Browsing Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology by Issue Date
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EtherCAT Technology for Reliable Industrial Communication Networks
(IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, 2015)Abstract— The modern developing communication industry requires increasingly faster, more throughput and reliable com-munication networks which are able to work in a hard real-time situation. This paper presents the EtherCAT ... -
X-Ray Beam-Width Limiting Device
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3D approximation of scapula bone shape from 2D X-ray images using landmark-constrained statistical shape model fitting
(University of Cape Town, 2016)Two-dimensional X-ray imaging is the dominant imaging modality in low-resource countries despite the existence of three-dimensional (3D) imaging modalities. This is because fewer hospitals in low-resource countries can ... -
Development of ultra low field magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of hydrophalus in developing countries
(The Pennsylvania State University, 2017)Access to Medical imaging technologies and services still remain a challenge in low and middle income countries (LMICs). The most common imaging modalities available are X-ray technologies and ultrasound, none of which ... -
Design of a sustainable prepolarizing magnetic resonance imaging system for infant hydrocephalus
(Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 2017)Objectives The need for affordable and appropriate medical technologies for developing countries continues to rise as challenges such as inadequate energy supply, limited technical expertise, and poor infrastructure ... -
Properties of Carbon Dioxide Foam Stabilized by Hydrophilic Nanoparticles and Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide
(Energy & Fuels, 2017)Nanoparticles can improve the stability of CO2 foam and increase oil recovery during CO2 flooding in reservoirs. The synergistic effect of hydrophilic SiO2 nanoparticles and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) on ... -
Fractal characterization of dynamic structure of foam transport in porous media
(Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2017)The evaluation and simulation of foam fluid are still matters of significant debate despite the large number of available studies due to the excellent properties of foam and its successful applications, especially in ... -
A review of Image Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques for Automated Cervical Cancer Screening from pap-smear images
(Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 2018)Background and Objective: Early diagnosis and classification of a cancer type can help facilitate the subsequent clinical management of the patient. Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer affecting women ... -
Evaluation of a Knowledge Management Dashboard for Manufacturing SMEs in Resource Constrained Areas
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2018)Decision support dashboards increase the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of decision making. Studies reveal that existing dashboards require heavy investment in network infrastructure and hence an increase in system ... -
Trends in Knowledge Management Methods in Small Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2018)The past two decades have shown significant growth of research in the field of Knowledge Management (KM) in support of Decision making. This review reveals that there has been successful development and implementation of ... -
A Locally Developed Electronic Health Platform in Uganda
(JMIR Formative Research, 2018)Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) are especially important in low-resource settings due to their potential to address unique challenges such as a high number of patients requiring long-term treatments who are ... -
Design of a sustainable prepolarizing magnetic resonance imaging system for infant hydrocephalus
(Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 2018-03)Objectives: The need for affordable and appropriate medical technologies for developing countries continues to rise as challenges such as inadequate energy supply, limited technical expertise, and poor infrastructure ... -
A digital pathology platform for automated diagnosis and classification of cervical cancer from pap-smear images (digpath)
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 2019)Background: Globally, cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most frequent cancer in women with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018, representing 6.6% of all female cancers. Approximately 90% of deaths from cervical ... -
Automated Segmentation of Nucleus, Cytoplasm and Background of Cervical Cells from Pap-smear Images using a Trainable Pixel Level Classifier
(IEEE Xplore, 2019)Abstract— Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer affecting women worldwide and its early detection provides the opportunity to help save life. Automated diagnosis of cervical cancer from pap-smear images ... -
Cervical cancer classification from Pap-smears using an enhanced fuzzy Cmeans algorithm
(Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2019)Globally, cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer affecting women. However, it can be successfully treated if detected at an early stage. The Pap smear is a good tool for initial screening of cervical ... -
A pap‑smear analysis tool (PAT) for detection of cervical cancer from pap‑smear images
(BioMed Eng OnLine, 2019)Background: Cervical cancer is preventable if effective screening measures are in place. Pap-smear is the commonest technique used for early screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer. However, the manual analysis of the ... -
Throughput optimization in DSRC for collision avoidance
(International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2019)As a standard way of moving vehicles’ communication, VANETs (Vehicular Networks) have been characterized with enormous ability to increase the effectiveness of traffic and enhance the safety of cars on roads. Connected ... -
Automated Diagnosis and Classification of Cervical Cancer from pap-smear Images
(2019)Globally, cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer affecting women. However, cervical cancer can be treated if detected at an early stage. Pap-smear is a good tool for screening of cervical cancer but the ... -
A critical review of low salinity water flooding: Mechanism, laboratory and field application
(Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019)Low-salinity water flooding (LSW) is a promising new technique for enhancing oil recovery (EOR) in both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The potential of LSW has drawn the attention of the oil industry in the past decade. ... -
Improving the performance of oil based mud and water based mud in a high temperature hole using nanosilica nanoparticles
(Colloids and Surfaces A, 2019)Oil-based mud (OBM), a non-Newtonian fluid, is known for its superior performance in drilling complex wells as well as combating potential drilling complications. However, the good performance may degrade under certain ...
