Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Resisting positivism: unfolding the epistemological basis of two arts-integrating research methodologies, arts based research and a/r/tography
(2015)How may an arts practice be considered a research methodology? This thesis examines two arts integrating methodologies, arts based research and a/r/tography, to uncover their epistemological constructs and philosophical ... -
The response of avian predator populations to forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria; Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) outbreaks in Ontario, Canada
(2020)Outbreaks of insect defoliators have broad ecological effects on forested ecosystems because they can cause extensive mortality in host tree populations. They also represent peaks in the density of food for specialist ... -
The response of the occupational therapy profession to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s health calls to action
(2024)For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Indigenous policies were to eliminate Indigenous governments, rights, and treaties, and through this process of assimilation cause the extinction of Indigenous Peoples ... -
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 ... -
Retooling gender? a constructivist analysis of Tomboy Tools / by Rebecca Collins-Nelsen.
(2010)"In this study, I will examine the case of 'Tomboy Tools' as a form of gendered material culture. I will analyze the way this company has come to cross the traditional gender boundaries placed on women that has historically ... -
Reversibility of PVDF membrane performance and structure caused by cold water temperature and elevated conditioning water temperature
(2018)Thousands of dollars are wasted each year due to the impact that cold temperature has on membrane filters. There are many areas around the world that are subjected to cold climate, and the study of how cold temperature has ... -
RF coils design for small animal MRI lung imaging at 3T using hyperpolarized 129Xe and inert fluorinated gases
(2014-01-22)This thesis described the investigation, construction and testing of two sets of RF coils for their applications in novel lung MRI imaging techniques. In the first part of the thesis, a quadrature-driven birdcage coil for ... -
Riparian habitat and vegetation recovery of headwater streams after clearcut harvesting
(2009)In this thesis I examined two important aspects of clearcut harvesting along small headwater streams and their riparian zones. The objectives of the study were: 1) to investigate the impacts of clearcut harvesting on the ... -
Rise of the machine: the making of the video game industry and military simulation
(2014-01-22)Rise of the Machine assesses the history and development of the home video game industry and its technological evolution from a military industrial structure that has its roots in the Second World War. The thesis focuses ... -
Risky riding: a comparison between two personality theories on motorcyclist riding behaviour
(2018)Motorcyclists have the highest likelihood of being involved in a fatal crash of all vehicle passengers. Given the multiple human factors that contribute to crash involvement, few personality models have been utilized to ... -
Road-network location heuristics for the tactical harvest-scheduling model
(2022)In tactical planning in hierarchical forest management, cut-blocks are selected for maximizing revenue and road networks are allocated at minimal cost in order to maximize profit. The selected cut-block set and requisite ... -
Robust control techniques for DFIG driven WECS with improved efficiency
(2019)Wind energy has emerged as one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources since mid-80‘s due to its low cost and environmentally friendly nature compared to conventional fossil fuel based power generation. Current ... -
Robust H infinity model reference tracking control of singular systems using T-S fuzzy model and LMI
(2014-12-12)In this study, a Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model based tracking controller is proposed for nonlinear high index singular systems with a guaranteed H1 model reference tracking performance. A coordinate transformation is introduced, ... -
A role and attribute based encryption approach to privacy and security in cloud based health services
(2012-11-10)Cloud computing is a rapidly emerging computing paradigm which replaces static and expensive data centers, network and software infrastructure with dynamically scalable “cloud based” services offered by third party providers ... -
Role model/mentor influence on the career path of college professors
(2009)The original intent of the proposal was to study the impact of role models on a small body of teachers in the Engineering Technology division at an urban college, preferably with experience teaching math and science. ... -
The role of co-construction of the clock model in the development of fractional understanding in a grade 4/5 classroom
(2014-01-22)The focus of this case study was to determine the impact of the co-construction and use of the clock model in the development of fractional understanding in a Grade 4/5 classroom. A pretest, instruction, midtest, intervention, ... -
The role of emotions in generating and sustaining climate action for youth climate champions: an exploratory study in Northern Ontario
(2022)Anthropogenic climate change is a wicked problem resulting in complex and compounding health impacts at multiple scales and across timelines. While there is a solid base of empirical evidence documenting the physical ... -
The Role of free- and liposomal-N-acetycysteine in paraquat-induced cytotoxicity
(2012-11-10)Paraquat (PQ), one of the most commonly used herbicides worldwide, is hightly toxic to humans and exposure can result in severe clinical situations with no effective treatments available. The toxicity of PQ has been ... -
Role of haemophilus influenzae lipooligosaccharide in the activation of innate and adaptive immunity
A Gram negative human bacterial pathogen Haemophilus influenzae expresses a truncated endotoxin known as lipooligosaccharide (LOS). Recent studies on H. influenzae LOS have highlighted its structural and compositional ... -
The role of intolerance of uncertainty in social anxiety: interpretation of ambiguous social information
(2018)The existence of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) about ambiguous social information in individuals with social anxiety has only recently begun to be explored by researchers, whereas the cognitive mechanisms whereby IU might ...