Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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Experiences of seven alumni who attended Shingwauk Residential School as children 1929-1964
(1999)This oral history report documents the recollected experiences of seven Native"students" who attended Shingwauk Residential School between 1929 and 1964. From qualitative analyses of transcripts three general themes emerged: ... -
Effects of radiation therapy knowledge and misconceptions on patient anxiety
(1996)Radiation therapy often produces considerable anxiety in patients. One reason for this anxiety is the uncertainty that often surrounds this treatment. Since studies have shown that many patients experience the most distress ... -
Behavioral confirmation of loneliness in dyadic conversations
(1995)This study was designed to examine the self-fulfilling nature of the social stigma of loneliness. It was hypothesized that individuals (perceivers) would be less warm and friendly in dyadic conversations with persons ... -
Perceptions of education : voices from an isolated reserve community in Northern Canada
(2001)This qualitative study describes the perceptions held by the stakeholders of education in a self-governed northern isolated community of the goals of education and curriculum for Aboriginal children. The study recognizes ... -
Enhanced single school model : one Faculty of Education's variation of the professional development school
(2003)The Enhanced Single School Model (ESSM) was created to provide teacher candidates with an extended practicum during their professional year. It included two core teaching blocks and weekly volunteer time at a single school ... -
Green(ing) schoolgrounds in the Toronto District School Board : an investigation of potential
(2004)Literature review includes : school ground greening research (learning, social & behavioural development of children and adults, restoration and behavior, play, environmental awareness and stewardship, health, health ... -
Interpretive study of Native women in post-secondary education
(2003)The purpose of this interpretive study was to explore Native women’s experiences in post-secondary education, in order to assist in developing a greater understanding of the needs of Native women who were students in ... -
Impact of biochar and industrial ash amendments on soil properties, growth and nutrition of black and white spruce seedlings in a sandy loam soil
(2014)The purpose of this study was to establish and examine a controlled field experiment near Thunder Bay, Ontario using industrially produced ash and biochar as a soil amendment. This study monitors the change in physical, ... -
A new fingerprint design using optical orthogonal codes
(2014)Digital fingerprinting has been proposed to restrict illegal distribution of digital media, where every piece of media has a unique fingerprint as an identifying feature that can be traceable. However, fingerprint systems ... -
Stand density management implications on the woody quality of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton) in the Sault Ste. Marie MNR District of Ontario
(2014)Creating quality tolerant hardwood stands through intensive silviculture and mapping their properties is considered a means for optimizing the value chain in Northeastern Ontario. A comprehensive literature review was ... -
Soft path approach as a water management strategy: a case study in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2014)The purpose of this research is to examine the criteria for a soft path approach as it may apply to municipal water management in the City of Thunder Bay. A categorization of Thunder Bay's water management practices was ... -
Through the eyes of single mothers : postpartum depression and perceptions of risk / by Tracy M. Woodford.
(2010)"A recent systematic literature review suggests that single mothers are at an increased risk for postpartum depression (PPD) compared to partnered mothers. However, the roles of potential contributing factors, such as ... -
Interpersonal experiences of the clinically depressed: excessive reassurance seeking and negative feedback seeking
(2013)Individuals with depression can engage in aversive interpersonal behaviours, such as excessive reassurance seeking and negative feedback seeking, which can themselves be associated with problematic social relationships. ... -
Self tuned NFC and adaptive hysteresis based DTC scheme for IM drive
(2011)The concept of field oriented control scheme brought the revolutionary change in industrial drives. Due to the high initial and running costs of the DC machines, the trend shifted from DC to AC motor drives to obtain high ... -
Functional niche differentiation in co-occurring congeneric plants / by Md Saiful Islam Khan.
(2014)"Niche differentiation is argued as one of the mechanisms explaining species coexistence. Despite their sessile nature, similar resource needs and traits to acquire and utilize resources closely related plant species ... -
Smoking behaviour, a survey of Canadians in Qatar / by Noel Pendergast.
(2010)Introduction Canada has relatively strict tobacco control policies as public smoking is banned in most jurisdictions and cigarettes are heavily taxed. In Canada, cigarettes cost approximately $10 for a package o f 20. ... -
Best practices of five Canadian ecological education (ECE), environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) pre-service teacher educators
(2010)This study examines the teaching practices of five Canadian pre-service teacher educators in ecological education (ECE) courses, environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) courses. This ... -
Trust and surveillance : four themes and definitions / by Stephanie Schutte.
(2010)This is a study that examines the impacts surveillance can have on trust levels in society. The main purpose is to attempt to determine whether surveillance negotiates, manipulates, replaces or damages trust in others. The ... -
Evolving neural fuzzy classifier for machinery diagnostics / by Ofelia Antonia Jianu.
(2010)"The classical techniques for fault diagnosis require periodic shut down of machines for manual inspection. Although these techniques can be used for fault diagnosis in simple machines, they can rarely be used effectively ... -
Meeting the challenge of deaf and hard of hearing students transitioning to secondary school : parent and student perspectives / by Lisa Tropea.
(2010)The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perspectives of parents of deaf and hard of hearing students who were ready to make the transition from elementary school to secondary school or who had recently ...
