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In this thesis, a three-dimensional design of a vector light sensor for angular proximity detection applications is realized. 3D printed mesa pyramid designs, along with commercial photodiodes, were…

The overall objective of this study was to develop an in vitro based screening approach to determine the biotransformation rate constants of neutral hydrophobic organic chemicals in rats from rat…

Living systems at the molecular scale are composed of many coupled components with interactions varying in nature and strength. Microscopic biological systems operate far from equilibrium and are…

Most future climate scenarios consistent with the 1.5-2°C limits set by the Paris Agreement include carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as an important mitigation measure. Here, we investigate the land…

The "Going Global" strategy of Chinese culture aims to allow foreign countries to understand Chinese culture better and convey the voice of peace through cultural forms such as movies. Wolf…

The Boolean satisfiability problem or SAT is the problem of deciding if a Boolean formula has a satisfying assignment. It was the first problem shown to be NP-complete, and remains one of the most…

This thesis proposes a high-resolution instance segmentation method based on metric learning approaches for floorplan images with intricate details called blueprints. Our approach first divides an…

The development of Internet technology and globalization have boosted the game industry, and among which Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) provide a space where players could…

Students often confront grief, anxiety, and despair as they learn about ecological decline and their complicity in a deleterious system. Ecological grief afflicts students even as the world requires…

Although the first bacterial genome sequence was published almost 20 years ago, there is still no generalizable method for automatically assigning natural products to their cognate biosynthetic gene…

The press is regarded as a political instrument all over the world, and the media are an integral part of the political life in most democratic societies, serving for most people as their major and…

The cultural order dominated by China's mainstream society has long criticized the popular Tuwei culture on the Internet and its rural background. However, in recent years, mainstream media and…

The existing literature and research on fathers in movements demonstrate differing approaches to understanding fatherhood, men's engagement in the family pre/post separation, family law, and…

This project examines dog owners' and non dog owners' use of an off-leash urban dog park to learn how such public space is used and by whom. As cities densify, the challenges of defining…

This thesis studies the design, synthesis, and optimization of radiopharmaceuticals for targeted alpha therapy applications with actinium-225 (225Ac). In Chapter 2, three novel radiopharmaceuticals…

The Simon Fraser University Retirees Association (SFURA) is publishing a website and book providing a retrospective of the Centre for Communications and the Arts (CCA). As the campus arts hub during…

The creative city concept is one that has been applied and transferred across many urban centres' cultural policy. In its adaptation by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), a recognized…

In this study, I analyze professional designers' experiences of exercising agency and enacting ethics in design practice. This research is based on a focus group and a series of individual…

During summer months in alpine systems around the world patches of green, orange and red snow appear. The phenomenon is sometimes called watermelon snow and is caused by a bloom of microalgae. The…

There is evidence that common genetic variation in the gene NEDD9 is associated with developing Alzheimer's Disease (AD). In this project, we study the relationship between brain-imaging…