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The E. coli 6S RNA competes with σ70-dependent housekeeping DNA promoters for binding to RNA polymerase holoenzyme (RNAP:σ70). When bound to RNAP:σ70, the 6S is used as a template to synthesize a…

When I began coaching, the skills I had to rely upon were the ones provided to me by my own coaches from past years as a player myself. If we can use the term "going in blindly" with…

The abrupt shift to remote learning during COVID-19 disrupted people. Many teachers scrambled to learn to use online learning platforms and assemble online courses. Students were forced to do courses…

Skin cancer is a major public health problem requiring computer aided diagnosis to reduce the burden of disease's high incidence ratio and the associated expenses by assisting clinicians. Image…

Microgravity exposure plays a role in the onset of physiological dysfunction among crew onboard the International Space Station. Cognitive effects including impaired motor control and mood…

Currently, human activity is the primary driver of global biodiversity loss, so researchers, managers, and decision-makers need to recognize the link between nature and society. Conservation…

As the central theme of this thesis research, in vitro selection has been performed to isolate functional DNAzymes and DNA aptamers for molecular catalysis and sensing. Not only details of the in…

Throughout the twentieth century, people in Chinese cities have consistently talked about their daily economic activities, the prices of necessities, and the state's role in controlling…

This study highlights the temporary uses of two transition spaces (the Grove and PLOT) in Newton, Surrey from 2014 to 2020. The significance of these spaces is that their different interim users…

Data analytic algorithms are transforming every aspect of our lives, through their applications to decision making in a wide spectrum of areas. The lack of trustworthiness in data analytic algorithms…

The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) is a heuristic method for solving unconstrained binary optimization problems with a gate-based quantum computer. The QAOA consists of a…

Digital technologies like smart wearable trackers, mobile health apps are providing new options for managing healthcare outside of traditional care settings. Though these health-tracking devices are…

Sedentary benthic species such as Alcyonacea corals form critical habitat for fishes and invertebrates, that are vulnerable to anthropogenic activities. Assessing risks to these organisms requires…

Western Australia was formed by the accretion of multiple tectonostratigraphic terranes over a long and complex geologic history. To better understand the relationship between the Paleoarchean…

This study explores the individualities of China's industrial labourers through their diverse responses to the labour protection project, one of the most significant and ambitious initiatives…

This thesis addresses the integration of three-phase dc/ac voltage source converter (VSC)-interfaced dc sources and loads into the three-phase ac grids or microgrids under very weak conditions. VSCs…

When the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing measures arrived, most indoor facilities closed. The South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) launched temporary emergency food distribution…

Illegal waste disposal is a persistent and costly problem with a large negative environmental impact. By analysing some of the underlying causes of this practice, and some potential solutions from…

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an essential tool in the management of critical illness, however MV also induces lung injury that contributes to morbidity and mortality. This thesis investigates…

At TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre, the TIGRESS Integrated Plunger (TIP) and its configurable detector systems have been used for charged-particle tagging and lightion…