Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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ADVANCED SINTERING TECHNIQUES OF ALUMINUM: SPARK PLASMA SINTERING
(2014-08-25)Spark plasma sintering (SPS) of air atomized aluminum powders was conducted in a fundamental investigation of processing and chemical effects on physical and mechanical properties. Five air atomized aluminum powders, one ... -
Advanced Surface Modification of Titanium Alloys Using Ultrasonic Pulsed Waterjet Peening
(2023-12-12)The primary objective of this study is to investigate the application of a relatively new surface modification technique, known as ultrasonic pulsed waterjet (UPWJ) peening, on titanium alloys. Commercially pure titanium ... -
ADVANCED TIME-DOMAIN NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING AND SIMULATION
(2015)In this thesis, systematic investigations on divergence property of the divergence preserved alternatively-direction-implicit finite-difference time-domain (ADI-FDTD) method and the meshless method are carried out. It is ... -
Advanced Zonal Rectangular LEACH (AZR-LEACH): An Energy Efficient Routing Protocol For Wireless Sensor Networks
(2012-08-20)Reducing the energy consumption of available resources is still a problem to be solved in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Many types of existing routing protocols are developed to save power consumption. In these protocols, ... -
Advances in Late-Metal Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Formation for the Synthesis of Substituted Heterocycles
(2017-08-23)Late-metal catalyzed cross-couplings have emerged as efficient and selective methodologies for the formation of C-C and C-N bonds. The ability to synthesize complex heterocycles from cheap and abundant starting materials ... -
Advances in Miniature Ultrasound-guided Histotripsy Transducers for Precision Tissue Ablation
(2024-03-12)Histotripsy is a type of focused ultrasound therapy that uses a very high focal pressure to ablate (surgically remove) tumors with high precision, without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue. Unlike other ablation ... -
Advances in Nickel-Catalyzed C-N Cross-Coupling Enabled by Tailored Ancillary Ligand Design
(2018-12-05)The nickel-catalyzed Csp2-N cross-coupling of NH substrates and (hetero)aryl (pseudo)halides for the synthesis of (hetero)anilines is in the midst of a resurgence. Reactivity breakthroughs that have been achieved in this ... -
Advances in Nickel-Catalyzed C–O Cross-Coupling Reactions Enabled by Ancillary Ligand Design
(2023-12-04)The ubiquity of C(sp2)–N and C(sp2)–O linkages in active pharmaceutical ingredients, agrochemicals, and other biologically active compounds generates motivation for developing effective avenues for the formation of such ... -
Advances in Palladium and Nickel Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions
(2017-12-13)Homogeneous organometallic complexes have become an indispensable tool as they are employed as catalysts for a large number of chemical transformations. Ancillary ligands, organic molecules that bind to the metal center, ... -
ADVANCES IN PROTEOMIC WORKFLOW FROM CELL LYSIS TO PROTEIN PURIFICATION FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS
(2024-04-14)Proteomics aims to characterize the complete set of proteins in a cell, tissue, or organism at a specific state or time, playing a significant role in various fields, notably molecular medicine for biomarker discovery and ... -
Advances in Respiratory Impedance Predictions using Pulmonary Functional Imaging Models of Asthma
(2018-09-04)Previous asthma pulmonary functional modelling used the locations of ventilation defects observed in inhaled gas imaging to implement binary airway closures and required additional random narrowing in ventilated regions ... -
ADVANCES IN SOLUTION-SHEARED MAPbI3 THIN FILMS THROUGH MIXED-SOLVENT ENGINEERING
(2024-04-15)The aim of this work is to produce perovskite semiconductor thin films with desirable photoactivity under high temperature deposition conditions by combining the solution shearing technique and solvent engineering. Currently, ... -
Advancing baleen whale acoustic and habitat monitoring in the Northwest Atlantic
(2022-04-13)Baleen whales of the Northwest Atlantic live in an urbanized ocean. They attempt a slow recovery from commercial whaling amid threats from the infrastructure, pollution, and shifting environmental baseline associated with ... -
Advancing Genomics Assisted Breeding in Apple and Cannabis
(2023-08-14)Apple and cannabis are two economically and culturally important crops grown around the world for a diversity of end uses. Both apple and cannabis stand to benefit immensely from genomics assisted breeding. Discovering the ... -
ADVANCING PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS APPLICATIONS
(2023-12-14)Photoelectrochemical oxygen demand (peCOD) can provide wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs) with rapid insight into oxidizable organic matter using greener and user-friendly reagents compared to dichromate chemical ... -
Adverse childhood experience and loneliness among young adults: Exploring the roles of attachment style and resilience
(2021-04-09)Objective: The health risks associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among different age groups in adults has been widely studied in recent years. Adults with ACEs are more likely to develop mental health ... -
Advocating for Natural Resources: Empowering the Riverine Communities of the Amazon through Landscape Architecture
(2019-12-09)Cultural identity in the Amazon region has been destabilized by tensions between tradition and progress. This architectural thesis explores a contested landscape that both balances and revalues nature. The riverine people ... -
AEBP1 ALTERS MATRIX SIGNALLING AND IS RESPONSIVE TO INFLAMMATION IN THE MAMMARY GLAND
(2013-10-28)Breast cancer is characterized in part by chronic inflammation and tissue remodelling in the mammary gland. Adipocyte enhancer binding protein 1 (AEBP1), a pro-inflammatory protein, is up-regulated in breast cancer and ... -
AEBP1: A signaling modulator of MAPK activation for adipogenesis.
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Aerobic Exercise for Optimizing Cardiopulmonary Fitness in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated with a Known Cardiotoxic Agent: A Meta-Analysis
(2018-03-01)Cardiotoxicity (CT) is a side effect of cancer treatment that can damage the heart and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Furthermore, CT and reduced physical activity (PA) contribute to a sustained reduction in ...
