Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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The River is the Solution: Infrastructure of Dwelling in Calgary’s Urban Landscape
(2017-08-30)This thesis explores the architectural implications of flooding through the lens of landscape urbanism. Developing a critical understanding of ecological discourse, I consider dualism as the underlying cause of climate ... -
RLC: A Reinforcement Learning Based Charging Scheme for Battery Swap Stations
(2023-06-19)Battery Swapping Station (BSS) is emerging as a promising solution to the prevalent issue of range anxiety among Electric Vehicle (EV) users. Typically, BSS replaces the drained battery of an incoming EV with a fully charged ... -
The Road to Health is Paved with 'Good Intentions': A Cautionary Three Part Tale for Global Health in the Spirit of Reproductive Justice
(2010-12-20)The following paper explores three case studies of large-scale forced and coercive surgical sterilizations on indigenous women in Canada, the United States and Peru. The author utilizes settler colonialism as explanation ... -
Robert Bresson et l'absence sublime
(2015-04-10)This thesis asserts that the demanding body of work of French filmmaker Robert Bresson may be better understood through the notion of sublime absence which we develop and present here. To begin, we offer a survey of the ... -
ROBUST ACCOMMODATION FOR THE HOMELESS IN P.E.I.
(2011-04-08)This thesis is concerned with providing shelter for the transient and marginalized homeless population in a city. Understanding the relationships between the city, neighbourhood, shelter and shelter guest help formulate ... -
The robust asset-liability management problem under return and interest rate uncertainty
(2023-08-21)This thesis explores robust optimization theory and applications through a collection of articles. The first article reviews robust portfolio selection literature, identifying research gaps and paving the way for subsequent ... -
Robust confidence intervals.
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ROBUST OPTIMAL SIZING OF A STAND-ALONE HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM
(2023-08-31)This dissertation explores three novel frameworks for robust optimal sizing of a stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system composed of wind turbines, photovoltaic panels, a battery bank, and a diesel generator under supply ... -
ROBUST OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS FOR THE FLOW SHOP AND JOB SHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH RANDOM FAILURES AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
(2021-01-05)Inspired by a real-life problem in the kitchen cabinet manufacturing industry, this thesis proposes a suite of algorithms for solving the flow shop and the job shop scheduling problems (FSP & JSP) with both scheduled ... -
ROBUST RANKING AND SELECTION WITH HEAVY-TAIL PRIORS AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN MARKET BASKET ANALYSIS
(2016-04-28)Ranking and selection is the problem of identifying the best units according to some parameters based on estimates for the parameters obtained from data. Various methods of ranking and selection have been developed, such ... -
A ROBUST SIMULATION-OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR DESIGNING HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
(2021-11-10)Stand-alone hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) provide a viable alternative to satisfy the energy demand of remote and isolated communities. We consider a PV/Wind/Diesel/Battery HRES and propose a design approach that ... -
A ROBUST STEGO-CRYPTOGRAPHIC ANTI-PHISHING FRAMEWORK
(2024-04-15)Phishing attacks manipulate victims through impersonation, often mimicking brand logos and digital identities. Primitive anti-phishing solutions lack accuracy and protection, while modern solutions suffer from biased ... -
ROLE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF MASTER’S-PREPARED OMANI NURSES WORKING IN CLINICAL SETTINGS: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY
(2023-11-01)Background: Healthcare systems are transforming worldwide in response to the needs of aging populations, use of complex technologies, increased costs, and the drive to improve access to care. Additionally, the desire to ... -
A ROLE FOR MLLT11 IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RETINAL AND CEREBELLAR CYTOARCHITECTURE
(2023-07-25)The organization of neurons into distinct layers, known as lamination, is a common feature of the nervous system. This process, which arises from the direct coupling of neurogenesis and neuronal migration, plays a crucial ... -
The Role of a Cyclin D2 Splice Variant in the Regulation of the Cell Cycle: Connecting Cell Cycle to Cancer Biology
(2014-07-30)CycD2SV is a splice variant of cyclin D2 (cycD2) which has been implicated in cell cycle exit in embryonic cardiomyocytes. To further characterize the role of this splice variant, we overexpressed cycD2SV in a multitude ... -
The role of activity and synaptic cell adhesion molecules of the neurexin family in the refinement of synapses between hippocampal neurons
(2017-12-14)Nervous system development is characterized by the selective removal of superfluous synaptic contacts and the strengthening of synapses that are useful for circuit function and behaviour. Historically, neuronal activity ... -
The role of adenosine in spinal opioid antinociception.
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The Role of Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Embryonic Ventricular Cell Proliferation and Differentiation
(2019-11-28)In the adult heart, cardiomyocytes (CM) that die in response to aging or pathological insults are replaced by scar tissue. Transplantation of embryonic cardiac progenitor cells (CPC) was shown to increase the contractile ... -
The Role of Altered Calcium-Handling in Mechanically-Induced Arrhythmias During Acute Regional Ischemia
(2016-06-27)Sudden Cardiac Death, a leading cause of death in Canada, commonly occurs as a result of arrhythmias occurring in the first hour of acute regional ischemia (ARI) after coronary artery occlusion. The mechanisms by which ARI ... -
Role of Arabidopsis thaliana RING-Type E3 Ligase XBAT35.2 in Regulating ACD11 Stability
(2015)Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification that results in a single (monoubiquitination) or multiple (polyubiquitination) ubiquitin molecule(s) being covalently attached to a selected protein substrate. A common ...
