Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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Public health nurses' perceptions of duty during an influenza pandemic : a qualitative study / by Janice Tigert Walters.
(2010)For this study, a grounded theory qualitative design was used to explore public health nurses’ perceptions of their professional duty to care during a severe influenza pandemic or an infectious disease outbreak where there ... -
How does environmental variation effect fitness of density-dependent habitat selectors? / by Jody T. MacEachern.
(2010)The spatial distribution of animals can arise through a variety of habitat-selection strategies. It is unclear which habitat characteristics lead to the evolution of one of these strategies over another. Thus I use an ... -
Factors associated with internet gambling in university students / by Nicholas M. Harris.
(2010)Problem gambling can have devastating financial, psychological, and social effects on the individual and the individual’s family. Over the past 15 years, Internet gambling has grown at an incredible pace and is believed ... -
Assessing in vitro DNA repair methods / by Ryan Lehto.
(2010)The DNA molecule is constantly under attack from endogenous and exogenous sources leading to degradation by a variety of forms of damage. In this study current methods of in vitro DNA repair methods were evaluated for ... -
Steady state analysis of oscillators
(2010)A common method used for steady-state analysis of oscillators is called Harmonic Balance. Harmonic balance finds the steady-state solution directly in frequency-domain. However, Harmonic Balance is very sensitive to the ... -
Hydrodeoxygenation process for converting glycerol into bio-crude / by Matthew A. Tymchyshyn.
(2010)"Bio-energy is a clean (containing negligible sulfur and being near-carbon neutral), renewable and abundant source of energy. Bio-energy can be a potential alternative to fossil fuels for the production of energy and ... -
Nonlinear transient analysis based on power waves and state variables
(2010)Muhammad Ershadul Kabir was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh on July 15, 1982. He received the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) ... -
Environmental effects on the application of spring load restrictions on low volume roads in Northern Ontario / by Jeffrey Chapin.
(2010)Many jurisdictions throughout Canada and the United States utilize Spring Load Restriction (SLRs) on low volume roads to minimize the damage during spring thaw. The main objective of this research is to develop a SLR method ... -
Changes in winter habitat use by mammals following commercial thinning of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) in west central Alberta
(2010)In 1996, Millar Western Forest Products initiated an adaptive management experiment to assess the potential benefits of commercial thinning and to monitor its effects on winter habitat use by multiple mammalian species, ... -
Finding food deserts : a spatial analysis of food security in Northwestern Ontario (1996-2006) / by Sarah Wintle.
(2010)The purpose of this study is to examine the state of food security in Northwestern Ontario communities by identifying food deserts, or neighbourhoods with high levels of social deprivation and limited access to nutritious ... -
Plant community assembly 15-37 years after clearcutting, clearcutting plus prescribed burning, and wildfire in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forest of Central Canada
(2010)Study area: Northwestern Ontario. -
Sensory materials in child care : an assessment of illness risk / by Heidi J. Pitfield.
(2010)Objective. The objective of this study was to assess the risk of illness attributable to sensory use in licensed child care settings. Design. Four child care centres from one large corporation in the same health region ... -
Pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of peat and pine sawdust for bio-ethanol production / by Wei Shi.
(2010)This thesis includes three parts: 1.) effect of hydrogen peroxide on delignification of peat; 2.) pre-treatment of pine sawdust using various methods, including organosolv extraction, ultrasonic treatment, and sodium ... -
Reform mathematics teaching and how it helps students understand the concept of area / by Sarah K. Garrett.
(2010)The focus of this research was to determine the effectiveness of the reform method of teaching in helping Grade 7 students acquire a conceptual understanding of area. A pre-test, intervention, post-test model was used. ... -
DVS-capable ultra-low-power subthreshold CMOS temperature sensor / by Gregory Toombs.
(2010)There are many contemporary contexts in which a small, low-power-consumption temperature sensor is very valuable. Power, area, speed and temperature range factors are important constraints in modern VLSI design. As transistor ... -
Retooling gender? a constructivist analysis of Tomboy Tools / by Rebecca Collins-Nelsen.
(2010)"In this study, I will examine the case of 'Tomboy Tools' as a form of gendered material culture. I will analyze the way this company has come to cross the traditional gender boundaries placed on women that has historically ... -
Hasta manana...teacher : perspectives of cultural identity infusion on a group of youth in Arequipa, Peru / Maija Lamminmaki.
(2009)This intrinsic ethnographic case study examines the group identity of youth attending the Villa Chachani Community School, in Arequipa, Peru. Considering the colonial, historical and current contextual factors, this study ... -
"Lord I know I been saved" : religious experience in James Baldwin's Go Tell it on the Mountain / by Andrew Connolly.
(2009)"The world of Go Tell It on the Mountain is a theological world. Not only do the characters themselves follow a theology, but a version of the Christian God arguably appears as a character in the novel. Rather than promote ... -
Exploring opportunities and constraints associated with protected areas in Northern Ontario, Canada / by Izabela Anna Wozniczka.
(2009)In recent years, there have been increasingly more protected areas established as an attempt to preserve the biodiversity of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. In Canada, government agencies have set a goal to protect 12% ... -
Walking through anxiety : examining the role of expectancy in exercise / by Thomas Newman.
(2009)Exercise has consistently been found to reduce anxiety (Petruzello, Landers, Hatfield, Kubitz, & Salazar, 1991). However, the mechanisms underlying the effect of exercise on anxiety are unknown. The present study evaluated ...
