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This thesis explores audio beacon technology with the aim of elucidating the implications of this technology for the individual in contemporary society. Audio beacons are hidden inside digital…

The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) encodes the rapid delayed rectifier cardiac potassium channel. Vital for repolarization of the myocardium and termination of the cardiac action potential,…

Intracellular protein O-glycosylation is an important post-translational modification in mammalian cells with critical regulatory functions relating to transcription, stress response, cell signalling…

This thesis focuses on the development and implementation of feedback control with application to an energy-efficient lighting system for potential application in a greenhouse environment. The…

Over the last decade, social media platforms have eclipsed the height of popular culture and communication technology, which, in combination with widespread access to GIS-enabled hardware (i.e.…

The life of conditional sentences of imprisonment in Canada has been, to say the least, turbulent. Introduced in 1996, it was not long before restrictions were placed on their use—first in 2007 and…

This report analyzes four different avenues of accessibility as they pertain to digital exhibits and academic research. Using Simon Fraser University's Aldus@SFU Digitized Collection as a case…

When breakdowns occur during a human-chatbot conversation, the lack of transparency and the "black-box" nature of task-oriented chatbots can make it difficult for end users to understand…

The main objective of this research project was to evaluate and critically analyze the United States Department of Justice's (USDOJ) effort to reform the Seattle Police Department through the…

This thesis investigates Looking at Persepolis displayed at The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver. This study examines how the exhibition reproduces an Orientalist lens and their stereotypical…

In the provision of just-in-time feedback, student-facing learning analytics dashboards (LADs) are meant to aid decision-making during the process of learning. Unlike summative feedback received at…

Fuel cells are important devices in a hydrogen-based chain of energy conversion. They have distinctive advantages over batteries with their higher energy density and faster refueling speed, which…

Chemotherapeutants are commonly used to manage sea lice outbreaks in salmonid aquaculture. Among the classes of chemotherapeutants used are avermectins; these tend to persist in the sediments…

Land cover change (LCC) can be viewed as dynamic complex systems which require relevant relationships to be encoded when represented within various modeling approaches. Recurrent Neural Networks (…

Land and ocean carbon sinks play a major role in regulating atmospheric CO2 concentration and climate. However, their future efficiency depends on feedbacks in response to changes in atmospheric CO2…

This thesis explores the circulation of fanfiction sub-genres across fan communities as starting point for further inquiries into fan object movement among fans. Fan studies has long been interested…

This thesis presents a series of scientific examples that provide further insight into the connection of light and chemical reactivity for applications in catalysis, targeted drug delivery, and…

The growing ubiquity of GPS-enabled devices in everyday life has made large-scale collection of trajectories feasible, providing ever-growing opportunities for human movement analysis. However,…

Bevölkerungspolitik, population politics, shaped the politics of gender and sexuality during the Weimar Republic. With birth rates falling by the year in the post-war period, Germany was having a…

This report outlines the process used for creating the Master of Publishing 25th anniversary web publication and discusses the design and editorial practices implemented to engage the main audience,…