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Evaluating Ontario Wind Turbine Decommissioning Plans
(2013-06-07)The use of wind power has become an increasingly attractive energy source as concerns over climate change and non-renewable energy intensify. This report focuses on the largest segment of wind turbine development in Ontario, ... -
Evaluating Ontario’s New Brownfields Regulation as a Step Toward
(2011-08-31)The purpose of this report is to evaluate Ontario’s brownfields regulation through the policy maturity model introduced by Adams et al. (2010). This is an ideal time to evaluate Ontario’s progress toward policy maturity ... -
Evaluating outcomes of a return-to-work rehabilitation program for patients with work-related low back pain
(2007-10-03)Purpose: The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute new knowledge by examining psychosocial factors and return-to-work profiles of occupational low back pain patients in a rehabilitation clinic. Outcome measures for ... -
Evaluating Social-Ecological Resilience of an Urban Forestry Coalition: Trees for Life
(2014-01-22)Meeting observations, literature review, document analysis, and Delphi surveying are used within a “mixed methodology” to tease out emerging patterns of thought in an effort to provide an urban forestry coalition, “Trees ... -
Evaluating Spirulina as a protein source in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) grow-out diets
(2016-05-26)Aquaculture growth has intensified the need for a diversification of nutritionally appropriate aquafeed ingredients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate Spirulina, a blue-green microalgae, and soybean meal as the ... -
Evaluating the Accuracy of Finite Element Models at Reduced Length Scales
(2013-10-01)Finite element models are used frequently in both engineering and scientific research. While they can provide useful information as to the performance of materials, as length scales are decreased more sophisticated model ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Structural Holds on Pointing and Dragging Performance with Flexible Displays
(2011-08-29)We present a study of the effects of structural holds and rigidity of a flexible display on touch pointing and dragging performance. We discuss an observational study in which we collected common holds used when pointing ... -
Evaluating the efficacy of an intervention to reduce the impact of stigma in adults with Mood and/or Anxiety Disorders
(2015-10-03)Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of a group-based, psychoeducational and behavioural modification intervention, Overcoming Stigma in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, to reduce the impact of mental-illness-related stigma. ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies on Water Distribution System Design and Optimization
(2010-08-27)In response to growing environmental concerns, policy makers in Canada have been developing climate change mitigation strategies that will enable Canada to meet medium and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Geophysical Variables on the Bacterial Contamination of Private Wells in Southern Ontario
(2017-04-24)Bacterial contamination in groundwater is not often analyzed beyond local and regional scales. The presence of bacterial contaminants in the groundwater of southern Ontario has been observed, and several areas have been ... -
EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE AND WATER CHEMISTRY DYNAMICS OF PASSIVE SYSTEMS TREATING MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER AND LANDFILL LEACHATE
(2013-10-29)This thesis consists of work conducted in two separate studies, evaluating the performance of passive systems for treating wastewater effluents. The first study involved the characterization of three wastewater stabilization ... -
Evaluating the representation of ecological features in a protected area network: A Gap Analysis study of the Yukon
(2012-04-24)A gap analysis study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the protected area network in the Yukon Territory, based on the degree of representation of key ecological features. Protected area (PA) networks that are ... -
Evaluating the Role of Fare Structures in Improving Public Transportation Systems: What Lessons can Toronto, Canada Learn from Zurich, Switzerland?
(2011-04-26)The purpose of this report is to develop an understanding of the role that fare structures, fare collection systems and incentives play in producing and maintaining high ridership levels and successful public transit ... -
Evaluating the Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gama Coactivator-1 Alpha in Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Goldfish
(2013-09-06)The production of ATP is of the utmost importance to cell survival. To maintain energy homeostasis, cells regulate mitochondrial content through the control of degradative and synthetic processes. Mitochondrial biogenesis ... -
Evaluating the Role of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 UL21 Protein in Early and Late Events of the Viral Replication Cycle
(2013-09-10)The herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) UL21 protein is conserved between all members of the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. Although UL21 is essential for virus propagation in HSV-2, its function in viral replication is ... -
Evaluating the Walkability of Traditional Main Streets: A Comparative Analysis of downtown Brockville, Cornwall and Kingston, Ontario
(2015-09-11)This research used the Maryland Inventory of Urban Design Qualities walkability audit protocol to evaluate the walkability of three traditional main streets in mid-sized, Eastern Ontario municipalities: Brockville (King ... -
Evaluation and Application of a Test for Treatment-Biomarker Interaction Effects Using Probabilistic Indices
(2017-08)A predictive biomarker is a patient characteristic which associates with different effects of the treatment on the patient. In clinical trials, it is often of interest to assess whether the effects of the treatment differ ... -
Evaluation as a Mechanism for Integrated Knowledge Translation
(2013-09-12)In the emerging field of knowledge translation (KT) evaluation is typically assigned the role of quality control, constructing judgments about the merit and worth of knowledge translation activities. To date however, there ...