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- 1Kevin D. Haggerty, Department of Sociology
- 1Lewis, Mark A. (Biological Sciences and Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- 1Li, Zukui (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Liu, Jinfeng (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Putkaradze, Vakhtang (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
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Fall 2022
From the mechanical processes that produce the convolutions in the human brain needed for complex thought, to the precise and controlled movements derived by intuitive calculations of body position in figure skating, mechanics plays a role in everything we do. In this thesis, we apply and examine...
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Modelling and control of hemodialysis systems for better treatment management of Chronic Kidney Disease patients
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Kidneys are essential organs located on either side of the vertebral column which perform several essential bodily functions. When there is a gradual, permanent loss of basic kidney functions, a person is said to have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD has been identified to be a global public...
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Modelling Mountain Pine Beetle Population Dynamics and Management: A Case Study from the Cypress Hills
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Outbreaks of insects are one of the main sources of disturbance in North American pine forests. The huge economic and ecological consequences of these outbreaks emphasize the need for effective pest management. For example, the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae, Hopkins 1902) has...
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The Academic Librarian as the Subaltern: An Institutional Ethnography of a Feminized Profession
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I locate this study within the context of my own work and experiences as an academic librarian and the disconnect that I have often felt between what I consider my role and the value of my work to be versus the perception and understanding of that role, the work, and its value by others....
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The Ruling of Weight: An institutional ethnography exploring the work of growing up in a larger body
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Childhood obesity is a key target of public health intervention and research. However, dominant weight and health discourses shaping public health efforts tend to reduce obesity to a case of too many calories and too little exercise. For decades, researchers have highlighted how overly simplistic...
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Spring 2019
People seldom question the work that goes into producing numbers and less often ask what work it is that numbers do to grab our attention, affect how we communicate, change our own work, thinking, and how this organizes society. In this dissertation I share results of my investigation into the...