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Cancer is a genetic disease characterized by the emergence of genetically distinct populations of cells (subclones) through the random acquisition of mutations at the level of single-cells and…

Recently, Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) head-mounted displays have become affordable. However, efficient solutions for pointing tasks and text entry in VR and AR remain a challenge.…

Simulation-based design optimization methods commonly treat simulation as a black-box function. An approximation model of the simulation, called metamodel, is often built and used in optimization.…

In the near future, emergency services within Canada will be supporting new technologies for 9-1-1 call centres and firefighters to learn about an emergency situation. One such technology is drones.…

Glacier surges are characterized by order-of-magnitude increases in flow that can be sustained for months to years, facilitated by a dramatic increase in basal water pressure that permits rapid…

The Inhibition of Return (IOR) effect manifests as slowed responses to targets at previously cued compared to uncued locations (Posner & Cohen, 1984; Klein, 2000). Most research indicates the…

Psychopathic personality disorder (PPD) is associated with serious dysfunction (e.g., crime, violence), and as a result, scholars believe it inflicts a massive social burden. Yet, very few works have…

As the growth of online data continues, automatic summarization is integral in generating a condensed version of a text while preserving the meaning of the original input. Although most of the…

In 2007, the Woodlands Memorial Garden (WMG) was installed in New Westminster, British Columbia, on the site of a long-forgotten cemetery, active between 1920 and 1958, for people diagnosed as…

Current evidence suggests robust associations between parental warmth and harsh discipline and ODD. However, research has yet to investigate the potential mediating role of emotion regulation in this…

A new optical proximity sensor was developed and studied in this project. A 3D printed model is used for proving the concept. An integrated model with a new geometry was then microfabricated to…

Section III of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) includes an alternative model of personality disorder diagnosis that conceptualizes…

The central thesis of this dissertation is that war and militarism have been formative in the development of Western education from its inception in Classical Greece until the present. The secondary…

Membrane tether proteins staple the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to other cellular membranes at Membrane Contact Sites (MCSs), as possible conduits to coordinately regulate lipid metabolism and…

Enzymes that catalyze the removal of carbohydrate units from biological molecules are called glycoside hydrolases (GH). These enzymes have been categorized into more than 150 different families. This…

Between 1911 and 1914, as Vancouver was in the final moments of its breakneck transformation from a resource industry town to a metropolitan city, a working-class rebellion was brewing. Poor white…

An archaeological land use model for subalpine and alpine environments for southeast Yukon was developed using available ethnographic, archaeological and environmental data. The model describes a…

Traditionally, IPV has been viewed as a gendered phenomenon, with a focus on women. However, victimization surveys and emerging research have started to explore the experiences of male victims,…

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the second leading cause of diving deaths. Scarcity of 12 lead ECG recordings during dives leaves many questions unanswered about cardiac function during ascent…

This thesis describes the measurement of the local magnetic field of a D-Wave Systems Washington generation processor using on-chip multiplexed unshunted DC SQUID magnetometers. These measurements…