electronic theses and dissertations from 2009: recent submissions
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changes in winter habitat use by mammals following commercial thinning of lodgepole pine (pinus contorta) in west central alberta
(2010)in 1996, millar western forest products initiated an adaptive management experiment to assess the potential benefits of commercial thinning and to monitor its effects on winter habitat use by multiple mammalian species, ... -
finding food deserts : a spatial analysis of food security in northwestern ontario (1996-2006) / by sarah wintle.
(2010)the purpose of this study is to examine the state of food security in northwestern ontario communities by identifying food deserts, or neighbourhoods with high levels of social deprivation and limited access to nutritious ... -
sensory materials in child care : an assessment of illness risk / by heidi j. pitfield.
(2010)objective. the objective of this study was to assess the risk of illness attributable to sensory use in licensed child care settings. design. four child care centres from one large corporation in the same health region ... -
pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of peat and pine sawdust for bio-ethanol production / by wei shi.
(2010)this thesis includes three parts: 1.) effect of hydrogen peroxide on delignification of peat; 2.) pre-treatment of pine sawdust using various methods, including organosolv extraction, ultrasonic treatment, and sodium ... -
plant community assembly 15-37 years after clearcutting, clearcutting plus prescribed burning, and wildfire in jack pine (pinus banksiana lamb.) forest of central canada
(2010)study area: northwestern ontario. -
reform mathematics teaching and how it helps 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 understand the concept of area / by sarah k. garrett.
(2010)the focus of this research was to determine the effectiveness of the reform method of teaching in helping grade 7 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 acquire a conceptual understanding of area. a pre-test, intervention, post-test model was used. ... -
dvs-capable ultra-low-power subthreshold cmos temperature sensor / by gregory toombs.
(2010)there are many contemporary contexts in which a small, low-power-consumption temperature sensor is very valuable. power, area, speed and temperature range factors are important constraints in modern vlsi design. as transistor ... -
retooling gender? a constructivist analysis of tomboy tools / by rebecca collins-nelsen.
(2010)"in this study, i will examine the case of 'tomboy tools' as a form of gendered material culture. i will analyze the way this company has come to cross the traditional gender boundaries placed on women that has historically ... -
hasta manana...teacher : perspectives of cultural identity infusion on a group of youth in arequipa, peru / maija lamminmaki.
(2009)this intrinsic ethnographic case study examines the group identity of youth attending the villa chachani community school, in arequipa, peru. considering the colonial, historical and current contextual factors, this study ... -
"lord i know i been saved" : religious experience in james baldwin's go tell it on the mountain / by andrew connolly.
(2009)"the world of go tell it on the mountain is a theological world. not only do the characters themselves follow a theology, but a version of the christian god arguably appears as a character in the novel. rather than promote ... -
changing subcultures from old roles to new identities : an analysis of gender through the emergence of women in drag racing / by amanda r. sundell.
(2009)this is a study in interpretive and critical sociology of the experiences of women in drag racing. the purpose of this study is to examine and give voice to women's gendered experiences in drag racing. the methodology ... -
walking through anxiety : examining the role of expectancy in exercise / by thomas newman.
(2009)exercise has consistently been found to reduce anxiety (petruzello, landers, hatfield, kubitz, & salazar, 1991). however, the mechanisms underlying the effect of exercise on anxiety are unknown. the present study evaluated ... -
exploring opportunities and constraints associated with protected areas in northern ontario, canada / by izabela anna wozniczka.
(2009)in recent years, there have been increasingly more protected areas established as an attempt to preserve the biodiversity of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. in canada, government agencies have set a goal to protect 12% ... -
efficiency optimal control of interior permanent magnet synchronous motor / by fasil abera.
(2009)there has been a growing concern over energy consumption since the past decade mainly because of the soaring cost of energy and tight environmental laws and regulations. in this thesis a model based efficiency optimization ... -
knowledge, attitudes, and practices of breastfeeding women in krong, kep municipality, cambodia / by hilary m. wren.
(2009)south-eastern asia has the highest levels of undernourishment among children in asia. cambodia remains one of the least developed and poorest countries in this region; the probability of a child dying before age five is ... -
knowledge, attitudes and barriers toward breast and cervical cancer screening of french and aboriginal women in timmins, ontario / by michelle haavaldsrud.
(2009)"the primary objectives of the study were to explore aboriginal women's current cervical health practices and cervical cancer screening (ccs) utilization, to identify aboriginal women's knowledge and risk associated with ... -
investigation into the attention profile of boys with and without developmental coordination disorder / by laura anne sheehan.
(2009)attention problems have been identified as an associated problem in children with developmental coordination disorder (dcd), using the child behaviour checklist, and the covert orienting of visuospatial attention task. ... -
impact of the ontario works program on the quality of life of aboriginal people living on reserve in northern ontario / by janis yahn.
(2009)an important goal for many first nations communities is to increase the economic health and development of their community by assisting community members to become employable through education and training programs as well ... -
can education be healing? : adult women's motivations for and experiences with university education / by janis cox.
(2009)"previous research reveals that some women might pursue university education as a means to heal from experiences of violence, poverty, and trauma or to take control over aspects of their identity that have been sublimated ... -
writing the ascent : narrative and mountaineering accounts / by justin allec.
(2009)mountaineering is an activity traditionally practiced in remote areas of the world by a select few participants. upon returning from an expedition, some mountaineers retrospectively publish their account as a testament of ...
