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Probabilistic topic models (PTM's) have become a ubiquitous approach for finding a set of latent themes (``topics'') in collections of unstructured text. A simpler, linear algebraic…

The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae), poses a serious threat to a wide variety of both greenhouse and field crops. In greenhouses, biological control agents are…

Since 2015, the OwnVoices Movement has been promoting the idea that stories representing any marginalized communities – people of colour, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, etc. – should be written by…

The propagation of internal gravity waves in stratified media (such as those found in ocean basins and lakes) leads to the development of geometrical patterns called "attractors". These…

The Burkhardt quartic is a projective threefold which, geometrically, is birational to the moduli space of abelian surfaces with full level-3 structure. We study this moduli interpretation of the…

We consider the game of cops and robbers, which is a game played on a finite graph G by two players, Alice and Bob. Alice controls a team of cops, and Bob controls a robber, both of which occupy…

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) was grown on top of (0001) textured polycrystalline Ru or single crystalline Cu (110) inside a Low Energy Electron Microscope (LEEM). Ru samples were prepared via…

A novel coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, has caused the outbreak of the pandemic of COVID-19. The global economy, people's health and life have been facing a tremendous threat in COVID-19. This…

Urban designers and landscape architects have begun to devote more of their practice to the creation of learning opportunities in public spaces. Very little research has been conducted, however, into…

Data from outcome research studies indicate that spiritual and religious approaches to psychotherapy are effective in improving the psychological wellbeing of clients. While there has been…

This thesis work determines the far-field array response patterns of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) microphone arrays; and verifies these patterns employing experimental methods. Phase shifts…

This thesis contributes to Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research with a focus on the design of immersive experiences that support self-transcendence. Self-transcendence is defined…

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring concurrently with an infodemic of misinformation about the virus. Spreading primarily on social media, there has been a significant academic…

Elicitation methods are known to influence second language speech production. For teachers and language assessors, awareness of such effects is essential to accurate interpretations of testing…

Renyard, A., Gries, R., Cooper, S. L., Gooding, C. E., Breen, J. C., Alamsetti, S. K., Munoz, A., & Gries, G. (2022). Floral and Bird Excreta Semiochemicals Attract Western Carpenter Ants.…

Non-profit environmental organizations (NGOs) rely heavily on external donors to fulfill their mandates. However, forecasting donations for long-term planning is an elusive task at best. The non-…

Low health literacy (HL) increases the risk of adverse stroke-related health outcomes. The aim of this review was to identify 1. what the quality and what the limitations to educational materials…

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to various inequalities in global societies, highlighting discrepancies in terms of safety, accessibility, and overall health. In particular, sex…

People at risk of developing clinical depression exhibit attentional biases for emotional faces. To clarify whether such effects occur at an early, automatic, or at a late, deliberate processing…

Landslides and slope failures represent critical hazards for both the safety of local communities and the potential damage to economically relevant infrastructure such as roads, hydroelectric plants…