Search
Now showing items 421-430 of 470
AZ-NUGGETS: AN IDE FOR PROGRAMMING BY CONCEPT
(2013-08-21)
Contemporary Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) offer minimal or no fea-tures that allow programmers to explore details of a programming language or interact with the program elements at a conceptual level. Programmers ...
Precursor Events in Cardiac Surgery: Are they Associated with Post-operative Outcomes?
(2013-04-26)
Background: The purpose of this study is to determine whether precursor events are associated with a post-operative composite outcome in a low-medium risk cardiac surgical population. These precursor events may be promising ...
Elucidating the Functions of Proteins Up-regulated During Diapause in Artemia franciscana Using RNAi
(2013-04-08)
Diapause embryos of the animal extremophile Artemia franciscana, a crustacean, are metabolically dormant and exceptionally tolerant to stressors such as heat and anoxia, characteristics thought to depend on the protective ...
Desmos: Design, Inventiveness and Collaboration in a Time of Crisis
(2013-08-06)
The modernist polykatikia typology (translating to multi-dwelling) arose in Athens after the population boom of the 1960s. Now sixty years later, the demands of the city have changed. No longer is there a need to build ...
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 ...
Ambient noise and the communication of predation risk between parent and nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
(2013-04-30)
Ambient noise masks important acoustic signals used in a variety of communication systems. Nestling birds communicate with their parents using loud begging calls that convey their need for food, but these calls can also ...
A VISUALIZATION TOOL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING ENERGY POLICIES ON ENERGY SECURITY IN AN ENERGY SYSTEM
(2013-11-27)
All jurisdictions have an energy system consisting of processes responsible for the conversion and transportation of supplies of energy from various sources to meet the end-use energy demands. Energy systems are dynamic ...
3 DOF, LONG RANGE PLANAR LIFT AND SLIDE MICRO-CONVEYOR WITH VISION-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM
(2013-09-09)
The purpose of this thesis is to introduce a novel method of dry micro-object manipulation and to demonstrate predictable vision-based control. The Lift and slide conveyors presented utilize three main components: pads, ...
Sewage Treatment Plant Contamination of the Annapolis River: Economic Implications for the Soft-shell Clam Industry
(2013-05-21)
The Annapolis Basin soft-shell clam fishery has been impacted by frequent closures due to sewage contamination from overflow at the Town of Digby sewage treatment plant. The harvesters that derive a livelihood from this ...
The Impact of Web Design Dimensions on Consumer Trust at Different Price Ranges
(2013-07-09)
As the use of e-commerce websites continues to increase, and with cybercrime on the rise, trust in a website has become an important issue. Hence, online stores invest time, money and effort in their website design; they ...