Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
Now showing items 614-633 of 1604
-
Fire disturbance mapping in a northern boreal forest using AVHRR/NDVI imagery : comparing techniques of change detection and substrate correction
(2000)Ontario’s landmass north of 51° latitude has been designated as the least intensively managed zone with respect to fire protection. Consequently, large natural fires dominate the boreal landscape. This northern zone, ... -
First impressions : reconstructing language and identity in Pauline Johnson's "The Cattle Thief," Jeanette Armstrong's "Indian Woman," and Beth Cuthand's "Post-Oka Kinda Woman"
(2004)In this thesis, utilizing the works of contemporary post-colonial critics and authors, I argue that poetry is a medium through which Aboriginal women can reclaim control over the construction of Aboriginal female identities. ... -
Foliage and wood production in 17- and 32- year old Pinus banksiana Lamb. of Northwestern Ontario
(1980)The objectives of this study were 1) to provide information on the above ground biomass production of young jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stands, and 2) to evaluate the influence of crown foliage stand density, and ... -
Foraging time activity study of breeding songbirds in a successional white spruce community
(1999)I investigated the amount of time spent on foraging by birds in a successional white spruce community, during semi-monthly time blocks, in the context of flying, singing and other activities. Five hypotheses were tested: ... -
Forest soil characteristics and variability under teak (Tectona grandis Linn.F) plantations and natural forests in Ashanti Region, Ghana
(1998)The variability of forest soil properties and the number of samples required to achieve desired levels of precision for estimation of property means have received little attention in the tropics. Highly variable forest ... -
Forest structure and small-mammal responses to variable-retention timber harvest in the Cape Breton highlands of Nova Scotia
(2008)American marten ( Martes americana Turton) are endangered in Nova Scotia and the population on Cape Breton Island is critically low. A marten recovery strategy is in place but there are large gaps in information regarding ... -
Formative evaluation of "Humanities 101 : a Lakehead University community initiative" : the perspective of the students
(2006)In the Fall of 2005, the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University implemented a twelve-week program aimed at providing non-traditional students an experience in higher education. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Freeze-thaw effect on selected fecal indicator bacteria : Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis / by Nicole A. Hawdon.
(2008)The survival of two selected fecal indicator organisms, two strains of Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium, and two strains of Enterococcus faecalis, a Gram-positive bacterium, after freezing and thawing successively ... -
French Canadian adolescents in a minority milieu
(1997)This inquiry describes the lived experience of minority francophone adolescents in Thunder Bay, Ontario. A snowball sampling approach was used to recruit 22 participants for interviews where they were asked to talk about ... -
Frequency domain tuning approach for adaptive feedforward controllers
(2003)Feedforward control provides a means for compensating measurable disturbances before the process output is affected. A novel tuning strategy for tuning feedforward controllers in frequency domain is developed in this ... -
Frequency response based system identification and controller tuning
(1997)A detailed simulation based analysis of different frequency response and transfer function identification techniques are performed and critically studied. Standard closed loop and open loop recursive least squares system ... -
From ethnic towards transnational : The green library by Janice Kulyk Keefer
(2002)This thesis argues that The Green Library by Janice Kulyk Keefer can be read as a Canadian national narrative. In the novel, Keefer sets a task to explore how ethnic minorities in Canada (Ukrainian Canadians in this case) ... -
"From moribund to mobilized" : the Lake Superior Regiment, 1920-1940
(1999)The intent of this work is to determine to what extent the Lake Superior Regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia1 fulfilled both its military and civic role in the Lakehead cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, ... -
From my sewing basket ... : traditional native healing ceremonies and social work practice with native people
(1997)Includes a general review of the literature and a study within the District of Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada. The author has worked with the Healing Our Own Counseling Unit at a Native Women's Crisis Home, has participated ... -
Front yard machines : interpreting cultural landscapes in Thunder Bay
(2004)The house and the yard have ceased to be solely functional objects. Rather, today they are often invested with tremendous amounts of time and money resulting in objects which transcend traditionally functional roles to ... -
Frontierism and metropolitanism in relation to development on the north shore of Lake Superior
(1993)The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the various influences within the metropolis-hinterland construct that were evident in the development of the area around Thunder Bay and along the north shore of Lake ... -
Frost hardiness of balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.) during the spring dehardening period
(1990)Changes in the frost hardiness of balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.) cuttings from four populations along a latitudinal transect from N. Wisconsin to Bearskin L, Ontario, were examined during the spring of 1987. ...
