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  • Hawkins, Klea
    2018 — The confrontation with horror and the practice of restraint: Jusepe de Ribera’s Ixion and Tityus in the seventeenth-century Spanish court
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    In 1632 the Neapolitan artist Jusepe de Ribera, created some of the most violently gruesome and vividly haunting paintings of his career. These were the over life-size and nightmarish paintings of Ixion and Tityus intended for the walls of King Philip IV’s newly inaugurated Buen Retiro Palace on the outskirts of Madrid. The artist’s lively depictions of bodily torture and physical pain were surely intended to shock and horrify beholders at the Spanish court. Although the sensorial and affective dimensions of Ribera’s naturalism, particularly the artist’s violent depictions of wounded flesh, have been recently taken up by art historians, this …  Read more

  • Hayward, April
    2018 — Empowering older adults living in long-term care homes: Breaking the silence around death and dying
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    Cette étude qualitative fait appel à des données récoltées lors de l'étape 1 d'une étude plus vaste qui s'intitule : « Strengthening a Palliative Approach to Care ». Pendant cette étude, 22 personnes hébergées dans quatre centres de soins de longue durée (SLD) du sud de l'Ontario ont participé à des groupes de concertation semi-structurés. L'étude consistait à (1) examiner le niveau de compréhension et l'expérience des personnes âgées habitant en SLD et admis en soins palliatifs ; (2) étudier comment la compréhension et l'expérience actuelles des soins palliatifs pourraient être adaptées afin de mieux répondre aux besoins de résidents …  Read more

  • He, Qiaoling
    2018 — The limits to law: how intellectual property rights are used and protected in China
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    Many studies on development argue that, with industrial growth and increasing local innovation, companies in developing countries will seek protection of their intellectual properties (IPs) under local laws, and this will lead them to push for the improvement of legal protections for IPs. The present research suggests a more complicated process in China. Many Chinese companies have accumulated a large number of IPs but have not always shown the need to protect them; they are reluctant to enforce their IPRs through judicial procedure, and lack the incentive to lobby for better formal IP protection. With a focus on the use …  Read more

  • Heath, Hunter
    2018 — Images of success: Cosmopolitan Magazine and the mass marketing of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry through illustrations, 1898-1903
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    The purpose of this study is to examine Cosmopolitan Magazine’s use of illustrations at the turn of the 20th century in order to affect the interpretative experiences of their readers. Previous scholarship has focused on price, distribution and content development of the magazine during this period, but this thesis aims to show how the visual accompaniments in the non-fiction, fiction and poetry helped Cosmo appeal to a larger audience. The first chapter inspects Cosmo’s genre with the largest number of titles, non-fiction. With the introduction of halftone printing technology, Cosmo and other magazines were regularly able to publish photographs in …  Read more

  • Heffernan, Matthew Ramin Hamedani
    2018 — Toward a consistent calculation of the QCD transport coefficients
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    Une découverte faite au RHIC (Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider, Brookhaven National Laboratory), confirmée plus tard au LHC (Large Hadron Collider, CERN), montre bien que les collisions de noyaux lourds créent un fluide qui est régi par l'interaction nucléaire forte. Cette percée a inspiré de nombreux efforts d'exploration des transitions de phase nucléaires. La dynamique des fluides relativiste constitue une théorie effective des modes à basse énergie et à grandes longueurs d'onde. La physique des grandes valeurs d'énergie se retrouve dans la valeur des coefficients de viscosité de cisaillement et de volume. Ceux-ci sont une représentation de propriétés fondamentales de la Chromodynamique …  Read more

  • Henderson, Peter
    2018 — Reproducibility and reusability in deep reinforcement learning
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    Pineau, Joelle (Internal/Cosupervisor2)  Read more

