electronic theses and dissertations from 2009: recent submissions
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modelling groundwater flow and contaminant transport at a gold mine site in northern ontario
(2015-02-02)the practices of mining and ore processing are used in many countries around the world to extract and concentrate the valuable natural resources found within the rock bodies which make up the earth’s crust. however, the ... -
cross-coupling reactions: synthesis and photoactivity of enediynes
(2015-02-02)the syntheses of a number of photoactive enediynes using the sonogashira coupling reaction are described. alkynes with different characteristics were coupled to 2-bromoiodobenzene to yield the desired drugs. the enediyne’s ... -
understanding the meanings of the personal lived experiences of spousal care partners participating in a chronic disease self-management program : describing the meaning and essence of the phenomenon
(2015-02-02)as predicted by the rising tide study, the prevalence of dementia is increasing, and it is a chronic disease that is costly in its social, economic and health dimensions (who, 2012; alzheimer’s society of canada (asc), ... -
beyond the problem and the intervention: understanding contextual factors influencing adoption of a comprehensive school health program
(2015-02-02)the focus of this qualitative research was to explore the factors that influence schools' decisions to adopt a comprehensive school health program - go girls! in thunder bay, ontario. i interviewed administrators and ... -
constructing bodies of knowledge: examining the discursive sites through which individuals come to understand what "health" means
(2015-02-02)how individuals perceive and understand health will impact the health behaviours that they en-gage in, how they engage with the healthcare system, and how they perceive themselves on a spectrum of healthfulness. perceptions ... -
the wild west of policy making : a discourse analysis of primary and secondary schools' social media policies
(2015-02-02)social media has become a technology that is increasingly shaping how young people connect, socialize, and learn (ahn, 2011). many educators and administrators endeavour to understand how this communications tool has ... -
the usefulness of a carpal tunnel compression assessment tool: evidence of reliability and validity in assessing carpal tunnel syndrome
(2015-02-02)carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is a medical condition (neuropathy) that affects many individuals throughout their daily lives. the condition is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel space, with ... -
an exploration of mathematics discourse in a reform-oriented classroom and its role in the development of strategies and big ideas in early addition and subtraction
(2015-02-02)the focus of this video case study was to analyze the role of social norms (discourse in a learning community), sociomathematical norms (math discourse in a learning community), and my teaching in facilitating these norms ... -
northern exposure: a comparison study of alaska and yukon models of measuring community wellbeing
(2015-02-02)the main objective of this study is to examine models of measuring community wellbeing in alaska and yukon to determine if they were developed with the input of residents and if these models reflect local living conditions. ... -
foliar nutrient resorption and litterfall production with stand age, overstory composition, and disturbance origin in boreal forests
(2015-01-13)nutrient resorption (nur) prior to developmental senescence allows for nutrient conservation in plants, driven primarily by genetics, development stage, climate and soil fertility, and litterfall is the vector for the ... -
exercise and anxiety sensitivity: an examination of dose response, credibility, expectancy, and perceived effort
(2015-01-13)despite ongoing research examining exercise and its anxiolytic effects (petruzello, landers, hatfield, kubitz, & salazar, 1991), our understanding of this relationship is limited. the present study evaluated the effects ... -
narrating activist education: teachers' stories of affecting social and political change
(2015-01-13)the project was undertaken in order to gain a deeper understanding of the conceptual and practical relationships between education and activism. of particular concern is how teachers perceive ... -
vibration control using switchable stiffness
(2015-01-13)over the last decade, the switchable stiffness (ss) control strategy has seen renewed academic interest due to the need for effective vibration control techniques. the ss control strategy involves switching the system’s ... -
second generation south asian canadians: family or individual mate choice model adoption
(2015-01-13)family processes have been shown to impact well -being in various immigrant populations in canada. the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of individual choice and/or family choice model adoption of mate ... -
computer simulation of functional materials for therapeutic ultrasound applications
(2015-01-13)magnetic resonance imaging guided high intensity focused ultrasound is a potential non-invasive treatment which uses constructive interference patterns to concentrate ultrasound energy generated by a piezoelectric ... -
between two gazes: kubrick's alienating aesthetic
(2015-01-13)in his explanation of 2001: a space odyssey’s concluding “stargate” sequence, stanley kubrick privileges its psychological and affective aspects, stating that “[the concluding sequence’s] meaning has to be found on a sort ... -
assessment of strength profiles in adolescents and the relationship to mental health concerns
(2015-01-13)the purpose of the proposed investigation was to advance our understanding of the strengths concept in the adolescent population. the relationship between adolescent strengths and mental health, and individual differences ... -
older people's adaptation to new modes of communication
(2014-12-19)the advances in information communication technology (ict) in the past three decades have served to improve the lives of older persons globally. while this evolution of ict has in large measure benefited older canadians, ... -
testing british columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects
(2014-12-19)provincial water quality guidelines are established in order to prevent detrimental effects of a single toxicant from affecting the health of resident aquatic life. however, the elevation of pollutants in freshwater can ... -
bimodal discrimination tasks involving different hierarchical processing levels reveal a late stage interaction between multisensory integration and attention
(2014-12-19)multisensory integration and attention have been studied independently and a vast amount of literature exists for both phenomena. researchers have recently raised questions, however, as to how these two processes interact. ...
