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Isolation and characterization of novel cellulase and pectinase producing bacteria
(2015)Cellulases and pectinases are the major cell wall degrading enzymes. The microorganisms producing these enzymes have a wide range of industrial applications. In this research, 17 bacterial isolates from rotting wood ... -
Isolation of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria with plant growth promoting characteristics to enhance phytoremediation of arsenic
(2021)A common strategy for remediation of arsenic is bacterial remediation by oxidation of As(III) to the less toxic As(V). Another widely accepted technique for arsenic remediation is phytoremediation however in highly ... -
Issues and underlying factors relating to the graduation rates of Aboriginal students from mathematics programs
(2014-01-22)The intent of my research was to shed light on the factors that impede Aboriginal students from finding success in their formal mathematical instruction within the Ontario provincial education system. The goal of my research ... -
Issues influencing implementation of inclusion in the regular classroom : perspectives from special education and regular classroom teachers
(2007)This study was premised upon the issues that influence the successful implementation of inclusion in the regular classroom. In particular, this qualitative research investigated the perspectives of experienced regular ... -
It is only the beginning: an ethnohistory of mid-twentieth century land tenure in Fort Severn, Ontario
(2014-01-22)This research presents the results of sixteen interviews with Mushkego (Swampy Cree) elders from the community of Fort Severn, Ontario. The interviews focused on commercial and subsistence trapping conducted in the mid-20th ... -
It was neither Confucian nor confusion: dynamics of intercultural sensitivity among East-Asian students at Canadian universities
(2022)International students from Confucian heritage culture countries are often perceived by westerners as having low intercultural communication competence (ICC) (Zhu & Bresnahan, 2018). In popular media and mainstream ... -
"It was your ancestors that put them there and they put them there for you" : exploring Indigenous connection to mazinaabikiniganan as land-based education
(2017)This study explored Indigenous connections to mazinaabikiniganan (more commonly known as rock art or pictographs) and investigated how these sites contribute to land-based education. Focused on the community of Batchewana ... -
It's better than telephone, and it's better than driving to Thunder Bay : clients' perceptions of experiences in participating in a group-based stroke self-management program using videoconference technology
(2010)PURPOSE: Videoconference is used in rural and remote areas to improve access to healthcare, including individual clinical assessments and the delivery of group education. Moving On after Stroke (MOST® ) is a group-based, ... -
The Italian community in Fort William's East End in the early twentieth century
(1977)By the turn of the twentieth century in the midst of almost every significant urban centre of Canada and the United States, there existed a so-called "Little Italy" or "Italian Colony". These were sections of cities or ... -
Item response theory analyses of the Personality Assessment Inventory in samples of methadone maintenance patients and university students / by Albert Patrick Gouge.
(2008)This dissertation employed a variety of item response theory models and methods to examine the psychometric function of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in a sample of opioid dependent individuals (TV = 323) ... -
Iterative learning control for robot manipulators
(2004)When a system is performing the same task repeatedly it is, from an engineering perspective, advantageous to use the knowledge from the previous iterations of the same task in order to reduce the error on successive ... -
Jack pine budworm (choristoneura pinus) effects on fuel loading and resulting fire risk
(2020)Plots were done in various locations to determine the effect of the jack pine budworm on fire frequency to the insect outbreaks on jack pine budworm infected sites. This information can be useful in determining resulting ... -
Jack pine fitness under current and future climate
(2020)Climate change has the potential to drastically alter the functioning of Canada’s forests and the species that live there. The importance of understanding patterns of adaptive variation in relation to climate is imperative ... -
Job satisfaction of secondary school principals in the Rift Valley province of Kenya
(1993)Few studies have examined how school administrators in Kenya perceive their work and employment conditions. The primary purpose of this study was to determine which aspects of the principal' s position contributed to ... -
Job sharing in a rural satellite health clinic : a human health resource model for retention
(2008)Disparities in health care access and health human resources exist in rural communities. Rural nursing practice is very challenging which leads to retention issues. Job sharing is an innovative scheduling solution. The ... -
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 ... -
Joint design of PAPR, PICR and OBP in OFDM systems
(2008)Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technique has been adopted by many existing and future wireless communication systems for high-speed data transmission. However, a major problem of OFDM systems is the high ... -
Jungian bridge to native philosophy
(1997)The gap between Western and Native world views is much more profound than the West has imagined. I support this claim from a variety of angles and offer insight into it from the work of Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung ...