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A framework to create bottom-up energy models that support policy-design and decision-making of electricity end-use efficiency: A case study in residential buildings and the residential sector
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-11-28)
In this work we present a framework that guides the creation of bottom-up energy models (BUEMs) that aim to support policy design of electricity end-use efficiency. Energy models are decision-making tools for policy-makers ...
Contributions of autonomous driving technologies to the generation of smart electromobility ecosystems in emerging countries
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-12-01)
The development of large cities and the increased demand for mobility in them has required improvements and
changes in the way we transport ourselves. This change has generated new urban mobility environments, some ...
Optimal location-allocation of specialized healthcare service across public hospital networks
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2016-01-01)
In this thesis, we propose a location-allocation model for a specialized diagnostic service that requires costly diagnostic equipment such as MRI, CT, PET/CT, and Digital Mammography in a segmented public healthcare system. ...
Closing the gap on affordable real-time very low resolution face recognition for automated video surveillance
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-12-05)
Public and private security is a worldwide problem where efficient and automated video-surveillance technologies have a lot of potential. In an emerging country like Mexico, a functional real-time automated video-surveillance ...
Abordaje terapéutico de pacientes con retinoblastoma en el Norte de México
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-12-02)
El retinoblastoma es el tumor intraocular más frecuente en niños menores de 7 años y el cáncer más curable de la infancia, con tasas de curación de hasta 99% en países desarrollados. Desafortunadamente, estas cifras no son ...
3D printed tumor on chips for the culture and maturation of heterotypic cancer spheroids as a platform for drug testing
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-12-05)
The recapitulation of cancer environment in tumor-on-chip systems will greatly contribute to accelerate cancer studies in the fronts on fundamental research, pharmacological testing of new therapeutic compounds, and ...
Triborheological analysis of reconstituted gastrointestinal porcine mucus / chitosan:TPP nanoparticles system for studying mucoadhesion under different pH conditions
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-12-05)
The use of biodegradable polymers as vehicles for administration and long-term release of drugs has great relevance in the delivery of new generation therapeutic agents, such as: amino acids, peptides, proteins, antibodies, ...
Effect of osmotic conditions and germination time on the content and profile of glucosinolates, carotenoids and phenolic compounds in kale, and their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2022-06-15)
In the past years, abiotic stresses such as saline soaking and the exogenous application of phytohormones such as methyl jasmonate (MeJA) have been studied as an effective tool to improve the accumulation of bioactive ...
Functional mining of snake venom metalloproteinases for the development of chronic wound therapeutics
(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2021-10)
Chronic wounds such as skin burns, diabetic and varicose ulcers are a health problem in Mexico, generating the loss of millions of dollars in annual expenses. From the currently available treatments in the market, active ...
A new methodology for inverse kinematics and trajectory planning of humanoid biped robots
This dissertation presents a new methodology for Inverse Kinematics and Trajectory
Planning for small-sized humanoid biped robots. Regarding the Inverse Kinematics, this study
presents an explicit, omnidirectional, ...