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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.
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF BOUNDARY OBJECTS IN THE HETEROGENEOUS DOMAIN OF COMPLEX CHRONIC CONDITIONS
(2011-09-06)Complex and chronic health conditions with multiple diagnoses and lacking in clinical practice guidelines often require a multidisciplinary care management scheme. Research has shown that the domain knowledge for these ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS ENRICHED CHICKEN FRANKFURTERS
(2011-01-31)Chemical, physical and sensory properties of omega-3 fatty acid enriched chicken frankfurters developed with flax oil and microencapsulated fish oil at 1.2%, 2.4% and 3.6% were evaluated. Four replicate batches of frankfurters ... -
Development and Implementation of Trajectory Optimization Technologies for Cranial Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
(2018-08-20)Radiotherapy treatment planning optimization employs metrics for the quantification of plan quality indicators based on a set of input desired criteria by the planner. Patient-specificity in current practice is limited to ... -
Development and implementation of Water Safety Plans in Canadian water systems
(2021-04-05)Current, persistent water quality and quantity concerns in small, rural, Northern and Indigenous water systems in Canada necessitate a change in water management strategies. Analysis of drinking water advisories across ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND IN VITRO CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER-BASED NASAL FORMULATIONS OF LEVOTHYROXINE
(2020-08-20)BACKGROUND. Hypothyroidism patients, unable to absorb oral levothyroxine rely on expensive and inconvenient intramuscular injections for life-time hormone replacement. OBJECTIVES: This project aimed to develop a non-invasive, ... -
Development And Optimization Of Automated Fibre Production For Recombinant Spider Wrapping Silk
(2018-05-23)Spiders produce up to seven different types of silk, each serving different biological functions. Wrapping silk, used for wrapping of prey, is the toughest of the seven types. Limited information is available on wrapping ... -
Development and Optimization of Methodology Towards Pyrrolic Frameworks
(2021-12-20)This thesis focuses on the development and optimization of synthetic methodology towards pyrrolic frameworks. Two projects are discussed herein: the synthesis of azobispyrroles and attempts towards the synthesis of F-BODIPYs ...