  • Hennessy, T. Jay
    2018 — Identifying neurochemical changes during sensorimotor skill learning using functional MR spectroscopy
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    Learning to throw a tennis ball, play an instrument or speak a new language are all examples of model-free sensorimotor learning, where learned target movements are not well defined at the outset. Currently, much of the research in motor learning is devoted to model-based adaptation or sequence learning paradigms. Here, we used H1- functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS; a non-invasive in-vivo medical imaging technique used to measure dynamic neurochemical levels in tissue) in the motor cortex, to quantify metabolite changes during a model-free audiomotor learning task and to observe any relationship between metabolites and learning. To accurately measure metabolites during …  Read more

  • Hermanto, Nicola
    2018 — Promoting self-compassion through the activation of care-seeking and caregiving mentalities: cross-sectional, daily diary, and experimental evidence
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    L'auto-compassion est une méthode complaisante et rassurante d’entretenir un rapport avec soi-même face à des inconvénients et à des difficultés personnelles. L'auto-compassion est associée à un meilleur fonctionnement psychologique et peut protéger contre des psychopathologies. Les mécanismes sous-jacents l'auto-compassion ne sont pas bien compris. Selon Gilbert (1989, 2000), l'auto-compassion est enracinée dans les mentalités sociales qui encouragent la recherche de soins pour soi et l’offre de soins pour autrui. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’évaluer systématiquement la théorie de la mentalité sociale. L'article 1 a examiné les effets uniques de la recherche de soins pour soi et de l’offre de …  Read more

  • Herrick, Shannon
    2018 — An examination of physical activity participation among LGBTQ+ adults through the integrated perspective of self-determination theory and the minority stress model
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    LGBTQ+ individuals face an array of challenges to physical activity participation, such as discrimination and exclusion. The purpose of this thesis was to gain an understanding of diverse LGBTQ+ experiences within physical activity. The research program represented by this thesis employed a mixed-methodology and was composed of two distinct studies. The first was a qualitative study in which we explored LGBTQ+ individuals' experiences with physical activity through eight focus group discussions (N = 42). Using a semi-structured interview guide, participants were encouraged to broadly discuss their personal physical activity experiences. All focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subject to …  Read more

  • Hicks, Milo
    2018 — The sentence is a lively place: Virginia Woolf and Diane William's experiments in the short form
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    In "The Sentence is a Lonely Place" (2009), Gary Lutz calls for more literature that recognizes the sentence to be "the one true theater of endeavor, as the place where writing comes to a point and attains its ultimacy" (5). As a response, this thesis considers the role of the sentence and readerly perception in the experimental short fiction of Virginia Woolf and Diane Williams. Woolf and Williams use their short stories to write the perceptual moment and they leverage the sentence and its effects toward this end. The short story is the ideal form for this perceptual thematics and …  Read more

  • Hinton, Michael
    2018 — Development of an experimental apparatus for the testing of novel cooling systems for processors
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    La performance d’un système d’ordinateur est largement dépendante de sa capacité d’enlever la chaleur provenant du processeur, qui se concentre sur une petite superficie, de manière efficace. Le refroidissement par air est une technique adéquate pour la majorité des ordinateurs personnels. Pour les systèmes les plus avancés qui requièrent un refroidissement plus important, les techniques à base de liquides, tels que les microcanaux, sont devenues populaires. Ayant l’objectif d’améliorer la performance des processeurs avancés, un appareil a été conçu et développé pour l’analyse de nouvelles méthodes de refroidissement. Ce travail comprend la conception, la construction et l’analyse de l’appareil, ainsi …  Read more

  • Hirsch, Jason
    2018 — Wildflower counter-power: Herbal medicine and the politics of plant-based embodiment
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    To heal with plants is not only to engage a particular medicinal material, but to enter into a conversation with a different form of life. Traditional Western Herbalists in North America relate with plant life in this way as they enact works of healing. In order to do so, they mobilize modes of thinking from the Western tradition that have been suppressed in modernity. Their practice is not nostalgic or backward-looking. They maintain that these nearly-forgotten tools have meaningful relevance in the contemporary, and they place these tools in generative dialogue with emerging science and social theory. Herbalists' medical methods …  Read more

