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Stability Analysis of Reaction-Diffusion Models with Delayed Reaction Kinetics
(2019-12-11)
The linear stability of localized spike solutions to the one-dimensional Gierer-Meinhardt activator-inhibitor model with delayed nonlinear reaction kinetics is analyzed both analytically and numerically. In the limit of ...
USING NLP TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF SECURITIES LAWSUITS
(2019-12-10)
The Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is arguably the most tonal section of the reports provided to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of that dialogue, companies use non-standardized financial ...
Microwave-assisted Lignin Depolymerization for Bio-oil and Phenolic Monomer Production
(2020-12-18)
The population expansion, industrial development and environmental deterioration drive a shift from petroleum-refinery to biorefinery. Lignin, is an abundantly available bioresource that can be valorized to produce a wide ...
A Quantum-based Signcryption for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Networks
(2019-08-27)
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are used for monitoring industrial processes such as power grids, water supply systems, traffic control, oil and natural gas mining, space stations and nuclear plants. ...
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Metal and Metal-Oxide Nanocatalysts
(2020-11-18)
Nanoparticles have received much attention due to their unique structure and physical and chemical properties compared to their bulk material counterparts, which allow them to be used in a variety of applications, such as ...
The Role of Blood-Brain Barrier Pathology in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy and its Co-Morbidities
(2020-09-11)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is becoming a global epidemic with an up-to-date figure putting its toll at 69 million people affected worldwide. In Canada, TBI accounts for 150,000 annual emergency room visits and about ...
PETROLEUM SYSTEM MODELLING OF POTENTIAL LOWER JURASSIC SOURCE ROCKS ALONG THE SCOTIAN MARGIN
(2019-11-28)
This thesis presents the results of 2D Petroleum System models using PetroMod software on four shelf-to-slope regional seismic lines (NovaSPAN 1100, 1400, 1800 and 2000), by incorporating new data from the Nova Scotia ...
A Public Architecture to Encourage Plurality
(2019-08-26)
A speculative design illustrates an architecture for plurality. The design rests upon George Baird's proposal that a plurality consists of individuals occupying a range of publicness from the collective distraction described ...
Active Neural Learners for Text with Dual Supervision
(2019-03-04)
Dual supervision for text classification and information retrieval, which involves training the machine with class labels augmented with text annotations that are indicative of the class, has been shown to provide significant ...
JOCULATORES DOMINI: MUSIC AND FRANCISCAN SPIRITUALITY IN HAGIOGRAPHIC AND LITURGICAL SOURCES
(2020-07-23)
This thesis explores music for Francis and Clare of Assisi in hagiographic and liturgical sources, examining how it interacts with aspects of Franciscan spirituality focused on the incarnation. It begins by investigating ...