Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Development and Analysis of Approaches and Strategies to Facilitate the Conversion of Canadian Houses into Net Zero Energy Buildings
(2016-12-15)Conventional building design is not aligned with modern housing requirements. Growing energy demand, international pressure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing cost of energy motivate the building energy ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF PATHWAYS TO NEW CONSTRUCTION NET-ZERO ENERGY HOUSES IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2019-04-11)17% of Canadian secondary energy consumption is consumed by the residential sector. Efforts to reduce this energy consumption and the associated emissions include the replacement of traditional housing with net-zero energy ... -
Development and application of linked hydrodynamic-water quality models for small lakes, reservoirs, and tidal inlets.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF NEW PALLADIUM CATALYSTS IN CHALLENGING C-N AND C-O BOND FORMING REACTIONS
(2013-10-17)In the pursuit of increasingly efficient and/or new chemical transformations, homogeneous transition metal catalysts are proving to be invaluable components of the synthetic chemist’s toolbox. Notwithstanding the many ... -
Development and Application of the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Method
(2018-01-02)Time-domain numerical methods are widely applied in modern engineering problems. In modeling electromagnetic structure problems, finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is one of the most well-known and widely adopted ... -
Development and Applications of Composite and Low-Cost Approaches in Molecular Crystal Structure Prediction
(2019-07-04)Despite significant progress made in the last twenty years, the crystal structure prediction (CSP) of organic molecular solids remains challenging, as the demand to predict more complex crystal structures increases. On ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A NEW SOLUTION FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL FROM ANAESTHESIA REBREATHING CIRCUITS
(2019-01-15)Background: Our aging population’s rising health care costs cannot be met by the limited numbers of young tax payers. Compounding the cost of surgery are the costs associated with post operative cognitive decline (POCD) ... -
Development And Benchmarking Of A Semilocal Density-Functional Approximation Including Dispersion
(2013-03-27)Density-functional theory has become an indispensible tool for studying matter on the atomic level, being routinely applied across diverse disciplines from solid-state physics to chemistry and molecular biology. Its ... -
Development and Characterization of Decellularized Rabbit Tracheal Cartilage Matrix for Use in Tissue Engineering
(2016-08-23)Reconstruction of large upper airway defects requires replacement tissue. Unfortunately, there is no widely available tracheal tissue substitute that can be used at this time. To overcome this limitation, tissue engineering ... -
Development and Characterization of Electroless Ni-P Composite Coatings with Superelastic nano-NiTi Additions
(2019-05-29)Many types of protective coatings have been developed to protect oil and gas pipelines from erosion and corrosion damage. Such damage is caused by erosive particles and corrosive media flowing through the pipes. Electroless ... -
Development and Characterization of Electroless Ni-P Composite Coatings With Tribaloy Additions
(2023-08-24)Electroless Nickel (Ni-P) coatings are widely employed as protective coatings due to their ease of application and unique properties. However, they are limited by their brittleness. Thus, Tribaloy (CoMoCrSi) alloy is used ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE TiC AND TiN CERMETS
(2019-12-16)‘Cermets’ are engineered composites that combine ceramic and metallic phases to generate materials that, typically, exhibit both high hardness and toughness. Because of this combination of constituents, cermets can exhibit ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF T-SLICE: A CANCER MODELING PLATFORM TO MODEL IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE TUMOUR MICROENVIRONMENT IN VITRO
(2022-07-27)The tumour microenvironment is composed of several types of non-cancerous cells (e.g., cancer-associated fibroblasts, endothelial cells, immune cells), extracellular matrix proteins, and cell signaling molecules. The various ... -
Development and comparison of HVOF and laser DED methods for depositing TiC-Ni3Al based coatings
(2023-08-17)Deposition of TiC-Ni3Al composite coatings by high velocity oxyfuel (HVOF) and directed energy laser deposition (DED) was investigated for enhancements, modifications and/or repairs of steel surfaces with extensive wear ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING PATIENT MOTION DURING STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY
(2021-08-27)Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) are two of the most precise therapeutic radiation delivery techniques available. These techniques involve accurate delivery of high radiation doses ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A PRECISION HERBICIDE APPLICATOR FOR SPOT APPLICATION OF DICHLOBENIL TO CONTROL HAIR FESCUE IN WILD BLUEBERRY FIELDS
(2023-12-13)Hair fescue (Festuca filiformis) is the pest of greatest concern for the Nova Scotian wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) industry given its rapid spread and lack of effective treatment options. Hair fescue has ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A PROTOTYPE VARIABLE RATE SPRAYER FOR SPOT-APPLICATION OF AGROCHEMICALS IN WILD BLUEBERRY FIELDS
(2012-04-03)An automated prototype variable rate (VR) sprayer was developed for control of eight individual nozzles on a 6.1 m sprayer boom for spot-application (SA) of agrochemicals in wild blueberry fields. The VR control system ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Radar System for Ground Surface Detection in Wild Blueberry Fields
(2021-04-27)Mechanical wild blueberry harvest efficiency depends heavily on operator skill. The harvesting picking reel requires accurate and precise positioning based on fruit zone, field topography and foreign obstacles. Spatially ... -
The development and evaluation of a recycling methodology for out of service pentachlorophenol-treated utility poles.
(Dalhousie University, 2007)