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An Efficient Approach to Compute Zernike Moments with GPU-Accelerated Algorithm
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-07)
The utilization of Zernike moments has been extensive in various fields, including image processing and pattern recognition, owing to their desirable characteristics. However, the application of Zernike moments is hindered ...
Invisibility cloaks, prisons, and a pandemic: Did COVID-19 render the prison invisibility cloak ineffective?
(University of Winnipeg, 2022-07-26)
This thesis acknowledges the importance of examining news media representation of prisons, and more specifically, news media representation of Canadian prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic qualitative and ...
Spectroscopic analysis of modern Mg-carbonates from multiple mafic/ultramafic environments with relevance to Jezero crater, Mars
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-04)
The detection and presence of carbonates on Mars and within Jezero crater implies and supports an extensive aqueous history during the Noachian to early Hesperian and can help with the reconstruction of paleoenvironments. ...
Community Energy Planning as a Pathway Towards Reconciliation
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-06)
There is a growing demand for renewable energy production to contribute to achieving emissions reduction targets in the face of global warming. Indigenous communities across Canada are being called to contribute to the ...
Coyotes, cattle, and native prey in southwest Saskatchewan
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-12-10)
Native grasslands are home to a disproportionate share of species at risk, and typically consist of a mosaic of ranchland and protected parkland. Livestock carcasses can attract coyotes and potentially subsidize the coyote ...
Matteo Ricci: Friendship and Chinese Christianity
(University of Winnipeg, 2022-08-16)
In the late sixteenth century CE, Macau was a fishing village located on China's south. Ruled by the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), a fleet of ships had anchored in the village’s docks. China had limited foreign visitors. ...
Shaping Post-Christendom Spiritual Practice in the United Church of Canada One Prayer Shawl at a Time
(University of Winnipeg, 2021-08-17)
Although shawls have been fashioned in one way or another for hundreds of years, this research is focused around the special shawl-making of the relatively new Christian prayer shawl ministry that has developed in North ...
Re-routing using Contraction Hierarchies in Software-Defined Networks
(University of Winnipeg, 2020-10)
According to the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), one of the reasons to reexamine traditional network architectures is the increment of mobile devices and its data transmission. The global IP traffic forecast by CISCO ...
Pauline Scholarship and Jewish-Christian Dialogue
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-08-31)
This thesis endeavours to make a contribution to the larger project of mutual understanding within Jewish-Christian dialogue, and in this regard, I address one issue—that of reading Paul within Judaism as a necessary element ...
Discounting Life: The Impact of Gender, Race, Domestic Violence, and Ideal Victim Status on Second Degree Murder Sentencing in Canada
(University of Winnipeg, 2021-08-12)
Scholars, the media, and the public have been concerned about differing values placed on crime victims on the basis of social factors such as gender, race, and domestic violence affiliation. Some academics argue that ...