Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Constructing unitizing: the critical strategies and models that build this essential mathematical concept
(2015-06-15)The focus of this longitudinal case study was to investigate the progressive development of unitizing in a cohort of students receiving reform-oriented mathematics instruction. One-on-one videotaped mathematics interviews ... -
The consumed university: probing neoliberalism in higher educaton
(2018)This study probes the influence of neoliberal ideas and ideology in Canadian higher education. In order to examine such an influence, this study subjected the texts and artifacts from 14 Canadian university recruitment ... -
Content analysis of Men's Health magazine : masculinity and health
(2009)"Launched in 1987 as a health-oriented service magazine by founding editor Mark Bricklin, Men's Health has evolved into a lifestyle magazine for men, covering areas such as health, fitness, nutrition, relationships, travel, ... -
Context aware services for smart learning environments
(2009)This thesis describes a cost-effective infrastructure and implementation for building ubiquitous learning spaces. It uses techniques from the semantic web and ubiquitous computing to build a learner-centric service-based ... -
Contextualized garden-based mathematics
(2018)Research has investigated the use of locally valued activities to contextualize mathematics for First Nations students; for example, Beatty and Blair (2015), Lipka, Sharp, Adams, and Sharp (2007) , Nicol, Archibald, and ... -
Contextualizing an inventory for identifying critical incident exposure among Northwestern Ontario paramedics
(2021)As first responders, paramedics provide pre-hospital care to the public and experience exposure to critical incidents. Critical incidents are events that produce strong emotional reactions in emergency service personnel ... -
Contingent self-worth moderates the relationship between self-esteem and heart rate variability
(2014-11-28)Criticisms in the field of self-esteem research have led to new methods for conceptualizing and measuring the construct. One such method proposed by Crocker and Wolfe (2001) is that of contingent self-worth (CSW). Studies ... -
The contribution of fish movement to ecosystem function in Lake Superior
(2023)Ecosystems are complex, highly interconnected systems in which organisms interact with their physical environment. Often, to simplify our understanding of their function, populations within ecosystems are treated as either ... -
Control of doubly fed induction generator based wind energy conversion system
(2014-01-22)The doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is widely used in today’s wind energy conversion industry. The DFIG is essentially a wound rotor induction generator in which the rotor circuit can be controlled by external devices ... -
Conversion of crude glycerol from the biodiesel industry to value added products
(2017)Crude glycerol is a major by-product of the biodiesel industries. For every 100 kg of biodiesel produced, approximately 10 kg of the byproduct glycerol is generated. With the large increase in biodiesel production, there ... -
Coordination chemistry of bithiazole ligands: a comparative study of the 2,2’ and 4,4’ isomers
(2019)The bithiazole ring system consists of two thiazole (C3NS) aromatic rings. There are many regioisomers but two of potential interest for coordination chemistry are the 2,2’-bis(1,3-thiazole) and the 4,4’-bis(1,3-thiazole), ... -
Coping motives associated with affect, anxiety, and depression after cannabis use in young adults: an ecological momentary assessment study
(2023)Background: Many young adults report engaging in cannabis use to manage their mood, or affect, and psychiatric symptoms of anxiety and depression. Previous research indicates that individuals may experience positive acute ... -
Copolymerization of pretreated kraft lignin and acrylic acid to produce flocculants for suspension and solution systems
(2017)The presence of dyes in the wastewater of textile industry poses a number of environmental concerns due to their toxic nature and the removal of dyes from the wastewater is a major challenge nowadays. Synthetic polymers ... -
The Correlations and the power characteristics of special classes of binary sequences for multicarrier communications
(2009)In recent years, multicarrier communication has attracted considerable attention as a promising technology that enables transmission of high data rates. One of major drawbacks of multicarrier communications is the high ... -
Correspondence rules in SU (3)
(2018)In this thesis, I present a path to the correspondence rules for the generators of the su(3) symmetry and compare my results with the SU(2) correspondence rules. Using these rules, I obtain analytical expressions for the ... -
Cortical Reactivity and Attentional Bias during a Body Image Exposure
(2016)Photographs of one’s own body can evoke different motivational tendencies, depending on one’s own body satisfaction and narcissistic propensity. The present study had two main purposes: (1) to replicate and extend the ... -
Cortical response to a chocolate craving induction among restrained and unrestrained eaters
(2012-11-10)Interest in the cortical response to food craving in restrained eaters is a relatively unexplored area. Typically when presented with images of highly appetizing food, healthy individuals will show greater left than right ... -
A Creative arts-based approach to using children's rights as a vehicle for tolerance education at the senior elementary school level
(2013-04-10)The following arts-based qualitative research study investigates the potential value of art-based children's rights and tolerance curricula in Canadian schools. The study addresses the question: Are the arts an effective ... -
Critical decisions: risk allocation in a model arthropod (Folsomia candida)
(2015-06-15)Risk allocation theory predicts that foraging animals moderate predation risk by allocating their foraging effort and space use according to their energetic demands. Undernourished animals have a greater need for energy ... -
A critical examination of chemical extremes in freshwater systems
(2015-06-15)The objectives of this thesis are to explore and identify: 1) the causative factors for extreme endpoints in freshwater chemistry, specifically eutrophication and acidification, and 2) the convergence of anthropogenic ...