Browsing Queen's Graduate Theses and Dissertations by Title
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N-Heterocyclic and Mesoionic Carbene Complexes of Rhodium and Palladium: Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis
(2015-05-04)Dimeric rhodium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes [Rh(NHC)(C2H4)Cl]2 react with a variety of other neutral donors to form heteroleptic complexes [(L)Rh(NHC)(C2H4)Cl] (L = phosphine, pyridine) or [(L)Rh(NHC)Cl] (L = ... -
N-heterocyclic Carbene Synthesis Towards Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold
Modifying surfaces with self assembled monolayers (SAMs) is a simple and effective way to create functional materials. Traditionally compounds containing a thiol head group are used to generate SAMs on gold surfaces. ... -
N^N- AND N^C CHELATE FOUR-COORDINATE ORGANOBORON COMPOUNDS: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
(2013-04-24)This thesis concerns the synthesis of N^N- and N^C-chelate four coordinate organoboron compounds and the investigation of their photophysical and photochemical properties. The preparation of a novel BODIPY derivative ... -
Nanoelectromechanical Studies of Suspended Resonators using Graphene grown by Chemical Vapour Deposition
Graphene is an ideal material for high quality nanoelectromechanical resonators due to its high Young's modulus, low mass to surface ratio, ability to sustain high in-plane strain, and unique electrical properties like ... -
Nanoplasmonic Sensors Based on Chirped Crossed Surface Relief Gratings
This work presents a new type of nano-plasmonic sensor based on crossed surface relief gratings (CSRGs) with gradually varying pitch generated on top an azobenzene thin films using a 532 nm laser and a modified Lloyd mirror ... -
Naptime in Full-Day Kindergarten
(2014-05-28)The Ontario Ministry of Education’s guidelines for full-day kindergarten do not specifically mention naptime (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010). This study sought to address the issue of naptime in full-day kindergarten. ... -
Nation, Race, and the Cultural Political Economy of Art for Social Change Philanthropy in Canada
The arts are increasingly celebrated as a powerful mechanism for a philanthropic sector seeking to address some of society’s most pressing social and economic challenges. Over the past decade, “art for social change” [AFSC] ... -
National and International Business Cycles : the Role of Financial Frictions and Shocks
(2013-04-30)This dissertation investigates the effects of frictions that emerge from financial markets on business-cycle fluctuations. The purpose of Chapter 1 is to situate my work in the literature and to stress its contributions. ... -
National Defence Budgets: The Importance of External Threats
(2014-09-30)In this thesis I study and provide insight into how national defence budgets are determined. This is accomplished through the use of both theoretical modeling and empirical analysis. A main theme running through the ... -
Nationalism and Pre-Raphaelite Art
Recent scholars of Pre-Raphaelite art have focused on the history of women, material culture, and social context. An area that has received little attention is the concept of nationalism and national identity. This thesis ... -
THE NATION’S CAREGIVERS: WORK EXPERIENCES, PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES AND GENDER POLITICS OF PAKISTAN’S LADY HEALTH WORKERS
(2013-07-04)Lady Health Workers (LHWs) are community health workers who work under the Pakistani government’s National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care, and provide basic medication, contraceptives, and nutrition ... -
NATIVE STUDIES IN ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOLS: Revitalizing Indigenous Cultures in Ontario
(2012-04-19)I hypothesize that specific aspects of education are central to the revitalization of culture amongst Aboriginal peoples in Ontario, and that this revitalization is integral to cultural continuity. I will show the relationship ... -
Natural History and Prognostic Factors in Soft Tissue Injuries of the Shoulder: A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study
(2009-08-31)Introduction: Soft Tissue Injuries (STIs) of the shoulder are common presentations to the Emergency Department but very little is known about the natural history, long-term disability or prognostic factors associated with ... -
Natural Movements of Smallmouth Bass and Their Response to Tournament Displacement Within the Eastern Basin of Lake Ontario
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) are one of the most popular species targeted by angling tournaments in North America, particularly in the Great Lakes region. Tournament anglers target the largest fish in these ... -
Natural Selection on Phenology Across an Elevational Gradient in Seasonality
Many populations are locally adapted to their environment, but across an environmental gradient, trade-offs among phenotypic traits may result in a failure to adapt. Species exist across a seasonal gradient, which can ... -
NATURALIZING CANADA AS A “MODERN” NATION: CONCEPTS OF POLITICAL ASSOCIATION IN LATE-NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH CANADA
(2014-10-02)The meaning and future of the new political jurisdiction created in 1867 called Canada were far from obvious or certain for those who witnessed Confederation and its first decades of development. This study looks at some ... -
Nature and time-scale of bed morphological adjustments towards equilibrium in meandering streams: an experimental study
(2012-01-30)This thesis concerns the nature and time-scale of bed morphological adjustments towards equilibrium in alluvial meandering streams. Following the prevailing approach, the stream centrelines are assumed to follow sine-generated ... -
Nature Enframed: Technology and Heidegger's Environmental Thinking
(2015-10-01)This thesis concerns itself with a potential relationship between environmental philosophy and the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Taking up the question of modern technology as a prima facie cause of environmental damage, ... -
The Nature of Education in an Open-Plan School: A contextualized account
The physical environment of schools has undergone a number of changes in recent years. Along with the increasing integration of digital technology in classrooms, schools today are being designed and constructed with fewer ... -
Nature's Empire: Postcolonialism, Environmentalism, and Parti pris, 1963-1970
In 1963, the journal Parti pris was founded in response to the bombings perpetrated by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). The journal published on a monthly basis from 1963 till 1968. This period in Quebec coincided ...