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Many important areas identified for conservation priorities focus on areas of high species richness, however, it is unclear whether these areas change depending on what aspect of richness is…

The Kaskawulsh Glacier is an iconic outlet draining the icefields of the St. Elias Mountains in Yukon, Canada. We determine and attempt to interpret its catchment-wide mass budget since 2007. Using…

Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death that occurs within an hour of the onset of symptoms. Hereditary primary electrical disorders account for up to 1/3 of all SCD cases in…

Background: There is a high prevalence of older adults experiencing depression and anxiety. In response to heightened demands for mental health interventions that are accessible and affordable, there…

Extensive non-pharmaceutical and physical distancing measures are currently the primary interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. It is therefore urgent to estimate the…

BackgroundThere have been numerous studies that consider the nexus interactions between energy systems, land use, water use and climate adaptation and impacts. These studies have filled a gap in the…

Despite the increased presence of risk assessment tools in pre-sentence hearings, their role has been contentious, and the extent to which they influence dispositions is unclear. This study uses a…

Objective: Many agencies use risk assessment instruments to guide decisions about pretrial detention, post-conviction incarceration, and release from custody. Although some policymakers believe that…

The global automotive aftermarket is a rapidly growing industry that is expected to reach about $722 billion by the year 2020. Today's consumers are taking an interest in the…

Unhealthy and stress induced lifestyles have resulted in an increase in demand for sleep associated technology. Medeor is a smart headband that acts as a health tracker by monitoring an individual…

The goal of developing Costless Node Network (CNN) is to engineer a way to extract information from a farm in an effortless and productive manner. The purpose of CNN stems from the laborious task of…

The average elderly patient takes more than five prescription medications per day. Auto-Pharm prevents senior citizens from making errors in their medications. The Auto-Pharm system contains…

The Urban Needle locator Mark I is a mapping and tracking system which detects syringes discarded in an environment and stores their unique-ID, GPS coordinates, and time-stamped data. Dirty needle…

In-store shopping is beginning to diminish as more shoppers are trending towards online shopping. DPL is a modern parcel locker that combines a website and a parcel locker to improve the online…

Households tend to buy a lot of vegetables, fruits and meat at once and use the refrigerator as a place to store food for a long time. Fruits and vegetables stored in the refrigerator for a long time…

The Akriveia Beacon focuses on locating personnel trapped in buildings during small scale disasters such as fires and low magnitude earthquakes. This is achieved by incorporating a combination of…

HESTIA, the light switch of the future, is a secure home automation solution using computer vision to replace existing switches. To turn on/off/dim the lights, HESTIA brings on innovative…

Sorting resistors by hand is a time consuming task made difficult by the problems in reading the colour bands on resitors, eye strain and other factors. These difficulties inspired ResistWaste, an…

Pulse Tracer uses photoplethysmography (PPG) to remotely measure the heart and respiratory rates of primarily immobile elderly patients who are often left unattended. Our goal for this device is to…

Climate change is becoming a very real threat to humanity's existence in this world. Apart from the constant rise of average global temperatures and abnormal weather phenomena occurring in…