The central purpose of my thesis is to review Quebec's most recent legislation on bullying, Bill 56, in order to guide schools on how to meet its requirements to reduce cyberbullying. To do so, I review the content and highlight…

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is becoming increasingly popular for understanding brain function. This thesis addresses two problems related to PET images: binding potential (BP) computation and pairwise PET image registration. We first investigate the influence of several computational choices…

Goal-directed arm movements performed in the standing position potentially disturb the body's equilibrium as a result of the multi-linked structure of the musculoskeletal system. To compensate for these disturbances and ensure that stability is maintained, the central nervous system (CNS)…

This thesis studies the dynamics of decision-making in a repeated auction game used as a basis for designing distributed resource management and task assignment mechanisms. We study the problem of coordinating a group of independent agents in a dynamic environment…

This thesis provides a cultural history of anatomy in Enlightenment France (c. 1700-c.1795). It tells the overlapping stories of the rise of anatomy as a public, polite, and sociable science experienced by gentlemanly amateurs and of anatomy's consolidation as a…

Elite level coaches spend a considerable amount of time creating a vision, establishing a seasonal plan, training, and working with assistant coaches (Côté & Salmela, 1996; Vallée & Bloom, 2005). Expert team sport coaches' ability to work with their assistant…

Head and Neck (H&N) cancers are a diverse group of malignant tumors arising in the mouth, nose, pharynx and larynx. They are the 8th most common cancers in the world. Individuals who receive a diagnosis of these cancers often have…

Information is an important part of livelihood decision making for rural peasants throughout the developing world. In recent times, the role of market information has become a topic of particular interest in development circles, given the global rise and increasing…

This research examines how self-regulated learning facilitates critical analysis development among undergraduate medical students in a journal club, and how computer-supported collaborative learning influences their self-regulated learning. Fourteen of the 29 second-year medical students who initially consented to participate in…

Virtually every interaction in life involves trust, i.e., the notion that we believe that another person will honor an agreement. Indeed, it would be impossible to formally enforce all but a fraction of agreements within relationships we have in everyday…