Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Application of acceleration frequency domain factors in the analysis of headform impacts / by Evan Walsh.
(2008)This research thesis was composed of two studies. The first study was a pilot investigation to show evidence of the validity and reliability of the instruments and methodology used in the second, main investigation. The ... -
Application of the transtheoretical model of change to binge eating and smoking
(1999)Applicability of the stage of change and decisional balance constructs for bingers and smokers was examined in a study of 191 participants; bingers (n = 47), smokers (n = 80), and controls (n = 64). The Stage of Change ... -
Applications of chaos theory to history in the novels of Michael Ondaatje : disorder within order in The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, Coming Through Slaughter and In the Skin of a Lion
(2001)This is a thesis studying Literary Chaos Theory and its use in explicating the novels of Michael Ondaatje. The paper concentrates on elements of Chaos theory, such as ‘strange attractors,’ ‘bifurcation points’ and ... -
Applications of satellite remote sensing to develop forest inventory for strategic-level planning
(2003)Forest inventory is the fundamental base information for most decision making processes in today’s forest management planning. Recently in Ontario, with increasing industrial involvement, new environmental and multiple ... -
Applying criteria and indicators to assess ecological integrity of a boreal national park and adjoining forest management units / by Andrew James Promaine.
(1999)Assessing and evaluating ecological integrity is a complex and often subjective task. However, recent legislative changes have forced ecosystem managers to develop more quantitative techniques to measure ecological ... -
Approach to predict nutrient status and growth response of fertilized jack pine by foliar diagnosis
(1979)A factorial experiment testing N, P and K fertilizers, and a series of simpler, two-treatment (control and NPK) fertilizer trials were established in a range of jack pine stands to determine the application of a foliar ... -
Approximate inverse based multigrid solution of large sparse linear systems
(1988)In this thesis we study the approximate inverse based multigrid algorithm FAPIN for the solution of large sparse linear systems of equations. This algorithm, which is closely related to the well known multigrid V-cycle, ... -
Archetypal symbolism in William Faulkner's Light in August
(1974)The following paper is an investigation of the extent of the archetypal symbolism in one of William Faulkner's greatest novels, Light in August. It proceeds from a definition of archetypal symbolism combining major literary, ... -
Archetypes of the collective unconscious in three novels by John Steinbeck
(1974)The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the influence of work of Carl Gustav Jung on the fiction of John Steinbeck and to illustrate the value and appropriateness of Jung's psychology as a critical tool in explicating ... -
Arguesian lattices of order 3
(1981)Since the mid 19th century it has been known that every Desarguean projective’ plane is coordinatizable over a division ring. This coordinatization procedure was used by von Neumann [9] to show that every complemented ... -
Arousal imagery effects on competitive state anxiety and performance of the soccer penalty kick
(2000)Study participants: 2 soccer teams in Northwestern Ontario (age 13-18 years). -
Art and music in the fiction of Helen Weinzweig
(2000)Critics Northrop Frye and, more recently, Linda Hutcheon have commented tellingly on the relationships that exist among Canadian art, music and literature. Perhaps surprisingly, aside from an incidental comment here and ... -
An arts-informed study of Artemis and Apollo: implications for teachers
(2008)Using arts-informed research and the intuitive artistic processes of drawing and painting I searched for visual symbols and feelings in the myths of Artemis and Apollo. Visual imagery, symbols and meaning provide a ... -
Aspects of comparative growth, morphology and anatomy of long and short shoots of Betula papyrifera Marsh
(1983)The primary objectives of this research were: 1) To compare long and short shoot growth utilizing growth analysis techniques. 2) To describe the general morphology of long and short shoots and to compare them using ... -
Aspects of gallium geochemistry in upper mantle-derived lherzolite xenoliths and continental alkaline volcanic rocks
(1989)Various aspects of the geochemistry o-f Ga in upper mantle—derived garnet, Iherzolite xenoliths (from the Bult-fontein Floors mine dump in Kimberley, South Africa), spinel Iherzolite xenoliths (from Mount Porndon, ... -
Aspects of the environmental chemistry of methoxychlor
(1980)Preliminary investigations on the Environmental Chemistry of Methoxychlor [2,2-bis (p - methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1- trichloroethane], a potential DDT replacement, have been conducted with emphasis on its degradation by ... -
Aspects of the mineralogy of the Murun alkaline complex, Yakutia, Russia
(2001)The Murun complex contains a number of unusual and mineralogically unique rocks. Many of them are problematic in terms of their genesis and petrographic interpretation. These enigmatic rocks include charoite assemblages, ... -
Aspects of the reproductive biology of clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
(1980)The rhizome of Clintonia borealis tAit.) Raf, was shown to store large quantities of total nonstructural carbohydrates up until fall dormancy and to draw upon these reserves during the spring growth period, however the ... -
Aspects of the vegetation, hydrology, water chemistry and microclimate of Barclay's Bog, Northwestern Ontario
(1989)Barclay's Bog is located approx. 40 km. north of Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario and borders the Hawkeye Lake Watershed Study Site. -
Aspects of thought factors and their effects on performance in swimming
(1985)The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of three types of thought patterns; positive thoughts, mood words, and task-relevant content, on swimming performance in age group swimmers. The major dependent variable ...