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Models for Capacity Allocation in Anticipation of Time-Varying Demand
(2020-11-13)In this dissertation, we propose and investigate several stationary capacity allocation methods that anticipate time-varying demand. We apply these techniques to three practical settings in customer acquisition and retention, ... -
Couple Sexuality After Treatment for Colerectal Cancer and Adaptation to an Ostomy: Bridging the Divide Between Needs, Recommendations, and Treatment
(2020-11-13)Objective: Over the course of three sequential qualitative studies, this investigation aims to better understand and support couples sexual adjustment following ostomy surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC). Method: Study ... -
Unlikely Allies? The Intersections of Conservation and Extraction in Tanzania
(2020-11-13)Tanzania is largely considered the epicenter of the Second Poaching Crisis, having experienced dramatic declines in wildlife populations, in particular elephants. In response, the country has established a new (para)military ... -
Combined Tension-Torsion Loading of Braided Composite Structures
(2020-11-13)Braided composites are a class of composite materials. They feature an inter-woven structure that improves structural stability and damage tolerance. Presently, braided composites under tension and torsion loading have ... -
Chemical Profiling of Drugs and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices by Atmospheric Pressure and Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
(2020-11-13)Atmospheric pressure and ambient mass spectrometry (MS) techniques are powerful analytical tools for the omics technologies. Ambient MS techniques allow for the surface analysis of molecules directly from substrates and ... -
Emergence
(2020-11-13)Emergence is a feature-length coming-of-age and science-fiction screenplay set between 2044 and 2059 in Canada and a settlement on Mars. The story follows Nate Ein, a prodigy in computational neuroscience, who loses his ... -
Five Performance Etudes for Jazz Piano
(2020-11-13)There are currently numerous texts and publications which outline the fundamental concepts which are relevant to the study and performance of jazz piano. However, there is a smaller body of work that clearly demonstrates ... -
Enhancing University Technology Commercialization Success Rate
(2020-11-13)Despite overwhelming evidence of the economic benefits of transforming university technology research into innovation outcomes, several factors combine to reduce the likelihood of commercialization success My research ... -
Parent Outcomes in Group Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2020-11-13)It has been shown that having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts parents in many ways. However, there is limited research examining changes of these impacts over time, especially in the context of childrens ... -
Building a "Cross-Roads Discipline" at McGill University: A History of Early Experimental Psychology in Postwar Canada
(2020-11-13)This dissertation presents an account of the development of psychology at McGill University from the late nineteenth century through to the early 1960s. The department of psychology at McGill represents an alternative to ... -
Wholly Quantum
(2020-11-13)Most theories of quantum mechanics do not offer clear yes/no empirical answers to all questions that seem at face value. The Many-Worlds Interpretation, originated by Hugh Everett in the late 1950s, is unique for its ... -
Improving the Logging Practices in DevOps
(2020-11-13)DevOps refers to a set of practices dedicated to accelerating modern software engineering process. It breaks the barriers between software development and IT operations and aims to produce and maintain high quality software ... -
National Debt and Public Education in Jamaica: "Glocal" Challenges and Responses
(2020-11-13)This dissertation is a transnational case study, designed to capture how structural adjustment and austerity have affected public primary schooling in Jamaica, and the response(s) of alumni associations in the Torontonian-Jamaican ... -
Variations on Broken Lines
(2020-11-13)This paper, Variations On Broken Lines, parallels my exhibition, presented in Gales Gallery at York University, Toronto. Variations On Broken Lines is a site-specific multimedia installation comprising screendance work, ... -
Soil, sand, salt
(2020-11-13)My practice focuses on exploring media, censorship, and communication through the mediums of painting and installation. Satellite dishes are one of the primary communication devices used to access mass media and as a result, ... -
Predictive Modeling of Early Stage Parkinsons Disease
(2020-11-13)Background: Early stage (preclinical) detection of Parkinsons disease (PD) remains challenged yet is crucial to both differentiate it from other disorders and facilitate timely administration of neuroprotective treatment ... -
Assisted Target Detection in Airborne Search and Rescue
(2020-11-13)Finding and rescuing people from downed aircraft is challenging in many parts of the world, including Canada. Because the Canadian military still relies on the naked eye to conduct searches, airborne search and rescue could ... -
Barrier Properties and Molecular Physiology of Fish Gill Epithelia and Gill Epithelium Models
(2020-11-13)The fish gill epithelium interfaces directly with surrounding water and participates in numerous physiological processes. However, the barrier properties of the fish gill epithelium have been largely overlooked until recent ... -
Co-constructing Peer Feedback Practices in an Elementary School Mathematics Classroom: An Enactivist Perspective
(2020-11-13)Feedback has been recognized as one of the most powerful factors in school achievement, and a great body of research has been devoted to studying its effectiveness. In this research, I bring together research in peer ... -
Mending and Transforming the Torn Social Fabric: Lumpen Social Reproduction in Settler Urban Space as Relational Praxis Art
(2020-11-13)With this dissertation I look at the unique and indispensable political position of low-income peoples that I assert is not effectively represented via left progressive and working class struggles, academic theory or ...
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