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Design and Application of a CNC Rotary Axis for Grinding Research
(2017-08-24)This thesis presents four studies into cylindrical plunge grinding that used a custom built, instrumented rotary axis. The design and capabilities of the rotary axis are presented. These capabilities include accurate speed ... -
Design and Application of P,N-Ligands for Platinum-Group Metal Catalyzed Reactions
(2010-11-19)Homogeneous organometallic species serve as useful catalysts for a vast number of chemical transformations. Ancillary ligands which bind to the metal center are employed to modulate the reactivity of the metal, and have ... -
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL TOROIDAL PNEUMATIC MOTOR
(2012-12-13)A novel toroidal pneumatic motor (rotary actuator or rotary engine) has been developed and tested. The motor is designed with a ring torus (or revolved circular cross-section) working chamber, which is formed by two rotors ... -
Design and Development of an Ultrasonic Power Transfer System for Active Implanted Medical Devices
(2015)Ultrasonic transcutaneous energy transfer (UTET) is a promising method for wireless power transfer to active implanted medical devices (AIMDs). Traditionally, AIMDs have relied on electromagnetic induction for wireless ... -
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUZZY LOGIC OPERATED MICROCONTROLLER BASED SMART MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR
(2011-05-05)Independent mobility is critical to quality of life for people of all ages, and impaired mobility leaves one with both physical and mental disadvantages. Unfortunately, there are some individuals unable to operate an ... -
DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY-TAILORED PERSUASIVE APPLICATION FOR PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2020-05-01)This dissertation presents the design, development, and evaluation of a culturally-tailored persuasive app to motivate physical activity. The app titled StepsBooster-S is tailored to be culturally appropriate for Saudi ... -
Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Health Application for Falls Management in the Elderly
(2017-08-21)According to Public Health Agency of Canada, falls remain the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among seniors. Most fall interventions that have emerged in recent years have focused mainly on fall detection ... -
Design and Evaluation of a Modular, Supercooling Phase Change Heat Storage Device for Indoor Heating
(2017-09-15)Modular heat storage cells containing a supercooling salt hydrate phase-change heat storage material were developed for implementation into a portable electric thermal storage (ETS) indoor heating system. ETS systems can ... -
Design and Evaluation of a Web Application to Promote Self-Actualization Behaviour towards Goal-Setting
(2023-12-12)Goal planning behaviours are common to the human experience. Multiple applications focus on goal-planning through extrinsic motivation and a reliance on self-motivation; however, self-motivation continues to be a challenge ... -
Design and Evaluation of COVID Pacman – A Persuasive Game to Promote the Awareness and Adoption of COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Tailored to the Stages of Change
(2021-06-01)Persuasive games are widely implemented in the healthcare domain to promote behaviour change among individuals. Previous research shows that using persuasive games results in increased motivation and awareness that led to ... -
Design and Evaluation of iCare App – A Persuasive mHealth App to Help Working-Class Indian Women to Manage Stress and Anxiety
(2022-10-26)Persuasive Technologies are used for improving mental health and well-being. They contribute to the communal drive toward equality by making mental health care more accessible. PTs can be delivered in the form of mobile ... -
Design and Evaluation of SANS TRACAS - A Cross-Platform Tool for Conducting Online EEG Experiments
(2022-12-15)Electroencephalography (EEG) research has been going on for centuries. However, traditional in-lab EEG studies are too complex, costly, and time-consuming for researchers and study participants. Moreover, it leads to ... -
Design and Evaluation of the Chai Wallpaper: A Mindfulness-Based Persuasive Intervention for Absent-Minded Smartphone Use
(2023-08-09)Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is a growing concern that hurts users' daily lives and activities. This thesis first examines existing interventions for PSU and identifies research gaps. Previous studies have emphasized ... -
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE USING VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
(2015-04-01)Vibration energy is widely distributed in people's daily life. Researching on a vibration device to transform vibration energy into electrical energy, and act as a supplementation to the power generation system, is of great ... -
Design and Optimization of Adhesively Bonded Joints Mating Novel 3D-Fiber Metal Laminates Subjected to Static and Dynamic In-plane and Out-of-plane Loadings
(2023-04-13)The automotive and aerospace industries are rapidly growing sectors of the global economy. The global commercial vehicle market is projected to grow from $955 billion in 2020 to $1.7 trillion in 2029. According to Boeing’s ... -
Design and production of 3D printed bolus for electron radiation therapy
(2014-08-25)This is a proof-of-concept study demonstrating the capacity for modulated electron radiation therapy (MERT) using 3D printed bolus. In this study, an in-house algorithm is presented that optimizes the dose distribution ... -
Design and simulation of a control continuum for tetherless underwater vehicles
(2011-09-06)There exists a need for a new class of underwater vehicle that can perform both close control tasks, as well as long-range exploration, without manual reconfiguration. A tetherless underwater vehicle (TUV) with acoustic ... -
The design and synthesis of anti-ictogenic and antiepileptogenic drugs based on endogenous molecules.
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THE DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF PHOSPHONATE-BASED INHIBITORS OF NUCLEOTIDYLYLTRANSFERASES
(2013-07-22)Nucleotidylyltransferase inhibitors are designed to target enzymes responsible for one step of cell wall biosynthesis in Gram-positive, Gram-negative and mycobacteria. Glucose 1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase Cps2L/RmlA ... -
DESIGN AND TESTING OF LOW DIVERGENCE ELLIPTICAL-JET NOZZLES FOR USE IN CREEP-FEED GRINDING
(2013-12-05)A novel method was developed to design and fabricate nozzles capable of producing low-divergence fluid jets. Nozzle apertures were elliptical, and jets exhibited elliptical cross-sections with divergence varying predictably ...
