Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Aboriginal Consultation for the Ontario Mining Act Modernization Process: Varying Perceptive on Whether the Consultation Process Works
(2012-11-10)Internationally, there is a trend for marginalized people to not be involved in natural resource management decision making that directly or indirectly affects them. This is the case for a majority of indigenous people ... -
Accommodating Students on Classroom and Large-scale Assessments: Teachers’ Perspectives and Validity Issues
(2015)The objective of this research was to examine teacher perspectives of accommodation practices in the classroom, on large-scale assessments, and their effect on the validity of large-scale assessment data in Ontario ... -
Adaptability in moose (Alces alces L) : habitat selection in two landscapes in Newfoundland, Canada
(2014-01-22)Moose (Alces alces [L.]) exist circumglobally and in a vast array of different habitats. I explore differences in habitat selection in relation to differences in availability of forest stands by habitat type and number of ... -
Adapting reproduction: portrayals of sex, birth, and bodies in four early modern women's metaphors for writing
(2014-01-22)The metaphor for writing as reproduction was common in literature by both men and women in the early modern period. Indeed, Donald W. Foster argues that the comparison between texts and children, “is the single most frequent ... -
Adapting to change, perceptions and knowledges in the involvement of Aboriginal peoples in forest management : a case study with Lac Seul First Nation
(2012-11-10)This study examines the involvement of Aboriginal peoples in forest management and their perceptions and understandings of the forest, forest management, participation, consultation and Aboriginal and Treaty rights in ... -
Adaptive almost disturbance decoupling for a class of nonlinear differential-algabraic equation systems
(2016)A class of engineering systems is modeled by Differential Algebraic Equations (DAEs), which are also known as singular, descriptor, semistate and generalized systems. In the chemical engineering processes, the differential ... -
Adaptive and Maladaptive Outcomes of Perfectionism and Changes After Mindfulness Training
(2016-01-11)Considerable debate exists in the personality literature regarding the adaptiveness versus maladaptiveness of perfectionism. Study 1 (N = 240) involved a two-phase design to examine main and interactive effects of perfectionism ... -
Adaptive and phenotypic responses of white birch provenances to climate variations
(2012-05-04)Trees have adapted to their local climate, but with changes in the climate may currently, or in the near future occupy climates that are sub-optimal for growth and survival. The goal of current reforestation is therefore ... -
Adaptive habitat selection by a single celled alga?
(2014-01-22)Faculty and students in the Department of Biology are bound together by a common interest in explaining the diversity of life, the fit between form and function, and the distribution and abundance of organisms. The research ... -
Adaptive variation of trembling aspen in Northwestern Ontario
(2015-08-05)To demonstrate the pattern of adaptive variation of Populus tremuloides (Michx.) to northwestern Ontario climate conditions, a statistical analysis was completed of growth and phenology variables from 26 provenances. ... -
Admixtures for use in geopolymers
(2012-11-10)This study examined two novel approaches for the geopolymerisation of fly ash produced at thermoelectric power stations by combustion of coal. The first approach involved the use of cullet, a post-consumer glass waste, to ... -
Adsorption and microflotation studies with pure minerals and an arylhydroxamic acid collector
(2012-11-10)A study was conducted to understand the adsorption of N-hydrocinnamoyl-N-phenylhydroxyl-amine (HCNPHA) on the surfaces of various pure minerals: sphalerite, pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite and quartz. HCNPHA is a member of ... -
Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the isolation of low and high end component operations in temporal processing and time perception
(2011-07-19)Evidence has shown that Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with deficits in temporal processing and time perception (Toplak & Tannock, 2004). Current literature, however, focuses on time perception ... -
Advanced ultrafiltration technology for lignocelluloses recovery and purification from thermomechanical pulp (TMP) mills process waters
(2017)Process waters of thermomechanical pulp (TMP) mills contain a large valuable quantity of lignocellulosic materials that end up in the wastewater for biological treatment. In recent years, interest in utilizing such compounds ... -
Afforesting marginal agricultural lands in Southern Ontario : an investigation into the effects of planting method and vegetation management on three-year growth and development of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa Michx.), red oak (Querus rubra L.), and, black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) plantations
(2011-06-02)Landowners in southern Ontario have become increasingly interested in afforesting marginal agricultural land. There are few appropriate, up-to-date research studies on afforestation practices to support current practice. ... -
Age trends in expert chess: is aging kinder to the initially more able?
(2012-11-10)The “aging is kinder to the more initially able” hypothesis has received varied support across different domains of expertise, but within the chess domain is largely accepted. Some suggest that tournament participation has ... -
Aging with a long-term physical impairment: An ever-changing process
(2009-05-28)The experience of people aging with long-term physical impairments is a relatively new area of research which requires further attention. There will be more people who reach old age who have lived with a long-term physical ... -
Algal mixotrophic metabolism for the production of lipids
(2018)The challenges associated with the use of conventional sources of crude oil increase the demand for alternative fuel sources. Biofuels offer the chance of replacing the depleting fossil fuels. However, the food versus ... -
Alteration and fluid characterization of the Hamlin Lake IOCG occurrence, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2012-11-10)The Hamlin Lake area is located approximately 120km southwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario, in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt of the Wawa Subprovince in the Superior Province. The area has been explored for its copper and ... -
Amorphous Selenium (a-Se) and its Compounds: Photo-induced Metastability and Application in a Novel Gamma Camera
(2016)Despite the large number of successful commercial applications of chalcogenide glasses (ChGs) ranging from memory devices to photonics and medical imaging detectors, the understanding of a fundamental property – ...
