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Reading and Writing Informational Texts While Exploring Soil
(2012-12-05)
Many students struggle with comprehending informational texts (Duke, 2004; Hall, Sabey, & McClellan, 2005; Stafford et al., 2005; Marinak & Gambrell, 2008; Read et al., 2008; Duke, 2010). Informational texts are particularly ...
Block Copolymer Self-Assembly, Hierarchical Assembly, and Application
(2013-02-05)
This thesis addresses three issues. These are the self-assembly of block copolymer in selective solvents, hierarchical assembly of micelles or crosslinked micelles of block copolymers, and the application of block copolymers ...
The performance and feasibility of three brief alcohol screening tools in a senior population
(2013-08-23)
Screening is the first step in identifying and treating alcohol-related problems among the senior population. This study was designed with two purposes. The first was to cross-validate the Senior Alcohol Misuse Indicator ...
Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of AtPAP25, a Novel Cell Wall-Localized Purple Acid Phosphatase Isozyme Upregulated by Phosphate-Starved Arabidopsis Thaliana
(2012-09-10)
Upregulation of intracellular and secreted acid phosphatases (APases) is a universal response of orthophosphate-starved (-Pi) plants. APases hydrolize Pi from a broad spectrum of phosphomonoesters at an acidic pH. Plant ...
Still Dying for a Living: Shaping Corporate Criminal Liability After the Westray Mine Disaster
(2015-01-27)
This dissertation critically interrogates the assumptions, agendas and relations of power that shaped Bill C-45, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (criminal liability of organizations), revisions to the Criminal Code of ...
The Development and Application of a Simplified Thermal Performance Equation for a Sheet-and-Tube Photovoltaic Thermal Combi-Panel
(2013-01-22)
PV/Thermal technology is the combination of solar thermal and photovoltaics - two mature and widely understood technologies. Combining the two technologies complicates existing standardized rating procedures and performance ...
Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about the Nature of Mathematics and Effective Use of Information and Communication Technology
(2012-07-05)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to document and examine the beliefs held by preservice elementary teachers prior to entering a teacher education program concerning the nature of mathematics and their perceptions ...
Numerical Simulations of Giant Planetary Core Formation
(2012-08-28)
In the widely accepted core accretion model of planet formation, small rocky and/or icy bodies (planetesimals) accrete to form protoplanetary cores. Gas giant planets are believed to have solid cores that must reach a ...
Professionalism Through the Eyes of Female Elementary Teachers in Ontario
(2011-04-29)
Numerous changes in education in Ontario in the past few decades have lead to much discussion regarding the professionalism of teaching in Ontario. Some theorists suggest the changes are deprofessionalizing, leading to an ...
Remediating Photography: Reimagining Ethics In-Light of Online Photo-Sharing Practices
(2010-09-30)
Photography has been exposed as an infinitely complex series of intersecting technologies, industries, discourses and socio-cultural desires. Figured as an image-making medium that bears the direct trace (light) of reality, ...