Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Particulate Matter Component Analyses in Relation to Public Health in Canada

Year: 2023, 2023

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Jarvis, Shannon Margaret, Thesis advisor (ths): Burr, Wesley S, Thesis advisor (ths): Shin, Hwashin H, Degree committee member (dgc): Newlands, Nathaniel, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: This thesis explores the shot-term relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and human health through metrics such as mortality and hospitalization in Canada. We begin by detailing the organization and interpolation of air pollution data from its partially quality-controlled source form. Analyses of seasonal, regional and temporal trends of all major components of PM2.5, was… more

Application of Data Science to Paramedic Data

Year: 2022, 2022

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Smith, (John) Chris, Thesis advisor (ths): Burr, Wesley S, Degree committee member (dgc): Leyenaar, Matthew S, Degree committee member (dgc): Chan-Reynolds, Michael, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: Paramedic data has significant potential for research. Paramedics see many patients every year and collect a wide variety of crucial data at each encounter. This data is rarely used for good reason: it's messy and hard to work with. But like theunderdog character in a classic movie, with a little bit of work and a lot of understanding, paramedic data has significant potential to… more

A Framework for Testing Time Series Interpolators

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Castel, Sophie Terra Marguerite, Thesis advisor (ths): Burr, Wesley S, Degree committee member (dgc): Pollanen, Marco, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: The spectrum of a given time series is a characteristic function describing its frequency properties. Spectrum estimation methods require time series data to be contiguous in order for robust estimators to retain their performance. This poses a fundamental challenge, especially when considering real-world scientific data that is often plagued by missing values, and/or irregularly… more

Population-Level Ambient Pollution Exposure Proxies

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Scott, Carlone Livingston, Thesis advisor (ths): Burr, Wesley S, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: The Air Health Trend Indicator (AHTI) is a joint Health Canada / Environment and Climate Change Canada initiative that seeks to model the Canadian national population health risk due to acute exposure to ambient air pollution. The common model in the field uses averages of local ambient air pollution monitors to produce a population-level exposure proxy variable. This method is applied… more

Historic Magnetogram Digitization

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Weygang, Mark, Thesis advisor (ths): Burr, Wesley S, Thesis advisor (ths): McConnell, Sabine, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: The conversion of historical analog images to time series data was performed by using deconvolution for pre-processing, followed by the use of custom built digitization algorithms. These algorithms have been developed to be user friendly with the objective of aiding in the creation of a data set from decades of mechanical observations collected from the Agincourt and Toronto geomagnetic… more