The Internet does not currently provide end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees across multiple network providers. We demonstrate that networks. by using dynamic pricing, can provide end-to-end QoS guarantees for ...

In this dissertation we study the anisotropic Manev problem that describes the motion of two point masses in an anisotropic space under the influence of a Newtonian force-law with a relativistic correction term. The ...

Health information technology is continuously changing and becoming more complex and susceptible to errors. It is both an essential and disruptive innovation that requires proper management of risks arising from its use. ...

Autonomic computing has become more prevalent and, hence, its evaluation is becoming more important. In this thesis, we address the issue of evaluating the software architecture of self-healing applications with respect ...

The present study used phenomenology to inquire about the quality of life experiences of six adults who had undergone an amputation. This study also explored how the adults perceive their lives. All participants resided ...

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes that form a wireless network without the use of a fixed infrastructure or centralized administration, and every node acts as a host as well as a router. The ...

Detecting lung cancer is di cult as it is hidden in the body, and current clinical methods are not elective at an early stage; the one-year survival rate after diagnosis in the World is just 29-33%. Acetyl amantadine (AcAm) ...

British Columbia’s current mountain pine beetle epidemic has led to salvage and mitigation harvesting strategies intended to slow the dispersal of beetles, and recover economic value from infested timber stands. These ...

The first objective in this dissertation was to use microanalysis and a dyadic approach to investigate infant social responsiveness. Therefore, I developed a method that used a projective pairs framework: Parental social ...

The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology to analyse ROV video and scanning-sonar data to document the abundance and distribution of epi-benthic megafauna on the continental slope off Vancouver Island and to ...