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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 ...
Transculturation in Black Jazz Scenes from Ontario and Nova Scotia During the Interwar Period: and Its After-Effects
(2020-09-14)
Jazz music and culture are almost entirely forgotten on Canadian radio and television today as a popular music form, yet they are still vibrant ingredients in urban Black culture in the East and persist on the fringes of ...
The effects of age and sex on biomechanical asymmetries of the lower limbs during a walk, run and side-cut task
(2020-05-04)
INTRODUCTION: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important contributor to knee joint stability during athletic maneuvers such as a side-cut. ACL rupture is associated with short- and long-term consequences that ...
Phosphorylation-dependent Changes in the R-region Interactions Contribute to Regulation of the CFTR Chloride Channel
(2020-09-11)
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR), the defective protein in cystic fibrosis, is an ion channel regulated by PKA and PKC phosphorylation of its regulatory region (R-region) through a mechanism still ...