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Smart devices and their applications in digital agriculture and healthcare

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https://doi.org/10.7298/vpz2-7v73
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/112966
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Author
Ren, Yue
Abstract

Reproductive management is an important key for profit in the dairy industry. Digital agriculture is offering more opportunities to increase production, minimize labor and reduce the cost. In this work, I designed and developed e-synch, an automated intravaginal device for estrus synchronization and intravaginal environment monitoring within an IoT platform to facilitate the protocol implementation in dairy farms. This work includes (1) the design of e-synch, an automatic drug delivery device and its IoT platform for estrus synchronization, (2) in vivo study of the effectiveness of progesterone instillation using e-synch, and (3) in vivo study of the optimal dose of GnRH and the investigating sensing information. In the biomedical domain, I investigated aflatoxin exposure monitoring. Aflatoxins are toxins widely found in crops, which accumulate in the final food product through the general food supply. Exposure to aflatoxins can increase the risk of liver cancer, and impairment of childhood growth, and may lead to death. In this work, I developed a platform for Aflatoxin M1 preconcentration and detection. This work includes: (1) preconcentrating Aflatoxin M1 at ultra-low concentration using isotachophoresis technique on nitrocellulose paper and (2) detection using lateral flow assay.

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113 pages
Date Issued
2022-12
Committee Chair
Erickson, David
Committee Member
Shepherd, Robert
Giordano, Julio
Degree Discipline
Mechanical Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/15644173

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