  • Hitchcox, Thomas
    2018 — Segmenting surface defects in 3D scans of aerospace components using random walks
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    Le récent intérêt pour l'utilisation de la fabrication additive en tant que processus de réparation a conduit à la nécessité de segmenter les régions défectueuses à partir de numérisations de « nuages de points » 3D de surfaces aérospatiales endommagées. Cette étude de recherche présente deux nouvelles contributions à la collecte et à la segmentation de nuages de points désorganisés, qui permettent ensemble la localisation de régions défectueuses dans les coordonnées de la machine-outil. D'abord, une méthode est développée pour produire des nuages de points texturés en enregistrant des images par numérisation laser collectées au travers d'une machine à mesurer …  Read more

  • Hitti, Yasmeen
    2018 — Bio-receptive ground granulated blast-furnace slag porous concrete substrate
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    Dumont, Marie-Josée (Internal/Cosupervisor2)  Read more

  • Hoang, Minh Thang
    2018 — Advanced optical transceiver for data center and metro transport
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    As data center traffic increases, challenges rise for existing optical transceivers. For data center interconnects (DCIs) transmission distance matters and drives specifications of optical transceivers. For metro and long reach DCIs (>100 km), high bit rate and small form factor is imperative for next-generation transceiver. The advent of high speed digital-to-analog (DAC) and analog-to-digital converters (ADC), and recent progress in complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) as well as in integrated photonic technology has facilitated the development of optical transceivers relying on coherent detection employing digital signal processing (DSP). On extended reach DCIs (<100 km) low cost and compact transceivers are a necessity …  Read more

  • Hoekman, Thomas
    2018 — Optimization of nanoscale waveguide taper and bend geometries
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    Sustained growth of commercially viable applications for integrated photonic technologies requires the performance of core optical components be improved without sacrificing manufacturability or introducing unreasonable design lead times. In this thesis, the geometries of two fundamental components of photonic integrated circuits were optimized under a wide variety of design conditions, and the results of these optimizations were studied to improve our understanding of the interplay between waveguide geometry and electromagnetic mode conversion at small scales. First, the concept of a constant loss inverted taper was presented and its geometry for common nanoscale waveguide structures was studied using coupled mode theory. …  Read more

  • Hoeppli, Marie-Eve
    2018 — Investigation into the sensations of muscle pain and fatigue induced by selective and physiological activation of metabosensitive and mechanosensitive muscle afferent fibers
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    In the project that is the core of this thesis, psychophysical responses and cerebral representations of muscle pain and fatigue are investigated in young and elderly healthy participants. Although muscle pain and fatigue are major health issues, in particular in elderly individuals, underlying mechanisms of these issues are still unclear. This project includes four experiments, which were performed over the course of three sessions. The first experiment focused on developing and validating a two-dimension (2D) scale for simultaneous ratings of muscle pain and fatigue. Results of this experiment, which are reported in chapter 3, show that participants can accurately rate …  Read more

  • Holliday, Andrew
    2018 — Object-features for localization under extreme scale changes
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    This thesis proposes a technique for the identification and matching of objects between images under significant changes in scale, and the use of these objects as landmarks for scale-robust visual localization. Visual localization under large changes in scale is an important capability in some robotic mapping applications, such as the mapping of coral reefs with a autonomous surface vehicle so that an underwater vehicle can later use the map to localize during missions. Existing approaches are robust only up to a 3x difference in scale between map and query images. In this thesis, objects are detected in a general, non-semantic …  Read more

