Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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The Use of a Hockey Specific Stimulus to Measure the Efficiency of the Attention Networks
(2012-11-10)Attention is an important component to successful participation in a variety of sports and activities. Attention can be thought of as three separate but functionally interrelated networks; Alerting, Orienting and Executive ... -
Use of scenario planning in public health : a tool for anticipating alternative futures for strategic planning [research project]
(2009)The environment of public health is unpredictable and constantly changing (Venable, Li, Ginter , & Duncan, 1993). As such, the use of strategic management techniques, notably those that deal with the analysis of the ... -
Use of semantic, syntactic and sentiment features to automate essay evaluation
Manual grading of essays by humans is time-consuming and likely to be susceptible to inconsistencies and inaccuracies. Mostly performed within an academic institution, the task at hand is to grade hundreds of submitted ... -
The usefulness of a carpal tunnel compression assessment tool: evidence of reliability and validity in assessing carpal tunnel syndrome
(2015-02-02)Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition (neuropathy) that affects many individuals throughout their daily lives. The condition is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel space, with ... -
User-centric clustering and pilot assignment in cell-free networks : a stochastic optimization approach
(2023)Current 5G networks, primarily built on the cellular massive MIMO physical layer technology, achieved significant improvement in spectral efficiency as compared to previous generations. Nevertheless, there is always an ... -
Using a novel methodology to test whether group size affects foraging behaviour in elk
(2012-11-10)Group formation is one of the most striking patterns in the natural world. Elk (Cervus elaphus and C. canadensis) are well known for their social and gregarious nature, but motivations for this behaviour are not fully ... -
Using coarse-scale physical lake characteristics to model lake sturgeon (acipenser fulvescens) feeding habitat and their prey
(2012)Coarse-scale, physical lake characteristics (lake fetch, shoreline exposure, and littoral-zone slope) were investigated as to their ability to predict benthic macroinvertebrate communities and lake sturgeon feeding along ... -
Using exercise based interventions for the treatment of cancer related fatigue: a meta analysis
(2009)Background: Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF) is recognized as the most prevalent and distressing symptom affecting cancer patients and survivors. Although the of CRF is a new field of research, many studies have investigated ... -
Using homophily to analyze and develop link prediction models with deep learning framework
(2021)Twitter is a prominent social networking platform where users’ short messages or “tweets” are often used for analysis. However, there has not been much attention paid to mining the medical professions, such as detecting ... -
Using portfolio theory to evaluate the regional deployment of transferring tree seeds under uncertain future climates
(2012-11-10)In this study, the problem of deploying seed from multiple tree improvement orchards to multiple sites in an environment of uncertain climate change is addressed. A modeling approach is designed and applied with the objective ... -
Using Remote Sensing for Quantity Analysis of Chip Pile Inventory in Mill Yards
(2016)An integral part of proper wood chip inventory management is the ability to accurately monitor wood chip quantities. This thesis examines the use of a new method of capturing the volume of mill yard wood chip piles through ... -
Using SIFT-MS for detection of beer spoilage bacteria and compounds causing off-flavour in beer
(2014-12-18)Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) was used for detection of spoilage bacteria in wort and beer. Samples were analysed in triplicate using SIFT-MS Full Scan mode to identify volatile compounds in the headspace ... -
Using unmanned aerial vehicles and wildlife camera trapping for the early assessment of road reclamation effects in Northern Ontario
(2019)The forest industry has been performing forest road reclamation to regenerate forests after harvest, to maintain wildlife habitat and to limit forest access by the public, all to help maintain large, contiguous wild forests. ... -
Using vehicular traffic count data to estimate the factors driving water-based recreation use in northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2010)Within Canada's publicly owned forests (i.e., Crown forests), little information is available about how and when people use lakes and rivers for recreation. I report an example of using traffic monitoring to identify both ... -
Utility of the theory of planned behaviour in health services research when examining the intentions of immunization provider behaviour
(2009)This paper will demonstrate the need for public health involvement with health services research in order to effectively meet its' mandate for achieving population health. The success of our public health programs requires ... -
Utilization of alternative testing methods in the evaluation of pulp and paper mill effluent toxicity
(2020)Pulp mills are required to perform routine regulatory testing to ensure the effluent they release from their water treatment plants is not harmful to humans and the environment. The key components within the effluent ... -
Utilization of coal biomass fly ash in the control and treatment of acid mine drainage
(2009)This study investigated the feasibility of using coal/biomass fly ash (CBFA) blended with various percentages of mine tailings, bentonite, and glacial till soil to control and treat acid mine drainage (AMD). Applications ... -
Utilization of hydrodynamic modeling in predicting water quality and Brook Trout habitat: reclamation of a mine impacted Boreal Shield Lake
(2020)Mining operations in Ontario are subject to regulatory limits on effluent release into surrounding waterbodies designed to preserve aquatic life. However, said guidelines may not always be enough to prevent damage to the ... -
Utilization of wood based hemicellulose pre-hydrolysate for the production of high value added platform chemicals
(2017)The immense benefits of using renewable resources are because they can reduce global warming and other environmental issues which directly affect life on earth. Forest residues serve as potential renewable resources which ... -
UWB localization for autonomous indoor position control of VTOL UAVs
(2018)As the popularity of quadrotor Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) grows, the need for reliable position estimation and control grows as well. Furthermore, with the size of these quadrotors ...