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Single copy gene expression system as a tool for the purification of membrane proteins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(2011-08-01)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen known to cause a variety of infections that are difficult to treat due to extremely high resistance to almost all antibiotics currently in clinical ... -
Investigation into smoothed particle hydrodynamics for non-newtonian droplet modelling
(2011-08-01)Droplet splatter dynamics is an important study in the field of forensics since a crime event can produce many blood stains. Understanding the origins of the blood stains from pure observations is very difficult because ... -
A parallel adaptive method for pseudo-arclength continuation
(2011-08-01)We parallelize the pseudo-arclength continuation method for solving nonlinear systems of equations. Pseudo-arclength continuation is a predictor-corrector method where the correction step consists of solving a linear system ... -
Effects of chronic exposure to ibuprofen and naproxen on Florida flagfish (Jordanella floridae) over one complete life-cycle
(2011-08-01)Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs prescribed to relieve pain, fever and inflammation, and are among the most commonly consumed medications in Ontario. Approximately 70% of the ingested dose ... -
Use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to predict water and energy content of juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
(2011-08-01)Accurate measurements of energy content and body composition are essential to effectively assess the well-being of fish. Bomb calorimetry and proximate analysis are currently the most dependable and accurate methods to ... -
Characterization of a secreted escherichia coli 086a:K61 protease that inactivates human coagulation FV
(2011-08-01)Background: Escherichia coli (E.coli) O86a:K61 belongs to the Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) group of pathogens. Acute gastroenteritis affects 2-4 billion people annually and EPEC is associated with 10-40% of hospitalized ... -
Identification and annotation of concurrency design patterns in Java source code using static analysis.
(2011-12-01)Concurrent software is quickly becoming a very important facet in Software Engineering due to numerous advantages, one of which is increased processing speed. Despite it's importance, concurrent software is fraught with ... -
Mathematical modelling of the plunger pump operation with numerical methods for simulating the flow across the valve
(2011-12-01)Plunger pumps are needed for heavy duty sludge pumping at wastewater treatment facilities. America's leading pump manufacturer Wastecorp Inc. brought their plunger pump problem to us in late 2009. It was found that when ... -
Numerical methods for simulating diffusion in cellular media
(2011-12-01)Diffusion imaging is a relatively recent branch of magnetic resonance imaging that produces images of human physiology through diffusion of water molecules within the body. One difficulty in calculating diffusion ... -
Ray tracing large distributed datasets using ray caches
(2012-03-09)Many large scale simulations now produce datasets that are signi cantly larger than can typically be stored in memory on a visualization system. Visualization algorithms then become ine ective and stall since the data must ... -
Characterization of xylan degradation systems in streptomyces
(2012-07-01)Plant biomass serves as a carbon and energy source for Streptomyces spp. which secrete degradative enzymes capable of breaking down the complex plant biomass into simple saccharides. Hemicellulose is a major component of ... -
Mobility modeling and topology prediction in cognitive mobile networks
(2012-07-01)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze a non-intrusive connectivity visualization method for OLSR-based MANET topology in different mobility models. The visualization relies on the local topology databases (neighborhood ... -
A variational approach to mapping: an exploration of map representation for SLAM
(2012-07-01)Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms are used by autonomous robots to build or update maps of an environment while maintaining their position simultaneously. A fundamental open problem in SLAM is the e ... -
Arthropod successionin Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and compared development of protophormia terraenovae (R. -D.) from Beringia and the Great Lakes Region
(2012-07-01)Forensic medicocriminal entomology is used in the estimation of post-mortem intervals in death investigations, by means of arthropod succession patterns and the development rates of individual insect species. The purpose ... -
Cluster techniques and prediction models for a digital media learning environment
(2012-08-01)The present work applies well-known data mining techniques in a digital learning media environment in order to identify groups of students based on their pro le. We generate identi able clusters where some interesting ... -
Developing effective virtual simulations and serious games: the effect of background sound cues on visual quality perception
(2012-08-01)Virtual simulations and serious games (video game-based technologies applied to teaching and learning) have been incorporated in the teaching and training curricula of a large number of professions including medicine/surgery. ... -
Pourbaix diagrams at elevated temperatures: a study of Zn and Sn
(2012-08-01)Metals in industrial settings such as power plants are often subjected to high temperature and pressure aqueous environments, where failure to control corrosion compromises worker and environment safety. For instance, ... -
Effects of prebiotic fibre diets on rat mucosal intestinal and systemic immunity and in vitro mechanistic analysis of anti-inflammatory effects of lactobacillus strains on rat and human intestinal epithelial cells
(2012-08-01)Probiotics and prebiotics are emerging household terms, whose claimed health benefits share commonality. Their attributed health benefits include the production or induction of short chain fatty acids, maintaining bowel ... -
Total knee replacement serious game for surgical education and training
(2012-08-01)Traditionally, orthopaedic surgical training has primarily taken place in the operating room. Given the growing trend of decreasing resident work hours in North America and globally due to political mandate, training time ... -
Detection of gasoline from internal tissues for use in determining victim status at the time of a fire
(2012-08-01)In Ontario, fire investigators from the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) are responsible for determining the origin and cause of suspicious fires. As part of the investigation, fire debris samples are collected from the ...