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Spring 2024
17-4PH is a precipitation hardenable stainless steel alloy with good corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties. Due to this combination of properties, 17-4PH is used in a range of industries including marine, nuclear, aerospace, and paper. These wide industrial applications make...
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Spring 2024
This research was focused on the development of wildland firefighters’ protective clothing with improved thermal protection properties. Specifically, a new shirt design was developed, and garments were constructed which incorporated a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in specific areas. These...
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Spring 2024
Komaragiri, Lalitha Ganesh Prabhu
This thesis delves into the intricate dynamics of water droplet freezing, a phenomenon with profound implications across a spectrum of fields including climate science, anti-icing technologies, and cryogenic 3D printing. The influence of heat transfer on the wettability and freezing processes of...
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Childhood is Biocultural: Refining Our Approaches to the Study of Children in Biological Anthropology
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Understanding the ontogenetic effects of biocultural factors present in an individual’s environment during childhood is essential to the accurate interpretation of lived experiences in past populations. This period of life is critically important for physical and social development, and is...
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Computational Modeling and Multi-Fidelity Uncertainty Analysis for Masonry Walls Under In-Plane and/or Out-of-Plane Loading: Development and Applications
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Unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls are essential elements in low-to-medium-rise residential and commercial buildings. They play an indispensable role in both vertical and lateral load-resisting systems, withstanding diverse loads such as seismic loads acting along and perpendicular to the...
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Comparing lodgepole pine defence responses against mountain pine beetle and Grosmannia clavigera
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The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins; MPB) is a bark beetle that poses a significant threat to pine species in western North America. This threat is evident in the ongoing MPB epidemic, which has resulted in significant losses of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia)...
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Quality of Life, Exercise Behaviour and Baseline Dietary Intake of Women Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the DHA WIN Randomized Controlled Trial
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Canada. It is estimated that one in eight Canadian women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is often prescribed to improve surgical resection outcomes and reduce micrometastases. Achieving a pathological...
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Spring 2024
Comprehensive medication reviews provide an opportunity for patient-pharmacist dialogue and active patient participation in their care to identify and address their specific needs and concerns. Patient participation can contribute to positive patient experiences and high-quality care. However,...
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Impact of protein, starch, and dietary fiber on functionality and protein matrix of faba bean and pea Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
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Low moisture extrusion is a complex scalable technology that uses heat, pressure and shear to texturize plant proteins into extrudates called texturized vegetable proteins (TVP) used in the development of meat analogue products. Increasing interest in meat analogues and the rise of new sources of...
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Enhanced Flotation of Ultramafic Nickel Ores Using Carbon Dioxide as a Flotation Gas and Sodium Tripolyphosphate as a Serpentine Depressant
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Challenges in the processing of minerals have been on the rise due to increasing low-grade ores which require to be finely ground to liberate valuable minerals. Low-grade ores like the ultramafic ores contain large amounts of gangue minerals which impacts recovery of the valuable pentlandite...