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Our main result is a deterministic learning algorithm with membership queries that learns a disjunctive normal form (DNF) with a polynomial number of terms within an additive approximation error in…

Understanding the spatial distribution patterns of species is critical for determining the mechanisms behind marine biodiversity and appropriating conservation efforts. I used the distribution maps…

This thesis provides a critical view of the way the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") has applied rights and freedoms under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the "Charter") to…

There is a crisis of trust in the neoliberal world. Is trust ending, or have we learned to trust in new ways? This thesis conducts an historical genealogy of trust practices across the early modern…

Integrated case assessment teams (ICATs) are a consortium of local agencies that respond to highest risk domestic violence cases using a collaborative approach. The underlying principle of ICATs is…

This project investigates the significance of fainting men in late-Victorian novels. While fainting is supposedly a female phenomenon related to women's fragility and emotional vulnerability, a…

Global air temperatures are projected to rise over the next century following the continued increase and amplification of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to human activity. This rise in air…

Arduous Business explores representations of immaterial labour in the Victorian realist novel. By "immaterial labour," I mean labour that has economic and social value, but that does not…

Visual, behavioural and verbal cues for gender are often used in designing virtual agents to take advantage of their cultural and stereotypical effects on the users. However, recent studies point…

Since the landmark Butler case in 1992, obscenity, or more specifically adult pornography, has "fallen to the wayside," in terms of legal consideration. Recent legal consideration has…

Can a model of deliberative democracy be successful in situations of high conflict? To develop a response, I take a hard case, defined by violent conflict and divisiveness: South Africa at the end of…

Cricket is a sport for which many batting and bowling statistics have been proposed. However, a feature of cricket is that the level of aggressiveness adopted by batsmen is dependent on match…

Competition in attracting talented employees can be tough, particularly for firms looking for knowledge workers. How will foreign firms fare in this competition, if potential employees assess their…

Persons living in precarious housing face numerous mental and physical health risks, including disproportionally higher incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with the general population…

This dissertation explores how an animist spirituality redirects design. Design has long been understood as the professional practice of creating artefacts, systems, and communications for modern…

'Internet of Things' (IoT) technology is becoming one of the most important driving forces in human productivity in recent years.  New generation of 'super sensors', in the form…

Assistive Rehabilitation technologies have been a prominent research topic in recent years for patients who suffer from impaired lower extremity motor abilities. Continuous tracking of knee movement…

In the past thirty years, robotics technology has become well-established in the manufacturing industry for reducing worker ergonomic stress and workload by performing operations such as picking and…

Adopting a helmet has been very helpful in reducing the risk of head injury in activities with a high risk of impact to the head. However, the main focus of most helmet standards is protecting the…

Statistical data acquired from US citizens in 2013 showed that the overall percentage of all disabilities for all ages in this country was around 12.6%, in which the "ambulatory disabilities…