electronic theses and dissertations: recent submissions
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women at the heart of the social economy : what motivates women to work in the social economy in whitehorse, yukon?
(2009)this thesis looks at the importance of women in the social economy in whitehorse and the motivations influencing women's participation in this sector of the economy. women's involvement in the traditional economy has been ... -
the correlations and the power characteristics of special classes of binary sequences for multicarrier communications
(2009)in recent years, multicarrier communication has attracted considerable attention as a promising technology that enables transmission of high data rates. one of major drawbacks of multicarrier communications is the high ... -
regeneration dynamics after fire and clear cutting in boreal mixedwoods
(2009)emulation of natural disturbance processes and their effects is important to maintain the structure and composition of managed forests. in boreal mixed forests, clearcutting has been considered as management practice ... -
autonomous navigation algorithms for indoor mobile robots
(2009)in many autonomous mobile robotic applications, the capability of finding a good path is of primary importance, especially for the places which are cluttered by random obstacles that may appear on the robot's path. -
catalytic decomposition of ammonia and tar for hot gas cleanup in biomass gasification using activated carbon supported catalysts and natural limonite ores
(2009)biomass gasification produces a gas (or syngas) containing primarily co2, h2, co, ch4 and (c2+c3), as well as some contaminants such as tars, nh3, h2s and so2. in order to achieve better efficiencies of the syngas applications, ... -
inuit youth migration from iqaluit to ottawa
(2009)with a public perception that inuit youth are leaving the north, it is important to improve our understanding of migration in the circumpolar north. the purpose of this pilot study is to identify, investigate and critically ... -
examining the effects of trial order and conditioning on the covert orienting of visual attention task (covat)
(2009)it has recently been reported by deller (2006) that the mechanisms of early facilitation followed by late inhibition of return (ior) attenuated upon ans activation, manipulated through head-down neck flexion (hdnf). the ... -
mobile ontology-based reasoning and feedback health monitoring system
(2009)as medical technology has developed over the past few decades, the average human life-span has increased and as a side effect, chronic illness has become more prevalent. many patients now require constant, everyday monitoring ... -
identification of boreal mixedwood forest structure cohorts in northwestern ontario using ontario's forest resource inventory, abitibi-bowater's continuous forest inventory and stepwise discriminant function analysis
(2009)a model was developed to determine if ontario's forest resource inventory (fri) could be used to classify boreal mixedwood stands in northwestern ontario into structural cohorts as proposed in the multi cohort forest ... -
reducing the environmental impact of the flotation of sphalerite : an alternative reagent scheme
(2009)n-hydrocinnamoyl-n-phenylhydroxylamine (hcnpha) was found to float sphalerite without activation by copper sulphate. however, concomitant flotation of sulphidic gangue minerals, such as pyrite, significantly reduced the ... -
design and control of a 10 dof biped robot
(2009)compared to wheeled robots, biped robots have their advantages. biped robots have better mobility. biped robots can walk in human environments, such as rough terrain and the place that contains obstacles, and can also climb ... -
assessing above- and belowground competitive effects in pure and mixed stands of jack pine (pinus banksiana) and black spruce (picea mariana)
(2009)ecological principles of niche, competition and competitive reduction suggest that competition in mixed stands composed of pine and spruce may experience positive interactions through (1) vertical stratification of canopy ... -
one world, one dream : comparisons of the newspaper coverage of the 2008 beijing olympic and paralympic games
(2009)this study compared and explored the newspaper coverage of the 2008 beijing olympic (og) and paralympic games (pg) by a canadian newspaper, the globe and mail. the methodology for this study was mixed methods design which ... -
the incidence of invasive haemophilus influenzae disease in northwestern ontario
(2009)prior to the late 1980s, haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) was the most common cause of meningitis, epiglottitis, and other invasive bacterial infections in young children. the introduction of the conjugate hib vaccines ... -
ecophysiological responses of white birch seedlings to soil temperature and phosphorus supply under current and doubled carbon dioxide concentration
(2009)to investigate the responses of some physiological and morphological traits to different soil temperature and phosphorus supply under current and doubled carbon dioxide concentration ([co2]), white birch (betula papyrifera ... -
demographic, reproductive, and psychosocial predictors of mood change in the postpartum period
(2009)the purpose of this study was to examine demographic, reproductive, and psychosocial predictors of mood change in the postpartum period. in a prospective design, 33 women completed either an online or paper and pencil ... -
using exercise based interventions for the treatment of cancer related fatigue: a meta analysis
(2009)background: cancer related fatigue (crf) is recognized as the most prevalent and distressing symptom affecting cancer patients and survivors. although the of crf is a new field of research, many studies have investigated ... -
adaptive and phenotypic responses of white birch provenances to climate variations
(2009)trees have adapted to their local climate, but with changes in the climate may currently, or in the near future occupy climates that are sub-optimal for growth and survival. the goal of current reforestation is therefore ... -
riparian habitat and vegetation recovery of headwater streams after clearcut harvesting
(2009)in this thesis i examined two important aspects of clearcut harvesting along small headwater streams and their riparian zones. the objectives of the study were: 1) to investigate the impacts of clearcut harvesting on the ... -
determining the strongest predictor of fast aerobic fitness
(2009)ice hockey is a unique sport requiring a combination of well developed fitness capacities that can be generally referred to as 'ice hockey fitness'. to be successful at a representative level an ice hockey player must have ...
