electronic theses and dissertations from 2009: recent submissions
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synthesis and electrochemical study of palladium-based nanomaterials for green energy applications
(2014-01-22)rising global energy consumption leads to increased environmental impacts. the continued use of current energy resources, e.g. fossil fuels, will exaggerate the cumulative nature of co2 byproduct emissions in the atmosphere. ... -
a study of driving cessation and its association with satisfaction with life
(2014-01-22)older drivers are the fastest growing segment of the canadian driving population and, as a consequence, the numbers who face the experience of stopping driving will continue to rise. a review of the literature reveals that ... -
comparative analysis of wood pellet parameters: canadian case study
(2014-01-22)canada is one of the world leaders in wood pellet production and export, however, domestic consumption is extremely low. in addition there is no national standard in canada for wood pellets. the canadian government announced ... -
heuristic approaches for energy-efficient shared restoration in wdm networks
(2014-01-22)in recent years, there has been ongoing research on the design of energy-efficient wavelength division multiplexing (wdm) networks. the explosive growth of internet traffic has led to increased power consumption of network ... -
lake trout and their egg predators' ability to locate spawning substrate using olfaction
(2014-01-22)lake trout spawning sites, and the substrate on these sites, are structurally unique in many ways. these sites are generally at the end of the fetch of a lake, close to shore (1 m) and composed of small to medium sized ... -
investigation of winter habitat selection by woodland caribou in relation to forage abundance and snow accumulation
(2014-01-22)imprecision and misclassification of land cover types are two issues commonly encountered in habitat selection studies using satellite land cover classifications and telemetry data. here, the utility of broad land cover ... -
seeing without rods or cones: contributions of intrinsically-photosensitive retinal ganglion cells to the image-forming visual system
(2014-01-22)it was long thought that rods and cones were the only components of the mammalian retina capable of conveying light information to the brain. recently, a novel class of transduction-capable retinal ganglion cells containing ... -
individual differences in flirting and attractivity mating strategies: sex, gender, and the menstrual cycle
(2014-01-22)previous research suggests sex differences in mate preferences and mating strategies based on reproductive constraints (buss, 2005). furthermore, research has suggested that women's mating behaviours change across the ... -
mobile robot tank with gpu assistance
(2014-01-22)robotic research has been costly and tremendously time consuming; this is due to the cost of sensors, motors, computational unit, physical construction, and fabrication. there are also a lot of man hours clocked in for ... -
modeling the woody biomass supply chain for energy production in northwestern ontario
(2014-01-22)efficient procurement and optimal utilization of woody biomass for bioenergy production requires a good understanding of biomass supply-chain management. the general objective of this research is to develop decision support ... -
adaptability in moose (alces alces l) : habitat selection in two landscapes in newfoundland, canada
(2014-01-22)moose (alces alces [l.]) exist circumglobally and in a vast array of different habitats. i explore differences in habitat selection in relation to differences in availability of forest stands by habitat type and number of ... -
nonlinear transient analysis based on wave digital filters
(2014-01-22)simulation of large circuit networks is a cpu-time and memory consuming task. computer clusters and multi-core processors have become common but algorithms must be parallelizable to fully take advantage of these architectures. ... -
developing understanding: pre-service elementary teachers' changing conceptions of mathematics
(2014-01-22)this descriptive case study explores how a conceptual understanding of fractions develops in pre-service elementary teachers enrolled in a reform-based, remedial mathematics skills course set at a middle school level, ... -
intra-lake and inter-lake variation in copper tolerance in daphnia from clean and metal-contaminated lakes
(2014-01-22)the freshwater invertebrate daphnia can persist in historically metal-contaminated lakes due to its ability to adapt to metal contamination. since different daphnia isolates have been shown to have varying degrees of ... -
the cumulative effects of hypoxia and hyperglycemia on cardiac oxidative stress
(2014-01-22)hyperglycaemia-induced oxidative stress plays an important role in cardiomyocyte cell death leading to cardiac dysfunction. autophagy is an intracellular bulk degradation process and can be induced by stressors such as ... -
a creative arts-based approach to using children's rights as a vehicle for tolerance education at the senior elementary school level
(2013-04-10)the following arts-based qualitative research study investigates the potential value of art-based children's rights and tolerance curricula in canadian schools. the study addresses the question: are the arts an effective ... -
comparing vertical jump height measurement methods
(2013-04-10)vertical jump height is a method of assessing muscle strength and power in the lower body, and is used to assess athletic ability. the gold standard in measuring vertical jump height is the measurement of the vertical ... -
masculinity goes to class : gender performances and anti-oppressive perspectives in a secondary classroom
(2013-04-10)this research explores the complicated terrain of secondary school mates' masculinity and the ways they make sense and meaning of these identities in the socio-political context of a feminist, anti-oppressive teacher's ... -
ecological niche modelling : salix in ontario
(2013-04-10)it has long been recognized that organisms exist in environments peculiar to taxa. climate is thought to be of primary importance in determining the natural geographic distribution of species. growing concern over climate ... -
documenting first nations perspectives on water : engaging fort william first nation in source water protection using photovoice
(2013-02-21)this research project was created through a partnership between the anishnabe of the gitchi gami environmental programs, the fort william first nation youth council and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . together 13 members of the fort ...