  • Holmes, Jessica
    2018 — Music, disability, and embodiment in contemporary performance
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    Building on research in musicology, disability studies, Deaf studies, and sound studies, this dissertation analyzes the creative endeavours of contemporary disabled musicians and listeners in relation to three idealized pillars of musical experience: listening, looking, and performing. In Chapter 2, I approach listening through the musical experiences of deaf people, revealing multi-sensory ways of listening beyond hearing while detailing the precarious social, physical, and musical contours of “normal” hearing. Chapter 3 examines performances by musicians with “visible” disabilities to interrogate the presumed visual dynamics of stigma in existing disability theory: I argue that genre, sound, and identity politics shape the …  Read more

  • Hong, Quan Nha
    2018 — Revision of the mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT): A mixed methods study
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    Background: Systematic mixed studies reviews (SMSRs), i.e., systematic reviews combining qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies, are growing in popularity owing to their potential to provide a rich and practical understanding of complex health interventions and problems. Due to the heterogeneity of the included studies, one challenging issue concerns the critical appraisal of studies. A critical appraisal tool was developed to address this challenge: the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). The MMAT includes criteria for appraising the methodological quality of five categories of studies: (a) qualitative studies, (b) randomized controlled trials, (c) non-randomized studies, (d) quantitative descriptive studies, and (e) …  Read more

  • Hossain, Md
    2018 — Electrochemistry of monolayer mediated redox-active species with ultrafast voltammetry
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    Ce travail représente un cadre théorique pour l'analyse et la capture du rôle de l'environnement énergetique et électrochimique dans l'électrochimie des espèces redox actives en solution. Le système modèle utilisé dans ce projet consiste principalement d'un ensemble de molécules redox/nanoparticules dans une solution aqueuse, connectées chacune à une électrode métallique par une monocouche faisant le pont. Dans cette configuration, les procédés redox sont majoritairement hors sphères dans la nature et sont dictés par la formation de tunnels par les électrons è travers l'interface métal-liquide. Les procédés de transfert sont simulés par voltamétrie a l'aide d'un modèle récemment développé basé sur …  Read more

  • Hou, Wenyang
    2018 — Role of TMED2 in murine labyrinth layer development and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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    TMED2 fait partie de la famille de protéines TMED (transmembrane emp24 domain). Celles-ci jouent un rôle dans le transport membranaire ainsi que dans la sécrétion des protéines entre le réticulum endoplasmique (RE) et l’appareil de Golgi. Le gène Tmed2 est exprimé dans les tissus pré-placentaires de la souris, soit l’allantoïde et le chorion. De plus, une mutation homozygote de Tmed2 (la lignée murine 99J), provoque une fusion anormale de ces deux tissus, empêchant la formation de la région du labyrinthe du placenta. L’expression des gènes associés à la différenciation des spongiotrophoblastes, Tpbpα, et des syncytiotrophoblastes, Gcm1, est diminuée dans les …  Read more

  • Houshmand, Sara
    2018 — Resilient responses: coping with racial microaggressions
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    Spanierman, Lisa (Supervisor1)  Read more

  • Howie, William
    2018 — Capturing orchestral music for three-dimensional audio playback
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    Woszczyk, Wieslaw (Supervisor2)  Read more

  • Hristova, Tzvetena
    2018 — Phosphatase of regenerative liver-2 mediates cellular metabolic reprogramming in breast cancer
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    The three Phosphatase of Regenerative Liver (PRL-1, -2, -3 or PTP4A1, 2, 3) enzymes represent a group of protein tyrosine phosphatases that has been implicated in a number of diseases, and largely studied in the context of cancer metastasis. However, little is known about their physiological function. We previously showed that PRL-2 plays a key role in breast cancer progression by regulating intracellular magnesium levels. Characterization of the PRL-2 knockout mouse indicates that PRL-2 expression is both gender and circadian rhythm dependent. PRL-2 modulation leads to altered magnesium homeostasis resulting in changes in energy metabolism. This is of interest since …  Read more

