Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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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.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
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 ... -
DESIGN AND USABILITY TESTING OF A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION-BASED BEDSIDE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND CLINICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
(2018-08-17)Medication administration errors are a critical issue that can lead to significant clinical consequences. In nursing practice, the three major causes of medication errors in the administration stage are failure to confirm ... -
DESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENT FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM
(2010-09-09)The ongoing search for energy conservation in built structures and during the construction process prompted this thesis work to explore the use of sustainable technologies for floor heating systems. The thesis work explores ... -
DESIGN OF 3D-PRINTED MULTI-CATHETER GYNECOLOGICAL BRACHYTHERAPY APPLICATORS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE CATHETER POSITIONS
(2023-08-30)Brachytherapy patients with asymmetric gynecological targets are often planned with vendor-supplied applicators and templates, known as the Miami or MUPIT applicator. This research designed multi-catheter applicators with ... -
Design of a Cardiovascular Flow Mimicking Pump
(2016-09-12)In vitro testing is an important part of the development of new cardiovascular prosthesis designs. One important aspect of simulating the cardiovascular system is properly modeling the pulsatile flow created by the heart. ... -
DESIGN OF A SURROGATE ASSISTED (1 + 1)-ES
(2018-12-14)The information gained from previous iterations of an evolution strategy (ES) can be used to create a surrogate model based on the real objective function. While surrogate models are not as accurate as objective functions, ... -
Design of a Thermal Contact Liquid Cooling System for Military Server Electronics
(2016-12-14)The objective of this project was to design and experimentally evaluate a thermal contact liquid cooling system for military applications. The proposed system replaces fluidic connectors found in conventional water cooling ... -
Design of bioactive chalcogenobismuth(III) heterocycles.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
Design of Direct Error Pattern Testing (DEPT)-Based Iterative Decoder For Open Forward Error Correction (oFEC) Standard
(2023-04-26)oFEC is a recently proposed coding scheme with high error correction reliability and efficiency. Existing literature proposes using the Chase-Pyndiah decoding algorithm on oFEC. However, in this paper, it focuses on adopting ... -
Design of Experiments Approach for Optimizing a Chitosan-Polyphosphate-Copper Based Material for Trauma Wound Treatment
(2023-10-26)The primary focus when treating traumatic wounds is to control bleeding. Once hemostasis is achieved, the priority shifts to preventing infection. Wound dressings, predominantly gauze, are used for initial on-site treatment ...