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Differential Code-Shifted Reference Impulse-Radio Ultra-Wideband Receiver: Signal Strength Adjustment and Implementation
(2014-05-02)
IR-UWB is a wireless system, which sends information data with pulses that have rapid rising and falling time and very short duration of nanosecond or less. However, due to varying communication channel conditions, amplitude ...
Adolescent environmental challenges affect adult function in male and female Long Evans rats
(2014-05-01)
Stress in adolescence is a putative risk factor for developing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and mood disorders. Symptoms for these illnesses first emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, with both incidence ...
Computational Design: Developing and Applying Computational Tools for Architectural Design
(2014-04-04)
This thesis explores the intersection between computation and architectural design. The thesis first develops several computational design tools, specifically focussing on three problem domains: (1) speedy generation and ...
Integrating Distributed Generation in Power Distribution Networks using Fuzzy Logic
(2014-08-22)
In this research simulations have been carried out on a 10 kV and IEEE 13 node test distribution feeder to show the impact of adding distributed generations (DG) in the medium voltage distribution network. Equations of ...
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF DOW NWARD FLAME SPREAD RATE ON PMMA
(2014-07-17)
The purpose of this thesis is to experimentally study the downward flame spread rate and the angle of pyrolysis with different shapes of PMMA at different oxygen concentrations. The effect of sample shape is considered. ...
LIMITATIONS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE MAKISHIMA MACKENZIE MODEL
(2014-10-22)
The Makishima Mackenzie model, used to predict the elastic properties of glass, is explored in terms of both accuracy and predictive properties. Its limitations are outlined, in particular for borate glass, and a new ...
REMOVAL AND TRANSFORMATION OF GEMFIBROZIL, A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUND, IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT
(2014-02-06)
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) have been found in wastewater effluents and receiving waters around the world. As yet there are no jurisdictions that regulate their release, or their impact on receiving water ...
Implications of the Innate Immune Response in Tuberculosis and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
(2014-08-06)
Reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected individuals has arisen as a major contributor to early death in areas where TB and HIV overlap. CD4+ T cells are the targets of HIV, leading to insufficient IFN-γ ...
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTANTS AND GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN RESIDING IN URBAN HALIFAX
(2014-08-07)
This population-based retrospective cohort study examined the relationship between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and gestational hypertension (GH). The Atlee Perinatal Database was used to determine GH and ...
EXPLORATION OF SELF-MONITORING AS A THEORY-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR CHRONIC PAIN
(2014-08-22)
Theory is often recommended as a framework for guiding hypothesized mechanisms of effect. There is limited guidance about how to use theory in intervention development.
We used two novel approaches to explore theory as ...