electronic theses and dissertations: recent submissions
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study of spenser's hymnes
(1985)this thesis is a study of a small collection of spenser's poems which was published in london in 1596. the title of the collection is the fowre hymnes and it is one of the most confusing of spenser's poetic works. in ... -
at the banquet : images of the carnivalesque in salman rushdie's the moor's last sigh
(2000)this thesis examines the carnivalesque nature of the moor's last sigh bv salman rushdie in relation to gargantua and pantagruel by francois rabelais. in particular, i focus on the abundant banquet imagery of this novel ... -
narrative structure in three novels of the vietnam war
(1988)this thesis analyzes the process by which three american novels about the vietnam war—david halberstam*s one very hot day^ gustav hasford*s the short-timers, and stephen wright's meditations in green—attempt simultaneously ... -
tuberculosis education program for long term care homes / by marcia l. matthews.
(2009)outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as sars have highlighted the importance of infection prevention and control practices. diseases such as tuberculosis (tb) continue to persist and pose a threat if not understood and ... -
program planning and evaluation framework for a community based food project in mwanza, tanzania / by ellena andoniou.
(2009)the ravaging effects of the hiv/aids epidemic in sub-saharan africa are well known. countries in the region are facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions further compounded by poverty, malnutrition and social inequalities. ... -
boosting performance of transactional memory through transactional read tracking and set associative locks
(2013)multi-core processors have become so prevalent in server, desktop, and even embedded systems that they are considered the norm for modem computing systems. the trend is likely toward many-core processors with many more ... -
community care providers' perception of dementia in aboriginal seniors: a qualitative study
(2013)little research has explored dementia within aboriginal communities in northwestern ontario; as a result, we know little about the experiences of health service providers in caring for these populations. this research ... -
health care in 19th century upper canada/ontario : adaptation of a british model
(1989)after having completed relevant coursework in health care in britain and while researching late 19th century health care in port arthur, i became fascinated by the surprisingly advanced level of such services in port ... -
physical activity experiences from the perspective of adolescent females in northwestern ontario communities
(2009)purpose: to explore the experiences of female youth residing in rural northwestern ontario communities with physical activity and gain insight into ways to enhance opportunities for females to be physically ... -
bisphenol a : how media and special interest groups influenced the ban on bpa
(2010)recently, there has been great dispute about the effects of bisphenol a (herein referred to as bpa) leaching into baby bottles. this led to canada being the first country to ban bpa in baby bottles in april of 2008 (cbc, ... -
detection and assessment of armillaria in young conifer plantations of northwestern ontario and northeastern china
(1991)methods for detecting and evaluating armillaria in plantations were compared in a series of studies. the purposes of the studies were to standardize the armillaria trapping technique, and to determine if it could be used ... -
studies on the fungus flammulina velutipes
(1987)local ligninocellulosic waste materials were examined as substrates for growing flammulina velutipes mushrooms. mushroom production was favoured by substrate moisture content in the range of 125-150%, (substrate supplementation ... -
shigometer and electrical resistance studies of paper birch
(1990)the shigometer was evaluated as an instrument for detecting red heart of paper birch. the shigometer accurately detected the presence of red heart at a 50% decrease from the maximum reading rule but sometimes failed to ... -
effects of laccaria proxima and fibrous pulp wastes on the growth of container-grown conifers
(1990)nine conifer species, japanese larch {larix kaempferi), white spruce (picea glauca) , black spruce (p. mariana), red spruce (p. rubens), jack pine (pinus banksiana), mugo pine (p. mugo), red pine (p. resinosa),japanese ... -
study of chondrostereum purpureum and its role in the decline of white birch in thunder bay
(1990)various aspects of the biology of chondrostereum purpureum (pers.:fr.) pouz. and its role in dieback and decline of white birch (betula papyrifera marsh.) were studied. (1) sixty-nine trees which exhibited symptoms ... -
cytological studies of inonotus tomentosus
(1988)cytological studies revealed irregularities in the nuclear life cycle of inonotus tomentosus. the mycelia was multinucleate and the nuclei were found in groups of two to six. by the time the nuclei reached the subhymenium ... -
northwestern ontario gold mining, 1880-1902 : the gold boom that didn't pan out
(1996)in 1878, gold was discovered south of rat portage on an island in the lake of the woods. after a brief flurry of development, excitement waned and rainy river district mining progressed slowly and fitfully for more than ... -
peer acceptance and self-esteem in gifted children
(1987)the present study examined how well gifted children in regular classrooms were accepted by their classmates. fifty-four gifted and 681 normal iq children in grades two through eight were given peer ratings by their classmates ... -
effects of early education on later social, adaptative and behavioural functioning / by arlene d. whiffen.
the effects of early education on later social, adaptive and behavioural functioning was assessed using the child behavior checklist and the teacher’s report form. twenty- five primary grade children who had been ... -
tachistoscopic study of reading related operations in average readers and those experiencing difficulty
(1989)thirty elementary school children were classified into equal groups of poor and average readers. in a series of four experiments, subjects were requested to provide vocal responses to tachistoscopically presented stimuli ...
