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An exploratory study of compassionate, companionate, and passionate love throughout relationship course and the lifespan
(2015-06-15)This study examines how passionate, companionate, and compassionate love are experienced throughout the temporal course of a romantic relationship and throughout the lifespan. It was hypothesized that passionate love would ... -
Exploring a Potential Means of Measuring Running Economy above Anaerobic Threshold
(2016)Running economy (RE) is an important predictor of endurance performance. To date, the typical methods of measuring RE involves calculating an athlete’s VO2 (ml-1·kg−1·km−1) at a known speed during a physiological steady-state. ... -
Exploring a school health committee's role in school based health promotion
(2012-11-10)This study examines the role that a School Health Committee (SHC) plays in enhancing school-based health promotion. Designed in collaboration with the local district health unit to inform practice, a qualitative case study ... -
Exploring breeding season phenology of the Eastern Gray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)
(2024)Altered phenological cycles due to climate changes may affect species’ geographical distributions as the new timing of important life-history events may allow species to expand or shift their range. Insight into these ... -
Exploring cooking, culture, and equity in collective cooking spaces: a case study of roots to harvest
(2021)This thesis explores how non-profit organizations can use Collective Cooking Spaces (CCS) to support the populations they serve, integrate culture into their programming, and address equity issues. The research presented ... -
Exploring food system assessments as a contribution to sustainability and equity: a case study of the Thunder Bay + area food strategy community food system report card
(2023)The corporate food regime has contributed to a number of negative outcomes that include land, water, and ecosystem degradation; human health concerns; marginalization of smallholder farmers and urban agriculture producers; ... -
Exploring Health Care Providers’ Perspectives of Care Practices, Facilitators, and Barriers Experienced when Managing Childhood Obesity in Rural Northwestern Ontario Communities
(2015)Previous literature has identified that rural communities have a higher obesity prevalence than their urban counterparts. In comparison to the rest of the province, childhood obesity rates are significantly higher in ... -
Exploring how the Dark Tetrad is associated with coping: An intensive longitudinal daily diary approach
(2024)Personality is broadly defined as a stable and enduring configuration of cognitions, emotions, and behaviours that influence how an individual experiences everyday life. The Dark Tetrad describes a cluster of subclinical ... -
Exploring medication oversight utilizing mixed linear analyses / by Joshua Armstrong.
(2008)As Canada's population ages, the proportion of the population that is taking multiple medications will increase. A way to limit the number of adverse drug reactions for those on multiple medications is to have their ... -
Exploring name-based bug detection in Python
(2024)Names of source code elements provide useful contextual information about the code and development tasks. Prior studies leverage the similarity between the names of arguments and method parameters to detect bugs that are ... -
Exploring older adult male participation in a free, biweekly, group-based, indoor walking initiative
(2018)Aging is an inevitable part of life that ushers individuals across the life course (Bryant, Corbett, & Kutner, 2001; Kirk-Sanchez & McGough, 2013; Song & Kong, 2015). The chronological age of 65 is mainly associated with ... -
Exploring Ontario's community service requirement
(2005)The thesis examines the community service requirement in Ontario high schools. As part of the new curriculum, there has been very little research examining the nature of the community service hours. A case study of a ... -
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% ... -
Exploring physical and mechanical properties of OSB and underutilized species to be used in the Glulam industry
(2021)Glulam lumber is a great building alternative to steel for its strength, aesthetics, and ecofriendly nature. Most of the Glulam produced in North America is made from Spruce, Pine, or Fir (SPF) species due to their ... -
Exploring potential of freshwater microalgae in Northern Ontario for bioremediation and bioenergy production
(2024)Native freshwater microalgae play a crucial role in biofuel production due to their unique characteristics and environmental suitability. This study investigated the diversity of microalgae species in various freshwater ... -
Exploring supports for students’ complex climate emotions through interviews with Ontario Secondary Teachers
(2024)Young people are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and grapple with a range of challenging emotions regarding climate change. Climate change education aims to increase knowledge and engagement in climate ... -
Exploring the effect of predator experience on Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) behaviour and predator recognition
(2020)Recreational and commercial fisheries are important resources that can be vulnerable to disruption by invasive species, particularly the introduction of top predators into water systems that have not previously supported ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Frontline Food Security Service Providers in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2021)In Canada, staggering rates of household food insecurity are emblematic of broader issues, such as systemic discrimination, poverty, and a global, capitalist food system. The means to address food insecurity are contested ...