Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Subject "Research"
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Dual-modality image guided high intensity focused ultrasound device design for prostate cancer : a numerical study
(2010)In this study we established the feasibility of designing a multi-element high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device for Magnetic Resonance and an ultrasound imaging-guided transrectal treatment of prostate cancer. ... -
The Education Data Issues Model : using a knowledge mobilization framework to examine teachers' engagement with large scale assessment data as a means to enhance student learning
(2012-11-10)The purpose of this research was to examine the Education Data Issues Model (EDIM), as a useful conceptual framework through which to study teachers' engagement with large scale assessment data as a means to enhance student ... -
Expression of integrin and toll-like receptors in cervical cancer (in vivo and ex vivo study)
(2009)Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women world-wide. Although persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered the most important causative agent of cervical cancer, the mechanisms toward ... -
The Potential use of SIFT-MS as a breath diagnostic tool
(2009)The measurement of volatile chemicals in human breath has recently emerged as a non-invasive technique with the potential for the early diagnosis of disease. A benefit of early diagnosis is that treatment plans including ... -
Preservice teacher beliefs about teaching language arts and literacy
(2012-11-10)Preservice Teacher Beliefs about Teaching Language and Literacy describes the findings of a qualitative study conducted with a Junior/Intermediate language arts methods course in a Faculty of Education at a University in ... -
Ruthenium-Tris(Pyrazolyl)methane complexes as potential candidates for cancer chemotherapy agents
(2009)The MeCN ligands of complex 1 were substitutionally inert, however, under forcing conditions the DMSO ligands of complex 2 were displaced by chelating 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane to produce complex 6. Structural ... -
This land is our land? This land is your land : exploring the decolonizing journeys of White outdoor environmental educators
(2009-05)My own decolonizing journey has fostered a curiosity about the experiences of other White outdoor environmental educators who are engaged in the process of decolonizing their own practices and worldview. This qualitative ...