Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"re-processing"”.
-
Smart Re-Manufacturing of Recycled Plastics and Polymers using Sensor-based and High-throughput Experimentation Formats
… economy associated with products derived from recycled plastics and polymers and the continued demand for creating sustainable polymer manufacturing systems has provided new opportunities and incentives for the quality-controlled re-processing and manufacturing of recycled materials, such as …
-
Analysis of outbound process defects at Amazon's ONT2 Fulfillment Center
… investigated two outbound process defects that result in damaged, late, missing or wrong-item shipments, leading to a poor customer experience and concessions for Amazon. Reducing these defects will improve customer satisfaction, reduce concession and re-work costs, and improve operations for …
-
Challenges facing the development of new nuclear capacity in South Africa
South Africa currently (2022) hosts two nuclear reactor facilities, the electricity generating Koeberg nuclear power plant, and the SAFARI - 1 reactor, which is used for medical isotope production, research, and development. With the nationwide problems of loadshedding due to a lack of operational …
-
“We don’t have to carry the shame”: Autobiographical documentary filmmaking as a collective healing artifact for child abuse survivors
… documentary theory and child abuse-related trauma theory, this thesis explores the wellbeing outcomes and impacts for child abuse survivors who create and view autobiographical documentaries that represent discourses about child abuse, intergenerational trauma, and healing. Adopting …
-
Melting point depression in biodegradable polyesters
… crystallisation kinetics and melting point depression of poly(L-lactideco-meso-lactide) with approximately 3.3% D-lactide content (PLA 3051D) was undertaken. The rate of crystallisation was too slow for a crystallisation exotherm to be detected by the DSC, therefore hot-stage microscopy was …
-
Crustal Structure in a Mesozoic Extensional Terrane: The South Georgia Rift and the Epicentral Area of the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake
On August 31, 1886 a large scale earthquake occurred in Summerville, S.C. causing severe damage in the coastal city of Charleston. Although intensive geological and geophysical studies have been conducted in the area, uncertainty remains about the details of the event. Recently evidence from …
-
Deciphering Genomic Evolution: From Early Breast Cancer Stages to Invasive Carcinoma
… at the individual patient level. DCIS is considered a non-obligatory precursor of IDC, being the predominant form of breast cancer detected and comprising approximately 80% of all diagnosed breast cancers. This project presents an opportunity to investigate the initial stages of breast cancer …
-
Approaches to earthquake scenarios validation using seismic site response
… the Catania and Siracusa towns providing a comprehensive re-examination and re-processing of all the available seismic data. The site approach and the seismotectonic one were used and compared. The hazard assessment, using both methods, was performed following a logic-tree approach in order to …