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Fall 2013
Industrial chemical plants are complex, highly integrated systems composed of geographically distributed processing units, linked together by material and energy streams. To ensure efficient operation in such integrated plants, multivariable optimal control methods like MPC are required. Although...
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Spring 2012
Fabrication of nanofeatures with precisely defined size and ordering is essential for a broad range of technologically important applications, including integrated circuit production. Self-organizing block copolymers are capable of patterning substrates with nanoscale precision. This thesis...
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Applications of Ensemble Kalman Filter for characterization and history matching of SAGD reservoirs
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Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is the most robust thermal recovery process that has unlocked western Canadian heavy oil and bitumen reserves into economical recovery. The prime challenges in SAGD heavy oil developments and well planning in the Northern Alberta formations are:...
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Fall 2009
Effervescent atomization has been a topic of considerable investigation in the literature due to its important advantages over other atomization mechanisms. This work contributes to the development of both effervescent atomizers and also laser-based techniques for spray investigation In order to...
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Fall 2020
This thesis describes the research and development process in creating a 3D ultrasound-based navigation system to assist screw insertion for scoliosis surgery, with a focus on children who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Screw placement accuracy is critical to prevent spinal cord or...
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Group A Streptococcus (GAS): its surface phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) and recent epidemiology in Alberta
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Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a bacterium that causes diseases such as pharyngitis, acute rheumatic fever and invasive disease. In Alberta, the invasive GAS incidence rate has increased from 4.77/100 000 (2010) to 7.69/100 000 (2016). GAS emm 1 and 59 were...
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Spring 2014
Purpose: To explore the lived-experiences of waiting to have bariatric surgery. Research Question: What is it to wait for bariatric surgery? Methods & Participants: I responded to this question using a human science approach to phenomenology of practice. I conducted multiple, in-depth,...