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Parallel Processing Based Techniques for Multimodal Video Filtering in Large-Scale Data Systems
Full text linkThe rapid growth of video and audio data presents challenges in efficiently extracting meaningful insights from large datasets. This research addresses the need for scalable and accurate multimodal content filtering, particularly for applications such as surveillance and assisting individuals with memory-related challenges. Traditional video filtering methods often face challenges with scalability and contextual understanding when filtering audio and visual data. A multimodal video filtering technique is devised, integrating Natural Language Processing (NLP) for dialogue analysis, object detection models for visual content identification, and parallel processing techniques for efficient data handling. A proof-of-concept prototype is developed to demonstrate the system’s ability to filter videos based on user-specified dialogues and objects, enhance context-aware filtering, and detect critical events in real time. Results of experiments performed on the prototype provide several insights into system behaviour and performance
La Migration Forcée au Canada
Full text linkThis book is available in open access to all readers. Please download the book and consult the copyright page and acknowledgments to determine the organizations responsible for financially supporting that access, in addition to McGill-Queen's University Press (https://www.mqup.ca) and Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (https://carleton.ca/lerrn) with the assistance of the Carleton University Library. The series editors would really appreciate hearing about readers' experiences and uses of this edition of the ebook. To share, please write to [email protected] migrations forcées ont façonné la création du Canada en tant qu'État colonisateur et de peuplement. Elles constituent une caractéristique déterminante de nos réalités nationales et mondiales contemporaines. De nombreuses personnes au Canada ont une expérience directe ou indirecte de la réinstallation et de la protection des réfugiés, de la traite des personnes et des déplacements causés par le changement climatique. La migration forcée au Canada est une ressource d’envergure dans le domaine en plein essor des études sur les migrations. L’ouvrage s'appuie sur des perspectives disciplinaires multiples. Des auteures et auteurs issues des mondes de la recherche, de la pratique et des savoirs autochtones mettent en lumière les expériences vécues de déplacement et les politiques migratoires à tous les paliers - municipal, provincial, territorial et fédéral - avec une attention particulière portée à l’expérience québécoise et aux minorités francophones du Canada. Depuis les premiers déplacements d'Autochtones et le colonialisme de peuplement, en passant par l'esclavage des Noirs jusqu'à l'apatridie, la traite des personnes et la migration climatique, les chapitres montrent comment la migration humaine est façonnée par des identités et des structures qui se recoupent. Les discussions sur le handicap, la race, la classe, l'âge social et l'identité de genre sont particulièrement novatrices. Situant le Canada dans le cadre de tendances, de normes et de structures internationales plus larges - à la fois passées et présentes - La migration forcée au Canada fournit des outils incontournables pour évaluer les informations émanant des journalistes, des représentants du gouvernement, des collègues et d'organisations non gouvernementales. L’ouvrage propose également de nouvelles pistes d'enquête, de discussion, de recherche et d'action
Evaluating Treatment Response, Biomarkers, and Outcome Reliability in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Full text linkDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked, rare, progressive, and fatal disease. Multiple clinical trials of a new steroid, vamorolone, recently approved internationally provided data used to a) assess the reliability of motor function and strength outcomes, b) study the impact of vamorolone and prednisone on the HPA-axis, and c) to identify treatment-response biomarkers, particularly those involved in bone turnover. Issues with reliability and missingness in younger age groups were found for several commonly used outcome measures. Vamorolone was confirmed to have similar adrenal suppression issues to prednisone, and seven novel bone biomarkers responsive only to prednisone were defined. The impact of this is in reducing patient and clinical site burden, and facilitating better understanding of the treatment responsive biological pathways. This work is relevant to improving the quality of life in DMD, identifying new avenues for drug development, and improving the statistical power of future therapeutic trials
Subversive Social Heritage & Adaptive Infill: The Future of Kensington Market
Full text linkThe Kensington Market Land Trust is a community organization which protects affordability and neighborhood character. Resisting gentrification by acquiring properties and returning them to collective community ownership. In examining the opportunity of land trusts, and the unique character of Kensington Market, my thesis asks how development can be regenerative and simultaneously meet the needs of an aging heritage district while accommodating a rapidly growing population? As the thesis addresses this question it considers inclusive and adaptive design that challenges the traditional methods of planning and housing. This framework prioritizes social heritage and envisions a different reality for affordable housing, one that empowers residents with flexible living opportunities. This approach will integrate with Kensington’s mixed-use community and pedestrian-friendly culture, reinforcing the neighborhood’s unique character and resilience
