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Exploration of contrastive learning strategies toward more robust stance detection systems
(2023)
Stance Detection, in general, is the task of identifying the author’s position on controversial topics. In Natural Language Processing, Stance Detection extracts the
author’s attitude from the text written toward an issue ...
Advances in operations research models used in the gold mining industry
(2023)
The topic addressed in this dissertation is a set of economically important operational
problems in the gold mining industry that are solved using mathematical models of operations
research. More specifically, the main ...
Detecting Crohn’s disease from high resolution endoscopy videos: the thick data approach
(2023)
Detecting diseases in high resolution endoscopy videos can be done in several ways
depending on the methodology for detection. One such method that has been a hot topic
in the field of medical technology research is the ...
Mineralogy and petrology of the Good Hope carbonatite complex, Marathon, Ontario
(2023)
The Good Hope carbonatite is located northwest of Marathon, Ontario (49° 02’ N, 86°
43’ W). It occurs along the northwest margin of the Prairie Lake complex. The objectives of this
research are to characterize the carbonate ...
Computational efficiency maximization for UAV-assisted MEC network with energy harvesting in disaster scenarios
(2023)
Wireless networks are expected to provide unlimited connectivity to an increasing number of heterogeneous devices. Future wireless networks (sixth-generation (6G)) will accomplish this in
three-dimensional (3D) space by ...
Coping motives associated with affect, anxiety, and depression after cannabis use in young adults: an ecological momentary assessment study
(2023)
Background: Many young adults report engaging in cannabis use to manage their mood, or
affect, and psychiatric symptoms of anxiety and depression. Previous research indicates that
individuals may experience positive acute ...
18F Radiolabeling of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor anti-cancer drugs for therapeutic outcome studies
(2023)
Epidermal growth factor receptor is a transmembrane protein with tyrosine kinase activity that plays a vital role in the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of normal cells. When mutations in this protein occur, ...
Growing garden-based educators
(2023)
Garden-based learning (GBL) is resurging in popularity in reaction to a confluence of crises.
These crises, involving social inequity, vast economic disparity, ecocide, and mass extinction,
threaten human well-being and ...
Plant mixture effects on fine-root biomass and its functional traits
(2023)
Fine roots play a critical role in the uptake of soil water and nutrients and make a crucial
contribution to the carbon pool through their fast turnover rate and subsequent decay. Plant traitbased approach enables us to ...
Brook Trout abundance and distribution at multiple spatial scales in Lake Superior tributaries
(2023)
Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations and habitat conditions are adversely
affected by anthropogenic impacts that could impact abundance and distribution of Brook
Trout at different spatial scales. My goal was ...