Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Tactile texture classification on uneven surfaces using a neural network soft voting ensemble
(2025)With the growing capabilities of intelligent robots in object recognition and manipulation, the ability to sense and interpret physical contact through touch has become a crucial component to enabling effective interaction ... -
Tall oil production process and characterization
(2017)Existing kraft pulp mills have seen the necessity to branch out from traditional pulp and paper products to alternative value-added products such as bioenergy and biomaterials as a result of increasing competition in the ... -
Teacher perspectives on community engagement in an international school context
(2020)This qualitative case study explores teacher perspectives on community engagement efforts at the International School of Dakar (ISD) in Dakar, Senegal. It examines how teachers define meaningful and reciprocal community ... -
Teacher's beliefs and perceptions about vocabulary instruction
(2022)Vocabulary is a fundamental component of reading comprehension. Vocabulary are the words that are recognizable within a learner’s lexicon. Notwithstanding the well-defined importance of vocabulary, there is limited ... -
Technical and technological alternatives for aerial moose (Alces alces) survey
(2017)Moose (Alces alces) aerial surveys provide the information needed for effective management only when they are accurate and precise. I aimed to identify gaps in and improve understanding of aerial moose surveys in North ... -
Technical feasibility and economical viability of remote hybrid power systems in Northern Ontario
(2011)As of 1996 there were 302 remote communities with a total population of 205,041 in Canada. These communities are not connected to the Bulk Electric System (BES) and as such are responsible for maintaining their own power ... -
Techno-economic analysis and supply chain design for a forest biorefinery to produce value-added bio-based products from lignin
(2019)By far, several commercial projects for production of lignin-based chemicals started operations around the world. For instance, the LignoBoost process was installed by Domtar in 2013 in the United States, and in 2015 by ... -
Technology-facilitated sexual harassment: scale development and the role of self-objectification in psychological functioning
(2021)The evolution of technology and emergence of technology giants, like Activision Blizzard, Tinder, Facebook, and Instagram, has created an entirely new world for social interaction. Many of the pervasive problems that ... -
Technology-facilitated sexual violence: exploring vulnerability factors, distress, and coping strategies in women
(2025)Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) — sexual abuse perpetrated through technological means — consists of several forms of unwanted sexual behaviours, including sexual harassment, cyberstalking, image-based ... -
Tectonomagmatic evolution and green rock mineral chemistry of Jurassic Bonanza arc rocks at Pemberton Hills, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
(2021)The Pemberton Hills study site is situated in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and forms part of a northwest trending belt of porphyry deposits and prospects within the Wrangellia Terrane. The study site is ... -
Temporal and spatial variability of the zooplankton community in Lake Couchiching, Orillia, Ontario: influence of water quality parameters
(2024)Lake Couchiching, located in Ontario, is a vital freshwater ecosystem providing numerous ecological, recreational, and economic benefits. As human activities and property development increase in the region, it is important ... -
Terrestrial lichen abundance in relation to stand structure and silvicultural history
(2014-01-22)Terrestrial lichen has been identified as an important factor contributing to suitable woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) winter habitat. Conservation efforts to maintain viable populations of woodland caribou ... -
Testate amoebae (thecamoebian) based reconstruction of Lake Simcoe fringe wetland paleoenvironments
(2014-12-12)Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a large southern Ontario glacial lake, has been affected by multiple environmental stressors throughout its history. This study uses testate amoebae paleodistribution to reconstruct the ... -
Testing British Columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects
(2014-12-19)Provincial water quality guidelines are established in order to prevent detrimental effects of a single toxicant from affecting the health of resident aquatic life. However, the elevation of pollutants in freshwater can ... -
Testing local adaptation in five populations of Hyalella azteca in northern Alberta’s oil sands region
(2015)Canada’s oil sands hold the third largest petroleum reserves worldwide. Rapid economic growth has led to increased exploitation of the surrounding boreal forest despite limited understanding of the environmental effects ... -
Texture classification on uneven surfaces using deep learning techniques
(2024)Robots are increasingly essential in various fields, excelling in tasks from routine operations to hazardous situations. Enhancing robots with human-like capabilities, such as tactile sensing, broadens their potential ... -
Texture recognition from robotic tactile surface reconstruction: a reinforcement learning approach
(2023)The ability to handle objects and recognize them and their properties by touch is a crucial ability that humans have. Thanks to tactile sensing, robots can do something similar by perceiving specific physical characteristics ... -
Theoretical and experimental investigation of solvatochromic and photochromic materials
(2010)This thesis includes a study of solvatochromic molecules in the liquid and gas phases, and a study of photochromic molecules in the solid phase. The solvatochromic molecules studied are Nile Red, Betaine 30 and its penta ... -
Theory and Production of Hyperpolarized Xenon Gas
(2015-12-03)Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality is based on the magnetization that is formed by the influence of a strong polarizing magnetic field on the spin of protons, typically those of water molecules within ... -
Thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor for pulp and paper sludge treatment
(2018)Pulp and paper mills generate a significant amount of organic waste (primary and secondary sludge) that requires treatment and disposal. Currently, pulp and paper sludge (PPS) is either dried for incineration or used for ...
