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"So That Everybody Starts at the Same Line": Exploring International English Language Learners’ Perceptions of Learning English and Studying in Canadian Universities
(2016)
The myriad voices of international English language learners, who must enrol in an English language program before beginning their academic programs, are frequently left out of conversations about Canada's current efforts ...
Beyond the problem and the intervention: understanding contextual factors influencing adoption of a comprehensive school health program
(2015-02-02)
The focus of this qualitative research was to explore the factors that influence schools' decisions to adopt a comprehensive school health program - Go Girls! in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I interviewed administrators and ...
Mesophilic submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for pulp and paper secondary sludge treatment
(2018)
The production of pulp and paper is associated with the generation of large quantities of wastewater that has to be purified to avoid severe pollution of the environment. Wastewater purification in pulp and paper mills ...
Rethinking modern languages and cultures instruction as decolonizing pedagogy
(2016-01-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore secondary modern languages teachers' beliefs about language and their cultural identities, and how these beliefs were embodied in their programs and pedagogical practices. The study ...
Synthesis and modification of TiO2 and WO3 based nanostructured materials for environmental applications
(2015-10-21)
TiO2 and WO3 based nanomaterials are highly attractive for various applications encompassing photocatalysis, electrochromic devices, dye sensitized solar cells, hydrogen production, and sensing applications due to their ...
Dispersion and flocculation affinity of anionically charged kraft lignin
(2018)
Softwood kraft lignin is a biodegradable, renewable, and environmentally friendly natural polymer. Although kraft lignin is widely produced in Canada, it is predominantly underutilized as fuel because it is only soluble ...
Performance investigation of H control and port controlled Hamilton with dissipation based nonlinear control for IPMSM drives
(2018-03-13)
Within the field of electrical drive systems, there has been increasing popularity
in the use of permanent magnetic synchronous machines as an execution unit, and the cooperation
with high performance control strategy. ...
Congestion control enhancement over wireless networks
(2019)
In this thesis, we analyze the performance of wireless LAN networks subject to random loss. In this regard, we use a congestion control technique that has been introduced in a previous study, titled TCP Congestion Control ...
Windthrow and forest regeneration, structure, and composition in boreal forests
(2020)
Windthrow is a self-identified disturbance factor in forests, which has a huge
ecological and economic impact.
This paper discusses the influence of windthrow on boreal forests and analyzes the
changes of tree ecosystems ...
Development of graphite based nanomaterials for green chemistry applications
(2017)
Graphite is a valuable natural resource and useful carbon allotrope that has been explored for
various applications. Graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) transparent material, which is the
strongest, thinnest, and most ...