Retrospective theses: Recent submissions
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Photon number density operator
(1995)A new operator is introduced to represent the density of photons in configuration space. It has some features in common with operators previously introduced by Mandel and Cook but has better transformation properties. The ... -
Copying speed in school children : comparison of meaningful and non-meaningful materials and desk vs. board copy
(1995)The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of children's copying speed {conditions: making X's in boxes, copying unfamiliar alphabet-like figures, writing pronounceable nonsense syllables, and copying ... -
Error control coding for semiconductor memories
(1993)All modern computers have memories built from VLSI RAM chips. Individually, these devices are highly reliable and any single chip may perform for decades before failing. However, when many of the chips are combined in ... -
Utilization of primary health care nurse practitioners in rural northern communities to alleviate the physician shortages and retention issues
(2008)The purpose of this research project is to critically examine primary health care services and analyze alternative solutions to the physician recruitment and retention issue in rural, northern, and remote communities in ... -
Undergraduate nursing students' attitudes toward persons with mental illness : do theory and clinical exposure make a difference / by Nicole Brown.
(2008)Statement of Problem: The primary goal of this paper was to explore the attitudes, comfort level and knowledge of undergraduate nursing students toward persons with mental illness. The secondary objective of this paper ... -
Economic wood supply from alternative silvicultural systems : a case study in Ontario's boreal forest
(1997)A modified version of the Harvest Schedule Generator model (HSG) was used to predict the economic wood supply from alternative silvicultural systems on a case study forest (Seine River Forest) In northwestern Ontario’s ... -
Review of children's mental health services for children aged 0 to 6 years old in Ontario
(2008)One in 5 children suffer from mental illness within Ontario, with little information known about the 0 to 6 year old population and service provision outcomes. This paper presents the definition and prevalence of mental ... -
Social determinants of health & community engagement : developing a framework for public health
(2008)Discussion includes Canada and Northeastern Ontario. -
Effects of sucrose and sorbitol on cement hydration applications to cement stabilization of metal waste
(2007)Cement-based stabilization/solidification (S/S) is a widely used technique to treat industrial wastes containing toxic metal ions before land disposal. To prevent the fast setting of the treated waste during its transportation ... -
Evaluation of a mini-container accelerated transplant system : the black spruce winter crop
(1986)The effects of four factors on nine attributes of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill) B. S. P.) seedlings were investigated. The seedlings were produced under an accelerated transplant system that used a 6 ml Castle ... -
Within and between-species competition and individual tree growth in a young jack pine-aspen stand
(1986)The competitive relationship between jack pine (Finns banksiana Lamb.) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) was studied in an 8-year-old mixed stand in North Central Ontario, Canada. During the summer of 1984, ... -
Physiology of development, germination and ubiquitination in pea seeds
(1993)The development of entire seeds and axes of Pisum sativum L. cv. Spring was followed between 18 and 47 days after flowering, in terms of changes in fresh weight, dry weight, water content, protein level and chlorophyll ... -
Effects of copper, zinc and cadmium on the pigments and photosynthesis of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P) seedlings
(1995)The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of heavy metals on pigments and photosynthesis in four and a half month old black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) seedlings. Photosynthetic pigment analysis by ... -
Evaluation of a mini-container, accelerated transplant system : the black spruce summer crop
(1986)The production of black spruce ( Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) bare root stock in Ontario nurseries presents two main problems. First, seedlings at the end of the first growing season are small, and thus susceptible to ... -
Chloroplast-based in vitro translation systems
(1987)Intact chloroplasts from 8-9 day old pea seedlings were capable of translating mRNA into proteins at high rates. Such metabolically active chloroplasts were lysed and fractionated further in order to develop a ... -
Braided strands of meaning : Mavis Gallant's language
(1994)This thesis grew out o£ the difficulties in classifying Gallant’s fiction. Critics, when examining the works of Mavis Gallant, have tended to use a thematic approach: the themes of exile, fractured human relationships, ... -
Age differences in children's judgements of reciprocal and non reciprocal patterns of self-disclosure / by Luanne Mann. --
(1986)Research conducted supports the conclusion that adults have a well defined norm of reciprocity in self-disclosure. The purpose of the present research was to determine whether and if so at what age the norm of reciprocity ... -
Children's use of a verbal-nonverbal consistency role for assessing truth and lying
(1986)Research on adults and older adolescents has indicated that verbal and nonverbal coimnunication cues are utilized by listeners to assess speaker truthfulness and sincerity. Some evidence suggests that truthfulness is ... -
Development of restrictive disclosure in children's communication with peers
(1986)Research supports the conclusion that adults show a pattern of restrictive disclosure in which they choose to disclose intimate information to friends rather than nonfriends. From a developmental perspective, however, ... -
Children's use of gaze, limb movement, vocal pitch and valence cues to infer deception / by Carey Sullivan.
(1993)A substantial body of research has accumulated on the types of cues individuals use to determine whether others are lying rather than telling the truth (Depaulo, Stone & Lassiter, 1985). The bulk of the research, however, ...
