Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Matching mobile crisis models to communities: an example from Northwestern Ontario
(2023)Due to the potential safety risks and nature of crisis response systems in Canada, police are often the first to encounter individuals when they are experiencing a mental health crisis. However, other professionals with ... -
Mathematically-based stories in junior classes : do stories change attitudes toward mathematics?
(2014-01-22)This study explored evidence of a change in students' attitude towards mathematics in junior classes through the use of a mathematically-based stories unit. Using a questionnaire, observations, interviews, and classroom ... -
Mating strategies across the menstrual cycle : preferences, jealousy, and masculinity
(2009)Recent research suggests that there is more within- than between-sex variation in sociosexuality and that there may be organizational and activational effects of gonadal steroids on the mating tactics of women. For instance, ... -
"A matter of principal": female involvement in politics and labour at the Lakehead, 1903-1918
(2017)"A Matter of Principal" : Female Involvement in Politics and Labour at the Lakehead, 1903-1918” is an analysis of the role women played in the social, political, and labouring sphere at the Canadian Lakehead (comprised ... -
Measurement of bimanual coordination in rehabilitation for poststroke individuals: a systematic review
(2023)A stroke can result in a decreased ability to coordinate the upper limbs, which leads to difficulty in performing the activities of daily living (ADLs). As a result, upper-extremity rehabilitation has been frequently ... -
Measurement of isometric hip strength in male ice hockey players: investigation of the within-day, betweend-day, and intertester reliability of the Activ5© handheld dynamometer
(2023)Isometric strength testing involves assessing the maximum amount of force a muscle group can produce when there is no change in its length and is typically measured using a handheld dynamometer (HHD). Reliability is a ... -
Measurement of Rabi oscillation in a spin system
(2018)This work proposes that during the application of an on-resonance MR- pulse there exists a Rabi oscillating fi eld which can be directly measured from a nuclear spin system. These oscillations have been previously ... -
Measuring patients' perceptions of privacy and its outcomes in health care
(2011)The purpose of this study is two-fold. The first is to develop a measurement instrument of patient perceptions of privacy in the healthcare sector. Privacy is critical in health care since it affects patient perceptions ... -
Measuring S100B in concussed athletes following a maximal aerobic fitness test
(2009)An objective biological test to measure concussion may provide further insight into a player's decision to return-to-play. Protein S100B is a calcium-binding protein that has been studied as a sensitive biomarker of central ... -
A mechanism for simplified scanner control with application to MRI-guided interventions
(2016)Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI)-guided interventions involving percutaneous biopsies of lesions, or trajectory alignment with prospective stereotaxy are conducted in real time using rapid image acquisition. A mechanism ... -
Mechanisms of change within group cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety
(2015-10-21)Although the efficacy of group Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (GCBT) is well documented, the mechanisms by which this therapy works are not well understood. Evaluating mediators and moderators of symptom change during therapy ... -
Media and digital literacies in Canadian teacher educators’ open educational practices: a post-intentional phenomenology
(2023)In this qualitative post-intentional phenomenological research I share insights into the lived experiences of teacher educators who infuse their open educational practices with media and digital literacies in faculties ... -
Mediators' perspectives on the Ontario family mediation process and its potential impact on abused women and children's education
(2014-01-22)This research focused on the perspectives of seven mediators in Thunder Bay on what will happen to abused women if the mandatory mediation information program is actually implemented into the divorce process in Northwestern ... -
Medical applications of fluorine-19 and hyperpolarized xenon129 magnetic resonance imaging
(2020)Multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is currently under extensive development. Although conventional proton MRI is mostly known as an anatomical medical imaging modality with an excellent soft tissue contrast, ... -
The medical applications of hyperpolarized Xe and nonproton magnetic resonance imaging
(2024)Hyperpolarized 129Xe (HP 129Xe) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a relatively young field which is experiencing significant advancements each year. Conventional proton MRI is widely used in clinical practice as an ... -
Medical text simplification: bridging the gap between medical research and public understanding
(2023)Text Simplification is a subdomain of Natural Language Processing that focuses on applying computational techniques to modify the content and structure of the text to make it interpretable while retaining the main idea. ... -
Medical workflow design and planning using Node-Red data fusion
(2021)The space of clinical planning requires a complex arrangement of information, often not capable of being captured in a singular dataset. As a result, data fusion techniques can be used to combine multiple data sources ... -
Meeting the challenge of deaf and hard of hearing students transitioning to secondary school : parent and student perspectives / by Lisa Tropea.
(2010)The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perspectives of parents of deaf and hard of hearing students who were ready to make the transition from elementary school to secondary school or who had recently ... -
Membrane fouling and its control in drinking water membrane filtration process
(2014-01-22)Treatment of surface water in the presence of natural organic matters (NOM) becomes a challenging issue to meet stringent rules of Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane is emerging as an efficient ... -
Memengwaawid, to be a butterfly: an Indigenous exploration of Northwestern Ontario Anishinawbe and Muskego or Ininiw sacred stories and teachings in a contemporary novel
(2014-12-11)Among their capacities to entertain, to pass down cultural traditions, ceremonies, dances, songs, and to correct undesired behaviours, sacred stories explain how something in nature came to be and how our interactions ...