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Groundwater contamination prevention using an electrokinetic barrier-cobalt trapping
(2015-06-15)
The quality of groundwater in many regions around the world has been compromised due to pollution from anthropogenic activities such as deposition of solid wastes containing heavy metals in landfills, industrial spills and ...
Membrane fouling and its control in drinking water membrane filtration process
(2014-01-22)
Treatment of surface water in the presence of natural organic matters (NOM) becomes a challenging issue to meet stringent rules of Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane is emerging as an efficient ...
Control of doubly fed induction generator based wind energy conversion system
(2014-01-22)
The doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is widely used in today’s wind energy conversion industry. The DFIG is essentially a wound rotor induction generator in which the rotor circuit can be controlled by external devices ...
Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Sand Jets Passing through an Immiscible Layer
(2016)
Sand jets passing through two immiscible liquids, water and oil have many applications in the field of civil and environmental engineering such as tailings transport, dredging and discharge of industrial and urban wastewater. ...
Fuzzy logic based efficiency optimization of IPM synchronous motor drive
(2012-11-10)
Interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) is highly appreciated by
researchers in variable speed drive applications due to some of its advantageous features
such as small size, high power density, simple ...
Understanding the meanings of the personal lived experiences of spousal care partners participating in a chronic disease self-management program : describing the meaning and essence of the phenomenon
(2015-02-02)
As predicted by the Rising Tide Study, the prevalence of dementia is increasing, and it is a chronic disease that is costly in its social, economic and health dimensions (WHO, 2012; Alzheimer’s Society of Canada (ASC), ...
A Grounded Theory Study of the Approaches and Mechanisms Used in Public Health Practice for Everyday Ethical Dilemma Negotiation and Resolution
(2013-02-01)
Public health professionals experience dilemmas in their everyday work and many of these dilemmas are challenges where they must find the most ethical way to manage the situation. How these dilemmas are approached, negotiated, ...
The Experiences of People Living with Dementia in Acute Care Environments
(2016)
Increased life expectancy and the population of seniors are growing rapidly which comes
with an expected rise in acute hospital care needed. Nearly one quarter of hospital in-patients
have dementia and caring for this ...
Identity in a love marriage? Exploring the consequences of South Asian women's choice to take part in inter-racial relationships
(2015-06-15)
This thesis examines the challenges faced by young South Asian Canadian women when
they choose to become involved in interracial intimate relationships. A feminist intersectional
framework was used to analyze the ‘othering’ ...
Enabling the Wild Child: Measuring Child Sense of Place and Connectivity to Nature in Relation to a Park Experience
(2016)
Nature-deficit disorder is a condition termed by Richard Louv in 2005 to account
for the disconnect from nature experienced by individuals, families, and communities in
the developed world (particularly in a North American ...