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ACE2 and TMPRSS2 Expression and Localization in Cystic Fibrosis Lungs: Potential Role in SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility
(2024-08-21)
COVID-19 results from infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and causes mild to severe illness. Clinical reports indicate that many severely ill patients present with co-morbidities including severe lung diseases. However, ...
Social media data and computer vision in social impact assessment: Understanding human dimensions and cultural ecosystem services in hydroelectric landscapes
(2024-08-21)
Social media data has proven to be a valuable resource for assessing social impacts, especially when combined with rapid advancements in artificial intelligence technologies. This combination enables comprehensive analyses ...
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Women’s Experiences of Congregate Later-Life Housing in an Atlantic Canadian Continuing Care Organization
(2024-08-14)
As the Baby Boomer generation reaches old age, there is increased demand for later-life housing options that reflect their unique cultural context. Therefore, it is vital to consider the experiences of LGBT and Queer Baby ...
Patient Perspectives on Weight vs. Health-Centric Messaging around Obesity Management
(2024-08-10)
Individuals living with obesity are often subject to weight-centric messaging in obesity management and treatment, which has been identified as contributing to weight bias and stigma, as well as unreasonable pressure to ...
On the Robustness of Quantized Convolutional Neural Networks
(2024-08-21)
This thesis studies the performance and robustness of post-training INT8 quantized convolutional neural networks under various perturbation regimes. Perturbations include additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), spatially ...
THE WOUNDED CHILD: TRAUMA AND RECYCLED INHUMANITY IN CHINUA ACHEBE'S THINGS FALL APART AND CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE'S PURPLE HIBISCUS
(2024-08-20)
This thesis examines manifestations of childhood trauma in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, with a particular focus on the experiences of Okonkwo and Eugene. Okonkwo and ...
Model Free Control of Geomagic OMNI Manipulator
(2023-01-10)
In this thesis, we investigate the trajectory tracking control of the OMNI manipulator utilizing advanced beetle bee algorithms. Inspired by the beetle's foraging behavior, a metaheuristic algorithm is employed to guide ...
COBALAMIN AND OTHER B-VITAMINS IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN
(2024-08-22)
B-vitamins, like cobalamin (B12), are essential micronutrients that impact marine microbial community composition and activity in various parts of the ocean. Although their influence on marine microorganisms has been known ...
Estimating the Carbonate System and its Anthropogenic Spatio-Temporal Variability
(2024-08-22)
The increase of anthropogenic carbon has become an integral component for understanding the ocean and how it is changing over time. The uptake of anthropogenic CO₂ at the ocean surface has been well quantified due to the ...
GENETIC ENGINEERING OF T CELLS FOR THE TARGETED THERAPY OF PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS
(2024-08-22)
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a life-threatening liver autoimmune disease, with
increasing prevalence worldwide. They are problematic to control because of the complex
nature of the disease processes. B cells are ...