Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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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 ... -
Critical reflection in the secondary classroom: anti-oppression education
(2014-01-22)This thesis argues that schools are sites where an ideology of colonialism is reproduced through the roles of the institution, the educators (and their education), the students and the absence of an integrated community. ... -
Cross-coupling reactions: synthesis and photoactivity of enediynes
(2015-02-02)The syntheses of a number of photoactive enediynes using the Sonogashira Coupling reaction are described. Alkynes with different characteristics were coupled to 2-bromoiodobenzene to yield the desired drugs. The enediyne’s ... -
Cross-cultural Organizations and the Empowerment of First Nations Learners
(2016)By examining the tensions around First Nations learners wedged between competing organizational visions, this research exposes the conflicting funding enticements that impede maximized empowerment for First Nations adult ... -
A cross-sectional examination of aging, alcohol use, and cognitive health in the Canadian longitudinal study of aging (CLSA) baseline data
(2020)Age, sex, and alcohol use have been identified as factors that influence cognition. The present study aimed to replicate and extend these findings by examining the effects of age, sex, alcohol use, and their interactions ... -
Cross-talk of hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide in vascular endothelial cells
(2014)Gasotransmitters, like hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO), are small gaseous molecules that can be generated in different types of mammalian cells by enzymatic catalyzation. Cystathionine y-lyase (CSE) and ... -
Crossing the divide: supporting students and families relocating from remote First Nations communities to urban centres
(2020)This research explores the experiences of First Nations students and families when they relocate from their homes in remote First Nations communities to an urban centre. The research considers student, family and school ... -
Crosslinked lignin-starch polymers with alternative applications
(2023)Lignin is a complex biopolymer obtained as a by-product from the delignification of wood and grasses. Starch is also a natural polymer of amylose and amylopectin found in many plants, featuring a relatively simple structure ... -
Crowding and frequent use of emergency department services in a Northwestern Ontario academic health sciences centre
(2011)Emergency departments (ED) exist for the purpose of caring for patients with urgent or life-threatening conditions which are time sensitive to treat. ED crowding is a condition where demand for ED services exceed the ... -
Cultural identity and notions of safe space among young indigenous women in an urban context: the case of Thunder Bay
(2019)Indigenous people of Canada have been relocating from their home communities, and moving into larger urban city centers at unprecedented rates (Norris, Clatworthy, & Peters 2013). The population shift of Indigenous-based ... -
The culture of rape: examining causes and educating for a rape-free society
(2014-12-05)This thesis explores factors, influences, and causes of rape through social constructivist and feminist lenses, and makes recommendations for improving sex education to address and challenge rape myths and rape culture in ... -
The cumulative effects of hypoxia and hyperglycemia on cardiac oxidative stress
(2014-01-22)Hyperglycaemia-induced oxidative stress plays an important role in cardiomyocyte cell death leading to cardiac dysfunction. Autophagy is an intracellular bulk degradation process and can be induced by stressors such as ... -
Cutting edge controversy: The politics of animal dissection and responses to student objection
(2012-11-10)This mixed methods study investigated the experiences and perspectives of former Ontario high school students and current Ontario science and biology teachers toward animal dissection, objection to dissection, and choice ... -
Cystathionine gamma-lyase/hydrogen sulfide system and glucose homeostasis
(2013-02-12)Research in the last twenty years has transformed the role of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) being perceived from a toxic gas to a gaso-transmitter with diverse physiological and pathological significance. Cystathionine gamma-lyase ... -
Cystathionine γ-lyase and hypoxia : implicating hydrogen sulfide in the hypoxic stress response
(2012-11-10)Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) has emerged as a novel and important gasotransmitter for the cardiovascular system, where it is generated mainly by cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE). Abnormal metabolism and functions of the H2 S/CSE ... -
Dark Current modeling and characterization of amorphous lead oxide-based x-ray photoconductive devices for applications in medical imaging
(2022)High atomic number (Z) polycrystalline and amorphous photoconductors are currently being investigated to extend direct conversion X-ray detectors to real-time and high-energy lowdose applications. Amorphous lead oxide ... -
A data warehouse-oriented methodology for qualitative semi-structured web information and social networking sites' user status search
(2019)Finding most desired and useful information from the diverse information and content embedded on webpages has become more challenging due to the rapid growth of websites and webpages, dynamic changes and updates of ...