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Neutron production in a spherical phantom aboard the international space station
(2010-12-01)Since the beginning of space exploration in last century, several kinds of devices from passive and active dosimeters to radiation environment monitors have been used to measure radiation levels onboard different space ... -
A new approach to neutron spectrometry with multi-element scintillators
(2014-02-01)The combined effects of the nuclear industrial renaissance, the events of 9/11, and the Fukushima disaster have had a significant impact on the research and development of radiation detection instrumentation. Notably, there ... -
New approaches in training for in situ visualization of ionizing radiation measurements
(2022-08-01)Surveying an environment for sources of ionizing radiation requires the use of measurement tools and skills developed from training in order to understand and analyze measurements. Recent advances in technology allow for ... -
A new method of modelling tuneable lasers with functional composition
(2019-07-01)A new nonlinear model is proposed for tuneable lasers. Using the generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation as a starting point, expressions for the transformations undergone by the pulse are derived for each of the five ... -
New numeracies: the social practice of functional skills and social justice
(2011-11-01)This thesis explores how creating and performing digital numeracy texts, affords students learning opportunities in Mathematics that demonstrate their numerical social practice. In an environment that celebrates performance ... -
The news coverage of honour killings in Canadian newspapers
(2012-05-01)The issue of honour killings has become a prominent topic of discussion in the Western discourse of violence against immigrant women. In Canada, particularly, the recent high-profile cases of honour killings have drawn ... -
Nintendo Wii versus resistance training to improve upper-limb function in children ages 7 to 12 with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a home-based pilot study
(2015-07-01)This pilot, home-based study compared a Nintendo Wii intervention to a single-joint upper-limb resistance training of a similar intensity, in n=6 children ages of 7 to 12 with spastic hemiplegic CP with respect to upper ... -
Non-linear model predictive control for autonomous vehicles
(2011-11-01)With the advent of faster computer processors and better optimization algorithms, Model Predictive Control (MPC) systems are more readily used for real-time applications. This research focuses on the application of MPC ... -
Non-precious metal catalysts prepared by chemical functionalization of carbon surfaces.
(2014-08-01)New sources of power are of great interest as attempts to make smaller, more convenient and environmentally friendly sources are being investigated. Hydrogen fuel cells are a way to combine both an effective method of power ... -
A nonlinear and nonlocal model for animal aggregation
(2022-09-01)An aggregation model is a kind of model used to show the dynamics of the distribution of the population of organisms. Mathematically, we can use a partial differential equation to model the density of an organism at different ... -
Nonlinear vibration analysis of viscoelastic plates with fractional damping
(2017-06-01)Fractional calculus has the history as long as the classical calculus, but up to recent years, less attention has been paid to this method due to its complexity and difficulties in dealing with fractional derivatives and ... -
Nonlinear vibration and chaotic motion of uniform and non-uniform carbon nanotube resonators.
(2014-07-01)Vibration analysis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is very essential field owing to their many promising applications in tiny instruments. The unique and interesting properties of CNTs, particularly their mechanical and electrical ... -
Nonlinear vibration and frequency response analysis of piezoelectric-based nanotube resonators
(2015-04-01)To study the vibration behaviour of nanotube-based structures, different models of nanotubes under the effects of piezoelectric layer, intermediate mass, fluid flow and structure curvature are developed. The frequency ... -
A novel deep learning architecture and large-scale benchmark for robust object detection in traffic surveillance and analysis
(2022-12-01)Upstream technologies such as traffic surveillance provide helpful information to downstream intelligent transportation systems intending to improve the safety, mobility, and efficiency of road-users whilst reducing their ... -
Novel electrode materials and advanced electrochemical diagnostics for electrochromic devices
(2022-04-01)Electrochromic materials (ECMs) are a class of “smart” materials used in a variety of applications due to the ability to alter their optical properties with the application of a potential. For these applications, ECMs are ... -
Novel intelligent control techniques in solar-based energy harvesting systems
(2015-10-01)The sun is considered a precious source of energy. Much research has been done to increase our usage from solar energy since it is a renewable source and, most importantly, it is free and green. However in order to use ... -
A novel method of generating Dendritic cells in vitro using the KG-1 cell line and its use as a model for testing effects of lactic acid bacteria
(2011-08-01)Dendritic cells (DCs) are prime mediators of innate and adaptive immunity. In humans the DC population comprise only 0.1% of all leukocytes, making their isolation and ex vivo manipulation difficult. Since study of DC ... -
Novel opposition-based sampling methods for efficiently solving challenging optimization problems
(2011-04-01)In solving noise-free and noisy optimization problems, candidate initialization and sampling play a key role, but are not deeply investigated. It is of interest to know if the entire search space has the same quality for ... -
A novel spatiotemporal framework for efficient traffic prediction and visualization
(2021-12-01)This thesis proposes an efficient traffic prediction framework to estimate congestion at intersections depending on neighboring road links. The framework encompasses three major components, data extraction, Bayesian Linear ... -
Novel tele-operation of mobile-manipulator systems
(2009-08-01)A novel algorithm for the simplified tele-operation of mobile-manipulator systems is presented. The algorithm allows for unified, intuitive, and coordinated control of mobile manipulators, systems comprised of a robotic ...