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Decolonizing environmental science education: (Re)storying relations for settler educator unsettling
(2024)
The purpose of this portfolio is to emphasize, demonstrate, and role-model the inherent
responsibility that all settler educators have in decolonizing their own ways of knowing, being,
doing and belonging before they can ...
Awakening Ontario educators to treaty stories: exploring the possibilities of disruptive treaty scripting as professional development
(2024)
I need to tell you a story. My name is Denise Petitpas and I am a French-Canadian,
Ontario school teacher. Specifically, I am Franco-Ontarian, and my surname Petitpas, comes
from one of the first forty families to settle ...
The silence that followed Indian Residential Schools: sharing our stories and reconnecting oral history among Omushkego Cree family members in Ontario
(2024)
For many Indian Residential School (IRS) survivors, there is a pervasive silence
surrounding their childhood experiences. The first research question, what childhood
stories pre-existed Indian Residential Schools for ...
Structural layout optimization framework of tall buildings subjected to wind load
(2024)
Conventional design methodology for tall buildings is a time-consuming and repetitive trial-anderror procedure with a limited probability of yielding an optimal solution that satisfies
architectural, structural and ...
Dialogue in enhancing EFL writing proficiency through collaborative synchronous and asynchronous computer-mediated communication
(2024)
Writing is considered to be one of the most challenging skills for English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) learners in China. To improve students’ writing skills, this study explored a
pedagogical strategy that blends ...
Argument summarization: enhancing summary generation and evaluation metrics
(2024)
In the current era of mass digital information, the need for effective argument summarization has become paramount. This thesis explores the domain of argument
summarization, focusing on the development of techniques and ...
Complete oxidation of trans-4-pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid by catalytic ozonation using Cu-Mg bi-metallic catalysts
(2024)
This thesis studied the use of a bi-metallic Cu and Mg catalyst dispersed on γ-Al2O3 for the
complete oxidation of a naphthenic acid (NA) model compound, trans-4-
pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid (4PCH) by ozone. ...
Modeling, analysis and countermeasures for attack propagation in wide area measurement systems
(2023)
Power grids are critical cyber-physical systems that employ advanced Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs), such as Wide Area Measurement Systems (WAMSs),
to deliver the energy to end users reliably and ...
Estimating DBH with iPad Pro LiDAR in Boreal Forests: methodological considerations and a case study in natural boreal forests
(2024)
Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) is the measure of the diameter of a tree stem 1.3
meters above the ground. DBH is a key variable measured in Forest Resource
Inventories (FRIs) and is traditionally measured manually, which ...
The relationship between multifaceted diversity and functioning of Canadian forests under global environmental change
(2024)
Human activities have caused biodiversity simplification at local and global scales and raised
concerns about potential effects on ecosystem functions and biodiversity conservation. In the
past decades, there have been ...