  • Hu, Juntao
    2018 — Epigenetics in natural animal populations
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    Les mécanismes épigénétiques, et plus particulièrement la méthylation de l'ADN, sont généralement étudiés dans les domaines s'intéressant au développement et aux maladies; cependant, de récentes études ont suggéré que l'épigénétique pourrait également jouer un rôle important dans les processus écologiques et évolutifs. Dans cette thèse, j'examine les rôles que joue la méthylation de l'ADN dans la facilitation des réponses environnementales des animaux. Ma thèse commence avec un premier chapitre fournissant une revue des études théoriques et empiriques analysant les effets de l'épigénétique sur la plasticité phénotypique et l'évolution chez les animaux. Cela fournit une bonne connaissance de base pour la …  Read more

  • Hua, Olivia
    2018 — Research question formulation: the pedagogical approaches of natural-science professors
    Abstract

    Questions lie at the heart of science. Scientific inquiry is iterative—questions can emerge before, during, and after a study. Scientists transform these unknowns into funded, researchable questions that their students inherit and pursue. However, a successful academic career cannot rely on the ideas of others—at some point, students will have to generate their own researchable questions to become well-regarded scientists. The present study explores what some mentors do to support their students in developing the ability to find, frame, and formulate questions aimed at discovering new knowledge. Recruited by emails to the science departments of eight North American research-intensive universities, …  Read more

  • Huang, Chengjie
    2018 — Neuromodulatory inputs generate and optimize neural responses and behavioural perception to second-order natural sensory stimuli
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    Les systèmes sensoriels ont évolué pour encoder de façon optimale les stimuli trouvés dans l'environnement naturel. Afin de parvenir à ce codage optimal, les stratégies de codage neuronal dans des nombreux systèmes sensoriels ont été adaptées aux statistiques de la scène naturelle pour coder efficacement les stimuli sensoriels. Ainsi, les neurones au sein des systèmes sensoriels doivent effectuer des nombreux calculs complexes de façon concertée pour donner naissance à ce que nous percevons comme le monde extérieur. Dans cette thèse, j'ai étudié comment les neurones sensoriels primaires du cerveau postérieur codent et traitent les stimuli sensoriels de 2eme ordre naturels …  Read more

  • Huang, Wen-Yi
    2018 — Negotiating boundaries: Cross-border migrants in early medieval China
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    Les quatre cents ans entre les dynasties Han (206 av. J.-C. à 220 av. J.-C.) et Tang (618-916 apr. J.-C.) sont généralement reconnus comme une ère de grandes migrations. Cette thèse est la première étude complète des migrants transfrontaliers de la dynastie des Wei du Nord (386-534 apr. J.-C.), et se concentre sur les peuples forcés d’émigrer vers les territoires Wei du Nord depuis les états Song (420-479), Qi (479-502) et Liang (502-557) situés au sud. Ce projet comporte quatre chapitres. Le premier offre une vue d’ensemble des migrants transfrontaliers et donne un aperçu des circonstances politiques changeantes de cette …  Read more

  • Hughes, Jonathan
    2018 — I. A total synthesis of (-)-virosaine A and II. A direct approach for the synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-amines
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    Part I. The Securinega alkaloids are a fascinating class of bridged tetracyclic natural products that are produced exclusively by plants of the Phyllanthaceae family. These plants have a rich history in traditional folk medicine and the Securinega alkaloids themselves have been associated with a wide range of biological activities. Virosaine A is arguably the most structurally complex monomeric member of this alkaloid family. Specifically, it features an unprecedented caged pentacyclic skeleton that is comprised of a 7-oxa-1-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring system, multiple bridged bicycles, and an isoxazolidine ring. The intriguing structural features and unique biosynthetic origin of virosaine A inspired us to …  Read more

