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Computer simulation of functional materials for therapeutic ultrasound applications
(2015-01-13)
Magnetic resonance imaging guided high intensity focused ultrasound is a potential
non-invasive treatment which uses constructive interference patterns to concentrate
ultrasound energy generated by a piezoelectric ...
An integrated ultrasound transducer driver for HIFU applications
(2014-01-22)
This thesis proposes an MRI-compatible integrated CMOS ampli er that is capable of di-
rectly driving an ultrasound transducer for HIFU applications. The output stage of the integrated amplifier operates in class DE mode ...
Modelling groundwater flow and contaminant transport at a gold mine site in Northern Ontario
(2015-02-02)
The practices of mining and ore processing are used in many countries around the world to
extract and concentrate the valuable natural resources found within the rock bodies which
make up the earth’s crust. However, the ...
In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activity of twenty-one Northern Ontario medicinal plants
(2014-01-22)
Aboriginal communities in the northern Ontario region utilize an abundance of locally grown medicinal plants. However, no prior documentation or phytochemical studies on the northern Ontario medicinal plants existed in ...
Multi-analytical residue analysis of the trihedral adze: a case study for the introduction of new methodologies in boreal forest archaeology
(2015-06-15)
This thesis aims to evaluate the use of multi-analytical residue analysis in archaeological investigations in the Boreal Forest through the examination of a specific artifact class – the trihedral and related adze tool ...
Modeling the woody biomass supply chain for energy production in northwestern Ontario
(2014-01-22)
Efficient procurement and optimal utilization of woody biomass for bioenergy production requires a good understanding of biomass supply-chain management. The general objective of this research is to develop decision support ...
Joining hands in hope: an autoethnographical analysis of a non-Indigenous educator engaging in Indigenous pedagogy
(2014-01-22)
I am a South African who is now a Canadian, with lived experience in both Indigenous contexts. I use these experiences as a springboard into an autoethnography about me as a non-Indigenous educator, understanding authentic ...
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 ...
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 ...
Power, participation and relationships: an evaluation of decentralization in the planning and management of Quetico Provincial Park
(2014-01-22)
There has been a global trend towards the decentralization of protected area planning and management. This study used a decentralization framework to determine if the planning and management of Quetico Provincial Park has ...