Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects. Early identification of hearing loss is very important because even a mild hearing loss can seriously delay language development and compromise communication, educational and social capabilities. Tympanometry is a promising…

Currently, online social networks (OSNs) do not provide validation mechanisms to verify the identity of a user who is seeking linkage with another user. This shortfall is exploited by attackers to infiltrate other people's social circles to gain access to…

The primary contention of this study is that there are ways to orient architecture other than technological concerns. By studying the nature of architectural machines and their changes through history, their reduction to instrumental and aesthetic concerns is shown to…

In September 2011, approximately 1700 unionized non-academic staff at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec went on strike. Using institutional/political activist ethnography, this study examines the informal learning of non-academic staff during the strike and assesses how their experiences are coordinated…

Context: Evidence shows a strong positive correlation between poverty and numerous adverse health conditions, including oral health diseases. Low-income individuals face barriers in accessing and receiving dental care services due to many causes including tensions in their relationship with dentists.…

Nunavut has the highest incidence of food insecurity in Canada, where 56% of Inuit households are believed to experience difficulties in obtaining sufficient food. Food insecurity occurs when food systems are stressed such that adequate nutrition is not accessible, available,…

A practical concern of many studies in survival analysis is the study of the risk patterns of a disease, mortality, or other time-related event in a population. The structural change of these patterns are usually explored via the hazard function,…

This thesis aims to identify best practices for musical recording, involving the capture of multiple takes of a musical work in studio. Digital technologies and Internet file sharing have brought the recording industry to a transitional phase in which studio…

This paper investigates and analyses the process of building a knowledge management (KM) model at Brazil‟s Embrapa (The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation). Embrapa is a world class knowledge organization whose mission is to provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development…

Over the past decades, the population in Canada has become increasingly culturally diverse. Therefore, helping professionals are required to provide services that are culturally appropriate and effective. The main purpose of this research project was to understand the experiences and…