Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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Reducing the barriers to breastfeeding : an analysis of health services in Northern Ontario
(2005)Given that there is a societal expectation that mothers of newborns initiate and maintain breastfeeding for at least six months, there is a concomitant expectation that society provide the essential services, education, ... -
Exploring Ontario's community service requirement
(2005)The thesis examines the community service requirement in Ontario high schools. As part of the new curriculum, there has been very little research examining the nature of the community service hours. A case study of a ... -
Present and future focal point seed zones for jack pine in Northwestern region of Ontario
(2005)Jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) is among the most widespread and most ecologically and economically important species for planting and direct seeding in the Lake States and throughout much of the boreal forest of Canada. ... -
The inference problem in multilevel secure databases
(2005)Conventional access control models, such as role-based access control, protect sensitive data from unauthorized disclosure via direct accesses, however, they fail to prevent unauthorized disclosure happening through ... -
Effect of gender on violent and non-violent recidivism : a meta-analysis
(2005)A large body of literature has been dedicated to understanding re-offending after release from prison - a phenomenon known as recidivism. Such research is critical both to understanding the determinants of crime and ... -
Male same-sex couples and the division of household labour
(2005)Studies on heterosexual couples show that women continue to perform the overwhelming majority of household tasks, and that factors, such as gender, parental influence, relationship status, income, education, age, and ... -
Healthy eating, exercise, weight and body image : the closer I get the better I feel
(2005)Many studies have found evidence showing that women are dissatisfied with their bodies. Self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987) may be particularly applicable to this area of study due to the difference between the North ... -
Developing a generic academia mobile sport messaging system using the notion of design patterns
(2005)Designing reusable applications is vital area of research. Design patterns are an innovative notion that promotes reusability. This thesis attempts to develop generic and reusable Short Messaging Systems that can be used ... -
Disordered eating among Ontario adults and older adolescents : prevalence, co-morbidities, and healthcare utilization
(2005)Research has shown substantial co-morbidities of disordered eating with various psychological and medical indices, including alcohol dependence, substance abuse, affective disorders, depression, physical disabilities, ... -
Painting like a housewife : an inquiry into gender bias in professional art education
(2005)Primary research method consisted of in-depth interviews with 10 female artists from Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, Canada. -
Adaptive backstepping based nonlinear control of an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor drive
(2005)Permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM) have shown increasing popularity in recent years for industrial drive applications due to the recent developments in magnetic materials, power converters, and digital signal ... -
Off the beaten track : messaging as a means to reducing depreciative behaviour in a national park
(2005)Over the 2004 peak visitor season, a covert observational study was conducted at St. Lawrence Islands National Park, Ontario, Canada to assess the extent of social trail use on two islands. The study examined the ... -
Gold-induced nanostructuring of silicon surfaces
(2005)In this thesis, a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction is used to investigate how submonolayer amounts of Au affect the large scale surface morphology of a vicinal Si sample ... -
Development and analysis of a self-tuned neuro-fuzzy controller for induction motor drives
(2005)Induction motors (IM) have been widely utilized in industry for variable speed drives due to some of their advantages, such as rugged construction, low cost and reliable service with easy maintenance, as compared to ... -
Examination of the relationship between passenger, driver, and situational characteristics in fatal crashes
(2005)Both the youngest and oldest drivers in our society are overrepresented amongst fatal crashes. As such, there is a need for prevention strategies which may reduce crashes in each cohort. Passenger presence is one factor ... -
Travelling cable system : apparatus development, system modeling, and vibration control
(2005)The vibration of axially moving materials with arbitrarily varying length has received increased attention due to both the interesting behaviours of such systems and the many applications such as deep mine hoisting ... -
Role of symptom presentation in the diagnosis and treatment of the depressed elderly : a closer look at anhedonia and dysphoria / Leah D. Clyburn. --
(2005)The main objective of this study was to examine how symptom presentation relative to anhedonia and dysphoria influences diagnosis and treatment patterns documented on the Minimum Data Set for long-term care. It was ... -
Design and implementation of a tunable vibration absorber and a time-delayed vibration absorber
(2005)Includes studies of a tunable electromagnetic vibration absorber and a time-delayed vibration absorber. -
Assessment of the differences in staff beliefs about sustance abuse in mental health and addiction treatment centres
(2005)This study sought to ascertain whether staff in mental health and addiction treatment centres in Thunder Bay, Ontario, endorsed a disease, eclectic or psychosocial approach with respect to their beliefs about the etiology ... -
Control of lateral vibration of an axially moving cantilever beam using piezoelectric actuators
(2005)A typical example of an axially moving cantilever beam is flexible robotic manipulators with prism atic joints. The model governing lateral vibration of such system is time-varying. Time-varying systems pose significant ...
