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Comparing vertical jump height measurement methods
(2013-04-10)
Vertical jump height is a method of assessing muscle strength and power in the lower body, and is used to assess athletic ability. The gold standard in measuring vertical jump height is the measurement of the vertical ...
Prediction of overheating close to bone interfaces generated by high intensity ultrasound transducers
(2014-01-22)
One of the driving forces for research in medical sciences is to develop more
effective and less intrusive treatments. High Intensity Ultrasound (HIU) is a technique that uses the acoustic field produced by a transducer ...
Building bridges in indigenizing education: digital narratives as a means of shifting non-Indigenous teacher horizons towards relationality
(2015-06-15)
This thesis was developed in response to the pressing need to find methods for non-Indigenous
teachers to actively teach for Indigenous student resilience, and to center Indigenous students and
their families in an ...
The Influence of Neck Stiffness, Impact Location, and Angle on Peak Linear Acceleration, Shear Force, and Energy Loading Measures of Hockey Helmet Impacts
(2016)
Head and brain injuries like concussion affect many hockey players throughout their playing careers. Hockey helmets remain to be the best form of head protection available as they function well to reduce the occurrence of ...
Investigating the human-nature relationships of wilderness leaders
(2012-11-10)
This qualitative study explored how wilderness leaders view wilderness and understand their relationship with wilderness. The term wilderness leader denotes outdoor educators and guides who lead trips in backcountry ...
A study of driving cessation and its association with satisfaction with life
(2014-01-22)
Older drivers are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian driving population and, as a consequence, the numbers who face the experience of stopping driving will continue to rise. A review of the literature reveals that ...
Early evidence of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) on the northern plains : an examination of Avonlea cultural materials (AD 300-1100)
(2013-02-03)
The goal of this thesis is to reconstruct the plant component of paleodiet for the Avonlea complex (AD 300 – 1100 BP), an early ceramic-producing culture on the Northern Plains. Avonlea peoples have been assumed by ...
Quaternary sedimentology east of Thunder Bay, Ontario; implications for five Paleoindian sites
(2014-01-22)
A geoarchaeological investigation was north of Highway 11/17, 34km east
of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Five archaeological sites (Mackenzie 1, Mackenzie 2,
RLF, Woodpecker 1, and Woodpecker 2) and seven additional sediment
exposures ...
Gallium nitride, indium nitride, and heterostructure development using the MEAglow growth system
(2014-12-11)
This thesis presents an in depth study of semiconductor development using a new process termed Migration Enhanced Afterglow (MEAglow). The MEAglow growth reactor is housed in the Lakehead University Semiconductor Research ...
Tracking habitat use by boreal toads in disturbed forest on the boreal plain in Alberta
(2014-12-05)
Radio-telemetry is an effective way of collecting detailed information on the behaviour of a great many species. However, the presence of the radio-transmitter may influence the behaviour of the subject, an effect for which ...