• From policy to everyday life: A multidimensional study of low-income urban housing in China 

  Yu, Li; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of GeographyArts and ScienceDepartment of Geography, 2020)

  This dissertation is a combination of four papers that explore the housing issues of the low-income group in urban China. The first paper uses a policy-cycle analytical framework to portray the dynamic process of national ...
• How social context affects decision-making processes to believe in false information 

  Alikarami, Elnaz; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of NeuroscienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2020)

  The rise of fake news is posing an increasing threat to societies worldwide, but little is known about the cognitive processes that influence acceptance of false information. Here we report that social context influences ...
• Inter-sexual mate competition: A previously unrecognized factor in the evolution of human mating 

  Semenyna, Scott; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of PsychologyArts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2020)

  Inter-sexual mate competition occurs any time opposite-sex individuals engage in romantic/sexual competition over the same target. The existence of bisexual behaviour among humans suggests the possibility of inter-sexual ...
• Lewis-acid behaviour of neutral and cationic fluoridotungsten(V) and (VI) complexes 

  Turnbull, Douglas; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry & BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2020)

  The Lewis-behaviour of WF6 towards pyridine and derivatives thereof has been reinvestigated in detail. The stability of WF6 towards main-group donor ligands has been exploited to develop synthetic routes to numerous complexes ...
• Characterization of three cysteine-rich proteins and an elongation factor from the secretome of Fusarium graminearum 

  Eranthodi, Anas; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2020)

  Fusarium graminearum is one of the primary causal agents of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereals. Most proteins in the secretome of this pathogen are uncharacterized and their role in FHB is undefined. This study was aimed ...
• The expectations theory of term structure: evidence and implication for four developed countries 

  Begum, Johura; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of EconomicsArts and ScienceDepartment of Economics, 2020)

  The Yield curve is very prominent in the economics and finance literature to analyze the behavior of households and investors towards bonds markets. In this paper we explore and test the Expectations Hypothesis (EH) of the ...
• Cryogenic fibre-fed laser metrology 

  Christiansen, Adam Joseph (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Physics and AstronomyArts and ScienceDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, 2020)

  Cryogenic cooling is a fundamental requirement for broadband far-infrared spectroscopic instrumentation to benefit from state-of-the-art far-infrared detectors. The precision to which the moving cryogenic components of the ...
• Collective bio-cultural heritage: meaningful Indigenous participation and consultation in land and land use 

  Provost, Ira Gilbert; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Indigenous StudiesArts and ScienceDepartment of Indigenous Studies, 2020)

  The Piikani Nation, a vibrant Indigenous community, has enjoyed their territory since time immemorial. In 2006 the Mikisew Cree won a precedent-setting case proving the need for government and industry to appropriately and ...
• Cayley graphs of order 6pq are Hamiltonian 

  Maghsoudi, Farzad; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)

  Assume G is a finite group, such that |G| is either 6pq or 7pq, where p and q are distinct prime numbers, and let S be a generating set of G. We prove there is a Hamiltonian cycle in the corresponding Cayley graph on G ...
• Automatic sentence annotation for more useful bug report summarization 

  Galappaththi, Akalanka; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)

  Bug reports are a useful software artifact with software developers referring to them for various information needs. As bug reports can become long, users of bug reports may need to spend a lot of time reading them. Previous ...
• Silenced encounters: an affective history of accessing abortion in Alberta, 1969-1988 

  Ingram, Shannon La Ree; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of HistoryArts and ScienceDepartment of History, 2020)

  This thesis is an affective history of abortion as told through the memories from four individuals; two retired medical practitioners who sat on Therapeutic Abortion Committees (TACs) and two women who accessed abortion ...
• Development of a real time immuno-PCR assay for the detection of pea root rot causal agent, Aphanomyces euteiches 

  Kaphle, Salina; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2020)

  Effective measures to detect Aphanomyces euteiches, one of the devastating pathogen of pea, are lacking. An indirect ELISA and a real time immuno-PCR (RT-iPCR) assay for the timely and sensitive detection of A. euteiches ...
• Male sexual orientation: a cross-cultural perspective 

  Petterson, Lanna Joy; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of PsychologyArts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2020)

  Some men experience sexual interest in MtF (male-to-feminine) transgender individuals, known as gynandromorphophilia. This sexual interest has received little academic attention. My thesis includes (a) a review of the ...
• Islands of resistance: challenging hegemony from the Johnstone Strait to the Salish Sea 

  Howe, Ronald; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender StudiesArts and Science, 2020)

  This thesis examines how three unique, isolated maritime communities located off the coast of British Columbia, Canada have responded to significant obstacles. Over a century ago, disillusioned Finnish immigrants responded ...
• Machine learning in the classification of computer code 

  Tasnim, Nazia; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)

  Machine learning approaches are a well-established method to analyze natural language. Sociolinguistic characteristics, such as the author's gender, experience, and age, have compelling effects on natural language use. ...
• Query focused abstractive summarization using BERTSUM model 

  Abdullah, Deen Mohammad; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)

  In Natural Language Processing, researchers find many challenges on Query Focused Abstractive Summarization (QFAS), where Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers for Summarization (BERTSUM) can be used for ...
• Re-imagining narratives of intimate violence: PhotoVoice inquiries with queer non/monogamous communities in Lethbridge, Alberta 

  Walker, Jaisie; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender StudiesArts and ScienceDepartment of Women and Gender Studies, 2020)

  Seven collaborators in this project used PhotoVoice, a visual participatory action methodology, to explore the complexity of violence as it is lived, represented, and (re)defined in the context of queer non/monogamous ...
• Integer programming formulation for contention aware connected dominating set in wireless multi-hop network 

  Nawrin Ferdous, Chowdhury; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)

  Efficient data propagation across the mobile nodes is an essential concern in wireless networks. Broadcasting with Minimum Connected Dominating Set (MCDS) is used to reduce redundant transmission. Contention occurs when a ...
• A Reconfigurable and wearable wireless sensor system and its case study in the training of hammer throwers 

  Wang, Ye; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)

  Wearable sensors have been popularly used in many applications with the development of computer science and engineering. However, wearables for biomechanical feedback in motor learning and training are still rare. Therefore, ...
• Dissecting the role of B2 SINE RNA processing in activation of stress response genes in mouse brain amyloid and aging pathology 

  Isaac, Christopher; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry & BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2020)

  Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that results in impairment of learning and memory. Previous work in mice has shown that learning correlates with hippocampus–specific changes in expression of stress ...

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