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Piezoelectric flexing and output voltage of a microchannel heat engine
(2010-08-01)In this thesis, a new model is formulated for a piezoelectric membrane and fluid motion in a microchannel heat engine. A new slug flow model is developed for droplet motion in a circular cross-section channel. The model ... -
A pilot project to evaluate the ‘CATCH My Breath’ vaping prevention curriculum in Canada: Final Report
(Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, 2023-12)Vaping has increased dramatically among youth in Canada. However, there is a lack of evidence for effective school-based prevention approaches targeting vaping, particularly for high school-aged students. The objectives ... -
Pilot study on Nordic pole walking and individuals with cancer: effects on physical function and health-related quality of life
(2017-06-01)Individuals diagnosed with cancer experience a high symptom burden that has a significant impact on their quality of life and an individualized, community-based Nordic pole walking (NPW) program may help to alleviate ... -
A pilot study to explore healthcare professionals’ perception of using a web-based reminiscence therapy to support dementia care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
(2022-05-01)Introduction: Reminiscence therapy (RT) is the most common non-pharmacological treatment for dementia care. The therapy stimulates the senses to evoke memories and may reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia ... -
PiXi: an approach to nudge secure password creation
(2023-04-01)Passwords, a first line of defense against unauthorized access, must be secure and memorable. However, people often struggle to create secure passwords they can recall. To address this problem, we design Password inspiration ... -
Planning and optimization of nuclear-renewable micro hybrid energy systems for off-grid applications
(2020-11-01)Resilient operation of medium/large scale off-grid energy systems is a key challenge for energy crisis solutions, which requires continuous and sustainable energy resources. In this context, microreactors are incorporated ... -
Playing is creating with PlayTIME: introducing and evaluating a tangible UI-based interactive scenario prototyping system
(2015-02-01)With traditional game prototyping activities, physical and digital game prototyping tasks are commonly separate, often requiring iteration between the two and different personnel to complete physical and digital tasks. ... -
Poisson Distribution based algorithm to reduce grid harmonics caused by EV chargers
(2023-12-01)The global market of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing rapidly because of several factors such as growing concerns for pollution, governmental incentives/subsidies and regulations and consumers’ increasing interest in ... -
Polarization, passivation, intercalation, and generation: an examination of In-Situ and Ex-Situ analytical techniques for the study of carbon anode materials for the electrochemical generation of elemental fluorine.
(2011-12-01)The field of industrial fluorine generation has not made significant progress in the past 60 years due to the difficulty and hazards surrounding the use of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and fluorine gas. This work examines various ... -
Police officers' perceptions of gender-motivated violence in Canada
(2011-09-01)Police officers‟ perceptions of gender-motivated violence against women have been overlooked in hate crime research. In an attempt to fill a gap in the hate crime, violence against women, and policing hate crime literature, ... -
Policing mental health: an exploratory study of crisis intervention teams and co-response teams in the Canadian context
(2018-05-01)Due to an increase in interactions between the police and persons with mental illness (PMI), police services have begun deploying specialized mental health responses to more adequately address these calls. One of these ... -
The policing of terrorism: a comparative analysis of Turkish and Canadian counter-terrorism responses
(2015-07-01)Police agencies assume a significant role in the creation and enforcement of government counter-terrorism strategies. Modern police organizations are tasked with preventing and responding to terrorism, in addition to their ... -
Polymer translocation: a nonequilibrium process
(2017-04-07)3D Langevin dynamics simulations of the capture and translocation of polymers through a nanopore are conducted for several polymer lengths and two different Péclet values (that quantify the drift-diffusion balance of the ... -
Polymorphic Adversarial DDoS attack on IDS using GAN
(2020-12-01)IDS are essential components in preventing malicious traffic from penetrating networks. IDS have been rapidly enhancing their detection ability using ML algorithms. As a result, attackers look for new methods to evade the ... -
A POMDP framework for antenna selection and user scheduling in multi-user massive MIMO systems
(2022-04-01)We use a partially observable Markov decision process (POMDP) framework to design a resource allocation policy for downlink transmit beamforming at a multi-antenna BS that is equipped with a massive number of antennas and ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans - a battle for benefits: a matter of social justice
(2016-04-01)The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on military Veterans as they reintegrate back into a civilian role can be quite dramatic. In this thesis I discuss how society treats Veterans with PTSD upon their return ... -
PoT: bridging IoT with phone technology
(2023-09-01)The ”Phone of Things” (PoT) introduces an innovative integration of IoT systems with the widely available telephone network infrastructure. It repurposes underused home landlines and existing communication servers, weaving ... -
Pourbaix diagrams at elevated temperatures: a study of Zn and Sn
(2012-08-01)Metals in industrial settings such as power plants are often subjected to high temperature and pressure aqueous environments, where failure to control corrosion compromises worker and environment safety. For instance, ... -
Poverty, structural violence, and harm in Ontario
(2016-04-01)This study examined the experiences of those living in poverty in Ontario through the lens of social harm and structural violence. This research revealed that the experience of poverty is characterized by material hardship, ... -
Power allocation in energy harvesting two-way relay systems
(2015-04-01)In this thesis, we consider two-way relaying in a wireless communication system with two transceivers and one relay node. In such a model, two scenarios are taken into account: a system with one energy harvesting (EH) relay ...