Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Control of flexible-link manipulator
(1998)Flexible-Iink manipulator has many advantages over classic rigid body manipulator in industrial and space applications. However, it also poses high requirements on controller design, to ensure the accurate tip position ... -
Control of heat and fluid flow in solidification processes by an inverse method
(2000)The objective of this research is to produce a control scheme by an inverse method that is capable of acting fast enough to be useful in a real-time manufacturing environment. The scheme should provide a transient boundary ... -
Control of lateral vibration of an axially moving cantilever beam using piezoelectric actuators
(2005)A typical example of an axially moving cantilever beam is flexible robotic manipulators with prism atic joints. The model governing lateral vibration of such system is time-varying. Time-varying systems pose significant ... -
Coping and affect in performance by youth swimmers : an investigation of patterns of coping
(1993)The primary purpose of this study was to examine how young swimmers cope with the stress of sport during competition. Specifically, this study will examine if swimmers use a consistent coping style over three different ... -
Coping strategies used by cancer patients in anticipation of Cancer Centre follow-up appointments
(1990)Sixty cancer patients who had completed their course of treatment were contacted prior to a scheduled follow-up appointment at the Thunder Bay Regional Cancer Centre. Subjects completed four questionnaires (Daily ... -
Copying speed in school children : comparison of meaningful and non-meaningful materials and desk vs. board copy
(1995)The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of children's copying speed {conditions: making X's in boxes, copying unfamiliar alphabet-like figures, writing pronounceable nonsense syllables, and copying ... -
Core areas of habitat use : the influence of spatial scale of analysis on interpreting summer habitat selection by moose (Alces alces)
(2005)I investigated summer habitat selection patterns within the home ranges of 60 GPS-collared adult female moose (Alces alces) in northwestern Ontario. I developed a model that identified the ‘summer’ period for moose and ... -
Correlates and select quality of life measures among individuals with schizophrenia and comorbid diabetes compared to individuals with schizophrenia only / by Sean Griffith.
(2008)Individuals with schizophrenia are at an increased risk for developing diabetes and experience rates of diabetes two to five times higher than the general population. The limited number of studies that have been conducted ... -
Counsellor response modes, counsellor intentions, and client reactions at four levels of counsellor experience and training
(1994)This study examined counsellor verbal responses, intentions, and client reactions for counsellors of four levels of experience and training. Five students at the first year Master level, five students at the second year ... -
Craft, ritual, and world view : Ojibwa ontology through transformative philosophy
(1999)The meaning of Ojibwa crafted objects within their cultural horizon is explored through interviews with Ojibwa crafts people. Transformative philosophy is used as a method to bridge the profound gap between Western and ... -
Creation of Dorothy Smith's standpoint epistemology : a feminist appropriation of male theorists / by Deirdre Mary Smyth.
(1995)One of Dorothy Smith's most important contributions to feminist theory was the development of her concept called'the standpoint of women' (Smith, 1979). This thesis traces the evolution of this concept In her work from ... -
A critical assessment of economic reforms in the COMECON Eastern Europe and its lessons for India
(1976)The general theme of the work is to review the recent economic reforms in the COMECON Eastern Europe. Besides discussing the nature and inevitability of economic reforms in these countries, it attempts to show that contrary ... -
A critical comparison of copies of the first three editions of Arden of Feversham
(1968)This critical comparison of copies of the first three editions of Arden of Feversham includes in the introduction a description of the text, sources and stage history, followed by an examination of the problems of dating ... -
Critical evaluation of the long-term validity of the risk/need assessment and its young offender typology
(1999)Risk and need assessments have become an essential part of managing juvenile offenders by determining each individual’s likelihood to recidivate. At the present time, juvenile delinquents in Ontario are assessed by the ... -
Critical evaluation of the validity of the risk/need assessment with aboriginal young offenders in Northwestern Ontario
(1996)A probation risk and need assessment instrument. Ministry's Risk/Need Assessment Form, was implemented in the province of Ontario and has been recognized by the Ministry of Community and Social Services as part of their ... -
Critical pedagogy as praxis / Mary Breunig. --
(2006)While there is a body o f literature that considers the theory of critical pedagogy, there is significantly less literature that specifically addresses the ways in which professors attempt to apply this theory in practice. ... -
Cross-cultural comparison of the development of self-concept in Indian and white children / by Ford R. Cranwell. --
(1985)The present research was designed to investigate the differences between Indian and white children on; (A) the dimensions and attributes comprising self-concept; and (B) the developmental changes in self-concept. in ... -
Cross-cultural dialogue : the concept of autonomy as a case study
(2000)This study is an examination of cross cultural philosophical discourse between North American Indigenous cultures and the dominant Western culture. The methodological approaches used in this study are modeled after the ... -
Cross-sectional examination of sex differences in depressed youth : ruminative response theory, pubertal status, and hormones / by Jennifer L. Welsh.
(2007)"Prevalence estimates indicate that during adolescence a shift in the sex ratio of depression occurs that results in twice as many females reporting symptoms as males. The purpose of the current study was to investigate ... -
Crown dynamics in Pinus resinosa Ait. : analysis and stochastic description of branch production, branch extension growth and foliage dry weight---branch length relationships
(1981)The development of the crown structure of Pinus resinosa Ait. was analysed in terms of three component processes of tree growth: the number of first order branches per whorl within the crown, the annual extension increments ...