Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Techno-economic analysis and supply chain design for a forest biorefinery to produce value-added bio-based products from lignin
(2019)By far, several commercial projects for production of lignin-based chemicals started operations around the world. For instance, the LignoBoost process was installed by Domtar in 2013 in the United States, and in 2015 by ... -
Technology-facilitated sexual harassment: scale development and the role of self-objectification in psychological functioning
(2021)The evolution of technology and emergence of technology giants, like Activision Blizzard, Tinder, Facebook, and Instagram, has created an entirely new world for social interaction. Many of the pervasive problems that ... -
Tectonomagmatic evolution and green rock mineral chemistry of Jurassic Bonanza arc rocks at Pemberton Hills, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
(2021)The Pemberton Hills study site is situated in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and forms part of a northwest trending belt of porphyry deposits and prospects within the Wrangellia Terrane. The study site is ... -
Terrestrial lichen abundance in relation to stand structure and silvicultural history
(2014-01-22)Terrestrial lichen has been identified as an important factor contributing to suitable woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) winter habitat. Conservation efforts to maintain viable populations of woodland caribou ... -
Testate amoebae (thecamoebian) based reconstruction of Lake Simcoe fringe wetland paleoenvironments
(2014-12-12)Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a large southern Ontario glacial lake, has been affected by multiple environmental stressors throughout its history. This study uses testate amoebae paleodistribution to reconstruct the ... -
Testing British Columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects
(2014-12-19)Provincial water quality guidelines are established in order to prevent detrimental effects of a single toxicant from affecting the health of resident aquatic life. However, the elevation of pollutants in freshwater can ... -
Testing local adaptation in five populations of Hyalella azteca in northern Alberta’s oil sands region
(2015)Canada’s oil sands hold the third largest petroleum reserves worldwide. Rapid economic growth has led to increased exploitation of the surrounding boreal forest despite limited understanding of the environmental effects ... -
Texture recognition from robotic tactile surface reconstruction: a reinforcement learning approach
(2023)The ability to handle objects and recognize them and their properties by touch is a crucial ability that humans have. Thanks to tactile sensing, robots can do something similar by perceiving specific physical characteristics ... -
Theoretical and experimental investigation of solvatochromic and photochromic materials
(2010)This thesis includes a study of solvatochromic molecules in the liquid and gas phases, and a study of photochromic molecules in the solid phase. The solvatochromic molecules studied are Nile Red, Betaine 30 and its penta ... -
Theory and Production of Hyperpolarized Xenon Gas
(2015-12-03)Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality is based on the magnetization that is formed by the influence of a strong polarizing magnetic field on the spin of protons, typically those of water molecules within ... -
Thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor for pulp and paper sludge treatment
(2018)Pulp and paper mills generate a significant amount of organic waste (primary and secondary sludge) that requires treatment and disposal. Currently, pulp and paper sludge (PPS) is either dried for incineration or used for ... -
Thermophilic and mesophilic aerobic biological treatment of wastewater
(2010)To achieve closed cycle operation and subsequent reuse of treated effluent, individual streams of pulp and paper mill effluents are being evaluated for their suitability for in-mill treatment. This thesis includes two ... -
Thermophilic and mesophilic aerobic biological treatment of wastewater / by Shawn Langevin.
(2009)"To achieve closed cycle operation and subsequent reuse of treated effluent, individual streams of pulp and paper mill effluents are being evaluated for their suitability fur in-mill treatment. This thesis includes two ... -
Thinking about the future: life after a diagnosis of dementia
(2020)The purpose of this research was to explore people living with dementia’s perceptions of the future since being diagnosed. Research on the experiences of people living with dementia focuses on key aspects such as diagnosis, ... -
This land is our land? This land is your land : exploring the decolonizing journeys of White outdoor environmental educators
(2009-05)My own decolonizing journey has fostered a curiosity about the experiences of other White outdoor environmental educators who are engaged in the process of decolonizing their own practices and worldview. This qualitative ... -
Through gendered lenses : exploring rural seniors' use of photovoice to document health barriers and supports in Northwestern Ontario
(2009)In recent years the popularity of visual research methods such as photovoice has steadily increased (Dennis et al., 2009). The knowledge that "images evoke deeper elements of human consciousness than do words" (Harper, ... -
Through the eyes of single mothers : postpartum depression and perceptions of risk / by Tracy M. Woodford.
(2010)"A recent systematic literature review suggests that single mothers are at an increased risk for postpartum depression (PPD) compared to partnered mothers. However, the roles of potential contributing factors, such as ... -
Through the looking glass: a qualitative study of film in First Nations communities
(2014-01-22)This thesis explores the use of film and its effectiveness in capturing knowledge being transmitted from Elders to Youth while providing a ‘true’ indigenous voice. The research is based on a case study conducted with two ... -
Throwing their weight around: a critical examination of faculty experiences with challenging dominant obesity discourse in post-secondary education
(2014-12-12)Obesity discourse is dominant in mainstream Western society, and is increasingly identified as a social category that normalizes, privileges, and praises certain bodies while stigmatizing others. Given that weight-based ... -
TO DIE A 'CANADIAN': How Nineteenth-Century European Immigrants Influenced the Culture of Death in Canada
(2016)To understand the mystery of why modern attitudes toward death assumed their current forms, it is necessary to explore their socio-historical roots. This thesis focuses specifically on the cultural interpretations of death ...