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Fall 2023

MacQueen, Revan

Self-play is a technique for machine learning in multi-agent systems where a learning algorithm learns by interacting with copies of itself. Self-play is useful for generating large quantities of data for learning, but has the drawback that agents the learner will face post-training may have...

Fall 2023

Fankah-Arthur, Hilda

This study explains the influence of African Indigenous Knowledge in the education and identities of Black African Immigrant students within Canada’s Multiculturalism. Black African immigrant student’s identities are formed and shaped by their Indigenous experiences, which influences their...

Fall 2023

Kelly, Joseph M

The Auxiliary Detector above the ATLAS Muon spectrometer (ADAM) is a proposed particle detector. Its function is to detect the decay products of beyond the standard model (BSM) particles produced in the 14 TeV proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which evade detection by...

Fall 2023

DePaoli, Emily C.R.M.

Housing, including rearing environment and provided enrichments, impact the welfare of laying hens throughout their life. As the Canadian egg layer industry shifted away from conventional cages, an increase in keel bone damage (KBD) has raised welfare and economic concerns. Keel bone damage leads...

Fall 2023

Sajiv Kumar, Roshni

Owing to the factors of low cost, abundance and lower emissions from natural gas as compared to diesel and gasoline, there has been a surged interest in utilizing natural gas for transportation purposes. Though it is known for natural gas to burn in a clean manner with considerably fewer...

Fall 2023

Fox, Aaron

Cancer is often a debilitating disease associated with the uncontrolled growth of cells within an organism. We have made significant strides over the past few decades in treating many cancers, unfortunately, many of these treatments have unfavourable side effects. Cisplatin is a revolutionary...

Fall 2023

Gower, Heather K.

Foundational to professional psychology, the scientist-practitioner model encourages a scientific approach to practice, strengthening clinical work with the best available research evidence. However, troubling research shows inadequate training in research and science, and low engagement with...

Fall 2023

Du, Siyu

Introduction: The nerve excitability test (NET) assesses peripheral nerve properties, informing about nerve membrane integrity, ion channels, and axon function. Interpreting NET results is challenging due to the multitude of indices and their correlations. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) offers...

Fall 2023

Padmanathan, Arul Mozhi Devan

Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis for biofuel production shows potential but is challenged with issues of bio-oil instability and low yield. To address these challenges, a bottom-up approach integrating reaction chemistry and transport within biomass particle during pyrolysis is crucial for...

Fall 2023

Javed, Kashif

The increasing energy demand, dependency on fossil fuels, reduction in their reserves, and rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have drawn global attention toward a more viable alternative, such as biofuels produced from agricultural residue biomass, which is an abundantly available type of...