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Computational methods for medical image registration
(2021-04-01)
A significant amount of research has been dedicated to the improvement of techniques in the field of medical image analysis. Imaging modalities have been improved and new acquisition methods have been introduced to reveal ...
Investigating the distribution of Nitellopsis obtusa in Ontario Lakes and its role as an ecosystem engineer
(2021-08-01)
Nitellopsis obtusa is a non-native macrophyte introduced into the Laurentian Great Lakes in 1974. Over the last decade, increasing reports emerged for N. obtusa within lakes in the Great Lakes Basin. Despite N. obtusa being ...
A modular interface framework for multimodal annotations and visualizations in Human-AI collaboration
(2021-07-01)
Modular is a web-based annotation, visualization, and inference software plat-form for computational language and vision research. The platform enables researchers to set up an interface for efficiently annotating language ...
A deep learning approach to focal cortical dysplasia segmentation in children with medically intractable epilepsy
(2021-08-01)
Paediatric epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders and has major impact on the cognition and quality of life of children. Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) is one of the most common causes of medically ...
Development of integrated performance indicators and integrated energy systems for smart cities
(2021-04-01)
The urge to develop and innovate net zero energy systems for smart city applications has never been more pressing. As the world population is rapidly growing, the global energy demand expands exponentially. The setback ...
Investigation of the ultrasonic based hydrogen production process: Sonohydrogen
(2021-04-01)
The present work carries out various sets of numerical investigations to link the primary effect of the acoustic parameters with the secondary effect of developing a chemical reaction mechanism for water vapor dissociation ...
Investigation and assessment of the integrated copper chlorine cycle for hydrogen production with a new separation process
(2021-08-01)
The production of hydrogen as a clean fuel is anticipated to have a major impact on the development of the environmentally benign generation of energy. At present, a significant portion of hydrogen generation is based on ...
Young adults’ understandings of their transition out of the child welfare system
(2021-07-01)
This dissertation examines care leavers’ first-hand experiences of negative outcomes through a theoretical lens. Regardless of multiple, intersecting identities and structural changes, youth in the Ontario child welfare ...
Development of polymeric nano-composite fiber based structures for acoustics and filtration applications
(2021-08-01)
Electrospinning lab-scale experimental set-up was developed for manufacturing polymeric nanofiber composites for acoustics and filtration applications. In this study, nanofiber membranes were fabricated using two types of ...
A mixed-method approach to analyze the robustness of natural language processing classifiers
(2021-04-01)
Natural language processing algorithms (NLP) have become an essential approach for processing large amounts of textual information with applications such as spam, phishing and content moderation. Malicious actors can craft ...