Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Dark Current modeling and characterization of amorphous lead oxide-based x-ray photoconductive devices for applications in medical imaging
(2022)High atomic number (Z) polycrystalline and amorphous photoconductors are currently being investigated to extend direct conversion X-ray detectors to real-time and high-energy lowdose applications. Amorphous lead oxide ... -
A data warehouse-oriented methodology for qualitative semi-structured web information and social networking sites' user status search
(2019)Finding most desired and useful information from the diverse information and content embedded on webpages has become more challenging due to the rapid growth of websites and webpages, dynamic changes and updates of ... -
Data-driven traversability estimation for mobile robot navigation
(2021)Mobile robots have a promising application prospect as they can assist or replace humans to perform laborious, repetitive or dangerous tasks in various scenarios. There has been a large number of studies for mobile robot ... -
Death education : simulating the end of life to beginning healthcare providers
(2015)The national Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada report advocates that professional healthcare education must become even more important for a systems-wide approach to handling hospice palliative and end-of-life ... -
The Decline of a Northern Lake Superior marsh : a study of the cause and effect
(2009)This study quantified the loss of vegetation in Mission Marsh located within the city limits of Thunder Bay on the northern shore of Lake Superior, suggested the most likely cause of this vegetation loss, and examined in ... -
Decolonizing actions that speak louder than words : science education through multiple lenses in Nunavut / by Marc Higgins.
(2010)"Education in Nunavut, still largely based on Euro-Canadian knowledge and Western teachings, is a negative experience for many Nunavut youth - the result of cultural inappropriateness and worldview mismatch. The mismatch ... -
Deconstructing Canada’s colonial narrative: creating space for Indigenous narratives in Canadian heritage
(2023)Canada’s colonial legacy affects how heritage spaces are interpreted to emphasize nationbuilding at the expense of Indigenous narratives. This project explores how Canadians might collaboratively deconstruct the dominant ... -
Deep learning based image super resolution
(2021)Image super resolution is one of the most significant computer vision researches aiming to reconstruct high resolution images with realistic details from low resolution images. In the past years, a number of traditional ... -
Deep learning techniques for the radiological imaging of COVID-19
(2021)The AI research community has recently been intensely focused on diagnosing COVID19 by applying deep learning technology to the X-ray scans taken of COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 shares many of the same imaging characteristics ... -
Defending against false data injection attacks in power systems: techniques for securing state estimation and distance protection
(2025)The digitalization of power systems—enabled by technologies such as digital substations and Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control (WAMPAC) systems—has improved automation, visibility, and system control. However, ... -
Defining "success" in Indigenous education: exploring the perspectives of Indigenous educators in a Canadian city
(2014-11-28)The purpose of this study was to frame success for Indigenous students in public boards in the experience, knowledge and beliefs of practicing Indigenous educators. Seven Indigenous public school educators in teaching and ... -
Defining and Evaluating Cultural Safety at Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto: Exploring Urban Indigenous Women’s Perspectives on Culturally Safe Maternity Care
(2015)In recent years, Indigenous midwifery has reemerged as a vital form of maternity care in Canada. With the majority of practices being situated in rural and remote areas, Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto (SGMT) remains ... -
Demethylation of sulfobutylated kraft lignin and its application as phenol-formaldehyde adhesives
(2025)The shift toward sustainable and eco-friendly adhesives has led to increased research into renewable alternatives for petroleum-derived components in phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins. Lignin, a natural phenolic polymer, ... -
Demethylation of sulfobutylated kraft lignin and its application as phenol-formaldehyde adhesives
(2025)The shift toward sustainable and eco-friendly adhesives has led to increased research into renewable alternatives for petroleum-derived components in phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins. Lignin, a natural phenolic polymer, ... -
Demographic, reproductive, and psychosocial predictors of mood change in the postpartum period
(2009)The purpose of this study was to examine demographic, reproductive, and psychosocial predictors of mood change in the postpartum period. In a prospective design, 33 women completed either an online or paper and pencil ... -
Density-dependent habitat selection alters fitness in a clonal hexapod
(2019)Density-dependent habitat selection shapes the distribution and abundance of organisms and thus informs our understanding of the eco-evolutionary process. When habitat choice is contingent on an individual’s expectation ... -
Deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a multispectral sensor for detecting between differing levels of barley (H vulgare L.) fungal diseases in Northern Ontario
(2017)To date, no studies exist exploring the multispectral detection of fungal diseases in barley (H Vulgare L.) with UAV imagery. The purpose of this work was to determine if the spectral response (VI) of barley fungicide ... -
Depositional processes operating on the paleoproterozoic gowganda ice margin
(2014-01-22)Glacial sedimentary rocks of the Huronian Supergroup crop out along the north shore of Lake Huron and were likely deposited on what is thought to have been a divergent continental margin (Fralick and Miall, 1981; 1989). ... -
Depressive symptomatology and lifelong music experience: a cross-sectional study
Depression is a serious mental health disorder, with enormous costs to individuals and society. According to the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey, approximately 1.9 million Canadians have reported a major depressive ... -
Design and control of a 10 DOF biped robot
(2009)Compared to wheeled robots, biped robots have their advantages. Biped robots have better mobility. Biped robots can walk in human environments, such as rough terrain and the place that contains obstacles, and can also climb ...
