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Spring Stepper: a makerspace controller for seated hands-free locomotion in virtual reality
(2019-12-01)Natural locomotion is crucial for improving presence in a virtual environment (VE), while also reducing simulator sickness. While research in various areas of virtual reality (VR), such as head-mounted displays (HMD) and ... -
Squeegee Punks reunite: safe streets for all: an insider qualitative study
(2023-06-01)Squeegee Punks were a fixture on many busy street corners in urban cities in Canada in the mid to late 1990s. During the height of the squeegee kid phenomenon, multiple studies were conducted on how squeegee work impacted ... -
Stability of heroin metabolites and oxycodone in rat hair and liver during decomposition
(2010-01-01)The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of soft tissue decomposition on the stability of drugs incorporated in hair antemortem. Two burial trials were conducted: in the first trial, rats were administered ... -
Starting the conversation: a phenomenological study exploring registered dietitian’s lived experience counseling children living with obesity and their families.
(2014-08-01)This study was completed in order to gain an understanding of Registered Dietitian’s lived experiences counseling children living with obesity and their families. Between November 2013 and March 2014, 8 Registered Dietitians ... -
STDMn+p0: a multidimensional patient oriented data mining framework for critical care research
(2011-04-01)In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment, critical care and treatment directly correlate to the multidimensional development of an infant and are influenced by attributes such as gender and gestational age ... -
Steam-reheat option for supercritical-water-cooled reactors
(2010-12-01)SuperCritical-Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs) are being developed as one of the Generation-IV nuclear-reactor concepts. Main objectives of the development are to increase thermal efficiency of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and ... -
Stereoscopic depth axis interaction: A study of performance and engagement in stereoscopic 3D games.
(2014-01-01)Game developers strive to maximize immersion and engagement, to emotionally involve the audience in their material. One technique used to increase engagement is the development of new technologies, such as Stereoscopic ... -
StoryPass: a system and study for memorable secure passphrases.
(2014-10-01)The goal of this thesis is to study the implementation of a passphrase system that implements new creation policies, called StoryPass. We are motivated to do this research as current text-based authentication methods, ... -
StoryTIME: development of a tangible interface for storytelling
(2018-08-01)The production of 3D digital animated sequences is an iterative process where ideas are scrutinized by members of the production team until they are finalized. Production teams are comprised of many individuals with varying ... -
Strategies and applications for creating more memorable passwords
(2016-01-01)As we continue to learn and grow in an ever evolving technological age, we deepen our understanding of the importance of authentication. There are many different types of authentication, each exhibiting their own strengths ... -
Stressors in early learning environments and their impact on the mental health and well-being of early childhood educators
(2023-08-04)Early childhood educators (ECEs) are experts in early learning for young children. This study aimed to identify the stressors ECEs experience in the early learning sector and their impact on the mental health and well-being ... -
Structure guided image restoration : a deep learning approach
(2019-05-01)Image restoration aims at recovery of degraded images and estimating the original. Over the past few years, computer vision research has been dominated by deep learning techniques in part due to advances in computing ... -
A structured approach to assessing the suitability of clinical gold standards for use in computational decision support algorithm development
(2022-01-01)Advanced decision support diagnostic algorithm use in medicine is being hampered by the problem that high quality evidence is not available to support adoption. The strongest evidence for a diagnostic tool is obtained from ... -
Student webcam use and its impacts on teacher self-efficacy, engagement, and well-being: a literature review
(2022-11-01)Due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in March 2020, higher education institutions around the globe had to quickly pivot online. Since then, many schools have relied on video conferencing platforms equipped with webcams ... -
Students’ perception of the online self-assessment support tools/information on depressive related disorders.
(2014-09-01)Background: Mental health issues are prevalent among students; research has found that university students experience significantly higher levels of psychological distress than the general population. However, research on ... -
Study of a 2 dimensional aggregation model with non-linear adaptations
(2018-08-01)In this paper we will explore the impacts on collective animal motion of adding non-linearity to the animals’ turning rate in a 2-dimensional model of aggregation. The model in question was proposed by Fetecau and implements ... -
A study of a novel design for efficient hydrolysis reactor for the Cu-Cl thermochemical hydrogen production cycle
(2021-06-01)In this thesis, methods to optimize the Hydrolysis reactor for the Cu-Cl thermochemical Hydrogen production cycle were investigated. A simplified Hydrolysis reactor using simple off-the-shelf components was tested and found ... -
A study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using magnetorheological fluids
(2020-08-01)This thesis reports the study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using a thin layer of magnetorheological fluid as a soft impact mechanism to enhance the frequency of the energy generator. Currently, the major ... -
Study of an internal combustion engine to burn hydrogen fuel and backfire elimination using a carburetor fuel delivery method
(2010-04-01)Hydrogen appears to be a clean and sustainable fuel for transportation vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles. In this research, a 1986 GMC Sierra truck with a 350CID 5.7L V8, 4 barrel carbureted Chevrolet ... -
Study of contaminants in plasmas during decommissioning processes
(2020-12-01)With the intention of eventual development of on-site radionuclide capture technologies, methods to simulate radionuclide behaviour when contaminated components are subjected to plasma-based decommissioning processes are ...