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Fall 2025
This portfolio contains David Morissette's most substantial musical works of 2023-2025, all written during his time in the Master of Music program at the University of Alberta. Audio and a video of the composition performances can be found here: https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/r/rv0cv4dv5g
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Spring 2024
This dissertation develops simple and practical learning algorithms from first principles for long-lived agents. Formally, the algorithms are developed within the reinforcement learning framework for continuing (non-episodic) problems, in which the agent-environment interaction goes on ad...
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Integrated analysis of anomalous microseismic behavior in a Montney treatment: Engineering parameters, locations, moment tensors, and geomechanics
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Microseismic monitoring is crucial for evaluating hydraulic fracturing operations and understanding the subsurface. Processing and analyzing microseismic signals induced by fracturing fluid injection provides insights into pore pressure and in-situ stress changes. However, the large volume of...
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Spring 2024
17-4PH is a precipitation hardenable stainless steel alloy with good corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties. Due to this combination of properties, 17-4PH is used in a range of industries including marine, nuclear, aerospace, and paper. These wide industrial applications make...
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Spring 2024
This research was focused on the development of wildland firefighters’ protective clothing with improved thermal protection properties. Specifically, a new shirt design was developed, and garments were constructed which incorporated a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in specific areas. These...
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Spring 2024
Komaragiri, Lalitha Ganesh Prabhu
This thesis delves into the intricate dynamics of water droplet freezing, a phenomenon with profound implications across a spectrum of fields including climate science, anti-icing technologies, and cryogenic 3D printing. The influence of heat transfer on the wettability and freezing processes of...
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Childhood is Biocultural: Refining Our Approaches to the Study of Children in Biological Anthropology
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Understanding the ontogenetic effects of biocultural factors present in an individual’s environment during childhood is essential to the accurate interpretation of lived experiences in past populations. This period of life is critically important for physical and social development, and is...
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Computational Modeling and Multi-Fidelity Uncertainty Analysis for Masonry Walls Under In-Plane and/or Out-of-Plane Loading: Development and Applications
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Unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls are essential elements in low-to-medium-rise residential and commercial buildings. They play an indispensable role in both vertical and lateral load-resisting systems, withstanding diverse loads such as seismic loads acting along and perpendicular to the...
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Comparing lodgepole pine defence responses against mountain pine beetle and Grosmannia clavigera
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The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins; MPB) is a bark beetle that poses a significant threat to pine species in western North America. This threat is evident in the ongoing MPB epidemic, which has resulted in significant losses of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia)...
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Quality of Life, Exercise Behaviour and Baseline Dietary Intake of Women Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the DHA WIN Randomized Controlled Trial
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Canada. It is estimated that one in eight Canadian women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is often prescribed to improve surgical resection outcomes and reduce micrometastases. Achieving a pathological...