Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations by Title
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Special Operating Agencies and Ministerial Responsibility in the Government of Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba, 1999-04)The agency model is a form of government organization that is quickly gaining credibility throughout bureaucratic circles. The Government of Manitoba has subsequently embarked on its own agency model program; it has created ... -
Exploring Deep Neural Networks for Plant Image Classification
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2022-04)Automatically distinguishing different types of plant images is a challenging problem relevant to both Botany and Computer Science disciplines. Plant identification at the species level is a computer vision task called ... -
Exploring Drumming/Song and its Relationship to Healing in the Lives of Indigenous Women Living in the City of Winnipeg
(The University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2014-12)This is an exploratory study on drumming/song and its relationship to healing in the lives of Indigenous women living in the City of Winnipeg. The participants of this study included urban-based Indigenous women actively ... -
Exploring Hyperspectral Imaging and 3D Convolutional Neural Network for Stress Classification in Plants
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-06)Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has emerged as a transformative technology in imaging, characterized by its ability to capture a wide spectrum of light, including wavelengths beyond the visible range. This approach significantly ... -
Exploring Machine Learning Approaches to Precipitation Prediction: Post Processing of Daily Accumulated North American forecasts
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-11-22)This thesis presents recent work on exploring machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models to improve the accuracy of 24 hour precipitation forecasts. Leveraging a comprehensive North American dataset of precipitation ... -
Field Plant Identification Through Indoor Imagery Using Image Augmentation and Object Detection Algorithms
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2022-11-04)A growing global population and recent changes in climate make it increasingly necessary to incorporate recent advances in machine learning and robotics into agricultural practices. Plant detection is the problem of ... -
Financial Fetters: Mothers, Lone Parents and Welfare Reform, Winnipeg in the 1960s
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 2002-08)This thesis is a study of Manitoba’s social welfare system in the 1960s based on findings in the provincial and City of Winnipeg’s annual reports. In order to understand the position of welfare administrators during this ... -
"For any who have the Power": John Milton's the Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649) and the ideology of oligarchic republicanism in the English Revolution
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2002-03)John Milton's political philosophy, and its relation to the events and ideologies of the English Revolution (1640-1660), is the subject of fierce debate among literary scholars and students of political thought. In 1977 ... -
Forrest Gump: theological text in a postmodern context
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2004)As a Christian minister I have been trained in interpretation of the biblical text. This current interpretive exercise goes beyond the biblical text, however, to include contemporary artistic expression. The modern North ... -
Functional Relevance of N-myristoyltransferase as a Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada. The high mortality rate for CRC patients demonstrate the urgent need for a convenient, accurate and cost-effective screening test, which could ... -
Genome-Wide Regulatory Interactions in the Early Stages of Drosophila Speciation
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-12-15)Speciation occurs when reproductive barriers prevent the exchange of genetic information between individuals. A common form of reproductive barrier between species capable of interbreeding is hybrid sterility. Genomic ... -
Gikinoo'amaagowin Anishinaabeg
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2014-09-25)This thesis analyzes the roles and responsibilities of Anishinaabe Ogichidaakwe (woman warrior) using Anishinaabe and Western methodologies. As an Anishinaabekwe I use Anishinaabe language to engage in my responsibility ... -
GPU-Accelerated Algorithm to Compute Bessel-Fourier Moments
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-03)Bessel-Fourier moments have been applied in image pattern reconstruction since their introduction in 2010. In this research, a scalable GPU-based algorithm is proposed to accelerate the computation of Bessel-Fourier moments ... -
A GPU-based Laplacian Solver for Magnetostatic Boundary Value Problems
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2019-10-04)Modern graphics processing units (GPUs) have more computing power than CPUs, and thus, GPUs are proposed as more efficient compute units in solving scientific problems with large parallelizable computational loads. In our ... -
A Granular-based Approach for Semisupervised Web Information Labeling
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2015-04-22)A key issue when mining web information is the labeling problem: data is abundant on the web but is unlabelled. In this thesis, we address this problem by proposing i) a novel theoretical granular model that structures ... -
"Guide" vs "Gatekeeper": Information Rights Legislation and The Provincial Archives of Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2000-12)Access and privacy legislation (also known as information rights legislation) has been an evolving feature of Canadian life for more than twenty years. Public archives, as custodians of the records of their government ... -
Habitat Characterization and Biology of the Threatened Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) in Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2013-10-09)The Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae, is a threatened butterfly restricted to fragmented prairies in the Interlake, southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan in Canada. Currently there is limited data on the life ... -
Habitat quality, torpor expression and pathogen transmission in little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-03)Protection of habitat can improve survival and reproductive fitness of threatened and endangered wildlife, particularly if that habitat helps individuals maintain energy balance. Temperate bats are heterothermic and rely ... -
Hibernation Behaviour of Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2014-09-25)For temperate endotherms (i.e., mammals and birds) energy costs are highest during winter but food availability is lowest and many mammals depend on hibernation as a result. Hibernation is made up of energy-saving torpor ... -
Home range, habitat selection, and annual survival of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) in central Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-10)The little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) is one of several hibernating bat species in North America affected by a fungal pathogen that causes a disease known as White-nose syndrome (WNS). As a result, little brown bat ...