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Changing prostitution discourse in Canadian common law from 2010 to 2018
(2020-06-01)
Since the first iteration of prostitution legislation in 1759, the language and discourses used to refer to ‘prostitution’ has undergone many changes. The constitutional challenge of Bedford v. Canada (2010 ONSC 4264) ...
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 ...
Effect of diameter ratios on the flow-sound interaction of the straight circular finned cylinders
(2020-01-01)
Finned tubes that are widely used in heat exchangers could be susceptible to the flow-excited acoustic resonance that generates intense pressure fluctuations, which may lead to premature fatigue failure of the tubes. This ...
Supporting Durham Catholic School District teachers in implementing movement integration: understanding and addressing the barriers through teacher coaching
(2020-12-01)
Movement integration (MI) is short bursts of physical activity (PA) within classrooms during school hours. Despite cited benefits of MI, it is not well utilized by teachers. MI barriers include lack of time and confidence, ...
An integrated big data framework utilizing stream computing to support real-time clinical decision-making in the field of space medicine
(2020-08-01)
Space exploration continues to be one of greatest endeavours of humankind. As manned space exploration extends to deep space, destinations such as the Moon and Mars, technological improvements and scientific advancements ...
Bridging the digital divide: examining the use and access to e-health based technologies by millennials and older adults in Ontario, Canada
(2020-06-01)
The digital divide is the gap between demographics and regions that have access to information communication technologies and those who do not. The older adult generation may not be familiar with e-Health usage, compared ...
Experience of oncology nurses and cancer survivors during cancer treatment transition from oncology teams to primary care providers teams
(2020-07-01)
Cancer care for cancer survivors in treatment transition is fragmented. This phenomenological study explored experience of oncology nurses and cancer survivors in treatment transition.
Patient and nurse participants were ...
Exploring constraints to sport participation among immigrant adolescent girls who reside in the Greater Toronto Area
(2020-03-01)
Rates of sport participation decrease during adolescence, particularly among girls. Although research has documented this decline, it tends to largely ignore diverse samples such as immigrants. This study explored constraints ...
The effects of anaerobic swim ergometer training on sprint performance in adolescent swimmers
(2020-04-01)
The effects of anaerobic training using a swim ergometer on sprint swimming performance have not been investigated in competitive adolescent swimmers. The purpose of this study was to compare 4-weeks of sprint interval ...
An evaluation method for the evaluation of big data based streaming analytic clinical decision support systems
(2020-04-01)
This thesis presents a methodology for evaluating a scalable clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that uses high frequency streaming physiological data using a holistic approach that includes the presence of population ...