Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Evolving Policies to Solve the Rubik's Cube: Experiments with Ideal and Approximate Performance Functions
(2016-08-26)This work reports on an approach to direct policy discovery (a form of reinforcement learning) using genetic programming (GP) for the 3 x 3 x 3 Rubik's Cube. Specifically, a synthesis of two approaches is proposed: 1) a ... -
EXACT AND APPROXIMATE RANGE MODE QUERY DATA STRUCTURES IN PRACTICE
(2022-08-04)We conduct an experimental study on the range mode problem. In the exact version of the problem, we preprocess an array A, such that given a query range [a, b], the most frequent element in A[a, b] can be found efficiently. ... -
Exactly Solvable Diffusion Equations and Pricing Models Based on Exceptional Hermite Polynomials
(2023-07-31)In 1973, Black-Scholes and Merton developed a partial differential equation that models the price evolution of a European call option, now referred to as the Black-Scholes equation. Because of its importance in options ... -
An Examination Of Cell Wall Properties Affecting Brewing Yeast Flocculation
(2014-01-24)Flocculation, the process whereby yeast cells attach in groups and sediment to the top or bottom of a fermenter, is industrially important in many fermentation batch operations. These batch operations include wine, distilled ... -
An Examination of Composition-Property Relationships for Methotrexate-Loaded Glass Ionomer Cements
(2014-11-14)The addition of chemotherapeutics to bone cements may prevent local cancer progression and failure of stabilization treatments used to manage cancer-related fractures. In the present study, the drug loading and delivery ... -
Examination of crustacean immune responses through dsRNA-nanoparticle injection and phylogenetic analysis
(2022-01-20)Crustaceans are a group of economically and culturally valuable species in Canada both as wild-caught and cultured. Increasing the knowledge of the crustacean innate immune system will provide valuable information that can ... -
An Examination of Hardy-Weinberg Disequilibrium and Statistical Testing in Genetic Association Studies
(2010-06-30)In an unpublished study in Toronto it was observed that cases were in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium at a locus whereas their family members were in Hardy-Weinberg Disequilibrium (HWD). This led to an investigation of relatives ... -
Examination of Hexazinone Alternatives for Wild Blueberry Production and Hexazinone Resistance in Red Sorrel (Rumex acetosella L.)
(2013-04-05)There is little information published on red sorrel (Rumex acetosella L.), a perennial weed that is considered a serious problem in wild blueberry production. Hexazinone, a photosystem II inhibitor, has been used in wild ... -
An examination of how Rab GTPases and molecular chaperones influence plasma membrane expression of chemokine receptor dimers
(2013-11-22)Signal termination processes of GPCRs are well established, unlike processes that regulate the assembly and intracellular trafficking of these signaling complexes. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation was used to ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF IMIDACLOPRID INDUCED STRESS AND HORMESIS IN THE BENEFICIAL INSECT PREDATOR, PODISUS MACULIVENTRIS (SAY) (HEMIPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE)
(2022-11-23)Traditional models of toxicology have failed to capture the biological complexity of low dose effects of toxicological agents on organisms and the environment. The hormetic model, whereby low dose exposures to chemical or ... -
Examination of Measurement Techniques Used for Current and Emerging UV Treatment Technologies
(2020-09-11)A rapid monitoring technique for UV disinfection and the impact that characterizing UV-LED based collimated beam apparatuses has on computed inactivation rates were studied. A biomass recovery method was developed to monitor ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF TASK AND RESPONSE INFLUENCES ON EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL (ERP) CORRELATES OF RECOLLECTION AND FAMILIARITY
(2010-09-16)Cognitive Event-Related Potential (ERP) recordings have been used to study the neurophysiological correlates of recognition memory. Previous ERP research has demonstrated that on tasks of recognition memory, Old items ... -
An Examination of the Association Between Prostate Cancer, Lifestyle Factors and Mental Health Outcomes in a Matched Sample of Men from Atlantic Canada
(2021-07-06)This cross-sectional study aims to examine the association between the presence or absence of a lifetime history of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and current mental health outcomes (anxiety and depression) among men in ... -
Examination of the cell envelope of a spina-producing marine pseudomonad.
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An Examination of the Determinants of Quebec's Paradiplomatic Actions
(2013-08-20)The aim of this thesis is to examine Quebec’s two international policy goals: vigorous participation in the global economy and the preservation and promotion of the French as the national language within Quebec. The goal ... -
Examination of the effects of interprofessional collaboration on health care provider and team productivity in primary health care: An important consideration in health human resources planning
(2016-03-10)Health human resources (HHR) crises have been forecasted based on predicted shortages in all health care provider (HCP) groups. How HCPs use their individual and complementary competencies to work together impacts these ... -
Examination of the Feasibility of the HOW2TRAK® Surgical Site Infection Tool in the Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in a Home Care Setting
(2018-04-12)Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common of hospital acquired infections, occurring in 2-5% of patients undergoing inpatient surgery. SSIs are expensive for the healthcare system, and cause significant morbidity ... -
An Examination of the Influence of Mimicry on the Pro-Social Sharing of Preschoolers
(2013-07-09)The effects of mimicry on pro-social sharing were investigated among 4-year-olds. During the priming phase, the experimenter either copied the actions of the children directly or responded contingently to their actions. ... -
Examination of the Neuroprotective Effects of URB597 in Young and Aged Rat Retina
(2010-12-06)Anandamide (AEA), a well characterized endocannabinoid that has actions at multiple targets in the eye, may have potential as a novel therapeutic in the treatment of retinal disease. However, AEA is rapidly degraded by ...