Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Projects: Recent submissions
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A Multi-Site Evaluation of Contact-Based Anti-Stigma Programs For High School Youth
Adolescents have become an important target for contact based anti-stigma programs. Research on mental health stigma reduction in adolescents has been hindered by lack of validated measures to evaluate interventions. To ... -
Post-Islamism Redefined: A Genealogy of Political Islam in Iran
Challenging the current academic conception of the term “post-Islamism,” this dissertation provides an alternative definition of the concept, having in mind the case of Iran. In contrast to Asef Bayat’s deployment of ... -
How can game developers leverage data from online distribution platforms? A case study of the Steam platform
Developing a successful game is challenging. Prior work shows that gamers are extremely difficult to satisfy, making the quality of games an important issue. Prior work has yielded important results from mining data that ... -
Exploration of New Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) to Fuel Cell Electrochemistry
The electrochemically active surface area of catalysts in fuel cells can be increased using nanoparticles (NPs). To assess their stability, the mass concentration and the size of NPs, along with the portion that is dissolved, ... -
Testing a Cultural Humility Based Measurement Tool for Sexually and Gender Diverse Positive Spaces in Ontario Public Health Units
Background: Sexually and/or gender diverse persons face discrimination and marginalization within and beyond the health care system due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. These experiences can lead to poor ... -
THE BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE ONLINE PROGRAM: A LOOK AT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EYE OF THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Delivery of an online education model is a trend that is increasing in popularity in today’s day and age. Although not a recent phenomenon, the technological development within the world of distance education would make ... -
Design of Uniformly Textured Polymer Surfaces for Hard-soft Bearing Systems
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of surface texturing for improving the tribological performance of metal-ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) bearing systems during intermittent stop-dwell-start ... -
Impact of 3-D Attitude Variations of a UAV Magnetometry System on Magnetic Data Quality
(Wiley, 2018-12-04)Optically pumped vapour magnetometers have an orientation dependency in measuring the scalar component of the ambient magnetic field which leads to challenges for integration with mobile platforms. Quantifying the 3-D ... -
Assessing the Contributions of Remote Sensing Data in Geological Site Investigations
Unforeseen ground conditions can have significant impact on the success of any geological project. Therefore, geological site investigation is an essential component of geological field campaigns. Remote sensing techniques ... -
Protolith affiliation and tectonometamorphic evolution of the Gurla Mandhata core complex, NW Nepal Himalaya
Migmatite-cored gneiss domes in the Himalaya are valuable structures that expose the mid-crust, allowing for the investigation of tectonic and structural processes governing the evolution of the Himalayan orogen. Located ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS OF UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANCE (VUS) IN BRCA1
Approximately 3%-8% of breast cancer patients carry one defective BRCA1 or BRCA2 allele. While the rise of genetic testing have helped identify BRCA mutation carriers, the implication of certain mutations are still unknown. ... -
Calculating strain and stress in geomembranes at gravel indentations
New methods were developed, validated and applied to calculate strain and stress in geomembrane liners from the local deformed shape imposed by overlying coarse gravel under vertical pressure. Previous strain calculation ... -
Sedimentary midges as paleoindicators of deep-water oxygen conditions across a broad trophic gradient in Boreal lakes
Cultural eutrophication, the addition of excess nutrients to an aquatic system, is a significant water quality concern that often promotes excess algal growth and deep-water oxygen depletion. Deep-water oxygen also influences ... -
STUDIES ON OPTICALLY INDUCED DC-VOLTAGE IN THIN FILM STRUCTURES
Conversion of light into direct current is important for applications ranging from energy conversion to photodetection. However, there are still many challenges to reach high conversion efficiency and broad spectral coverage. ... -
Roles of Arginase-1 in Neural Cells
Arginase-1 (ARG1) is an essential urea cycle (UC) enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine, proposed to also be involved in pre- and post-natal development and post-injury regeneration of neural cells. Genetic ... -
De Quincey and the Christian Experience: The Feeling of Struggle, Depravity, and Doubt
Abstract The essayist Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) produced texts that span the literary periods the Romantic and Victorian and a major shift in the Church of England: he was an Evangelically educated youth and an ... -
The Locations and Drivers of Herpetofaunal Wildlife Road Mortality on Two Highways within the Frontenac Arch, Ontario
The mortality of wildlife on roads is an aspect of biological and environmental degradation that is often overlooked amidst the plethora of other threats that exist. Yet it is a very real concern, especially for species ... -
Co-regulation of the Cytochrome P450 24A1 gene in a model of kidney fibrosis by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and growth factors
Renal fibrosis is a dominant pathological characteristic of progressive Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal-Transition (EMT), triggered by tissue damage, caused by renal inflammation, initiates and ... -
Limits of "Truth and Reconciliation": The Effects of compensation on stories about residential schools and Japanese Canadian internment
This thesis problematizes truth-telling about historical injustices in the settler state context of Canada. Truth-telling, in the field of transitional justice, is a survivor-centred process that is typically facilitated ... -
Analysis of Radio Spectral Indices in the CHANG-ES Galaxy Sample
The spectral index of a galaxy provides insight on the processes occurring within the galaxy, and can give hints to how the cosmic ray electrons propagate through the galaxy. Band-to-band spectral index maps provide a ...