Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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Changing subcultures from old roles to new identities : an analysis of gender through the emergence of women in drag racing / by Amanda R. Sundell.
(2009)This is a study in interpretive and critical sociology of the experiences of women in drag racing. The purpose of this study is to examine and give voice to women's gendered experiences in drag racing. The methodology ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of breastfeeding women in Krong, Kep municipality, Cambodia / by Hilary M. Wren.
(2009)South-Eastern Asia has the highest levels of undernourishment among children in Asia. Cambodia remains one of the least developed and poorest countries in this region; the probability of a child dying before age five is ... -
Efficiency optimal control of interior permanent magnet synchronous motor / by Fasil Abera.
(2009)There has been a growing concern over energy consumption since the past decade mainly because of the soaring cost of energy and tight environmental laws and regulations. In this thesis a model based efficiency optimization ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and barriers toward breast and cervical cancer screening of French and Aboriginal women in Timmins, Ontario / by Michelle Haavaldsrud.
(2009)"The primary objectives of the study were to explore Aboriginal women's current cervical health practices and cervical cancer screening (CCS) utilization, to identify Aboriginal women's knowledge and risk associated with ... -
Investigation into the attention profile of boys with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder / by Laura Anne Sheehan.
(2009)Attention problems have been identified as an associated problem in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), using the Child Behaviour Checklist, and the Covert Orienting of Visuospatial Attention Task. ... -
Impact of the Ontario Works program on the quality of life of Aboriginal people living on reserve in Northern Ontario / by Janis Yahn.
(2009)An important goal for many First Nations communities is to increase the economic health and development of their community by assisting community members to become employable through education and training programs as well ... -
Urban Mirror, Kabuki's reflection of Tokugawa social trends
(2009)The Tokugawa period (1615-1868) ushered in an era of unprecedented peace and unity for Japan, a nation that had been engulfed by several hundred years of internal warfare. It was during this unique period of time that ... -
Writing the ascent : narrative and mountaineering accounts / by Justin Allec.
(2009)Mountaineering is an activity traditionally practiced in remote areas of the world by a select few participants. Upon returning from an expedition, some mountaineers retrospectively publish their account as a testament of ... -
Can education be healing? : adult women's motivations for and experiences with university education / by Janis Cox.
(2009)"Previous research reveals that some women might pursue university education as a means to heal from experiences of violence, poverty, and trauma or to take control over aspects of their identity that have been sublimated ... -
Production of bio-crude from forestry waste by hydro-liquefaction in sub-/super-critical methanol and upgrading of bio-crude by hydro-treating
(2009)Bio-energy is renewable and clean (with trace amount of sulfur and neutral in terms of CO2 emission), and abundant in resource, thus it could be a securable and sustainable energy for future. Due to the declining reserve ... -
Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of diosgenyl saponin analogues
(2008)Saponins are naturally occurring glycosides that are widely distributed in the plant kingdom and lower marine organisms. Saponins consist of a carbohydrate chain attached to either a steroid or triterpene aglycone. Diosgenyl ... -
Thermophilic and mesophilic aerobic biological treatment of wastewater / by Shawn Langevin.
(2009)"To achieve closed cycle operation and subsequent reuse of treated effluent, individual streams of pulp and paper mill effluents are being evaluated for their suitability fur in-mill treatment. This thesis includes two ... -
Impact of benzodiazepines and opioid analgesics on safe driving / by Sacha Dubois.
(2008)Benzodiazepines are prescribed to relieve anxiety and aid sleep; opioid analgesics are prescribed to relieve severe or chronic pain. Both medications act as central nervous system depressants and can impair ones ability ... -
Joint design of PAPR, PICR and OBP in OFDM systems
(2008)Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technique has been adopted by many existing and future wireless communication systems for high-speed data transmission. However, a major problem of OFDM systems is the high ... -
Intelligent systems for active vibration control in flexible engineering structures / by Ji Xiaoxu.
(2008)Vibration arises in almost all moving structures. Vibration control is important to many applications such as robotic arms, aircraft wings, buildings in wind, vehicle transmission systems,to name but a few. The objective ... -
Packet scheduling for AMC-based OFDMA wireless communication systems
(2008)In this thesis, we propose a basic priority and fairness (BPF) and a modified priority and fairness (MPF) based packet scheduling algorithms for adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) scheme based orthogonal frequency division ... -
Evolving neuro-fuzzy tools for system classification and prediction
(2008)"Classification and prediction algorithims have recently become very powerful tools to a wide array of real-world applications. Some real world applications include system condition monitoring, bioinformatics, robotics, ... -
Does physical activity at a younger age reduce the likelihood of falls in seniors? / by Cindy Sabolic.
(2008)Purpose: Falls are a significant cause of death and disability and have a serious impact to the psychological and physical health of the elderly. The purpose of this research study was to determine if physical activity ... -
Assessing the relative perspective of the regulation of kinesiologists among other health professionals / by Kerry Braniff.
(2008)Kinesiology as a profession is in a state of transition in the Province of Ontario, formerly a self governed profession it has recently been designated a regulated profession under the Regulated Health Professions Act ... -
Development of optimal breeding zones for white spruce in Ontario under current, past, and anticipated future climate change / by Ashley Marie Thomson.
(2008)Tree breeding zones are delimited areas where trees are selected and bred, and their progeny are planted. Within these zones, the level of adaptation between seedlings and planting sites is controlled to ensure adequate ...
