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Point Estimation of Three Parameter Crack Distribution
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)The three parameter Crack distribution is a mixture of the two parameter Inverse Gaussian distribution and Length Biased Inverse Gaussian distribution and Birnbaum-Saunders distribution is a special case for p = 1 2 ; ... -
Active Nonlinear Vibration Control of Engineering Structures of Multiple Dimensions
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)An active nonlinear mechanical vibration control strategy is developed in the research of the author’s PhD program for the nonlinear vibration control of engineering structures of multiple dimensions. The proposed control ... -
Sites of Living Pedagogy in (French) Teacher Education: An Autoethnographic Self-Study
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)The aim of this dissertation is to illuminate the sites of my living pedagogy as a teacher educator who works in a minority language context. Using a fragmented narrative approach and calling upon poststructural and feminist ... -
Convergence and Comparison Theorems for Various Splittings of Matrices Based on Generalized Inverses
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)The convergence of iterative methods for numerically solving the linear systems of equations associated with different types of splittings has been well studied in the literature. In this dissertation, we define new types ... -
Policy Networks: Policy Change and Causal Factors, A Uranium Mining Case Study
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)Policy networks have been studied for decades with the intent of understanding the interrelationships between policy actors, the policy regimes within which they are found and the exogenous and endogenous events that can ... -
Three-Way Classification Models
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)In 1982, Pawlak proposed a theory of rough sets for data analysis. A fundamental concept of rough sets is the approximation of a set by a pair of lower and upper approximations or three pair-wise disjoint positive, ... -
Impacts of Snowfall, Low Temperatures, and their Interactions on Passenger Car and Truck Traffic
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)Winter weather conditions such as extremely cold temperatures, heavy snowfall, and high wind chills are common occurrences in Canada and many other countries around the world. Impacts of such adverse weather conditions on ... -
Complexity Parameters for Learning Multi-Label Concept Classes,
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)In Computational Learning Theory, one way to model a concept is to consider it as a member of the Cartesian products of instances (sets), where each instance may correspond to a binary or multi-valued domain. A concept ... -
Uncertainty Quantification of Hydrologic Predictions and Risk Analysis
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-04)Hydrologic models are designed to simulate the rainfall-runoff processes through conceptualizing and aggregating the complex, spatially distributed and highly interrelated water, energy, and vegetation processes in a ... -
A Saskatchewan Perspective of Psychologists’ Quality of Professional Life as a Determinant in Responsiveness when Working as Suicide Interventionist - A Mixed Methods Study
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-04)Psychologists’ professional quality of life, defined by healthy supportive work environments and satisfaction derived from work, is one factor for determining positive client outcomes (Stamm, 2010; Figley, 2002). Self-care ... -
Factorial Probabilistic Methodologies for Water Resources and Hydrologic Systems Analysis Under Interactive Uncertainties
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-04)Water resources issues have become increasingly prominent worldwide. Optimization and simulation techniques are recognized as powerful tools to deal with water resources issues in an effective and efficient way. Nevertheless, ... -
Phase Behaviour of Alkane Solvent(s)-CO2- Water-Heavy Oil Systems at High Pressures and Elevated Temperatures
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-05)As for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods in heavy oil reservoirs where the existing techniques find their limits, the solvent-based techniques have attracted extensive attentions recently. CO2 is found to be a prevailing ... -
Classification Methods for Temporal Gene Expressions and High-Dimensional Data
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-06)Temporal gene expression data is of particular interest to researchers as they contain rich information on characterization of gene function and have been widely used in biomedical studies and early cancer detection. ... -
A Feminist Poststructural Analysis of Aboriginal Women’s Positioning in a Colonial Context: NEHINAW ISKWEW AK E-PIKISKWECIK
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)This research examined the lives of single-parent Aboriginal women of Northern Saskatchewan. This group of women was interviewed to give them an opportunity to share how they see their lives being produced for them. ... -
Characterization of novel genes involved in cell envelope function in Rhizobium leguminosarum
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)The complex structure of the rhizobial Gram-negative cell envelope is a crucial component for both survival in the environment, as well as for establishing a successful symbiosis with its legume host. The objective of ... -
Studies on Syntheses of 1-Azaspirocycles, 2,6-Disubstituted 3-Piperidinols and cls-Decahydroquinolines
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)Pyrrolidines and piperidines bearing a nitrogen-substituted quaternary stereocenter are commonly encountered structural motifs in many naturally occurring alkaloids, and therefore development of methods for their synthesis ... -
Evaluation of Environmental performance of Hypothetical Canadian Oxy-Fuel Combustion Carbon Capture with Risk and Cost Analyses
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)For at least the next few decades, fossil fuels will be used to supply energy globally, and without appropriate greenhouse gas control techniques, carbon dioxide (CO2) atmospheric emissions will continue to increase and ... -
High Resolution Visual Pipe Characterization System Using an Omnidirectional Camera
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)Machine vision techniques are applied in a wide variety of industries around the world for quality inspection of the products. One area that is getting a signi cant amount of attention is pipelines. Pipe manufacturers ... -
Building Social Capital Through Sport, Culture and Recreation: An Experiment in Collaborative Governance in Saskatchewan Using The Proceeds of State-Directed Gambling
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)When states make the decision to increase government revenue from gambling, they have to mediate between a range of options for operating, regulating and controlling an industry viewed by many people to produce more public ... -
The Cultural Shaping of Depression: A Qualitative Investigation Into Afghan Women’s Perspectives on Depression
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-08)In recent years, Major Depression has become one of the most widely researched areas in the field of cross-cultural psychology. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the number of people diagnosed as having this disorder ...
