Browsing Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Projects by Title
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OBESITY AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION: INVESTIGATING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SHEAR STRESS STIMULUS PROFILE USED FOR FMD ASSESSMENT
(2014-10-01)Endothelial function is important for the maintenance of vascular health and it can be assessed by measuring endothelial dependent flow mediated dilation (FMD) in response to an imposed increase in shear stress (SS). While ... -
Obituarizing Michael Jackson: Subject Formation through Material Cultural Branding
(2010-09-09)Historically, obituaries were created as news items and published in print media with the intentions of informing an audience of public hangings or similar sensational deaths. Over the years, obituaries changed in form to ... -
Object Class Recognition using Global Shape Descriptors in 3D
(2014-07-22)We formulate Global Shape Descriptors for object classifi cation in range data. The goal of object class recognition is to identify and localize objects of interest in a 3D point cloud.This work focuses on the automatic ... -
Object Recognition by Registration of Repeatable 3D Interest Segments
(2015-02-04)3D object recognition using depth data remains a difficult problem in computer vision. In this thesis, an object recognition system based on registering repeatable 3D surface segments, termed recognition by registration ... -
Object substitution masking reveals the continuous nature of conscious object representation
(2015-10-13)How the visual system resolves conflicting information in the construction of a stable and coherent conscious experience remains one of the central problems of vision science. One striking example of this resolution of ... -
Objective Assessment of Dysarthric Speech Intelligibility
(2011-09-28)The de-facto standard for dysarthric intelligibility assessment is a subjective intelligibility test, performed by an expert. Subjective tests are often costly, biased and inconsistent because of their perceptual nature. ... -
The Objective/Subjective Distinction of the Self: Examining Self-Discrepancy
(2014-09-08)Self-discrepancies have traditionally been measured with the Selves Questionnaire. This is an objective measure, in that it does not assume that individuals are aware of the discrepancies between their various self-state ... -
Objectively measured active transportation among 10-13 year olds from Kingston, Ontario
Background: Active transportation positively influences the physical and mental health of children and adolescents. Research on active transportation to school suggests that the walkability of the built environment can ... -
Objects of Affection: Producing and Consuming Toys and Childhood in Canada, 1840-1989
(2013-09-16)This thesis examines the significance of toy production, distribution, marketing and consumption to Canadian understandings of childhood. Drawing on Patrick J. Ryan’s concept of the discursive landscape of modern childhood ... -
An Observational Study Examining the Association Between Chronic Pain Coping Strategies and Unplanned Health Care Use by Individuals Attending an Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic
Objective: To characterize a chronic pain clinic population and determine whether specific coping strategies were associated with an unplanned health care visit(s) after controlling for predisposing, enabling, and need ... -
Obstructions to Motion Planning by the Continuation Method
(2013-01-03)The subject of this thesis is the motion planning algorithm known as the continuation method. To solve motion planning problems, the continuation method proceeds by lifting curves in state space to curves in control space; ... -
Obtaining a quality model for manufacturing systems and establishing a maintenance-quality link
(2008-06-25)This thesis describes the application of the stochastic-flow-modeling (SFM) approach to represent the quality behavior of a manufacturing system. Initially, a simple, one-product type SFM is discussed and then a more ... -
Obtaining the Best Model Predictions and Parameter Estimates Using Limited Data
(2011-09-27)Engineers who develop fundamental models for chemical processes are often unable to estimate all of the model parameters due to problems with parameter identifiability and estimability. The literature concerning these two ... -
Occultism in Robertson Davies’s The Deptford Trilogy
(2013-08-22)Through an examination of Robertson Davies’s The Deptford Trilogy, this thesis analyses the influence of the international Theosophical movement (with close attention to the Toronto Theosophical Society) and psychoanalysis ... -
Occupation, Homelessness, and the Transition to Becoming Housed Among Chronically Homeless Persons
(2016-04-13)Background: Existing homelessness research focuses on psychological and social aspects of this experience. There is limited literature focusing on the daily occupations of those who are chronically homeless, and particularly ... -
Occupational Biomechanics of Tree-Planters: A study of musculoskeletal symptoms, posture and joint reaction forces in Ontario tree-planters
(2010-04-14)Tree-planters are likely to suffer from musculoskeletal injuries during their short work season. The objective of this research is to identify the biomechanical mechanisms that contribute to these injuries with an overall ... -
Occurrence, determinants and dynamics of HPV coinfections in a cohort of Montreal university students
(2011-04-21)Background: Coinfections with multiple types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are a common occurrence among HPV-infected individuals, but the clinical significance and etiology of these infections remain unclear. Though current ... -
THE OCTOBER HANDSHAKE OF 1970: Making Sense of Canada's Recognition of the People's Republic of China
(2011-11-30)After two decades of a disappointing relationship between Canada and the People's Republic of China (PRC)-- seriously damaged during the Korean War and relieved by wheat sales after the Great Leap-- Pierre Trudeau's ... -
OCTWAS - Online Check-pointer for Workflows on Apache Spark
(2015-10-07)With the advent of Web 2.0, Big Data workflows which are being designed in order to extract useful information from data, are run on many engines, one of which is Apache Spark. Apache Spark is a fast and efficient in-memory ... -
"Oddballs and Eccentrics" ("Les Hirsutes et Les Excentriques"): Visual Arts and Artists in the Popular Press in Post-War Canada
(2011-06-06)This dissertation examines the representation of visual arts and artists in two popular Canadian magazines. It is based on case studies of the Montréal-based Le petit journal, a French-language magazine, and the Toronto-based ...