Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Daguerreotype as analogy for Whitman's Leaves of Grass
(1993)We commence our examination of the kaleidoscopic range of connections between Whitman and the daguerreotype with a simple, unpretentious news column by Whitman entitled "Visit to Plumbe’s Gallery". This leads to ... -
Database anonymization and protections of sensitive attributes
(2008)The importance of database anonymization has become increasingly critical for organizations that publish their database to the public. Current security measures for anonymization poses different manner of drawbacks. ... -
Dating preferences in later life
(2004)Proponents of evolutionary theory assert that mate selection preferences are affected by the biology of reproduction, and that sex differences in mate preferences reflect biological differences regarding reproduction. ... -
Dawn of discovery : Margaret Atwood's Morning in the burned house
(1996)Morning in the Burned House, Margaret Atwood's new collection of lyric poetry, is a carefully structured exploration of the spiritual dimension of selfhood. The volume is divided into five sections which each serve as ... -
Death and bereavement in Northern Ontario's long-term care facilities
(2004)The formal and informal supports available to families, staff, and residents of long-term care facilities, along with how death was handled, were examined. With the assistance of long-term care staff, a survey was developed ... -
Decomposition of 2-propanol over vanadium pentoxide and modified vanadium pentoxide catalysts
(1977)The catalytic decomposition of 2-propanol has been investigated in a flow system from 200-300°C on vanadium pentoxide and modified vanadium pentoxide catalysts. Dehydration, dehydrogenation and propane formation were ... -
Defective cognitive inhibition in depression
(2002)This study examined attentional inhibition in depressed and nondepressed individuals using a computerized negative priming task. Previous research has suggested that defective inhibition may explain the selective attention ... -
Deformation of layered rocks near the Wawa-Quetico subprovince boundary / by David Lawrence Nicol
A supracrustal sequence of rocks near Manitouwadge, Ontario consists of metavolcanlc rocks, Including pillow lavas, banded iron formation, amphibolite, and a quartzofe1dspathic hornblende-blotite gneiss. This rock has ... -
Degenerate four wave mixing in biased semiconductor superlattices
(2001)Includes material on semiconductor Bloch equations, the Wannier-Stark ladder and Bloch oscillation theory. It also develops the equations of motion which allow calculation of the DFWM signal for biased semiconductor ... -
Demonstration and evaluation of hemoglobin and hematocrit testing as support services in preparing elite swimmers for serious competition
(1982)These studies demonstrated and evaluated the usefulness of hemoglobin concentrations (Hb gm%) and hematocrit percentages (Hct %) in the preparation of elite swimmers for serious competition. Study 1 monitored Hb and Hct ... -
Density dependent extinction : phase II
(1993)In two separate experiments, an 8 rat 8 station operant arena was used to study resistance to extinction to test learning and optimal foraging theories of behaviour. The learning theory, called the generalized decrement ... -
Density, depth distribution and richness of emerging insects (Diptera: Chironomidae) before and after experimental watershed deforestation
(1999)The primary objective o f this study was to document changes in Chironomidae density, depth distribution, and taxon richness, associated with experimental upland and riparian deforestation of L42, a small boreal forest ... -
Depictions of race : self and other in Tolkien's and Jackson's Lord of the Rings / by Jonathan Epp.
(2008)The war between darkness and light depicted in J. R. R. Tolkien’s famous fantasy. The Lord of the Rings, is the subject of much debate and interpretation. At a first reading, Tolkien’s story can be mistaken as following ... -
Depositional environments of the 3.0 Ga. Finlayson and Lumby Lake greenstone belts, Superior Province, Ontario, Canada
(1998)The Finlayson and Lumby Lake Greenstone BeHs are located approximately 200km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, nom of Atikokan, Ontario. Within both the Finlayson Lake and Lumby Lake Grsenstom belts two distinct sequences ... -
Depression and anxiety in cancer patients seeking psychosocial therapy
(2002)The prevalence of mental disorders (particularly depression and anxiety) in a sample of Canadian cancer patients who were referred to a psychosocial oncology program was investigated. Thirty-one cancer patients filled ... -
Depression and cognitions of significant life events
(1987)The present study examined a number of relevant underlying cognitions of depression, within the context of learned helplessness theory, and more specifically, reformulated learned helplessness theory. Previous research ... -
Depression, quantity of social interaction, reciprocal self-disclosure, and perspective-taking in the elderly
(1985)The present research was designed to investigate the relationships among; a) depression, b) the quantity of social interaction and, c) the quality of social interaction in the elderly. Twenty-three residents aged 72 ... -
Design and control of a 6 DOF biped robot
(2006)This thesis is composed of the following five parts: construction of a 6 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) biped robot, control system design, analysis of forward kinematics and inverse kinematics, walking pattern planning, and ... -
Design and implementation of a tunable vibration absorber and a time-delayed vibration absorber
(2005)Includes studies of a tunable electromagnetic vibration absorber and a time-delayed vibration absorber. -
Design and modeling of a CMOS VCO using wave digital filters / by WeiBo Li.
(2007)Wave digital filters (WDFs) transform an analog network into a topologically equivalent digital structure. A natural application of WDF is the simulation of electric circuits since measurements of any desired node voltages ...
