Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Educational experiences of young lesbians, bisexuals, and gays / by Petra Latt.
(2007)This study examines the high school experiences of nine members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community. It describes how heterosexuality, homophobia and heterosexism were endured by these youth ... -
EEG desynchronization and serial learning
(1974)EEG correlates of serial learning were studies by examining two characteristics of EEG activation (mean or general level and peak level) in two groups of subjects, one of which was presented with a serial list for learning ... -
Effect of a company's management on its financial performance
(2006)The purpose of this study is to explore the possible relationship between the management styles or practices of top management and organizational performance. It examines Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Stock (ROS) ... -
Effect of a strong magnetic field on the Mott Transition in Semiconductors
(1970)This thesis considers the effect of a magnetic field on the transition from a conducting to a non-conducting state in impurity semiconductors, with particular reference to indium antimonide. Two models for such a ... -
The effect of anxiety, stress and type of task on problem solving performance
(1972)The present study examined the relationship between anxiety, stress, and the nature of the task. A total of 40 male and 60 female subjects were selected on the basis of their scores on two anxiety scales. Half of each group ... -
Effect of biofilm and the role of rpoS on the survival of a p-Nitrophenol-degrading Pseudomonas putida / by Miranda Maki.
(2008)Pseudomonas putida is a Gram negative bacterium that can be found naturally in the environment as planktonic free-living cells, or in concert with other bacterial species in biofilms. In this study, the P. putida strain ... -
Effect of blocked and random practice schedule variations on acquisition and retention of a pattern drawing task
(1998)The contextual interference (CI) effect refers to the phenomenon that practice organised according to a random schedule appears to negatively affect acquisition, while retention performance is facilitated. Previous ... -
Effect of body condition on reproductive performance and secondary sex ratios in ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis)
(1986)Nesting Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) were studied on Granite Island, northern Lake Superior, during the breeding seasons of 1983 and 1984 to determine if there was a relationship between food supply and the ... -
The Effect of breastfeeding on the neonatal abstinence scores of infants born to mothers on a methadone maintenance program : an epidemiological study
(2010)The objective of this research study is to determine the effects that breastfeeding has on methadone exposed infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), born at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Methadone ... -
Effect of carbon-starvation on the survival of and PNP degradation by a Moraxella strain
(2004)The effect of carbon-starvation on the stress resistance responses of a p-nitrophenol degrading Moraxella strain was examined in both, buffer and river water samples. The Moraxella strain showed optimal stress resistance ... -
Effect of chromium supplementation on blood glucose control in individuals with type 2 diabetes
(2003)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of chromium supplementation on the blood glucose control of individuals with type 2 diabetes. A positive finding would result in substantial health and financial ... -
Effect of feedback and motivational orientations on intrinsic motivations
(1998)The purpose of the study was to investigate how dispositional motivational orientations effect the perception of external rewards and the resulting effect on intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation was assessed with ... -
Effect of gender on violent and non-violent recidivism : a meta-analysis
(2005)A large body of literature has been dedicated to understanding re-offending after release from prison - a phenomenon known as recidivism. Such research is critical both to understanding the determinants of crime and ... -
Effect of group goals on group performance
(1998)The purpose o f the present study was to investigate the effect o f group goal difficulty and group goal commitment on group performance. In addition, it was also to investigate two mediating processes, effort and ... -
Effect of gustatory stimulation on endurance performance
(1997)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the ingestion of an energy-free aspartame beverage (ASP) (99 mg aspartame/L) would influence endurance performance relative to a water (WAT) trial. Nine trained male ... -
Effect of harvesting methods on the phytosociology of a boreal mixedwood forest community
(1994)A naturally regenerating boreal mixedwood site was remeasured 37 years after four harvest treatments; clearcutting (CC), deferred 'softwoods only' cutting (DC), 'softwoods only' cutting (SC), and hardwoods poisoned, ... -
The effect of mode of presentation, stimulus concreteness, and verbalization on a paired-associates learning task
(1972)A 2x2x3x8 experimental design was used to investigate the effects of two levels of the concreteness dimension (i.e. concrete and abstract) of nouns; two levels of verbalization (i.e. verbalization and nonverbalization) and ...