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Simulation-based Sensor Configuration Optimization to Detect Human Activities in Smart Indoor Spaces
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Smart indoor spaces include a network of interconnected sensors, predictive models, and actuators to sense occupants’ activities and act to improve living. These ubiquitous systems are increasingly popular due to their potential to improve energy efficiency, comfort, and safety in buildings....
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Fall 2023
This thesis aims to provide a method to include the effect of the gravitational fields of binary systems when simulating them with one-dimensional stellar evolution codes. We also apply this method to simulate the evolution of binary systems until the donor fills its Roche Lobe. The first part of...
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Fall 2023
The immune system interacts reciprocally with the nervous system in order to accomplish facets of innate immunity via various mechanisms including toll-like receptors (TLRs). TLR activity leads to the release of cytokines which can effect acute and chronic pain states by promoting afferent neuron...
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Children and Youth Mental Health: The Role of a Collaborative, School-Based Wraparound Support Intervention in Fostering Mental Health
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There is an increased recognition that early mental health interventions are needed in response to a growing mental health crisis among children and youth. Schools are promising sites for early intervention because they have existing infrastructure for accessing and engaging with students....
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Fall 2023
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that is associated with immune dysfunction. In human and rodent models, obesity-induced immune dysfunction has been characterized by lower T cell proliferation and interleukin (IL)-2 production. While the mechanisms responsible for the observed reduction in T cell...
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Fall 2023
Microbes in the intestinal tract are essential for host health and development. While the role of bacteria in these process is well studied, the role of fungi (the mycobiota) have received less attention. However, fungi have been shown to alter immune system development and intestinal...
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Learning to speak a minority language at school: Mandarin speech development of children in a Chinese-English bilingual program in Canada
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A key factor of bilingual speech development is speech input. Different from an immigrant setting where children who are learning the majority language as a second language (L2) can receive rich and authentic input, the speech input is usually limited when learning a minority language. For L2...
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Fall 2023
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become indispensable assets in modern medicine, necessitating advancements in large-scale production to meet the growing market demand. This thesis focuses on two critical aspects of mAb production: state estimation in the upstream process and the control and...
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Alzheimer’s Dementia Detection Through Machine Learning: Analyzing Linguistic and Acoustic Features in Spontaneous Speech
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With the rapid aging of the world’s population, the global burden of aging related mental disorders, such as Alzheimer’s dementia (AD), is also on the rise. Unfortunately global healthcare systems are vastly under-resourced, which means that many people who need mental health services are unable...
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Development of AI-based ergonomics risk assessment tools for harmonization of industrial work systems
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Manufacturing industry workers face significant ergonomic risks due to poorly designed work systems. Consequently, it is crucial to periodically assess work systems to identify areas for improvement. However, the assessment process is often disregarded due to the absence of userfriendly...