Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Estimation of stripping by static immersion test using image processing and machine learning
(2019)Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) is one of the most common types of pavement, which exists on the surface of the roads, inside and outside of cities. One of the main destresses in HMA is moisture-related damage, which mainly occurs ... -
Ethical considerations for mindfulness in education: prescriptive quick fix or transformational paradigm shift?
(2017)While mindfulness practices have demonstrated utility in bolstering human well-being and functioning, they are certainly not beyond reproach. Purser and Loy (2013) have coined the term “McMindfulness” to refer to instrumental ... -
Eutrophication in Northwestern Ontario? The unique case study of Cloud Lake
(2017)This thesis investigates freshwater lake classification in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The research is based on a case study of Cloud Lake, 40km south of Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada. Complaints of decreasing water quality ... -
Evaluating a toolkit to assist rural communities in developing end of life care [research project] / by Hilary Mettam.
(2009)Study location : Emo, Northwestern Ontario. -
Evaluating an On-Reserve Methadone Maintenance Therapy Program for First Nations Peoples
(2015)The use of alcohol and drugs is a significant issue faced by First Nations communities in Canada, which is accentuated by high rates of mortality and morbidity resulting from opioid use. The frequency of opioid-related ... -
Evaluating consumer grade UAVs and their potential applications and implications in Ontario consulting archaeology
(2019)Archaeological investigation is an inherently destructive process that threatens permanent data loss if archaeological sites are inadequately recorded. While archaeologists strive to develop innovative methods to ensure ... -
Evaluating consumer-grade sonar for documenting inundated archaeological sites in Northwestern Ontario
(2018)This thesis assesses the application and effectiveness of consumer-grade sonar instruments for documenting inundated archaeological sites across Northwestern Ontario. Although the use of bathymetry and side scan sonar is ... -
Evaluating DNA Extraction and Analysis of Ancient Seeds: A Study in Peach
(2015)The peach (Prunus persica) is one of the most widely grown stone fruit in the world but its origin and domestication is still being debated. Genetic research has focused on identifying desirable genes for agricultural ... -
Evaluating spatial variation in food web connectivity and energetics within the Lake Superior fish community
(2019)Habitat coupling integrates energy between habitats, a process known to contribute to food web stability, and has been observed in Lake Superior. The degree of coupling differs among species, but the extent to which it may ... -
Evaluating the attention network test and its ability to detect cognitive decline
(2016)The current study involved an evaluation of the Attention Network Test (ANT) as a neurocognitive tool for assessing fitness to drive in the senior population. The ANT measures three distinct functions of attention: alerting, ... -
Evaluating the combined effect of thermoplastic polyurethane material in Ice hockey goaltender helmets and cervical muscle strength in mitigating concussion risk during simulated horizontal head collisions
(2022)Concussions, or mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), occur due to an impact on the head and are the most common type of brain injury for goaltenders in the sport of ice hockey. The two main techniques used to mitigate ... -
Evaluating the utility of a point of care device to assess physiological differences among wild boreal fishes
(2022)With the increasing risk of anthropogenic impacts in boreal ecosystems there is a need for tools to rapidly assess impacts on organisms and properly inform resource managers. Though well-researched, the i-STAT a portable ... -
Evaluating Wilderness Perception Mapping with the addition of 3D analysis : a case study in Pukaskwa National Park
(2012-11-10)This research analyzed the wilderness area in Pukaskwa National Park with the use of the Wilderness Perception Mapping methodology. The research developed and employed a modified version of the Wilderness Perception Mapping ... -
Evaluation and assessment in teacher education : an analysis of the assessment culture of an Ontario initial teacher education program
(2013-02-21)The Ontario Ministry of Education, with the shortest teacher evaluation programs in the nation, is proposing changes to the two-semester teacher education "Professional Year" in favour of a longer program. Rather than ... -
Evaluation of Anti-E6 Single Domain Antibodies for the Treatment of Human Papillomavirus-related Cancer
(2022)The HPV16 genome encodes two oncoproteins, E6 and E7, which are essential for viral carcinogenesis. While E7 promotes cell proliferation, E6 abolishes the resulting p53-dependent apoptotic response. We hypothesized that ... -
Evaluation of brief outpatient services in a children's mental health community clinic
(2013-02-03)In the past two decades, increased emphasis has been placed on the use of brief treatment services in clinical practice with youth. However, despite the common use of such services, there is a lack of research evaluating ... -
Evaluation of stormwater remediation options on McVicar Creek, Thunder Bay, Ontario / by Kestrel Wraggett
(2013)Stormwater discharge has been shown to impair aquatic ecosystems through the transportation of nitrogen, nitrate, ammonium, phosphorus, orthophosphate, organic carbon, fecal coli form bacteria, biochemical oxygen, metals ... -
Evolutive fracture behavior of cemented paste backfill
(2022)Underground mining is a key global industry that produces many of the mineral resources needed by several sectors of the economy. However, underground mining extracts large volumes of material from below the ground, which ... -
Evolving neural fuzzy classifier for machinery diagnostics / by Ofelia Antonia Jianu.
(2010)"The classical techniques for fault diagnosis require periodic shut down of machines for manual inspection. Although these techniques can be used for fault diagnosis in simple machines, they can rarely be used effectively ...