Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Vibration control using switchable stiffness
(2015-01-13)Over the last decade, the switchable stiffness (SS) control strategy has seen renewed academic interest due to the need for effective vibration control techniques. The SS control strategy involves switching the system’s ... -
Vibration suppression and energy harvesting with a variant nonlinear energy sink
(2018)Vibration control is aimed to suppress or eliminate unwanted vibration to ensure proper operation of machines. On the other hand, energy harvesting intends to scavenge energy from ambient vibrations to power electronical ... -
Violence and masculinity in Hollywood war films during World War II
(2013-02-03)During World War II, the Hollywood studios produced an unprecedented number of war-themed films in order to help prepare American audiences for what was to come, as well as to profit from the popularity of anything pertaining ... -
Virtual work from home and mental health: a mixed methods systematic review
(2021)Poor mental health is a risk factor for a number of chronic physical conditions and may impact individuals’ ability to remain in the work force (World Health Organization, 2004b). Further, the workplace itself may pose ... -
Visible light positioning systems under imperfect synchronization and signal-dependant noise
(2022)Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) is an enabling technology for sixth-generation (6G) and beyond communication networks. Visible light communication (VLC) is a crucial branch of OWC technology expected to meet 6G ... -
Vision-based control and autonomous landing of a VTOL-UAV
(2015-10-21)In recent years the popularity of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has increased. Today, UAVs are widely used by military and police forces for surveillance. They are used by industry for such tasks as traffic ... -
Visitors' attitudes towards wind farms : a study of the English Lake District National Park
(2011-07-19)The tourism industry is one of the largest in the world. Many nations derive considerable economic gain from tourism markets. At the same time, many nations are pushing for the development of newer greener sources of energy ... -
Visuo-perceptual task performance across the menstrual cycle in women with and without premenstrual symptoms: potential influences of estradiol and estradiol sensitivity on retinogeniculostriate, extrastriate, and elementary retinal-based smooth pursuit pathways
(2012-11-10)The present study examined whether women with premenstrual symptoms (PMS) exhibit a different pattern of performance on psychophysical tasks across the menstrual cycle in comparison to control women. Research has shown ... -
Walking through anxiety : examining the role of expectancy in exercise / by Thomas Newman.
(2009)Exercise has consistently been found to reduce anxiety (Petruzello, Landers, Hatfield, Kubitz, & Salazar, 1991). However, the mechanisms underlying the effect of exercise on anxiety are unknown. The present study evaluated ... -
Walleye (Sander vitreus) movement ecology in Lake Winnipeg, Canada
(2020)Identifying differences in movement behaviour and the variance in behavioural strategies that may exist across a single species occupying a heterogeneous landscape can provide valuable ecological and evolutionary insights; ... -
Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality Assessment Through Electrochemical Approaches
(2015)The protection of water resources is becoming one of the most critical issues afflicting people globally. Novel, robust, efficient, and environmentally compatible technologies for the treatment of wastewater and the ... -
We are more than missing and murdered: the healing power of re-writing, re-claiming and re-presenting
(2018)This study explores remembrances (life stories) of Jane Bernard as shared by her daughter (my Nokomis) to her granddaughter (the researcher). I investigate how intergenerational learning through letter writing for remembrance ... -
We deserve that care and attention we are trying to nurture within other people: exploring the experiences of co-active life coaches on self-care and professional practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)Self-care is broadly defined as a chosen, proactive initiated practice, with the goal of promoting well-being. Self-care provides many social, emotional, and psychological benefits, and it is important to understand its ... -
"We're rapping, not trapping": hip hop as a contemporary expression of Métis culture and a conduit to literacy
(2017)There exists a common essentialized discourse about Indigenous peoples in Canada that has communities frozen in time, leaving Métis culture represented through sashes, jigging, and the fur trade. However, across the country, ... -
"Welcome to the modern world, painted stick" : postmodern magic in educational virtual reality
(2011)This dissertation endeavours to create a conceptual frameworkwith which to examine “video games as postmodern magic.” I begin by defining the operative understanding of postmodernism for the purpose of this analysis, ... -
The wellbeing of First Nations children: an exploration of indicators and evaluation of a new measure
(2018)The purpose of this project was to create, implement, and evaluate a tool designed to measure the wellbeing of First Nations children in the Robinson Superior Treaty Area. This project followed a community-based participatory ... -
"What guides us here?" Exploring community health nurses' experiences of moral distress
(2015-08-25)The concept of moral distress was first developed in the mid 1980’s by the American philosopher Dr. Andrew Jameton. Since then, moral distress has been studied in many health care practice settings and among various ... -
Whiteness and land in Indigenous education in Canadian teacher education
(2018)After decades of advocacy by Indigenous scholars and communities, Indigenous education in Canadian teacher education is gaining support and status. Throughout Canadian teacher education, the ‘common knowledge’ of pre-service ... -
Who we are is where we come from : a historical curriculum resource for the Pic Mobert First Nation
(2014-01-22)This qualitative study was undertaken in order to create a curriculum resource for use at the Netamisakomik Centre for Education (K-Grade 8 School) on the Pic Mobert First Nation. The Pic Mobert First Nation is located in ... -
Why don't intermediate teachers go outside?
(2018)The benefits of spending time outdoors and connecting with the natural world are becoming increasingly recognized, with outdoor education gaining more acceptance and visibility in our society. Unfortunately, traditional ...