  • Huitema, David
    2018 — Experimental investigation of the aerodynamics of a reverse delta wing in ground effect using passive control
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    Wing-in-ground effect craft utilize the lift augmentation and drag reduction experienced by aircraft flying in close proximity to the ground. Several designs use a reverse delta wing with anhedral tips due to improved stability in ground effect, despite the inferior lift generation of this planform limiting its widespread adoption. Also, archived research into reverse delta wings is limited, especially in ground effect. The aerodynamic forces generated by a slender and non-slender reverse delta wing in ground effect was experimentally investigated using force balance measurements in an open return wind tunnel. The impact of anhedral, rear planform cropping and passive control …  Read more

  • Huo, Kugeng
    2018 — The role of non-coding RNAs in vascular damage in hypertension and CKD
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    L’hypertension et l’insuffisance rénale chronique (IRC) sont des problèmes de santé mondiale les plus répandus et responsables de millions de décès annuellement. L’hypertension et l’IRC sont associés aux dommages vasculaires caractérisés par du remodelage et du durcissement vasculaire et de la dysfonction endothéliale, qui contribuent à la progression de la maladie et aux lésions des organes cibles. Les microARN (miARN) sont des ARN non codants qui régulent l'expression génique par répression de la traduction ou dégradation des ARN messager (ARNm). Il a été démontré que les miARN sont associés à l'hypertension et à l'IRC et jouent un rôle essentiel dans …  Read more

  • Hussain, Mohammad Shabbir
    2018 — Computer security for the era of connected vehicles
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    Cars and airplanes are now highly computerized systems. The lack of security engineeringwithin the design process exposes vulnerabilities that can be exploited for nefarious ends. Inthis thesis, we’ve contributed to the current research in automotive vulnerabilities and fixes.We’ve proposed Crypto CAN an improvement on Rapid Key Change that adds authenticityto messages on the CAN bus in order to prevent message forgery attacks. The proposeddesign adds a MAC for security while still providing a message integrity by using a CRC. We’ve implemented this design in FPGA and measured a 57% reduction in ALMs used whencompared to Rapid Key Change.We’ve also discovered …  Read more

  • Hutchcroft, Blythe
    2018 — “‘Here at the Brink’: Don McKay’s edge poetics and the articulation of wilderness in Canadian poetry”
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    Le but de cette étude est d'interroger comment certains poètes anglais-canadiens ont abordé l'inconnaissabilité d'un sujet insaisissable dans le monde naturel, articulant paradoxalement l'indescriptible ou l’ineffable. Cette étude se concentre le plus explicitement sur les “edge poetics” du poète contemporain canadien Don McKay. En examinant l'œuvre de McKay pour des poèmes situés aux limites, aux seuils, et aux périphéries, cette recherche analyse comment la poésie de McKay problématise l'esprit toujours catégorisant, et comment elle remet en question notre perception de “l'autre.” Dessinant une ligne d'influence de la tradition dont McKay vient, cette étude examine d'abord l’histoire de poèmes naturels canadiens …  Read more

  • Hutt, Eric
    2018 — Factors associated with physical activity in primary spousal caregivers of men with cancer
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    Spousal caregivers for men living with cancer engage in less physical activity (PA) than their non-caregiving peers. Studies have suggested that caregivers experience factors both positively and negatively associated with their PA which are both unique to caregiving, and common to older adults in general. However, no study has explored these factors using a qualitative methodology, nor has sought to tease out how they may change for different forms of PA. For this qualitative study, participants were seven women above the age of 50 who were caregivers for their spouse with cancer. The caregivers were interviewed regarding the factors which …  Read more

  • Ignoto, Patrick
    2018 — Development and implementation of a vibrotactile click track to assist contemporary music conducting
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    This thesis presents the development and implementation of a novel vibrotactile click track system created for use with the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME), designed in close collaboration with the CME conductor, Prof. Guillaume Bourgogne. Using common HCI techniques, requirements were gathered to better understand how the system should work. These requirements described the need for a system that is different from previous works in haptic click tracks, because it uses a continuous waveform to present the tempo, rather than a discrete series of buzzes. In addition, the system required using existing audio click tracks of pieces in the contemporary …  Read more

