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Hamstrings contractile timing in anterior cruciate deficient subjects
(1999)Anterior cruciate injuries are extremely debilitating injuries for active individuals. It is estimated that 60 to 70% of all serious knee injuries involve damage to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (Brant. 1989). One ... -
Handwriting : an exploration of foundational skills / by Karen Pontello.
(2008)"Latent Class Analyses were used to identify two Latent Classes from a sample population of 200 students with slow handwriting who were referred to occupational therapy because of difficulties keeping up with the writing ... -
Harvest productivity analysis based on stand boundary length of Weyerhaeuser’s Pembina Timberlands
(2022)Harvest productivity can be influenced by many different factors within a harvest block and knowing the impact of those factors allows harvest efficiency to be maximized. This thesis explored the effect that stand boundary ... -
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 ... -
Headlocks at the Lakehead : wrestling in Fort William and Port Arthur, 1913-1933 / by Charles Nathan Hatton.
(2007)"In the Northern Ontario communities o f Fort William and Port Arthur, collectively known as the Lakehead, wrestling emerged as one of the most popular spectator sports in the region by 1913 and remained so for the next ... -
Healing the Whole Self: Exploring the Development and Evaluation of a Community-Based, Culturally-Competent, and Evidence-Informed Group Therapy for Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
(2016)Research has demonstrated that mental health interventions for women who have experienced intimate partner violence are lacking. Moreover, mental health interventions are generally not adapted or developed for culturally ... -
Health behaviour, self-efficacy and perceived control in school-age children : foundations for obesity prevention
(2005)Understanding children’s health, as it influences their present and future lives is essential for many reasons. With the recent rapid increase in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents worldwide, the need ... -
Health care in 19th century Upper Canada/Ontario : adaptation of a British model
(1989)After having completed relevant coursework in health care in Britain and while researching late 19th century health care in Port Arthur, I became fascinated by the surprisingly advanced level of such services in Port ... -
Health condition monitoring of civil structures using time varying autoregressive models
(2017)In recent years, there have been an increasing interest in long-term monitoring of civil structures, as the research community has been alarmed by some tragic events and collapses of bridges and buildings that pointed out ... -
Health impacts of caring for a spouse with dementia : rural versus urban settings
(2003)Adverse mental and physical health outcomes in caregivers of persons with dementia are well documented, particularly for spouse caregivers. However, geographical setting may affect the caregiving experience. The main ... -
Health professionals and climate change communication: An exploratory study in Northern Ontario
(2021)Health professionals are recognizing and experiencing the impacts of climate change in their work and understand the need to communicate this information to the people and populations they serve. Improved climate change ... -
Health status and needs of Aboriginal people assessed for home care in Ontario
(2008)The health disparities experienced by Aboriginal populations in Canada have been an important topic for provincial and national health care. In general, the health status and resource utilization of Aboriginal groups ... -
Health, fitness, and life satisfaction in retired teachers
(2000)The purpose of this study was to describe the health, fitness, and life satisfaction of retired teachers in Thunder Bay. Forty retired teachers (24 women, 16 men) aged 55 to 70 years participated in the study. Fitness ... -
Health, nutritional condition, and productivity of female moose (Alces alces) in Northwestern Ontario
(2003)Creation or maintenance of moose habitat through logging requires an understanding of how particular timber-harvest practices affect nutritional interactions of adult females and their subsequent production of young. I ... -
Healthy eating, exercise, weight and body image : the closer I get the better I feel
(2005)Many studies have found evidence showing that women are dissatisfied with their bodies. Self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987) may be particularly applicable to this area of study due to the difference between the North ... -
Heart rate variability as a biomarker for self-regulation : does resisting temptation for chocolate deplete the limited resource? / by Loretta Blanchette.
(2010)"Experimental evidence supports the notion that lapses in behavioural self-regulation are a function of prior depletion of the self-regulatory resource (Baumeister, 2002). Resisting desirable foods such as chocolate can ... -
Heavy metal accumulation in a feather moss, Pleurozium schreberi, and soils in Northwestern Ontario
(1977)It has been determined that carpet-forming mosses are good indicators of heavy metal deposition, since they are dependent on their supply of nutrients from above rather than from the substrate. Samples of the common ... -
Heavy metal pollution control technology - phytoremediation in China
(2017)As a worldwide problem, soil heavy metal pollution has a huge impact on human production and life. The world has invested a lot of manpower and material resources for environmental governance. Environmental pollution ... -
Hegemonic masculinity : just another day at the gym?
(2000)This thesis is an examination of masculinity and gym culture in a regional Canadian community. Through ethnographic observation and in depth interviews I explore the ways in which masculinity is Hterally embodied in the ... -
Height growth and site index of trembling aspen in north central Ontario
(1991)Height-growth and site-index curves were developed for estimating site quality of trembling aspen {Populus tremuloides Michx.) in north central Ontario. These curves were developed from stem analysis data of dominant ...
