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Performance-based fragility and resilience assessment of coastal bridges subjected to extreme wave loads
(2022)Bridges are vulnerable to severe damage due to extreme wave-induced loads from natural disasters, including storm surges, tsunamis, and hurricanes. The frequency of these hazards has been increasing recently as a direct ... -
Performing (and) identity in Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus and, Wise Children
(1999)In her last two novels, Nights at the Circus and Wiise Children, Angela Carter examines some of the complex factors involved in the construction of identity, both within the fictional world, and for readers in their ... -
Performing authenticity : the game of contemporary backpacker tourism
(2002)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze contemporary backpacker tourism in Australia. It is an investigation into the degree to which aspects of backpacker tourism have become incorporated into mainstream culture despite ... -
Periphyton community dynamics in varying natural environments : a study from Northern Lake Simcoe
(2014)Study site : near Barrie Ontario, Kempenfelt Bay - Barrie ; Concession Point - Ramara Township ; Lagoon City, Brechin. Globally, freshwater ecosystems are constantly under the threat of various biological and chemical ... -
Permissioned blockchains for real world applications
(2020)Blockchain technology, even though relatively new, has evolved rapidly in the past 12 years. Bitcoin’s underlying technology - the first blockchain - was a public, permissionless, and completely decentralized network ... -
Perpetually "needs improvement": pre-service teachers' knowledge of social justice and education
(2015-08-05)The author of this thesis uses grounded theory methodology to illuminate pre-service teachers’ understandings of social justice concepts, theories, and perspectives at the beginning of their teacher education programs. ... -
Person focused directives for end of life care in long term care (PFD-LTC)
(2018)Dementias are age-related, neurodegenerative diseases, the cases of which are expected to rise exponentially as the population ages. To date there is no known cure or intervention that appreciably slows the progression ... -
Personal space: the relationship to mode of field approach
(1972)The literature pertaining to personal space and field-dependency is ambiguous with reference to the nature of the relationship between these two variables. The present study proposed to explore the possible relationship ... -
Personalist pedagogy of John MacMurray
(2001)This study attempts to determine what contribution British philosopher John Macmurray makes to contemporary issues in education. Specifically, it seeks to determine how the philosophy of personalism, a variant of which ... -
Personality and early maladaptive schemas differentiating persons who engage in infrequent versus pathological non-suicidal self-injury
(2014-01-22)Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is used as a coping mechanism for regulating emotions and communicating distress. Research has contributed to understanding the prevalence, forms, and functions of NSSI, but little is known ... -
Personality characteristics of adults with nonverbal learning disability subtypes
(1998)The present study examined whether individuals with poor math ability possess more atypical personality characteristics than individuals with average or good math abilities. Individuals with nonverbal learning disability ... -
Personality compatibility and group cohesion among musicians
(1992)Tliis study examined the relationship between personality compatibility and cohesion among 50 musical groups (191 subjects). Two novel approaches were used; (1) aggregated ratings of personality; and (2) Neuroticism as ... -
Personality factors and treatment response in hospitalized male alcoholics
(1971)The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between the personality of male alcoholics and their response to an in-patient treatment program. Twenty male alcoholic in-patients were tested on admission ... -
Personality traits and depressive symptoms in informal caregivers in Canada: a longitudinal study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data
(2020)In 2018, approximately one out of four Canadians, aged 15 and older, provided informal care to a family member or a friend. Caregivers are at an increased risk for depression and depressive symptoms because of the ... -
Personality, drinking motives and protective behavioural strategies among undergraduates
(2014-12-11)There is a high level of both heavy episodic drinking and related problems among Canadian undergraduates. Four personality traits and five motives for alcohol consumption place students at risk for experiencing increased ... -
Perspectives on climate change education and actions from environmentally conscious youth in British Columbia
(2022)This thesis employs mixed methods consisting of an initial survey followed by a focus group looking into the views of youth aged 16-20 regarding climate change education. The guiding question of this research is: What ... -
Perspectives on the Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of All-season Roads in Two Remote First Nation Communities in Northern Ontario
(2016)Remote Indigenous communities face a number of challenges associated with accessibility. The development of all-season road corridors promises to solve some of these problems. However, changes to transportation can create ... -
Petrogenesis of mineralized horizons in the Offset and Creek zones, Lac des Iles Complex, N. Ontario
(2023)The Lac des Iles Complex is a Neoarchean polyphase mafic-ultramafic complex located in the Marmion terrane of the Superior Province, 85 km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The intrusive complex can be subdivided ...