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The impact of trust in management and quality of change communication on readiness for change
(2014-01-22)Organizational change is something that many organizations are facing and implementing change is an important skill for leaders to have. Despite this fact, the actual success rate for implementing organizational change is ... -
The impact of unilateral versus bilateral ankle bracing on lower extremity kinetics, kinematics, and performance in volleyball players
(2022)As athletes, volleyball players strive for optimal performance while avoiding the incidence of injury. Ankle braces, which are most commonly used by volleyball players to minimize the risk of injury are the Ankle Stabilizing ... -
Impact of weather variability and climate change on grain yield of Sable wheat in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2021)Cultivation of spring wheat varieties has expanded into northern areas where it is an integral part of the crop rotations followed by the farmers. Around Thunder Bay, in Northern Ontario, spring wheat is typically grown ... -
Impacts of depression and its management on the survival of cancer patients with and without other chronic diseases
(2020)Objectives: The first part of this study aims to assess the impact of major depressive disorder (MDD) on cancer survival and to determine whether the impact is modified by the number of other comorbidities in a patient. ... -
Impacts of different forest watershed composition factors on soil condition in upstream of Miyun Reservoir Watershed, nothern China and its current situation
(2020)This thesis explores the Miyun Reservoir Watershed’s soil condition and the current situation it faces now. Miyun Reservoir is located in northern Beijing and has more than sixty years of history. It is the primary water ... -
Impacts of different harvesting methods on forest environment
(2019)Harvesting methods are an important component of forestry management. Determining the impact of harvesting methods on forest environment can help us to do it more efficiently. In this paper, the methods, impact and intensive ... -
The Impacts of forest management practices on mercury contamination in small stream biota
(2012-11-10)Mercury is a contaminant of global concern as it is present in all biota and ecosystems around the world. Small streams are influenced by the terrestrial systems that feed them. I examined the presence of mercury in small ... -
Impacts of invasive earthworms on carbon storage in southern boreal hardwood forests
(2017)The introduction of invasive, non-native earthworms into forest ecosystems has increased as recreational, industrial, and commercial activities increase in northern Ontario. The presence of these ecosystem engineers in ... -
Impacts of invasive spiny water flea (Bythotrephes cederströmii) on Walleye (Sander vitreus) mercury accumulation, ecosystem biomagnification, and bioenergetics
(2023)An evolving threat to freshwater ecosystems is invasive species. The spiny water flea (Bythotrephes) is an invasive zooplankter well known for its severe negative impacts on native freshwater zooplankton, but some knowledge ... -
Impacts of Mysis diluviana extirpation on a whole lake ecosystem
(2020)Understanding species interactions is critical to predicting the ecosystem-level impacts of anthropogenically-caused species extirpations. In particular, the loss of keystone species - those that have exceptionally large ... -
Impacts of storage, season, duration and steaming on physical properties and extractive content of aspen chips
(1995)An investigation was made into the rates of moisture content, extractives and basic wood density losses that occur when trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) wood chips are stored during different seasons ... -
Impacts of the herbicide glyphosate on moose browse and moose use of four paired treated-control cutovers near Thunder Bay, Ontario
(1993)Re-assessment of the aerial and ground observations on four paired, glyphosate treated and control, cutovers near Thunder Bay, Ontario, indicated that aerial tending with glyphosate altered the use of these cutovers by ... -
Impacts of timber harvesting on stream macroinvertebrate communities at different spatial scales in Ontario's boreal forest
(2001)Study area: Wolf River, Mackenzie River, Spruce River and Nipigon 10 burn zone watersheds. These are tributaries of Lake Superior and lie within the northwestern Ontario boreal forest near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Sites were ... -
The impacts unnatural foods have on hibernation and health in American Black Bears
(2021)As humans encroach more and more into wild spaces, we will continue to see an increase in the negative impacts our lives have on those of the animals we share these spaces with. One of these ways is through our food. In ... -
Implementation of the Heart Healthy Kids Toolkit by elementary school teachers in Thunder Bay and the factors that affect its use in the classroom
(2006)The Heart Healthy Kids Toolkit (HHKT) is a health and physical education resource that elementary school teachers may use to help teach their students about the importance of being physically active, eating healthy, and ... -
Implementing a tree pruning cycle into the city of Thunder Bay
(2021)Several cities in Ontario and across Canada were contacted regarding their tree pruning programs. Of the ten from Ontario that responded, seven had a cyclical tree pruning program. Annual budgets ranged from $50,000 up ... -
Implementing team based learning in postgraduate medical education
(2019)My portfolio is focused on team-based learning (TBL) in the area of health sciences education. My interest in this topic stems from my work in the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) setting where I work as an instructional ... -
Implication of introducing body checking in ice hockey at different ages
(1997)The main purpose of this research was to compare the rate of body checking injuries between two Provinces that introduce body checking at different ages (age 12 versus 14). Three teams from Ontario (body checking introduced ... -
Implications of alternative herbicide-use policies for forest management in Ontario
(1995)Public sentiment is against herbicide use on public forests in Ontario. Provincial policies are directing research into alternative vegetation management with only limited interaction or support with forest resource based ... -
Implications of the metaboreflex on cerebral blood flow: physiological responses and assessment strategies
(2021)Exercise is responsible for acutely modifying cerebral blood flow (CBF) during an exercise bout, and eliciting chronic increases to resting CBF in trained individuals. Research to date has focussed on the individual ...