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- 43Xu, Zhenghe (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 32Huang, Biao (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Validation of Rooftop Wind Regime in Complex Urban Environment
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This thesis presents a validation methodology for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) assessments of rooftop wind regime in urban environments. A case study is carried out at the Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering (DICE) building at the University of Alberta campus. A numerical assessment...
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Fall 2020
Introduction: The beneficial effects of chronic exercise on hippocampal volume and associated memory functions are well studied, especially in the context of aging and dementia. These effects are thought to be mediated by multiple exercise-induced physiological and molecular factors (e.g.,...
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Identifying the Relationship between Personality Traits, Unique App, Unique Strategy, and Mobile Task Performance of Undergraduate Learners
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This study investigated personality and mobile use of undergraduate student learners at an undergraduate university in Western Canada. The study included 262 participants enrolled in first- and second-year psychology and business courses. Participants were administered a mobile experience...
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Knowing More Than Can be Said: Michael Polanyi, Tacit Knowing, and New Pedagogical Strategies.
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Tacit knowledge and tacit knowing are intricately bound with one another. They are the background to what is known explicitly. Polanyi’s ideas open a way to understanding how knowledge is known and questions the core of dualist thinking. These ideas conceptualize knowledge as constructed from...
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An Exploration of Musculoskeletal Injuries Occurring in a Canadian Police Agency: Can Fitness Test Results Predict Injury Risk?
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Background Police officers have a greater risk of injury compared to those in most other occupations. A police officer who suffers an injury may not be able to act in their full capacity while they recover resulting in sick time, decreased productivity, limited physical ability, or the...
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Spring 2020
This study dealt with two experimental topics. One topic evaluated the relationship between molar refractivity and the experimentally measurable parameters refractive index, density and molar mass. The other topic dealt with an experimental method to determine oxygen solubility in...
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Incorporating Evapotranspiration of Plants in Thermal Modelling of Greenhouses in Cold Regions
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The energy consumption of greenhouse in cold regions, especially for the space heating, is still large and needs to be diminished either by reducing heat loss or by increasing the percentage of renewable energy usage. In order to predict the performance of different energy-saving designs, a...
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Patient-oriented research methods to inform and evaluate a digital knowledge translation tool for parents about pediatric acute gastroenteritis: A pragmatic approach to evidence-based, health education
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Pediatric acute gastroenteritis is a common illness with a large burden on children, families, and health care systems. Connecting parents to evidence-based, child health information is essential to minimize this burden. There has been significant research on effective treatments for children...
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Mathematical modelling of the effect of low-dose radiation on the G2/M transition and the survival fraction via the ATM/Chk2 pathway
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Radiation therapy is an important component of cancer treatment. It consists of applying ionizing radiation to kill cells by damaging their DNA and reducing their ability to reproduce and survive. It is reasonable to think that more radiation causes more damage and kills more cells. However, in...
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“It Feels Like A Battle to Tell Myself That I Am Worthy of Being Here”: Understanding the Racially Marginalized Student Experience in Canadian Higher Education
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Literature and theory have shown that the racially marginalized student experience in higher education is unique. This experience has been characterized by societal inequities that contribute to the marginalization of racialized people. This thesis set out to understand the research questions: 1)...