One way to reduce the complexity of the speech recognition is to use syntactic, semantic and pragmatic information to predict the next input of the user. In spoken dialogue systems pragmatic information can include knowledge about the dialogue domain, dialogue…

There has been a growing trend towards integrating persons with disabilities into community life. Mathematics is important to the success of such an initiative, but very little attention has been given to this area. This paper presents the results of…

Precast concrete structures are not widely used in severe seismic regions due the limited knowledge of the response of these systems to reversed cyclic loading. A series of four precast concrete wall panels were tested to evaluate their response to…

The literature on formative evaluation advocates the use of both subject matter and learner experts to review instructional materials, yet there has been little research to support this recommendation. The present study investigates the distinguishing characteristics of these two expert…

This thesis proposes a speaker-independent, continuous-speech stop recognition algorithm. The method incorporates knowledge into the system by means of rules whose conditions are linked to acoustic events. Coarticulatory effects present in the speech are taken into account with the analysis…

A methodology is presented to calculate the response of a wing as well as the aerodynamic forces on the wing, due to forced aileron oscillations. The purpose of oscillating the ailerons in flight is to excite the vibration modes of…

The philosophy of psychoanalysis is distinguished from psychoanalysis. An account of psychoanalysis is developed in progressively more detail. Recently published material is assessed, e.g., Bion's. Some older literature objects to an inaccurate account of psychoanalysis. This problem is avoided by…

The emphasis in mathematics and science education on children actively constructing their own knowledge, collaborating with each other and in contexts that are technologically rich is resulting in new classroom dynamics. Often portrayed as a series of polite exchanges, this…

The works of jurist Louis Le Caron (1534-1613) are part of a body of doxological writings by a school of humanists who repudiated Aristotelian scholasticism. In the Dialogues (1556), Le Caron elaborated a theory of poetics as well as a…

This thesis examines how cultural understandings are generated and transmitted in a Canadian multicultural teaching hospital. It explores how issues of 'culture' are addressed formally and informally in the experiences of patients and practitioners. Using the approach of an institutional…