electronic theses and dissertations from 2009: recent submissions
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defining and evaluating cultural safety at seventh generation midwives toronto: exploring urban indigenous women’s perspectives on culturally safe maternity care
(2015)in recent years, indigenous midwifery has reemerged as a vital form of maternity care in canada. with the majority of practices being situated in rural and remote areas, seventh generation midwives toronto (sgmt) remains ... -
traumatic brain injury in older adults: a descriptive & etiologic analysis
(2015)a two-part study was undertaken to determine the characteristics and incidence of older adults who sustained a traumatic brain injury (tbi) while in ontario home care from 2003 to 2013, and to determine the association ... -
h2s as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for asthma
(2015)asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease with hyper-responsive bronchoconstriction and airway remodeling, leading to extensive airway narrowing. the pathophysiology of asthma remains unclear. the literature shows that the ... -
dis-placing myself: decolonizing a settler outdoor environmental educator
(2015)indigenous communities across canada are courageously fighting to protect their lands for future generations. many settler canadians are trying to work in solidarity with indigenous communities to disrupt socio-ecological ... -
a case study of elementary schoolchildren’s perspectives on character: an exploration using a children’s rights participatory framework
(2015)there has been for educators of schoolchildren internationally a renewed interest in ‘character education’ (e.g., brabeck & rogers, 2000; caspo 2001; covell & howe, 2001; halstead & pike, 2006; hussar & harris, 2010; friday, ... -
accommodating 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 on classroom and large-scale assessments: teachers’ perspectives and validity issues
(2015)the objective of this research was to examine teacher perspectives of accommodation practices in the classroom, on large-scale assessments, and their effect on the validity of large-scale assessment data in ontario ... -
resisting positivism: unfolding the epistemological basis of two arts-integrating research methodologies, arts based research and a/r/tography
(2015)how may an arts practice be considered a research methodology? this thesis examines two arts integrating methodologies, arts based research and a/r/tography, to uncover their epistemological constructs and philosophical ... -
indigenizing environmental education: how can land-based practices become an educational journey of reconciliation?
(2015)environmental education today centres on the protection and conservation of land for settler-canadians. this research explores how including an indigenous perspective of land into environmental education can aid non-indigenous ... -
exploring health care providers’ perspectives of care practices, facilitators, and barriers experienced when managing childhood obesity in rural northwestern ontario communities
(2015)previous literature has identified that rural communities have a higher obesity prevalence than their urban counterparts. in comparison to the rest of the province, childhood obesity rates are significantly higher in ... -
a randomized trial of a comprehensive training process to enhance safe driving in older adults
(2015)in canada, older adult driving exposure is increasing quite drastically. however, older adult drivers have a higher motor vehicle collision fatality risk compared to younger age groups. therefore, older adult driver ... -
mixtures of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons lead to complex toxic outcomes in the freshwater amphipod, hyalella azteca
(2015)the study of ecotoxicology inevitably must address the fact that toxicants always occur in mixture. unfortunately, our present state of knowledge in terms of predicting the effects of contaminant mixtures and understanding ... -
evaluating an on-reserve methadone maintenance therapy program for first nations peoples
(2015)the use of alcohol and drugs is a significant issue faced by first nations communities in canada, which is accentuated by high rates of mortality and morbidity resulting from opioid use. the frequency of opioid-related ... -
the effect of pesticides on the degradation of oxobiodegradable agricultural mulch films
(2015)oxobiodegradable agriculture mulch films made from polyethylene (pe) are known to have many benefits for agriculture practice, including increased yields and resource efficiency, without the drawback of removing the ... -
wastewater treatment and water quality assessment through electrochemical approaches
(2015)the protection of water resources is becoming one of the most critical issues afflicting people globally. novel, robust, efficient, and environmentally compatible technologies for the treatment of wastewater and the ... -
the effects of oral contraceptives on emotional reactivity and cognition
(2015)the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of oral contraceptives (ocs) on emotional reactivity and cognitive ability. previous research has suggested that oc users may experience blunted positive affect ... -
investigation into the ecological costs of sea lamprey control on lake sturgeon and ammocoete predators using olfactory techniques
(2015)fish that feed or travel in low light conditions particularly rely on their chemical senses, such as olfaction, for survival. exposure to toxicants at concentrations lower than those causing mortality can have detrimental ... -
enriching communities with community-based arts education
(2015)this research aims to describe the value of community-based arts education. community-based arts organizations focus on community concerns and issues as well as support individual development (hoffman davis, 2010), yet ... -
building and sustaining authentic partnerships – business readiness and relationships with aboriginal communities in northwestern ontario
(2015)in order to foster the future economic growth of northwestern ontario, cooperation and partnership with key groups are necessary. this exploratory case study identifies new economic trends in industry, focusing on ... -
optimization of software transactional memory through linear regression and decision tree
(2015)software transactional memory (stm) is a promising paradigm that facilitates programming for shared memory multiprocessors. in stm programs, synchronization of accesses to the shared memory locations is fully handled by ... -
managing for emerald ash borer in the urban forest
(2015)urban forestry is a concept applied to many cities, municipalities, and communities around the world. it is the practice of managing the interface between urban infrastructure and environmental green spaces. an invasive ...
