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Effect of boreal forest disturbance due to logging at different spatial scales on migratory songbirds
(2024)
Boreal birds have experienced population declines that may be related to alteration of the forest
at a range of scales. Understanding how resource extraction may affect the distribution and
abundance of species is critical ...
Unveiling the hidden pandemic: service provider perspectives on the rise in intimate partner violence (IPV) in Northwestern Ontario midst the COVID-19 pandemic
(2024)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern that can affect
individuals regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ethnicity,
and geographic location (Moreira & Pinto da Costa, 2020). ...
By no means there yet: centring the voices of Black, Indigenous, and youth of colour climate activists in Ontario
(2024)
This critical qualitative inquiry delves into the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and youth of
colour activists involved in the climate justice movement. Semi-structured narrative interviews
were conducted with 15 ...
Understanding drivers and correlates of fish productivity: Finding optimal indicators in freshwater fishes
(2024)
Canadian freshwater commercial and recreational fisheries contribute $8.8 billion
in revenue to the economy annually and are a significant subsistence food source for
Indigenous communities. Fish production is recognized ...
Being, becoming, and belonging: a constructivist grounded theory study describing the process of social norm formation of nurses working in groups
(2024)
COVID-19 exacerbated the worldwide shortage of nurses. The Registered Nurses
Association of Ontario reported that the number of vacancies among registered nurses in the
province has more than quadrupled since the beginning ...
The silence that followed Indian Residential Schools: sharing our stories and reconnecting oral history among Omushkego Cree family members in Ontario
(2024)
For many Indian Residential School (IRS) survivors, there is a pervasive silence
surrounding their childhood experiences. The first research question, what childhood
stories pre-existed Indian Residential Schools for ...
Structural layout optimization framework of tall buildings subjected to wind load
(2024)
Conventional design methodology for tall buildings is a time-consuming and repetitive trial-anderror procedure with a limited probability of yielding an optimal solution that satisfies
architectural, structural and ...
Dialogue in enhancing EFL writing proficiency through collaborative synchronous and asynchronous computer-mediated communication
(2024)
Writing is considered to be one of the most challenging skills for English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) learners in China. To improve students’ writing skills, this study explored a
pedagogical strategy that blends ...
Argument summarization: enhancing summary generation and evaluation metrics
(2024)
In the current era of mass digital information, the need for effective argument summarization has become paramount. This thesis explores the domain of argument
summarization, focusing on the development of techniques and ...
Complete oxidation of trans-4-pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid by catalytic ozonation using Cu-Mg bi-metallic catalysts
(2024)
This thesis studied the use of a bi-metallic Cu and Mg catalyst dispersed on γ-Al2O3 for the
complete oxidation of a naphthenic acid (NA) model compound, trans-4-
pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid (4PCH) by ozone. ...