosody and emotion. Among all existing methods for speech synthesis, statistical parametric speech synthesis methods are more promising because ofhigher flexibility in comparison to other methods. One of the applications of speech synthesis is speech to speech translation. In these systems, the generated voice in target language should have the same characteristics as the input voice in source language. The main purpose of this research is to review and evaluate the cross lingual speaker adaptation...
Hydroelastic Analysis of Surface Piercing Propeller
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Seif, Mohamad Saeed (Supervisor)
Abstract
Surface piercing propellers are particular type of supercavitating propellers that are commonly used for High-speed vessels. Most studies on this type of propellers has been investigating the hydrodynamic forces. But in recent years with increase in SPPs diameter used in vessels, structural analysis of this type of propellers is considered. For this purpose, studies on the stresses exerted on the propeller structures under load is done with the help of Hydro elastic methods. In this type of analysis, structura of propeller is intended to be flexible and Displacements under pressure checked and Tensions resulting from it are studied.
The present Thesis using ANSYS software to analyze a...
The present Thesis using ANSYS software to analyze a...
Data-Driven Pricing Based on Demand Prediction Using Machine Learning Methods
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Sedghi, Nafiseh (Supervisor)
Abstract
Pricing plays an important and essential role in the profit and income of companies. The importance of pricing is not only related to its role in the company's profitability, but it also changes the customer's understanding and loyalty towards the company and can create the company's reputation or destroy it. Determining the right price will increase product sales and increase customer loyalty and create a competitive advantage for the company. One of the most important and influential variables in product pricing is the amount of demand. The main challenge of companies for product pricing is the uncertainty in their demand. In order to deal with this problem, data-driven pricing is used....
Design of Low-Power Zero Temperature Coefficient (ZTC) CMOS Oscillators
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akbar, Fatemeh (Supervisor)
Abstract
The increasing demand for autonomous vehicles and reliable communication protocols and hardware interfaces, such as CAN bus and USB, underscores the necessity for stable clock sources that maintain a low temperature coefficient (TC) over wide temperature ranges. This demand is particularly emphasized in applications such as wearables, network sensors, downhole devices, WSNs, and IoT, where long-lasting battery life and frequency-stable clock sources over a broad temperature range (e.g. -20 °C to 100 °C) are crucial. Traditionally, variations in frequency caused by temperature have been mitigated by employing off-chip components like crystals or ceramic based oscillators, but this approach...
Silica chloride/wet SiO2 as a novel heterogeneous system for the deprotection of acetals under mild conditions [electronic resource]
, Article Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements ; Volume 178:2667-2670, Issue 12, 2003 ; Pourjavadi, Ali ; Zolfigol, Mohammad Ali ; Bamoniri, Abdolhamid
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A combination of silica chloride and wet SiO2 was used as an effective deacetalizating agent for the conversion of acetals to their corresponding carbonyl derivatives under mild and heterogeneous condition
Falcaria vulgaris leaves extract as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in hydrochloric acid media
, Article Scientific Reports ; Volume 13, Issue 1 , 2023 ; 20452322 (ISSN) ; Ghaderi, M ; Ramazani Saadatabadi, A ; Mahdavian, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Nature Research
2023
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Undoubtedly, metal corrosion is one of the most challenging problems faced by industries. Introducing corrosion inhibitors is a reasonable approach to protecting the metal surface. Due to environmental concerns and the toxicity of industrial organic corrosion inhibitors, researchers are continually exploring acceptable replacements. The current study focused on the application of Falcaria Vulgaris (FV) leaves extract to mitigate mild steel (MS) corrosion in a 1 M HCl environment. The polarization findings demonstrated that the corrosion current density decreased from 264.0 µA/cm2 (for the sample submerged in the blank solution) to 20.4 µA/cm2 when the optimal concentration of 800 ppm of FV...
Intelligent Force Control for Hydraulic Manipulator within the Impedance Control Framework
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khayyat, Amir Ali Akbar (Supervisor)
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The main concept of this thesis is to simulate, develop, and analyze the performance of force control method by applying to a Unimate MK-II hydraulic manipulator. In this investigation, simulation studies are based on the concept of impedance control technique. Position-based formulation of impedance control is employed. First in this research, a PID controller is employed and is shown to be capable of performing position control task precisely despite the fact that inertia, joint stiction, valve deadband and other nonlinearities are presented. Although trajectory tracking is performed well after several investigations, we have concluded that the impedance control cannot perform a desirable...
