Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Design and synthesis of small molecule ligands targeting protease-activated receptor 2 as potential diagnostic and therapeutic agents
(2021)Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging requires radionuclides (positron-emitters) labeled molecules (tracers) to image biochemical and physiological processes in vivo and helps diagnose diseases noninvasively. The ... -
The adaptive cycle of meaning making: development and preliminary evaluation of a self-report scale
(2021)Meaning in life has long been established as a core component of individual well-being, making it a topic of great importance within psychological research. Advancements in psychological studies of meaning in life are ... -
Investigation on anti-proliferative effect of gyrophoric acid from the lichen Umbilicaria muhlenbergii on cancer cells
(2021)Natural products, including primary and secondary metabolites, are small molecules produced by any organism. As important sources of drug components, natural products may be isolated to small fractions with different ... -
Virtual work from home and mental health: a mixed methods systematic review
(2021)Poor mental health is a risk factor for a number of chronic physical conditions and may impact individuals’ ability to remain in the work force (World Health Organization, 2004b). Further, the workplace itself may pose ... -
Experimental investigations of sand-water coaxial and swirling jets in stagnant water
(2021)Sand jets and particle clouds are found in many engineering applications, such as marine bed capping, dredging material disposal, and discharge of wastewater. A coaxial jet is composed of an inner jet surrounded by an ... -
Intelligent and cost-effective protection schemes for improved reliability of large-scale wind farms
(2021)Recently, wind power has become a reliable and cost-effective renewable energy source of electricity due to the foreseeable exhaustion of fossil fuel-based power generations and its growing adverse effects on the environment ... -
Implications of the metaboreflex on cerebral blood flow: physiological responses and assessment strategies
(2021)Exercise is responsible for acutely modifying cerebral blood flow (CBF) during an exercise bout, and eliciting chronic increases to resting CBF in trained individuals. Research to date has focussed on the individual ... -
Implementing a tree pruning cycle into the city of Thunder Bay
(2021)Several cities in Ontario and across Canada were contacted regarding their tree pruning programs. Of the ten from Ontario that responded, seven had a cyclical tree pruning program. Annual budgets ranged from $50,000 up ... -
Effects of soil microorganisms on bamboo (Phyllostachys praecon C. D. Chu et C. S. Chao 'Prevernalis) growth
(2021)Soil microorganisms and plants together form a stable dynamic system in which they interact and influence each other. The growth and development of plants provide nutrients to the soil microorganisms, which in turn promote ... -
The correlation between fire and boreal forest soil degradation: a review of the effects of forest fire on soil properties
(2021)The boreal forest has a vast area, and its types are distributed in a belt around the polar regions. The soil types of boreal forests are also different due to different vegetation types and climatic conditions in the ... -
A review and evaluation of growth response, stand value and profitability of pre-commercially thinned Jack pine stands in Northwestern Ontario
(2021)This thesis will be a literature review with the purpose of evaluating the impact precommercial thinning (PCT) has on the tree growth response and if it can meet the objective of profitability in Jack pine (Pinus banksiana ... -
The management plan and forest inventory of a private woodlot in Southern Ontario
(2021)In Southern Ontario, private landowners hold the majority of forested land because of privatization. These property owners face degraded forests because of past logging practices. Other challenges faced by these owners ... -
Spider diversity over time at Hogarth Plantation using pitfall traps
(2021)Biodiversity assessments are conducted using various methods featuring diverse assemblages of biota and whose results have seemingly endless important applications. In this assessment pitfall traps were used to research ... -
Manual tending is a viable alternative to herbicide application in the Lake Nipigon forest
(2021)This thesis explores the viable alternative to tending crop plantations by implementing manual tending instead of herbicide application in the Lake Nipigon Forest. The thesis provides a comparative analysis between manual ... -
Crossing the divide: supporting students and families relocating from remote First Nations communities to urban centres
(2020)This research explores the experiences of First Nations students and families when they relocate from their homes in remote First Nations communities to an urban centre. The research considers student, family and school ... -
Study of the activation of the inflammasome protein complex by Haemophilus influenzae Type a
(2021)Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is a gram-negative bacterium capable of causing severe invasive infection such as meningitis and is classified by the presence or absence of polysaccharide capsule. The polysaccharide capsule ... -
Using homophily to analyze and develop link prediction models with deep learning framework
(2021)Twitter is a prominent social networking platform where users’ short messages or “tweets” are often used for analysis. However, there has not been much attention paid to mining the medical professions, such as detecting ... -
The effect of sociodemographic and health system factors on the association between multimorbidity and colorectal cancer survival
(2021)This thesis aimed to assess the effect of multimorbidity (MMB) on colorectal cancer (CRC) patients’ survival and explored whether sociodemographic and health system factors affected this relationship or not. This thesis ...
