electronic theses and dissertations: recent submissions
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an ytterbium-doped fiber laser at 1.1 um
(2013-02-12)a pulsed ytterbium-doped fiber laser is proposed and developed. a length of samarium-doped fiber was inserted into the laser cavity to induce passive q-switching. the laser oscillated in the continuous wave, q-switched ... -
small-business owners' attitudes towards tourism and capacity for innovation: a case study in rural northwestern ontario
(2013-02-12)rural communities in much of the developed world have turned to tourism as a possible means to assist with the decline of traditional extractive industries (such as forestry and mining) and the resulting negative impacts ... -
fictions of a settler-state: indigenous and iraqi peoples in canadian newspapers, 1990-2010
(2013-02-12)this thesis interrogates canadian newspaper coverage of indigenous and iraqi peoples from 1990 to 2010. i engage in discourse analysis of these primary source materials in order to extricate from them racial sentiments and ... -
the distribution and role of downed woody debris in nutrient retention and cycling during early stand establishment
(2013-02-12)coarse woody debris (cwd) in boreal ecosystems has been hypothesized to play an important nutritional role following stand-replacing disturbances such as fire or harvest. sites with shallow soil over bedrock or those with ... -
effects of feed and operating conditions on the performance and membrane fouling of a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor
(2012)anaerobic membrane bioreactors (anmbrs) have been recognized as an effective method for enhanced wastewater treatment and re-use. however, the loss of the membrane performances due to membrane fouling remains a major ... -
effects of postnatal experience on avoidance, shock sensitivity and open-field behavior of two selectively bred strains of rats
(1973)the effects of postnatal experience on avoidance, shock sensitivity, and open-field behavior were investigated in the roman high avoidance (rha/lu) and the roman low avoidance (rla/lu) selectively bred strains of rats. -
northwestern ontario indian childrens' [sic] scores on the wisc in relation to the normative population.
(1973)because indian children of northwestern ontario attend schools designed for children of white, north-american families, they are frequently given the wechsler intelligence scale for children. this research was undertaken ... -
effects of differential food deprivation on partial reinforcement in two selectively bred strains of rats
(1975)the effects of three levels of food deprivation, and shift in reinforcement patterns were investigated in selectively bred high-(rha/lu) and low( rla/lu) avoidance strains. the high-avoidance strain responded to the ... -
mirror presentation and playback of species-specific aggressive vocalizations as reinforcers in adult domestic chickens (gallus gallus)
(1975)the present three experiments, designated as i, ii, and iii, attempted to establish the positive reinforcinig effects of mirror and audio (the playback of recorded crows) presentation, alone and combined, for adult domestic ... -
the outcomes and effectiveness of two self-disclosure techniques
(1974)it has been shown that there is a dyadic effect in regard to self-disclosure. this dyadic effect refers to the fact that the more one says about one's self the more another person is likely to say about their self. two ... -
reproductive tourism : the case of india, a feminist critical discourse analysis of indian gestational surrogacy tourism
(2009)within an increasingly globalized medical community, people have begun to travel outside of their own geographic locations in order to obtain various medical procedures. reproductive tourism is one of the latest developments ... -
the relationship of behavioral responses to selected swimming performance classifications
(1977)this study investigated relationships between behavioral responses on the psychological inventories for competitive swimmers to selected performance classifications at the 1977 canadian winter national swimming championships. ... -
the prediction and intervention of criminal behavior: a comparison of actuarial and case study methods
(1974)conceptual differences between actuarial and case study prediction, and past empirical comparisons of predictive powers are reviewed. the major concern is with providing empirical comparisons of accuracy in predicting ... -
recall deficit in acute schizophrenia
(1970)the present research is designed to investigate a recall deficit in schizophrenia which has been reported by some workers. twenty-four acute schizophrenics and 24 normal subjects of average verbal intelligence were selected. ... -
an investigation of the relationship between the occurrence of learning disabilities in children and the child rearing behaviors of their mothers: an exploratory study
(1972)the present study investigated the relationship between the occurrence of children's learning disabilities and the nature of the child rearing behaviors exhibited by their mothers. seventy mothers and their children served ... -
the effect of mode of presentation, stimulus concreteness, and verbalization on a paired-associates learning task
(1972)a 2x2x3x8 experimental design was used to investigate the effects of two levels of the concreteness dimension (i.e. concrete and abstract) of nouns; two levels of verbalization (i.e. verbalization and nonverbalization) and ... -
eeg desynchronization and serial learning
(1974)eeg correlates of serial learning were studies by examining two characteristics of eeg activation (mean or general level and peak level) in two groups of subjects, one of which was presented with a serial list for learning ... -
the effect of size, value, and arrangement on perceived numerosity
(1972)numerosity (perceived quantity) is shown in four experiments to vary with several factors: item-size, item-value, pattern size, and possibly the arrangement of items within patterns. -
verbal content and affective response in an interview : as a function of experimenter gaze direction
(1974)this study was designed to investigate the effects of one's looking or not looking at another's eyes upon the content of the other's speech and his affective response to the encounter. the relationships between experimenter ... -
the effects of intelligence on responses of young children after viewing aggressive and non-aggressive cartoon models
(1975)based on the research in social learning theory and aggression, the objectives of the following study are threefold: (1) to assess the effect of intelligence on the modelling process, (2) to extend current findings on ...
