Brock Theses: Recent submissions
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The Un-Making of Difference: The Winding Road of Deinstitutionalization in Ontario, 1960-2018
The institutionalization of people with an intellectual impairment lives in the shadows of Canadian history. In Ontario, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, social and medical ideas about human difference emerging from ... -
Analysis of the Niching Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Multimodal optimization (MMO) techniques have been researched and developed over the years to track multiple global optima concurrently. MMO algorithms extend traditional unimodal optimization algorithms by using search ... -
Comparative Study On Cooperative Particle Swarm Optimization Decomposition Methods for Large-scale Optimization
The vast majority of real-world optimization problems can be put into the class of large-scale global optimization (LSOP). Over the past few years, an abundance of cooperative coevolutionary (CC) algorithms has been proposed ... -
Analysis of the effect of genetic heterogeneity on de novo genome assembly using Xylocopa virginica as a model.
Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has revolutionized genomic and genetic research, and as a result, de novo genome sequencing and assembly for non-model organisms has now become a common task in genome research. ... -
Under Scrutiny: Comparing the Effects of Virtual Peer Ratings on Risk-Taking
Adolescents, compared to other age groups, disproportionately choose to engage in behaviours that endanger them or others, especially in the presence of peers. The dual-systems model attributes this heightened risk-taking ... -
Rematerializing the Immaterial: A Comparative Study of Vancouver's Conceptual Art and Writing
Rematerializing the Immaterial: A Comparative Study of Vancouver’s Conceptual Art and Writing examines the contemporary situation of the Vancouver art world and addresses the twin schools of conceptualism in the city, the ... -
Investigating the Relationship Between MHI, Cognitive Fatigue, and EDA
Mild head injury (MHI) has been associated with various debilitating effects leading to impairments in many individuals which can be long-lasting. Some of the effects can be explained by disruption to the brain as a result ... -
Synthesis and Evaluation of Trans-bilayer Cross Linking Phospholipids Based on Click (Azide-Alkyne) Chemistry
This thesis describes the synthesis of two phosphatidylcholine (PC) derivatives that are capable of coupling with each other from the alkyl chain through click reaction to form bola-PC. Successful coupling of monomeric ... -
The interaction of sleep and hormones on emotion functioning
Insufficient sleep has been associated with deficits in emotion processing; sleepy individuals show increased emotional reactivity and decreased emotion regulation. Individual differences that predict performance after ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Picture Exchange Communication System® (PECS®) Mediator Training Via Telehealth Using Behavioural Skills Training and General Case Training
The Picture Exchange Communication System® (PECS®) is often used by children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a means of functional communication. Although there is extensive research indicating that PECS ... -
Stakeholders in Dance: An Intrinsic Case Study Examining Facilitator Perspectives of Dance with a B-E-A-T
Recreational dance programs with specific behavioral adaptations for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities can provide an opportunity for the enjoyment of dance, and potential improvements in motor skills, social ... -
IMPROVING BWA-MEM WITH GPU PARALLEL COMPUTING
Due to the many advances made in designing algorithms, especially the ones used in bioinformatics, it is becoming harder and harder to improve their efficiencies. Therefore, hardware acceleration using General-Purpose ... -
Exploring the Factors That African Refugee-Background Students Identify as Being Helpful to Their Academic Success
African refugee-background (ARB) students achieve high standards of success, yet their lived experiences are frequently absent from educational literature in Canada. Current and past research has focused on their academic ... -
Neural Network Guided Evolution of L-system Plants
A Lindenmayer system is a parallel rewriting system that generates graphic shapes using several rules. Genetic programming (GP) is an evolutionary algorithm that evolves expressions. A convolutional neural network(CNN) is ... -
Examining the Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Executive Functioning and Brain Plasticity
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are exposures to experiences such as maltreatment, household dysfunction, and other traumatic or stressful events occurring in the first 18 years of life. Exposure to ACEs in childhood, ... -
Mood Disorder and Hypertension Among Canadian Older Adults with Different Religious Affiliations: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the Baseline Data from the CLSA
Background: The relationship between mood disorder and hypertension is not well understood among Canadian older adults. No research has examined whether religiosity has any impact on this relationship in a Canadian older ... -
Understanding Parents' Perspectives of Youth Summer Hockey Camps using Importance-Performance Analysis: A Consideration of Value Equity Drivers
Given the move towards sport specialization, hockey has become subject to year-round participation. Summer hockey camps provide an outlet for children to continue to work on their skills and stay on the ice during the ... -
Hard Pressed to Find A Difference: Evaluating the total tannin content of Cabernet franc L cv. wines, made using pre- and post-fermentation pressing treatments
Total tannin concentrations were monitored in Cabernet franc grapes in 2018 and 2019 from two vineyard areas in the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario. Total tannins were measured using the methyl cellulose precipitation (MCP) ... -
INVOLVEMENT OF THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM IN THE EPENDYMOGLIAL RESPONSE TO SPINAL CORD REGENERATION IN THE MEXICAN AXOLOTL, Ambystoma mexicanum
Research into the molecular mechanisms of the psychoactive effects of cannabis has led to the discovery of the endocannabinoid system (ECS), a neuromodulatory system conserved throughout the animal kingdom. Little is known ... -
Redefining Exhaustion: Considerations for the Modeling of Critical Power
Background: The relationship between exercise intensity and the limit of tolerance is the focus of the Critical Power (CP) model. CP defines the upper limit for which exercise is steady state and is – in theory – indefinitely ...