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Study of Physics and Mathematics Principles of Cuff-Based Blood Pressure Measurement Methods
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The two most important methods used to measure blood pressure, the cuff-based methods of oscillometry and auscultation, are analyzed in this work. The goal is to understand the principles and shortcomings of each method in order to suggest some improvements that can be immediately implemented in...
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Early Childhood Educators' Trauma-Informed Practices and Experiences Working with Children of Teen Parents
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Researchers have suggested that trauma-informed practice can lessen the impact of trauma on children during their development. No studies have examined the practices that Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) implement when working with teenage parents' children. This qualitative study examines the...
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Fall 2022
We have witnessed the rising popularity of real-world applications of reinforcement learning (RL). However, most successful real-world applications of RL rely on high-fidelity simulators that enable rapid iteration of prototypes, hyperparameter selection and policy training. On the other hand, RL...
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Spring 2022
BackgroundEvidence is emerging that the gut microbiome is an important contributor to the weight and metabolic effects of bariatric surgery. However, the microbial and intestinal physiological changes that occur with bariatric surgery are poorly understood. Developing this understanding...
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Lithofacies Characteristics, Reservoir Properties, and Ichnology of the Upper Montney Member (Spathian)
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The Lower Triassic Montney Formation in west-central Alberta and northeastern British Columbia has become one of the most productive reservoirs in Western Canada over the past 15 years. It is projected that it will play a leading role in satisfying Canada’s energy requirements over the next 20...
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Fall 2022
Metabolic syndrome, a major public health challenge, is identified as a collection of impaired glucose metabolism, central obesity, elevated blood pressure and dyslipidemia. It is estimated that approximately 25% of the world’s population has metabolic syndrome. Insulin resistance, a pathologic...
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Spring 2022
Radiology reports are the primary medium through which physicians communicate findings and diagnoses from patients' medical scans. Examples include radiology reports for chest radiographs, CT scans of the brain, medical reports of retinal images, and more. However, the process of writing medical...
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Fall 2022
As one of the main tasks in studying causality, the goal of Causal Inference is to determine "whether" (and perhaps "how much") the value of a certain variable (i.e., the effect) would change, had another specified variable (i.e., the cause) changed its value. A prominent example is the...
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Repeatability of a novel prototype surrogate neck model developed for omni-directional head impacts
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Head impacts, both concussive and sub-concussive, are common in sports and can lead to adverse side effects. Since head kinematics are thought to correlate with brain injury, the implementation of protective headgear aimed to mitigate kinematics of the head during impacts. While fatal brain...
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Spring 2022
The use of learning technologies is prevalent in post-secondary education and can provide opportunities for learning in different ways (Bernardo & Duarte, 2020; Johnson etal., 2014). Integration of learning technologies requires an understanding of learning technologies within the context of...