Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Alexander Morris and the Saulteaux : the context and making of treaty three, 1869-73
(1993)The primary purpose of this thesis is to explore and analyze the circumstances surrounding the Treaty Three agreement between the Canadian government and the Anishinabe in 1873. The agreement is important for a number ... -
Alienation, commitment and transcendence in three novels of Saul Bellow
(1977)The central point of this thesis is the theme of modern man's alienation from his surroundings as portrayed by Saul Bellow in three of his novels, Dangling Man, Henderson the Rain King and Humboldt's Gift. The individual ... -
Alternative music : jazz and the performance resignification of identity in Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall on Your Knees and Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley
(2001)In this thesis, I argue that Jazz, a music which finds its basis in improvisation, not only functions as music, but as an extremely potent means of political resistance to a number of systems by and through which identity ... -
Amenable semigroups and ergodicity
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Amphibian species richness and distribution in northwestern Ontario : the importance of hydroperiod
(2004)The preservation of biodiversity has become a fundamental ecological goal in recent years. If we wish to prevent or reverse worldwide amphibian declines it is imperative that we understand patterns of abundance ... -
An algorithm for processing stem analysis data and sampling intensities for immature jack pine growth
(1994)This study examined two topics. In the first, a computer algorithm was developed to process stem analysis data produced by Tree Ring Increment Measure (TRIM) system. The algorithm developed not only processed TRIM data ... -
An evaluation of remotely sensed wetland mapping
(1994)Landscape management is based on the maintenance of natural ecosystems and recognizes the importance of maintaining the habitat diversity of all ecosystem types. Acquiring information about the size, distribution and ... -
Anaerobic power and capacity in amateur boxers
There were two purposes to this study. Firstly, a test was devised to measure the anaerobic power output of arm punching. Secondly, the Wingate anaerobic arm cranking test was used to assess the relationship between the ... -
Analgesic effects of acupuncture on the pain of ice water : a double blind study
(1974)Analgesic effects of acupuncture were demonstrated under double blind conditions. Thirty female subjects were randomly assigned to either an acupuncture condition, or one of two placebo conditions. Placebo 1 did not receive ... -
Analysis of Ghana's renewable resource policies
(2003)A comprehensive study of Ghana's renewable resource policies has been completed. The study is composed of two major components. First, an examination of environmental degradation occurring in Ghana along with the agents ... -
Analysis of hierarchical characteristics of landscapes in Ontario : detecting emergent levels of organizaton
(1998)Hierarchy theory suggests that complex systems such as ecosystems will develop hierarchical structure that can be reflected in multiple emergent levels of organization in landscape patterning. Emergent levels of organization ... -
An analysis of inter-industry earnings differentials in Canada, 1957, 1962 and 1969
(1974)Given that considerable inter-firm and inter-industry wage differentials in fact exist, much empirical work has been undertaken to discover the factors influencing earnings differentials. A majority of these studies have ... -
Analysis of program delivery services in First Nations, federal and provincial schools in Northwestern Ontario
(1991)This study compares federal, provincial and First Nations schools’ delivery of specific educational services to Native students in Northwestern Ontario. Areas of comparison include those which the Indian Education Paper ... -
Analysis of spatial harvest constraints on ecological (wildlife habitat) versus economic (timber harvest) objectives
(2001)The effects of alternative forest management scenarios and spatial constraints were modeled. Specific study area: Nakina North Forest (allocated to Buchanan Forest Products Ltd.) -
Analysis of the change in golf swing kinematics associated with learning
(2005)Success in golf depends on the precise timing and coordination of a complex movement pattern. Because of the time consuming nature of learning the golf swing, it is important to establish a more efficient teaching and ... -
Anatomical and physical wood property variation and juvenile wood distribution in a single stem of trembling aspen
(2003)The variation of fiber length, vessel element length, relative density, ring width and the distribution o f juvenile wood within the stem of a 62-year-old trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) were studied. Samples ... -
Androgyny in feminist utopian literature : fictional challenges to stereotypic gender constructions
(2000)One emphasis in feminism has been the issue of gender stereotypes, particularly concerning their role in the construction of what are thought to be normative male and female traits and sex roles. The supposed naturalness ... -
Anger, hostility and aggression : the psychometric capabilities of a revised Buss-Durkee inventory
(1984)It would appear that the emotion 'anger* together with hostile attitudes and aggressive behaviors is receiving more attention in the clinical literature. Within clinics, themselves, more programs are being developed ...
