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  • Satellite Observations Reveal Inequalities in the Progress and Effectiveness of Recent Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Falchetta, Giacomo; Pachauri, Shonali; Byers, Edward; Danylo, Olha; Parkinson, Simon C. (One Earth, 2020)
    Ending energy poverty is a necessary condition for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Boosting electricity access levels is, however, insufficient if consumption and reliability indicators stagnate. Previous ...
  • Scaling Approach for Estimating Stand Sapwood Area from Leaf Area Index in Five Boreal species 
    Quiñonez-Piñón, M. Rebeca; Valeo, Caterina (Forests, 2019)
    This paper presents a scaling approach for estimating sapwood area at the stand level using knowledge obtained for individual trees of five boreal species: Populus tremuloides (Michx.), Pinus contorta (Doug. ex Loud. var. ...
  • Semi-active control of base-isolated structures 
    Oliveira, F.; Gil de Morais, P.; Suleman, A. (Procedia Engineering, 2015)
    A numerical and experimental analysis of semi-active (SA) control strategies for controlling seismic-excited structures is presented. A physical model consisting of a two degree-of-freedom (2DOF) mechanical system with a ...
  • Sensors for Robotics 2015 
    Song, Aiguo; Song, Guangming; Constantinescu, Daniela; Wang, Lei; Song, Quanjun (Journal of Sensors, 2015)
  • Shallow, old, and hydrologically insignificant fault zones in the Appalachian orogen 
    Malgrange, Juliette; Gleeson, Tom (Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2014-01)
    The permeability of fault zones impacts diverse geological processes such as hydrocarbon migration, hydrothermal fluid circulation, and regional groundwater flow, yet how fault zones affect groundwater flow at a regional ...
  • A simple method for detection of low concentrations of fluoride in drinking water 
    Moradia, Vahid; Caws, Emmanuelle A.; Wilda, Peter M.; Buckley, Heather L. (Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2019)
    Naturally occurring elevated levels of fluoride in drinking water pose a health hazard throughout the developing world, with over 200 million people potentially impacted. In some cases, treatment methods or safer alternative ...
  • A Simple Off-Grid Incubator for Microbiological Water Quality Analysis 
    Bernardes, Carolina; Bernardes, Ricardo; Zimmer, Camille; Dorea, Caetano C. (Water, 2020)
    There is a need for accessible and low-cost microbiological water quality testing in contexts where diarrheal illness is a major public health concern. In most cases, the quantification of Escherichia coli and other microbial ...
  • Smart Shear-Thinning Hydrogels as Injectable Drug Delivery Systems 
    Gharaie, Sadaf Samimi; Mohammad Hossein Dabiri, Seyed; Akbari, Mohsen (Polymers, 2018)
    In this study, we fabricated and characterized a smart shear-thinning hydrogel composed of gelatin and laponite for localized drug delivery. We added chitosan (Chi) and poly N-isopropylacrylamide-co-Acrylic acid (PNIPAM) ...
  • SocioBIM : BIM-to-end user interaction for sustainable building operations and facility asset management 
    Shoolestani, Amir; Shoolestani, Behzad; Froese, Thomas M.; Vanier, Dana J. (CSCE International Construction Specialty Conference, 2015)
    Building and facility asset management is a strategic approach to the optimal capital and operational spending on assets to ensure control of cost and risk, asset life, performance, and stakeholder satisfaction. The decisions ...
  • Software Theories for Machines: Open-World Semantics for the Knowledge in Machines 
    Chua, Lai Heng; Paulson, Boyd C.; Froese, Thomas M. (The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction, 1990-06)
    The knowledge needs of an agent may be met by exploiting the knowledge environment. In particular, knowledge can be obtained from other agents or a variety of knowledge repositories such as databases. Humans readily satisfy ...
  • Software-Defined Radio and Broadcasting 
    Iancu, Daniel; Glossner, John; Sima, Mihai; Farkas, Peter; McGuire, Michael (International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, 2009-10)
  • Sounding of subsurface concrete defects using frequency response of flexural vibration 
    Blaney, Sean; Gupta, Rishi (Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018)
    Standard sounding procedures such as hammer percussion and chain drag can be used to locate subsurface concrete defects, but are often subject to the individual judgement and ear of trained inspectors. However, defect depth ...
  • SPARCS from the University of Victoria: supporting sustainable and integrated outreach activities for educators and young minds 
    Murdoch, J; St. Pierre, A; Coady, Y; Carruthers, S; Gibbs, C; Lonergan, S; Srivastava, Gautam; Stege, U; Yazir, O (IEEE, 2008)
    Although IT industry is flourishing, student enrolment in Computer Science and related Engineering post-secondary degree programs is low. The causes and issues surrounding this trend are diverse, inter-related, and vastly ...
  • Spatio-temporal variation in wave power and implications for electricity supply 
    Fairley, I.; Smith, H.C.M.; Robertson, B.; Abusara, M.; Masters, I. (Renewable Energy, 2017)
    Wave energy resources are intermittent and variable over both spatial and temporal scales. This is of concern when considering the supply of power to the electricity grid. This paper investigates whether deploying arrays ...
  • Spatio-temporal variation in wave power and implications for electricity supply 
    Fairley, I.; Smith, H. C. M.; Robertson, Bryson; Abusara, M.; Masters, I. (Renewable Energy, 2017)
    Wave energy resources are intermittent and variable over both spatial and temporal scales. This is of concern when considering the supply of power to the electricity grid. This paper investigates whether deploying arrays ...
  • Specimen preparation for nano-scale investigation of cementitious repair material 
    Azarsa, Pejman; Gupta, Rishi (Micron, 2018)
    Cementitious Repair Materials (CRMs) in the construction industry have been used for many decades now and has become a very important part of activities in cement world. The performance of some of these CRMs when applied ...
  • State-of-Art Review of Sustainability in Construction Management 
    Ghamsari-Esfahani, A.; Save, P.W.; Froese, Thomas M. (CSCE 3rd International / 9th Construction Specialty Conference, 2011)
    Construction management and sustainability have long been interlinked as it is well known that construction affects people’s lives during building and throughout the lifespan of the completed works. This paper presents ...
  • Statistical Behavior of Embeddedness and Communities of Overlapping Cliques in Online Social Networks 
    Sridharan, Ajay; Gao, Yong; Wu, Kui; Nastos, James (2010)
    Degree distribution of nodes, especially a power law degree distribution, has been regarded as one of the most significant structural characteristics of social and information networks. Node degree, however, only discloses ...
  • Step Data Standards and the Construction Industry 
    Froese, Thomas M. (Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 1996)
    Product and process model data standards are required to provide the unifying language through which integrated computer systems for architecture, engineering, and construction can converse. STEP, the Standard for the ...
  • Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels for Local Post-Surgical Drug Delivery 
    Askari, Esfandyar; Seyfoori, Amir; Amereh, Meitham; Gharaie, Sadaf Samimi; Ghazali, Hanieh Sadat; Ghazali, Zahra Sadat; Khunjush, Bardia; Akbari, Mohsen (Gels, 2020)
    Currently, surgical operations, followed by systemic drug delivery, are the prevailing treatment modality for most diseases, including cancers and trauma-based injuries. Although effective to some extent, the side effects ...

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