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Investigation of the Corrosion and Electrochemical Behaviour of Nickel Electrodes in Alkaline Medium and Preparation of Nickel-based Electrocatalysts for Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Nickel (Ni) and Ni-based materials are of great interest to the development of renewable energy technologies, including fuel cells and water electrolysers, due to their good stability and catalytic activity, and lower cost ... -
Interrogating International Human Rights Law on the Rights of Free Speech and Privacy in the Digital Age: Reconceptualizations, Reconfigurations, (Un)reasonable Limits.
This dissertation offers a legal, doctrinal analysis of how deficient some critical aspects of the interpretation of the fundamental human rights of free speech and privacy in international law are, in the face of increasingly ... -
Interrogating Resilience: Governing Disasters in Metro Manila Post-Typhoon Ondoy
By studying the disproportionate catastrophic effects on Manila City and Makati City caused by flooding associated with Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) in 2009 this thesis examines how resilient disaster recovery ... -
INVESTIGATING MEASUREMENT MODALITIES FOR INTEGRATED USE IN OVERUSE INJURY RESEARCH
Running is a common form of exercise enjoyed throughout the world. Unfortunately, it poses a significant risk of injury, as up to 70% of runners suffer an overuse injury within a one-year period. Previous research indicates ... -
EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH QTC PROLONGATION: PREVALENCE AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS
Medications are commonly used by older adults and can provide many benefits. However, harmful side effects may occur, particularly when multiple medications are prescribed. Prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval ... -
Effect of Heating Cycles on Microstructure of Dissimilar Friction Stir Welded Age-Hardenable Aluminum Alloys
The effect of heating on microstructural changes in dissimilar friction stir welding of aluminum alloys AA6022 and AA7075 was studied. The challenge in welding these alloys is the strength loss in the heat affected zone ... -
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Polar Bear Co-Management in a Changing Arctic
This thesis examines polar bear (Ursus maritimus) co-management in the Canadian Arctic, with a particular focus on the contributions of Inuit traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to published literature about polar bear. ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF HEAD SUPPORTED MASS
Rotary-wing aircrew in Canada and abroad experience a myriad of occupational risk factors that contribute to neck pain. Most functional assessment approaches relevant to evaluating aircrew neck pain are too reliant on ... -
Malaria prevention in eastern Myanmar
Background: Insecticide-treated bed-nets (ITNs) and mass drug administration (MDA) are key malaria elimination tools but their varied uptake has not been extensively explored among ethnic minority and displaced populations ... -
The Role of Macrophages and the NLRP3 Inflammasome In Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an obliterative pulmonary vasculopathy that results in right ventricular failure (RVF). We speculate that RVF results from inflammation due to the influx of inflammatory ... -
A NARRATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING NURSE EDUCATORS’ EXPERIENCES OF TEACHING DISASTER NURSING TO UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS IN ONTARIO
Disasters across the globe occurring with increasing frequency and devastation require an immediate response to mitigate social and economic upheaval. Nursing plays a key role in disaster management from beginning to end: ... -
Cole-Cole Relation for Long-Chain Branching From General Rigid Bead-Rod Theory
(2020-08)Empirically, we find that parametric plots of the imaginary versus real parts of the complex viscosity may depend neither on temperature, nor on average molecular weight. Moreover, for fixed polydispersity, these Cole-Cole ... -
Material interface control in multi-material topology optimization using pseudo-cost domain method
(Wiley, 2020-09-20)The recent drive for producing lightweight and high performance designs on reduced timelines has promoted the need for computational design generation tools such as Multi-Material Topology Optimization (MMTO). However, ... -
Interpersonal perception and interpersonal spin
(Wiley, 2020-09-25)Introduction Interpersonal spin is an indicator of intraindividual variability in social behavior. Spin is positively related to Neuroticism and is maladaptive, with well-documented deleterious effects on social functioning. ... -
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Natural Convective Heat Transfer From Two-Sided Diagonally Inclined Square Plates Having a Finite Thickness
(Global Digital Central, 2019-08-13)A premiere free-access and peer-reviewed frontier journal site, serving the needs of the thermal-fluids community. See the latest research or submit an article. Quickly share your research with the global thermal-fluids ... -
SWELLING AND PERMEABILITY OF COMPACTED BENTONITE WHEN HYDRATED WITH A MULTICOMPONENT HYPERSALINE PORE FLUID
The swelling properties and permeability of compacted bentonite when hydrated to a multicomponent, hypersaline fluid (332 g/L total dissolved solids; 6.6 mol/L ionic strength) were quantified with laboratory experiments. ... -
An Exploratory Comparative Case Study of Repurposed Elementary Schools in Highly Deprived Communities in Ontario
(2020-05-01)Executive Summary Over the past two decades, public schools in Ontario have been permanently closing at alarming rates. From 2010 to 2016, the total number of school closures was 354 which was related to the 2009 and ... -
Gas diffusion electrode design for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-10-05)Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming, which can lead to undesirable climate change and extinction of species. Besides the ongoing efforts to develop environmentally ... -
UNDERSTANDING PROCESSES, STRUCTURES AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL RELATIONAL NETWORKS WITHIN ORGAN DONATION PROGRAMS IN ONTARIO
Background: The complex factors contributing to variation in the performance of organ donation programs are poorly understood. Thus, the overall aim of this dissertation research was to enhance our understanding of the ... -
The Ultranationalist International: Fascism in Global Historical Perspective
The following is an effort to conceptualize fascism as a global historical problem. Given its ultra-nationalistic bent, approaching fascist movements as a phenomenon entirely distinct to particular national contexts seems ...