Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Development of a Computer Simulation Tool to Study the Attitude Determination and Control of CubeSats
(2020-12-15)This thesis documents the development and validation of a MATLAB/Simulink simulation tool for the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) of the LORIS CubeSat in development at Dalhousie University for the Canadian ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CT-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR RADIATION DOSIMETRY IN YTTRIUM-90 RADIOEMBOLIZATION
(2021-12-17)Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) is a radiation-based embolic therapy for the treatment of liver cancer. In TARE, yttrium-90 (90Y)-infused microspheres are administered via the hepatic arterial vasculature to facilitate ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF RESERVE CREW OPEN-TIME PAIRINGS
(2019-11-28)Crew costs constitute the largest direct operating cost after fuel costs for airlines. Even a small percentage of savings in crew costs is significant in monetary value. After initial schedules are published, changes in ... -
Development of a Dry Coupling Material for Ultrasonic Transcutaneous Energy Transfer
(2017-09-01)Ultrasonic transcutaneous energy transmission (UTET) is a novel technology with great potential for electrically powering active biomedical implants. To make UTET devices viable, a key piece of technology is required. A ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A GAME ENGINE-BASED TOOL FOR TRAFFIC MICROSIMULATION USING MOBILITY BEHAVIOURS
(2021-06-08)Gaming tools gained significant interest among transportation modellers for mobility analysis, visualization and scenario testing. Commercial simulation software programs were used for running traffic microsimulations for ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHLY RESILIENT GRAPHENE NANOPLATELET RESIN/ADHESIVE
(2015-03-17)Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPs) are extensively utilized in many industries due to their remarkable mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and light-weight attributes. Notwithstanding, FRP laminates are ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND UTILIZATION MODEL FOR EMERGENCY PRACTICE
(2009-12-11)Knowledge is a critical element for the provision of quality health care. Optimal clinical decision making incorporates multiple types of knowledge including patient knowledge, clinical experiential knowledge and research ... -
Development of a Lab-Scale, Rechargeable, Aqueous Coin Cell and Methods for Measuring the Self-Discharge Rate of Zinc Electrodes
(2015)Zinc-air cells are promising as a cheap, safe and sustainable energy storage technology, but few publicly funded institutions currently research them. One reason for this is a lack of a simple, standardized cell design to ... -
Development of a Laser Scanning Measurement System for Battery Cell Characterization
(2023-12-09)A precise understanding of the physical properties of lithium-ion cells including cell thickness distribution and its connection with lifetime is important for cell improvement. A laser scanning instrument was developed ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE VISION BASED WEED (GOLDENROD) DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SPOT-APPLICATION OF HERBICIDES IN WILD BLUEBERRY CROPPING SYSTEM
(2017-08-24)Wild blueberry crop yields are dependent on heavy agrochemical applications to control weeds competing with crop. Goldenrod is a creeping herbaceous perennial weed that occurred in more than 90% of wild blueberry fields ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM FOR STRAWBERRY POWDERY MILDEW DISEASE DETECTION
(2019-03-28)Strawberry powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca macularis) has been a devastating foliar disease of both nursery and fruit production strawberry crops causing significant yield loss up to 70%. Traditionally, visual observations ... -
Development of a machine vision system to estimate the physical attributes of potato tubers on-the-go at the post-harvest stage
(2023-08-08)This study presents a deep learning and image processing-based machine vision system for sampling and sizing full-size potato tubers on post-harvest conveyors. First, we present a method for sampling fully visible potato ... -
Development of a Mass Evacuation Decision Support Tool
(2021-04-29)This study presents a sequential modelling framework of a mass evacuation decision support (MEDS) tool and develops countermeasures to improve mass evacuation processes. The study develops a large-scale traffic evacuation ... -
Development of a MEMS Device for the Determination of Cell Mechanics
(2012-12-03)Cell mechanics are directly related to the biological functionality of a cell, and therefore have been extensively studied. Current understanding of the unique relationships associated with mechanical loading conditions ... -
Development of a Method for the Detection of Aleutian Mink Disease Virus in Water Samples
(2013-04-05)Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) causes significant loss to the mink industry in Nova Scotia (NS). Contaminated water is a speculated virus source therefore my objective was to develop a method for detection of AMDV in ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH BEER AGING
(2015-04-06)A method for the extraction, identification and quantification of eleven specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with off-flavours and off-odours in two different types of beers were developed. For this ... -
Development of a multi-criteria evaluation technique to assess the impacts of fisheries management in a Philippine bay.
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Development of A New Cell Design for Battery Research and an Investigation of Electrode Materials and Electrolyte Systems For Mg Batteries
(2014-12-10)Magnesium batteries are considered as an inexpensive and high energy density alternative to Li-ion batteries. One of these challenges in Mg batteries is the lack of rigid, inexpensive cell hardware to test new electrode ... -
Development of a New High Performance Synthetic Fiber for Concrete Reinforcement
(2012-11-20)The research objective was to develop a new competitively priced, high strength macrosynthetic fiber for concrete reinforcement. Mechanical bond properties were examined through aligned and inclined pullout testing. Variables ...