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The Newly developed competitiveness orientation measure : psychometric development and evaluation
(2013-02-12)
The concept of competitiveness as a personality trait has been alluded to for over 70 years; yet, it has surprisingly been largely neglected as an individual differences variable. Instead, researchers have focused on the ...
Mobile robot tank with GPU assistance
(2014-01-22)
Robotic research has been costly and tremendously time consuming; this is due to the cost of sensors, motors, computational unit, physical construction, and fabrication. There are also a lot of man hours clocked in for ...
Economic analysis of vegetation management alternatives in Ontario
(2014-01-22)
Vegetation management practices have become an integral component of forest management. Economics of alternative vegetation management treatments were analyzed in this thesis on the basis of two journal papers. Six research ...
An exploratory study of compassionate, companionate, and passionate love throughout relationship course and the lifespan
(2015-06-15)
This study examines how passionate, companionate, and compassionate love are experienced throughout the temporal course of a romantic relationship and throughout the lifespan. It was hypothesized that passionate love would ...
A Randomized Comparative Trial of Self-Affirmation and Psychoeducation Interventions for Improving Body Image in Young Women
(2016)
Body image concerns are a widespread experience, particularly for young women, and are
associated with a number of undesirable consequences, including eating disorders. Self affirmation
theory provides a framework for ...
Lived Experiences of Sexual Violence
(2016)
This thesis is an exploration of how individuals who have experienced sexual violence understand their experience(s). A feminist, mixed-methods approach was used to better capture the wide range of experiences of my ...
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 ...