Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Quadrotor altitude and attitude control with neural network
(2017)Over the years, the controller design for an unmanned aerial vehicle has been attracting considerable amount of attentions and interests. In this thesis, a quadcopter has been studied intensively, and an adaptive ... -
A qualitative content analysis of the representations of health, income and income distribution in the Canadian press
(2008)For both the lay public and policy makers, the media are an important source of health information. While media discourses about health are not uniform, some perspectives are more commonly reported than others. In reviewing ... -
A Qualitative examination of comprehensive workplace health promotion strategies in some workplaces in the districts of Simcoe and Muskoka [Ontario]
(2012-11-10)The Ontario Public Health Standards [OPHS] (Ministry of Health and Long-term Care [MHLTC], 2008) recommend a population health promotion approach and evidence-based best practice for local boards of health to address ... -
A qualitative examination of the lived experiences of men identified as perpetrators of intimate partner violence
(2018)The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of males identified as perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV is a complex social problem that has many damaging consequences for individuals and ... -
A Qualitative study on the experiences of students attending Thunder Bay area rural, one-room schools in the early 20th century
(2009-06)One-room country schools, which began appearing in the early 1900s in the District of Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario, Canada, provided educational opportunities to the children of the first and second generation immigrant ... -
Quantifying the impact of Twitter activity in political battlegrounds
(2022)It may be challenging to determine the reach of the information, how well it corresponds with the domain design, and how to utilize it as a communication medium when utilizing social media platforms, notably Twitter, to ... -
Quantile-based reliability analysis and design in slope stability
(2018)The study and analysis of slopes are essential for understanding their performance and, in particular, their stability, reliability, and deformations. Traditional slope stability analysis involves predicting the location ... -
Quaternary sedimentology east of Thunder Bay, Ontario; implications for five Paleoindian sites
(2014-01-22)A geoarchaeological investigation was north of Highway 11/17, 34km east of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Five archaeological sites (Mackenzie 1, Mackenzie 2, RLF, Woodpecker 1, and Woodpecker 2) and seven additional sediment exposures ... -
Race, Englishness and the media: depictions of urban rioting in England, 1980-81
(2014)"Race, Englishness and the Media is an examination of racialised depictions of the urban riots which broke out in England's major cities in the early 1980s. The analysis focuses on two major English newspapers, the Times ... -
Racialized Bachelor of Education students' perspectives of performative allyship in the Black Lives Matter movement
(2023)Performative allyship, also referred to as performative activism, is a non-genuine form of allyship or activism rooted in growing one’s social capital rather than raising awareness for the stated human rights issue. ... -
The radial wrist as a morphological and functional unit in extant African apes and humans
(2025)Previous research has identified multiple aspects of carpal (i.e., wrist bones) morphology in Homo sapiens (humans) and some fossil hominin species that may reflect adaptations to the habitual use and manufacture of stone ... -
A Randomized Comparative Trial of Self-Affirmation and Psychoeducation Interventions for Improving Body Image in Young Women
(2016)Body image concerns are a widespread experience, particularly for young women, and are associated with a number of undesirable consequences, including eating disorders. Self affirmation theory provides a framework for ... -
A Randomized Trial of a Comprehensive Training Process to Enhance Safe Driving in Older Adults
(2015)In Canada, older adult driving exposure is increasing quite drastically. However, older adult drivers have a higher motor vehicle collision fatality risk compared to younger age groups. Therefore, older adult driver ... -
A Randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness plus exposure for improving body image in women
(2010)Research supports a multifaceted conception of body image incorporating attitudinal and behavioural elements. Cognitive-behavioural therapy including psychoeducation and body image exposure are two therapeutic approaches ... -
RBF neural network based generalized predictive control for nonlinear stochastic systems
(2014-01-22)Almost all practical systems are nonlinear, which are subject to disturbances and contain uncertainties. In most cases, disturbances and uncertainties can be modeled as stochastic processes, which make it necessary to ... -
Re(righting) mathematics education: changing students' attitudes towards mathematics through Indigenous knowledge and worldview
(2019)This study explored the impacts of incorporating decolonizing, Indigenous focused lessons and pedagogies in a grade 9 (Ontario) locally developed (LD) classroom on students’ attitudes towards mathematics. A reform-based ... -
The REACH program: an alternative for students-at-risk in order to remain in their home school environment
(2019)This thesis describes an evaluative case study, which researched the benefits of using the REACH program in two Thunder Bay elementary schools, eliminating the need to have studentsat- risk removed from their home school ... -
Reading Canada Reads
(2009-11)The CBC Radio One program Canada Reads launched in 2002 and has had a significant impact on the Canadian book industry from its beginning. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the methodologies of Canada Reads and the ... -
Real-time implementation of some attitude estimation algorithms on a quadrotor UAV / by Siddhant Nayak.
(2013)The recent developments in research pertaining to the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is motivated by its technical challenges as well as its practical implications in areas where human presence is inefficient, ... -
Real-time implementation of some bilateral teleoperation schemes
(2012-11-10)Today's technology has pushed back many boundaries that we thought were impossible. One of these technologies is bilateral teleoperation. Bilateral teleoperation allows an operator to control a robot, at a distance, over ...
