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Optimal and global autonomous navigation in environments with convex obstacles
(2025)Motion planning for autonomous navigation in unknown environments cluttered with obstacles is a fundamental challenge in robotics, requiring efficient, safe, and reliable strategies for path planning. This thesis introduces ... -
Improving urban mobility for people with visual loss at floating bus stops in Canada
(2024)At present time, technological advancements and emphasis on inclusive urban planning are a priority for transportation professionals to enhance urban mobility for road users, especially for people with vision loss (PWVL). ... -
Investigation of drug aerosol size, delivery, and deposition in the mouth-throat airway using a soft mist inhaler (SMI): an experimental and numerical study
(2024)Respiratory drug delivery has been a key area of research for several decades, driven by the high prevalence of pulmonary diseases and the superior treatment efficiency offered by this approach. However, despite its ... -
Functional lignin for coating and 3D printing
(2024)The abundance of lignin, aromatic structure, and multifunctional groups uniquely appeal for use in advanced sustainable functional materials. Currently, the available lignin is not derived from a lignin-first strategy; ... -
Ecological drivers of fish metacommunity structure in boreal shield lakes
(2025)Fish community composition in freshwater lakes is shaped by a range of biotic and abiotic factors, including environmental conditions, species interactions, and spatial connectivity between waterbodies. While aquatic ... -
Factors impacting the referral to, enrollment in, and completion of cardiac rehabilitation within Northwest, Ontario
(2024)Northwest Ontario has higher rates of cardiac hospitalization compared to Southern Ontario for reasons not fully understood. However, cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a proven secondary prevention strategy, remains underutilized ... -
Development of an advanced thermal imaging-based human fall detection system
(2024)Falls represent a significant risk to the elderly population, often leading to severe injuries or fatalities. Automatic fall detection systems (FDS) are critical for mitigating these risks; however, existing solutions, ... -
Wetlands as filters of heavy metals: A study in temperate fens of Central Ontario
(2024)Heavy metal concentrations (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were investigated in water, peat, and macrophytes across three fens in Central Ontario in relation to the water parameters and peat properties to elucidate the ... -
Do common over-the-counter antihistamine medications modify thermoregulatory responses during passive heat stress?
(2024)Over the coming decade, climate change is expected to increase the duration and intensity of pollen season and contribute to higher atmospheric concentrations of inhaled allergens (Corden & Millington, 2001; D’Amato et ... -
Perfectionism from inside and outside: clarifying the role of intra- and interpersonal processes in predicting maladjustment using multi-source and intensive longitudinal methods
(2024)Life as a post-secondary student can be volatile and stressful, and illustrated by maladjustment (e.g., depressive symptoms). It is critical to understand factors that increase the risk for negative outcomes that can ... -
Influence of prey type and environment on Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) activity, mercury dynamics, and life histories
(2024)Understanding food web structure in lentic ecosystems is a requirement for determining pathways and rates of energy flow, yet predator-prey interactions can be highly dynamic across space (i.e., between- and within-lakes) ... -
Functional outcomes following total knee arthroplasty utilizing lifestyle risk factors and comorbidities on performance-based tests
(2024)Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an orthopedic surgical procedure designed to alleviate the effects of knee osteoarthritis (OA), aiming to enhance patients' strength, range of motion (ROM), and ability to perform activities ... -
Forest recovery and conservation, a socioeconomic and environmental alternative for the inhabitants of the community of Yunguilla, Ecuador. Case study
(2024)This study investigates the socioeconomic and environmental transformations caused by the recovery and transformation of the forest in a rural community in Ecuador. It attempts to determine if these transformations have ... -
Situational peer preferences within the dark triad and light three: peer selection and ranking
(2024)The Dark Triad is a trio of socially aversive sub-clinical personality traits consisting of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The Light Three is a grouping of three prosocial sub-clinical personality traits ... -
Housing and health of asylum aeekers and refugees in Canada: a cross-sectional study
(2024)Asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) represent a growing global population due to various factors including armed conflicts, political instability, and persecution. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports ... -
Lignin-acrylamide-diallyl dimethylammonium chloride copolymer: mechanism of polymerization and purification
(2024)The world economy is growing faster than ever, while environmental issues are getting worse. The use of ecologically friendly materials has increased as a result of environmental concerns. Promoting ecologically friendly ... -
Intelligent algorithm based robust and fault tolerant control of induction machines
(2024)Induction machines (IMs) are the driving force in industries such as manufacturing, transportation and wind power generation. Hence, it is essential to reliably detect faults in IMs so as to enhance production quality ... -
Characterization of alteration and mineralization of the Moss gold deposit, Shebandowan greenstone belt, Northwestern Ontario
(2024)The Moss Au deposit is an orogenic-style gold deposit hosted in felsic to intermediate rocks of the western Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, close to the terrane boundary between the Wawa-Abitibi terrane and the Quetico ... -
Futurities in Anishinaabe arts practices: beading as decolonial praxis
(2024)This dissertation explores ways of knowing, being, and doing that are made present and possible through Anishinaabe creative practice and the role and value of beadwork as decolonial praxis. This study draws upon framings ... -
Zhiitaa-ook waa-ni onj-kiijig: re-activating Anishinaabe gikendaasowin (knowledge) for caregiving at the end of life
(2024)Indigenous peoples have long-standing cultural knowledge of caring for people who are preparing to journey to the spirit world. Settler-colonialism, however, disrupted that continuous intergenerational knowledge transfer ...
