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Modeling and experimental investigations of drilling carbon fiber reinforced composites
(2021-04-01)The application of composites in different industries especially aerospace industry has significantly increased due to their phenomenal mechanical characteristics. Drilling woven composite parts is one of the most common ... -
Modeling and analysis of off-road tire cornering characteristics
(2022-05-01)Cornering performance characteristics of wheeled vehicles substantially rely on the forces/moments generated from interactions between pneumatic tires and terrains. Accurate models are thus required to predict these ... -
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. ... -
Retrospective assessment of human exposures to low dose ionizing radiation using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) dosimetry with tooth enamel
(2022-04-01)This study collected the extracted teeth from people of different ages in the Durham region and analyzed them using the X-band CW EPR spectroscopy. The total dose rate from the natural and anthropogenic sources was 1.9721 ... -
A framework for anomalous activity analysis for intrusion detection with applications to IoT networks
(2022-04-01)Computer systems have become an integral part of our daily lives. The Internet of Things (IoT) has recently attracted considerable attention in the information technology industry due to its various benefits. IoT activities ... -
Design and development of a traction motor emulator using a three-phase bidirectional buck-boost AC-DC converter
(2022-04-01)An industrial drive testing, with a ‘real-machine’ can pave way, for some serious issues to test-bench, motor, and the operator. A slight disturbance in control logic amid testing, can damage the physical machine or drive. ... -
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 ... -
Improving understanding of rape proclivity
(2022-04-01)The current dissertation included three studies that together aimed to improve understanding of rape proclivity as a potential construct related to sexual violence. In the first study, participants' understanding of the ... -
Numerical investigation of the fluidelastic instability of two-phase flow in a parallel triangular tube array
(2021-05-01)Steam generators are always susceptible to vibrations induced by the flow in either the shell or tube sides. The fluidelastic instability phenomenon (FEI) is considered one of the most devastating flow excitations since ... -
Segregation similarity loss in morphological ranking of image search in histopathology
(2022-04-01)Histopathology is the study of changes in tissue caused by diseases such as cancer. It plays an important role to diagnose the cancers. Regarding the large variation of many cancers types, and the large size of Whole Slide ... -
A systematic review examining the effects of mHealth interventions on dietary adherence in patients with cardiovascular diseases
(2022-04-01)A systematic review was conducted to determine if diet-focused mHealth interventions are effective for supporting dietary adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), a population where nonadherence is common. ... -
Design and development of a machine learning-based framework for phishing website detection
(2022-04-01)Phishing is a social engineering cyber attack to steal personal information from users. Attackers solicit individuals to click phishing links by sending them emails or social media text messages with deceptive content. ... -
Autonomous ground cover clearing utilizing a robotic wheel loader
(2022-04-01)The ongoing need to remove ground covering such as sand, dirt and snow poses dangers to workers, from fatigue and repetitive work injures, to direct harm in hazardous locations. To address these challenges a robotic system ... -
Development of neutron monitor for fusion systems
(2022-04-01)Currently, the detection of neutrons employs sensors with a high thermal neutron response embedded in a thermalizing medium. However, this approach does not provide much information on neutron energy and, therefore, is ... -
Design and evaluation of integrated waste to energy multigenerational systems
(2022-04-01)This thesis study develops three renewable energy-based waste-to-energy multigeneration systems and examine them thermodynamically and economically. The first system uses solar-based energy and animal manure waste, and the ... -
Analysis and assessment of integrated waste-to-energy systems based on plastic wastes for multigeneration
(2022-04-01)This thesis proposes three wastes to energy multigeneration systems that are based on plastic wastes. The three systems are coupled with renewable energy resources like solar energy, geothermal energy, and wind turbine ... -
Investigation of electrochemical and material properties of TiO2 nanostructures generated by pulsed laser ablation
(2022-04-01)The most challenging feature of the supercapacitor is low energy density. The supercapacitor's low energy density can be improved by proposing new materials for electrodes, electrolytes, etc. This thesis presents a new ... -
Nursing and policy: nurses perspectives on ending hallway healthcare in Ontario
(2022-04-01)Drawing from elements of street-level bureaucracy this thesis examines the experiences and perspectives of six nurses (registered practical nurses and registered nurses) and their work with patients designated as alternate ... -
Generative models for multi-modality image inpainting and resolution enhancement
(2022-04-01)Recently, deep learning methods specifically generative adversarial networks (GANs) have been used to rapidly improve a wide range of image enhancement tasks including image inpainting and image resolution enhancement also ... -
Modeling and experimental investigation of renewable energy and ammonia-based systems for carbon capturing and useful outputs
(2022-04-01)This thesis work focuses on developing ammonia-based carbon capturing systems that produce useful chemical outputs to offset the energy penalty typically imposed by implementing a carbon capture retrofitting to a power ...