Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Identification of boreal mixedwood forest structure cohorts in Northwestern Ontario using Ontario's forest resource inventory, Abitibi-Bowater's continuous forest inventory and stepwise discriminant function analysis
(2009)A model was developed to determine if Ontario's Forest Resource Inventory (FRI) could be used to classify boreal mixedwood stands in northwestern Ontario into structural cohorts as proposed in the Multi Cohort Forest ... -
Identification of cracks in pipelines based on machine learning and deep learning
(2022)Pipelines are important long-distance transportation structures in modern industry, and because many are buried deep underground, pipeline health monitoring is critical to industry; however, inspecting underground pipelines ... -
Identification of genes involved in early endodormancy break in potato tubers
(2013)The growth and harvest of potato tubers for agricultural purposes is important both in Canada and worldwide, and the agronomic importance of this crop is steadily growing. A major issue affecting the storage and transport ... -
Identifying and addressing roundabout accessibility issues confronting persons with vision loss in Canada: a pilot study
(2023)Municipalities and Transportation Agencies in Canada are building more roundabout intersections to promote efficient and safe movement of traffic for their low carbon footprint, low lifetime maintenance cost, and better ... -
Identifying mental health indices among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Treaty three police service officers
(2023)Background: Police officers are essential frontline workers tasked with protecting our communities. They are susceptible to adverse mental health exposures, outcomes, and barriers to accessing supports, which may increase ... -
Identifying significant groundwater recharge areas and modelling surface and subsurface water balance of the Neebing River
(2024)This study provides a hydrological function assessment of the Neebing River, a stream that starts in a rural context and transitions to an urban environment that has historically been prone to flooding. Hydrological ... -
Identifying the mental health burden of firefighters in a Northwestern Ontario professional fire service in context of COVID-19
(2022)Mental health disorders are among the top five causes of lost-time and workplace disability claims among Canadian firefighters, along with traumatic injuries, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease ... -
Identifying use of knowledge translation theory in applied ergonomic research
(2020)Introduction. Work-related injuries are a leading cause of physical disabilities impacting individuals’ quality of life. Work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries continue to impact Ontario employers costing approximately ... -
Identifying variables affecting students' academic performance among engineering students
(2018)An essential consideration for campus administrators and faculty members is that students complete their degree with good academic grades. Being able to predict factors affecting students performance is necessary to help ... -
Identity in a love marriage? Exploring the consequences of South Asian women's choice to take part in inter-racial relationships
(2015-06-15)This thesis examines the challenges faced by young South Asian Canadian women when they choose to become involved in interracial intimate relationships. A feminist intersectional framework was used to analyze the ‘othering’ ... -
Illuminating autism: exploring identity transitions among adults diagnosed with autism
(2020)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a relatively new diagnostic label that has undergone some changes in the latest edition of the DSM. This research is a study of individuals diagnosed during adulthood with ASD. Its aim ... -
Image-based visual servoing of a VTOL UAV
(2009)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an area of significant research activity these days because of their use in dull, dangerous, and dirty tasks. Lack of human pilot paves the way for advanced and more sophisticated control ... -
Imagery vividness and perceptual clarity: affective visual processing in relation to depression and anxiety
(2025)The influence of visual mental imagery on emotion processing is well-established, and its vividness has further been shown to vary by valence and diagnostic groups. While both depression and anxiety are associated with ... -
Immanants and their applications in quantum optics
(2020)The regular representation of Sn appears quite naturally in the combinatorial problem of the redistribution of quantum particles though an n-channel interferometer. By using tools from representation theory, it has been ... -
The immediate effects of Tai Chi on the postural stability, muscle activity and measures of inferred ankle proprioception of healthy young adults
(2020)Tai Chi has often been applied in research among older adults to affect postural stability and proprioception in the lower limbs; however, little is known about the effects Tai Chi may have in these domains among healthy ... -
The impact of alternate pretreatment methods and osmotic dehydration for the preservation of wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium)
(2018)This study investigated the effects of selected pretreatments and rigorous optimization of osmotic dehydration (OD) of lowbush blueberries using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to produce dehydrated blueberries with ... -
The impact of amending forest soils with wood ash on soil organic matter attributes and associated properties
(2020)Wood ash, the byproduct of bioenergy production from biomass, is typically discarded into landfills as waste. Adding ash back to soil may supply nutrients to soil that are lost through biomass harvesting, increase soil ... -
Impact of biochar and industrial ash amendments on soil properties, growth and nutrition of black and white spruce seedlings in a sandy loam soil
(2014)The purpose of this study was to establish and examine a controlled field experiment near Thunder Bay, Ontario using industrially produced ash and biochar as a soil amendment. This study monitors the change in physical, ... -
The impact of daily number talks on the development of mental math abilities of second graders within a reform-based classroom
(2018)In this mixed methods case study I examined the impact of daily number talks (or strings) on the development of mental math abilities of second graders within a reform-based classroom. I also looked at whether or not the ... -
Impact of depression and antidepressant pharmacotherapy on early stage visual functioning in the magno-, parvo-, and koniocellular pathways / by Joy J. Harrison.
(2010)Examines the fundamental processes of photopic visual functioning associated with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant medication. Measures ...
