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Tectonomagmatic evolution and green rock mineral chemistry of Jurassic Bonanza arc rocks at Pemberton Hills, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
(2021)The Pemberton Hills study site is situated in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and forms part of a northwest trending belt of porphyry deposits and prospects within the Wrangellia Terrane. The study site is ... -
Temperature effects on the far-infrared absorption spectra of simple organic molecules
(1971)The recent development of interferometers operating in the far-infrared frequency region, coupled with the use of modern high-speed digital computers for processing the interferometric data, has made this frequency ... -
Temporal patterns of ungulate vehicle collisions in the Thunder Bay area
(2023)Rising road densities, higher vehicle speed limits, and increased traffic volumes, combined with growth in the density of various deer species, have increased the risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions across the world. The ... -
Ten-year growth response of 45-year old Pinus banksiana Lamb. to urea fertilization and low thinning
(1982)The objectives of this investigation were 1) to examine the duration and pattern of jack pine growth response to urea fertilization and low thinning, and 2) to examine methods commonly used in the measurement of ... -
Terrestrial lichen abundance in relation to stand structure and silvicultural history
(2014-01-22)Terrestrial lichen has been identified as an important factor contributing to suitable woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) winter habitat. Conservation efforts to maintain viable populations of woodland caribou ... -
Terror management and pandemic influenza : social perception and response / by Jeffrey W. Sole.
(2007)Terror management theory provides a framework for investigating social responses likely to occur in the event of an influenza pandemic. The study predicted that where the threat of death from a pandemic was made salient ... -
Test of personality and complementarity in dyadic interactions using sequential analyses
(1994)Can patterns or redundancies be identified in the sequences of behaviors that are exchanged between individuals in social interactions? The present study directly examined the most controversial form of complementarity: ... -
Test of the effectiveness of attributional feedback in reducing negative behavior in distressed couples
(1992)A noted feature of distressed couples is that their conflict discussions begin normally but soon escalate into negative exchanges. They tend to attribute their conflict to the negative personality traits of their ... -
Test of the influence of interpersonal rigidity on the behaviour and experiences of others
(1999)Interpersonal rigidity is defined as the extremeness of an individual’s behaviour and the narrowness of the behavioural repertoire measured according to the Interpersonal Circumplex (Kiesler, 1983). While acknowledged ... -
Testate amoebae (thecamoebian) based reconstruction of Lake Simcoe fringe wetland paleoenvironments
(2014-12-12)Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a large southern Ontario glacial lake, has been affected by multiple environmental stressors throughout its history. This study uses testate amoebae paleodistribution to reconstruct the ... -
Testing British Columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects
(2014-12-19)Provincial water quality guidelines are established in order to prevent detrimental effects of a single toxicant from affecting the health of resident aquatic life. However, the elevation of pollutants in freshwater can ... -
Testing for jumping power in figure skaters
(1993)The purpose of the investigation was to contrast and compare tests of jumping power in figure skaters. Twenty two Canadian Figure Skating Association (C.F.S.A.) test stream figure skaters, qualified at a Senior Bronze ... -
Testing local adaptation in five populations of Hyalella azteca in northern Alberta’s oil sands region
(2015)Canada’s oil sands hold the third largest petroleum reserves worldwide. Rapid economic growth has led to increased exploitation of the surrounding boreal forest despite limited understanding of the environmental effects ... -
Testing of nitride-semiconductor-based sensors for monitoring in control systems / by Hang Yu.
(2008)"Sensors have become integrated into control system, for either mechanical, optical, chemical, or biological applications. The new materials for the sensor designing, diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS), are attractive ... -
Tewahia:ton tipaacimowin -- : two stories seen intertribally, the first novels of Ruby Slipperjack and Thomas King
(1997)Ruby Slipperjack's Honour The Sun (1987) and Thomas King's Medicine River (1989) are the two novels I discuss. Slipperjack's novel investigates the adolescence of a female protagonist known as the Owl, who passes through ... -
Texture recognition from robotic tactile surface reconstruction: a reinforcement learning approach
(2023)The ability to handle objects and recognize them and their properties by touch is a crucial ability that humans have. Thanks to tactile sensing, robots can do something similar by perceiving specific physical characteristics ... -
The 96-hr LC50 and uptake of sodium tellurite in goldfish (Carrasius auratus)
(1992)There is no information regarding toxicity of tellurium in fish. This research used goldfish (Carassius auratus) as an animal model, and sodium tellurite ( Na2Te03) as the form of tellurium to tested. Acute 96-hr LC50 ... -
The Apple : an autoethnography of experiences in education
(2006)This autoethnography focuses on my educational experiences from kindergarten through post-secondary. I look at what was and continues to be my journey. I conclude with an examination of the meaning I attribute to being ...