Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Works Published in 2014

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2014 journal article

Canine stifle joint biomechanics associated with tibial plateau leveling osteotomy predicted by use of a computer model

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 75(7), 626–632.

By: N. Brown*, G. Bertocci* & D. Marcellin-Little n

MeSH headings : Animals; Anterior Cruciate Ligament / surgery; Biomechanical Phenomena; Computer Simulation; Dogs / injuries; Gait; Models, Biological; Osteotomy / methods; Osteotomy / veterinary; Stifle / physiology; Stifle / surgery; Tibia / surgery
TL;DR: Stifle joint biomechanics were partially improved after TPLO, compared with CrCL-deficient stifle joint physiotherapy, but T PLO did not fully restoreCrCL-intact stifle joints biomechanic. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Use of Reference Frame and Movement Pattern in Haptically Enhanced 3D Virtual Environment

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, 30(11), 891–903.

By: J. Lee n, S. Bahn* & C. Nam n

TL;DR: In the study a haptically enhanced 3D virtual environment was created, and it was noted that totally blind users were more responsive to various frames than users with lower vision and were faster in determining a term to explain spatial relationship. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

The influence of rice plow handle design and whole-body posture on grip force and upper-extremity muscle activation

ERGONOMICS, 57(10), 1526–1535.

By: M. Swangnetr*, D. Kaber n, C. Phimphasak*, P. Namkorn*, K. Saenlee*, B. Zhu n, R. Puntumetakul*

author keywords: tool handle design; grip force; muscle activity; whole-body posture; body part discomfort
MeSH headings : Adult; Agriculture / instrumentation; Arm / physiology; Equipment Design; Hand Strength / physiology; Humans; Male; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Oryza; Posture / physiology
TL;DR: An experimental investigation of the influence of plow handle design and farmer whole-body posture on grip force and arm muscle activity revealed the proposed handles, designed to promote neutral wrist posture, to increase upper-arm muscle use between 47% and 70% across ground types, as compared with conventional handles. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Statistical optimum estimation techniques for combinatorial optimization problems: a review and critique

JOURNAL OF HEURISTICS, 20(3), 329–358.

By: A. Giddings, R. Rardin* & R. Uzsoy n

author keywords: Statistical optimum estimation; Experimental analysis; Heuristic quality assessment
TL;DR: The theory and applications of these approaches to estimate the optimal values of difficult optimization problems are reviewed and their strengths and weaknesses are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Scenario-Based Observation Approach for Eliciting User Requirements for Haptic User Interfaces

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, 30(11), 842–854.

By: S. Bahn*, B. Corbett n & C. Nam n

TL;DR: The state-of-art of requirements engineering is explored, the challenges in developing a haptic assistive system are discussed, and a methodology of combining a controlled observation in a naturalistic setting with scenario-based design for effective and efficient user requirements elicitation is proposed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

STABILIZING PERFORMANCE IN NETWORKS OF QUEUES WITH TIME-VARYING ARRIVAL RATES

PROBABILITY IN THE ENGINEERING AND INFORMATIONAL SCIENCES, 28(4), 419–449.

TL;DR: It is shown that index of dispersion for counts is effective for determining when a departure process is approximately an NHPP in this setting, and both the algorithm and the algorithm are effective. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Relationship Between Mechanical Thresholds and Limb Use in Dogs With Coxofemoral Joint OA-Associated Pain and the Modulating Effects of Pain Alleviation From Total Hip Replacement on Mechanical Thresholds

VETERINARY SURGERY, 43(5), 542–548.

MeSH headings : Animals; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / veterinary; Coccyx; Dog Diseases / physiopathology; Dog Diseases / surgery; Dogs; Female; Femur; Gait; Hip Joint / physiopathology; Joint Instability / physiopathology; Joint Instability / veterinary; Male; Pain Measurement / veterinary; Prospective Studies; Recovery of Function
TL;DR: Successful unilateral THR results in decreased central sensitization after 12 months in dogs and there were no significant correlations between mQSTvF data and age, bodyweight or the GRF variables. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Does Touch Matter?: The Effects of Haptic Visualization on Human Performance, Behavior and Perception

Nam, C. S., Richard, P., Yamaguchi, T., & Bahn, S. (2014, November 2). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, Vol. 30, pp. 839–841.

By: C. Nam n, P. Richard*, T. Yamaguchi* & S. Bahn*

TL;DR: This paper presents a meta-analyses of the response of the immune system to laser-spot assisted, 3D image recognition technology and its applications in the industrial setting. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Directional biomechanical properties of porcine skin tissue

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 14(5).

By: H. Huang, S. Huang, C. Frazier, P. Prim & O. Harrysson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Solving conic quadratically constrained quadratic programming problems

Pacific Journal of Optimization, 10(3), 503–516.

