Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Tuberculosis education program for long term care homes / by Marcia L. Matthews.
(2009)Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as SARS have highlighted the importance of infection prevention and control practices. Diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) continue to persist and pose a threat if not understood and ... -
Tunable high-power fiber laser and its application to produce Brillouin fiber lasers
(2012-11-10)A tunable continuous wave single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser is proposed and developed. A saturable absorber, as well as, an all-fiber Fabry-Perot filter was used in the laser cavity to reduce mode-hopping. The laser ... -
A Tunable high-static-low-dynamic-stiffness isolator and a fuzzy-neural network based active control isolator
(2009)Excessive vibration can be detrimental to a wide variety of structures and machines. Vibration isolation is an effective means to suppress vibration. This study focuses on development of some new techniques to improve ... -
A tunable multi-stable piezoelectric vibration energy harvester
(2021)The vibration energy harvester is intended to convert ambient environmental energy into electrical energy. It has great potential to be an alternative to the conventional battery in low-power electric devices. A traditional ... -
Tweezing and Manipulating Nanomaterials on Tapered Optical Fiber to Develop SurfaceEnhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Substrate
(2020)A compact and cost-effective fiber-based probe was manufactured for the detection of chemicals at low concentrations using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Multi-mode optical fiber was tapered with a dynamic ... -
A two-study investigation into the link between rumination and night eating, and symptom improvement following a mindfulness-based intervention
(2021)Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by a circadian delay in eating and nocturnal awakenings with ingestions. Its onset is related to stress and the syndrome is linked to depressed mood, anxiety, sleep problems, ... -
UAVs employment in the next generation wireless communication systems
(2023)New network architectures of communication systems are required to support and connect the next generation of wireless networks. This thesis focuses on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as integral components of future ... -
Ultimate tensile deformation and strength capacity of shear tab connections
(2019)Single plate or shear tab is a common simple connection to connect steel beams to columns. The connection is traditionally designed for the shear load transferred from the supported beam only, while it has long been ... -
Understanding a northern community's adaptation to climate change and tourism development
(2014-01-22)This thesis focuses on community perspectives of tourism development and climate change in the community of Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador. It employed a conceptual model of vulnerability developed by Ford, Smit and Wandel ... -
Understanding Aboriginal music for the understanding of Aboriginal cultures
(2016)How do Aboriginal musicians and music professionals make connections between their music and their cultures? This qualitative study explores the interconnections between Aboriginal music and Aboriginal cultures and ... -
Understanding adolescent pregnancy through adolescent perspectives : a critical review of the literature
(2009)Adolescent pregnancy remains an issue of great concern in Canada, and other developed countries around the world. In 2005, more than 30,000 Canadian teens became pregnant, representing almost 7% of all pregnancies ... -
Understanding aging impact on membrane structure and seasonal variation of natural organic matter in water from a membrane drinking water treatment plant
(2018)An autopsy of hollow fiber (HF) PVDF membrane samples at different ages from a full-scale drinking water treatment was performed to investigate the membrane aging impact on membrane structures and properties. Scanning ... -
Understanding drivers and correlates of fish productivity: Finding optimal indicators in freshwater fishes
(2024)Canadian freshwater commercial and recreational fisheries contribute $8.8 billion in revenue to the economy annually and are a significant subsistence food source for Indigenous communities. Fish production is recognized ... -
Understanding how an app-based group chat impacts physical activity behaviour and mental health indices in an individualized 6-week aerobic physical activity program for university students
(2023)With the escalating mental health crisis among post-secondary students, accessible support becomes crucial. In this context, individualized physical activity (PA) programming can present a viable aid by alleviating stress, ... -
Understanding levels of social economy development : an examination of Northern Canadian communities
(2009)This study offers a preliminary analysis of the role specific social factors have on social economy development in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Because of the marked differences in levels of social economy ... -
Understanding patterns of pleasure craft tourism in the Canadian Arctic and implications for safety management
(2015)This study establishes an understanding of pleasure craft tourism patterns in the Canadian Arctic from 1990-2013 with a focus on the implications for safety. Two specific objectives were fulfilled: 1. to develop an ... -
Understanding the acculturation experience of First Nations workers in Northwestern Ontario's urban workforce
(2014-01-22)I was raised in Thunder Bay, a city in Ontario, on the northwest shore of Lake Superior. During university I studied in Sweden for one year in a university with 150 other exchange students from over 21 countries. Living ... -
Understanding the context of knowledge and values in natural resources decision making : a case study of Parks Canada's Recreational Activities Assessment framework
(2009)The range of natural, societal and nature-human interactions of contemporary environmental management, especially for parks and protected areas, is seemingly infinite and is continually changing in scope and complexity. ... -
Understanding the extent of polypharmacy and its impact on outcomes among persons with cancer and multimorbidity
(2021)Cancer often co-occurs with other chronic conditions, and despite the high prevalence of multimorbidity (MMB) in this group, conditions are often treated individually, resulting in multiple prescriptions. Polypharmacy ... -
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 ...