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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 ... -
Assessing nearshore water quality and biological condition in the Kawartha Lakes using a community science approach
(2022-08-01)The Kawartha Lakes, located in south-central Ontario, are a popular tourist destination, with a growing permanent resident population. Consequently, land development in its watersheds continues, and the specific land-use ... -
Assessing the influence of geological and land-use gradients on zooplankton and phytoplankton biodiversity in the land between ecotone
(2021-11-01)The Land Between (TLB) is an ecotone in south-central Ontario that represents a transition from limestone-dominated bedrock to granite-dominated bedrock, creating notable calcium and land-use gradients across this unique ... -
Assessing the memorability of familiar vocabulary for system assigned passphrases
(2021-08-01)Text-based secrets are still the most commonly used authentication mechanism in information systems. Initially introduced as more secure authentication keys that people could recall, passphrases are tokens consisting of ... -
Assessing the use of DNA expert evidence, by justice system participants, in Ontario criminal courts
(2017-08-01)What happens to forensic DNA opinion evidence when the expert witness is not present in the courtroom? Research addressing this issue has largely been focused on polling lawyers regarding their perceptions of DNA evidence, ... -
Assessment of wastewater algae for use in biofuel production
(2013-08-01)Although new technologies have allowed the attainment of previously untapped fossil fuels these practises are unsustainable and harmful to the environment. Part of the solution to ease the fuel burden is through renewable ... -
Augmenting free-form annotations with digital metadata for close reading of poetry
(2015-12-01)Many people, literary critics in particular, practice close reading, making annotations by hand while performing a detailed analysis of a text. Current digital tools for literary criticism,however, have many limitations ... -
Autism Serious Game Framework (ASGF) for Developing Games for Children with Autism
(2019-12-01)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired social communication and interaction, and by restricted, repetitive interests and behaviours. The mean clinical age of diagnosis is still four to five years, ... -
Automatic fall risk detection based on imbalanced data
(2021-08-01)In recent years, the declining birthrate and ageing population have gradually brought countries into an ageing society. In regards to the accidents that occur amongst the elderly, falls are an important problem that quickly ... -
Automatic fault localization in concurrent programs using noising and search strategies
(2020-05-01)Multithreaded programs can have considerable performance benefits over sequential programs. However, these advantages often come at a cost with respect to program understandability as well as testing and debugging challenges. ... -
Automatic knobs-tuning for DB2 using deep reinforcement learning
(2021-12-01)Modern database management systems have hundreds of different configuration parameters (knobs) that control various aspects of how they behave and perform. These knobs must be properly tuned in order to maximize the ... -
Beyond the noise: an exploration of informative sound design in video games
(2015-08-01)Informative sounds in video games are those that are played with a functional purpose. These sounds are meant to inform the player of some change in the state of the game, be it in their character’s status or something in ... -
Bifurcation analysis of a nonlocal two-communication mechanism model for animal aggregation with O(2)-symmetry
(2016-12-19)The study of animal aggregations has become a topic of great interest due to its practical applications and theoretical significance. The common occurrence of these aggregations in nature lead to a large variety of models ... -
A big data and online health analytics framework extended to integrate clinical and countermeasure decision support
(2022-03-01)Computing frameworks that utilize big data analytics to support Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have proven to impact human lives in applications on Earth and in space. In the application of Space Medicine Decision ... -
Biochemical alteration of gravesoils between season and soil type
(2009-07-01)Decomposition chemistry refers to the biochemical degradation processes which occur in soft tissue as decomposition proceeds. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the release of decomposition fluids into ... -
Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a predictor of fish health and energy content in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
(2016-12-14)Assessing the health of a fish is an essential part to aquaculture and fish research. This is traditionally done by measuring body content using bomb calorimetry or proximate composition analysis; however, both of these ... -
Board game accessibility for persons with visual impairment
(2018-12-01)Despite the huge popularity and benefits of traditional board games, they present serious accessibility issues to players, particularly those with visual impairments, due to the heavy use of visuals to communicate gameplay ... -
Brønsted acid-catalyzed reaction of alkynyltrifluoroborates with acetals and ketals
(2015-04-01)The synthesis of small molecules is crucial in the pharmaceutical industry for producing drugs or biologically active compounds. Specifically, the formation of new carbon-carbon bonds is of great importance in synthetic ... -
Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of Vinylboronic Acids and Benzhydryl Alcohols
(2020-04-01)The functionalization of benzhydryl alcohols is an approach to form important building blocks in organic synthesis. More specifically, the derivatization of benzhydryl alcohols to afford an alkene is a desired approach due ... -
Brønsted acid-catalyzed stereoselective allylation of exo-glycals with allyltrimethylsilane
(2022-08-01)Quaternary stereocenter on carbohydrate scaffolds is an important motif due to its presence in natural products and biologically active compounds. However, the preparation of C,C-glycosides is a challenge, and to date, ...