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Studying the User Task of Information Gathering on the Web
(2013-03-22)
Research has studied information seeking behaviour and several models have been developed. Those models were further modified following the emergence of the web. At the beginning of the 2000s, research started focusing on ...
NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF GROUTED ROCK BOLTS AND THEIR DEFECTS USING ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVES
(2013-05-23)
A rock bolt installed in field has only one short exposed end on the rock surface. This condition has posed challenges in field instrumentation and made it difficult to use the ultrasonic guided wave method for rock bolt ...
SOCIAL, TECHNICAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEES’ PARTICIPATION IN ENTERPRISE SOCIAL TAGGING TOOLS: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION
(2013-03-25)
Organizations are attempting to leverage their knowledge resources by integrating knowledge sharing systems, a key and new form of which are social computing tools. A large number of these initiatives fail, however, due ...
STRUCTURAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SILICON- AND CARBON-BASED MATERIALS FOR LI-ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS
(2013-12-04)
Four topics are presented in this thesis. Firstly, a new design for a combinatorial electrochemical cell plate based on circuit board technology is described. The new combinatorial cell plate was tested using sputtered ...
UTILIZATION OF RECYCLED PLASTICS AS BINDER MODIFIERS FOR USE IN HOT-MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT
(2013-12-11)
Atlantic Canadian highways are vulnerable to impacts of climate change, including more frequent cycles of both wetting and drying, and freezing and thawing. These climate impacts coupled with continued increases in truck ...
SENSITIVITY OF TERRAIN ATTRIBUTES, WATERSHED ATTRIBUTES, AND SWAT DERIVED HYDROLOGICAL OUTPUTS TO LIDAR DERIVED DEM UNCERTAINTY
(2013-11-05)
This research analyzes the sensitivity of watershed attributes, and hydrological outputs to LiDAR derived DEM uncertainty introduced through spatial resolution, and LiDAR measurement errors. Sensitivity of watershed ...
CARBON DIOXIDE GENERATION, TRANSPORT AND RELEASE DURING THE FERMENTATION OF BARLEY MALT
(2013-12-11)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a major fermentation product generated during the production of beer, the subsequent release of this gas within the fermentor results in agitation that is necessary for sustained industrial fermentation. ...
An Improved Path Integration Mechanism Using Neural Fields Which Implement A Biologically Plausible Analogue To A Kalman Filter
(2013-02-28)
Interaction with the world is necessary for both animals and robots to complete
tasks. This interaction requires a sense of self, or the orientation of the robot or
animal with respect to the world. Creating and maintaining ...
TRUE LIES: HOMERIC ??????? AS THE POSSIBILITY AND COMPLETION OF THE RATIONAL SOUL’S SELF-CONSTITUTION IN THE SIXTH ESSAY OF PROCLUS’ COMMENTARY ON THE REPUBLIC
(2013-08-22)
Proclus is part of a long exegetical tradition that understands Plato and Homer to be in agreement. The Sixth Essay of his Commentary on Plato’s Republic particularly significant because it is the only extant ancient text ...
Biofilm-Enhanced Treatment for Arctic Wastewater Stabilization Ponds Using Geotextile Substrate
(2013-08-20)
In this thesis, a semi-permeable lining system was proposed to upgrade arctic wastewater stabilization ponds, acting as a biofilter. Although commonplace at lower latitudes, the effects of cold temperatures and short-duration ...