Browsing by Title
Now showing items 1341-1360 of 1629
-
Robotic and haptic assistance for kidney access during percutaneous nephrolithotomy
(2021-08-01)Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally invasive procedure for removing kidney stones. Gaining kidney access is the most challenging task in this procedure and the cause of many complications. This thesis presents ... -
Robotic radiation mapping using modelling and probabilistic analysis of sparse data
(2015-07-01)An approach for generating radiation intensity maps, comprised of a mobile robotic platform and an integrated radiation model, is presented, and its ability to generate accurate radiation maps in simulation studies as well ... -
A robust and efficient autonomous exploration methodology of unknown environments for multi-robot systems
(2022-05-01)Multi-robot systems can provide effective solutions for exploring and inspecting environments where it is unpractical or unsafe for humans, however, adequate coordination of the multi-robot system is a challenging initiative. ... -
Robust controller design for active trailer steering systems of articulated vehicles using multi-objective optimization
(2019-08-01)This thesis presents and evaluates an approach to the robust controller design for active trailer steering (ATS) systems to increase the safety of articulated vehicles. By applying a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm ... -
Robust curved road boundary identification using hierarchical clustering.
(2013-11-01)We develop a new method for automatic curved road boundary detection in images captured by traffic cameras. The proposed method combines data driven (edge segments) and model based (2nd degree polynomial models for road ... -
Robust multi-group multicast beamforming design and antenna selection for massive MIMO systems
(2023-04-01)In this dissertation, we use an Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) algorithm to design robust multi-group multicast beamforming scheme for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems for two ... -
#RodneyReed: a content and thematic analysis of a trending innocence campaign
(2022-12-01)Having spent 23 years (and counting) on death row for a murder conviction which is believed to be wrongful, Rodney Reed’s innocence campaign was shared on social media by celebrities, news organizations, and the public ... -
The role of Cladophora glomerata as a habitat for bacterial communities and a reservoir of antibiotic resistance.
(2014-09-01)This thesis studied the filamentous alga Cladophora glomerata’s role in providing a refuge for antibiotic resistance and analyzed the community composition of the bacterial colonizers of C. glomerata mats by taking samples ... -
The Role of Interactive Visualization in Fostering Trust in AI
(IEEE, 2021-12-10)The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across application domains has prompted our society to pay closer attention to AI's trustworthiness, fairness, interpretability, and accountability. In order ... -
The role of interprofessional collaboration on the discharge planning in the neonatal intensive unit
(2011-10-01)Rationale: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) occurs when “multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, careers and communities to deliver the highest quality ... -
The role of nurse navigators indiagnostic phase of adult patients with lung cancer
(2013-07-01)Cancer is a major concern in today’s health care field, especially in Canadian adults. The diagnostic phase is a clinical process that involves mapping the patient journey, identifying and prioritizing the symptoms, and ... -
The role of technology in the prevention and intervention of youth suicide: a literature review
(2022-08-01)As a result of the increase in youth mental health problems and suicide risks, there is a significant need to develop effective intervention and prevention programs for youth. An area lacking attention, and the goal of ... -
The role of urban wetland diversity and function in contaminant fate
(2011-08-01)It is recognized that microbial transformations are the primary mechanism of organic contaminant removal in natural and constructed wetland systems. However, not much is known about urban wetland microbial communities or ... -
Saliency Deficit and Motion Outlier Detection in Animated Scatterplots
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2019-05-04)We report the results of a crowdsourced experiment that measured the accuracy of motion outlier detection in multivariate, animated scatterplots. The targets were outliers either in speed or direction of motion, and were ... -
Scalable immersive audio for virtual environments
(2018-05-01)This thesis discusses the history of game sound and how it developed to become increasingly more immersive and realistic by accounting for the spatial aspects of sound. It then compares several 3D sound technologies before ... -
Scalable subgraph representation learning through simplification
(2023-06-01)Link prediction on graphs is a fundamental problem. Subgraph representation learning approaches (SGRLs), by transforming link prediction to graph classification on the subgraphs around the links, have achieved state-of-the-art ... -
School resource officers: interrogation training, developmental knowledge, and questioning practices
(2020-09-01)Given the prevalence of School Resource Officers (SROs) in American schools, it is surprising that relatively little is known empirically about SRO training, including with regard to their questioning of students suspected ... -
SDTDMn0 : a multidimensional distributed data mining framework supporting time series data analysis for critical care research
(2011-04-01)Premature birth is one of the major perinatal health issues across the world. In 2007, the estimated Canadian preterm birth rate was 8.1 % (CIHI, 2009). Recent research has shown that conditions, such as nosocomial infections ... -
Seasonal changes in functional fitness and neurocognitive performance in youth ice hockey players
(2017-07-01)Changes in functional fitness and concussion status were evaluated over the course of a competitive season in youth ice hockey players, and relationships between these variables and injury incidence were examined. Thirty-six ... -
Second law analysis of a liquid cooled battery thermal management system for hybrid and electric vehicles
(2010-08-01)As hybrid and electric vehicles continue to evolve there is a need for better battery thermal management systems (BTMS), which maintain uniformity of operating temperature of the batteries in the vehicles. This thesis ...