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Investigation of Halogen Bond Interactions of Chiral Molecules Using Infrared, Vibrational Circular Dichroism, NMR, UV-vis Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculations
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This PhD thesis shows the application of different spectroscopic and theoretical tools to probe the extent and possible interaction between various Lewis acids (halogen bond donor) and Lewis bases (halogen bond acceptors). Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) that is the chiral version of...
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Fall 2023
This thesis research will explore the ways in which land-based healing and reclamation are interconnected. The Indigenous community members of the Pekîwe Cultural Lodge were both collaborators and co-thinkers in this work. Looking at the social aspects of reclamation through an Indigenous lens...
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Fall 2023
Given the roles of roots in water and nutrient uptake, anchorage, and storage of resources, root system architecture (RSA) can have a major impact on plant growth and development. The root systems of Brassica species, an important group that includes many field and horticultural crops, is...
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Mechanisms of T Cell Dysfunction in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Viral Associated Carcinoma
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T cell exhaustion compromises anti-tumor immunity, and a sustained elevation of coinhibitory receptors is a hallmark of T cell exhaustion in solid tumors. Similarly, upregulation of co-inhibitory receptors has been reported in T cells in hematological cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia...
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Exploring Chinese Learners’ of English Response to Negative Language Transfer Feedback: An Evaluation of a Writing Assistant Tool
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Previous research has enhanced our understanding of feedback from peers, teachers, and software as well as the widely reported negative language transfer phenomenon. However, the impact of an automated writing assistant tool that specifically provides negative language transfer feedback on...
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Fall 2023
Determinantal point processes (DPPs) arise as important tools in various aspects of mathematics, such as stochastic processes, random matrices, and combinatorics. Over the last decade, DPPs have also been widely used in ma- chine learning community; they are especially popular in subset selection...
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Fall 2023
Global warming is contributing to extreme climatic events, especially at higher elevations and latitudes. Phytoplankton assemblages are highly sensitive to these climate-related environmental changes, which include heatwaves and drought events. Knowledge gaps exist concerning the cumulative...
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Investigating the Behavioral and Neural Impact of Skill and Goal-based Interventions in Adults with Dyslexia
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Developmental dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by persistent reading and spelling difficulties despite adequate intelligence and educational opportunities. In addition to literacy-based difficulties, individuals with dyslexia also have difficulties with their...
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Spring 2023
Knowledge graphs are data storage structures that rely on principles from graph theory to represent information. Specifically, facts are stored as triples which bring together two entities via a predicate. In a graphical context, these entities are analogous to nodes, and the relations between...
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Improving Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: A Qualitative and Quantitative Exploration into the Current State of Services in Alberta, Canada
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Background There is a paucity of evidence-based research aimed at determining best-practice treatment in the context of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Despite the high prevalence of mental illness in youth, no gold-standard for treatment currently exists. Assessment tools...