Retrospective theses: Recent submissions
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Efficacy of intensive case management for a concurrently disordered population
(2002)The Northwestern Ontario Concurrent Disorders Program (NOCDP) offers a multidisciplinary, assertive community treatment approach to clients with concurrent disorders, substance dependence and co-morbid severe and ... -
Relative error transmission and detection in Strategic Forest Management Model
(2001)The relative error (term error in the thesis always stands for relative error) transmission from Forest Resource Inventory (FRI) data to Strategic Forest Management Model (SFMM) outputs based on different FRI data to ... -
Satisfaction and stability within long-term relationships involving trait hostility
(2001)This study examined correlates of trait hostility within long-term relationships. In accordance with the rules of complementarity put forth by interpersonal theorists, it was predicted that hostile individuals would more ... -
Ojibway plant taxonomy at Lac Seul First Nation, Ontario, Canada
(2000)The Ojibway (Anishinabe) of Lac Seul First N ation reside in the transition zone of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence and southern Boreal Forest regions of northwestern Ontario, Canada. Hunting and gathering of certain animal ... -
Effects of landscape disturbance on the population dynamics and behaviour of moose (Alces alces) in the greater Pukaskwa ecosystem, Ontario
(2001)I studied the population dynamics, movements and home range of moose {Alces alces) in the Greater Pukaskwa Ecosystem, Ontario, during 1995-1999. My study compared two landscapes experiencing different management regimes: ... -
Direct and indirect effects of post-fire conditions on successional pathways and ecological processes in black spruce-Kalmia forests
(2002)The goal of this thesis was to estimate the relative importance of the mechanisms by which forest stands of east-central Newfoundland are replaced by unproductive dwarf-shrub communities following wildfire. Sheep laurel ... -
Neighborhood system in concept lattice
(2000)In this thesis, we apply and generalize the notion of neighborhood system from topology to study the relation between the concepts in a concept lattice. We classify all concepts in the concept lattice into various classes ... -
Examination of the role of the multiple intelligences in studies of effective teaching
(2000)The purpose of this study is to evaluate selected teacher effectiveness research for elements of multiple intelligence (MI) theory. In order to acquire a more holistic picture of the nature of effective teaching, this study ... -
Cutting grass : the uncertainty of coming of age in the post-Fordist era
(2000)An ethnographic description and analysis of a small group of young adult males (Kingston, Ontario) trying to make the transition from employment as a youth into the adult world of work. Discussion of the interrelationships ... -
Analysis of spatial harvest constraints on ecological (wildlife habitat) versus economic (timber harvest) objectives
(2001)The effects of alternative forest management scenarios and spatial constraints were modeled. Specific study area: Nakina North Forest (allocated to Buchanan Forest Products Ltd.) -
Toward a citizens' guide to sustainable forest management in Newfoundland and Labrador
(2000)The management of forests has dramatically changed in the past few decades. Forest managers no longer can prepare and implement forest management plans in isolation of other resource values and local citizens. Today, the ... -
Prediction of a modern gold mine's contaminant dispersion and deposition in a river mixing zone
(2000)Study site: Placer Dome Canada's Musselwhite Mine near Pickle Lake Ontario. -
Post-natal effects of maternal cigarette smoking and family dynamics on child behaviours
(2000)This study examined the relationship between maternal smoking (smoking during pregnancy) and child behavior problems, while considering other possible contributors to child behavior, namely parenting stress, family ... -
Neurological content and impact on Personality Assessment Inventory scale elevations / by Jeannette H. Prenger.
(2000)The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2), the most frequently used measure ofpersonality and emotional frmctioning in clinical neuropsychological settings, does not meet current psychometric standards. ... -
Math anxiety, math self-concept, and performance in math
(2000)Study participants: 320 grade ten advanced students from two school boards in Northwestern Ontario. Math anxiety, math self-concept, math performances were studied. Gender differences were also explored. -
Factors affecting the distribution and transmission of Elaphostrongylus rangiferi in caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) of Newfoundland
(2000)Elaphostrongylus rangiferi is an introduced parasite in caribou (Rangifer tararuhts caribou) of Newfoundland and has caused at least two epizootics of cerebrospinal elaphostrongylosis (CSE), a debilitating, neurologic ... -
Arousal imagery effects on competitive state anxiety and performance of the soccer penalty kick
(2000)Study participants: 2 soccer teams in Northwestern Ontario (age 13-18 years). -
Comparison of balance performance between boys with and without developmental coordination disorder
(2000)The purpose of the present study was to investigate the performance of 6 to 13 year old boys with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) on two balance tasks: balance space and quiet standing. The participants ... -
Blood pressure in relationship to dietary and whole blood ionic magnesium in normotensive subjects
(2000)The primary purpose o f this investigation was to examine the relationship between dietary and whole blood ionic magnesium (iMg) and measures of blood pressure (BP) (SBP-systolic BP; DBP-diastolic BP; MAP-mean arterial ... -
Population structure, somatic incompatibility, and sporocarp overwintering in Chondrostereum purpureum
(2000)An investigation was conducted o f the population structure, the somatic incompatibility reaction, and sporocarp overwintering in Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.:Fr.) Pouzar, a proposed mycoherbicide of undesirable ...