Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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Perceptions of inclusivity in the segregated classroom : perspectives of grade 7 & 8 students identified with behavioural difficulties / by Larysa Melody Henry.
(2008)The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perspectives of five grade 7 and 8 boys identified with behaviour difficulties to determine their perceptions regarding whether their schools are meeting their ... -
Changing climate of outdoor education in the Quebec CEGEP system
(2008)This study examined the manner in which outdoor education programming has changed in the English Quebec College D'Enseignement General et Professionnel (CEGEP) system during the last 20-30 years and the factors contributing ... -
Object-oriented and pixel-based image classification using Landsat multispectral and Hyperion hyperspectral imagery in boreal conditions
(2008)Current environmental trends dictate a need for new methods, initiatives, and technologies that provide reliable, up-to-date forest information. Canada, which is home to ten percent of the Earth's forests, has made national ... -
Rise up!? : an analysis of appreciative resistance in environmental education / by Blair Niblett.
(2008)This thesis explores the relationship between the concepts of education and activism. I suggest that educators can approach activism in ways that are consistent with the aims of education. In support of this suggestion, I ... -
Database anonymization and protections of sensitive attributes
(2008)The importance of database anonymization has become increasingly critical for organizations that publish their database to the public. Current security measures for anonymization poses different manner of drawbacks. ... -
British West Indians in Panama : an analysis of Linda Smart Chubb's memorandum in The Forgotten People / by Nicole Butzke.
(2008)"Of the many documents available to researchers, one report stands out as a unique first hand account of the history of the West Indian diaspora in Panama. In 1943 Linda Smart Chubb, a West Indian woman of British citizenship ... -
Body dissatisfaction and affect : the effects of mode of mind induction and three dimensional body shape exposure
(2008)The purpose of the present study was to investigate how specific mode of mind inductions, in conjunction with 3D and 2D body image exposure, impact body dissatisfaction (BD) and affect in 81 female undergraduates. The ... -
Environmental education and the Cheetah Conservation Fund : exploring children's value-based relationships with cheetahs / by Courtney Hughes.
(2008)For this thesis I collaborated with the Namibian Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) to research how farming children perceive and experience cheetahs. I also explored how CCF’s educational documents might affect the ways ... -
Context-aware mobile learning on the semantic web / by Xiaoyun Zhang.
(2008)Progress made in Semantic Web technologies and Ubiquitous Computing has lead to the development of mobile learning services that can adapt to the learner's background, learner's needs, and surrounding environment. In ... -
Changes in physiology and reproductive success in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed to pulp and paper mill effluent / by Jacob D. Ouellet.
(2008)As part of their manufacturing process, pulp and paper mills release effluent into waterways that may affect the fecundity, morphology, and physiology of invertebrates and vertebrates in the receiving ecosystem (Kovacs et ... -
Post-fire natural regeneration of young stands on clearcut, partial-cut and uncut sites of boreal mixedwoods : Fire NIP 10 burned stands regeneration analysis
(2008)Boreal mixedwoods are an important element and the most productive forest type in the Canadian boreal forests. This research focused on the regeneration of stands burned by an intense wild fire in Black Sturgeon Boreal ... -
Water quality and toxicity investigations of two pit lakes at the former Steep Rock iron mines, near Atikokan, Ontario / by Andrea R. Goold.
(2008)Caland and Hogarth Pit Lakes formed after cessation of mining and dewatering efforts of open-pit iron mines, near Atikokan, Ontario. They were assessed for w ater quality changes since monitoring began in 1998. ... -
Skiers' and snowboarders' perceptions of the quality of a ski resort in Japan : an application of importance performance analysis and recreation specialization / by Michael Scorgie.
(2008)Identifying customers' perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of a particular service is an important step in the process of providing good service quality. This insight will allow managers to prioritize and allocate ... -
Forest structure and small-mammal responses to variable-retention timber harvest in the Cape Breton highlands of Nova Scotia
(2008)American marten ( Martes americana Turton) are endangered in Nova Scotia and the population on Cape Breton Island is critically low. A marten recovery strategy is in place but there are large gaps in information regarding ... -
Effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentration and light on biomass morphology and physiology of black spruce and white spruce seedlings
(2008)Carbon dioxide concentration and light interactions influence competition among boreal tree species, though little is known about the exact effects. The interactive effects of [CO 2 ] and light on growth, biomass production, ... -
Workplace support for employees with cancer / by Behdin Nowrouzi.
(2008)PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to survey human resource personnel about how their northeastern Ontario workplaces assist employees with cancer. METHODS: This crosssectional study sent surveys to 255 workplaces in ... -
Mapping recreation use patterns and forest values : a Canadian boreal forest case study / by Perrine, Lesueur.
(2008)People attribute values to the places they use for forest recreation. Such values are often difficult to access and even more difficult to incorporate in forest management and planning. As potential sources of conflict in ... -
Study of mortality and cancer incidence in Xstrata's Ontario nickel workers : history, results, impact, and recommendations / by Bradley Gottfred.
(2008)OBJECTIVES: Xstrata is a global diversified mining group whose businesses maintain a meaningful position in seven major international commodity markets, including those of copper and nickel, with a large cohort of nickel ... -
Radiation response in cells derived from individuals with hereditary breast cancer / by Lindsay Sutherland.
(2008)Inherited germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene BRCA1 (BReast CAncer susceptibility gene 1) can lead to an increased risk for various cancers. Evidence now suggests that epigenetic changes resulting in reduced ... -
Application of acceleration frequency domain factors in the analysis of headform impacts / by Evan Walsh.
(2008)This research thesis was composed of two studies. The first study was a pilot investigation to show evidence of the validity and reliability of the instruments and methodology used in the second, main investigation. The ...
