Queen's Graduate Projects: Recent submissions
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Spectral Analysis of Magnetometer Swing in High-Resolution UAV-borne Aeromagnetic Surveys
(IEEE, 2019-05)Electromagnetic interference produced by multirotor UAVs has the potential to compromise the integrity of UAV-borne total magnetic field (TMI) measurements collected with high-resolution optically pumped magnetometers. ... -
High-Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aeromagnetic Surveys for Mineral Exploration Targets
(Wiley, 2019-12)Recent advancements in geophysical exploration have been realized through reliably integrating unmanned aerial vehicle platforms with lightweight, high-resolution magnetometer payloads. Unmanned aerial vehicle aeromagnetic ... -
An Overview of the Troilus Au-Cu Deposit, Frotet-Evans Greenstone Belt, Opatica Subprovince, Quebec
(2019-04)The Troilus Au-Cu deposit is a low-grade, high-tonnage deposit, located in the eastern part of the Archean Frotet-Evans greenstone belt, in the Opatica Subprovince, Superior Province, Quebec. Total past production and ... -
The Development of Modern Urban Planning in Quebec between 1946-1973
(2019-09)This report will provide a contribution to the history of the Community Planning Association of Canada (CPAC) and, more specifically, its Quebec Division, and its role in the development of the planning profession and ... -
Using Social Media in the Language Arts Classroom to Enhance Motivation and Engagement of Reading in Middle School Students
(2019-08)The purpose of this project was to create a website by which teachers could readily seek strategies to motivate their middle school readers and in doing so, increase their reading comprehension. The accompanying paper ... -
A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Communities Affected by Public School Closures in Ontario
(2019-08-28)The prevalence of public school closures in Ontario is growing. Though schools provide extensive social benefits for communities they, the current Ministry of Education (MOE) model for determining school closures called ... -
The Sacred Nature of Signs: A Study of Christian Symbolism at the Site of Humayma, Jordan
(2019-08-23)This project presents a catalogue of symbols that are (or could be regarded as) Christian from the archaeological site of Humayma – a town in southern Jordan that transitioned from a Nabataean caravan stop and Roman military ... -
Names Versus Numbers: Exploring how planning for social inclusion could help alleviate the stigmatization of poverty in a small town
(2019-06-04)While poverty is often measured and understood as a comparison of income or lack of material goods, literature reveals the importance in understanding intangible elements of one’s well-being, such as happiness, self-esteem ... -
Similarities and Disparities Between the Mycenaean Palaces Sites: A Comparative Analysis of the Layout, Content and Diversities of the Palace-Citadels of Ancient Pylos and Mycenae During the Late Helladic IIIB Period
(2019-05-06)This research essay is a comparative analysis of the Mycenaean palace-citadels of Mycenae and Ancient Pylos, examining the artefacts, architecture and layouts of certain buildings and contexts within both sites to determine ... -
The Math Around Us
(2019)The purpose of this project was to create a research-informed, responsive resource to help parents of Kindergarten to Grade 6 children incorporate mathematics learning into everyday family life. In Ontario, several publicly ... -
PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY IN ENGINEERING: AN EXPLORATION OF FEMALE PRE- & POST SECONDARY PARTICIPANT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN QSEA
(2019-04)The underrepresentation of women in certain disciplines in post-secondary engineering education and in the workforce, has been a prevailing issue. Researchers have analyzed this phenomenon over the years and various ... -
INTEGRATING VISUAL ART AND LANGUAGE, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SCIENCE: UNIT PLANS FOR A TEACHING ARTIST
(2019-04)The broad purpose of the project was to explore what an arts partnership could look like. An arts partnership generally involves an artist—or “teaching artist”—from the community spending time in a classroom, working with ... -
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 ... -
Suburban growth in the Toronto CMA, 1996-2016: A Case of Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie
(2018-12)This report addressed three questions: 1. What proportion of Toronto residents live in suburbs, and what is their distribution? 2. How has this proportion and distribution changed over time? 3. Are local growth ... -
Etruscan Religion and Divination: Examining the Etruscan Gods and Demons, Divination and Haruspicy
(2018)The Etruscans are described by Roman and Greek sources as a people devoted to religious practices above any other. A facet of Etruscan religion is divination, a field in which they had a reputation for excellence in ancient ... -
Kiiloona Ktakiinsihna (We read)
(2018-10-12)Since the arrival of the Europeans in North America, languages spoken by First Peoples have struggled for survival. Widespread conflict and disease significantly reduced the numbers of language speakers. Government action, ... -
Fourth-Century Gothic Settlement and the Late Roman Economy
(2018-09-24)Settlement and integration of non-Romans within Roman territory, political institutions, and culture were driving factors in the success of the Roman Empire since its foundation. This paper aims to examine the changing ... -
The North African Influence on the Mosaics of Piazza Armerina
(2018-09)This study begins with a discussion regarding the military crises of third and early fourth century Roman Empire and how they appear to have missed Sicily entirely, resulting in the island entering a period of prosperity, ... -
Women in Etruscan Tomb Painting
(2018-09)Previous scholarship on women in Etruscan tomb painting has grounded its conclusion on a number of select, well distinguished tombs that have been used to support or disprove the claim that women held a prominent position ...