  • Inoue, Takatomo
    2018 — Avicennian natural philosophy and the alchemical theory of al-Tughra'1 in «Haqa'iq al-istishhad»
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    Cette thèse vise à préciser comment les alchimistes et les non alchimistes ont étudié et discuté de l'alchimie dans l'Islam médiéval. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous examinons d'abord et réinterprétons les réalisations des alchimistes musulmans et pré-islamiques, ainsi que les types multiples de classification de l'alchimie par des auteurs non alchimistes. En outre, nous examinons les discussions théoriques des non alchimistes sur l'alchimie, qui ont eu une grande influence sur le développement de l'alchimie dans l'Islam médiéval ainsi que dans les détails des alchimistes. Enfin, afin de clarifier les deux positions, nous étudions le Ḥaqā'iq al-istishhād de al-Ṭughrā'ī, qui compare …  Read more

  • Iqbal, Ayesha
    2018 — Performance evaluation of an IMM tracker in application to estimation of hybrid systems
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    Le but de cette thèse est de présenter une étude détaillée de la mise enoeuvre du filtre IMM et de ses composants, avec comme objectif principal l'évaluation de la performance du filtre, appliqué aux systèmes hybrides. Tous les systèmes de mesure ont des erreurs de lecture provenant du capteur, qui est corrompue par plusieurs bruits. Même si ce bruit est de faiblevariance, il doit toujours être pris en compte pour obtenir des estimations deposition précises. Les techniques de filtrage aident à éliminer le bruit et donc à améliorer le suivi dynamique du système. Il n'est pas possible d'obtenir des résultats …  Read more

  • Iqbal, Umar
    2018 — A novel microencapsulated probiotic blend for use in the metabolic syndrome
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    Le syndrome métabolique est devenu un problème médical, affectant des millions de personnes dans le monde. Ce syndrome est défini par le regroupement des facteurs de risque qui prédisposent aux maladies cardiovasculaires et au diabète. Les interventions actuelles ne se sont pas révélées adéquates, car la prévalence de ce syndrome n'a pas diminué. Les probiotiques ont suscité beaucoup d'intérêt pour leur potentiel dans le traitement de diverses maladies. La plupart des recherches courant se sont concentrés sur l'utilisation d'un seul probiotique, mais, pour l'utilisation dans le syndrome métabolique qui a de multiples facteurs de risque, cela a eu des résultats …  Read more

  • Isidean, Sandra
    2018 — Epidemiologic investigation of the value of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and genotyping in cervical cancer screening in Canada
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    Le dépistage du cancer du col de l’utérus par analyse de frottis cytologique ou test de Papanicolaou, communément appelé test Pap, a été introduit au Canada il y a de cela plusieurs décennies. Cette mesure a permis de réduire de façon considérable tant le taux d’incidence que le taux de mortalité de ce cancer. Ces taux se sont toutefois stabilisés au cours des dernières années; des gains importants reliés à ce type de dépistage sont donc peu probables. La faible sensibilité du test Pap de même que les coûts élevés des infrastructures et du personnel nécessaires au maintien de ce …  Read more

  • Isobe, Yasuyo
    2018 — The effectiveness of integrated pronunciation instruction on aural, oral, and affective development
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    Previous studies (Lyster & Saito, 2012; Saito, 2013) have revealed that explicit instruction (EI) of pronunciation and corrective feedback (CF) on phonological errors are effective teaching techniques for pronunciation. However, research on pronunciation instruction is still relatively new, and a great deal more investigation is required. For instance, it is still not fully understood how pronunciation instruction can be integrated into the language classroom, how pronunciation instruction can affect both the linguistic and affective development of low-proficiency learners, or when CF on mispronunciation should be provided. Thus, this research aims to examine the effects of form-focused instruction (FFI) on the …  Read more