electronic theses and dissertations from 2009: recent submissions
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the ovulatory shift: proceptive and receptive mating behaviours across the menstrual cycle
(2015-08-05)research has suggested an ovulatory shift whereby women become more oriented towards short-term mating around the time of ovulation. other research suggests that women’s cyclical shifts depend on their sociosexuality and ... -
adaptive variation of trembling aspen in northwestern ontario
(2015-08-05)to demonstrate the pattern of adaptive variation of populus tremuloides (michx.) to northwestern ontario climate conditions, a statistical analysis was completed of growth and phenology variables from 26 provenances. ... -
first nations student engagement in secondary school: enhancing student success in a northern eeyou community
(2015-08-05)this study investigated engagement and disengagement factors for high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in a northern eeyou community using a mixed methods participatory approach. a quantitative survey, administered to a stratified sample ... -
social justice and equity : exploring the perspectives of senior administrators on whiteness and racism in postsecondary education
(2015-08-05)this study explored senior administrators‘ perspectives on whiteness and racism in postsecondary education. the study focused on canadian senior administrators at postsecondary institutions located in 2 provinces and in 2 ... -
fat bullying of girls in school : implications for pre-service teacher education
(2015-08-05)bullying of girls based on their body size remains a problem in schools that often appears to be tolerated and neglected by adult staff. thus far, there has been a limited amount of research on this topic, including a ... -
the influence of site type and harvest intensity on understory composition in boreal picea mariana (mill.) b.s.p. forest communities in northwestern ontario
(2015-08-05)plant diversity and composition in boreal black spruce understory communities was assessed 15 years after the application of three harvest disturbance treatments on loam, sand and peat site types. the study was carried out ... -
development of multi-probe fluorescence-based assay for bonta detection
(2015-08-05)botulinum neurotoxins (bonts) cause the lethal disease botulism through the inhibition of acetyl choline secretion by the cleavage of crucial snare proteins. determination of critical residues in the protein sequence of ... -
improving power of l1 data cache and register file utilizing critical path instructions
(2014)as transistor’s feature size shrinks, power becomes one of the limiting factors in design of modern processors. cache and register file are the two power hungry components in processors, consuming more than one third of ... -
computational tools for the high-throughput identification of protein-targeted drugs and probes
(2015-08-04)this thesis is comprised of three projects that are driven by a common theme, which is the use of computational tools in aiding molecular probe and drug design. in the first project, the feasibility of using molecular ... -
system formulation for parallel circuit analysis
(2015-06-16)advances in communication systems and vlsi circuits increase the performance requirements and complexity of circuits. during the design process, there is a need to perform computationally demanding numerical simulations ... -
developing a collaborative mooc learning environment utilizing video sharing with discussion summarization as added-value
(2015-06-16)with the fast-growing massive open online courses (mooc) community and the increase in the number of learning management systems (lmss) available online, the amount of shared information is massive. current lms - in ... -
multi-analytical residue analysis of the trihedral adze: a case study for the introduction of new methodologies in boreal forest archaeology
(2015-06-15)this thesis aims to evaluate the use of multi-analytical residue analysis in archaeological investigations in the boreal forest through the examination of a specific artifact class – the trihedral and related adze tool ... -
the impact of the teacher's questions on the learning of part-whole relations and a benchmark model in fractions
(2015-06-15)the focus of this case study was to explore how my questions as a teacher impacted my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ‟ construction of part-whole relations and their use of a benchmark model in learning fractions. the research conducted ... -
building bridges in indigenizing education: digital narratives as a means of shifting non-indigenous teacher horizons towards relationality
(2015-06-15)this thesis was developed in response to the pressing need to find methods for non-indigenous teachers to actively teach for indigenous student resilience, and to center indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their families in an ... -
mobile miners: work, home, and hazards in yukon's mining industry
(2015-06-15)this thesis examines the impacts that long-distance commuting operations have for workers in yukon's mining industry. the canadian mining industry has transitioned from the traditional taylorist operations of the twentieth ... -
a critical examination of chemical extremes in freshwater systems
(2015-06-15)the objectives of this thesis are to explore and identify: 1) the causative factors for extreme endpoints in freshwater chemistry, specifically eutrophication and acidification, and 2) the convergence of anthropogenic ... -
identity in a love marriage? exploring the consequences of south asian women's choice to take part in inter-racial relationships
(2015-06-15)this thesis examines the challenges faced by young south asian canadian women when they choose to become involved in interracial intimate relationships. a feminist intersectional framework was used to analyze the ‘othering’ ... -
exploration of exercise motivation and adherence among individuals living with cancer following participation in a structured group-based exercise program
(2015-06-15)background/objectives: previous literature has found that exercise participation for individuals living with cancer has a multitude of benefits and is recommended for rehabilitation following cancer treatment. it has ... -
groundwater contamination prevention using an electrokinetic barrier-cobalt trapping
(2015-06-15)the quality of groundwater in many regions around the world has been compromised due to pollution from anthropogenic activities such as deposition of solid wastes containing heavy metals in landfills, industrial spills and ... -
self-assembled thin films of thiocyanate and selenocyanate bithiophenes
(2015-06-15)presented herein is the organic synthesis and thin film (tf) assembly of six alkyl-substituted thiocyante and selenocyante bithiophene molecules: ncse-t2-hx, ncs-t2-hx, ncs-hx-t2-hx, ncse- hx-t2-hx, ncs-hx-t2-hx-scn and ...