By: Q. Jin, S. Fang, C. Lu & W. Xing

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 personal communication

Second-line agents for glycemic control for type 2 diabetes: Are newer agents better? Diabetes care 2014;37:1338-1345 response

By: Y. Zhang, R. McCoy, J. Mason, S. Smith, N. Shah & B. Denton

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Durations of Bone Consolidation and External Fixation After Distraction Osteogenesis in Dogs

VETERINARY SURGERY, 43(8), 903–911.

MeSH headings : Animals; Cohort Studies; Dogs; External Fixators / veterinary; Female; Fracture Fixation / instrumentation; Fracture Fixation / veterinary; Male; Osteogenesis, Distraction / methods; Osteogenesis, Distraction / veterinary; Osteotomy / instrumentation; Osteotomy / veterinary; Postoperative Complications; Radiography; Radius / diagnostic imaging; Radius / surgery; Recovery of Function; Retrospective Studies; Tibia / diagnostic imaging; Tibia / surgery; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR: Wearing frames with low or moderate stiffness, the absence of mechanical complications, a larger distraction distance, and a larger bone size accelerated bone consolidation, and Optimizing these factors should accelerate bone consolidation and reduce the duration of external fixation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Detection of a copositive matrix over a p-th order cone

Pacific Journal of Optimization, 10(3), 593–611.

By: J. Zhou, Z. Deng, S. Fang & W. Xing

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Competing risks analysis in mortality estimation for breast cancer patients from independent risk groups

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 17(3), 259–269.

By: S. Zhang*, J. Ivy n, J. Wilson n, K. Diehl* & B. Yankaskas*

author keywords: Breast cancer; Mortality estimation; Competing risks; Cumulative incidence; Risk factors; Log(-log) transformation
MeSH headings : Black or African American; Age Factors; Animals; Biomarkers; Breast Neoplasms / ethnology; Breast Neoplasms / mortality; Female; Humans; Incidence; Middle Aged; Regression Analysis; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; White People
TL;DR: A competing risks framework is built to analyze the effect of patient risk factors and cancer characteristics on breast cancer and other cause mortality and a nonparametric cumulative incidence function is formulated using data from the community-based Carolina Mammography Registry. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

An exploratory study of disaggregated clearing functions for production systems with multiple products

International Journal of Production Research, 52(18), 5301–5322.

By: E. Albey*, Ü. Bilge* & R. Uzsoy n

author keywords: capacity anticipation; clearing functions; production planning; simulation
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

The minimum p-envy location problem with requirement on minimum survival rate

COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, 74, 228–239.

author keywords: p-Envy; Location models; Survival function; Emergency medical service; Equity
TL;DR: An extension to the minimum p-envy location model is considered by evaluating the objective of the model based on a survival function instead of on a distance function since survival probability is directly related to patient outcomes with a constraint on minimum survival rate. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Non-L-R Type Fuzzy Parameters in Mathematical Programming Problems

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON FUZZY SYSTEMS, 22(5), 1062–1073.

author keywords: Fuzzy decision making; fuzzy optimization; fuzzy set theory; mathematical programming; membership function; triangular norms
TL;DR: This study considers mathematical programming problems with non-L-R type fuzzy parameters and shows that the fuzzy solutions to such problems can be obtained by solving an optimization problem on a mixed domain. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

In vitro dermal and epidermal cellular response to titanium alloy implants fabricated with electron beam melting

MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS, 36(10), 1367–1372.

author keywords: Keratinocyte; Fibroblast; Additive manufacturing; Electron beam melting; Titanium alloy; Biocompatibility
MeSH headings : Alloys; Cell Proliferation / drug effects; Cell Survival / drug effects; Dermis / cytology; Electrons; Epidermal Cells; Fibroblasts / cytology; Fibroblasts / drug effects; Humans; Keratinocytes / cytology; Keratinocytes / drug effects; Materials Testing; Osseointegration / drug effects; Phase Transition; Prostheses and Implants; Surface Properties; Titanium / chemistry; Titanium / pharmacology
TL;DR: Electron beam melting EBM Ti6Al4V discs exhibited an acceptable biocompatibility profile compared to solid titanium alloy discs from a commercial source for dermal and epidermal cells, and may be considered as an option for fabrication of custom transdermal implants. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Development and Modeling of Melt Electrohydrodynamic-Jet Printing of Phase-Change Inks for High-Resolution Additive Manufacturing

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the Asme, 136(6).

By: C. Wei n & J. Dong n

Contributors: C. Wei n & J. Dong n

author keywords: electrohydrodynamic-jet printing; FEA modeling; phase-change ink; microscale additive manufacturing; 3D printing
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Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Capability analysis of the variable measurement system with fuzzy data

Applied Mathematical Modelling, 38(19-20), 4559–4573.

By: H. Moheb-Alizadeh

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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