Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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The Evolution of Deep-Water Salt-Tectonic Structures, Numerical Modeling Studies applied to the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
(2013-10-28)Salt tectonics is a key player in the evolution of many worldwide sedimentary basins on rifted continental margins. For more than a century, the evolving structures have been studied; but focus remained primarily on the ... -
THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANELLE GENOME ARCHITECTURE
(2010-08-31)Genomic sequence data from the three domains of life have revealed a remarkable diversity of genome architectures. The relative contributions of adaptive versus non-adaptive processes in shaping this diversity are poorly ... -
Evolution of the hydrothermal alteration at the Chuquicamata porphyry copper system, northern Chile.
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Evolution, development, and homology of the amniote dermal skeleton and pectoral apparatus.
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An Evolutionary Algorithm for Depth Image Based Camera Pose Estimation in Indoor Environments
(2016-08-18)We consider the task of determining the pose of a depth camera based on a single target depth image and a 3D model of the indoor environment that the image was taken in. We identify the quality of a pose estimate with ... -
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF ANADROMOUS, RESIDENT, AND LANDLOCKED ARCTIC CHARR (SALVELINUS ALPINUS) IN LABRADOR, CANADA
(2021-04-28)The breadth of biological forms observed in nature is found in miniature within Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus). This species’ incredible phenotypic variation and distinct morphs makes it highly useful for investigating ... -
Evolutionary dynamics under a stability-constrained model
(2021-08-17)The space of possible proteins is vast. For all but the smallest proteins, the number of sequences exceeds the number of atoms in the observable universe. Evolution—through the forces of natural selection, drift, and ... -
EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS OF A PLASTIC LIFE HISTORY TRAIT: GALAXIAS MACULATUS AMPHIDROMOUS AND RESIDENT POPULATIONS
(2021-08-20)Understanding the molecular mechanisms that differentiate diadromous from freshwater resident (non-migratory) populations can help understand how species adapt to changing conditions. In this thesis, I first review the ... -
Evolutionary rates in nuclear and mitochondrial genes of Chlamydomonas.
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Evolving Hierarchical Structures for Convolutional Neural Networks using Jagged Arrays
(2018-04-04)Traditionally, deep learning practitioners have relied on heuristics and past high-performing networks to hand-craft their neural network architectures because architecture search algorithms were too computationally ... -
EVOLVING OPTIMAL AUGMENTATION POLICIES FOR SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING ALGORITHMS
(2023-06-28)In recent years, self-supervised learning has shown remarkable promise for expanding the capabilities of deep-learning-based computer vision models. In many self-supervised learning approaches, specifically those that ... -
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 ...