Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Movements, survival and habitat use by elk (Cervus elaphus) reintroduced to Northwestern Ontario
(2003)Once native to Ontario, eastern elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) occupied much of the deciduous forest biome of eastern North America. However, increasing human settlement, as well as demands for meat and agricultural ... -
Multi-time analysis of CMOS circuits
(2008)Transient simulation of circuits with widely separated time constants and fast periodic excitations is not efficient because a long simulation period with small time steps is required. One approach to simulate the transient ... -
Multidimensional measurement of self concept : a preliminary study
(1987)The purpose of this research was to develop a preliminary multidimensional measurement of self concept, within the framework of phenomenological theory and acknowledging previous work in the field. Twelve preliminary ... -
Multiwavelength erbium-ytterbium co-doped fiber laser / by Mansour Dastmalchi.
(2007)A fiber ring laser, using erbium-ytterbium co-doped double clad fiber is proposed and demonstrated to produce a medium power multiwavelength fiber laser. The experimental results show that the ring resonator configuration ... -
Municipal ownership town : the organization and regulation of urban services in Port Arthur, 1875-1914
(1994)Municipal enterprise was an innovation born of necessity in the hinterland regions of Europe and North America. In an era of rapid industrial and population growth, urban governments struggled during the late Victorian ... -
Music therapy in schizophrenia / by Tonya Castle Purvis
(2007)With the increasingly important role of psychosocial interventions in the treatment of schizophrenia, many such interventions have been adequately researched and standardized so that they meet the criteria for evidence-based ... -
Narrative structure in three novels of the Vietnam War
(1988)This thesis analyzes the process by which three American novels about the Vietnam War—David Halberstam*s One Very Hot Day^ Gustav Hasford*s The Short-Timers, and Stephen Wright's Meditations in Green—attempt simultaneously ... -
National view of household food insecurity : an analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1
(2006)Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life (Rome Deceleration ... -
Native conceptions of giftedness / by J. Karen Reynolds.
(1992)This study seeks to determine the relevance of "giftedness" in an isolated north-western Ontario Ojibway community and school. Specifically, Renzulli's (1986) model of "giftedness" is examined. This study begins with ... -
Native student traditional tribal values and secondary school retention
(1997)This qualitative study examined the relationship between Native student traditional tribal values and beliefs and the secondary school retention of seven Amerindian secondary school graduates. It is a departure from ... -
Native teaching methods : an exploration of the use of traditional practical knowledge in the classroom / by Ruby V. Farrell.
(1993)This study explores possible consistent patterns in the teaching methods of Native teachers in northwestern Ontario by examining their use of traditional practical knowledge in the classroom. The research was conducted ... -
Native use of moose and woodland caribou in the Cat Lake Band area, Northwestern Ontario
(1984)This study was aimed at providing an objective analysis of native hunting of moose (Alces alces) and woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Cat Lake Band Area, an isolated area of some 11,560 km [superscript ... -
Natural decay resistance of some Ghanaian timbers and wood decay hazard potential for Ghana
(1996)The natural decay resistance of 30 Ghanaian wood species, the decay capacity of four wood decay fungi, the effect of test method on fungal decay ability, and the wood decay hazard potential in Ghana were determined. Five ... -
Natural regeneration of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill) B.S.P.) on lowland clearcut strips near Shebandowan, Ontario
(1989)Growing conditions for black spruce natural regeneration on clearcut strips were studied near Shebandowan, Ontario. These conditions were significantly different from those present in the mature, residual forest in the ... -
Nature and structure of DNA through the process of degradation
(2004)The identification and characterisation of DNA damage is of great importance to molecular research and has significant implications for clinical and forensic fields. From the moment of cell death, DNA incurs many forms ... -
Nb-mineralization of the Oka Carbonatite Complex, Quebec
(2003)A representative collection of minerals &om two niobium deposits found within the Oka carbonatite complex: the Bond Zone deposit; and the NIOC AN deposit, were analysed using an electron microprobe, and compared with ... -
Needle flavonoids and population differentiation in the Abies section Nobilis Engelm
(1985)The Abies section Nobilis Engelm. consists of two high-elevation tree species that grow in the mountains of Washington, Oregon and California. The two varieties of A.magnifica A.Murray grow south of A.procera Rehd. One ... -
Needs assessment : identifying the barriers to admission and supports in long-term care facilities for the mentally ill elderly in the region of London-Middlesex, Ontario
(2007)There are increasing demands for long-term care (LTC) homes to admit elderly persons with mental health illness who are unable to be cared for within the community. This project examined the barriers to admission to LTC ... -
Negotiating healthy sexuality : factors influencing dual contraceptive use by female university students in Northern Ontario
(2006)In spite of the rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases among young women in Canada (and particularly in the North), the factors affecting the use of dual contraception to prevent both pregnancy and STDs remain ...