A new, distributed model of the primate oculomotor system is presented. This model generates saccades (rapid eye movements) of various amplitudes, and it is able to exhibit various saccade-related phenomena, including multiple and interrupted saccades. The model differs from those…

Unlike most rodents, the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) is born with its eyes open. It has been claimed that most of the functional and structural maturation of the retina takes place in utero. In fact, to our knowledge, no study…

A three dimensional, automatic, anatomy-based system for portal verification has been developed based on an FFT implementation of Pearson's correlation coefficient (PCC). The PCC requires no anatomy or point-pair identification, is robust when encountering changes in scaling and shifts in…

Excitatory amino acids (EAAs) may play a role in sculpting mosaic patterns within the brain. Determining the role of EAA projection systems in sculpting the chemically heterogeneous striatal patch-matrix compartments requires knowledge concerning the spatiotemporal development of afferent EAA systems.…

This thesis considers an object-oriented approach to dimensional analysis for engineering design. A dimensional analysis system is developed which can be applied to the knowledge-based engineering design especially of electromagnetic devices. All the system is coded in C++. A shell…

Simulation is the technique by which a physical system can be represented mathematically by a computer program for the solution of a problem. This technique of problem solving is used when it is not feasible due to time, cost, or…

A study of Salomon de Caus' manuscript commentary on the first book of Jean Martin's French translation of Vitruvius (c. 1622--1624) which takes the form of a dialogue between an Architect, an Engineer and a Mathematician. The removal of music…

This thesis proposes to apply Queer theory as the framework for examining Michel Marc Bouchard's play Les Feluettes. This study is built around two methodological axes, one being the analysis of dialogue; the second, the application of Queer theory. Dialogue…

More and more, international lawyers are confronted to the phenomenon of increasing number of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) on the international scene, which is seldom studied by them. Traditionally, the participation of NGOs in international negotiations has been examined from the…

In order to make use of enzymes in unnatural applications more efficiently, novel enzymes have to be developed and they may arise from an existing enzyme with similar performance. The fast way to improve the performance of the enzyme is…