The Impact of AV and CAV Vehicles on Capacity and Traffic Flow with Cooperative Lane changing in Mixed Traffic Environment
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Nassiri, Habibollah (Supervisor)
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Autonomous vehicles, as an integral part of intelligent transportation systems, will play a significant role in the future of transportation services. These vehicles have a high potential to improve road traffic capacity and the efficiency of transportation systems. One type of autonomous vehicle is the connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV), which can communicate with each other, roadside units, traffic control signals, and other infrastructures or devices. This study investigates the impact of autonomous vehicles and connected and autonomous vehicles on the traffic flow of the Tehran-Karaj freeway and vice versa, under various penetration rates and in a mixed traffic environment. In this...
A machine learning approach to optimize the performance of a combined solar chimney-photovoltaic thermal power plant
, Article Renewable Energy ; Volume 212 , 2023 , Pages 717-737 ; 09601481 (ISSN) ; Shakibi, H ; Alimohammadi, M ; Naghdbishi, A ; Goodarzi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2023
Abstract
Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP) is a renewable energy system that indirectly converts solar energy to electricity. However, the efficiency of SCPP is not sufficient for practical applications. Integrating SCPPs with Photovoltaic-Thermal systems (PVT) could enhance their performance to levels acceptable for industrial adoption. This study investigates the combined SCPP-PVT performance for the weather conditions of Austin (Texas), San Diego (California), and Phoenix (Arizona), all on a similar latitude. Various configurations of this combined system are numerically simulated, and their efficiencies are compared with a conventional SCPP, SCPP-Photovoltaic (PV), and stand-alone PV modules....
A Comprehensive Review of Studies Conducted in Entrepreneurship Education in Order to Achieve a Codified Framework
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Feyzbakhsh, Alireza (Supervisor)
Abstract
In the current situation and considering the economic conditions, entrepreneurship and self-employment are important factors of business growth. To prepare people in this field, there is a need for effective training that can motivate people. Identifying the effective methods and different dimensions of the entrepreneurship education framework that can lead to setting up a successful program for training people and facilitate the way to achieve the goal of education is one of the important goals of this research. By studying the literature from 2010 onwards, this research systematically examined 96 articles and tried to improve the framework of entrepreneurship education that was stated in...
Graphene-based nanoparticles as potential treatment options for parkinson’s disease: A molecular dynamics study
, Article International Journal of Nanomedicine ; Volume 15 , 2020 , Pages 6887-6903 ; Khedri, M ; Jahromi, A. M ; Maleki, R ; Rezaian, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Dove Medical Press Ltd
2020
Abstract
Introduction: The study of abnormal aggregation of proteins in different tissues of the body has recently earned great attention from researchers in various fields of science. Concerning neurological diseases, for instance, the accumulation of amyloid fibrils can contribute to Parkinson’s disease, a progressively severe neurodegenerative disorder. The most prominent features of this disease are the degeneration of neurons in the substantia nigra and accumulation of α-synuclein aggregates, especially in the brainstem, spinal cord, and cortical areas. Dopamine replacement therapies and other medications have reduced motor impairment and had positive consequences on patients’ quality of life....
Evaluation of the Damage to Steel MRF Structures Under Near Field Earthquake Pulses Using a Performance-Based Design Approach
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Rahimzadeh Rofooei, Fayaz (Supervisor)
Abstract
Research on the characteristics of the near field earthquakes has been very popular in recent years due to the considerable damages they have caused to the structures located within the vicinity of seismic sources. The incapability of response spectra for structural damage assessment has been revealed through recent investigations. The recorded data show that the near field earthquakes are often accompanied by a large energy pulse in the beginning of the records caused by the so-called directivity phenomenon. That has encouraged many researchers to study the possibility of using the velocity pulse of these records to evaluate the imposed seismic demands on structures. Thus, investigating the...