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Production of functional textile filaments from chemically modified cellulose fibers
(2020)
Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer on earth originated from renewable plant biomass.
Among all plant sources, cotton fibers contain the highest amount of pure cellulose, which is used
directly in textile ...
A knowledge-based approach for semantic similarity, relatedness, and word sense disambiguation using WordNet
(2020)
Various applications in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence rely on
high-performing semantic similarity and word sense disambiguation techniques to solve
challenging tasks such as information retrieval, ...
Bravery, accountability, and praxis: decolonizing international education
(2020)
International education operates in a fundamentally post/colonial paradigm. This study aims to
amplify the voices of a diverse group of students, learning at Green School, Bali (an international
school environment) around ...
Environmental control of seawater geochemistry in a Mesoarchean Peritidal System, Woman Lake, Superior Province
(2020)
The 2.857±5 Ga (this study) carbonate platform at Woman Lake, Ontario, Canada, presents
a unique opportunity to fill a 130 million year knowledge gap on early carbonate sedimentology
and ocean chemistry between similar ...
Can complex adaptive systems theory contribute to understanding attachment injuries in adult relationships? A qualitative approach
(2021)
Researchers have discovered that the world is composed of panarchies of complex adaptive systems. This
approach acknowledges the existence of non-linear relationships and emerging patterns among nested
systems. Systems ...
Illuminating autism: exploring identity transitions among adults diagnosed with autism
(2020)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a relatively new diagnostic label that has undergone some
changes in the latest edition of the DSM. This research is a study of individuals diagnosed during
adulthood with ASD. Its aim ...
Developing machine learning coding similarity indicators for C & C++ corpora
(2020)
The digital data in this modern world is vulnerable to copying, altering and claiming
someone else’s work as their own. Performing the same activity in programming
assignments can be referred to as source-code theft or ...
A hybrid prognostic approach for battery health monitoring and remaining-useful-life prediction
(2021)
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are commonly used in various industrial and domestic
applications, such as portable communication devices, medical equipment, and electric vehicles.
However, the Li-ion battery performance ...
Body positivity as public pedagogy? The case of the #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram
(2021)
This thesis is a qualitative single-case study of the #effyourbeautystandards Instagram account
and hashtag as a site of public pedagogy. Using feminist critical discourse analysis, this study
sought to understand the ...
The Witch : A Pedagogy of Immanence
(2021)
This thesis examines three key texts which serve as a means of exploring the process of
reclamation, of delving into a process of reconstruction of Indigenous identity but also of social
identity within a philosophical ...