Retrospective theses: Recent submissions
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Studies on the fungus Flammulina velutipes
(1987)Local ligninocellulosic waste materials were examined as substrates for growing Flammulina velutipes mushrooms. Mushroom production was favoured by substrate moisture content in the range of 125-150%, (substrate supplementation ... -
Study of Chondrostereum purpureum and its role in the decline of white birch in Thunder Bay
(1990)Various aspects of the biology of Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.:Fr.) Pouz. and its role in dieback and decline of white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) were studied. (1) Sixty-nine trees which exhibited symptoms ... -
Cytological studies of Inonotus tomentosus
(1988)Cytological studies revealed irregularities in the nuclear life cycle of Inonotus tomentosus. The mycelia was multinucleate and the nuclei were found in groups of two to six. By the time the nuclei reached the subhymenium ... -
Detection and assessment of Armillaria in young conifer plantations of northwestern Ontario and northeastern China
(1991)Methods for detecting and evaluating Armillaria in plantations were compared in a series of studies. The purposes of the studies were to standardize the Armillaria trapping technique, and to determine if it could be used ... -
Northwestern Ontario gold mining, 1880-1902 : the gold boom that didn't pan out
(1996)In 1878, gold was discovered south of Rat Portage on an island in the Lake of the Woods. After a brief flurry of development, excitement waned and Rainy River District mining progressed slowly and fitfully for more than ... -
Peer acceptance and self-esteem in gifted children
(1987)The present study examined how well gifted children in regular classrooms were accepted by their classmates. Fifty-four gifted and 681 normal IQ children in Grades two through eight were given peer ratings by their classmates ... -
Consistency of spelling error patterns : an investigation into the consistency of children's spelling errors using error analysis
(1989)This research investigated the consistency of children's spelling errors across three grade levels, two to four, five and six, and seven and eight. Diagnoses of children's weaknesses in academic subjects are starting ... -
Empirical evidence of a chronic pain schema using a recall task
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Effects of early education on later social, adaptative and behavioural functioning / by Arlene D. Whiffen.
The effects of early education on later social, adaptive and behavioural functioning was assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Teacher’s Report Form. Twenty- five primary grade children who had been ... -
Tachistoscopic study of reading related operations in average readers and those experiencing difficulty
(1989)Thirty elementary school children were classified into equal groups of poor and average readers. In a series of four experiments, subjects were requested to provide vocal responses to tachistoscopically presented stimuli ... -
Investment modelling in red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) plantations
(1987)The objective of this study was to develop a microcomputer-based planning model for guiding individual investors in choosing between alternative forestry investments as well as other nonforestry investments in the Thunder ... -
Cross-cultural dialogue : the concept of autonomy as a case study
(2000)This study is an examination of cross cultural philosophical discourse between North American Indigenous cultures and the dominant Western culture. The methodological approaches used in this study are modeled after the ... -
Resistance, resilience and regulation of north-temperate lake communities
(1993)I analyzed the resistance and resilience of benthic macroinvertebrate and zooplankton communities from 36 trophically similar lakes north of Thunder Bay, Ontario to test predictions of the Oksanen et al. (OFAN) model of ... -
Spatial scaling in northern landscapes : habitat selection by small mammals
(1994)I examined a series of simple and repeated northern landscapes in the Hudson Bay Lowland of Ontario to document regional and local patterns of population abundance of red-backed voles {Clethrionomys gapperi). I tested ... -
Spatial analysis in timber management planning
(1988)The objective of this thesis was to develop a spatially sound timber management strategy design tool. Long-range timber management modelling systems were identified as being limited by the inability to perform large-scale ... -
Study of bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) in Mole National Park, Ghana
(2000)The bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), one of the ungulates occurring in Ghana, has not been the subject of extensive study. For the species and its habitat to be managed effectively to meet the needs of the people of Ghana ... -
School cars of northern Ontario : the origin and accomplishments of an educational innovation
(1987)This study examines northern Ontario’s railway school car system which began in 1926. It is an account of the educational service provided until 1967 and an assessment of its accomplishments. The study concentrates on ... -
Impact of silviculture on four medicinal plants in Northwestern Ontario
(2000)Study examines the medicinal uses of 4 plants (Red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) ; fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) ; bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) and red raspberry (Rubus idaeus). It also examines the impact ... -
Care of the chronic, non-acutely ill elderly person in acute hospitals in light of the biomedical science approach
(1993)The purpose of this study was to investigate aspects and specific events of health care intervention techniques rendered to chronic, non-acutely ill elderly patients, (henceforth known as CNIE), while in an acute care ... -
Religion, modernity and homosexual ordination in a liberal protestant denomination
(1993)The United Church of Canada's General Council determined that all members could be considered for ordained ministry regardless of sexual orientation in 1988. The membership was not unanimous in this matter. This ...
