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Understanding the fertility desires and intentions among HIV-positive men living in Ontario: survey instrument development and validation
(2017)
Fathers living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection play a pivotal role in
shaping the lives of their families and children. However, women living with HIV have
received disproportionally more attention in ...
Folk schools: slow education for fast times
(2017)
Folk schools are an enduring vision of nineteenth-century Danish philosopher Nikolai Severin Grundtvig. These schools for life offer non-competitive, non-vocational, residential, youth and adult education. This thesis ...
Lignin-based hydrogels
(2017)
Currently, limited information is available on lignin-based hydrogels, but its potential in commercial applications presents a promising avenue for the utilization of lignocellulosic materials. Recent studies have employed ...
Biological activities of select North American lichens
(2017)
The search for novel, pharmacologically significant compounds is a perpetual quest on which biologists, chemists, and bioinformaticians incessantly embark. The sources of these compounds are often of natural origin, making ...
Increasing diameter growth content of red pine (Pinus Resinosa) through intensive management
(2017)
Intensive forest management can only be justified if it increases wood quality or yield sufficiently to compensate for the additional investment. Treatments such as thinning and/or pruning are typically only applied to ...
Mechanical properties (MOE and MOR) of glulam
(2017)
Glue-laminated (glulam) timber has strong mechanical properties and is a great building material. It is composed of small diameter wood. There has been a shortage of large dimensional lumber for construction projects. ...
Monitoring productivity and utilization of a feller-buncher using FPDat system
(2017)
This thesis summarizes the process of equipping a Tigercat 870C feller-buncher with an FPDat on-board computer system. The harvest contractor participating in this study is based in northwestern Ontario. The purpose of ...
Urban forestry plan of Birch Point Park disc golf course
(2017)
This urban forestry plan is for the sustainable management of the Birch Point disc golf course in Thunder Bay. A tree inventory was conducted on the course to create a map and gain information to aid in making management ...
Controlled flow, temperature and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchell) fry emergence on the Aguasabon River, Terrace Bay, Ontario, 2011-2016
(2017)
This thesis reviews factors that affect brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchell) fry
emergence and their relevance to population fitness. A series of drift nets were deployed
from 2010 to 2016, April through May, on ...
Impacts of invasive earthworms on carbon storage in southern boreal hardwood forests
(2017)
The introduction of invasive, non-native earthworms into forest ecosystems has increased as recreational, industrial, and commercial activities increase in northern Ontario. The presence of these ecosystem engineers in ...