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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 ...
Multi-character prediction using attention
(2020-01-01)
We propose a computational attention approach to localize and classify characters in a sequence in a given image. Our approach combines spatial soft-attention with attention regularization and learns “where-to-look” to ...
Predictive analytics for maintenance activities in nuclear power plants: a feasibility study
(2021-12-01)
Nuclear power plants are known for their use of legacy systems and processes. As plants age, the amount of maintenance increases while resources remain finite, leading to unwanted delays, affecting the health of assets and ...
Forensic electrochemistry: time since deposition (TSD) estimation of degrading bloodstains using differential pulse voltammetry
(2021-12-01)
Methods for bloodstain time since deposition (TSD) estimation are still in development. Hemoglobin (Hb) oxidative changes remain one of the primary means of bloodstain aging. This research explores the use of differential ...
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 ...
Modelling calcite dissolution in a rotating disc reaction vessel
(2021-06-01)
The carbonate system is ubiquitous in nature, playing a role in many natural and industrial processes. For calcite dissolution, the kinetics and mass transport of the dissolved species reflect both the chemistry of the ...
Identifying metabolic indicators of phytoplankton and comparing the temporal changes in algal community composition in two Lake Ontario areas of concern
(2021-12-01)
Freshwater algal blooms transition into harmful algal blooms (HABs) when cyanobacteria produce toxins that impact ecosystem health. The point at which algal blooms transition into HABs is not fully understood, but I believe ...
Determining the effects of harmful algae blooms and their toxins on fish from both environment and laboratory-based studies through the use of proteomics
(2021-01-01)
The effects of harmful algae blooms (HABs) on wild, freshwater, large-bodied fish have been under examined. Blood samples were collected from fish in Hamilton Harbor and Lake Erie to assess the effects of HABs on a molecular ...
Development and comparison of augmented and virtual reality interactions for direct ophthalmoscopy
(2020-10-01)
Direct ophthalmoscopy is a medical procedure whereby a health professional examines the back of the eye, searching for life-threatening risks. The direct ophthalmoscope is used for examining the patient and it requires ...
The synthesis and in vitro evaluation of short interfering RNA containing triazole functionalized sphingolipid-based derivatives
(2021-12-01)
RNA Interference (RNAi) is a natural cellular process that silences the expression of a target gene in a sequence-specific manner by mediating targeted mRNA degradation. One of the main challenges in RNAi research is ...