Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Attitude control for a quadrotor UAV using adaptive fuzzy backstepping
(2017)With improvements on automation, computer, electronics and other technologies, applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have expanded from pure military field to civilian areas. As a multirotor aircraft, a quadrotor ... -
Attitude control of a quadrotor UAV : experimental results
(2015)The quadrotor is a type of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which is gaining popularity over the past few years for its potential applications. Quadrotor UAVs are used, for instance, for surveillance, search and rescue ... -
Attitude control of a quadrotor UAV: experimental implementation
(2022)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming ubiquitous due to their potential benefits in many civilian and military applications. UAVs are designed to accomplish complex tasks safely and effectively, such as search and ... -
Attitude control of a quadrotor UAV: Experimental results
(2017)The quadrotor is a type of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which is gaining popularity over the past few years for its potential applications. Quadrotor UAVs are used, for instance, for surveillance, search and rescue ... -
Attitude estimation and stabilization of a quadrotor aircraft
(2011)In the past few years, researchers have shown great interest in quadrotor aircraft as a platform for UAV research due to simplicity of construction as well as maintenance, ability to hover in small indoor locations or ... -
Audience Response to Photovoice as a Mental Illness Antistigma Intervention
(2016)The present study examined the effectiveness and efficacy of a novel antistigma intervention in reducing mental illness stigma, as well as the role of audience empathy as a mediator of stigma reduction following antistigma ... -
Autonomous navigation algorithms for indoor mobile robots
(2009)In many autonomous mobile robotic applications, the capability of finding a good path is of primary importance, especially for the places which are cluttered by random obstacles that may appear on the robot's path. -
Autonomous navigation using image processing
(2016)In the recent years, the pursuit intelligent and self-operated machines have increased. The human user is to be completely eliminated or minimized as much as possible. It is also popular now to observe machines that are ... -
Autonomous surface vehicle for mechanized bathymetric surveys
(2022)This study evaluates the efficacy of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) constructed from inexpensive consumer off the shelf components for suitability in surface-based bathymetry of large-scale tailing impounds found ... -
Avian influenza the current state of affairs : the public health perspective in Canada
(2009)In light of Canada’s need to deal with respiratory infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, Avian Influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), public health departments across the country have been challenged ... -
“Awe- Shucks”: uncovering the relationship between awe and domains of humility
(2022)The current study sought to examine the relationship between awe (both valences) and domains of humility. In a preregistered study, 268 participants completed an online questionnaire with 12 measures of humility (ethical, ... -
Bacterial isolation and bioconversion of organic materials to industrial platform chemicals
(2018)Careful selection/isolation of the suitable microbial consortium for enzymatic saccharification of organic matters is a critical step in biofuels production. We isolated strains EF2, OW1-1 and HK2 from intestine of Eisenia ... -
Bad medicine : a critique of health care discourse on Aboriginal populations in Canada
(2009)For many years, voices from Aboriginal populations living in Canada have called attention to the fact that significant challenges exist to their pursuit of good health and well-being. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, this trend ... -
Balance control of a five-DOF robot leg
(2015-06-15)A biped robot, also known as a humanoid robot, is built to resemble the shape and perform the actions of the human body. While functioning, a biped robot interacts with surrounding human environments. Currently, various ... -
Barren-ground caribou - a cyclic species: The development of a cycle-stratified harvest model and a cycle analysis of North American barren-ground caribou subpopulations
(2019)Unlike all other members of the deer family, subpopulations of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) exhibit fluctuations in numbers that have been described as cyclic. We created a cyclic individual-based ... -
Barriers to culturally safe care for Indigenous Peoples: a key informant perspective
(2021)Health inequity for Indigenous Peoples persists on a global scale, due to the ongoing impacts of colonization. Racism, power dynamics, and health professionals with limited understanding of the historical context and ... -
“Be kind to yourself – because you’re doing fine”: using self-determination theory to explore the health-related experiences of primiparous women participating in a motivational interviewing-via-co-active life coaching intervention
(2017)Pregnancy and the postpartum period are a vulnerable time for the onset of obesity, especially in primiparous (first-time) mothers. Because postpartum weight retention is a strong independent risk factor for chronic ... -
Becoming a literacy teacher : from teacher preparation through the first two years of literacy teaching / by Laurie Elizabeth Leslie.
(2010)"Preparing teachers to teach literacy effectively is a lengthy and complex process. It begins long before students are accepted into preservice education programs and continues throughout their careers. This three-year ... -
Becoming an ESL Teacher: An Autoethnography
(2015)In this thesis I studied the teacher identity development journey I underwent while completing my first term of teaching adult ESL learners at a post-secondary institute in Ontario. I addressed three questions. Firstly, ... -
Becoming one with nature: a nature intervention for individuals living with cancer participating in a ten-week group exercise and wellness program
(2020)Intro/Background. Nature encompasses green or blue, earthy-textured environments comprised of biological entities. Positive outcomes associated with psychological and physiological well-being have resulted from exposure ...