Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Trading with the Hudson's Bay Company, a case study of the Nipigon House Post, 1828-1838
(2012-11-10)This thesis critically examines generalizations offered in the fur trade literature regarding the impact of the amalgamation of the Northwest Company and Hudson's Bay Company upon Aboriginal trade partners. There are ... -
Traditional and non-traditional tobacco use among First Nations Persons living on reserve in Canada: distinctions, emotions, and visions of best-case future realities
(2013)This thesis presents a qualitative study on traditional and non-traditional tobacco use in Fort William First Nation, a First Nation community adjacent to the City of Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada. This study inquired ... -
Trait perfectionism : an investigation of the mediating effects of negative repetitive thought and the role of mindfulness
(2012)Although perfectionism has been related to various maladaptive outcomes, several studies have demonstrated inconsistent relationships between the dimensions of trait perfectionism and psychological distress. Furthermore, ... -
The transformative potential of community and collective arts pedagogies in Thunder Bay, Canada
(2017)This dissertation presents the transformative potential of community art collectives and outlines the pedagogical practices and decisions that contribute to their impact in the community. The research took place in Thunder ... -
Transition metal ligands for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions and the coordination of radionuclides - studies towards aurora kinase inhibition for PET imaging
(2023)This thesis is wide-ranging covering disparate areas of synthetic organic and metalorganic chemistry, unified by the general use of these projects in medicinal chemistry. Two organometallic palladium complexes 2.3 and ... -
Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults: A Descriptive & Etiologic Analysis
(2015)A two-part study was undertaken to determine the characteristics and incidence of older adults who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while in Ontario home care from 2003 to 2013, and to determine the association ... -
The treating physicians experiences of the return to work process in Thunder Bay
(2011)This study explored the experiences of physicians who treat injured workers (treating physicians) and are responsible for providing information to employers and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) regarding an ... -
Treatment Utilization by Problem Gamblers in Northwestern Ontario
(2010-08-18)The Catalyst database, which is operated through the Ontario Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, was used to explore factors that may be related to treatment non- compliance and the number of admissions in the ... -
Tree species diversity and stability in disturbance-driven boreal forest
(2016)Disturbance is a potent driver of forests. Components of disturbance such as frequency (i.e., time since last stand-replacing disturbance) and intensity (e.g., stand-replacing vs. non-stand-replacing disturbance) plays ... -
Trends in growth and soil nutrients following fire and logging
(2016)Understanding the impact of natural and anthropogenic disturbance on soil fertility and tree growth is critical to the sustainability of forest management, yet there remains much uncertainty regarding how both harvesting ... -
Trickster chases the tale of education
(2012-11-10)The research story is a narrative woven of [the author's] own self reflections, the voice of the co-researchers, and traditional Mi'kmaw story characters. The story follows a group of community members from Wildcat First ... -
Tripartite preparedness and response during the COVID-19 pandemic: a First Nations’ perspective
(2023)First Nations and other Indigenous populations experience higher rates of infection and more severe outcomes associated with disease and illness than is observed in the general Canadian population (Lee et al., 2023; ... -
Trust and surveillance : four themes and definitions / by Stephanie Schutte.
(2010)This is a study that examines the impacts surveillance can have on trust levels in society. The main purpose is to attempt to determine whether surveillance negotiates, manipulates, replaces or damages trust in others. The ... -
Tsattine People and Bison: Pre-Colonial Relationships and Ancestral Territories
(2022)Traditional knowledge and historical records indicate that communal hunting was an important practice for subarctic Beaver people (Dunne-zaa / Dane-zaa / Tsattine) of northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. ... -
Tuberculosis education program for long term care homes / by Marcia L. Matthews.
(2009)Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as SARS have highlighted the importance of infection prevention and control practices. Diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) continue to persist and pose a threat if not understood and ... -
Tunable high-power fiber laser and its application to produce Brillouin fiber lasers
(2012-11-10)A tunable continuous wave single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser is proposed and developed. A saturable absorber, as well as, an all-fiber Fabry-Perot filter was used in the laser cavity to reduce mode-hopping. The laser ... -
A Tunable high-static-low-dynamic-stiffness isolator and a fuzzy-neural network based active control isolator
(2009)Excessive vibration can be detrimental to a wide variety of structures and machines. Vibration isolation is an effective means to suppress vibration. This study focuses on development of some new techniques to improve ... -
A tunable multi-stable piezoelectric vibration energy harvester
(2021)The vibration energy harvester is intended to convert ambient environmental energy into electrical energy. It has great potential to be an alternative to the conventional battery in low-power electric devices. A traditional ... -
Tweezing and Manipulating Nanomaterials on Tapered Optical Fiber to Develop SurfaceEnhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Substrate
(2020)A compact and cost-effective fiber-based probe was manufactured for the detection of chemicals at low concentrations using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Multi-mode optical fiber was tapered with a dynamic ... -
A two-study investigation into the link between rumination and night eating, and symptom improvement following a mindfulness-based intervention
(2021)Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by a circadian delay in eating and nocturnal awakenings with ingestions. Its onset is related to stress and the syndrome is linked to depressed mood, anxiety, sleep problems, ...